Saudi Arabia are one of international football's most decorated national teams. Across their history they have won 3 major titles.
Their standout achievement is the AFC Asian Cup, won 3 times (1984, 1988, 1996).
Honours
ContinentalTournament Performance
World Cup· 22 editionsBest: Round of 16
1934Not Qualified
1938Not Qualified
1950Not Qualified
1954Not Qualified
1958Not Qualified
1962Not Qualified
1966Not Qualified
1970Not Qualified
1974Not Qualified
1978Not Qualified
1982Not Qualified
1986Not Qualified
1990Not Qualified
1994Round of 16
1998Group Stage
2002Group Stage
2006Group Stage
2010Not Qualified
2014Not Qualified
2018Group Stage
2022Group Stage
2026Group Stage
AFC Asian Cup· 18 editionsBest: Winner
1956Not Qualified
1960Not Qualified
1964Not Qualified
1968Not Qualified
1972Not Qualified
1976Not Qualified
1980Not Qualified
1984Winner
1988Winner
1992Final
1996Winner
2000Final
2004Group Stage
2007Final
2011Group Stage
2015Group Stage
2019Round of 16
2023Round of 16
Insights
Written by the archive itself — droughts, streaks and records derived from Saudi Arabia’s results. See droughts & records or streaks & shifts.
Power shift
South Korea led the Champions League Elite through the 2010s with 3 wins. In the 2020s Saudi Arabia took over, winning 3.
Drought
Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Championship 3 times, but not since 1996 — 27 years and counting as of 2023.
Club Honours
Continental and world titles won by clubs from Saudi Arabia.
Continental
Al-AhliSee how Saudi Arabia ranks among the sport’s all-time greats in our Fifty Greatest National Teams analysis.