United Arab Emirates national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see United Arab Emirates women's national football team.

United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s)Al-Abyad (The White Jersey)
Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed)
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA)
Other affiliationUnited Arab Emirates Pro League (UAE PL)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachCosmin Olăroiu
CaptainKhalid Eisa
Most capsAdnan Al Talyani (161)
Top scorerAli Mabkhout (85)
Home stadiumZayed Sports City Stadium (Home)
Various
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 68 (19 January 2026)[1]
Highest40 (November – December 1998)
Lowest138 (January 2012)
First international
 United Arab Emirates 1–0 Qatar 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972)
Biggest win
 Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates 
(Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)
Biggest defeat
 United Arab Emirates 0–8 Brazil 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 November 2005)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1990)
Best resultGroup stage (1990)
Asian Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up (1996)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances24 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2013)
Asian Games
Appearances10 (first in 1986)
Best resultRunners-up (2011)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage (1997)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2003, 2009)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best resultRound of 16 (2009)
Arab Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (2025)
Medal record
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
1996 UAE Team
2015 Australia Team
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Team
2018 Jakarta Team
FIFA Arab Cup
2025 Qatar Team
Arabian Gulf Cup
2007 UAE Team
2013 Bahrain Team
1986 Bahrain Team
1988 Saudi Arabia Team
1994 UAE Team
2017 Kuwait Team
1972 Saudi Arabia Team
1982 UAE Team
1998 Kuwait Team
2014 Saudi Arabia Team

The United Arab Emirates national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمَارَاتُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ الْمُتَّحِدَة لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents United Arab Emirates in men's international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.

It has made one FIFA World Cup appearance in 1990 in Italy and lost all three of its games. United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and runner-up in 1996 as host. It won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2013. It finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and hosted the 2019 edition in which it was eliminated in the semi-finals.

History

The first match of the team was played on 17 March 1972 against Qatar at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and won with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4–0 and 7–0 to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait respectively and beating Bahrain 3 to nothing. After participating in four Gulf Cup tournaments since 1972, United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 1982 edition. It again finished third as did in the two previous tournaments.

In 1980, United Arab Emirates first-time qualified for the AFC Asian Cup which was held in Kuwait and were drawn with eventual winners, Kuwait, runner-up South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar in Group B. It drew 1–1 with Kuwait and lost the three other matches and finished in fifth place in the group and ninth (out of ten teams) overall. It also qualified for the next two tournaments, 1984 in Singapore and 1988 in Qatar and was again eliminated in the group stages in both. Its first victory of the tournament occurred against India on 7 December 1984, under manager Heshmat Mohajerani.

In 1984, Mohajerani resigned and was replaced with Carlos Alberto Parreira. Parreira led the team at the 1988 Asian Cup and left his position after the tournament. He was succeeded by Mário Zagallo. Zagallo led the team to the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, Zagallo resigned before the tournament and Parreira returned. The team finished fourth at the 1990 World Cup's final tournament with no points, scoring two goals and conceding 11 goals. The journey was put into a 2016 documentary titled Lights of Rome.[3] After the tournament, Parreira was sacked.

At the 1992 and 1996 AFC Asian Cups, United Arab Emirates finished fourth and runners-up respectively for the first times. United Arab Emirates appeared in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup after being awarded a spot because Saudi Arabia was hosting the games.

United Arab Emirates missed the qualification for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon and finished in last place at the 2002 Arabian Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. It was eliminated in the next three Asian Cup tournaments at the group stage. In 2004 and 2007 editions, UAE was all eliminated by the hand to debutants Jordan and Vietnam. In 2011, it finished the tournament goalless. At this time, United Arab Emirates appointed world class coaches like Carlos Queiroz, Roy Hodgson and Dick Advocaat. In 2006, UAE appointed Bruno Metsu as the new manager. He led the Emirates to carry the 2007 Arabian Gulf Cup title.

After hiring foreign coaches, in 2012, United Arab Emirates appointed the Olympic team coach Mahdi Ali as the manager of the senior team. Ali began creating a squad inviting players that he had worked with at the youth level. He led the Emirates to their second Arabian Gulf Cup title in 2013.

At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, United Arab Emirates defeated Qatar 4–1 and Bahrain 2–1 but lost to Iran by a goal. As group runners-up, it faced the defending champions Japan in the quarter-final and earned a victory on penalties to advance to the last four. In the semi-finals, United Arab Emirates lost 2–0 to the host Australia. In the third-place play-off, United Arab Emirates defeated Iraq 3–2. United Arab Emirates qualified through the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification where it finished fourth in Group B thus failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Ahmed Khalil was a top scorer in the qualification. Around this time Mahdi Ali resigned from his position.[4]

United Arab Emirates then hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this marked the second time they hosted an AFC Asian Cup. The team had Italian Alberto Zaccheroni as their coach. In the AFC Asian Cup tournament, UAE proceeded to the quarter-finals where it scored its first-ever goal against Australia to gain its first-ever win against this opponent.[5] The semi-finals was between the host and Qatar.[6] Some audiences threw footwear in the pitch after Qatar scored its second goal. UAE lost 0–4 marking its first defeat to Qatar since 2001.

United Arab Emirates joined the second round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and was placed with all-out Southeast Asian opponents. The team had already appointed the Dutch guider Bert van Marwijk. Bert was sacked after his start undergoing two away losses to Thailand and Vietnam in the qualifiers along his group stage exit in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup.[7] After this, the Emirates decided to naturalize Argentine Sebastián Tagliabúe, Brazilian Caio Canedo Corrêa and Fábio Virginio de Lima, the three South American players, having never done so since the foundation of the national team.[8] The team then experienced a period of coaching instabilities, with three different coaches, before van Marwijk resumed his duty due to crisis in option. With the COVID-19 pandemic however, the AFC decided the remaining games of the second round would be played in one country,[9][10] and with the UAE chosen to host Group G, they were able to utilize the home-field advantage as the host nation, ultimately u-turned the earlier misery into four consecutive wins to break through into the third round, where they faced its neighbours and the powerhouses Iran and South Korea.[11] In the third round, the UAE failed to produce a promising performance after winning just one out of six first games, a 1–0 away win over Lebanon, drew three and lost two, adding with the UAE's below average performance in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup despite reaching the quarter-finals, that was enough to sack the Dutch manager van Marwijk yet again.[12][13][14] After inconsistency in performance, the UAE appointed Argentine manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena as coach, and the team's result improved, winning two out of four games, notably an impressive 1–0 home win over already-qualified South Korea, to reach the fourth round, increased hope for the country to qualify for the first-ever World Cup since 1990, where they would face the old foe Australia, whom the UAE defeated in the latest meeting.[15] However, the UAE was unable to utilise their geographical advantage in the playoff in neighbouring Qatar, losing 1–2 to Australia by a thunderous strike at 84' by Ajdin Hrustic and by mistake of Ali Salmeen to deny the UAE's its potential second appearance; they later stunned South America's rising power Peru to qualify for the edition.[16]

Rivalries

UAE's common rivals are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Iran.[17]

Qatar

Main article: Qatar–United Arab Emirates football rivalry

The rivalry with Qatar is a competitive one in the Arabian Gulf Cup meeting on multiple occasions. Due to the Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refused to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia; in this tournament, the UAE beat Qatar 2–1 but still crashed out from the group stage while Qatar would recover to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[18] As of 2020, Qatar and UAE have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Arabian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory.

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with the result 4–0, with heavy tensions and violence occurred between two and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.[19] In the year prior to the 2026 World Cup qualification fourth round, the UAE achieved notable victories over Qatar, demonstrating a shift in momentum in their rivalry. On 5 September 2024, the UAE defeated Qatar 3–1 in Doha during the third round of World Cup qualifiers, overturning an early goal by Qatar to secure a comeback win with goals from Harib Suhail, Khalid Al Dhanhani, and Ali Saleh. Later, on 19 November 2024, the UAE delivered a historic 5–0 victory against Qatar in Abu Dhabi, marking their largest win over Qatar in history. Fabio Lima starred in the match with four goals, complemented by Yahya Al Ghassani's strike, showcasing a dominant performance that boosted the UAE's standing in the qualification group.[20][21]

During the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification fourth round fixture between the two nations, riots broke out as Emirati fans invaded the pitch while throwing plastic bottles and footwear, as a result of a clear refereeing injustice throughout the match, after Qatar scored a goal. With Sultan Adel scoring late for the UAE, Qatar would win the match 2–1 and secure a qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup while the UAE would qualify for the fifth round instead.[22][23] The match also sparked significant controversy regarding the officiating, as the decisive match was stopped 92 times with numerous decisions by the referee and the match's time wasting, which the actual playing time was 48 minutes out of 109,[24] were widely criticized by Emirati fans, analysts, and media outlets. Observers highlighted several instances where fouls and potential penalty situations in favor of the UAE were not awarded, including a crucial corner kick that was ignored. Conversely, minor infractions by UAE players were frequently called as fouls, and several yellow cards were issued without clear justification. Additionally, physical challenges and aggressive behavior by Qatari players against Emirati players were perceived to go unpunished, further fueling claims of biased officiating. Critics also questioned the neutrality of the venue, noting that the match was played in conditions perceived as favoring Qatar. The cumulative effect of these issues, along with the inconsistent management of added time, led to heightened tensions among fans and ultimately contributed to the pitch invasions and violent reactions following Qatar's goals.[25][26] While no formal protest was lodged with FIFA or the AFC, the perceived lack of fairness became a central talking point in the aftermath of the game.[27]

Saudi Arabia

Another major rival the UAE takes on Arabian Gulf Cup many times, the two teams have met in the AFC Asian Cup twice, first in the semi-finals of the 1992 edition which ended in a Saudi victory and second in the final of the 1996 edition in which UAE hosted, the game ended in a goalless draw which meant the game had to be decided in penalties, the game ended with Saudi Arabia taking home their 3rd title with the penalty scoreline being 4–2, this remains the only time the Emirates qualified for the final meanwhile this would also be the last time the Saudis would win an Asian Cup as they would lose the next two finals they qualified for in 2000 and 2007. When the countries meet in qualifier matches, the matchup has been nicknamed "clash of titans" as both countries have been some of the more successful teams in the Arabian Peninsula.[28]

Team image

Kit

Wikimedia Commons has media related to United Arab Emirates national football team kits.

The UAE's traditional home kit is all-white with some red trim while their away kit is all-red with some white trim, in 2019, the away colors were black for the first time in addition, there were some green trim.

Manufacturer Period
Umbro 1979–1985[29]
Admiral 1986–1989
Adidas 1990–1994
Puma 1995–1996
Kelme 1997–1999
Adidas 2000–2001
Umbro 2002–2005
Adidas 2006–2008
Erreà 2009–2013
Adidas 2014–present

Nickname

The United Arab Emirates is known by supporters and the media as Al-Abyad, meaning The Whites which reference to their white jersey and also Eyal Zayed which means Zayed's sons.

In October 2012, the Asian Football Confederation official website published an article about the UAE national team's campaign to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, in which the team was referred to using the racial slur "sand monkey". This was the indirect result of vandalism of the Wikipedia article on the team, and the AFC was forced to apologise.[30]

Home stadium

As of 2025, UAE has played in 12 home stadiums. Most games have taken place at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira Stadium and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain as other venues.

Home stadiums list
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
Zayed Sports City Stadium 43,206 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi v   Kyrgyzstan
(21 January 2019; 2019 AFC Asian Cup)
Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium 42,056 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi v   Iraq
(13 November 2025; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Al Nahyan Stadium 12,201 Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi v   Uzbekistan
(5 June 2025; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium 25,053 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi v   North Korea
(10 October 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium 15,000 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi v   Kuwait
(2 September 2011; 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium 12,000 Al Ain, Abu Dhabi v   Australia
(5 January 2011; Friendly)
Zabeel Stadium 8,439 Dubai, Dubai v   Bahrain
(8 September 2025; Friendly)
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000 Dubai, Dubai v   Bolivia
(16 November 2018; Friendly)
Al Maktoum Stadium 15,058 Dubai, Dubai v     Nepal
(16 November 2023; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
Rashid Stadium 12,000 Dubai, Dubai v   Jordan
(24 May 2021; Friendly)
Al Awir Stadium 10,000 Al Awir, Dubai v   Uzbekistan
(14 October 2014; Friendly)
Sharjah Stadium 18,000 Sharjah, Sharjah v   Uzbekistan
(28 January 2009; 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification)

Results and fixtures

Main article: United Arab Emirates national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

20 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Iran  2–0  United Arab Emirates Tehran, Iran
19:30 UTC+3:30
  • Azmoun 45+27'
  • Mohebi 70'
 Report Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 20,469
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
25 March 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification North Korea  1–2  United Arab Emirates Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[note 1]
21:15 UTC+3
  • Yu-song 43'
 Report
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 223
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
5 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification United Arab Emirates  0–0  Uzbekistan Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 9,820
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
10 June 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Kyrgyzstan  1–1  United Arab Emirates Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
19:45 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 12,258
Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait
31 July 2025 Hybrid match US Lecce 1–3  United Arab Emirates Schwaz, Austria
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Jenbach
4 September 2025 Friendly United Arab Emirates  3–1  Syria Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report
  • Al Salkhadi 36'
 Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
8 September 2025 Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–0  Bahrain Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:15 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification United Arab Emirates  2–1  Oman Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 8,817
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)
14 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Qatar  2–1  United Arab Emirates Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 13,038
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
13 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification United Arab Emirates  1–1  Iraq Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 32,008
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
18 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Iraq  2–1  United Arab Emirates Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Basra International Stadium
Attendance: 62,444
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
3 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Jordan  2–1  United Arab Emirates Al Khor, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 30,759
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
6 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup United Arab Emirates  1–1  Egypt Lusail, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Lusail Stadium
Attendance: 36,299
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
9 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup United Arab Emirates  3–1  Kuwait Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadium 974
Attendance: 15,357
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
12 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Algeria  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–7 p)		  United Arab Emirates Al Khor, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Attendance: 50,424
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Penalties
15 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Morocco  3–0  United Arab Emirates Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 33,898
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
18 December 2025 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Saudi Arabia  Abandoned  United Arab Emirates Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)
Note: Match was abandoned at halftime (when the score was 0–0) due to heavy rainfall.[32]

2026

26 March Friendly United Arab Emirates  v  Armenia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4

Current staff

Main article: List of United Arab Emirates national football team managers

Last Update: April 2025[33]

Position Name
Head coach Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant coach Cătălin Necula
Gabriel Caramarin
Goalkeeping coach Eugen Nae
Fitness coach Leandro Alub
Scouting Ferdinando Montebello
Team administrator Mohamed Albalooshi
Media coordinator Salim Alnaqbi
Doctor Flavio Cruz
Interpreter Hussein Fakih
Match Analyst Karim Tayara
Rareş Ene

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup in December 2025.[34]
Caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2025, after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ali Khasif (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 74 0 Al Jazira
17 1GK Adel Al-Hosani (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 1 0 Sharjah
22 1GK Hamad Al-Meqbaali (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 6 0 Shabab Al Ahli
2 2DF Rúben Canedo (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 11 0 Al Wahda
3 2DF Lucas Pimenta (2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 15 0 Al Wahda
4 2DF Kouame Autonne (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 17 0 Al Ain
5 2DF Ala Zhir (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 6 0 Al Wahda
6 2DF Saša Ivković (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 8 1 Al Wahda
8 2DF Richard Akonnor (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 3 0 Al Jazira
16 2DF Marcus Meloni (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 20 2 Sharjah
19 2DF Khaled Ibrahim (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 27 1 Sharjah
7 3MF Ali Saleh (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 54 6 Al Wasl
9 3MF Harib Abdalla (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 45 8 Sharjah
12 3MF Isam Faiz (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 13 0 Ajman
14 3MF Nicolás Giménez (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 12 1 Al Wasl
15 3MF Yahia Nader (captain) (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 30 0 Al Ain
18 3MF Majid Rashid (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 23 0 Sharjah
20 3MF Yahya Al-Ghassani (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 40 12 Shabab Al Ahli
21 3MF Luanzinho (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 9 2 Sharjah
10 4FW Caio Lucas (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 12 3 Sharjah
11 4FW Bruno (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 17 2 Al Jazira
13 4FW Mohammed Juma (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 2 0 Shabab Al Ahli
23 4FW Sultan Adil (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 21 8 Shabab Al Ahli

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Khalid Eisa (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 94 0 Al Ain v.  Iraq, 18 November 2025
GK Fahad Al-Dhanhani (1991-09-03) 3 September 1991 2 0 Baniyas v.  Qatar, 14 October 2025
GK Adli Mohamed (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 0 0 Al-Nasr Austria training camp, 25 July–6 August 2025
GK Khaled Tawhid (2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 1 0 Sharjah v.  Iran, 20 March 2025
DF Mohammed Rabii (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 1 0 Al Jazira v.  Iraq, 13 November 2025
DF Khalifa Al Hammadi (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 54 2 Al Jazira v.  Iraq, 13 November 2025 PRE
DF Erik (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 3 0 Al Ain v.  Qatar, 14 October 2025
DF Zayed Sultan (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 16 1 Al Jazira v.  Oman, 11 October 2025 PRE
DF Bader Nasser (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 14 0 Shabab Al Ahli v.  Kyrgyzstan, 10 June 2025
DF Abdulrahman Saleh (2002-10-13) 13 October 2002 3 0 Al Wasl v.  Kyrgyzstan, 10 June 2025
DF Mohammed Al-Attas (1997-08-05) 5 August 1997 33 1 Al Jazira v.  North Korea, 25 March 2025
DF Abdulla Idrees (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 19 0 Al Nasr v.  Iran, 20 March 2025
DF Khamis Al-Mansoori (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 0 0 Baniyas 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
DF Faris Khalil (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 0 0 Al Wasl 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Abdullah Ramadan (1998-03-07) 7 March 1998 53 1 Al Jazira v.  Iraq, 18 November 2025
MF Gastón Suárez (1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 2 1 Shabab Al Ahli v.  Iraq, 18 November 2025
MF Gustavo Alemão (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 0 0 Al Nasr v.  Iraq, 18 November 2025
MF Majed Hassan (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 70 1 Sharjah v.  Qatar, 14 October 2025
MF Fábio Lima (1993-06-30) 30 June 1993 44 17 Al Wasl v.  Qatar, 14 October 2025
MF Saile Souza (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 0 0 Kalba v.  Qatar, 14 October 2025
MF Mackenzie Hunt (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 9 0 Baniyas v.  Oman, 11 October 2025 PRE
MF Mohammed Abdulbasit (1995-10-19) 19 October 1995 8 0 Al Nasr v.  Oman, 11 October 2025 PRE
MF Lithierry (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 1 0 Ajman Austria training camp, 25 July–6 August 2025
MF Abdulla Hamad (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 20 0 Al Wahda v.  Kyrgyzstan, 10 June 2025
MF Tahnoon Al-Zaabi (1999-04-10) 10 April 1999 37 1 Al Wahda v.  North Korea, 25 March 2025
MF Jonatas Santos (2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 2 0 Al Nasr v.  North Korea, 25 March 2025
MF Mohammed Abbas (2002-09-30) 30 September 2002 9 0 Al Ain 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF Solomon Sosu (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 0 0 Al Ain 26th Arabian Gulf Cup
FW Caio Canedo (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 60 10 Al Wahda v.  Iraq, 18 November 2025
FW Mohamed Awad Alla (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 1 0 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Iraq, 13 November 2025 PRE
FW Álvaro (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 3 0 Al Bataeh v.  Oman, 11 October 2025 PRE
FW Junior Ndiaye (2005-03-29) 29 March 2005 0 0 Montpellier v.  Kyrgyzstan, 10 June 2025
FW Fahad Badr (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 4 0 Baniyas 26th Arabian Gulf Cup

SUS Suspended
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from international association football

List of UAE Squads

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Arab Cup

  • 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Squad
  • 2025 FIFA Arab Cup Squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ali Khasif (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 74 0 Al Jazira
17 1GK Adel Al-Hosani (1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 1 0 Sharjah
22 1GK Hamad Al-Meqbaali (2003-07-13) 13 July 2003 6 0 Shabab Al Ahli
2 2DF Rúben Canedo (2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 11 0 Al Wahda
3 2DF Lucas Pimenta (2000-07-17) 17 July 2000 15 0 Al Wahda
4 2DF Kouame Autonne (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 17 0 Al Ain
5 2DF Ala Zhir (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 6 0 Al Wahda
6 2DF Saša Ivković (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 8 1 Al Wahda
8 2DF Richard Akonnor (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 3 0 Al Jazira
16 2DF Marcus Meloni (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 20 2 Sharjah
19 2DF Khaled Ibrahim (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 27 1 Sharjah
7 3MF Ali Saleh (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 54 6 Al Wasl
9 3MF Harib Abdalla (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 45 8 Sharjah
12 3MF Isam Faiz (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 13 0 Ajman
14 3MF Nicolás Giménez (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 12 1 Al Wasl
15 3MF Yahia Nader (captain) (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 30 0 Al Ain
18 3MF Majid Rashid (2000-05-16) 16 May 2000 23 0 Sharjah
20 3MF Yahya Al-Ghassani (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 40 12 Shabab Al Ahli
21 3MF Luanzinho (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 9 2 Sharjah
10 4FW Caio Lucas (1994-04-19) 19 April 1994 12 3 Sharjah
11 4FW Bruno (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 17 2 Al Jazira
13 4FW Mohammed Juma (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 2 0 Shabab Al Ahli
23 4FW Sultan Adil (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 21 8 Shabab Al Ahli

Confederations Cup

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Qualifiers

  • 2022 AFC Asian Qualifiers

Player records

As of 14 October 2025[35]
Players in bold are still active with United Arab Emirates.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Adnan Al-Talyani 161 52 1983–1997
2 Ismail Matar 136 36 2003–2021
3 Subait Khater 120 11 1999–2011
4 Ismail Al Hammadi 116 13 2007–2019
Abdulrahim Jumaa 116 13 1998–2009
6 Ali Mabkhout 115 85 2009–2023
7 Zuhair Bakheet 112 27 1988–2002
Abdulsalam Jumaa 112 7 1997–2010
9 Muhsin Musabah 107 0 1988–1999
10 Walid Abbas 106 6 2008–2023

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ali Mabkhout (list) 85 115 0.74 2009–2023
2 Adnan Al-Talyani 52 161 0.32 1983–1997
3 Ahmed Khalil 48 104 0.46 2008–2019
4 Ismail Matar 36 136 0.26 2003–2021
5 Fahad Khamees 28 68 0.41 1981–1990
Mohammad Omar 28 102 0.27 1996–2009
7 Zuhair Bakheet 27 112 0.24 1988–2002
8 Fabio Lima 17 44 0.39 2020–present
9 Saeed Al Kass 15 60 0.25 1998–2013
10 Faisal Khalil 13 61 0.21 2001–2010
Ismail Al Hammadi 13 116 0.11 2007–2019
Abdulrahim Jumaa 13 116 0.11 1998–2009

Competitive record

  Champion    Runners-up    Third place  

Overview
Event 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
AFC Asian Cup 0 1 1
Arabian Gulf Cup 2 4 4
Asian Games 0 1 1
Total 2 6 6

FIFA World Cup

Main article: United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1970 Protectorate of the  United Kingdom Protectorate of the  United Kingdom
1974 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1978 Withdrew Withdrew
1982 Did not enter Did not enter
1986 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 4
1990 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 4 4 1 16 7
1994 Did not qualify 8 6 1 1 19 4
1998 12 5 4 3 16 13
2002 16 7 2 7 31 20
2006 6 3 1 2 6 6
2010 16 4 3 9 19 24
2014 8 2 1 5 14 16
2018 18 9 3 6 35 17
2022 19 9 3 7 31 16
2026 TBD 20 10 5 5 36 16
2030
2034
Total Group stage 1/12 3 0 0 3 2 11 136 61 28 47 230 143

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: United Arab Emirates at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1956 to 1972 Protectorate of the  United Kingdom Protectorate of the  United Kingdom
1976 Did not enter Did not enter
1980 Group stage 9th 4 0 1 3 3 9 3 1 2 0 2 0
1984 6th 4 2 0 2 3 8 4 3 0 1 24 2
1988 8th 4 1 0 3 2 4 5 4 1 0 12 1
1992 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 6 3
1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 2 0 8 3 Qualified as hosts
2000 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 12 2
2004 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 5 6 4 1 1 13 5
2007 12th 3 1 0 2 3 6 6 4 1 1 11 6
2011 13th 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 3 0 1 7 1
2015 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 10 8 6 5 1 0 18 3
2019 Semi Finals 4th 6 3 2 1 8 8 Qualified as hosts
2023 Round of 16 10th 4 1 2 1 6 5 8 6 0 2 23 7
2027 Qualified 6 5 1 0 16 2
Total Runners-up 12/13 48 16 14 19 47 64 54 40 7 7 144 32

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1992 and 1995 Did not qualify
1997 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 8
1999 to 2017 Did not qualify
Total Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 8

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Result M W D L GF GA
1964–1982 Did not enter
1986 Quarter-finals 5 3 2 0 7 4
1990 Did not enter
1994 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 6 5
1998 Group stage 4 1 1 2 5 10
Total Quarter-finals 13 5 5 3 18 19

West Asian Football Federation Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
2000 Did not participate
2002
2004
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2019
2026 Qualified
Total 1/10 - - - - - -

Gulf Cup

Gulf Cup
Year Result M W D L GF GA
1972 Third place 3 1 0 2 1 11
1974 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 5 9
1976 Fifth place 6 0 2 4 4 13
1979 Sixth place 6 1 0 5 5 18
1982 Third place 5 3 0 2 7 6
1984 Fourth place 6 2 3 1 5 4
1986 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 10 7
1988 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 7 4
1990 Fifth place 4 0 2 2 2 8
1992 Fourth place 5 3 0 2 4 3
1994 Runners-up 5 3 2 0 7 1
1996 Fourth place 5 1 3 1 5 5
1998 Third place 5 2 1 2 5 7
2002 Sixth place 5 1 0 4 3 7
2003–04 Fifth place 6 2 1 3 6 7
2004 Group stage 3 0 2 1 4 5
2007 Champions 5 4 0 1 8 1
2009 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 4
2010 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 3 2
2013 Champions 5 5 0 0 10 3
2014 Third place 5 2 2 1 7 5
2017–18 Runners-up 5 1 4 0 1 0
2019 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 6
2023 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 4
2024–25 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
2026 Qualified
Total Champions 117 41 31 42 122 143

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup
Year Round M W D L GF GA
1963 Did not enter
1964
1966
1985
1988
1992
1998 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 6 8
2002 Did not enter
2009 Cancelled
2012 Did not enter
2021 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 3 7
2025 Third place 5 1 2* 2 6 8
Total 3/11 13 4 2 7 15 23

Arab Games

Arab Games
Year Round M W D L GF GA
1976 Did not enter
1985 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 3
1997 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
1999 Second round 5 1 2 2 5 5
2007 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 3 6
2011 Did not enter
Total Fourth place 15 4 3 8 13 19

Other Tournaments

Other
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1973 Palestine Cup of Nations Group stage 8th 4 0 2 2 3 7
1975 Palestine Cup of Nations Group stage 10th 2 0 0 2 0 8
1981 Merdeka Tournament Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 6 10
1982 Merdeka Tournament Group stage 5th 4 1 0 3 5 8
1994 Friendship Tournament Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 1 3
1996 Friendship Tournament Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 2
1998 Friendship Tournament Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 4 1
1999 Friendship Tournament Runner-ups 2nd 3 1 2 0 7 5
2000 Oman Cup Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 2 1
2000 LG Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
2005 Kirin Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 1 0
2005 International Arab Friendly Tournament Runner-ups 2nd 2 0 2 0 1 1
2007 Four Nations Tournament Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 0 6
2008 Dubai Challenge Cup Fourth place 4th 2 0 1 1 0 1
2009 UAE International Cup Runner-ups 2nd 2 0 1 1 0 1
2013 OSN Cup Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3
2016 King's Cup Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 4
2018 King's Cup Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 3
Total 6 titles 1st 48 14 14 20 43 67

Head-to-head record

See also: United Arab Emirates national football team all-time record

As of 15 December 2025[36]

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Algeria 8 2 3 3 6 6 0
 Andorra 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Angola 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 5 –5
 Armenia 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1
 Australia 7 1 2 4 2 7 −5
 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 3 3 0
 Bahrain 33 15 7 12 54 46 +8
 Bangladesh 5 5 0 0 21 1 +20
 Belarus 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Benin 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1
 Bolivia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8
 Brunei 2 2 0 0 16 0 +16
 Bulgaria 6 1 0 5 4 14 −10
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 China 11 2 5 4 7 17 −10
 Colombia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Czech Republic 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5
 Denmark 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Dominican Republic 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Egypt 11 1 6 4 8 12 −4
 Estonia 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1
 Finland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Gabon 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Gambia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Germany[a] 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11
 Haiti 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Honduras 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1
 Hong Kong 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5
 Iceland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
 India 14 10 2 2 32 7 +25
 Indonesia 6 4 1 1 18 8 +10
 Iran 21 1 3 17 5 31 −27
 Iraq 32 7 13 12 31 46 −15
 Japan 20 6 8 6 18 22 −4
 Jordan 19 11 4 4 31 17 +14
 Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5
 Kenya 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Kuwait 44 18 8 18 53 76 −23
 Kyrgyzstan 5 4 1 0 11 3 +8
 Laos 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9
 Lebanon 15 10 4 1 27 14 +12
 Libya 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3
 Lithuania 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Malaysia 12 10 0 2 32 7 +25
 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Mali 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Malta 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
 Mexico 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Moldova 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Morocco 5 1 3 1 4 6 –2
 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
   Nepal 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Niger 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 North Korea 13 4 5 4 11 13 −2
 Norway 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3
 Oman 34 15 13 6 45 24 +21
 Pakistan 5 5 0 0 17 4 +13
 Palestine 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4
 Paraguay 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1
 Peru 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Philippines 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Poland 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8
 Qatar 35 12 9 14 44 47 −3
 Romania 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Russia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Saudi Arabia 36 8 8 20 27 51 −24
 Serbia[b] 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3
 Senegal 4 1 2 1 7 8 −1
 Singapore 6 5 1 0 16 5 +11
 Slovakia 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3
 Slovenia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 South Korea 23 3 6 14 17 42 −25
 Sri Lanka 8 8 0 0 35 3 +32
 Sudan 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4
 Sweden 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
  Switzerland 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1
 Syria 25 14 8 3 40 19 +21
 Tajikistan 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
 Thailand 13 8 3 2 21 12 +9
 Timor-Leste 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
 Togo 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2
 Tunisia 5 0 0 5 2 10 −8
 Turkmenistan 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Uzbekistan 19 9 5 5 25 20 +5
 Venezuela 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6
 Vietnam 7 5 0 2 16 6 +10
 Yemen[c] 15 12 0 3 34 14 +20
Total 640 262 167 214 908 772 +136
  1. ^ Includes matches against West Germany.
  2. ^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia.
  3. ^ Includes matches against North Yemen.

Honours

Continental

Regional

Friendly

Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Competition Total
AFC Asian Cup 0 1 1 2
FIFA Arab Cup 0 0 1 1
Total 0 1 2 3
Notes
  1. Official subregional competition organized and recognized by FIFA since 2021. Previous editions were organized by UAFA.

Achievements

Continental

  • AFC Asian Cup
    • Team of the Tournament (4): 2015 (Omar Abdulrahman, Ali Mabkhout), 2019 (Ali Mabkhout, Bandar Al-Ahbabi)
    • Top Scorer (1): 2015 (Ali Mabkhout)

Inclusion of naturalized players

In recent years, particularly after 2019, the United Arab Emirates began granting citizenship to football players on a wider scale, following a model seen in countries such as France and Qatar and benefiting from FIFA's more relaxed eligibility criteria. Prior to this period, the presence of naturalized players in the Emirati national setup had been relatively rare, with Ismael Ahmed being a notable exception. The pace of naturalization subsequently increased, largely on the basis of the five-year residency requirement. Among the first high-profile cases were Sebastián Tagliabué of Al Wahda, and Fábio Lima of Al Wasl and Caio Canedo of Al Ain, who all received Emirati citizenship in early 2020. By March 2025, the national team had included twelve naturalized players in its squad: seven Brazilian-borns, one English-born, one Moroccan-born, one Tunisian-born, one Ivorian-born, and the remaining fifteen were Emirati-born.[39]

Notes

  1. ^ North Korea chose Riyadh as their home site for their match against the United Arab Emirates due to "security concerns".[31]

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