Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
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Association | UAEFA | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Marcelo Broli | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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First international | |||
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan (South Korea; 21 September 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates (Bani Yas; 8 March 2011) | |||
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.
14 June 2023 WAFF Championship | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Jordan | Baghdad, Iraq |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
16 June 2023 WAFF Championship | Iraq | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | Baghdad, Iraq |
21:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
6 September 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers | United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | China | Dalian, China |
19:35 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
9 September 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Maldives | Cancelled | United Arab Emirates | Dalian, China |
TBD | Report | Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium |
12 September 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | India | Dalian, China |
16:00 UTC+8 |
| Report | Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium |
20 January 2024 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates |
16:00 UTC+4 |
23 January 2024 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–4 | Iraq | United Arab Emirates |
17:00 UTC+4 |
27 January 2024 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–5 | Egypt | United Arab Emirates |
16:00 UTC+4 |
20 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Egypt | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
23:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
23 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iraq | 1–1 (4–3 p) | United Arab Emirates | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium | |
Penalties | ||||
26 March 2024 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Thailand | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia |
20:00 UTC+3 |
| Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium |
8 April 2024 Closed doors friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Indonesia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
21:30 UTC+4 | Witan 52' | Stadium: Rashid Stadium |
16 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | South Korea | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates | Doha, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 378 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
19 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Japan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,097 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
22 April 2024 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | China | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 2,411 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
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 |
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1 | GK | Rakan Al-Menhali | 27 March 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira |
2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Maazmi | 16 January 2001 (aged 23) | Hatta |
3 | DF | Mayed Al-Teneiji | 21 June 2002 (aged 21) | Al Nasr |
4 | MF | Ahmed Al-Hammadi | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira |
5 | DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 (aged 20) | Baniyas |
6 | MF | Ali Abdulaziz | 16 July 2003 (aged 20) | Al Nasr |
7 | FW | Harib Abdalla | 26 November 2002 (aged 21) | Shabab Al Ahli |
8 | MF | Sultan Al Bedwawi | 6 October 2001 (aged 22) | Hatta |
9 | FW | Mohamed Ibrahim | 15 December 2002 (aged 21) | Ittihad Kalba |
10 | FW | Abdulla Abdelaziz | 10 June 2002 (aged 21) | Ajman |
11 | FW | Yaser Al-Blooshi | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | Ittihad Kalba |
12 | MF | Abdulla Hamad | 18 September 2001 (aged 22) | Al Wahda |
13 | DF | Abdulla Al-Balooshi | 1 January 2001 (aged 23) | Al Nasr |
14 | DF | Mohammad Atiq | 2 March 2001 (aged 23) | Shabab Al Ahli |
15 | FW | Abdulla Ahmed | 13 June 2004 (aged 19) | Al Wahda |
16 | FW | Ahmed Fawzi | 26 November 2001 (aged 22) | Al Jazira |
17 | GK | Hamad Al-Meqbali | 13 July 2003 (aged 20) | Shabab Al Ahli |
18 | DF | Mubarak Zamah | 29 November 2003 (aged 20) | Al Jazira |
19 | FW | Abdullah Al-Hammadi | 20 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al Dhafra |
20 | FW | Fahad Bader | 9 March 2001 (aged 23) | Emirates |
21 | FW | Sultan Adil | 4 May 2004 (aged 19) | Ittihad Kalba |
22 | GK | Khaled Tawhid | 16 February 2004 (aged 20) | Sharjah |
23 | DF | Zayed Sultan | 11 April 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira |
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Ali Khasif (GK) | Ismail Al Hammadi (MF) | Ismail Matar (FW) |
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1992 | did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2016 | did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | ||||||||
Total | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
List of Olympic matches | |||||
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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 |
Final | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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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 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 5th | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 10 |
List of U-23 AFC Asian Cup matches | |||||
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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 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2008 | did not enter | ||||||
2010 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
2011 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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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 | Ongoing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | Group stage | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
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