Union of Arab Football Associations

Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم
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Formation	1974
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Membership	22 members Algeria; Bahrain; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Libya; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia; United Arab Emirates; Yemen;
Official language	Arabic, English, French and Spanish
President	Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal
Website	UAFAac.com

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم‎‎; French: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member associations.

The UAFA is an association not recognised by FIFA.^[1]^[2]

History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established in 1974 in Tripoli, Libya. In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Presidents

Mohamed Raouraoua is announced a new president of UAFA.^[3]

Period	Name
1974–1999	Faisal bin Fahd
1999–2011	Sultan bin Fahd
2011–2014	Nawaf bin Faisal
2014–2017	Turki bin Khalid
2017–2019	Turki Al-Sheikh
2019–present	Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal

Member associations

All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) members are UAFA members.

Country	Confederation	Sub-confederation	Year
Algeria	CAF	UNAF	1974
Bahrain	AFC	WAFF	1976
Comoros	CAF	COSAFA	2003
Djibouti	CAF	CECAFA	1998
Egypt	CAF	UNAF	1974
Iraq	AFC	WAFF	1974
Jordan	AFC	WAFF	1974
Kuwait	AFC	WAFF	1976
Lebanon	AFC	WAFF	1978
Libya	CAF	UNAF	1974
Mauritania	CAF	WAFU	1989
Morocco	CAF	UNAF	1976
Oman	AFC	WAFF	1978
Palestine	AFC	WAFF	1974
Qatar	AFC	WAFF	1976
Saudi Arabia	AFC	WAFF	1974
Somalia	CAF	CECAFA	1974
Sudan	CAF	CECAFA	1978
Syria	AFC	WAFF	1974
Tunisia	CAF	UNAF	1976
United Arab Emirates	AFC	WAFF	1974
Yemen	AFC	WAFF	1978

Competition

Men's senior

Men's youth

Women's senior and youth

Clubs

Related competition

Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct)

Current title holders

National teams
Competition	Edition	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition	Dates
Arab Cup	2021 (Final)	Algeria	1st	Tunisia	TBD	TBD
Arab Cup U-20	2022	Saudi Arabia	2nd	Egypt	TBD	TBD
Arab Cup U-17	2022	Algeria	1st	Morocco	TBD	TBD
Arab Cup U-15	–	–	–	–	–	–
Arab Futsal Cup	2022	Morocco	2nd	Iraq	TBD	TBD
Arab Beach Soccer Championship	2016	United Arab Emirates	1st	Morocco	2022	1–7 October 2022
National teams (women)
Arab Women's Cup	2021 (Final)	Jordan	1st	Tunisia	TBD	TBD
Arab U-17 Women's Cup	2015	Lebanon	1st	Djibouti	TBD	TBD
Arab Women's Futsal Cup					2022	TBD
Club teams
Arab Club Champions Cup	2019–20 (Final)	Raja CA	2nd	Al-Ittihad Jeddah	TBD	TBD
Arab Club Futsal Cup					2022	TBD

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.^[4]

UAFA	FIFA	Country	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	22	Morocco	1563	1	CAF
2	30	Tunisia	1507	0	CAF
3	37	Algeria	1489	4	CAF
4	39	Egypt	1486	1	CAF
5	50	Qatar	1439	2	AFC
6	51	Saudi Arabia	1437	2	AFC
7	68	Iraq	1343	2	AFC
8	70	United Arab Emirates	1337	1	AFC
9	75	Oman	1320	0	AFC
10	84	Jordan	1289	2	AFC
11	85	Bahrain	1280	0	AFC
12	90	Syria	1255	1	AFC
13	94	Palestine	1233	0	AFC
14	99	Lebanon	1211	1	AFC
15	103	Mauritania	1197	4	CAF
16	120	Libya	1154	1	CAF
17	128	Sudan	1127	2	CAF
18	129	Comoros	1123	2	CAF
19	149	Kuwait	1053	0	AFC
20	155	Yemen	1023	2	AFC
21	193	Djibouti	875	0	CAF
22	203	Somalia	854	1	CAF

Last updated 6 October 2022

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.^[5]

UAFA	FIFA	Country	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	65	Jordan	1375	1	AFC
2	76	Morocco	1315	0	CAF
3	78	Tunisia	1299	0	CAF
4	80	Algeria	1288	1	CAF
5	86	Bahrain	1254	0	AFC
6	90	Egypt	1299	2	CAF
7	114	UA Emirates	1158	10	AFC
8	130	Palestine	1099	0	AFC
9	142	Lebanon	1038	1	AFC
10	157	Syria	942	0	AFC
11	182	Comoros*	733	3	CAF

Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
- Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked

Last updated October 13, 2022

International competitions participation

Legend

— CAF teams
— AFC teams

1st — Champions
2nd — Runners-up
3rd — Third place
4th — Fourth place
QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950-1970 and 1986-present: group stage; 1934-1938: knockout round of 16; 1974-1982: first group stage)

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
— Hosts
— Not affiliated to FIFA

FIFA World Cup

Total	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	4	4		21
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	Total	inclusive WC Qual.
Algeria	Part of France^[6]							×	•	•	•	R1 13th	R1 22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	R2 14th	•	•		4	13
Egypt	×	R1 13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st	•		3	14
Iraq				×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1	11
Kuwait				×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1	12
Morocco	Part of France						•	×	R1 14th	•	•	•	R2 11th	•	R1 23rd	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	R1 27th	Q		5	14
Qatar										x	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		0	11
Saudi Arabia						×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2 12th	R1 28th	R1 32nd	R1 T-28th	•	•	R1 26th	Q		5	11
Tunisia	Part of France						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th	Q		5	14
United Arab Emirates											×	×	•	R1 24th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1	9

Olympic Games

Nation	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Algeria	Part of France												–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–		2
Egypt^[7]				–	8	8	4	=9	=11	=9	w/o	12	4	–	–	–	w/o	8	–	12	–	–	–	–	8	–	8		12
Iraq									–			–	–	–			5	14	9	–	–	–	4	–	–	12	–		5
Kuwait														–	–	–	6	–	–	16	–	12	–	–	–	IOA	–		3
Morocco				Part of France								–	13	w/o	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–	–		7
Qatar																		15	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		2
Saudi Arabia															–	–	w/o	16	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	–	15		3
Sudan	Part of the United Kingdom											–		–	15			–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Syria									–			UAR		–	–		14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		1
Tunisia	Part of France											15	–	–	–	–		–	13	–	14	–	12	–	–	–	–		4
United Arab Emirates																		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–		1
Total nations	3	2	5	11	14	22	17	16	18	25	11	16	14	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

Defunct competitions

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Egypt	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	2
Iraq	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Saudi Arabia	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Total	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	10

References

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[7] Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.

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AFC members CAF members
Formation	1974
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Membership	22 members Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen
Official language	Arabic, English, French and Spanish
President	Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal
Website	UAFAac.com