United Arab Emirates national football team
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Nickname(s) | Al Abyad (The Whites) Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed) | ||
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Association | UAE Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Captain | Various | ||
Most caps | Adnan Al Talyani (161) | ||
Top scorer | Ali Mabkhout (60) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 71 ![]() | ||
Highest | 40 (November – December 1998) | ||
Lowest | 138 (January 2012) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 90 ![]() | ||
Highest | 24 (15 January 2015) | ||
Lowest | 140 (September 1981) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1990) | ||
Best result | Group stage , 1990 | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Runners-up, 1996 | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, 1997 |
The United Arab Emirates national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم) represents the United Arab Emirates in international football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in the United Arab Emirates and a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). They were for a time managed by legendary English manager Don Revie.
United Arab Emirates' home ground varies. Most home games have been played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira Stadium and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain as other venues.
It has made one World Cup appearance, in 1990 in Italy, but lost all three of its games to Colombia, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Two years later, the United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup, and runner-up in 1996 as hosts of the tournament. In both tournaments, their final match was lost on penalty kicks. They also won the Arabian Gulf Cup on two occasions; in 2007 when they won the title for the first time in their history, and the second time was in 2013. They finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and hosted 2019 edition which they were eliminated in the semi-finals.
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History[edit]
Early years[edit]
The first match of the United Arab Emirates national football team was played on 17 March 1972, four months after the union of the United Arab Emirates. They played against Qatar at Riyadh's Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and UAE won 1–0 with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4–0 and 7–0 to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait respectively and beating Bahrain 3 to nothing.
After participating in four Gulf Cup tournaments since 1972, the United Arab Emirates hosted the 1982 edition. They again finished third, as they did in the two previous tournaments.
First Asian Cup appearances[edit]
In 1980, the United Arab Emirates qualified for the first time for the AFC Asian Cup, which was held in Kuwait. They were drawn with eventual winners, Kuwait, runner-up South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar in Group B. They drew 1–1 with Kuwait but lost the three other matches and finished their first appearance at the tournament in fifth place in their group and ninth (out of ten teams) overall.
They also qualified for next two tournaments, 1984 in Singapore and 1988 in Qatar and were again eliminated in the group stages in both. Their first victory of the tournament occurred against India on 7 December 1984 under manager Heshmat Mohajerani.
1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy[edit]
In 1984, Mohajerani resigned as UAE head coach and was replaced with former Brazil manager Carlos Alberto Parreira. Parreira led the country at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and left his position after the tournament. He was succeeded by Brazilian World Cup winning coach Mário Zagallo. Zagallo led the country to the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, Zagallo resigned before the tournament and Parreira returned as head coach to lead the United Arab Emirates at the tournament.
Qualifying | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 8 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
They were drawn at Group D along with eventual winner West Germany, Colombia and Yugoslavia. They lost 2–0 to Colombia, 5–1 to West Germany and 4–1 to Yugoslavia. They finished fourth with no points, scoring two goals and conceding eleven goals. UAE's first goal at the tournament was scored by Khalid Ismaïl against West Germany. The tournament was later put into a 2016 documentary titled 'Lights of Rome'.[3] After the tournament, Parreira was sacked. Two years later, at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates finished in fourth place, their best finish up to that date.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
1996 AFC Asian Cup[edit]
The United Arab Emirates hosted the 1996 AFC Asian Cup. They hired Croatian coach Tomislav Ivić one year before the tournament and were drawn in Group A along with Kuwait, South Korea and Indonesia. They drew 1–1 with South Korea in the opening match, then defeated Kuwait 3–2 and Indonesia 2–0 to qualify as group winners with seven points. In the quarter-finals, they beat Iraq 1–0 with a golden goal scored by Abdulrahman Ibrahim in the 103rd minute in extra time. They again faced Kuwait, this time at the semi-finals and won 1–0 to qualify to the final for the first time. In the final, and after a goalless draw, they lost to Saudi Arabia 2–4 in a penalty shoot-out and finished the tournament as runner-up, which is still their best finish in the AFC Asian Cup.
The tournament was also considered to be one of the best tournaments held since 1956. The tournament had an average 3.08 goals per game with 80 goals scored, 49 goals higher than the previous edition.
The United Arab Emirates also appeared in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup after being awarded a spot because Asian winners Saudi Arabia was hosting the games. They lost the first match 2–0 to Uruguay. Then, they defeated South Africa 1–0. In their final match, they were defeated 6–1 by Czech Republic and missed their chance to qualify for the next round finishing third in their group.
2000–2011[edit]
Despite their good performances at the previous Asian Cup, the United Arab Emirates missed the qualification for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon. They also finished in last place at the 2002 Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia.
They were eliminated in the next three AFC Asian Cup tournaments at the group stage. Their worst performance was in 2011 when they finished the tournament goalless. At this time, many notable coaches managed the United Arab Emirates, including Carlos Queiroz, Roy Hodgson and Dick Advocaat. In 2006, the UAE appointed Senegal's 2002 FIFA World Cup head coach, Bruno Metsu as their new manager. He led the United Arab Emirates to the 2007 Gulf Cup title, the country's first major achievement.
2012–2015[edit]
After hiring many notable European coaches, in 2012, the United Arab Emirates appointed the Olympic team coach Mahdi Ali as the new manager of the national team. Ali previously led the country to their first ever appearance at the Olympic Games.
Ali began creating a young squad for the United Arab Emirates, inviting many players that he had worked with at youth level. He led the United Arab Emirates to their second Gulf Cup title in 2013.
2015 AFC Asian Cup[edit]
The United Arab Emirates's form at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was a surprise to many. They were drawn in Group C along with Iran, Qatar and Bahrain. They defeated Qatar 4–1 in their first match. At the next match, they defeated Bahrain 2–1 which qualified them for the knockout stage. In the group's final game, the United Arab Emirates lost 1–0 to Iran, in which Iran scored a controversial goal that appeared to be offside. However, the gulf team advanced as group runner-up. They faced the defending champions Japan in the quarter-final and earned a shock victory on penalties to advance to the last four. However, they lost 2–0 to the host country Australia in the semi-finals. In the third place play-off, they beat Iraq 3–2 and finished the tournament in the third place. The United Arab Emirates will be hosting the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification[edit]
The United Arab Emirates qualified for the Second Round of the AFC qualification, where they finished second in Group A behind Saudi Arabia and qualified for the Third Round. In this round, they finished fourth in Group B, thus failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite this, one of United Arab Emirates players Ahmed Khalil manage to be the top scorer in the qualification along with two other players. Around this time Mahdi Ali (one of the most successful UAE managers) resigned from his position.[4]
2019 AFC Asian Cup[edit]
In 2015, It was announced that the United Arab Emirates will host the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this marks the 2nd time United Arab Emirates hosts an AFC Asian Cup, first was in 1996 AFC Asian Cup were UAE finished in second place after losing Saudi Arabia on penalties. With its desire to win the trophy for the first time, the team had a new coach, and former Asian Cup winning manager Alberto Zaccheroni.
The United Arab Emirates opened their campaign, by obtaining a 1–1 draw to neighbor Bahrain, which was seen as disappointing.[5] However, the UAE salvaged important three points against India with a 2–0 win before drew Thailand 1–1 to secure its top spot and progress to the round of sixteen.[6] On the round of sixteen, the UAE had to play a hard-fought match against Kyrgyzstan, and had been equalized twice after 90', but an important penalty from Ali Mabkhout ensured the UAE to enter the quarter-finals against then-defending champions Australia.[7] In the quarter-finals, the UAE scored its first ever goal against Australia to gain its first ever win against them and eliminated them in process.[8] The semi-finals was seen as a rivalry between the host UAE and Qatar.[9] Some Emirati supporters booed Qatari anthem, and threw footwear in the pitch after Qatar scored their second goal. The UAE lost to Qatar 0–4, which marked UAE's first defeat to Qatar since 2001 which ended the chance for the UAE's entry to the final.[10]
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification[edit]
The United Arab Emirates joined the second round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers, where they placed in with Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. Bert van Marwijk was sacked due to his poor start in the qualifiers and his early group stage exist in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup. By the time of his sacking the UAE was at 4th in the group.[11]
Rivalries[edit]
UAE's main rivals are its neighbours Saudi Arabia,[12] Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran, it also has a rivalry with Uzbekistan.
Qatar[edit]
The rivalry between Qatar and UAE is a very competitive rivalry in the Arabian Gulf Cup meeting in multiple occasions, due to Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refused to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia.[13] As of 2018, Qatar and UAE have played 29 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Arabian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with the result 4–0, with heavy tensions and violence occurred between two and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.[14] UAE was fined $150,000 US dollars for the incident and has to play their first 2022 and 2023 qualification game in closed doors.[15] However, on 21st of September, AFC has lifted the ban just a few weeks before the match has begun[16]
Home stadium[edit]
UAE's main national stadium is Sheikh Zayed Stadium, located in capital Abu Dhabi. However, UAE has also used Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium (Al Jazira Stadium) and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. As of 2019, the UAE has played in six home stadiums.
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Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Last match |
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Zayed Sports City Stadium | 43,206 | Abu Dhabi City, Abu Dhabi | v ![]() (21 January 2019; 2019 AFC Asian Cup) |
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Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 | Abu Dhabi City, Abu Dhabi | v ![]() (26 March 2019; Friendly) |
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Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 | Abu Dhabi City, Abu Dhabi | v ![]() (21 March 2019; Friendly) |
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Hazza bin Zayed Stadium | 25,053 | Al Ain, Abu Dhabi | v ![]() (25 January 2019; 2019 AFC Asian Cup) |
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Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 | Dubai City, Dubai | v ![]() (20 November 2018; Friendly) |
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Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 | Dubai City, Dubai | v ![]() (16 November 2018; Friendly) |
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Al Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 | Dubai City, Dubai | v ![]() (10 October 2019; 2022 World Cup qualifiers) |
Historical kits[edit]
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Coaching & Medical staff[edit]
Last Update: December 2019[17]
Coaching Staff[edit]
Head coach | Vacant |
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Medical Staff[edit]
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Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- The following players were called up for 24th Arabian Gulf Cup
- Match date: 26 November 2019 — 2 December 2019
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ali Khasif | 9 June 1987 | 45 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | GK | Khalid Eisa | 15 September 1989 | 45 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Adel Al-Hosani | 23 August 1989 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | GK | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | 4 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Mohammed Marzooq | 23 January 1989 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Mohammed Al Attas | 5 August 1997 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Yousif Jaber (Captain) | 25 February 1985 | 39 | 2 | ![]() |
8 | DF | Hamdan Al-Kamali | 2 May 1989 | 52 | 5 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Khalifa Al Hammadi | 6 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Al Hassan Saleh | 25 June 1991 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
26 | DF | Majed Suroor | 14 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
27 | DF | Shahin Abdulrahman | 16 November 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | MF | Khalil Ibrahim | 4 May 1993 | 2 | 3 | ![]() |
4 | MF | Waleed Hussain | 27 May 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Abdullah Ramadan | 7 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 9 July 1990 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Omar Abdulrahman | 20 September 1991 | 74 | 11 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Ismail Al Hammadi | 1 July 1988 | 114 | 13 | ![]() |
18 | MF | Tareq Ahmed | 12 March 1988 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Ahmed Barman | 5 February 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | MF | Salem Rashid | 21 December 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Ahmed Khalil | 8 June 1991 | 104 | 48 | ![]() |
13 | FW | Jassem Yaqoub | 16 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Zaid Al-Ameri | 14 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Ali Saleh | 22 January 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Khalfan Mubarak | 9 May 1995 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
25 | FW | Ali Mabkhout | 5 October 1990 | 81 | 58 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have also been called up to the United Arab Emirates squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Fahad Al-Dhanhani | 3 September 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mohammed Al-Menhali | 27 October 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mohammed Ali Shaker | 27 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Walid Abbas | 11 June 1985 | 64 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Hassan Al-Moharrami | 6 June 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mohammed Ibrahim | 14 May 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mubarak Saeed | 18 October 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Abdullah Ghanem | 21 May 1995 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ismail AhmedSUS | 7 July 1983 | 26 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Mohamed Ahmed | 16 April 1989 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Khalifa Mubarak | 30 October 1993 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Fares Juma Al Saadi | 30 December 1988 | 35 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Ali Salmeen | 4 February 1995 | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Habib Al Fardan | 11 November 1990 | 12 | 6 | ![]() |
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MF | Abdullah Al-Naqbi | 28 April 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Suhail Al-Mansoori | 19 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mansor Abbas | 18 March 1991 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Khamis Esmaeel | 16 August 1989 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Saif Rashid | 25 January 1994 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Amer Abdulrahman | 3 July 1989 | 44 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 4 February 1989 | 33 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Majed Hassan | 1 August 1992 | 38 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Mohamed Al-Akbari | 15 March 1996 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Rayan Yaslam | 23 November 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Salem Saleh | 14 January 1991 | 12 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Suhail Al-Noubi | 9 January 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Mohammed Khalvan | 28 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Ismail MatarRET | 7 April 1983 | 126 | 36 | ![]() |
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- RET Retired from national team.
- SUS Player suspended.
Recent and forthcoming fixtures[edit]
2019[edit]
5 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Khalil ![]() |
Report | Al Romaihi ![]() |
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 33,878 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
10 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | India ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Report | Khalf. Mubarak ![]() Mabkhout ![]() |
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 43,206 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
14 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Mabkhout ![]() |
Report | Thitipan ![]() |
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 17,809 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
21 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates |
21:00 UTC+4 | Esmaeel ![]() Mabkhout ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Report | Murzaev ![]() Rustamov ![]() |
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 17,784 Referee: Fu Ming (China PR) |
25 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Mabkhout ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 25,023 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
29 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup | Qatar ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates |
18:00 UTC+4 | Khoukhi ![]() Ali ![]() Al-Haydos ![]() Ismail ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 38,646 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
21 March 2019 Friendly | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Abu Dhabi City, United Arab Emirates |
17:45 UTC+4 | Al-Ahbabi ![]() Mabkhout ![]() |
Report | Adam ![]() |
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 101 Referee: Mohammed Arafah (Jordan) |
30 August 2019 Friendly | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Riffa, Bahrain |
21:30 UTC+3 | Al Attas ![]() Khalil Ibrahim ![]() Al-Ahbabi ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
10 September 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Malaysia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
20:45 UTC+8 | Syafiq ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Mabkhout ![]() |
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 43,200 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
10 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Dubai City, United Arab Emirates |
20:00 UTC+4 | Ibrahim ![]() Mabkhout ![]() Tariq ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 6,768 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
15 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Thailand ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
19:00 UTC+7 | Teerasil ![]() Ekanit ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Mabkhout ![]() |
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 16,057 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
14 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2 | Vietnam ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
20:00 UTC+7 | Nguyễn Tiến Linh ![]() |
Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 37,989 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
26 November 2019 2019 Gulf Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
22:30 UTC+3 | Mabkhout ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 1,437 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
29 November 2019 2019 Gulf Cup | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Abbas ![]() Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 17,437 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium) |
2 December 2019 2019 Gulf Cup | Qatar ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
2020[edit]
26 March 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | v | ![]() | United Arab Emirates |
Stadium: TBD |
31 March 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | Indonesia ![]() | v | ![]() | Jakarta, Indonesia |
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
4 June 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | v | ![]() | United Arab Emirates |
Stadium: TBD |
9 June 2020 2022 WCQ R2 | United Arab Emirates ![]() | v | ![]() | United Arab Emirates |
Stadium: TBD |
Tournament records[edit]
FIFA World Cup record[edit]
The United Arab Emirates only appearance at the World Cup was in 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy where they would lose all three of their matches to Yugoslavia, Colombia and West Germany. This lone appearance was put into a 2016 documentary titled 'Lights of Rome'.[3]
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
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Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||||||
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | |||||||||
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16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | |||||||||
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8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
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18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 17 | |||||||||
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To be determined | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
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Total | Group stage | 1/21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 100 | 44 | 20 | 37 | 171 | 115 |
AFC Asian Cup record[edit]
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Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
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Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
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Group stage | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Automatic qualification as hosts | |||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | ||
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
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Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8* | 5 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | ||
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TBD | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
Total | Runners-up | 10/17 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 56 | 52 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 31 |
- * automatic qualification as hosts; but competed in qualification process because of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
United Arab Emirates's Asian Cup record | |||||
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First Match | ![]() ![]() (15 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait) | ||||
Biggest Win | ![]() ![]() (11 January 2015; Canberra, Australia) | ||||
Biggest Defeat | ![]() ![]() (11 December 1984; Kallang, Singapore) | ||||
Best Result | Second Place in 1996 | ||||
Worst Result | Group stage in 1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2007, 2011 |
FIFA Confederations Cup record[edit]
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
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Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Asian Games record[edit]
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
2002–present | See United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | 3/13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
Gulf Cup record[edit]
Arabian Gulf Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Place | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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Fifth Place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
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Sixth place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
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Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
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Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
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Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
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Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Sixth place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Fifth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
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Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
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Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Total | Champions | 111 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 117 | 135 |
Pan Arab Games record[edit]
Pan Arab Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Second Round | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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Fourth Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Did not enter | ||||||
Total | 4/10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
Friendly tournaments[edit]
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Group Stage | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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Group Stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
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Group Stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
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Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Runner-ups | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Runner-ups | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Total | Champions | 6 Titles | 45 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 62 |
Head to head against other countries[edit]
As of 2 December 2019[18]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 45 | +9 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
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13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
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16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 24 | −20 |
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33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 49 | −17 |
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20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 |
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17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 74 | −25 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
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11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 7 | +21 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
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31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
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38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 55 | −29 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 41 | −25 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | +32 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
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21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
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11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
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13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 |
Total | 580 | 226 | 150 | 201 | 795 | 723 | +72 |
Records[edit]
- Active players are shown in bold.
- As of 2 December 2019.
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Honors[edit]
Major competitions
- Winners (2): 2007, 2013
- Runner-up (4): 1986, 1988, 1994, 2017
- Third place (5): 1972, 1976, 1982, 1998, 2014
Minor competitions
- Winners (1): 2005
- OSN Cup
- Winners (1): 2013
- Winners (1): 2000[20]
- Oman Cup
- Winners (1): 2000[21]
See also[edit]
- Football in the United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates women's national football team
- United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team
- United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
- United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "UAE's 1990 World Cup journey now a documentary". Gulf News. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Mahdi Ali resigns as UAE's World Cup ends with a defeat". The National. 28 March 2018.
- ^ http://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=522431
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/uae-thailand-make-asian-cup-last-16-heartbreak-for-india/2019/01/14/5b90b9f2-182d-11e9-b8e6-567190c2fd08_story.html
- ^ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/hosts-uae-reach-asian-cup-last-eight-with-extra-time-penalty-11150542
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/25/asian-cup-report-australia-uae-south-korea-qatar-son-heung-min-spurs
- ^ https://www.khaleejtimes.com/sport/football/AFC-Asian-Cup:-UAE-Qatar-match-tickets-sell-like-hot-cakes
- ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2184193/asian-cup-uae-fans-pelt-qatar-players-shoes-hosts-are-thrashed-4-0
- ^ "UAE fires coach Van Marwijk after Qatar defeat". euronews. 5 December 2019.
- ^ Prashant, N. D. "UAE take on Saudi Arabia in clash of titans". gulfnews.com.
- ^ "Political tension spills on the pitch between UAE and Qatar in AFC U19". foxnews. 18 October 2018.
- ^ "UAE fans throw shoes and bottles at "Qatari" players". 27 January 2019.
- ^ "UAE fined $150K for fans targeting Qatar". Washington Post. 11 March 2019.
- ^ "مباراة منتخبنا الوطني أمام إندونيسيا ستُقام بحضور الجماهير". UAEFA. 21 September 2019.
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- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: United Arab Emirates". Eloratings.net. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ Roberto Mamrud; Karel Stokkermans. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uae-friend00.html
- ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/omantour00.html
Notes[edit]
External links[edit]
- UAE Football Association official website (in Arabic)