United Arab Emirates national under-20 football 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.

UAE Under-20
Nickname(s)Al Abyad
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachFaisal Al Taheri
Most capsAbdulaziz Hussain
FIFA codeUAE
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
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultChampions (2008)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020, 2021, 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultQuarter-final (2003, 2009)
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

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

AFC U-19 Championship

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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
  2025
Total 14/19 56 18 15 23 83 80

U-20 Arab Cup

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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
  2022 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 4
Total 3/5 8 2 2 4 15 14

Individual awards

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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

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Recent results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Lose

2024

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21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) AFC Asian Cup qualification United Arab Emirates   3–2   Lebanon Mishref, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Staduim
Attendance: 400
Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) AFC Asian Cup qualification Northern Mariana Islands   0–13   United Arab Emirates Mishref, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Staduim
Attendance: 50
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) AFC Asian Cup qualification United Arab Emirates   1–3   South Korea Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Staduim
Attendance: 200
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) AFC Asian Cup qualification Kuwait   0–0   United Arab Emirates Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Staduim
Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)

Coaches

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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

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Source: [1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Amer Al Farsi (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)   Al Ain
1GK Hamad Al Menhali (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18)   Al Jazira
1GK Ali Al Saffar (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)   Shabab Al Ahli

2DF Abdalla Ahmed (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19)   Shabab Al Ahli
2DF Saeed Amer (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18)   Sharjah
2DF Mansoor Al Blooshi (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)   Al Ain
2DF Suhail Al Blooshi (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18)   Al Ain
2DF Yousif Al Marzooqi (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 19)   Al Jazira
2DF Ahmed Al Obeidli (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19)   Al Wasl
2DF Mohammed Buzairi (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19)   Al Wasl
2DF Ahmed Katts (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17)   Shabab Al Ahli

3MF Hazim Abbas (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)   Al Ain
3MF Mohamed Al Bannai (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 17)   Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Nahyan Al Helali (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 18)   Al Jazira
3MF Mohammed Al Jaari (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 17)   Al Wahda
3MF Saif Al Kaabi (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 19)   Sharjah
3MF Rashed Al Mazrouei (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 19)   Al Wasl
3MF Mohamed Al Obeidli (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17)   Al Wasl
3MF Ghaith Bader (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19)   Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Hamdan Basweidan (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 17)   Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Faisal Ismail (2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 (age 17)   Al Wasl

4FW Eid Al Hammadi (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)   Al Ain
4FW Mohammed Al Mansoori (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 18)   Shabab Al Ahli
4FW Mayed Khamis (2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 16)   Al Nasr
4FW Essa Obaid (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)   Al Nasr
4FW Obaid Salem (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)   Al Nasr

Former squads

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References

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  1. ^ "YOUTH TEAM 2005".
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See also

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