Saudi Arabia women's national football team

The Saudi Arabia women's national football team represents Saudi Arabia in international women's association football. The team is governed by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), the governing body for football in Saudi Arabia.

History

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. The creation of a FIFA-recognised women's national team was banned by law in 2008. Systemic discrimination remained intact despite limited reforms, until the death of King Abdullah in 2015.

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. Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games since 2017, the first step for a future creation of a women's football team.

In December 2019, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's competition in the Jeddah area. 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. Following the creation of the league, calls for a creation of a women's national team increased.

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. Saudi Arabia played their first games in February 2022, taking part in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives. They debuted on 20 February, beating Seychelles in a 2–0 win. 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 both regional and continental levels.(AR)لمياء بن بهيان: نخطط لمشاركة منتخب السعودية للسيدات في كأس العالم خلال 10 أعوام

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.Women’s National Team (2025), SAFF.com.sa

Legend

2025

2026

Head-to-head record Key

The following table shows Saudi Arabia's all-time official international record per opponent: OpponentConfederation200216–50UEFA220040+4100AFC301258–30AFC10101100CAF100112–10AFC110020+2100CAF200214–30CAF100102–20AFC200213–20AFC301213–20AFC211043+150AFC100113–20AFC220050+5100AFC3300131+12100AFC100123–10AFC302101–10AFC110020+2100AFC110010+1100CAF200202–20UEFA312032+133.33AFC513132+120AFC100103–30AFC110020+2100CAF220060+6100AFC220060+6100AFC220050+5100AFC220070+7100AFC110050+5100AFCTotal532311198249+3343.39— Last updated: Saudi Arabia vs Laos, 13 June 2026.

Coaching staff Current coaching staff

PositionName Head coach Lluís Cortés Assistant coach Ahod Al-Amari Martin Pacholek Sandra KälinGoalkeeping coach Kathrin LängertTeam administrator Dalia Al-Obeikan Intisar Al-Qahtan Video analyst Donna NewberryTeam manager Beren Sadaqa

Manager history Monika Staab (11 August 2021 – 13 February 2023) Rosa Lappi-Seppälä (13 February 2023 – 24 October 2023) Lluís Cortés (11 December 2023 – present)

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. Caps and goals are partially correct only for Al Bandari Mobarak as of 13 June 2026, after the match against Laos; for Seba Tawfiq as of 26 February 2026, after the match against Bahrain; and for the 3 following players (Lana Abdulrazak, Raghad Mukhayzin and Farida Hanafi) as of 2 December 2025, after the match against Iraq; for all other players caps and goals are correct as of 30 November 2025, after the match against Palestine.

Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Saudi Arabia squad within the last 12 months.

INJ

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Player is serving a suspension. WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Records Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 23 February 2024.

Most-capped players #PlayerYear(s)CapsGoals1Bayan Sadagah2022–present221Lana Abdulrazak2022–present222Sara Hamad2022–present2204Raghad Mukhayzin2022–present2105Joury Tarek2022–present170Noura Ibrahim2022–present173Al Bandari Mobarak2022–present17108Talah Al-Ghamdi2023–present1609Fatimah Mansour2022–present150Leen Mohammed2022–present152

Top goalscorers #PlayerYear(s)GoalsCaps1Al Bandari Mobarak2022–present15172Noura Ibrahim2022–present417Mariam Al-Tamimi2022–present384Bayan Sadagah2022–present122Lana Abdulrazak2022–present522Leen Mohammed2022–present215Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi2022–present111Seba Tawfiq2022–present1012Daliah Abu Laban2022–present16

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 recordHosts / YearResult* 1991 Team not established 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 Did not enter 2027 Did not qualify 2031 TBD 2035Total 0/12 — — — — — — — *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games recordHosts / YearResult* 1996 Team not established 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Did not enter 2028 Did not qualify 2032 TBDTotal 0/10 — — — — — — — *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Cup recordHosts / YearResult* 2006 Team not established 2021 2027 TBDTotal 0/2 — — — — — — —

WAFF Women's Championship recordHosts / YearResult* 2005 Team not established 2007 2010 2011 2014 2019 2022 Did not enter 2024 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 2025 4th place4 2 2 0 9 3+6Total 2/9 7 2 2 3 12 11 +1

AFC Women's Asian Cup recordHosts / YearResult* 1975 Team not established 1977 1980 1981 1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2014 2018 2022 Did not enter 2026 Did not qualify 2029 TBDTotal 0/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

recordHosts / YearResult* 1990 Team not established 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Did not enter 2026 TBD 2030 2034 Qualified as hostTotal 0/10 — — — — — — — *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

Saudi Arabia women's national football team results Saudi Arabia women's national under-20 football team Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team

References

External links X Official website Saudi Arabia national team website FIFA team profile