United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

UAE Under-20

Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Nikolaos Kolompourdas
Most caps	Abdulaziz Hussain
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Chinese Taipei 1–8 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (Jakarta, Indonesia; 21 October 2018)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	2008 (Champions)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	2003 and 2009 (Quarter-finals)

United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship
	1985 UAE	Team
	1996 South Korea	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	Team

The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Host nation(s) / Year	Round
1997	Round of 16
2003	Quarter-finals
2009	Quarter-finals

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Fourth Place	3	0	1	2	2	7
1985	Third Place	3	1	1	1	9	4
1986	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	Fourth Place	5	1	2	2	2	5
1990	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	5	5
1994	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1996	Third Place	6	2	2	2	12	13
1998	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	6	12
2002	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	3	6
2004	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
2008	Champions	6	6	0	0	12	3
2010	Quarter–Finals	4	1	1	2	7	6
2012	Group Stage	3	0	3	0	2	2
2014	Quarter–Finals	4	1	2	1	7	5
2016	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2018	Group Stage	3	2	0	1	10	3
2020	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	14/19	56	18	15	23	83	80

Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-20.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Player	Award
2003	Ismail Matar	Golden Ball

AFC U-19 Championship

Year	Player	Award
2008	Ahmed Khalil	Most Valuable Player Top Scorer

Asian Young Footballer of the Year

Year	Player	Award
2008	Ahmed Khalil	Asian Young Footballer of the Year

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

United Arab Emirates v Nepal

6 November 2019 2020 AFC Qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	4–0	Nepal	Tehran, Iran
14:45 (UTC+3	N. Gurung 27' (o.g.) Khalfan 38' Yousuf 71' Hamad 81'	Report		Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

Kyrgyzstan v United Arab Emirates

8 November 2019 2020 AFC Qualifiers	Kyrgyzstan	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Tehran, Iran
18:15 (UTC+3	Shigaibayev 39' Artykbaev 45'	Report		Stadium: Rah Ahan Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

United Arab Emirates v Iran

10 November 2019 2020 AFC Qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Iran	Tehran, Iran
18:15 (UTC+3		Report		Stadium: PAS Stadium

Coaches

Manager	From	To
Khalifa Mubarak AlShamsi	2004	2006
Jacky Bonnevay	2006	2007
Jumaa Rabea Mubarak	2007	2008
Khaled Ben Yahia	July 2008	October 2008
Mahdi Redha	October 2008	2009
Ludovic Batelli	2018	2020
Nikolaos Kolompourdas	2020	present

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper
25	1GK	Suhail Abdulla	(1999-08-26) 26 August 1999	0	0	Al Wasl
48	1GK	Rayed Reda	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
17	1GK	Salam Khairi	(1999-07-22) 22 July 1999	0	0	Al Jazira
Defender
2	2DF	Omar Esmaili	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999	0	0	Hatta
29	2DF	Omar Ahmed	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
4	2DF	Saoud Abdulrahman	(2000-07-18) July 18, 2000	0	0	Al Ain
3	2DF	Yousef Ali Almheiri	(1999-11-30) 30 November 1999	0	0	Al Wasl
14	2DF	Sultan Saeed	(2000-12-18) 18 December 2000	0	0	Sharjah
16	2DF	Abdulrahman Saleh	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999	0	0	Al Wasl
37	2DF	Ahmed Abdulla	(1999-01-16) 16 January 1999	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
Midfielder
12	3MF	Eid Khamis	(1999-05-20) 20 May 1999	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
15	3MF	Majed Rashed	(2000-05-16) 16 May 2000	0	2	Kalba
23	3MF	Khaled Mohammed	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999	0	0	Al Ain
18	3MF	Tahnoon Alzaabi	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999	0	0	Al Wahda
21	3MF	Faisal Al Matroushi	(1999-11-29) November 29, 1999	0	0	Al Jazira
10	3MF	Fahad Alhamadi	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999	0	0	Al Wahda
Forward
16	4FW	Ahmed Fawzi	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001	0	2	Al Jazira
20	4FW	Fahad Batout	(1999-10-17) 17 October 1999	0	0	Kalba
7	4FW	Hamdan Almansoori	(1999-04-28) 28 April 1999	0	0	Hamm Benfica
15	4FW	Rashed Mubarak	(1999-03-08) 8 March 1999	0	2	Hatta
23	4FW	Abdulla Alnaqbi	(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000	0	1	Shabab Al Ahli
18	4FW	Ali Saleh	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	0	3	Al Wasl

Former squads

• 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
• 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE
• 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE

External links

• United Arab Emirates Football Association (Arabic)
• UAE U20 Official Site (English)

See also

• United Arab Emirates national football team
• United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
• United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team results