The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.
The Qatar national football team nicknamed The Maroons, represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium. Qatar is a member of both the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Al Ain Football Club, known simply as 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 Club.
Saif Mohammed Al-Bishr is an Emarati footballer. He is a lift winger and sometimes plays forward. In July 2008 he was transferred to Al Ain FC For A Reported 12 million Dirhams making him the second most expensive player to be transferred in the UAE League the first being his teammate at Al Ain FC Abdullah Malallah for 15 million Dirhams. Saif made his first appearance in the UAE League back in 2004.
Abdulrahman Mohamed Abdullaham is a retired Emirati footballer. He played as a defender for the UAE national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai.
Dimitrije "Dimitri" Davidović is a Serbian–Belgian football manager and former player.
The qualification process for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition began in March 2003. Out of the 45 AFC members, only Cambodia and the Philippines failed to enter for the tournament. Both China, the hosts and Japan, the reigning champions automatically qualified for the finals. The lowest ranked 20 teams were placed in 6 preliminary qualifying groups of 3 and one group of 2, with the group winners joining the remaining 21 teams in 7 groups of 4. The top two of each of these groups qualified for the finals in China.
Abdulla Ali Mohammad Al Kamali, or simply Abdulla, is an Emirati football striker. He currently plays for Al Sharjah SC in the UAE Football League.
Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak al-Balushi, commonly known as Mohammed al-Sheiba, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club.
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri is an Emirati professional association football player who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team.
Saad Abdullah Al-Sheeb is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Abdulaziz Hatem Mohammed Abdullah is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Rayyan and the Qatar national football team.
The 2012 Arab Cup was the ninth edition of the Arab Cup for national football teams affiliated with the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
The 2012 AFC Champions League group stage was contested by a total of 32 teams. They included:
Mahdi Ali Hassan Redha is a former Emirati footballer and current coach. He is currently the coach of Shabab Al-Ahli.
Abdullah Ibrahim Yahya Otayf is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli as a midfielder.
Abdullah Abdulkarim Al-Shamekh is a football player who currently plays as a left back for Al-Qadsiah.
Khor Fakkan Club, usually known simply as Khor Fakkan, is an Emirati professional football club from Khor Fakkan.
Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsharif is an Emirati footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Al Ain.
Abdullah Ramadan Bakheet Soliman Bakheet is an Emirati professional footballer who plays for Al Jazira.
