United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

The United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

UAE Under-17

Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Frank Ortega
Captain	Khaled Anbar
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1991)
Best result	Round of 16: 2009
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1990)
Best result	Runners-up: 1990
GCC U-17 Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
GCC U-17 Championship
	2006 Saudi Arabia	Team
	2009 UAE	Team
	2010 Kuwait	Team
	2013 Qatar	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	Team
	2003 Qatar	Team
	2011 Qatar	Team
	2012 Kuwait	Team
	2016 Qatar	Team

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
U-17 AFC Championship
	1990 UAE	Team

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
U-17 WAFF Championship
	2019 Palestine	Team

Competition Records

GCC U-17 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Third place	5	3	0	2	17	8
2006	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	1
2008	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	6	3
2009	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1
2010	Champions	4	2	1	1	8	7
2011	Third place	4	1	3	0	4	2
2012	Third place	4	2	0	2	8	5
2013	Champions	4	2	2	0	9	5
2015	Group stage	2	1	0	1	2	5
2016	Third place	4	1	2	1	2	2
Total	10/12	39	22	9	8	79	39

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Round 1	3	0	1	2	3	10
1993	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	3	6
2011	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Round 1	3	0	0	3	2	10
2015	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025	to be determined
Total	3/20	10	1	1	8	8	26

AFC U-16 Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	1	10
1992	Round 1	3	0	1	2	3	5
1994	Round 1	4	1	2	1	10	9
1996	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	5	7
2004	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Semi-Finals	4	2	0	2	7	13
2010	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
2012	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	7	5
2018	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	qualified	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify
Total	7/18	28	10	8	10	47	47

WAFF Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2019	Runner-ups	4	1	3	0	4	2
2021	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
Total	2/2	7	1	4	2	5	6

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2021

United Arab Emirates v Jordan

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) WAFF Cup	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Jordan	Erbil, Iraq
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Al-Asfar 61' Al-Shanainah 90+4'	Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Baraa Abu Aishah (Palestine)

Lebanon v United Arab Emirates

25 November 2021 (2021-11-25) WAFF Cup	Lebanon	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Erbil, Iraq
17:00 UTC+3	El Fadl 20'	Report	Al-Ameeri 60'	Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Wathiq Abdullah (Iraq)

Syria v United Arab Emirates

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) WAFF Cup	Syria	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Erbil, Iraq
17:00 UTC+3	Al-Ayassi 28' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Franso Hariri Stadium Referee: Waleed Khaloofa (Yemen)

Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.

GCC U-17 Championship

Year	Player	Award
2009	Nasser Abdulla	Best Goalkeeper
2008	Abdullah Essa	Top Goalscorers
2006	Ahmed Khalil	Top Goalscorers
2003	Mohammed Al Shehhi	Top Goalscorers

Current Squads

• Squad for the Under 18 WAFF Championship.

Head coach: Ferdo Milin

Source:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Obaid Al Mazrouei	(2003-03-06) 6 March 2003			Sharjah
	1GK	Hamad Abdulla	(2003-07-13) 13 July 2003			Fujairah
	1GK	Saeed Al Ameri	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003			Al Wahda
	2DF	Salem Khaimis	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003			Al Jazira
	2DF	Mohamed Al Yammahi	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003			Al Jazira
	2DF	Mubarak Ahmed	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003			Al Jazira
	2DF	Ahmed Jassim	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003			Al Nasr
	2DF	Abdulla Marzooq	(2003-02-20) 20 February 2003			Al Wasl
	2DF	Omar Al Naqbi	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003			Khor Fakkan
	2DF	Khalifa Khamis	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Ebrahim Al Hammadi	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Abdulla Khaled	(2003-06-22) 22 June 2003			Al Wahda
	3MF	Abdulla Al Junaibi	(2003-05-22) 22 May 2003			Al Jazira
	3MF	Mohamed Al Wafi	(2003-07-01) 1 July 2003			Al Jazira
	3MF	Ali Abbas	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003			Al Nasr
	3MF	Rabee Al Bloushi	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003			Al Wasl
	3MF	Mohamed Al Bloushi	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003			Al Wasl
	3MF	Ali Al Messabi	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003			Al Wahda
	3MF	Mohammed Salem Al Khatri	(2003-12-27) 27 December 2003			Shabab Al Ahli
	4FW	Hazza Subait	(2003-03-09) 9 March 2003			Al Jazira
	4FW	Khaled Saleh	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003			Al Ain

Former squads

• 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads – UAE
• 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE
• 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE

External links

• United Arab Emirates Football Association (in Arabic)