United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national Association football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

UAE Under-20

Nickname(s)	Al Abyad
Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Saleem Ayoun
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
Djibouti 0–8 United Arab Emirates  (Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 5–0 United Arab Emirates  (Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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)

United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

Medal record
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
	1985 UAE	Team
	1996 South Korea	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	Team

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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
2025
Total	14/19	56	18	15	23	83	80

Arab Cup U-20

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

2024

United Arab Emirates  v  Lebanon

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) AFC Asian Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	3–2	Lebanon	Mishref, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3	Al-Hammadi 45+6' Khayat 46' Bader 51'	Report	Khawaja 90+2' Kassas 90+3'	Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Yahya Al Balushi (Oman

Northern Mariana Islands  v  United Arab Emirates

23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) AFC Asian Cup qualification	Northern Mariana Islands	0–13	United Arab Emirates	Mishref, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3		Report	Al-Marzouqi 12' Abbas 17', 38' Al-Kaabi 30' Al-Hammadi 36', 40' Bader 45+1' Salem 51', 89', 90+2' A. Al-Shammari 65' S. Nasser 67', 90'	Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)

United Arab Emirates  v  South Korea

27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) AFC Asian Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	1–3	South Korea	Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3	Abbas 41'	Report	Kim Tae-won 26' Kim Gyeol 60' Yoon Do-yong 90+2'	Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Kuwait  v  United Arab Emirates

29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 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)

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Saleem Ayoun
Assistant coach	Noel Kaseke
	John Metgod
Goalkeeping coach	Ali Ashoor
Fitness coach	Bogdan Paravan
Scouting / Logistics officer	Fathi Mannaa
Doctor	Zoran Stankovic
Masseur	Edimar da Silva
Team manager	Ahmed Almarzooqi
Performance analyst	Eduardo Oliveira

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: ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Amer Al Farsi	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20)			Al Ain
	1GK	Hamad Al Menhali	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 19)			Al Jazira
	1GK	Ali Al Saffar	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Abdalla Ahmed	(2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Saeed Amer	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 19)			Sharjah
	2DF	Mansoor Al Blooshi	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20)			Al Ain
	2DF	Suhail Al Blooshi	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18)			Al Ain
	2DF	Yousif Al Marzooqi	(2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 20)			Al Jazira
	2DF	Ahmed Al Obeidli	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 20)			Al Wasl
	2DF	Mohammed Buzairi	(2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20)			Al Wasl
	2DF	Ahmed Katts	(2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 18)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Hazim Abbas	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 20)			Al Ain
	3MF	Mohamed Al Bannai	(2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 18)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Nahyan Al Helali	(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 18)			Al Jazira
	3MF	Mohammed Al Jaari	(2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 18)			Al Wahda
	3MF	Saif Al Kaabi	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20)			Sharjah
	3MF	Rashed Al Mazrouei	(2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 19)			Al Wasl
	3MF	Mohamed Al Obeidli	(2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 18)			Al Wasl
	3MF	Ghaith Bader	(2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 20)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Hamdan Basweidan	(2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 18)			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Faisal Ismail	(2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 (age 18)			Al Wasl
	4FW	Eid Al Hammadi	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)			Al Ain
	4FW	Mohammed Al Mansoori	(2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 19)			Shabab Al Ahli
	4FW	Mayed Khamis	(2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 17)			Al Nasr
	4FW	Essa Obaid	(2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)			Al Nasr
	4FW	Obaid Salem	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 20)			Al Nasr

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