United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship

UAE Under-20
Nickname(s)	Al Abyad
Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Faisal Al Taheri
Most caps	Abdulaziz Hussain
FIFA code	UAE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	United Arab Emirates 1–0 South Yemen ; (Kathmandu, Nepal; 7 October 1982)
Biggest win
	United Arab Emirates 8–0 Djibouti ; (Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Morocco 5–0 United Arab Emirates ; (Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	2008 (Champions)
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	2003 and 2009 (quarter-finals)

The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Host nation(s) / Year	Round
1997	Round of 16
2003	Quarter-finals
2009	Quarter-finals

AFC U-19 Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Fourth Place	3	0	1	2	2	7
1985	Third Place	3	1	1	1	9	4
1986	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	Fourth Place	5	1	2	2	2	5
1990	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	5	5
1994	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1996	Third Place	6	2	2	2	12	13
1998	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	6	12
2002	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	3	6
2004	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
2008	Champions	6	6	0	0	12	3
2010	Quarter–Finals	4	1	1	2	7	6
2012	Group Stage	3	0	3	0	2	2
2014	Quarter–Finals	4	1	2	1	7	5
2016	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	3
2018	Group Stage	3	2	0	1	10	3
~~2020~~	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	14/19	56	18	15	23	83	80

U-20 Arab Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	did not enter
2012	did not enter
~~2014~~	Cancelled
2020	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
2021	Group stage	3	1	0	2	10	8
2022	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	4
Total	3/5	8	2	2	4	15	14

Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-20.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Player	Award
2003	Ismail Matar	Golden Ball

AFC U-19 Championship

Year	Player	Award
2008	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

Matches

Recent results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

20 June 2021 (2021-06-20) Arab Cup	United Arab Emirates	8–0	Djibouti	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Saeed 16', 81' Al Yammahi 45' Khalfan 59' Adil 76' Al Wafi 78' Ahmed 90+4' Fahad 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya)

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) Arab Cup	Tajikistan	3–2	United Arab Emirates	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Azizboyev 12', 66', 90'	Report	Khalfan 23', 74'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) Arab Cup	Morocco	5–0	United Arab Emirates	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Sadik 8', 20' Radid 45', 88' Azrour 70'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

16 January 2023 International friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–0	India-U17	Dubai, UAE
	Mohamed Ali Khaled 5'			Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

Coaches

Manager	From	To
Khalifa Mubarak AlShamsi	2004	2006
Jacky Bonnevay	2006	2007
Jumaa Rabea Mubarak	2007	2008
Khaled Ben Yahia	July 2008	October 2008
Mahdi Redha	October 2008	2009
Ludovic Batelli	2018	2020
Nikolaos Kolompourdas	2020	2022
Faisal Al Taheri	2022	present

Current squad

Source: [1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Abdulla Al Hammadi	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002	Al Jazira
1GK	Khalid Al Blooshi	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001	Khor Fakkan
1GK	Mubarak Tariq	(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002	Al Wasl

2DF	Abdulla Raqan	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002	Sharjah
2DF	Abdulrahman Al Mazami	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001	Sharjah
2DF	Abdulrahman Abdulghafoor	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	Shabab Al Ahli
2DF	Ali Ibrahim	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001	Al Wasl
2DF	Bader Abaelaziz	(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001	Shabab Al Ahli
2DF	Hasan Khaled	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002	Al Jazira
2DF	Khalifa Atiq	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002	Shabab Al Ahli
2DF	Mohamed Al Maazmi	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001	Al Nasr
2DF	Mohamed Al Dhaheri	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001	Al Dhafra
2DF	Muhair Al Ketbi	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001	Baniyas
2DF	Nawaf Al Harthi	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002	Al Jazira

3MF	Abdelaziz Al Blooshi	(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002	Shabab Al Ahli
3MF	Abdulla Al Menhali	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001	Al Wahda
3MF	Abdulla Al Remeithi	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002	Baniyas
3MF	Ahmed Al Rashedi	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001	Al Dhafra
3MF	Amir Ibrahim	(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001	Al Bataeh
3MF	Dhari Fahad	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003	Sharjah
3MF	Hamdan Humaid	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002	Shabab Al Ahli
3MF	Mohammed Mubarak	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001	Shabab Al Ahli
3MF	Saif Obaid	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001	Kalba
3MF	Shehab Lashkari	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001	Al Wasl
3MF	Yaser Al Blooshi	(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001	Kalba

4FW	Mansoor Saeed	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003	Al Wahda
4FW	Eisa Khalfan	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003	Al Ain

Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship
	1985 UAE	Team
	1996 South Korea	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	Team

Football in the United Arab Emirates
UAEFA PLC
National teams	Men's national team U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's national team Men's Futsal Beach Soccer
League system	Pro League First Division League Second Division League Third Division League
Domestic cups	President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Federation Cup (defunct)
International Competitions	AFC Champions League Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Club Champions Cup GCC Champions League Friendship Tournament (defunct)
Clubs Records

National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

AFC U-19 Championship winners
10 titles	South Korea (1959, 1960, 1980, 1982, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012)
5 titles	Iraq (1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2000)
2 title	Saudi Arabia (1986, 1992) Myanmar (1968, 1970)
1 title	United Arab Emirates (2008) North Korea (2006) Syria (1994) China (1985) Iran (1973) Thailand (1962)