United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team

United Arab Emirates U-23

Association	U.A.E. Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Abdullah Mesfer
Captain	Sultan Bargash
Most caps	Ahmed Khalil
Top scorer	Ahmed Khalil
Home stadium	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
First international
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan (South Korea; September 21, 1986)
Biggest win
Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates (Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates; 8 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait (Thailand; December 7, 1998)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Round 1:2012
Asian Games
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Silver Medal 2010

The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم) represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates' home ground is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Tournament records

Football at the Olympics

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1900 to 1976	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	6
2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/9	3	0	1	2	3	6

Football at the Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1982	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Quarter-finals	8	3	2	0	7	4
1990	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	6	5
1998	Round 2	4	1	1	2	5	10
2002	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2010	Silver Medal	7	4	2	1	9	2
Total	6/16	29	10	9	7	33	32

Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23

Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Champions	4	3	1	0	6	2
2011	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	9	4

Current National Team

• Squad for the 2012 Olympic football tournament

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Ahmed Mahmoud	(1989-03-30) 30 March 1989	0	0	Al-Shabab
17	1GK	Saif Yousef	(1989-01-10) 10 January 1989	0	0	Al-Ahli
4	2DF	Mohammed Marzooq	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989	2	0	Al-Shabab
2	2DF	Saoud Saeed	(1990-06-28) 28 June 1990	1	0	Al-Wasl
13	2DF	Mohamed Ahmed	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989	3	1	Al-Shabab
14	2DF	Abdelaziz Sanqour	(1989-05-07) 7 May 1989	3	0	Al-Sharjah
16	2DF	Mohammed Fayez	(1989-10-06) 6 October 1989	4	0	Al-Ain
19	2DF	Saad Surour	(1990-07-19) 19 July 1990	4	0	Al-Ahli
20	2DF	Abdulaziz Haikal	(1990-09-10) 10 September 1990	4	0	Al-Nasr
6	2DF	Mohammed Jaber	(1989-01-28) January 28, 1989	0	0	Bani Yas
8	2DF	Hamdan Al Kamali	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989	26	3	Lyon
12	3MF	Habib Fardan	(1990-11-11) 11 November 1990	5	0	Al-Nasr
23	3MF	Mohammad Jamal	(1989-07-22) 22 July 1989	2	0	Al-Wasl
5	3MF	Amer Abdulrahman	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989	5	0	Bani Yas
13	3MF	Mohamed Fawzi	(1990-02-22) 22 February 1990	6	0	Baniyas
21	3MF	Sultan Bargash	(1989-01-18) January 18, 1989	4	0	Al-Jazeera
27	3MF	Omar Abdulrahman	(1991-09-20) 20 September 1991	3	0	Al Ain
7	4FW	Ali Mabkhout	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990	4	0	Baniyas
14	4FW	Haboush Saleh	(1992-07-08) 8 July 1992		1	Bani Yas Club
9	4FW	Ahmed Ali	(1990-01-28) 28 January 1990	4	1	Baniyas
11	4FW	Ahmed Khalil	(1991-06-08) 8 June 1991	29	9	Al-Ahli
10	4FW	Ismail Matar	(1983-04-07) 7 April 1983	89	27	Al Wahda

See also

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