List of sporting events in the United Arab Emirates explained

This is a list of international sporting events in the United Arab Emirates.

Single sport events

YearCitySportEvent
1982DubaiFootball6th Arabian Gulf Cup
1984SharjahCricket1984 Asia Cup
1985Abu DhabiFootball1985 AFC Youth Championship
1989DubaiVolleyball1989 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
1990Dubai
Sharjah		Football1990 AFC U-16 Championship
1991DubaiFootball1991 Arab Cup Winners' Cup
1992DubaiFootball1992 AFC Youth Championship
1994DubaiFootball12th Arabian Gulf Cup
1995SharjahCricket1995 Asia Cup
1996Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai		Football1996 AFC Asian Cup
DubaiHandball1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
2000Dubai
Sharjah		Cricket2000 ACC Trophy
2001DubaiBasketball2001 ABC Champions Cup
2002DubaiFootball2002 AFC U-17 Championship
2003Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Sharjah		Football2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
2004SharjahBasketball2004 FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Dubai
Sharjah		Cricket2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge
2005DubaiWeightlifting2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships
2006Dubai
Sharjah		Rugby union2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship
2007DubaiFootball18th Arabian Gulf Cup
2008Abu DhabiIce hockey2008 Arab Cup
2009DubaiVolleyball2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
DubaiBeach soccer2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
DubaiFootball2009 GCC U-17 Championship
Abu DhabiIce hockey2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
DubaiRugby sevens2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens
2010Abu DhabiHandball2010 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
2011Al AinAthletics2011 Arab Athletics Championships
Abu DhabiJudo2011 Asian Judo Championships
DubaiRugby union2011 Emirates Cup of Nations
Abu DhabiBrazilian jiu-jitsuWorld Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2011
2012Dubai
Sharjah		Cricket2012 ACC Trophy Elite
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah		Football2012 AFC U-19 Championship
DubaiRugby union2011 Emirates Cup of Nations
Abu DhabiIce hockey2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship
Abu DhabiIce hockey2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia
Abu DhabiIce hockey2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification
2013DubaiKarate2013 Asian Karate Championships
DubaiVolleyball2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah		Football2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2014DubaiBasketball2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Abu DhabiIce hockey2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
DubaiWeightlifting2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships
Dubai
Sharjah		Cricket2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
2015DubaiVolleyball2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship
2016DubaiAthleticsIPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship 2016
2017Abu Dhabi
Dubai		Cricket2017 Desert T20 Challenge
2018Abu Dhabi
Dubai		Cricket2018 Asia Cup
2019Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Sharjah		Football2019 AFC Asian Cup
Abu DhabiIce hockey2019 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification
Abu DhabiIce hockey2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
Abu DhabiIce hockey2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
Upcoming
YearCitySportEvent
2019TBACricket2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

Annual sport events

YearCitySportEvent
1999–DubaiRugby sevensDubai Sevens
2004–2012FujairahCue sportsWPA World Eight-ball Championship
2006–2009DubaiBeach soccerAFC Beach Soccer Championship
2010–2011Abu DhabiFootballWAFF Women's Championship
2011–DubaiBeach soccerBeach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
2011–DubaiRugby sevensDubai Women's Sevens
2014–2017DubaiBadmintonBWF Super Series Finals

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