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.
| Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
Recent Fixtures edit
2023 edit
| 22 March 2023 Friendly | Qatar  | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates | Doha, Qatar |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| 25 March 2023 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 |  Vietnam | Doha, Qatar |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium |
| 28 March 2023 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 |  South Korea | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium |
| 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 |
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Report | Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium |
| 21 November 2023 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates |
| 16:40 UTC+4 |
2024 edit
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 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 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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon) |
Players edit
Current squad edit
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 | GK | Rakan Al-Menhali | 27 March 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira
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| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Maazmi | 16 January 2001 (aged 23) | Hatta
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| 3 | DF | Mayed Al-Teneiji | 21 June 2002 (aged 21) | Al Nasr
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| 4 | MF | Ahmed Al-Hammadi | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira
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| 5 | DF | Khamis Al-Mansoori | 15 January 2004 (aged 20) | Baniyas
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| 6 | MF | Ali Abdulaziz | 16 July 2003 (aged 20) | Al Nasr
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| 7 | FW | Harib Abdalla | 26 November 2002 (aged 21) | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 8 | MF | Sultan Al Bedwawi | 6 October 2001 (aged 22) | Hatta
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Ibrahim | 15 December 2002 (aged 21) | Ittihad Kalba
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| 10 | FW | Abdulla Abdelaziz | 10 June 2002 (aged 21) | Ajman
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| 11 | FW | Yaser Al-Blooshi | 6 January 2001 (aged 23) | Ittihad Kalba
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| 12 | MF | Abdulla Hamad | 18 September 2001 (aged 22) | Al Wahda
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| 13 | DF | Abdulla Al-Balooshi | 1 January 2001 (aged 23) | Al Nasr
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| 14 | DF | Mohammad Atiq | 2 March 2001 (aged 23) | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 15 | FW | Abdulla Ahmed | 13 June 2004 (aged 19) | Al Wahda
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| 16 | FW | Ahmed Fawzi | 26 November 2001 (aged 22) | Al Jazira
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| 17 | GK | Hamad Al-Meqbali | 13 July 2003 (aged 20) | Shabab Al Ahli
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| 18 | DF | Mubarak Zamah | 29 November 2003 (aged 20) | Al Jazira
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| 19 | FW | Abdullah Al-Hammadi | 20 March 2003 (aged 21) | Al Dhafra
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| 20 | FW | Fahad Bader | 9 March 2001 (aged 23) | Emirates
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| 21 | FW | Sultan Adil | 4 May 2004 (aged 19) | Ittihad Kalba
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| 22 | GK | Khaled Tawhid | 16 February 2004 (aged 20) | Sharjah
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| 23 | DF | Zayed Sultan | 11 April 2001 (aged 23) | Al Jazira
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Overage players in Olympic football edit
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Khasif (GK) | Ismail Al Hammadi (MF) | Ismail Matar (FW) |
Tournament records edit
Olympic Games edit
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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 1992
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did not qualify | |||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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| 2008
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 2012 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 2016
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did not qualify | |||||||
| 2020
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 2024
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| Total | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Matches edit
| 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 | |
Asian Cup edit
| 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
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5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018
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did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2020
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
 2022
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2026
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TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 5th | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 10 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Matches edit
| 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 | |
Asian Games edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 |
Ongoing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Group stage | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
References edit
- ^ "In the preperations for the U23 Asian Cup; here is our U23 National Team's extended lineup". Twitter. UAE National Team. 4 April 2024.