Saudi Arabian National Football Team (U-23 Men)

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Saudi Arabia U-23
Association Saudi Arabian Football Federation
confederacy AFC
FIFA code KSA
Successes in tournaments
Olympic football tournament
Participation 1 ( first : 1996 )
Best results Group stage 1996
Asian Games football tournament
Participation 2 ( first : 2014 )
Best results Quarterfinals 2014 , 2018
U-23 Asian Cup
Participation in the finals 3 ( first : 2013 )
Best results Second 2013
(As of March 31, 2019)

The Saudi Arabian U-23 national soccer team is a selection team of Saudi Arabian soccer players . It is subordinate to the Saudi Arabian Football Association SAFF and represents it internationally at the U-23 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, at U-23 Asian Championships and the football tournaments of the Summer Olympics and the Asian Games .

So far, the team has been able to qualify for the Olympic football tournament once, but did not get beyond the group stage in 1996 . Saudi Arabia took part in the U-23 Asian Cup three times and finished second in 2014 . The Asian Games made it to the quarter-finals in 2014 and 2018 .

Players who have not yet reached the age of 23 and who are Saudi Arabian citizens are eligible to play.

Balance sheets

Olympic games

U-22/23 Asian Championships

Asian Games

  • 2002 to 2010 : did not participate
  • 2014 : quarter-finals
  • 2018 : quarter-finals

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