United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team
Association | U.A.E. Football Association | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Denis Silva | ||
Captain | Ahmed Al-Mehrzi | ||
Most caps | Ahmed Khalil | ||
Top scorer | Ahmed Khalil | ||
Home stadium | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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First international | |||
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan (South Korea; September 21, 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates (Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates; 8 March 2011) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait (Thailand; December 7, 1998) | |||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Round 1 (2012) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Silver medalist (2010) | ||
AFC U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Quarter Finals (2013, 2016 and 2020) |
The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم) represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates' home ground is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Tournament records[]
Olympic Games[]
Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1992 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2016 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | To Be Determined | |||||||
2028 | ||||||||
Total | Group Stage | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
AFC U-23 Championship[]
AFC Under-23 Asian Cup record | AFC Under-23 Asian Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | Qualified | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter–Finals | 3/4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 10 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Matches[]
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 |
Asian Games[]
Asian Games | |||||||
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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 |
Total | 5/5 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 25 |
GCC U-23 Championship[]
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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Did Not Enter | |||||||
Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Recent results and fixtures[]
Win Draw Lose
2021[]
25 May 2021 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | Bahrain | Manama, Bahrain |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
29 May 2021 Friendly | Bahrain | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates | Manama, Bahrain |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
15 July 2021 Friendly | Brazil | 5–2 | United Arab Emirates | Novi Sad, Serbia |
21:00 UTC+2 | Diego Carlos 43' Reinier 78' Martinelli 82' Cunha 84', 90+1' |
Report | Nino 21' (o.g.) Al-Naqbi 67' |
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: (Serbia) |
4 September 2021 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | Iraq | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
19:15 UTC+4 |
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Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 0 |
4 October 2021 2021 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 3–0 | Lebanon | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
18:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia) |
6 October 2021 2021 WAFF Cup | Iraq | 2–0 | United Arab Emirates | Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
21:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Khaled Al-Teris (Saudi Arabia) |
8 October 2021 2021 WAFF Cup | Palestine | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
15:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi (Saudi Arabia) |
24 October 2021 Asian Cup Qualifiers | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Kyrgyzstan | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
16:50 UTC+4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: (Thailand) |
27 October 2021 Asian Cup Qualifiers | India | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
20:30 UTC+4 | Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Fu Ming (China PR) |
30 October 2021 Asian Cup Qualifiers | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Oman | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
16:50 |
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Report | Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: (Thailand) |
2022[]
June 2022 2022 Asian Cup | United Arab Emirates | v | A3 | TBD, Uzbekistan |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
June 2022 2022 Asian Cup | A4 | v | United Arab Emirates | TBD, Uzbekistan |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
June 2022 2022 Asian Cup | A1 | v | United Arab Emirates | TBD, Uzbekistan |
TBD | Stadium: TBD |
Current squad[]
- The following players were selected to compete in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification in October 2021
- Match date: 24 – 30 October 2021
- Opposition: Kyrgyzstan, India & Oman
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | 27 March 2001 | Al Jazira | |||
17 | GK | Suhail Abdulla | 26 August 1999 | Emirates | ||
22 | GK | 2 April 1999 | Shabab Al Ahli | |||
2 | DF | Abdulla Idrees | 16 August 1999 | Al Jazira | ||
3 | DF | 30 November 1999 | Al Wasl | |||
5 | DF | Omar Saeed | 29 January 1999 | Hatta | ||
12 | DF | Ahmed Abdulla | 16 January 1999 | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
4 | MF | Ahmed Mahmoud | 6 January 2001 | Emirates | ||
6 | MF | Hussain Mahdi | 24 July 2000 | Al Nasr | ||
8 | MF | Mohammed Abbas | 30 September 2002 | Al Ain | ||
10 | MF | Khalid Al-Balochi | 22 March 1999 | Al Ain | ||
13 | MF | Faris Khalil | 8 October 2000 | Al Wasl | ||
14 | MF | 25 November 1999 | Emirates | |||
15 | MF | Majid Rashid | 16 May 2000 | Sharjah | ||
16 | MF | Eid Khamis | 20 May 1999 | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
20 | MF | 25 March 2000 | Al Ain | |||
21 | MF | 21 March 1999 | Baniyas | |||
7 | FW | Ali Saleh | 22 January 2000 | Al Wasl | ||
9 | FW | 25 January 2000 | Khor Fakkan | |||
11 | FW | Rashid Mubarak | 8 March 1999 | Hatta | ||
18 | FW | Hareb Abdullah | 26 November 2002 | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
19 | FW | 16 August 1999 | Khor Fakkan |
See also[]
- United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
- United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
References[]
Categories:
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- Asian national under-23 association football teams