# Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team

Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) also known as Saudi Arabia Youth team, represents Saudi Arabia in international football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments.

## Honours
### AFC U-20 Asian Cup

* Winners (3): 1986, 1992, 2018
* Runners-up (3): 1985, 2016, 2025

### Arab Cup U-20

* Winners (3): 1985, 2021, 2022
* Runners-up (3): 1983, 2011, 2012

### GCC U-19 Championship

* Winners (1): 2016

## Competitions record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 10/24 | Best: R16 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 39 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### AFC U-20 Asian Cup

| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1959 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1961 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1967 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1969 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1971 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1972 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1973 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1975 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1977 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1978 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 1980 | 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 |
| 1985 | Round-robin | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 1986 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 1988 | 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 |
| 1992 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 16/42 | Best: 3 titles | 78 | 46 | 15 | 17 | 151 | 82 |

### Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record :
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 2014 | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| 2020 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | Best: 2 titles | 5 / 5 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 24 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth

Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth record :
| Host/Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 1985 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1989 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 3/3 | Best: 1 title | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 11 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 24 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2025
## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Abdulelah Al-Ghamdi | (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 2 | 2DF | Sultan Al-Essa | (2005-06-30)30 June 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Hazem |
| 3 | 2DF | Turki Al-Madani | (2007-11-05)5 November 2007 (aged 17) | Al-Ettifaq |
| 4 | 2DF | Saud Harun | (2005-07-19)19 July 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal |
| 5 | 2DF | Mohammed Barnawi | (2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Orobah |
| 6 | 2DF | Saleh Barnawi | (2007-02-08)8 February 2007 (aged 18) | Al-Hilal |
| 7 | 4FW | Ali Al-Mahdawi | (2005-04-28)28 April 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Hilal |
| 8 | 3MF | Rakan Al-Ghamdi | (2005-09-06)6 September 2005 (aged 19) | NEC |
| 9 | 4FW | Talal Haji | (2007-09-16)16 September 2007 (aged 17) | Al-Riyadh |
| 10 | 4FW | Ziyad Al-Ghamdi | (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 11 | 4FW | Saad Haqawi | (2005-10-08)8 October 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Nassr |
| 12 | 2DF | Nawaf Al-Gulaymish | (2005-05-02)2 May 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Shabab |
| 13 | 3MF | Bassam Hazazi | (2005-03-29)29 March 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Nassr |
| 14 | 3MF | Farhah Al-Shamrani | (2006-02-27)27 February 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Kholood |
| 15 | 4FW | Amar Al-Yuhaybi | (2006-03-03)3 March 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Ahli |
| 16 | 2DF | Saud Al-Tumbukti | (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Riyadh |
| 17 | 4FW | Hussain A-Raqwani | (2005-09-27)27 September 2005 (aged 19) | Abha |
| 18 | 4FW | Ramez Al-Attar | (2006-01-17)17 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Ahli |
| 19 | 2DF | Awad Aman | (2005-01-16)16 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Nassr |
| 20 | 3MF | Abdulmalik Al-Harbi | (2005-06-19)19 June 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Taawoun |
| 21 | 1GK | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | (2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 18) | Al-Taawoun |
| 22 | 1GK | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | (2005-04-26)26 April 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Ittihad |
| 23 | 4FW | Thamer Al-Khaibari | (2005-12-03)3 December 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Raed |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Saudi Arabia under-23 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Osama Al-Mermesh | (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ittihad | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| GK | Turki Baljoush | (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ettifaq | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| GK | Moayed Al-Karneeb | | - | - | Ohod | v. Qatar, 29 March 2022 |
| GK | Mohammed Al-Otaibi | | - | - | Al-Nassr | v. United Arab Emirates, 29 January 2022 |
| DF | Mohammed Al-Dossari | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ettifaq | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| DF | Salem Al-Najdi | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Al-Fateh | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Raed | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| DF | Ahmed Al-Omaisi | | - | - | Al-Shabab | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |
| DF | Khaled Al-Tomaihi | | - | - | Al-Fayha | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |
| DF | Suwailem Al-Manhali | (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Al-Ittihad | v. Slovakia, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Sulaiman Hazazi | (2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Al-Taawoun | v. Slovakia, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Hassan Rabee | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Taawoun | v. Slovakia, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Abdulmajeed Al-Enezi | (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Shabab | v. China, 18 September 2022 |
| DF | Abdulaziz Al-Faraj | (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Nassr | 2022 Arab Cup U-20 |
| DF | Ali Al-Nakhli | | - | - | Al-Ansar | v. Qatar, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Badr Al-Omair | | - | - | Al-Nassr | 2023 Arab Games$^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Abdulaziz Al-Elewai | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Nassr | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| MF | Musab Al-Juwayr | (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Hilal | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| MF | Faisal Al-Sibyani | (2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ahli | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| MF | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi | (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ahli | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| MF | Mohammed Al-Marri | (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Qadsiah | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup$^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Abdullah Al-Anazi | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Al-Fateh | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |
| MF | Muhannad Al Saeed | | - | - | Al-Ettifaq | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |
| MF | Hassan Al-Shamrani | | - | - | Al-Faisaly | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |
| MF | Thamer Al-Shahrani | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Damac | v. Slovakia, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Taawoun | v. China, 18 September 2022 |
| MF | Abdulmalik Al-Jaber | | - | - | Željezničar | Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Othman Al-Othman | (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Fateh | Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Khaled Majrashi | (2004-01-18) 18 January 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ahli | Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Hassan Sufyani | (2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Ahli | Maurice Revello Tournament |
| MF | Zaid Al-Enezi | | - | - | Al-Ahli | v. Qatar, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Yazeed Al-Ghamdi | | - | - | Al-Ahli | v. Qatar, 29 March 2022 |
| MF | Baraa Softah | | - | - | Al-Ittihad | v. Qatar, 29 March 2022 |
| FW | Ali Al-Masoud | (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Fateh | 2023 Arab Games$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Mohammed Sahlouli | (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 20) | - | - | Al-Nassr | 2023 Arab Games$^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Meshari Al-Nemer | (2003-08-05) 5 August 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Nassr | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| FW | Yazeed Joshan | (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Faisaly | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| FW | Abdullah Radif | (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 22) | - | - | Al-Taawoun | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
| FW | Saleh Al-Rahmani | (2003-04-03) 3 April 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Faisaly | v. United Arab Emirates, 26 February 2023 |

## Previous squads
### FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

* 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
* 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup