On the regional level, the Saudi national team has won the Gulf Cup title 3 times in its history.

[citation needed] SAFF appointed Croatian Romeo Jozak as technical director on 22 July 2021.

[8] The return fixture, originally to be played on 13 October 2015 at the Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, was later postponed due to Saudi Arabia's refusal to pass through Israeli-controlled borders,[9] until the process of agreeing on the venue was concluded.

[14] On 8 June 2017, the Saudi Arabia national team failed to observe a moment of silence before a World Cup qualifying match against Australia in honor of the 2017 London Bridge attack victims.

[15] In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis.