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.
| Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | United Arab Emirates Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Faisal Al Taheri | ||
| Most caps | Abdulaziz Hussain | ||
| FIFA code | UAE | ||
| |||
| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2008) | ||
| Arab Cup U-20 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2020, 2021, 2022) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-final (2003, 2009) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| U-20 AFC Championship | ||
 |
1985 UAE | Team |
|
1996 South Korea | Team |
 |
2008 Saudi Arabia | Team |
Competitive record
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
edit| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1997 |
Round of 16 |
| 2003 |
Quarter-finals |
 2009 |
Quarter-finals |
AFC U-19 Championship
edit| 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 |
 |
Cancelled | ||||||
| 2023 |
did not qualify | ||||||
| 2025
| |||||||
| Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |
U-20 Arab Cup
edit| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2012
| |||||||
| |
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
editAll 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
editRecent results and fixtures
editWin Draw Lose
2024
edit| 21 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates | 3–2 |  Lebanon | Mishref, Kuwait |
| 17:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman |
| 23 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Northern Mariana Islands  | 0–13 | United Arab Emirates | Mishref, Kuwait |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine) |
| 27 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | United Arab Emirates | 1–3 | South Korea | Mishref, Kuwait |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
| 29 September 2024 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Kuwait  | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates | Mishref, Kuwait |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman) |
Coaches
edit| 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
editSource: [1]
Former squads
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- United Arab Emirates Football Association (Arabic)
- UAE U20 Official Site (English)
See also
editHead-to-head record
editThe following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Burkina Faso
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Colombia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Costa Rica
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
 England
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
 Ghana
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Honduras
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Hungary
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Ivory Coast
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Mexico
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
 Panama
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Slovakia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
 South Africa
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Venezuela
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 35.71 |