Saudi Arabian National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
| Nickname (s) | الصقور الخضر The Green Falcons |
| Association | Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
| confederacy | AFC |
| Home stadium | King Fahd Stadium |
| FIFA code | KSA |
| (Status: unknown) | |
The Saudi Arabian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Saudi Arabian soccer players . It is subject to the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-16 Asian Cup and U-17 World Cup .
The team became world champions in 1989 and Asian champions in 1985 and 1988 .
After she was eliminated in 1985 in the quarter-finals against Brazil , she did not get beyond the preliminary round in 1987 . In 1989 she won the final on penalties against hosts Scotland and became world champion. Since the title, the team has not been able to qualify for a World Cup.
At the first Asian Cup, the Saudi Arabians managed to become Asian champions by beating Qatar 2-0 in the final . In 1986 she lost in the semi-finals against eventual Asian champions South Korea , but won the game for third place against North Korea . In 1988 she defeated Bahrain 2-0 in the final of the Asian Cup. In 1992 the team reached the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the last time in their own country. After losing this to the eventual tournament winner China , she was able to prevail again in the game for third place against North Korea.
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
 1985
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Quarter finals |
 1987
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 1989
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World Champion |
 1991
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not qualified |
 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship
| U-16 Asian Cup | U-17 Asian Cup |
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 1985 : Asian champion
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1986 : 3rd place
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 1988 : Asian champion
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1990 : not qualified |
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 1992 : 3rd place
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1994 : preliminary round
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1996 : not qualified
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1998 : not qualified
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 2000 : not qualified
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2002 : not qualified
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2004 : not qualified
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 2006 : quarter-finals
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 2008 : quarter-finals
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2010 : not qualified |
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 2012 : preliminary round
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2014 : preliminary round
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