Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team

Saudi Arabia
Nickname(s)	الأخضر (The Green); 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	Aikaterini Falida
FIFA code	KSA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Kuwait 4–1 Saudi Arabia ; (Kuwait City, Kuwait, 4 March 2023)
Biggest win
	Saudi Arabia 11–0 Kuwait ; (Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 17 October 2025)
Biggest defeat
	Bahrain 6–0 Saudi Arabia ; (Manama, Bahrain, 26 May 2023)

The Saudi Arabia women's national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب السعودي لكرة القدم للإناث ما تحت 17 سنة) represents Saudi Arabia in international women's football for under 17. 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 2023 against Kuwait U17 in a 4–1 friendly loss.

History

In February 2023 the Saudi Arabian Football Federation announced the establishment of the youth women's team after a long period (one year) of selecting from different part of the kingdom local women's league and even the national women's league.^[1] The Croatian coach Stella Gotal^[2] was selected to lead the first ever game for the national team; on 4 March 2023, Saudi Arabia played and lost their first match against Kuwait U17 team 4–1, away to Kuwait.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

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.

Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2024

13 December Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Tajikistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Mahinoz Nurova 18' Raikhona Shomurodova 87'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City

18 December Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Tajikistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Raikhona Shomurodova 82'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City

2025

8 February 2025 WAFF Championship	Jordan	3–0	Saudi Arabia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3	Mira Jarrar 8' Haya Abu Ali 12' Dana Abu Hazeem 43'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)

12 February 2025 WAFF Championship	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Bahrain	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3		Report	Fatima Hasan 47'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

30 April Friendly	Saudi Arabia	6–0	Mongolia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3	Danah Al-Dhuhiyan 6', 33' Hala Al-Shudukhi 9' Ghadi Al-Otaibi 25', 51' Khulud Khalid 90+2'			Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

4 May Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Mongolia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

16 September Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–6	Jordan	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Dana Abu Hazeem 7', 22', 39', 62' Retal Salamhe 53' 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

18 September Friendly	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Jordan	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Haya Abu Ali 45' Dana Abu Hazeem 45+2'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Annex Stadium

13 October 2026 Asian Cup qualification	Iran	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Yasna Jarfarnia 41' (pen.) Tania Ghorbani 49'	Report		Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

15 October 2026 Asian Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Lebanon	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Danah Al-Dhuhiyan 2', 23'	Report	Yara Geitani 32' Ginna Frangieh 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

17 October 2026 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–11	Saudi Arabia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3		Report	Danah Al-Dhuhiyan 1', 3', 15', 46' Saba Al-Yahya 36', 69', 85' Basmah Al-Shnaifi 45+2', 88' Zahra Talib 59' Maram Al-Yahya 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

Women’s National Team U17 (2023)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 13 October 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Aikaterini Falida
Assistant coach	Najd Al-Mejaish
Pedro Caravela
Goalkeeping coach	Jaime Borrero
Physiotherapist	Amal Fatil
Fitness Coach	Claudio Donatelli
	Nora Al-Dohan

Manager history

Stella Gotal (February 2023 – June 2025)^[7]
Aikaterini Falida(July 2023 – present)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the squad for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification, held from 13 to 17 October 2025 in Khobar.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Dima Shaikh		Al-Ahli
21	1GK	Dana Al-Binali		Al-Hilal
22	1GK	Sara Barnawi		Al-Ittihad

2	2DF	Aseel Selim		Al-Shabab
3	2DF	Arwa Al-Rasheed		Al-Nassr
4	2DF	Rital Hakami		Al-Qadsiah
5	2DF	Diala Soruji		Al-Ittihad
6	2DF	Juwaan Al-Nassar		Al-Qadsiah
12	2DF	Mawadah Al-Maghrabi		Al-Nassr
15	2DF	Siwar Amro		Al-Hilal

7	3MF	Basmah Al-Shnaifi	(2009-04-23) April 23, 2009 (age 17)	Al-Nassr
8	3MF	Saba Al-Yahya	(2009-01-25) January 25, 2009 (age 17)	Al-Qadsiah
10	3MF	Ghadi Al-Otaibi		Al-Nassr
14	3MF	Hala Al-Shudukhi (Captain)		Al-Hilal
18	3MF	Reema Abdulaziz		Al-Shabab
20	3MF	Lamar Abousamra	(2009-10-10) October 10, 2009 (age 16)	Al-Hilal
23	3MF	Rimas Ahmed		Al-Hilal

9	4FW	Danah Al-Dhuhiyan		Al-Shabab
11	4FW	Maram Al-Yahya	(2009-01-25) January 25, 2009 (age 17)	Al-Qadsiah
13	4FW	Marya Baghaffar	(2009-02-11) February 11, 2009 (age 17)	Al-Ittihad
16	4FW	Yasmine Malabarey		Al-Hilal
17	4FW	Zahra Talib		Al-Qadsiah
19	4FW	Zainab Rida		Al-Qadsiah

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Did not enter
2025	Did not qualify
2026
2027	To be determined
2028
Total	0/2	—	—	—	—	—	—

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Did not enter
2026	Did not qualify
2027	To be determined
2028
Total	0/1	—	—	—	—	—	—

WAFF U-17 Girls Championship

WAFF U-17 Girls Championship record
Host/Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023	Did not enter
2025	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	4
Total	1/2	2	0	0	2	0	4

References

^ "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يُعلن تأسيس المنتخب الوطني للناشئات تحت 17 عاماً" [The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announces the establishment of the national team for junior girls under 17 years old]. www.zawya.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "أخضر الناشئات ينطلق تحت قيادة كرواتية" [----]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "أخضر الناشئات يخسر ودية الكويت" [The national junior loses the Kuwait friendly]. www.alyaum.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي" [NT Youth Mission Leaves for Kuwait to Hold its Training Camp]. www.saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "ناشئات الأزرق ينتصرن على السعودية.. وديا" [Al-Azraq juniors win over Saudi Arabia. cordially]. alwatan.kuwait.tt (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "منتخب "الناشئات" يعسكر في الكويت" [The "junior" team is camped in Kuwait]. www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Al Jidani, Riyan (9 June 2025). "Stella Gotal bids farewell to the Saudi U-17 women's national team". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
^ "Sports / The Green U17 Girls' Camp kicks off in preparation for participation in the 2026 AFC U17 Women's Championship qualifiers". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Riyadh. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم يُعلن تأسيس المنتخب الوطني للناشئات تحت 17 عاماً" [The Saudi Arabian Football Federation announces the establishment of the national team for junior girls under 17 years old]. www.zawya.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[2] "أخضر الناشئات ينطلق تحت قيادة كرواتية" [----]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[3] "أخضر الناشئات يخسر ودية الكويت" [The national junior loses the Kuwait friendly]. www.alyaum.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[4] "بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي" [NT Youth Mission Leaves for Kuwait to Hold its Training Camp]. www.saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[5] "ناشئات الأزرق ينتصرن على السعودية.. وديا" [Al-Azraq juniors win over Saudi Arabia. cordially]. alwatan.kuwait.tt (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[6] "منتخب "الناشئات" يعسكر في الكويت" [The "junior" team is camped in Kuwait]. www.alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[7] Al Jidani, Riyan (9 June 2025). "Stella Gotal bids farewell to the Saudi U-17 women's national team". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 June 2025.

[8] "Sports / The Green U17 Girls' Camp kicks off in preparation for participation in the 2026 AFC U17 Women's Championship qualifiers". spa.gov.sa (in Arabic). Riyadh. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.

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