Association | United Arab Emirates Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Majed Al Zaabi | ||
Captain | Khaled Anbar | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1991 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2009) | ||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1990 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1990) | ||
GCC U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 2003) | ||
Best result | Champions (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013) |
Medal record | ||
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GCC U-17 Championship | ||
2006 Saudi Arabia | Team | |
2009 UAE | Team | |
2010 Kuwait | Team | |
2013 Qatar | Team | |
2008 Saudi Arabia | Team | |
2003 Qatar | Team | |
2011 Qatar | Team | |
2012 Kuwait | Team | |
2016 Qatar | Team |
Medal record | ||
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup | ||
1990 UAE | Team |
Medal record | ||
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WAFF U-16 Championship | ||
2019 Palestine | Team |
The United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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2001 | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2002 | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2003 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
2006 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2008 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2009 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
2010 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
2011 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2012 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
2013 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
2015 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2016 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 10/12 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 39 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1985 | did not qualify | ||||||
1987 | |||||||
1989 | |||||||
1991 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1993 | did not qualify | ||||||
1995 | |||||||
1997 | |||||||
1999 | |||||||
2001 | |||||||
2003 | |||||||
2005 | |||||||
2007 | |||||||
2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2011 | did not qualify | ||||||
2013 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
2015 | did not qualify | ||||||
2017 | |||||||
2019 | withdrew | ||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||
2025 | TBD | ||||||
Total | 3/20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1985 | did not qualify | ||||||
1986 | |||||||
1988 | |||||||
1990 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1992 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1994 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
1996 | did not qualify | ||||||
1998 | |||||||
2000 | |||||||
2002 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
2004 | did not qualify | ||||||
2006 | |||||||
2008 | Semi-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
2010 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2012 | did not qualify | ||||||
2014 | |||||||
2016 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2018 | withdrew | ||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||
2025 | qualified | ||||||
Total | 7/20 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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2019 | Runner-ups | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2021 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 2/2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
23 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates | 2-0 | Malaysia | Vientiane, Laos |
19:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait) |
25 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Laos | 2–5 | United Arab Emirates | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand) |
25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Japan | v | United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia |
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25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | United Arab Emirates | v | Australia | Saudi Arabia |
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25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS | Vietnam | v | United Arab Emirates | Saudi Arabia |
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All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.
GCC U-17 Championship
Year | Player | Award |
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2009 | Nasser Abdulla | Best Goalkeeper |
2008 | Abdullah Essa | Top Goalscorers |
2006 | Ahmed Khalil | Top Goalscorers |
2003 | Mohammed Al Shehhi | Top Goalscorers |
Head coach: Majed Al Zaabi
Source: [1]
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0.00 |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 10.00 |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 |
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
China | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 66.67 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Iran | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33.33 |
Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Total | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 | +0 | 35.71 |