1979 UAE national football team results

This article details the fixtures and results of the UAE national football team in 1979.

After a two year wait, the national team finally played more international football matches and the first games to be played in their homeland for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification games. The first time the UAE had entered the AFC Asian Cup.

The UAE also entered the 5th Arabian Gulf Cup held in Iraq.

Schedule

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1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

11 January 1979 United Arab Emirates   0 – 0   Lebanon   Abu Dhabi, UAE

1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

13 January 1979 United Arab Emirates   0 – 0   Syria   Abu Dhabi, UAE

1980 AFC Asian Cup qualification

16 January 1979 United Arab Emirates   2 – 0
Awarded
  Bahrain   Abu Dhabi, UAE

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

26 March 1979 Bahrain   3 – 0   United Arab Emirates   Baghdad, Iraq

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

28 March 1979 Qatar   1 – 0   United Arab Emirates   Baghdad, Iraq

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

31 March 1979 Kuwait   7 – 0   United Arab Emirates   Baghdad, Iraq

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

3 April 1979 Iraq   5 – 0   United Arab Emirates   Baghdad, Iraq

5th Arabian Gulf Cup

9 April 1979 United Arab Emirates   4 – 0   Oman   Baghdad, Iraq