Saudi Arabia women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | الصقور الخضر (The Green Falcons) الصقور العربية (The Arabian Falcons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Saudi Arabian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Lluís Cortés | ||
| Captain | Sara Al-Hamad | ||
| Most caps | Lana Abdulrazak (44) | ||
| Top scorer | Al Bandari Mobarak (18) | ||
| FIFA code | KSA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 161  3 (11 December 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 161 (December 2025) | ||
| Lowest | 175 (December 2023 – June 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Saudi Arabia 2–0 Seychelles  (Malé, Maldives, 20 February 2022) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Singapore 0–5 Saudi Arabia (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 29 October 2025) Saudi Arabia 5–0 United Arab Emirates  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 28 November 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Andorra 3–0 Saudi Arabia (Girona, Spain, 17 June 2023)  Philippines 3–0 Saudi Arabia (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 29 June 2025) | |||
| WAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2025) | ||
The Saudi Arabia women's national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team represents Saudi Arabia. The team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.
Colloquially called "the Green Falcons", Saudi Arabia played their first match in 2022 against the Seychelles in a 2–0 win in a friendly tournament in the Maldives.
History
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Background
Due to the influence of religious leaders in Saudi Arabia, active opposition of political leaders and sport administrators, and systematic discrimination against women's sport, a women's national team could not exist for a long time.[2] The creation of a FIFA-recognised women's national team was banned by law in 2008.[3] Systemic discrimination remained intact despite limited reforms, until the death of King Abdullah in 2015.[4]
With King Salman's ascension to the throne in 2015, talks about football reforms escalated. However, his son Mohammed bin Salman was the first to spearhead the reforms, including to women's football.[5] Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games since 2017, the first step for a future creation of a women's football team.[6]
In December 2019, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's competition in the Jeddah area.[7] An official nationwide tournament, the amateur Saudi Women's Football League, was launched in February 2020, concentrated in three big cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.[8] Following the creation of the league, calls for a creation of a women's national team increased.[9]
Inception
On 11 August 2021, the SAFF appointed Monika Staab as head coach and Sandra Kälin as co-coach of the newly established women's national team.[10] Saudi Arabia played their first games in February 2022, taking part in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives.[11] They debuted on 20 February, beating Seychelles in a 2–0 win.[12] Following the successful debut, Lamia Bin Bahian, a board member of the SAFF, revealed a long-term plan to allow the team to participate in the first FIFA Women's World Cup in the next ten years, with the aim to become a dominant force in the Gulf, West Asia, and Asian level.[13]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[14]
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| 20 February 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 |  Indonesia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Reva O.  31' (pen.) |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman) |
| 23 February 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 4–0 |  Tajikistan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Player of the Match: Seba Tawfiq |
| 26 February 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Tajikistan | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Player of the Match: Lana Abdulrazak |
| 5 April 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 |  Sri Lanka | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 8 April 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–2 |  Hong Kong | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Mukhayzin 90+1' |
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Stadium: Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Stadium |
| 12 June 2025 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 |  Bahrain | Taif, Saudi Arabia |
| 10:00 UTC+3 | Tawfiq 89' |
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City |
| 29 June 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Philippines | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand) |
| 2 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Saudi Arabia | 0–1 | Hong Kong | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan) |
| 5 July 2025 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | Cambodia  | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: National Olympic Stadium Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
| 25 October 2025 Friendly | Singapore | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Mobarak 80' |
Stadium: 321 Sports Stadium |
| 29 October 2025 Friendly | Singapore | 0–5 | Saudi Arabia | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: 321 Sports Stadium |
| 24 November 2025 2025 WAFF Championship GS | Iraq  | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | Al-Jawahiri 90+7' |
Report |
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Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan) |
| 28 November 2025 2025 WAFF Championship GS | Saudi Arabia | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman) |
| 30 November 2025 2025 WAFF Championship SF | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 (3–4 p) |  Palestine | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:45 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 610 Referee: Said Al-Mezeini (Oman) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 2 December 2025 2025 WAFF Championship 3rd | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Iraq | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 16:45 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Manii (Oman) | |
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Head-to-head record
- Key
The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time official international record per opponent:
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 0 | UEFA |
| Bahrain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 | AFC |
 Bhutan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 0 | AFC |
| Cambodia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 0 | AFC |
 Comoros |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 | CAF |
 Guam |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 | AFC |
| Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 | AFC |
| Indonesia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 | AFC |
| Iraq |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50 | AFC |
 Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 | AFC |
 Laos |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100 | AFC |
 Lebanon |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 0 | AFC |
 Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 | AFC |
 Maldives |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 | AFC |
 Mauritius |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100 | CAF |
 Moldova |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 | UEFA |
 Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 33.33 | AFC |
| Palestine |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 20 | AFC |
| Philippines |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 | AFC |
| Seychelles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 | CAF |
| Singapore |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100 | AFC |
| Sri Lanka |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100 | AFC |
.svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100 | AFC |
| Tajikistan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100 | AFC |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100 | AFC |
| Total | 44 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 38.63 | — |
Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Iraq, 2 December 2025.[15]
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 11 February 2023
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Lluís Cortés[16]
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| Assistant coach | Ahod Al-Amari.svg.png){kind=small} Sandra Kalin Martin Pacholek
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| Goalkeeping coach |  Kathrin Längert
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| Team administrator | Dalia Al-Obeikan Intisar Al-Qahtan
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| Video analyst | .svg.png){kind=small} Donna Newberry
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| Team manager | Beren Sadaqa
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Manager history
- Monika Staab[17] (11 August 2021 – 13 February 2023)
Rosa Lappi-Seppälä (13 February 2023 – 24 October 2023)[18]- Lluís Cortés (11 December 2023– present)[19]
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 WAFF Women's Championship, to be held from 24 November to 2 December 2025.[20]
- Caps and goals are partially correct for only 5 players (Lana Abdulrazak, Al-Bandari Mobarak, Raghad Mukhayzin, Farida Hanafi and Seba Tawfiq) as of 2 December 2025, after the match against Iraq.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Sara Khalid | 2 August 1996 | 18 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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| 21 | GK | Mona Abdulrahman | 27 October 1996 | 22 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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| 22 | GK | Laila Ali | 25 September 2000 | 4 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 2 | DF | Bayan Sadagah | 15 November 1994 | 39 | 1 | Al-Ittihad
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| 3 | DF | Nouf Saud | 7 November 2000 | 16 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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| 8 | DF | Sara Al-Hamad (Captain) | 27 June 1992 | 41 | 0 | Al Nassr
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| 12 | DF | Shuruq Al-Hwsawi | 15 November 1994 | 20 | 0 | Al Nassr
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| 13 | DF | Aseel Ahmed | 25 March 1996 | 15 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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| 16 | DF | Hala Khashoggi | 11 October 1999 | 8 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
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| 19 | DF | Farida Hanafi | 7 December 2005 | 8 | 0 | Al-Ahli
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| 23 | DF | Raghad Mukhayzin | 24 October 1996 | 43 | 5 | Al-Qadsiah
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| 5 | MF | Lana Abdulrazak | 22 May 2005 | 44 | 5 | Al-Ittihad
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| 6 | MF | Noura Ibrahim | 17 September 1998 | 21 | 4 | Al-Qadsiah
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| 10 | MF | Seba Tawfiq | 13 January 2005 | 32 | 8 | Al-Ittihad
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| 11 | MF | Fatimah Mansour | 10 December 2007 | 30 | 1 | Al-Hilal
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| 14 | MF | Majd Al-Otaibi | 4 December 2006 | 2 | 0 | Al-Ula
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| 15 | MF | Moudi Abdulmohsen | 20 September 2001 | 17 | 2 | Al-Hilal
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| 18 | MF | Al-Adda Fahad | 13 March 1996 | 16 | 1 | Al-Hilal
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| 24 | MF | Basmah Al-Shnaifi | 23 April 2009 | 9 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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| 4 | FW | Safa Zedadka | 11 February 2000 | 8 | 0 | Al-Ula
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| 7 | FW | Mubarkh Al-Saiari | 19 December 1998 | 21 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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| 9 | FW | Al-Bandari Mubarak | 9 December 2001 | 35 | 18 | Al-Hilal
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| 17 | FW | Fadwa Khalid | 25 January 2005 | 19 | 1 | Al-Ahli
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| 20 | FW | Ameera Abu Al-Samh | 2005 (age 20–21) | 17 | 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} McMaster Marauders
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| 25 | FW | Lamar Balkhudher | 25 December 2007 | 5 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
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| 26 | MF | Maram Al-Yahya | 25 January 2009 | 10 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mohrah Mutlaq | 25 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | Al-Hilal
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v. Singapore, 29 October 2025
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| DF | Layan Jouhari | 12 January 2001 | 13 | 0 | Al-Ittihad
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v. Cambodia, 5 July 2025
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| DF | Huriyyah Al-Shamrani | 14 July 2004 | 14 | 0 | Al-Ahli
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v. Tajikistan, 26 February 2025
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| DF | Layan Al-Fathi | 27 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Al-Nassr
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v. Tajikistan, 26 February 2025
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| MF | Sulaf Asseri | 8 June 2007 | 0 | 0 | Al-Qadsiah
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v. Singapore, 29 October 2025
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| MF | Manar Al-Enezi | 14 January 2000 | 4 | 1 | Al-Hilal
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v. Singapore, 29 October 2025
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| MF | Mariam Al-Tameimi 
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8 December 2004 | 19 | 3 | Al-Ula
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v. Singapore, 29 October 2025 INJ
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| FW | Shaima Mahmoud | 11 July 1999 | 3 | 1 | Al-Ula
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v. Cambodia, 5 July 2025
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INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. | ||||||
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 February 2024.[15]
Most-capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
So far, the team hasn't competed in the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Olympic Games, the Arab Women's Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, but have competed in the WAFF Women's Championship twice in 2024 and 2025 where they were each time hosts. They also haven't competed at the Asian Games yet, but as hosts for the 2034 edition they're automatically qualified.
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 1991 |
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 2023 |
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 2027 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
   2031 |
TBD | |||||||
 2035
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| Total | 0/12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996 |
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| 2028 |
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| 2032 |
TBD | |||||||
| Total | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Arab Women's Cup
| Arab Women's Cup record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2006 |
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| 2021
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 2027 |
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| Total | 0/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
WAFF Women's Championship
| WAFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 2005 |
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| 2022 |
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| 2024 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
| 2025 |
4th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Total | 2/9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
| AFC Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
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| 2026 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2029 |
TBD | |||||||
| Total | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1990 |
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| 1994
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| 2022 |
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| 2026 |
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| 2030
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| 2034 |
Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 0/10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Saudi Arabia women's national under-20 football team
- Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team
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