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 | ||
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| 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) | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| U-20 AFC Championship | ||
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1985 UAE | Team |
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1996 South Korea | Team |
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2008 Saudi Arabia | Team |
Competitive recordEdit
FIFA U-20 World CupEdit
| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
|---|---|
 1997 |
Round of 16 |
| 2003 |
Quarter-finals |
 2009 |
Quarter-finals |
AFC U-19 ChampionshipEdit
| 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 |
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Cancelled | ||||||
| 2023 |
did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |
U-20 Arab CupEdit
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2012
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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 awardsEdit
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 |
MatchesEdit
Recent results and fixturesEdit
Win Draw Lose
| 20 June 2021 Arab Cup | United Arab Emirates | 8–0 | Djibouti | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Abdul Basit Shahoub (Libya) |
| 23 June 2021 Arab Cup | Tajikistan  | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium Referee: Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman) |
| 26 June 2021 Arab Cup | Morocco | 5–0 | United Arab Emirates | Cairo, Egypt |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Cairo International Stadium Referee: Majid Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
| 16 January 2023 International friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | India-U17 | Dubai, UAE |
Mohamed Ali Khaled  5' |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
CoachesEdit
| Manager | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Khalifa Mubarak AlShamsi
|
2004 | 2006 |
 Jacky Bonnevay
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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
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2020 | 2022 |
| Faisal Al Taheri
|
2022 | present |
Current squadEdit
Source: [1]
Former squadsEdit
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- United Arab Emirates Football Association (Arabic)
- UAE U20 Official Site (English)