United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

UAE Under-20
Nickname(s)Al Abyad
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSaleem Ayoun
Most capsAbdulaziz Hussain
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
First international
  1–0 South Yemen 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 7 October 1982)
Biggest win
 Djibouti 0–8  
(Cairo, Egypt; 20 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Morocco 5–0  
(Cairo, Egypt; 26 June 2021)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1982)
Best resultChampions (2008)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances3 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020, 2021, 2022)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultQuarter-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

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.

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

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) AFC Asian Cup qualification   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
23 September 2024 (2024-09-23) AFC Asian Cup qualification Northern Mariana Islands  0–13   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)
27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) AFC Asian Cup qualification   1–3  South Korea Mishref, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3
  • Abbas 41'
 Report
Stadium: Abdullah Alkhalifa Alsabah Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) AFC Asian Cup qualification Kuwait  0–0   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 Al Ain
1GK Hamad Al Menhali (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 Al Jazira
1GK Ali Al Saffar (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 Shabab Al Ahli
2DF Abdalla Ahmed (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 Shabab Al Ahli
2DF Saeed Amer (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 Sharjah
2DF Mansoor Al Blooshi (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 Al Ain
2DF Suhail Al Blooshi (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 Al Ain
2DF Yousif Al Marzooqi (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 Al Jazira
2DF Ahmed Al Obeidli (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 Al Wasl
2DF Mohammed Buzairi (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 Al Wasl
2DF Ahmed Katts (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Hazim Abbas (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 Al Ain
3MF Mohamed Al Bannai (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Nahyan Al Helali (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 Al Jazira
3MF Mohammed Al Jaari (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 Al Wahda
3MF Saif Al Kaabi (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 Sharjah
3MF Rashed Al Mazrouei (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 Al Wasl
3MF Mohamed Al Obeidli (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 Al Wasl
3MF Ghaith Bader (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Hamdan Basweidan (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 Shabab Al Ahli
3MF Faisal Ismail (2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 Al Wasl
4FW Eid Al Hammadi (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 Al Ain
4FW Mohammed Al Mansoori (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 Shabab Al Ahli
4FW Mayed Khamis (2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 Al Nasr
4FW Essa Obaid (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 Al Nasr
4FW Obaid Salem (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 Al Nasr

Former squads

References

  1. ^ "YOUTH TEAM 2005".

See also

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup and AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-20 World Cup

In AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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