Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
---|---|---|---|
Association | United Arab Emirates Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Faisal Al Taheri | ||
Most caps | Abdulaziz Hussain | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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First international | |||
United Arab Emirates 1–0 South Yemen (Kathmandu, Nepal; 7 October 1982) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United Arab Emirates 8–0 Djibouti (Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Morocco 5–0 United Arab Emirates (Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021) | |||
AFC U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Champions (2008) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2020) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2020, 2021, 2022) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2003, 2009) |
Medal record | ||
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U-20 AFC Championship | ||
1985 UAE | Team | |
1996 South Korea | Team | |
2008 Saudi Arabia | Team |
The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.
Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
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1997 | Round of 16 |
2003 | Quarter-finals |
2009 | Quarter-finals |
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1982 | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
1985 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
1986 | did not qualify | ||||||
1988 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1990 | did not qualify | ||||||
1992 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
1994 | did not qualify | ||||||
1996 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
1998 | did not qualify | ||||||
2000 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
2002 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2004 | did not qualify | ||||||
2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
2008 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
2010 | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2014 | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Cancelled | ||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||
2025 | |||||||
Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011 | did not enter | ||||||
2012 | |||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||
2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
2022 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Total | 3/5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 |
All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-20.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year | Player | Award |
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2003 | Ismail Matar | Golden Ball |
AFC U-19 Championship
Year | Player | Award |
---|---|---|
2008 | Ahmed Khalil | Most Valuable Player Top Scorer |
Asian Young Footballer of the Year
Year | Player | Award |
---|---|---|
2008 | Ahmed Khalil | Asian Young Footballer of the Year |
Win Draw Lose
21 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Lebanon | Mishref, Kuwait |
17:30 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman |
23 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Northern Mariana Islands | 0–13 | United Arab Emirates | Mishref, Kuwait |
17:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine) |
27 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | South Korea | Mishref, Kuwait |
20:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
29 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Kuwait | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates | Mishref, Kuwait |
20:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman) |
Manager | From | To |
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Khalifa Mubarak AlShamsi | 2004 | 2006 |
Jacky Bonnevay | 2006 | 2007 |
Jumaa Rabea Mubarak | 2007 | 2008 |
Khaled Ben Yahia | July 2008 | October 2008 |
Mahdi Redha | October 2008 | 2009 |
Ludovic Batelli | 2018 | 2020 |
Nikolaos Kolompourdas | 2020 | 2022 |
Faisal Al Taheri | 2022 | present |
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