| Union of Arab Football Associations Arabic: الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم | |
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| Map: | UAFA Members.png |
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| Type: | Sports organization |
| Headquarters: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Region Served: | Arab world |
| Language: | Arabic and English |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Abdulaziz bin Turki |
| Leader Title2: | Vice-president |
| Website: | uafa-ac.com |
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar|الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; fr|Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League.[1] [2] [3] Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa.[4] [5] [6] [7]
UAFA organises a number of competitions, most notably the Arab Cup for national teams (which has been organised by FIFA since 2021) and the Arab Club Champions Cup for club teams.[8] [9] [10] [11]
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established on 27 January 1974 in Tripoli, Libya.[12] In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[13]
| Period | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–1976 |  Abdul Latif Booker | |
| 1976–1999 | Faisal bin Fahd | |
| 1999–2011 | Sultan bin Fahd | |
| 2011–2014 | Nawaf bin Faisal | |
| 2014–2017 | Turki bin Khalid | |
| 2017–2019 | Turki Al-Sheikh | |
| 2019–present | Abdulaziz bin Turki |
All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football (UNAF) members are UAFA members.
| Country | Confederation | Sub-confederation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF | UNAF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1976 | ||
| CAF | COSAFA | 2003 | ||
| CAF | CECAFA | 1998 | ||
| CAF | UNAF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1976 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1978 | ||
| CAF | UNAF | 1974 | ||
| CAF | WAFU | 1989 | ||
| CAF | UNAF | 1976 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1978 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1976 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| CAF | CECAFA | 1974 | ||
| CAF | CECAFA | 1978 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| CAF | UNAF | 1976 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1974 | ||
| AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar.
See also: FIFA International Match Calendar.
| Competition | Edition | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National teams | ||||||||
| Arab Cup | 1st | 2025 | TBD | |||||
| Arab Cup U-20 | 2022 | 2nd | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Arab Cup U-17 | 2022 | 1st | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Football at the Arab Games | 2023 | 1st | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Arab Futsal Cup | 2023 | 3rd | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Arab Beach Soccer Championship | 2023 | 2nd | TBD | TBD | ||||
| National teams (women) | ||||||||
| Arab Women's Cup | ||||||||