Team · AFC
18 Nov 1963 – 26 Jun 2026 · Elo 1697 (61st now), peak 1830 in 2008
350 won · 172 drawn · 221 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 31 · Year
| Home | 288 | 170 | 59 | 59 | 557 | 249 | +308 | 59% |
| Away | 132 | 41 | 35 | 56 | 153 | 172 | -19 | 31.1% |
| Neutral | 323 | 139 | 78 | 106 | 427 | 361 | +66 | 43% |
| Tournament finals | 267 | 119 | 61 | 87 | 365 | 310 | +55 | 44.6% |
| Qualifiers | 186 | 116 | 40 | 30 | 390 | 129 | +261 | 62.4% |
| Friendlies | 290 | 115 | 71 | 104 | 382 | 343 | +39 | 39.7% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 11 | 30 Jan 2001 | 23 Jul 2001 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 19 | 30 Sep 2003 | 18 Jul 2004 | 1 |
| Scored in | 17 | 20 Mar 1984 | 16 Dec 1984 | 0 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 8 Feb 2001 | 23 Jul 2001 | 1 |
| Without a win | 9 | 28 Oct 1981 | 26 Mar 1982 | 4 |
| Defeats | 7 | 12 Apr 1975 | 26 Mar 1976 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 23 May 1998 | 18 Jun 1998 | 2 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Gulf Cup | 25 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup | 11 | 3 | Winner (1996, 1988, 1984) |
| FIFA World Cup | 7 | 0 | Round of 16 (1994) |
| Arab Cup | 7 | 0 | — |
| Asian Games | 5 | 0 | — |
| Confederations Cup | 4 | 0 | Runner-up (1992) |
| WAFF Championship | 3 | 0 | — |
| Gold Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| Arab Cup 2025 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | — |
| Gold Cup 2025 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2024 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | F · 1st |
| Gulf Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | C · 4th |
| Arab Cup 2021 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2019 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2019 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | E · 2nd |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | A · 3rd |
| Gulf Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | B · 3rd |
| Gulf Cup 2014 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | — |
AFC Asian Cup 3
| Kuwait | AFC | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35.7% | 1970 | 2021 |
| Qatar | AFC | 41 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 43.9% | 1970 | 2019 |
| Bahrain | AFC | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 48.7% | 1970 | 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 56.8% | 1972 | 2019 |
| Iraq | AFC | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 53 | -21 | 30.6% | 1975 | 2025 |
| Oman | AFC | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 69.2% | 1976 | 2025 |
| Syria | AFC | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 59.1% | 1976 | 2011 |
| China PR | AFC | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 45.5% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Yemen | AFC | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 7 | +50 | 90.5% | 1989 | 2024 |
| South Korea | AFC | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 21.1% | 1980 | 2024 |
| Japan | AFC | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 27.8% | 1990 | 2025 |
| Indonesia | AFC | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 10 | +38 | 82.4% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Thailand | AFC | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 9 | +33 | 82.4% | 1982 | 2024 |
| Jordan | AFC | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 50% | 1981 | 2025 |
| Iran | AFC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 28.6% | 1977 | 2012 |
| Malaysia | AFC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 75% | 1980 | 2016 |
| Australia | AFC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 16.7% | 1988 | 2025 |
| Palestine | AFC | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 50% | 1992 | 2025 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 58.3% | 1994 | 2021 |
| North Korea | AFC | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 54.5% | 1982 | 2019 |
| Friendly | 286 | 115 | 71 | 100 | 40.2% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 154 | 89 | 38 | 27 | 57.8% |
| Gulf Cup | 118 | 61 | 25 | 32 | 51.7% |
| AFC Asian Cup | 52 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 44.2% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 32 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 84.4% |
| Arab Cup | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 53.6% |
| Asian Games | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 47.8% |
| FIFA World Cup | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18.2% |
| Confederations Cup | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25% |
| WAFF Championship | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12.5% |
| Gold Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25% |
| Palestine Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 24 | 4 | 2012–2026 |
| Sami Al-Jaber | 22 | 3 | 1993–2006 |
| Mohammed Al-Sahlawi | 19 | 7 | 2010–2017 |
| Talal Al-Meshal | 17 | 0 | 2000–2004 |
| Yasser Al Qahtani | 17 | 3 | 2004–2008 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 15 | 3 | 2020–2025 |
| Khaled Massad | 14 | 3 | 1992–1997 |
| Obeid Al-Dosari | 13 | 0 | 1997–2001 |
| Fahad Al-Muwallad | 12 | 0 | 2015–2021 |
| Majed Abdullah | 11 | 0 | 1981–1993 |
| Saeed Al-Owairan | 11 | 0 | 1992–1994 |
| Fahad Al-Mehallel | 10 | 0 | 1993–1997 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 25% of these matches.
| Salem Al-Dawsari | 81 | 75 | 2012–2026 |
| Osama Hawsawi | 68 | 68 | 2007–2018 |
| Mohamed Kanno | 65 | 50 | 2018–2026 |
| Yasser Al-Shahrani | 64 | 59 | 2012–2024 |
| Mohammed Al-Owais | 62 | 61 | 2016–2026 |
| Feras Al-Brikan | 59 | 44 | 2019–2026 |
| Salman Al-Faraj | 55 | 53 | 2014–2026 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 52 | 37 | 2019–2026 |
| Ali Al-Bulayhi | 51 | 43 | 2018–2024 |
| Fahad Al-Muwallad | 51 | 29 | 2015–2024 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 50 | 27 | 2020–2026 |
| Hassan Al-Tambakti | 42 | 38 | 2019–2026 |