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United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team

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United Arab Emirates U-23
Nickname(s)Al Abyad
AssociationUAEFA
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMarcelo Broli
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
First international
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan 
(South Korea; 21 September 1986)
Biggest win
 Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
(Bani Yas; 8 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait 
(Thailand; 7 December 1998)

The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is administered by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Recent Fixtures

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2024

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20 January 2024 (2024-01-20) Friendly United Arab Emirates  2–0  Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
16:00 UTC+4
23 January 2024 (2024-01-23) Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–4  Iraq United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+4
27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–5  Egypt United Arab Emirates
16:00 UTC+4
20 March 2024 (2024-03-20) 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship Egypt  1–0  United Arab Emirates Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
23:00 UTC+3
  • Mazhar 82'
Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
8 April 2024 (2024-04-08) Closed doors friendly United Arab Emirates  0–1  Indonesia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:30 UTC+4 Witan 52' Stadium: Rashid Stadium
16 April 2024 (2024-04-16) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup South Korea  1–0  United Arab Emirates Doha, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 378
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates  0–2  Japan Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
22 April 2024 (2024-04-22) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup United Arab Emirates  1–2  China Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup between 15 April and 3 May 2024.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Rakan Al-Menhali (2001-03-27)27 March 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
2 2DF Mohammed Al-Maazmi (2001-01-16)16 January 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Hatta
3 2DF Mayed Al-Teneiji (2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 21) United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
4 3MF Ahmed Al-Hammadi (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
5 2DF Khamis Al-Mansoori (2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Baniyas
6 3MF Ali Abdulaziz (2003-07-16)16 July 2003 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
7 4FW Harib Abdalla (2002-11-26)26 November 2002 (aged 21) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
8 3MF Sultan Al Bedwawi (2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 22) United Arab Emirates Hatta
9 4FW Mohamed Ibrahim (2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 21) United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba
10 4FW Abdulla Abdelaziz (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 21) United Arab Emirates Ajman
11 4FW Yaser Al-Blooshi (2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba
12 3MF Abdulla Hamad (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 22) United Arab Emirates Al Wahda
13 2DF Abdulla Al-Balooshi (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
14 2DF Mohammad Atiq (2001-03-02)2 March 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
15 4FW Abdulla Ahmed (2004-06-13)13 June 2004 (aged 19) United Arab Emirates Al Wahda
16 4FW Ahmed Fawzi (2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
17 1GK Hamad Al-Meqbali (2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
18 2DF Mubarak Zamah (2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
19 4FW Abdullah Al-Hammadi (2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 21) United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra
20 4FW Fahad Bader (2001-03-09)9 March 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Emirates
21 4FW Sultan Adil (2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 19) United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba
22 1GK Khaled Tawhid (2004-02-16)16 February 2004 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Sharjah
23 2DF Zayed Sultan (2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 23) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira

Overage players in Olympic football

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Ali Khasif (GK) Ismail Al Hammadi (MF) Ismail Matar (FW)

Tournament records

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Olympic Games

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Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 did not qualify
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 3 6
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 TBD
Australia 2032
Total Group Stage 15th 3 0 1 2 3 6

Matches

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Asian Cup

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Final Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Oman 2013 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 2 0 8 4
Qatar 2016 5th 4 2 1 1 5 5 3 3 0 0 8 0
China 2018 did not qualify 3 2 0 1 6 2
Thailand 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 4 6 3 2 1 0 10 2
Uzbekistan 2022 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 2 0 1 4 2
Qatar 2024 15th 3 0 0 3 1 5 2 1 1 0 3 0
Saudi Arabia 2026 TBD TBD
Total Quarter-finals 5th 18 5 5 8 15 22 19 13 4 2 39 10
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Matches

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Asian Games

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Year Round GP W D L GF GA
South Korea 2002 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4
Qatar 2006 3 0 1 2 3 7
China 2010  Silver 7 4 2 1 9 2
South Korea 2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 8 3
Indonesia 2018  Bronze 7 1 3 3 9 9
China 2022 TBD
Total Runner-ups 24 8 7 9 32 25

GCC Championship

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Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 2008 did not enter
Qatar 2010 Champions 4 3 1 0 6 2
Qatar 2011 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 9 4

WAFF Championship

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Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Qatar 2015 Group stage 2 1 0 1 5 5
Saudi Arabia 2021 3 1 0 2 3 3
Saudi Arabia 2022 Did not participate
Iraq 2023 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 5
Saudi Arabia 2024 3 0 1 2 1 3
Total Group stage 10 2 1 7 10 16

References

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  1. ^ "In the preperations for the U23 Asian Cup; here is our U23 National Team's extended lineup". Twitter. UAE National Team. 4 April 2024.

See also

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