United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

UAE Under-17
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coach Majed Al Zaabi
Captain Khaled Anbar
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best resultRound of 16 (2009)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1990)
Best resultRunners-up (1990)
GCC U-17 Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2003)
Best resultChampions (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
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
1990 UAE Team
United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
Medal record
WAFF U-16 Championship
2019 Palestine 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.

Competition Records

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
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1985 did not qualify
1987
1989
1991 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 10
1993 did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 3 6
2011 did not qualify
2013 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 2 10
2015 did not qualify
2017
2019 withdrew
2023 did not qualify
2025 qualified
Total 4/20 10 1 1 8 8 26
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1985 did not qualify
1986
1988
1990 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 3
1992 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 5
1994 4 1 2 1 10 9
1996 did not qualify
1998
2000
2002 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 5 7
2004 did not qualify
2006
2008 Semi-Finals 4 2 0 2 7 13
2010 Quarter-Finals 4 1 2 1 5 5
2012 did not qualify
2014
2016 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 7 5
2018 withdrew
2023 did not qualify
2025 qualified
Total 7/20 28 10 8 10 47 47
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

2024

23 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification   2-0  Malaysia Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7 Report Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)
25 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification Laos  2–5   Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7
  • Phayak 51', 56' (pen.)
  • Khamis 12'
  • Al-Breiki 29'
  • Al-Marar 52'
  • Al-Suwaidi 89'
  • Ki 90+2' (o.g.)
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Referee: Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand)

2025

4 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Japan  4–1   Saudi Arabia
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7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS   2-0  Australia Saudi Arabia
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10 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS Vietnam  v   Saudi Arabia
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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 staff

Position Name
Head coach Majed Al Zaabi
Assistant coach Nawaf Aldarmaki
Sulaiman Haji Alblooshi
Goalkeeping coach Yousif Al-Zaabi
Fitness coach Bogdan Paravan
Scouting / Logistics Officer Tharik abdul-Raheem
Team administrator Esam Binsalmin
Doctor Djamel Senoussi
Physiotherapist Esam Al-Ali
Performance Analyst Abdulla Al-Muqahwi

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.[1]

Head coach: Majed Al-Zaabi

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mayed Mohamed (2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 Al-Wahda
17 1GK Mohammed Nasser (2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 Al-Wasl
22 1GK Saeed Ali (2009-04-18) 18 April 2009 Sharjah

2 2DF Houd Saleh (2008-11-03) 3 November 2008 Al-Jazira
3 2DF Ahmed Ekramy (2008-10-11) 11 October 2008 Al-Jazira
5 2DF Suhail Al-Noubi (2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 Al-Nasr
12 2DF Fahad Khalil (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 Al-Nasr
13 2DF Salem Esam (2008-12-02) 2 December 2008 Al-Wasl
14 2DF Humaid Ibrahim (2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 Sharjah

4 3MF Obaid Omran (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 Sharjah
6 3MF Ibrahim Yousuf (2008-05-27) 27 May 2008 Al-Wasl
7 3MF Mohammed Gamal (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 Al-Nasr
8 3MF Abdulla Rashed (2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 Al-Ain
18 3MF Ali Hassan (2008-12-04) 4 December 2008 Shabab Al-Ahli
19 3MF Mohammad Ahmad (2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 Shabab Al-Ahli
20 3MF Mohammad Salem (2008-09-14) 14 September 2008 Al-Nasr
21 3MF Abdalla Hatem (2008-05-19) 19 May 2008 Al-Ahly
23 3MF Abdullah Mennad (2008-10-02) 2 October 2008 Sharjah

9 4FW Mayed Adel (2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 Al-Nasr
10 4FW Faysal Mohammed (2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 Al-Wahda
11 4FW Mohamed Buti (2008-01-30) 30 January 2008 Shabab Al-Ahli
15 4FW Jayden Adetiba (2009-06-07) 7 June 2009 Arsenal
16 4FW Hazaa Faisal (2008-02-10) 10 February 2008 Al-Ain

Former squads

References

  1. ^ "بعثة منتخبنا للناشئين تُغادر إلى الطائف للمشاركة في كأس آسيا" [Our U-17 National Team Departs for Taif to Participate in the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). United Arab Emirates Football Association. 27 March 2025.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.