United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

UAE Under-20

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 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
Appearances	11 (first in 1982)
Best result	2008 (Champions)
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	2003 and 2009 (quarter-finals)

United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

Medal record
U-20 AFC Championship
	1985 UAE	Team
	1996 South Korea	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

AFC U-19 Championship

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	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	14/19	56	18	15	23	83	80

U-20 Arab Cup

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

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

Recent results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Lose

United Arab Emirates v Djibouti

20 June 2021 (2021-06-20) Arab Cup	United Arab Emirates	8–0	Djibouti	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Saeed 16', 81' Al Yammahi 45' Khalfan 59' Adil 76' Al Wafi 78' Ahmed 90+4' Fahad 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya)

Tajikistan v United Arab Emirates

23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) Arab Cup	Tajikistan	3–2	United Arab Emirates	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Azizboyev 12', 66', 90'	Report	Khalfan 23', 74'	Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Morocco v United Arab Emirates

26 June 2021 (2021-06-26) Arab Cup	Morocco	5–0	United Arab Emirates	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+2	Sadik 8', 20' Radid 45', 88' Azrour 70'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

United Arab Emirates v India-U17

16 January 2023 International friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–0	India-U17	Dubai, UAE
	Mohamed Ali Khaled 5'			Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

Coaches

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

Source:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Abdulla Al Hammadi	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002			Al Jazira
	1GK	Khalid Al Blooshi	(2001-03-24) 24 March 2001			Khor Fakkan
	1GK	Mubarak Tariq	(2002-03-17) 17 March 2002			Al Wasl
	2DF	Abdulla Raqan	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002			Sharjah
	2DF	Abdulrahman Al Mazami	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001			Sharjah
	2DF	Abdulrahman Abdulghafoor	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Ali Ibrahim	(2001-03-04) 4 March 2001			Al Wasl
	2DF	Bader Abaelaziz	(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Hasan Khaled	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002			Al Jazira
	2DF	Khalifa Atiq	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Mohamed Al Maazmi	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001			Al Nasr
	2DF	Mohamed Al Dhaheri	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001			Al Dhafra
	2DF	Muhair Al Ketbi	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001			Baniyas
	2DF	Nawaf Al Harthi	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002			Al Jazira
	3MF	Abdelaziz Al Blooshi	(2002-03-03) 3 March 2002			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Abdulla Al Menhali	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001			Al Wahda
	3MF	Abdulla Al Remeithi	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002			Baniyas
	3MF	Ahmed Al Rashedi	(2001-07-09) 9 July 2001			Al Dhafra
	3MF	Amir Ibrahim	(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001			Al Bataeh
	3MF	Dhari Fahad	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003			Sharjah
	3MF	Hamdan Humaid	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Mohammed Mubarak	(2001-03-12) 12 March 2001			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Saif Obaid	(2001-05-18) 18 May 2001			Kalba
	3MF	Shehab Lashkari	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001			Al Wasl
	3MF	Yaser Al Blooshi	(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001			Kalba
	4FW	Mansoor Saeed	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003			Al Wahda
	4FW	Eisa Khalfan	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003			Al Ain

Former squads

• 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
• 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE
• 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE

External links

• United Arab Emirates Football Association (Arabic)
• UAE U20 Official Site (English)

See also

• United Arab Emirates national football team
• United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
• United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team results