Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The football governing body of Saudi Arabia
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2025 | Saudi Arabia's women's national football team is scheduled to participate in a national team competition, as indicated by the reference to the team's current status in 2024-2025. |
2024 | The Saudi Arabia women's national football team is actively competing in international matches during this year, demonstrating the country's growing commitment to women's football. |
December 8 2024 | Final scheduled friendly match for Saudi Arabia women's national football team in this series of international fixtures. |
December 3 2024 | Continuation of friendly matches by Saudi Arabia women's national football team. |
November 29 2024 | Saudi Arabia women's national football team scheduled for friendly matches against State of Palestine and Pakistan's national teams. |
August 11 2024 | Saudi Arabia lost to Moldova 0–1. |
August 7 2024 | Saudi Arabia lost to Moldova 0–1. |
February 27 2024 | SAFF launched the SAFF+ digital platform, a technological initiative designed to enhance football performance, talent identification, and provide digital content for fans in Saudi Arabia as part of their long-term strategy to elevate the country's football scene. |
January 12 2024 | Saudi Arabia beat Syria 3–0. |
January 12 2024 | Last official international record update against Syria |
January 8 2024 | Saudi Arabia beat Syria 2–0. |
2023 | Talah Al-Ghamdi joins the national team, becoming an active player in the squad in 2023. |
December 11 2023 | Lluís Cortés from Spain appointed as the new head coach of the Saudi Arabia women's national football team. |
October 24 2023 | Rosa Lappi-Seppälä's tenure as head coach ends. |
February 13 2023 | Rosa Lappi-Seppälä from Finland succeeds Monika Staab as head coach of the Saudi Arabia women's national football team. |
2022 | Saudi Arabia women's national football team officially established and began fielding players, with several key players like Bayan Sadagah, Lana Abdulrazak, and Sara Hamad joining the team and earning their first international caps. |
2022 | Saudi Arabia women's national football team played their first-ever international match, defeating the Seychelles 2-0 in a friendly tournament held in the Maldives. |
February 20 2022 | Saudi Arabia's women's national football team played their debut match, defeating Seychelles 2-0 in a friendly tournament in Malé, Maldives. |
August 11 2021 | SAFF appointed Monika Staab as head coach and Sandra Kälin as co-coach of the newly established women's national team. |
August 11 2021 | Monika Staab from Germany appointed as the first head coach of the Saudi Arabia women's national football team. |
February 2020 | The amateur Saudi Women's Football League was launched, covering three major cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam. |
2019 | Yasser Al Misehal becomes president of SAFF, succeeding Kosay Abdulaziz Alfawaz and continuing to lead the organization as of the current date. |
December 2019 | Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first unofficial women's football competition in the Jeddah area. |
2018 | Kosay Abdulaziz Alfawaz takes over the presidency of SAFF from Adel Ezzat. |
2017 | Saudi Arabia allowed women to attend football games for the first time, marking a significant step towards women's football development. |
November 2017 | Saudi Arabia initially pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, but eventually participated after the host country was moved to Kuwait. |
June 8 2017 | Saudi Arabia national team failed to observe a moment of silence before a World Cup qualifying match against Australia, honoring the victims of the London Bridge attack. |
2016 | Adel Ezzat becomes president of SAFF, succeeding Ahmad Eid Al Harbi. |
2015 | King Salman ascended to the throne, leading to increased discussions about football reforms, particularly for women's football. |
November 9 2015 | Final rescheduling of Saudi Arabia-Palestine World Cup qualification match to a neutral venue in Amman, Jordan, after Palestinian government could not guarantee match safety. |
November 5 2015 | Rescheduled date for Saudi Arabia-Palestine World Cup qualification match in Palestine, after Palestinian Football Association provided security guarantees. |
2014 | Ahmad Eid Al Harbi takes over the presidency of SAFF from Nawaf bin Faisal Al Saud. |
2011 | Nawaf bin Faisal Al Saud becomes president of SAFF, succeeding Sultan bin Fahd Al Saud. |
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