United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

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UAE Under-20
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coach
Most capsAbdulaziz Hussain
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
First international
 United Arab Emirates 1–0  
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 7 October 1982)
Biggest win
 United Arab Emirates 8–0  
(Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Morocco 5–0  United Arab Emirates
(Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best result2008 (Champions)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances2 (first in 2020)
Best result2020 and 2021 (Group Stage)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best result2003 and 2009 (Quarter-finals)
United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1985 UAE Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 South Korea Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saudi Arabia Team

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
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16
United Arab Emirates 2003 Quarter-finals
Egypt 2009 Quarter-finals

AFC U-19 Championship[]

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Thailand 1982 Fourth Place 3 0 1 2 2 7
United Arab Emirates 1985 Third Place 3 1 1 1 9 4
Saudi Arabia 1986 Did not qualify
Qatar 1988 Fourth Place 5 1 2 2 2 5
Indonesia 1990 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 1992 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 5 5
Indonesia 1994 Did not qualify
South Korea 1996 Third Place 6 2 2 2 12 13
Thailand 1998 Did not qualify
Iran 2000 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 6 12
Qatar 2002 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 3 6
Malaysia 2004 Did not qualify
India 2006 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Saudi Arabia 2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 12 3
China 2010 Quarter–Finals 4 1 1 2 7 6
United Arab Emirates 2012 Group Stage 3 0 3 0 2 2
Myanmar 2014 Quarter–Finals 4 1 2 1 7 5
Bahrain 2016 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 3
Indonesia 2018 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 10 3
Uzbekistan 2020 Cancelled
Uzbekistan 2023 TBD
Total 14/19 56 18 15 23 83 80

U-20 Arab Cup[]

Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 2011 Did not enter
Jordan 2012
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 2
Egypt 2021 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 10 8
Total 2/4 6 2 1 3 13 10

Individual awards[]

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Player Award
United Arab Emirates 2003 Ismail Matar Golden Ball

AFC U-19 Championship

Year Player Award
Saudi Arabia 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   Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2
  • Saeed 16', 81'
  • 45'
  • Khalfan 59'
  • 76'
  • 78'
  • 90+4'
  • 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
  • 12', 66', 90'
Report
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
  • 8', 20'
  • 45', 88'
  • 70'
Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

Coaches[]

Manager From To
United Arab Emirates 2004 2006
France Jacky Bonnevay 2006 2007
United Arab Emirates 2007 2008
Tunisia Khaled Ben Yahia July 2008 October 2008
United Arab Emirates Mahdi Redha October 2008 2009
France Ludovic Batelli 2018 2020
Greece 2020 present

Current squad[]

Source: [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
1GK (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Khor Fakkan
1GK (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl

2DF (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Sharjah
2DF (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Sharjah
2DF (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
2DF (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
2DF (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
2DF (2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
2DF (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
2DF (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 21) United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
2DF (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 21) United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra
2DF (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Baniyas
2DF (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Al Jazira

3MF (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
3MF (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Al Wahda
3MF (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Baniyas
3MF (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra
3MF (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 21) United Arab Emirates Al Bataeh
3MF (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 18) United Arab Emirates Sharjah
3MF Hamdan Humaid (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 19) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
3MF (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Shabab Al Ahli
3MF (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Kalba
3MF (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
3MF (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 20) United Arab Emirates Kalba

4FW Mansoor Saeed (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 18) United Arab Emirates Al Wahda
4FW Eisa Khalfan (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 18) United Arab Emirates Al Ain

Former squads[]

References[]

  1. ^ "YOUTH TEAM 2001".

External links[]

See also[]

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