Football in Saudi Arabia

Football in Saudi Arabia
Football in Saudi Arabia
	King Fahd International Stadium in 2008
Country	Saudi Arabia
Governing body	SAFF
National team(s)	National team ; Under-23 national team ; Under-20 national team ; Under-17 national team ; Women's national team
Nickname(s)	The Falcons
First played	1957
Clubs	172
National competitions
	FIFA World Cup; AFC Asian Cup; FIFA Arab Cup; WAFF Championship; Arabian Gulf Cup;
Club competitions
	List League: ; Saudi Professional League ; Saudi First Division ; Saudi Second Division ; Saudi Third Division ; Saudi Fourth Division ; Saudi Women's Premier League; Cups:; Kings Cup ; Saudi Super Cup; ;
International competitions
	FIFA Club World Cup; AFC Champions League;
Audience records
Season	2022–23 in Saudi Arabian football

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Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia.^[1] Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) (Arabic: الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم). It was founded in 1956.^[2] It administers both the club competitions and the national football teams of Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabia Football Federation founder is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud.

^ "James Dorsey: Soccer Emerges as Focal Point of Dissent in Saudi Arabia". HuffPost. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Saudi Arabia on FIFA.com". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

[1] "James Dorsey: Soccer Emerges as Focal Point of Dissent in Saudi Arabia". HuffPost. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[2] "Saudi Arabia on FIFA.com". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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