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Saudi Arabia National Football Team
The Saudi Arabia national football team ( ar, المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) represent Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as ''Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur'' (The Green Falcons) in reference to their traditional colours of green and white and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on six occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC. At the 1994 World Cup, under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF, ar, الاتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) 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 Saudi Arabian Football Federation is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al-Saud History The Saudi Federation was formally established in 1956 and in the same year it joined the International Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation in 1974, to begin the process of organizing his local championships in addition to his external contributions during which he achieved many great achievements. The Saudi Football Federation organizes local football competitions, in addition to organizing the participation of Saudi national teams and clubs internationally, as it effectively supervises 153 clubs participating in football competitions. Premier, First, Second, and Third) - The Custodian of the Two Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 AFC Asian Cup
The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ... (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia defeated South Korea national football team, South Korea in the final match in Doha. Qualification Squads Venues First round All times are Qatar time (UTC+3) Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage All times are Qatar time (UTC+3) Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Statistics Goalscorers With three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 WAFF Championship
The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time. Venues Draw of participating teams The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams. ;Did not enter and did not enter. Squads Tournament *All times listed are (UTC+3) Group Stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Ranking of second-placed teams At the end of the group stage, a comparison will be made between the second-placed teams of each group. Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A and B group are not included in this ranking. The bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAFF Championship
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the governing body of football in Western Asia. The championship has been held, on average, every two years. The current champion is Bahrain, having defeated hosts Iraq in the 2019 final. The most successful team is Iran, with four titles; however, they do not compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF. History The inaugural WAFF Championship was held in 2000 in Jordan, with Iran winning the first edition. It was hosted in memory of Hussein of Jordan, who had died a year prior. The Al Hussein Cup, assigned to the winner of each tournament, was designed and manufactured in Italy in 2000, and is made of silver and copper. Results * ''a.e.t.'': after extra time * ''pen.'': after penalty shoot-out * ''TBD'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Arabian Gulf Cup
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The 16th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was held in Kuwait, between 26 December 2003 to 11 January 2004. All matches were played Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. Yemen made their debut in the Arabian Gulf Cup. Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Result Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Winners References External links Official Site (Arabic) Arabian Gulf Cup International association football competitions hosted by Kuwait Gulf Cup Of Nations, 2003 Gulf A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 15th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in January 2002. The tournament was won by Saudi Arabia for the 2nd time. Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament because of its invasion of Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ... in 1990. Tournament The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- Champions References {{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Gulf Cup Of Nations Arabian Gulf Cup Gulf Cup Of Nations, 2002 Gulf Cup Of Nations, 2002 International association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 12th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was held in the UAE, in November 1994. The tournament was won by Saudi Arabia for the first time Iraq were banned from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Tournament The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. Result References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf Cup 1994 1994 in Asian football 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ... 1994 in Emirati sport 1994–95 in Qatari football 1994–95 in Bahraini football 1994–95 in Saudi Arabian football 1994–95 in Kuwaiti football 1994–95 in Omani football 1994–95 in Emirati football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Arabian Gulf Cup
The 1st Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, دورة كأس الخليج العربي الأولى) was the first edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, held every two years and organised by the AGCFF. The first tournament was held in Bahrain. It was won by the Kuwait, who defeated the hosts in the final match to finish first in the round-robin group. The tournament took place between 27 March and 3 April 1970. Venues Match officials Tournament The four teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. ''All times are local, AST (UTC+3).'' Matches ---- ---- Result Statistics Goalscorers Awards ;Player of the Tournament * Khaled Ballan ;Top Scorer * Mohammed Al-Masoud (3 goals) * Jawad Khalaf (3 goals) ;Goalkeeper of the Tournament * Ahmed Eid Al-Harbi References External links Official Site (Arabic) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Gulf Cup
The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems. History The idea for the tournament was established at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in 1970 which was won by Kuwait. Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 24 in total, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq all have three titles. The current champions are Bahrain, who defeated Saudi Arabia in 2019 to win their first title. In 2017, the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. In July 2019, the AGCFF annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Arab Cup
The 2002 Arab Cup was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition, hosted in the nation of Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, who were the defending champions from the last Arab Cup, again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the competition. Participated teams 10 teams participated in the tournament. Morocco was represented by their U-23 team. {, class="wikitable" , - !colspan=2, Participants , - !Zone !Team , - , rowspan=1, Hosts , , - , rowspan=1, Holders , , - , rowspan=1, Zone 1 (Gulf Area) , , - , rowspan=2, Zone 2 (Red Sea) , , - , , - , rowspan=1, Zone 3 (North Africa) , , - , rowspan=4, Zone 4 (East Region) , , - , , - , , - , Squads Venues {, class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:right" , - , rowspan="4", ! Kuwait City , - , Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium , - , Capacity: 12,350 , - , Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals Final I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Arab Cup
The 1998 Arab Cup is the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title. Qualifying The 12 qualified teams are: Venues Squads Overview Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Result Awards Top Scorer: * Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals) Most Valuable Player: * Badr Haji * Mubarak Mustafa Best Keeper: * Mohammed Al-Deayea References External linksDetails in RSSSF {{FIFA Arab Cup [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Arab Cup
The 1985 Arab Cup was the fourth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Ta'if, Saudi Arabia. The competition come back after nineteen years of absence. The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 3rd time. Qualified teams The 6 qualified teams are: Venues Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Goalscorers ;5 goals * Anad Abid References External links Details in RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:Arab 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ... 1985 in African football 1985 in Asian football 1984–85 in Saudi Arabian football 1984–85 in Iraqi football 1984–85 in Qatari football 1984–85 in Bahraini football 1985 in Jordanian sport [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
