Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea, also known as Mohammed Deayea al-Shammari, is a Saudi Arabian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He participated in four FIFA World Cups for the Saudi Arabia national team and earned a total of 173 officially recognised caps. Al-Deayea played for al-Tai FC and al-Hilal SFC and was represented in all Saudi national teams. He is considered one of the prominent goalkeepers in the history of Saudi sports.
Fuad Anwar Amin is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent the majority of his career with Al-Shabab FC and also had a stint at Al-Nasr FC in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams. The founder of the SAFF is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al Saud.
Mohammad Bandar Al-Shalhoub is a Saudi Arabian former footballer and current assistant manager of Al-Hilal. He played as an attacking midfielder for Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League. A legend of Saudi football, he won 33 trophies with Al Hilal and one title with the Saudi Arabia national team, making him one of the most decorated footballers of all time.
Khalid Massad Al-Muwalid is a Saudi Arabian former footballer. He played most of his career for Al Ahli and Al Ittihad.
Al Naft Sports Club is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team plays in the highest division in Iraq which is the Iraq Stars League, which they have never been relegated from.
Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.
Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF). It was founded in 1956. It administers both the club competitions and the national football teams of Saudi Arabia.
Radhi Shenaishil Swadi is a former Iraqi footballer and former coach of the Iraq national football team.
Abdelrazaq Al Hussain is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Ansar and the Syria national team.
Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Safa.
Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Riyadh.
Yahya Sulaiman Ali Al-Shehri is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh.
Yasser Gharsan Saeed Al-Mohammadi Al-Shahrani is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a left-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Hilal. He moved from Al-Qadsiah to Al-Hilal in 2012, after impressive performances at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where he scored against Guatemala. He featured on the official Middle Eastern cover of the game FIFA 16, alongside Lionel Messi.
Hakeem Shaker, is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national teams at the same time.
Mustafa Nadhim Jari Al-Shabbani is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Zawraa, and the Iraq national team.
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015, and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
Saad Natiq Naji, sometimes referred as Suad Natiq Naji, is an Iraqi footballer who plays for Al-Talaba in the Iraqi Premier League and the Iraq national football team as a center back and defensive midfielder.
Firas Tariq Nasser Al-Buraikan, simply known as Feras is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for the Saudi Arabia national team and Saudi Professional League side Al-Ahli.
Turki Marwan Saad Al-Ammar is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Qadsiah and the Saudi Arabia national team.
