Riyadh, September (پاکستان پوائنٹ نیوز 01 سبتمبر 2025ء) FIFA published an extensive report on its official website about the project to document the history of Saudi football, describing it as one of the landmark collaboration projects between the SAFF and the FIFA Museum, which supported the project.
The FIFA Museum served in an advisory capacity as part of an International Experts Panel, sharing historical information from FIFA archives and providing historical benchmarks on how other FIFA Member Associations have handled similar projects.
The FIFA report highlighted the major efforts undertaken in the Saudi Football History Documentation Project, which involved reviewing over 500,000 press articles, more than 800 documents and interviews, and numerous books and references. The project identified 1,141 matches played by the national team, over 3,900 club competitions, and the participation of Saudi match officials in more than 3,300 international games.
Meanwhile, FIFA General Secretary Mattias Grafstrِm congratulated the SAFF on completing this important historic project and on establishing a transparent, scientific methodology under the supervision of the SAFF General Assembly.
“With over 120 years of Saudi football history catalogued, more than one thousand national team matches played, and an extensive record of club competitions and tournaments, this landmark project has established definitions that will showcase Saudi Arabia’s football legacy and will ensure that the heritage of football in the Kingdom will be preserved for future generations,” Grafstrِm said.
