United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team

United Arab Emirates U-23

Nickname(s)	Al Abyad
Association	UAEFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Marcelo Broli
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
First international
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan   (South Korea; 21 September 1986)
Biggest win
United Arab Emirates 13–0   Guam (Abu Dhabi; 3 September 2025)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait   (Thailand; 7 December 1998)

The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is administered by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Recent fixtures

2025

United Arab Emirates   v   Thailand

19 March Doha Cup	United Arab Emirates	1–0	Thailand	Doha, Qatar
21:15  UTC+3	Saeed 80' (pen.)

United Arab Emirates   v   Australia

22 March2025 Doha International U-23 Cup	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Australia	Al Khor, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al-Khor Stadium

Thailand   v   United Arab Emirates

10 June Friendly	Thailand	1–2	United Arab Emirates	Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00  UTC+7				Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

United Arab Emirates   v   Hong Kong

7 June Friendly	United Arab Emirates	5–0	Hong Kong	Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00  UTC+7				Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

United Arab Emirates   v   Guam

3 September 2026 AFC U-23 ACQ	United Arab Emirates	13–0	Guam	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:30  UTC+4	Ndiaye 5' Al-Marzooqi 16' Maqdami 17', 43', 55', 76' Sosu 31' Al-Mansoori 34', 45+2' Yadoo 38' Al-Menhali 44' Al-Maazmi 62' Al-Harasi 88'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 271 Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

Hong Kong   v   United Arab Emirates

6 September 2026 AFC U-23 ACQ	Hong Kong	0–2	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:30  UTC+4		Report	Ndiaye 58' Al-Memari 81'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 254 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

United Arab Emirates   v   Iran

9 September 2026 AFC U-23 ACQ	United Arab Emirates	2–3	Iran	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30  UTC+4	Al-Kass 45+4' Al-Mansoori 72'	Report	Razzaghinia 25' Saharkhizan 36', 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Marcelo Broli
Assistant coach	Marcelo Maseda
	Sulaiman Haji Alblooshi
Goalkeeping coach	Yousef Almansoori
Fitness coach	Tiago Jose Gonçalves Mauricio Leon
Scouting	Matar Aldhaheri
Team administrator	Salim Al Yaqoubi
Doctor	Abdulla Baroon
Team Manager	Esam Al-Ali
Performance Analyst	Joan Armengol

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup between 15 April and 3 May 2024. ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Rakan Al-Menhali	(2001-03-27)27 March 2001 (aged 23)	Al Jazira
2	2 DF	Mohammed Al-Maazmi	(2001-01-16)16 January 2001 (aged 23)	Hatta
3	2 DF	Mayed Al-Teneiji	(2002-06-21)21 June 2002 (aged 21)	Al Nasr
4	3 MF	Ahmed Al-Hammadi	(2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 23)	Al Jazira
5	2 DF	Khamis Al-Mansoori	(2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 20)	Baniyas
6	3 MF	Ali Abdulaziz	(2003-07-16)16 July 2003 (aged 20)	Al Nasr
7	4 FW	Harib Abdalla	(2002-11-26)26 November 2002 (aged 21)	Shabab Al Ahli
8	3 MF	Sultan Al Bedwawi	(2001-10-06)6 October 2001 (aged 22)	Hatta
9	4 FW	Mohamed Ibrahim	(2002-12-15)15 December 2002 (aged 21)	Ittihad Kalba
10	4 FW	Abdulla Abdelaziz	(2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 21)	Ajman
11	4 FW	Yaser Al-Blooshi	(2001-01-06)6 January 2001 (aged 23)	Ittihad Kalba
12	3 MF	Abdulla Hamad	(2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 22)	Al Wahda
13	2 DF	Abdulla Al-Balooshi	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 23)	Al Nasr
14	2 DF	Mohammad Atiq	(2001-03-02)2 March 2001 (aged 23)	Shabab Al Ahli
15	4 FW	Abdulla Ahmed	(2004-06-13)13 June 2004 (aged 19)	Al Wahda
16	4 FW	Ahmed Fawzi	(2001-11-26)26 November 2001 (aged 22)	Al Jazira
17	1 GK	Hamad Al-Meqbali	(2003-07-13)13 July 2003 (aged 20)	Shabab Al Ahli
18	2 DF	Mubarak Zamah	(2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (aged 20)	Al Jazira
19	4 FW	Abdullah Al-Hammadi	(2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 21)	Al Dhafra
20	4 FW	Fahad Bader	(2001-03-09)9 March 2001 (aged 23)	Emirates
21	4 FW	Sultan Adil	(2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 19)	Ittihad Kalba
22	1 GK	Khaled Tawhid	(2004-02-16)16 February 2004 (aged 20)	Sharjah
23	2 DF	Zayed Sultan	(2001-04-11)11 April 2001 (aged 23)	Al Jazira

Overage players in Olympic football

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
2012	Ali Khasif (GK)	Ismail Al Hammadi (MF)	Ismail Matar (FW)

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	6
2016	did not qualify
2020
2024
2028	TBD
2032
Total	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	6

Matches

List of Olympic matches
2012	Group Stage	Uruguay	1–2	Loss	0–0–1
	Group Stage	Great Britain	1–3	Loss	0–0–2
	Group Stage	Senegal	1–1	Draw	0–1–2

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Final										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	2	1	2	2		5	3	2	0	8	4
2016		5th	4	2	1	1	5	5		3	3	0	0	8	0
2018	did not qualify									3	2	0	1	6	2
2020	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	6		3	2	1	0	10	2
2022	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	4		3	2	0	1	4	2
2024		15th	3	0	0	3	1	5		2	1	1	0	3	0
2026	Qualified									TBD
Total	Quarter-finals	5th	18	5	5	8	15	22		19	13	4	2	39	10

Matches

List of U-23 AFC Asian Cup matches
2013	Group Stage	Syria	1–1	Draw	0–1–0
	Group Stage	Yemen	1–0	Win	1–1–0
	Group Stage	North Korea	0–0	Draw	1–2–0
	Quarter-Final	Jordan	0–1	Loss	1–2–1
2016	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Win	2–2–1
	Group Stage	Jordan	0–0	Draw	2–3–1
	Group Stage	Vietnam	3–2	Win	3–3–1
	Quarter-Final	Iraq	1–3 ( a.e.t. )	Loss	3–3–2
2020	Group Stage	Vietnam	0–0	Draw	3–4–2
	Group Stage	North Korea	2–0	Win	4–4–2
	Group Stage	Jordan	1–1	Draw	4–5–2
	Quarter-Final	Uzbekistan	1–5	Loss	4–5–3
2022	Group Stage	Japan	1–2	Loss	4–5–4
	Group Stage	Tajikistan	2–0	Win	5–5–4
	Group Stage	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Loss	5–5–5
2024	Group Stage	South Korea	0–1	Loss	5–5–6
	Group Stage	Japan	0–2	Loss	5–5–7
	Group Stage	China	1–2	Loss	5–5–8

Asian Games

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006		3	0	1	2	3	7
2010	Silver	7	4	2	1	9	2
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	8	3
2018	Bronze	7	1	3	3	9	9
2022	TBD
Total	Runner-ups	24	8	7	9	32	25

GCC Championship

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

WAFF Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2015	Group stage	2	1	0	1	5	5
2021		3	1	0	2	3	3
2022	Did not participate
2023	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	5
2024		3	0	1	2	1	3
Total	Group stage	10	2	1	7	10	16

References

1. "In the preperations for the U23 Asian Cup; here is our U23 National Team's extended lineup". Twitter. UAE National Team. 4 April 2024.

See also

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in the Football at the Summer Olympics and AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

In Football at the Summer Olympics

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Great Britain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Senegal	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	000.00

In AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
China	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Japan	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Jordan	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	000.00
North Korea	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Syria	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Vietnam	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	050.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	18	5	5	8	15	22	−7	027.78