# Saudi Arabia men's national handball team

The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.

## Results
### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1954 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1958 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1961 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1964 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1967 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1970 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1974 | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member | Not a IHF member |
| 1978 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1982 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1986 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1990 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | Preliminary round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 126 |
| 1999 | Preliminary round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 132 |
| 2001 | First round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 134 |
| 2003 | First round | 19th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 155 |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | President's Cup | 23rd | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 193 | 272 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | President's cup | 19th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 203 |
| 2015 | President's cup | 22nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 216 |
| 2017 | President's cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 220 |
| 2019 | President's cup | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 214 |
| 2021 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | President's cup | 29th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 218 |
| 2025 | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality | did not quality |
| 2027 | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded |
| 2029 | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded |
| 2031 | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded | to be determinded |
| Total | 10/30 | 10/30 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1402 | 1890 |

### Asian Championship

| Year | Round |
| Kuwait 1977 | 8th |
| China 1979 | did not qualify |
| South Korea 1983 | 5th |
| Jordan 1987 | did not qualify |
| China 1989 | 5th |
| Japan 1991 | 10th |
| Bahrain 1993 | 4th |
| Kuwait 1995 | did not qualify |
| Japan 2000 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2002 | 3rd |
| Qatar 2004 | 5th |
| Thailand 2006 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2008 | 3rd |
| Lebanon 2010 | 4th |
| Saudi Arabia 2012 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2014 | 6th |
| Bahrain 2016 | 4th |
| South Korea 2018 | 4th |
| Kuwait 2020 | 7th |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2024 | 9th |

## Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Jan Pytlick
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Amro Mohammed
* (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35)
* 1.92 m
* 60
* 0
* Al-Ahli Club
* 3
* LW
* Abdullah Al-Abbas
* (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 33)
* 1.69 m
* 21
* 55
* Al-Noor Club
* 4
* P
* Hussain Al-Tarouti
* (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 25)
* 1.84 m
* 33
* 23
* Al-Noor Club
* 5
* P
* Hassan Al-Janabi (c)
* (1983-07-25) 25 July 1983 (age 41)
* 1.86 m
* 54
* 66
* Mudhar
* 6
* RW
* Hussain Furaij
* (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.79 m
* 22
* 34
* Al-Noor Club
* 8
* CB
* Hadi Quraish
* (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 26)
* 1.71 m
* 7
* 16
* Al Safa
* 10
* RB
* Haidar Al-Hassan
* (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.84 m
* 22
* 45
* Al Safa
* 14
* LB
* Abdullah Al-Hammad
* (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34)
* 1.88 m
* 23
* 44
* Al Houda
* 15
* RW
* Ahmed Al-Abdulali
* (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36)
* 1.84 m
* 41
* 55
* Mudhar
* 16
* GK
* Mohammad Al-Salem
* (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38)
* 1.89 m
* 42
* 0
* Khaleej Club
* 19
* RB
* Abdulrahman Al-Muwallad
* (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)
* 1.92 m
* 18
* 60
* Al Wehda Club
* 22
* LB
* Mahdi Al-Salem
* (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 35)
* 1.86 m
* 133
* 429
* Al Houda
* 23
* LW
* Abdullah Al-Hulaili
* (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)
* 1.75 m
* 34
* 76
* Mudhar
* 34
* GK
* Ali Al-Saffar
* (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 30)
* 1.85 m
* 14
* 0
* Mudhar
* 37
* CB
* Mohammed Al-Abbas
* (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32)
* 1.80 m
* 35
* 20
* Mudhar
* 57
* CB
* Mojtaba Al-Salem
* (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30)
* 1.81 m
* 6
* 7
* Al-Noor Club
* 59
* RW
* Hassan Al-Turaiki
* (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)
* 1.77 m
* 25
* 31
* Khaleej Club
* 77
* LB
* Marhoon Al-Maa
* (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36)
* 1.89 m
* 23
* 35
* Khaleej Club
* 89
* P
* Yousof Al-Taweel
* (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 25)
* 1.88 m
* 33
* 13
* Al Safa
* 97
* CB
* Sadiq Al-Mohsin
* (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)
* 1.80 m
* 26
* 33
* Khaleej Club