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The number of Saudi players in the FIFA Century Club has reached seventeen. These are players who have represented Saudi national teams in official tournaments recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in more than one hundred international matches. Majed Abdullah was the first Saudi player to join the FIFA Century Club in 1989, while Taisir al-Jassim was the most recent to join in 2015. Saudi Players in the FIFA Century Club 1- Mohammed al-Deayea – 178 inte...
The Arab Club Champions Cup is an annual regional football competition organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations, where champion clubs from the Arab world compete. A total of thirty-seven teams compete in the tournament: nineteen from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and eighteen from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition was first launched in 1982 under the name 'Arab Club Championship for League Champions.' It has been held eighteen times, wit...
The clubs participating in the Handball World Championship 'Super Globe' are among the strongest clubs across the continents. The championship is supervised by the International Handball Federation, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia successfully secured hosting rights for the tournament for four consecutive years. This championship has witnessed the participation of four Saudi clubs since its inception: Mudhar, al-Khaleej , al-Noor, and al-Wehda . Mudhar Club holds the distinction of be...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the Formula One World Championship for the first time in its history, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sport , the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation , and the Quality of Life Program . This partnership extends for fifteen years with Formula One , and the race is held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit overlooking the Red Sea coast, west of the Kingdom. Formula One stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021 The inaugural Formula One stc Saudi Arabian Grand Pri...
The Loyalty Cup is one of the championships organized by the Jockey Club , known as the Prince Mohammed Bin Saud al-Kabeer Cup. It is classified among the second-category cups dedicated to four-year-old and above horses, locally bred, open grades, over a distance of two thousand m. Its prize is estimated at SAR500,000, divided among the owners of the first four winners. The Jockey Club, established in 1965, organizes second-category horse races dedicated exclusively to locally bred four-year-ol...
Yes, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) inaugurated the Unified Center for Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Technology in February 2022, during the twentieth round of the Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Professional Cup League and the Yelo Pro League. Thus, SAFF became the seventh in the world to establish a unified VAR center, following the English, Spanish, German, Dutch, French, and Swiss federations. The use of VAR technology was officially approved in the Yelo Pro League starting from th...
The Saudi U-20 national team has achieved numerous accomplishments at the Gulf, Arab, continental, and international levels, as follows: FIFA U-20 World Cup Participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Russia in 1985. Participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile in 1987. Participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1989. Participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Australia in 1993. Participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Nigeria in 1999. Participated in the FIF...
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation has set several conditions for the establishment of private sports clubs to be officially recognized, including: 1- Obtain a private club license from the Ministry of Sport in accordance with the requirements for private club licensing (through the NAFES program). 2- Meet the technical requirements set by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (including coach operations and the club inspection model). 3- Pay the annual membership fee to the Saudi Arabian Fo...
The Afro-Asian Cup is a tournament that brings together the champion of Asia and the champion of Africa. The Saudi national team participated in this championship twice in its history. Afro-Asian Cup 1985 The Saudi national team, the Asian champion, played against the Cameroonian national team, the African champion, in a home-and-away format. The first leg, held in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, ended with a four - one victory for Cameroon, with Hossam Abu Dawood scoring for the Saudi team....
The number of Saudi athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics reached ten, competing in four sports: Equestrian show jumping, taekwondo, athletics, and swimming. Taekwondo The Saudi delegation marked the first female Saudi presence in the Olympics through direct qualification, thanks to Saudi taekwondo athlete Dunya Abutaleb . She qualified through the Asian qualifiers held in Taiyuan, China, and during the Paris 2024 Olympics, she competed for the bronze medal. Equestrian show jumping ...
The Saudi Attire at the Paris 2024 Olympics refers to the outfit worn by Saudi athletes during the opening ceremony of the thirty-third Summer Olympic Games, Paris 2024. Selection of the Saudi attire design for Paris 2024 The designs for the Saudi delegation's attire at the opening ceremony of the thirty-third Summer Olympic Games, Paris 2024, were selected through a national competition organized by the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee . Saudi designers from across the Kingdom of Sa...
The Sports Boulevard Project is one of four megaprojects in Riyadh City, launched on March 19, 2019. Spanning 135 km, the project includes various destinations, each featuring paths, spaces, and experiences designed to promote a healthy lifestyle and provide diverse entertainment options. These destinations are: - Wadi Hanifa Destination: Spanning twenty km from Sadd al-Alab in the north to Jeddah Road in the south, it features paths for pedestrians, cyclists, and horse riders, along with res...
