The Saudi national team has been represented by 139 players in the FIFA World Cup Finals in six appearances until the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 2022 tournament witnessed the highest number of players participating, with twenty-six players. Notably, Sami al-Jaber and Mohammed al-Deayea hold the record for the most World Cup appearances, each having participated in four tournaments. Squad list of the Saudi national team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup Mohammed al-Deayea, Abdullah Saleh, Mohammed al-Khi...
The Saudi national football team has participated twelve times in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers up to the 2022 tournament. Out of these, the team qualified for the World Cup six times, while it could not reach the other six. Here are the Saudi national team's qualifiers' records: 1978 qualifiers This was the Saudi national team's first participation in these qualifiers, but it was eliminated in the first round. It was grouped with Iran and Syria. 1982 qualifiers In these qualifie...
The Saudi Cup for Horse Racing is one of the international equestrian races held by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The competitions take place in the capital, Riyadh , specifically at the King Abdulaziz Equestrian Field. The event spans two consecutive days and is considered the most valuable in the history of global horse racing. The total prize money exceeded USD37.6 (approximately SAR141 million) in its fifth edition in 2024. Additionally, the Saudi Cup race in its third edition in 2022 also ...
The Saudi Paralympic Sports are competitive sports events in which athletes with disabilities participate to showcase their abilities to millions of viewers. Beginnings of Saudi Paralympic Sports Paralympics commenced in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1997, when the then-General President for Youth Welfare, Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdulaziz, issued a decree to establish twelve training centers for people with special needs across various provinces and governorates of the Kingdom. Subsequentl...
The Saudi Sports Company (SSC) is a Saudi sports network comprising multiple sports channels that hold broadcast rights for various Saudi tournaments across different sports, as well as continental and international competitions. Launched on July 21, 2021, SSC partnered with MBC Group to support the network’s satellite channel operations under the SSC brand. This collaboration also enables digital streaming of SSC channels through the 'Shahid' platform. SSC objectives SCC is a promi...
The Saudi U-17 football national team (under seventeen years old) won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Scotland on July 24, 1989, after defeating the Scotland national team in the final match on penalty shoot-out (five-four) after the regular time ended in a (two-two) draw. This accomplishment made the Saudi U-17 national team the first Asian and Arab team to accomplish this global achievement. List of champions of the 1989 World Cup The Saudi national team that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup included M...
The Olympic Esports Games in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the first edition that the Kingdom will host in 2025, according to a partnership between the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee. Partnership between the International Olympic Committee and the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee On July 12, 2024, the International Olympic Committee announced a twelve-year partnership with the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee. During this period, the ...
The oldest football stadium in Riyadh , the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , is located in one section of Qishlat Riyadh (a military training camp and barracks), west of al-Futah Park. Al-Sayegh Stadium was the official and only football stadium in Riyadh City, where the first match was held in April 1960 until the period between 1970 and 1973. After that, three official stadiums were established, including Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium in al-Malaz. ...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia houses seventeen sports cities distributed across its provinces ; namely: 1- King Abdullah Sport City in Qassim The sport city, located in Buraydah City , was inaugurated in 1980. It encompasses a main stadium, outdoor fields, a gym, and various amenities. 2- Prince Nasser Sport City The sport city, located in Wadi al-Dawasir City , was inaugurated in 2013. It encompasses a main stadium, outdoor fields, a gym, and various amenities. 3- King Abdullah Sport City in Jed...
1994 World Cup It was the historic appearance of the Saudi national football team in the World Cup , where they managed to be among the top sixteen teams in the 1994 World Cup after reaching the second round of the tournament. They finished second in their group with six points, after achieving two wins and one loss. In the Round of Sixteen, the team lost to Sweden three-one, resulting in their elimination from the tournament's second stage. 1998 World Cup The Saudi national team finished ...
The Saudi national football team has qualified for the World Cup finals six times. These qualifications were for the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the 1998 World Cup in France, the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The participation of the Saudi national team in the 1994 World Cup is considered exceptional after qualifying for the Round of 16. First participation: 1994 The Saudi national...
Saudi Paralympic medalists are athletes with disabilities who practice a specific sport and have won Olympic medals for the country. The Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee aims to incorporate sports into the daily lives of individuals with disabilities, encouraging them to achieve recognition on global and Paralympic levels, in addition to qualifying them to practice sports activities and raising community awareness of the importance of sports for people with disabilities. Three Saudi athle...