Saudi Arabia National Team squad - AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road To 26 (3/25＠Saitama)
CoachHerve RENARD (France)SquadGKAhmed ALKASSAR (Al Qadsiah)Nawaf ALAQIDI (Al Fateh)Meshari SUNYUR (Al Raed)Hamed YOUSEF (Al-Ittihad)DF
www.jfa.jpHere’s the latest publicly available snapshot on Saudi Arabia's national under-20 football team.
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025/2026 context: Saudi Arabia participated in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup with group stage matches and knockout rounds, including a memorable semi-final and a final at Shenzhen’s venues in early 2025. Their campaign included a 2–1 group-stage win over North Korea and a 0–0 draw with South Korea that went to penalties in the semi, followed by a final in which Australia edged Saudi Arabia on penalties after extra time. This tournament serves as a primary reference point for the U-20 side’s competitive level and current cycle.[3]
- Recent fixtures and form: The team has played in international friendlies and AFC qualifiers through 2025, with results such as a 2–1 win against Colombia in Cairo in June 2025 listed in their competition records, and various results across friendlies and qualifiers in 2025–2026 windows.[1]
- Team composition and staff: Current youth-team rosters for U-20 are updated by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, including calls to duty for the AFC U-20 Asian Cup cycle and pre-tournament camps in Riyadh and abroad. Typical squads feature a mix of domestic club players from top Saudi clubs and academy talents identified for the U-20 stage.[7]
If you’d like, I can pull the latest match results and squad announcements from the Saudi Football Federation site and major aggregators, and summarize them in a compact update with dates, opponents, scores, and key players. I can also provide a short context on how the U-20 team fits into Saudi Arabia’s long-term national-team development pipeline.
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Citations:
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 details and results for Saudi Arabia, including semi-final and final outcomes.[3]
- 2025 group-stage and knockout results and notes from Saudi federation and match reports.[1]
- Historical and roster context from Saudi Arabian Football Federation pages and related team news.[7]