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Saudi Arabia Al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya

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General Information for Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Founded
1956
FIFA entry
1956
Average height in 1981
1.8m
Average age in 1981
20.8
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 1981
No jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Minelli, Rubens (Coach)

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Minelli, Rubens (Coach)

Day of Birth
1928-12-19
Day of Death
2023-11-23
Place of Birth
São Paulo (SP) (Brazil)
Matches
15 (10 / 5)
Goto coach Rubens Minelli

Players of Saudi Arabia in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Marwan, Salem Goalkeeper Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ 14 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Dosari, Khaledein 1958-01-20 Goalkeeper Saudi Arabia Al-Nahda Dammam 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Nifawi, Ahmad Defender 14 0 1 0 0 0
Abd Al-Jawad, Mohamed 1962-11-28 Defender Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jidda 12 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Neimah, Saleh 1960-06-24 Defender Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 12 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Bishi, Hussain 1961-06-13 Defender Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 6 0 0 0 0 0
Subhi, Hamed Defender 2 0 0 0 0 0
Swealik, Balkheer Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Foudah, Abdullah Defender 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Mosaibeh, Fahad 1961-04-04 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 15 0 2 0 0 0
Khamis, Yousef 1961-08-16 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ 14 0 2 0 0 0
Marzooq, Othman 1953 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jidda 13 0 0 0 0 0
Gurab, Abdullah Midfielder 12 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Dosari, Saleh Khalifa 1954-05-02 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq ad-Dammām 9 5 2 0 0 0
Al-Saqeer, Ahmad Abdirahman 1952 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jidda 7 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Khatib, Kamal Midfielder 0 9 0 0 0 0
Al-Dawsary, Hashim Surur Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Majed Abdullah 1959-01-11 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr ar-Riyāḍ 11 0 4 0 0 0
Abdraboh, Abdullah Striker 8 2 0 0 0 0
Jassim, Saud Striker 5 3 3 0 0 0
Dabo, Amin Striker 4 0 2 0 0 0
Al-Nafisah, Shaye 1962-03-20 Striker Saudi Arabia Al-Kawkab al-Kharj 3 2 0 0 0 0
Saeed, Darwish Striker 2 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Mnbark, Jamal Mohammad Striker Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq ad-Dammām 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Saudi Arabia in 1981

Missing match data:
  • South Korea (17.10.) p
  • Jordan (11.03.) p
  • Jordan (14.03.) p
  • Singapore (24.02.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-02-24
Singapore
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:1 p
Singapore vs. Saudi Arabia
Friendly
National Stadium of Singapore
1981-03-08
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Tunisia
1:2 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Tunisia
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-03-11
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 p
Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan
Friendly Riyadh
1981-03-14
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 p
Saudi Arabia vs. Jordan
Friendly
1981-03-21
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iraq
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Iraq
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-03-24
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Syria
0:2 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Syria
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-03-28
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Bahrain
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-03-31
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Qatar
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Qatar
World Cup 1982 - Group 2
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-10-17
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
South Korea
2:0 p
Saudi Arabia vs. South Korea
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-10-28
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Sweden
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-11-04
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
1981-11-12
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
China
China
2:4 c
Saudi Arabia vs. China
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Stadium Merdeka
1981-11-19
China
China
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2:0 c
China vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Stadium Merdeka
1981-11-28
New Zealand
New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2:2 c
New Zealand vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Mount Smart Stadium
1981-12-07
Kuwait
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2:0 c
Kuwait vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
1981-12-19
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
New Zealand
New Zealand
0:5 c
Saudi Arabia vs. New Zealand
World Cup 1982 - Final Round
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
16 Matches

Match Progress for Saudi Arabia in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Saudi Arabia

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
43 17 11 15 52
Bahrain
Bahrain
40 20 11 9 60
Iraq
Iraq
38 12 9 17 43
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
37 22 8 7 55
Qatar
Qatar
36 15 13 8 44
Oman
Oman
29 20 4 5 56
Syria
Syria
25 13 9 3 41
China
China
21 10 5 6 29
South Korea
South Korea
20 6 7 7 24
Yemen
Yemen
19 17 2 0 55
Indonesia
Indonesia
19 14 4 1 52
Japan
Japan
18 5 2 11 13
Thailand
Thailand
17 14 2 1 42
Jordan
Jordan
17 10 1 6 27
Malaysia
Malaysia
14 11 2 1 33
Iran
Iran
14 6 4 4 22
Singapore
Singapore
12 10 2 0 33
Palestine
Palestine
12 6 6 0 19
Australia
Australia
12 2 4 6 12
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
12 7 1 4 27
North Korea
North Korea
11 6 3 2 21
Lebanon
Lebanon
10 6 3 1 17
New Zealand
New Zealand
9 4 1 4 14
USA
USA
8 2 2 4 8
Egypt
Egypt
7 2 1 4 9
Mexico
Mexico
7 0 1 6 3
Jamaica
Jamaica
6 3 1 2 14
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6 6 0 0 16
Iceland
Iceland
6 3 2 1 6
Zambia
Zambia
6 4 1 1 8
Ghana
Ghana
5 1 2 2 7
Algeria
Algeria
5 2 2 1 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 5 0 0 20
Brazil
Brazil
5 0 0 5 3
Morocco
Morocco
5 2 0 3 4
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
5 3 1 1 10
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
5 1 0 4 6
India
India
5 5 0 0 18
Argentina
Argentina
5 1 2 2 5
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 2 1 2 5
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 3 1 0 7
Mali
Mali
4 1 1 2 8
Bolivia
Bolivia
4 0 2 2 3
Cameroon
Cameroon
4 1 1 2 3
Finland
Finland
4 1 1 2 4
South Africa
South Africa
4 1 2 1 3
Poland
Poland
4 0 0 4 2
Vietnam
Vietnam
4 4 0 0 13
Denmark
Denmark
3 0 0 3 0
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 4
Estonia
Estonia
3 1 1 1 3
Spain
Spain
3 0 0 3 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
3 1 0 2 1
Colombia
Colombia
3 0 1 2 1
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 9
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 1 1 1 4
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 0 3 0 1
Greece
Greece
3 1 1 1 4
Germany
Germany
3 0 0 3 1
Libya
Libya
3 0 0 3 1
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 7
Belgium
Belgium
3 1 0 2 2
North Yemen
North Yemen
3 3 0 0 4
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
3 2 1 0 5
Sweden
Sweden
3 0 1 2 3
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 1 1 1
Namibia
Namibia
2 2 0 0 3
Senegal
Senegal
2 2 0 0 6
Uganda
Uganda
2 1 1 0 3
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 0 2 1
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 0
Sudan
Sudan
2 2 0 0 4
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 2 0 2
Bhutan
Bhutan
2 2 0 0 10
Pakistan
Pakistan
2 2 0 0 7
England
England
2 0 2 0 1
Moldova
Moldova
2 1 0 1 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 4
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 0 2 0
Taiwan
Taiwan
2 2 0 0 8
Ukraine
Ukraine
2 0 1 1 1
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 2 0 2
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 14
Russia
Russia
2 1 0 1 4
Mongolia
Mongolia
2 2 0 0 12
East Timor
East Timor
2 2 0 0 17
Gabon
Gabon
2 1 0 1 1
Togo
Togo
2 2 0 0 2
DR Congo
DR Congo
2 2 0 0 4
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 0 1 1 0
Chile
Chile
2 0 1 1 2
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 2
Angola
Angola
1 0 1 0 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
1 0 0 1 0
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 2
Brazil
Brazil (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Congo
Congo
1 1 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 1 0 0 1
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 2
Croatia
Croatia
1 0 0 1 0
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
1 1 0 0 3
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 4
Serbia
Serbia
1 0 0 1 1
Albania
Albania
1 0 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 3
Scotland
Scotland
1 0 1 0 2
Algeria
Algeria (B)
1 1 0 0 2
Haiti
Haiti
1 1 0 0 1
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
1 1 0 0 2
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 8
Cambodia
Cambodia
1 1 0 0 7
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Panama
Panama
1 0 1 0 1
Slovakia
Slovakia
1 0 1 0 1
Germany
Germany (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 0 0 1 0
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus
1 1 0 0 2
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 1 0 0 2
France
France
1 0 0 1 0
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 1 0 0
Comoros
Comoros
1 1 0 0 3
Algeria
Algeria (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 3
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
1 0 0 1 0
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 1 0 0 1
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 0 0 1 1
Nepal
Nepal
1 1 0 0 7
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 0
Georgia
Georgia
1 0 0 1 0
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 1
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 1 0 1
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 0 0 1 0
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 0
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