The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is one of the six confederations within FIFA and is the governing body of association football in Asia and Australia. It has 47 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey – which are instead members of UEFA. Three other states located geographically along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also UEFA members. On the other hand, Australia, formerly in the OFC, joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Guam, a territory of the United States, and the Northern Mariana Islands, one of the two Commonwealths of the United States are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. Hong Kong and Macau, although not independent countries, are also members of the AFC.
Al-Nasr CSC is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considered as the first and oldest club in the United Arab Emirates.
Al-Ain Football Club or Al-Ain FC or simply Al-Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural ClubAl Ain SCC for short.
Sharjah Football Club or Al-Sharjah is an Emirati professional football club that competes in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. It is based in Sharjah city. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium.
Al Dhafra FC is a professional football club based in Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates. As of the 2020–21 season they play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. Their futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship.
Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi is an Emirati footballer who plays as a forward for Shabab Al Ahli and United Arab Emirates national team.
PTT Bluewave Chonburi Futsal Club is a Thai Futsal club. They currently play in the Futsal Thailand League.
The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omaran Alhajeri is an Emirati professional football player who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team, for which he is the all-time top goalscorer. He progressed through Al Jazira's youth team and made his way through to the first team in 2009.
Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raaki Al Amoodi is an Emirati professional footballer plays for Shabab Al-Ahli as a attacking midfielder.
Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Navlighi is an Iranian professional futsal player. He is a Left Winger, and currently a member of Giti Pasand in the Iranian Futsal Super League and the Iran national futsal team. Hassanzadeh is regarded as one of the greatest Asian futsal players in history and has been named AFC Futsal Player of the Year four times and was a nominee for World Futsal Player of the Year in 2015. He is also the all time top goalscorer of the AFC Futsal Club Championship with 33 goals.
Humam Tariq Faraj Naoush is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays for Ismaily and the Iraq national team as winger. Tariq has long been considered one of Iraq's most talented footballers. He has been nicknamed the "Iraqi Messi". He has represented Iraq at Under-19, Under-20, Under-22, Under-23 and full international level, making his debut for the national team at the age of 16, making him the youngest Iraqi in history to represent the senior team. Humam represented Iraq at the Rio Olympics in 2016, playing in all 3 of Iraq's matches against Denmark, Brazil and South Africa. Tariq has also played at the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, where he was one of Iraq's star players as the underdogs went on a run to the semi-final. At senior level, he has played at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, where they beat the odds and reached the semi-final.
Madīnat Zāyid is the largest town and the administrative centre of Al Gharbia, the westernmost and largest region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The township was established in 1968 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. In 2005 census, the city had 29,095 inhabitants.
The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup was the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup was the 15th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 12 to 22 December 2018.
Dejan Đedović is a Serbian futsal coach from Požega, Serbia.
Almoez Ali Zainalabiddin Abdullah is a Sudanese-born naturalised Qatari professional footballer who plays for and captains the Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail and Qatar as a forward. He is a member of the Qatar national team which helped the team to win the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. He holds the record of most goals scored in an Asian Cup, scoring nine in the 2019 edition.
The UAE Futsal League, is the top league for futsal in the United Arab Emirates. The winning team obtains the participation right to the AFC Futsal Club Championship.
The 2018–19 season is Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE. In December 2018, Al Ain which celebrated the 50th anniversary participating in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League, Al Ain defeated Copa Libertadores champions River Plate by penalties hosted in home stadium Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to enter the final for the first time in team history and became the first Emirati club to reach the decisive match. The final, on 22 December, was lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Shabab Al-Ahli Club is a United Arab Emirates professional association football club based in Dubai, that currently plays in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. Al-Ahli is one of the most successful clubs in the UAE.
