Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
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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 | |||
![]() ![]() (Kathmandu, Nepal; 7 October 1982) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021) | |||
AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
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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AFC U-20 Asian Cup | ||
![]() | 1985 UAE | Team |
![]() | 1996 South Korea | Team |
![]() | 2008 Saudi Arabia | Team |
The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national Association 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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![]() | Round of 16 |
![]() | Quarter-finals |
![]() | Quarter-finals |
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
![]() | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
![]() | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
![]() | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
![]() | did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | |||||||
Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | did not enter | ||||||
![]() | |||||||
![]() | Cancelled | ||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
![]() | 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 |
---|---|---|
![]() | Ismail Matar | Golden Ball |
AFC U-19 Championship
Year | Player | Award |
---|---|---|
![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Mishref, Kuwait |
20:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman) |
Manager | From | To |
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![]() | 2004 | 2006 |
![]() | 2006 | 2007 |
![]() | 2007 | 2008 |
![]() | July 2008 | October 2008 |
![]() | October 2008 | 2009 |
![]() | 2018 | 2020 |
![]() | 2020 | 2022 |
![]() | 2022 | present |
Source: [1]
The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Total | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 35.71 |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 25.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50.00 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 20.00 |
![]() | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 28.57 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 20.00 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.33 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 66.67 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 66.67 |
Total | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 | +3 | 32.14 |