United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

UAE Under-20

Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach
Most caps	Abdulaziz Hussain
FIFA code	UAE
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
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	2008 (Champions)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	2 (first in 2020)
Best result	2020 and 2021 (Group Stage)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	2003 and 2009 (Quarter-finals)

United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship
	1985 UAE	Team
	1996 South Korea	Team
	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
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	TBD
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
2014	Cancelled
2020	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	2
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
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

Coaches[]

Manager	From	To
	2004	2006
Jacky Bonnevay	2006	2007
	2007	2008
Khaled Ben Yahia	July 2008	October 2008
Mahdi Redha	October 2008	2009
Ludovic Batelli	2018	2020
	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)			Al Jazira
	1GK		(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 20)			Khor Fakkan
	1GK		(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 19)			Al Wasl
	2DF		(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 19)			Sharjah
	2DF		(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 20)			Sharjah
	2DF		(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 19)			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF		(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 20)			Al Wasl
	2DF		(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF		(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 19)			Al Jazira
	2DF		(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF		(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 21)			Al Nasr
	2DF		(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 21)			Al Dhafra
	2DF		(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 20)			Baniyas
	2DF		(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 19)			Al Jazira
	3MF		(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 19)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF		(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 20)			Al Wahda
	3MF		(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 19)			Baniyas
	3MF		(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 20)			Al Dhafra
	3MF		(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 21)			Al Bataeh
	3MF		(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 18)			Sharjah
	3MF	Hamdan Humaid	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 19)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF		(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF		(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 20)			Kalba
	3MF		(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 20)			Al Wasl
	3MF		(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 20)			Kalba
	4FW	Mansoor Saeed	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 18)			Al Wahda
	4FW	Eisa Khalfan	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 18)			Al Ain

Former squads[]

• 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
• 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE
• 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE

References[]

External links[]

• United Arab Emirates Football Association (Arabic)
• UAE U20 Official Site (English)

See also[]

• United Arab Emirates national football team
• United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team