Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 4- 5-78 Riyadh Pakistan 6-0 International Tourn.
2 7- 5-78 Riyadh Kenya 2-0 International Tourn.
3 10- 5-78 Riyadh South Korea 0-2 International Tourn.
4 9-12-78 Bangkok Iraq 1-1 Asian Games
5 11-12-78 Bangkok China 0-1 Asian Games
6 13-12-78 Bangkok Qatar 2-2 Asian Games
7 24- 3-79 Baghdad UA Emirates 2-1 Gulf Tournament
8 27- 3-79 Baghdad Oman 4-0 Gulf Tournament
9 1- 4-79 Baghdad Bahrain 1-1 Gulf Tournament
10 3- 4-79 Baghdad Qatar 7-0 Gulf Tournament
11 5- 4-79 Baghdad Kuwait 0-0 Gulf Tournament
12 8- 4-79 Baghdad Iraq 0-2 Gulf Tournament
13 30- 1-80 Riyadh South Korea 3-1
14 1- 2-80 Dammam South Korea 0-0
15 28- 9-80 Izmir Malaysia 3-0 Sports Games
16 2-10-80 Izmir Turkey 0-3 Sports Games
17 4-10-80 Izmir Libya 0-2 Sports Games
18 12-10-80 Izmir Indonesia 2-0 Sports Games
19 8- 3-81 Riyadh Tunisia 2-1
20 28- 3-81 Riyadh Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
21 31- 3-81 Riyadh Qatar 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
22 -81 Riyadh Malaysia 1-1
23 -81 Riyadh Morocco 1-0
24 -81 Riyadh Oman 4-0
25 -81 Riyadh Indonesia 8-0
26 28-10-81 Riyadh Sweden 1-2
27 4-11-81 Riyadh Kuwait 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
28 12-11-81 Kuala Lumpur China 2-4 World Cup Qualifier
29 19-11-81 Kuala Lumpur China 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
30 28-11-81 Auckland New Zealand 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
31 30-11-81 Kuwait City Kuwait 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
32 19-12-81 Riyadh New Zealand 0-5 World Cup Qualifier
33 21- 3-82 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 0-1 Gulf Tournament
34 24- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Iraq 1-1 Gulf Tournament
35 26- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Kuwait 0-1 Gulf Tournament
36 29- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Qatar 1-0 Gulf Tournament
37 31- 3-82 Abu Dhabi Oman 3-0 Gulf Tournament
38 2- 4-82 Abu Dhabi Bahrain 2-2 Gulf Tournament
39 20-11-82 New Delhi Thailand 1-0 Asian Games
40 22-11-82 New Delhi Syria 1-1 Asian Games
41 25-11-82 New Delhi North Korea 2-2 Asian Games
42 27-11-82 New Delhi India 1-0 Asian Games
43 29-11-82 New Delhi Iraq 0-1 Asian Games
44 -83 Riyadh Cameroon 1-1
45 2-12-83 Riyadh Somalia 1-0 Pan Arab Cup Qual.
46 5-12-83 Riyadh Yemen 1-0 Pan Arab Cup Qual.
47 9-12-83 Riyadh Sudan 3-0 Pan Arab Cup Qual.
48 7- 2-84 Riyadh Algeria 4-2
49 10- 3-84 Muscat Qatar 1-2 Gulf Tournament
50 15- 3-84 Muscat Oman 3-1 Gulf Tournament
51 17- 3-84 Muscat Iraq 0-4 Gulf Tournament
52 20- 3-84 Muscat Kuwait 1-1 Gulf Tournament
53 23- 3-84 Muscat UA Emirates 2-0 Gulf Tournament
54 26- 3-84 Muscat Bahrain 2-0 Gulf Tournament
55 25- 9-84 Dammam Iceland 1-2
56 19-10-84 Jeddah Nepal 7-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
57 22-10-84 Jeddah UA Emirates 1-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
58 24-10-84 Jeddah Sri Lanka 5-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
59 26-10-84 Jeddah Oman 6-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
60 21-11-84 Al-Jubail Finland 2-1
61 2-12-84 Singapore South Korea 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
62 4-12-84 Singapore Syria 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
63 8-12-84 Singapore Qatar 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
64 11-12-84 Singapore Kuwait 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
65 13-12-84 Singapore Iran 1-1 [1] Asian Nations Cup
66 16-12-84 Singapore China 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
67 -85 Riyadh Syria 1-1
68 -85 Riyadh Syria 3-1
69 12- 4-85 Riyadh UA Emirates 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
70 19- 4-85 Dubai UA Emirates 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
71 3- 7-85 Taif Jordan 4-0 Arab Cup
72 7- 7-85 Taif Qatar 1-0 Arab Cup
73 10- 7-85 Taif Iraq 2-3 Arab Cup
74 28- 7-85 Tunis Tunisia 0-1
75 5- 8-85 Rabat Yemen 2-0 Arab Games
76 8- 8-85 Settat UA Emirates 1-0 Arab Games
77 12- 8-85 Rabat Algeria 3-1 Arab Games
78 14- 8-85 Casablanca Iraq 1-2 Arab Games
79 15- 9-85 Yaoundé Cameroon 1-4 Afro-Asian Cup
80 21- 2-86 Khober Algeria 1-1
81 25- 2-86 Khober Wales 1-2
82 17- 2-86 Dammam Algeria 0-0
83 28- 2-86 Dammam Finland 0-1
84 12- 3-86 Dammam Paraguay 0-0
85 23- 3-86 Manama Kuwait 1-3 Gulf Tournament
86 25- 3-86 Manama Bahrain 1-2 Gulf Tournament
87 28- 3-86 Manama Oman 3-1 Gulf Tournament
88 30- 3-86 Manama Iraq 2-1 Gulf Tournament
89 2- 4-86 Manama UA Emirates 0-2 Gulf Tournament
90 5- 4-86 Manama Qatar 2-0 Gulf Tournament
91 -86 Dammam Zambia 1-0
92 -88 Riyadh Malaysia 6-0
93 17- 2-88 Riyadh Scotland 2-2
94 2- 3-88 Riyadh Oman 2-0 Gulf Tournament
95 5- 3-88 Riyadh Qatar 0-0 Gulf Tournament
96 9- 3-88 Riyadh Bahrain 1-0 Gulf Tournament
97 13- 3-88 Riyadh UA Emirates 2-2 Gulf Tournament
98 16- 3-88 Riyadh Iraq 0-2 Gulf Tournament
99 18- 3-88 Riyadh Kuwait 0-0 Gulf Tournament
100 21- 6-88 Melbourne New Zealand 0-2
101 23- 6-88 Melbourne New Zealand 2-3
102 29- 6-88 Melbourne Hong Kong 3-0
103 1- 7-88 Melbourne Hong Kong 1-0
104 6- 7-88 Adelaide Argentina 2-2 Bicentennial Tourn.
105 9- 7-88 Sydney Australia 0-3 Bicentennial Tourn.
106 13- 7-88 Melbourne Brazil 1-4 Bicentennial Tourn.
107 16- 7-88 Canberra Argentina 0-2 Bicentennial Tourn.
108 16-11-88 Riyadh England 1-1
109 29-11-88 Riyadh Tunisia 1-0
110 2-12-88 Doha Syria 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
111 5-12-88 Doha Kuwait 0-0 Asian Nations Cup
112 9-12-88 Doha Bahrain 1-1 Asian Nations Cup
113 12-12-88 Doha China 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
114 15-12-88 Doha Iran 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
115 18-12-88 Doha South Korea 0-0 [2] Asian Nations Cup
116 15- 3-89 Jeddah Syria 5-4 World Cup Qualifier
117 20- 3-89 Sana'a Yemen 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
118 30- 3-89 Latakia Syria 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
119 5- 4-89 Jeddah Yemen 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
120 12-10-89 Singapore China 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
121 16-10-89 Singapore Qatar 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
122 21-10-89 Singapore UA Emirates 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
123 24- 9-90 Beijing Bangladesh 4-0 Asian Games
124 28- 9-90 Beijing Japan 2-0 Asian Games
125 1-10-90 Beijing North Korea 0-0 [3] Asian Games
126 11- 9-92 Aleppo Syria 1-1 Arab Cup
127 14- 9-92 Aleppo Kuwait 2-0 Arab Cup
128 18- 9-92 Aleppo Egypt Olympic 2-3 Arab Cup
129 18- 4-93 Singapore New Zealand 3-1
130 24- 4-93 Singapore New Zealand 1-0
131 16- 5-93 Riyadh Malaysia 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
132 18- 5-93 Riyadh Kuwait 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
133 23- 9-93 Dammam Costa Rica 1-2
134 27- 9-93 Dammam Costa Rica 3-2
135 6-10-93 Dammam Russia 4-2
136 15-10-93 Doha Japan 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
137 4- 6-94 Pomona Trinidad/Tobago 3-2
138 20- 6-94 Washington Netherlands 1-2 World Cup
139 29- 6-94 Washington Belgium 1-0 World Cup
[1] Saudi Arabia won 5-4 on penalty kicks.
[2] Saudi Arabia won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
[3] Saudi Arabia lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
Note: dates for some matches are being checked.
The following matches were not full "A" international matches (apart from
two which are deleted because Abdullah was suspended) and therefore not
included in the above list:
Year Venue Opponent Score Reason
1980 Izmir North Cyprus 2-0 North Cyprus no FIFA members
1981 Riyadh Venezuela Team 3-1 Not full
1981 Riyadh Venezuela Team 1-0 Not full
1981 Riyadh South Korea XI 2-0 Not full
1983 Riyadh Morocco 2-1 No evidence found
1984 Jeddah Thailand 2-1 No evidence found
1984 Jeddah Thailand 1-3 No evidence found
1984 Dammam Finland XI 0-1 Not full
1985 Taif Iraq 3-1 No evidence found
1985 Jeddah Iraq 2-0 No evidence found
1986 Khober Thailand 2-1 No evidence found
1986 Khober Thailand 0-0 No evidence found
1986 Singapore Ireland XI 1-1 Not full
1986 Singapore Ireland XI 3-0 Not full
1986 Dammam Algeria 0-2 No evidence found
1988 Riyadh Rapid Wien 2-1 Not full
1989 Singapore South Korea 0-2 WCQ (Player suspended)
1989 Singapore North Korea 2-0 WCQ (Player suspended)
1992 Syria Palestina 2-1 Not full
1993 Riyadh Syria 0-0 No evidence found
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
139 66 36 37 218-136 168 60.43
Types of Matches
Friendlies 35
Gulf Tournament 30
World Cup Qualifier 20
Asian Nations Cup 12
Asian Games 11
Arab Cup 6
Arab Games 4
Asian Cup Qualifier 4
World Cup 2
Other Tournaments 15
Total caps: 139
Verified Goals:
Cap 6 1 goal
Cap 10 5 goals
Cap 25 5 goals
Cap 28 1 goal
Cap 30 2 goals
Cap 37 1 goal (possibly more)
Cap 61 1 goal
Cap 66 1 goal
Cap 76 1 goal
Cap 92 1 goal (possibly more)
Cap 93 1 goal
Cap 104 1 goal
Cap 106 1 goal
Cap 108 1 goal
Cap 114 1 goal
Cap 116 1 goal
Cap 119 1 goal
Cap 123 2 goals
Cap 126 1 goal
Cap 131 2 goals
Cap 132 1 goal
Cap 134 1 goal
Cap 137 1 goal
Verified: 34 goals
NB: apart from matches 37 and 92, Abdullah's number of goals is unclear
for many other matches (7-9,13,15,18-19,22-24,26,34,36,38-42,44-50,
52-60,62-64,67-68,71-73,75,77-78,80-81,85-88,90-91,94,96-97,101-103,
109,129-130); the Saudi FA claims a total of 67 goals for him.
With thanks to Jarek Owsianski (jarek-o@go2.pl) and Neil Morrison (nfm24@cam.ac.uk) for additional info on match dates and goals.
Prepared and maintained by Roberto Mamrud and Marius Schneider for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors: Roberto Mamrud (robert@elsitio.net)
and Marius Schneider (marius.schneider@fifa.org)
Last updated: 24 Oct 2004
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2002/04
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