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SAFF — Saudi Arabian Football Federation

Saudi Arabia’s football federation, seated in Riyadh; FIFA lists it under the Asian Football Confederation, and Saudipedia dates its founding to 18 May 1955 and its AFC membership to 1972.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded18 May 1955, per Saudipedia (Saudi Ministry of Media)[3]
HeadquartersAl Malqa District, Prince Turki Bin Abdulaziz Al Awwal Road, Riyadh, the address the SAFF publishes[2]
International federationFIFA, which lists it under the AFC[1]
Continental bodyAsian Football Confederation (AFC), member since 1972, per Saudipedia[3]

What is the SAFF?

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) is the national association for football in Saudi Arabia. Saudipedia, the encyclopedia published by the Saudi Ministry of Media, records that it was founded on 18 May 1955, that its headquarters is in Riyadh and that it oversees football clubs from the professional league to the fourth division.[3] Its own site presents its national teams, tournaments, official files and a calendar.[2]

What does the SAFF govern or do?

The federation’s site carries sections for national teams, tournaments, teams, a news centre, official files and a calendar, with national teams at under-15, under-17 and under-20 level.[2] Saudipedia lists 174 clubs under the federation, across the professional league and the first to fourth divisions, and states that it supervises forty-seven tournaments each season.[3]

When was the SAFF founded and where is it based?

Saudipedia, the Ministry of Media’s encyclopedia, gives the federation’s founding date as 18 May 1955 and states that its headquarters is situated in the capital, Riyadh.[3] The SAFF gives its own address as Al Malqa District, Prince Turki Bin Abdulaziz Al Awwal Road, Riyadh.[2]

How is the SAFF recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s directory of member associations lists the Saudi Arabian Football Federation under the confederation AFC, with saff.com.sa as its website.[1] Saudipedia states that the federation has been a FIFA member since its establishment.[3]

AFC. Saudipedia dates the federation’s membership of the Asian Football Confederation to 1972, and its membership of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) to 1974.[3]

What does the SAFF organise?

Saudipedia lists 47 tournaments a year under the federation, among them the King Cup (the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup), the Saudi Roshn League, the Saudi Super Cup and the Women’s Premier League.[3] The federation’s site publishes domestic league standings and covers its national teams’ tournaments, among them the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup.[2] Its tournaments page lists men’s competitions from the King Cup and the Roshn Saudi League down to the Saudi League 4th Division, youth leagues from under-21 to under-11, women’s leagues and cups, futsal and beach soccer competitions, and the Kingdom eCup.[4]

Who are its members?

Saudipedia records 174 football clubs under the federation “across all technical levels: pro, first division, second division, third division, and fourth division” (as published in October 2026).[3] The federation’s own site lists the teams in its domestic competitions and publishes their league standings.[2]

References

  1. FIFA — Member associations: Saudi Arabia. Accessed 2026-10-05.
  2. SAFF — official website, English home page (navigation and contact details). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  3. Saudipedia (Saudi Ministry of Media) — Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Accessed 2026-10-05.
  4. SAFF — Tournaments (championships page). Accessed 2026-10-05.