Saudi Arabia women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Saudi Arabia national football team.

Saudi Arabia

Nickname(s)	الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons)
Association	Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Lluís Cortés
Captain	Bayan Sadagah
Most caps	Lana Abdulrazak Sara Al-Hamad Bayan Sadagah (22)
Top scorer	Al Bandari Mobarak (14)
FIFA code	KSA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	164 1 (7 August 2025) [1]
Highest	164 (August 2025)
Lowest	175 (December 2023 – June 2024)
First international
Saudi Arabia 2–0 Seychelles   (Malé, Maldives, 20 February 2022)
Biggest win
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Laos   (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 29 October 2024)   Saudi Arabia 4–0 Tajikistan   (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 23 February 2025)
Biggest defeat
Andorra 3–0 Saudi Arabia   (Girona, Spain, 17 June 2023)   Philippines 3–0 Saudi Arabia   (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 29 June 2025)

The Saudi Arabia women's national football team (Arabic : المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team represents Saudi Arabia. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.

Colloquially called "the Green Falcons", Saudi Arabia played their first match in 2022 against the Seychelles in a 2–0 win in a friendly tournament in the Maldives.

History

Saudi Arabia women's national football team against Moldova in Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria (2024)

Main article: Women's football in Saudi Arabia

Background

Due to the influence of religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, active opposition of political leaders and sport administrators, and systematic discrimination against women's sport, a women's national team could not exist for a long time. ^[2] The creation of a FIFA-recognised women's national team was banned by law in 2008. ^[3] Systemic discrimination remained intact despite limited reforms, until the death of King Abdullah in 2015. ^[4]

With King Salman's ascension to the throne in 2015, talks about football reforms escalated. However, his son Mohammed bin Salman was the first to spearhead the reforms, including to women's football. ^[5] Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games since 2017, the first step for a future creation of a women's football team. ^[6]

In December 2019, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's competition in the Jeddah area. ^[7] An official nationwide tournament, the amateur Saudi Women's Football League, was launched in February 2020, concentrated in three big cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. ^[8] Following the creation of the league, calls for a creation of a women's national team increased. ^[9]

Inception

On 11 August 2021, the SAFF appointed Monika Staab as head coach and Sandra Kälin as co-coach of the newly established women's national team. ^[10] Saudi Arabia played their first games in February 2022, taking part in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives. ^[11] They debuted on 20 February, beating Seychelles in a 2–0 win. ^[12] Following the successful debut, Lamia Bin Bahian, a board member of the SAFF, revealed a long-term plan to allow the team to participate in the first FIFA Women's World Cup in the next ten years, with the aim to become a dominant force in the Gulf, West Asia, and Asian level. ^[13]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Saudi Arabia women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2024

Saudi Arabia   v   Malaysia

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Malaysia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--:--  UTC+3				Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Saudi Arabia   v   Laos

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Laos	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00  UTC+3	Tawfiq 51' Mobarak 53', 70' Abdulmohsen 84'			Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Saudi Arabia   v   Palestine

29 November 2024 (2024-11-29) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Palestine	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3			Youssef 66'	Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Saudi Arabia   v   Palestine

3 December 2024 (2024-12-03) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Palestine	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3	Tawfiq 39' Fahad 66'	Report		Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

Saudi Arabia   v   Pakistan

7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Pakistan	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+3	Al-Ghamdi 37'	Report	Hirani 87'	Stadium: Aspire Academy Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Shaqsi (Oman)

2025

Saudi Arabia   v   Indonesia

20 February 2025 (2025-02-20) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Indonesia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30  UTC+3		Report	Reva O. 31' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman)

Saudi Arabia   v   Tajikistan

23 February 2025 (2025-02-23) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Tajikistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30  UTC+3	Tawfiq 2', 36' Mobarak 55' Mukhayzin 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Player of the Match: Seba Tawfiq

Saudi Arabia   v   Tajikistan

26 February 2025 (2025-02-26) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Tajikistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:30  UTC+3	Tawfiq 16' Abualsamh 50' Mobarak 67'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Player of the Match: Lana Abdulrazak

Saudi Arabia   v   Sri Lanka

5 April 2025 (2025-04-05) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–0	Sri Lanka	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:30  UTC+3	Mukhayzin 19' (pen.) Belal 30'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium

Saudi Arabia   v   Hong Kong

8 April 2025 (2025-04-08) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Hong Kong	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:30  UTC+3	Mukhayzin 90+1'		Ko Pak Ling Lucia 76' Chan Yee Hing 80'	Stadium: Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium

Saudi Arabia   v   Bahrain

12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Bahrain	Taif, Saudi Arabia
10:00  UTC+3	Tawfiq 89'			Stadium: King Fahd Sports City

Philippines   v   Saudi Arabia

29 June 2025 (2025-06-29) 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00  UTC+7	Sawicki 16' Serrano 55' Pino 81'	Report		Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

Saudi Arabia   v   Hong Kong

2 July 2025 (2025-07-02) 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Hong Kong	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00  UTC+7		Report	Tsang L.M. 62'	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan)

Cambodia   v   Saudi Arabia

5 July 2025 (2025-07-05) 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	Cambodia	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00  UTC+7	Sovanmony 84' Serysitha 90+5'	Report	Al-Angari 79'	Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

• Women’s National Team (2024), SAFF.com.sa

Head-to-head record

Key

  Positive balance (more wins than losses)

  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Andorra	2	0	0	2	1	6	–5	0.00	UEFA
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	AFC
Bhutan	3	0	1	2	5	8	–3	0.00	AFC
Cambodia	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0.00	AFC
Comoros	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	CAF
Guam	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	0.00	AFC
Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2	0.00	AFC
Indonesia	3	0	1	2	1	3	–2	0.00	AFC
Jordan	1	0	0	1	1	3	–2	0.00	AFC
Laos	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	AFC
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	2	3	–1	0.00	AFC
Malaysia	3	0	2	1	0	1	–1	0.00	AFC
Maldives	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	AFC
Mauritius	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	CAF
Moldova	2	0	0	2	0	2	–2	0.00	UEFA
Pakistan	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	50.00	AFC
Palestine	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	25.00	AFC
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3	0.00	AFC
Seychelles	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	CAF
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	AFC
Syria	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	AFC
Tajikistan	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00	AFC
Total	38	13	8	17	44	40	+4	34.21	—

Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Philippines, 29 June 2025. ^[14]

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 11 February 2023

Position	Name
Head coach	Lluís Cortés [15]
Assistant coach	Ahod Al-Amari Sandra Kalin Martin Pacholek
Goalkeeping coach	Kathrin Längert
Team administrator	Dalia Al-Obeikan Intisar Al-Qahtan
Video analyst	Donna Newberry
Team manager	Beren Sadaqa

Manager history

• Monika Staab ^[16] (11 August 2021 – 13 February 2023)
• Rosa Lappi-Seppälä (13 February 2023 – 24 October 2023) ^[17]
• Lluís Cortés (11 December 2023– present) ^[18]

Players

Main article: List of Saudi Arabia women's international footballers

Main category: Saudi Arabia women's international footballers

Current squad

• The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification matches in June 2025 against Philippines, Hong Kong, and Cambodia. ^[19]

Caps and goals correct as of 23 February 2024 after the match against Guam

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Sara Khalid	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29)	14	0	Al Nassr
21	1 GK	Mona Abdulrahman	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 28)	8	0	Al-Shabab
22	1 GK	Laila Ali	(2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Al-Shabab
23	2 DF	Raghad Mukhayzin	(1996-10-24) 24 October 1996 (age 28)	21	0	Al-Ahli
6	2 DF	Layan Jouhari	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 24)	7	0	Al-Ittihad
25	2 DF	Nouf Saud	(2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Al Hilal
24	2 DF	Hala Khashoggi	(1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Al-Ittihad
	2 DF	Farida Ashraf
	2 DF	Shorouk Al-Husawi
2	2 DF	Bayan Sadagah	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 30)	22	1	Al-Ittihad
5	3 MF	Lana Abdulrazak	(2005-05-22) 22 May 2005 (age 20)	22	2	Al-Ittihad
8	3 MF	Sara Al-Hamad	(1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 33)	22	0	Al Nassr
19	3 MF	Mariam Al-Tamimi	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 20)	8	3	Al-Ula
	3 MF	Basma Nawaf
15	3 MF	Moudi Abdulmohsen	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Al-Shabab
5	3 MF	Maram Al-Yahya
10	3 MF	Seba Tawfiq	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20)	12	2	Al-Ittihad
	4 FW	Ameera Abualsamh	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19)	6	0	McMaster Marauders
17	4 FW	Fadwa Khaled	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Al-Ahli
11	3 MF	Fatimah Mansour	(2007-12-10) 10 December 2007 (age 17)	15	0	Al-Shabab
9	4 FW	Al Bandary Mobarak	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23)	17	10	Al-Shabab
	3 MF	Safa Kadour
	4 FW	Shaima Mahmoud

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Salma Al-Dowsri	(2002-11-07) 7 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Al Qadsiah	v.   Syria, 12 January 2024
GK	Reem Al-Bloushi	(2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Al Nassr	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
GK	Ghaliah Emam	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 31)	0	0	Al-Ahli	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
DF	Asrar Al-Shaibani	(1995-07-23) 23 July 1995 (age 30)	2	0	Al-Ittihad	v.   Moldova, 11 August 2024
DF	Tahani Al-Yunbaawi	(1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Al Nassr	v.   Syria, 12 January 2024
DF	Leen Mohammed	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 22)	15	2	Al-Shabab	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
DF	Talah Zuhair Al-Ghamdi	(1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25)	16	0	Al-Ittihad	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
DF	Shuruq Al-Hwsawi	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Al Hilal	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
DF	Huriyyah Al-Shamrani	(2004-07-14) 14 July 2004 (age 21)	8	0	Al-Ahli	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
MF	Al Jawharah Saud	(2000-09-10) 10 September 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Al Hilal	2024 WAFF Women's Championship INJ
MF	Majd Al-Otaibi	(2006-12-04) 4 December 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Al Hilal	v.   Moldova, 11 August 2024
MF	Lulu Al-Obaid	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Al Hilal	v.   Moldova, 11 August 2024
MF	Noura Ibrahim	(1998-09-17) 17 September 1998 (age 26)	17	3	Al-Shabab	v.   Guam, 23 February 2024
MF	Jouri Al-Johani	(2005-11-27) 27 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Al Hilal	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
MF	Manar Al Enezi	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Al Hilal	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
MF	Rahaf Al-Mansouri	(1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 28)	1	0	Al Qadsiah	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
FW	Moluk Al-Hawsawi	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Al-Ahli	v.   Guam, 23 February 2024
FW	Haya Al-Sunaidi	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Al Qadsiah	v.   Guam, 23 February 2024
FW	Abeer Nasser	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Al-Shabab	v.   Guam, 23 February 2024
FW	Dalal Abdulwasi	(1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 30)	0	0	Al Nassr	v.   Syria, 12 January 2024
FW	Joury Tarek	(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)	17	0	Al-Ittihad	v.   Pakistan, 7 December 2024
FW	Lamar Mohammad Balkhudher	(2007-12-25) 25 December 2007 (age 17)			Al Ittihad	v.   Tajikistan,6 February 2025
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Player is serving a suspension. WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 February 2024. ^[14]

Most-capped players # Player Year(s) Caps Goals 1 Bayan Sadagah 2022–present 22 1 Lana Abdulrazak 2022–present 22 2 Sara Hamad 2022–present 22 0 4 Raghad Mukhayzin 2022–present 21 0 5 Joury Tarek 2022–present 17 0 Noura Ibrahim 2022–present 17 3 Al Bandari Mobarak 2022–present 17 10 8 Talah Al-Ghamdi 2023–present 16 0 9 Fatimah Mansour 2022–present 15 0 Leen Mohammed 2022–present 15 2

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 Al Bandari Mobarak 2022–present 10 17 2 Noura Ibrahim 2022–present 3 17 Mariam Al-Tamimi 2022–present 3 8 4 Bayan Sadagah 2022–present 1 22 Lana Abdulrazak 2022–present 2 22 Leen Mohammed 2022–present 2 15 Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi 2022–present 1 11 Seba Tawfiq 2022–present 2 12 Daliah Abu Laban 2022–present 1 6

Competitive record

So far, the team hasn't competed in the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Arab Women's Cup, the WAFF Women's Championship or the AFC Women's Asian Cup. They also haven't competed at the Asian Games yet, but as hosts for the 2034 edition they are automatically qualified.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	Did not qualify
2031	TBD
2035
Total	0/12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not enter
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	Did not qualify
2032	TBD
Total	0/10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Cup

Arab Women's Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2006	Did not enter
2021
Total	0/2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter
2007
2010
2011
2014
2019
2022
2024	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5
Total	1/8	3	0	0	3	3	8	−5

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1975	Did not enter
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026	Did not qualify
2029	TBD
Total	0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games

Main article: Saudi Arabia at the Asian Games

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1990	Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
2026	TBD
2030
2034	Qualified as host
Total	0/10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

• Saudi Arabia women's national under-20 football team
• Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team

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