| United Arab Emirates | |
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| Nickname: | Al Abyad (The White One) Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed) |
| Association: | UAE Football Association |
| Confederation: | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-Confederation: | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Coach: | Paulo Bento |
| Captain: | Khalid Eisa |
| Home Stadium: | Various |
| Fifa Trigramme: | UAE |
| Fifa Max: | 40 |
| Fifa Max Date: | November – December 1998 |
| Fifa Min: | 138 |
| Fifa Min Date: | January 2012 |
| Elo Max: | 24 |
| Elo Max Date: | 15 January 2015 |
| Elo Min: | 140 |
| Elo Min Date: | September 1981 |
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| First Game: | 1–0 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972) |
| Largest Win: | 0–12 (Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001) |
| World Cup Apps: | 1 |
| World Cup First: | 1990 |
| World Cup Best: | Group stage (1990) |
| Regional Name: | Asian Cup |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 12 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1980 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Runners-up (1996) |
| Confederations Cup Apps: | 1 |
| Confederations Cup First: | 1997 |
| Confederations Cup Best: | Group stage (1997) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | Arab Cup |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 2 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1998 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Fourth place (1998) |
| 3Rdregional Name: | Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 3Rdregional Cup Apps: | 24 |
| 3Rdregional Cup First: | 1972 |
| 3Rdregional Cup Best: | Champions (2007, 2013) |
The United Arab Emirates national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمَارَاتُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ الْمُتَّحِدَة لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents United Arab Emirates in international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.
It has made one World Cup appearance in 1990 in Italy and lost all three of its games. United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and runner-up in 1996 as host. It won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2013. It finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and hosted the 2019 edition in which it was eliminated in the semi-finals.
The first match of the team was played on 17 March 1972 against Qatar at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and won with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4–0 and 7–0 to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait respectively and beating Bahrain 3 to nothing. After participating in four Gulf Cup tournaments since 1972, United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 1982 edition. It again finished third as did in the two previous tournaments.
In 1980, United Arab Emirates first-time qualified for the AFC Asian Cup which was held in Kuwait and were drawn with eventual winners, Kuwait, runner-up South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar in Group B. It drew 1–1 with Kuwait and lost the three other matches and finished in fifth place in the group and ninth (out of ten teams) overall. It also qualified for the next two tournaments, 1984 in Singapore and 1988 in Qatar and was again eliminated in the group stages in both. Its first victory of the tournament occurred against India on 7 December 1984, under manager Heshmat Mohajerani.
In 1984, Mohajerani resigned and was replaced with Carlos Alberto Parreira. Parreira led the team at the 1988 Asian Cup and left his position after the tournament. He was succeeded by Mário Zagallo. Zagallo led the team to the qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, Zagallo resigned before the tournament and Parreira returned. The team finished fourth at the 1990 World Cup's final tournament with no points, scoring two goals and conceding 11 goals. The journey was put into a 2016 documentary titled Lights of Rome.[1] After the tournament, Parreira was sacked.
At the 1992 and 1996 AFC Asian Cups, United Arab Emirates finished fourth and second respectively for the first times. United Arab Emirates appeared in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup after being awarded a spot because Saudi Arabia was hosting the games.
United Arab Emirates missed the qualification for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon and finished in last place at the 2002 Arabian Gulf Cup in Saudi Arabia. It was eliminated in the next three Asian Cup tournaments at the group stage. In 2004 and 2007 editions, UAE was all eliminated by the hand to debutants Jordan and Vietnam. In 2011, it finished the tournament goalless. At this time, United Arab Emirates appointed world class coaches like Carlos Queiroz, Roy Hodgson and Dick Advocaat. In 2006, UAE appointed Bruno Metsu as the new manager. He led the Emirates to carry the 2007 Arabian Gulf Cup title.
After hiring foreign coaches, in 2012, United Arab Emirates appointed the Olympic team coach Mahdi Ali as the manager of the senior team. Ali began creating a squad inviting players that he had worked with at the youth level. He led the Emirates to their second Arabian Gulf Cup title in 2013. At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, United Arab Emirates defeated Qatar 4–1 and Bahrain 2–1 and lost to Iran by a goal. As group runner-up, it faced the defending champions Japan in the quarter-final and earned a victory on penalties to advance to the last four. In the semi-finals, it lost 2–0 to the host Australia. In the third-place play-off, it beat Iraq 3–2. United Arab Emirates qualified through the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification where it finished fourth in Group B thus failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Ahmed Khalil was a top scorer in the qualification. Around this time Mahdi Ali resigned from his position.[2]
United Arab Emirates then hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, this marked the second time they hosted an AFC Asian Cup. The team had Italian Alberto Zaccheroni as their coach. In the AFC Asian Cup tournament, UAE proceeded to the quarter-finals where it scored its first-ever goal against Australia to gain its first-ever win against this opponent.[3] The semi-finals was between the host and Qatar.[4] Some audiences threw footwear in the pitch after Qatar scored its second goal. UAE lost 0–4 marking its first defeat to Qatar since 2001.
United Arab Emirates joined the second round of 2022 World Cup qualifiers and was placed with all-out Southeast Asian opponents. The team had already appointed the Dutch guider Bert van Marwijk. Bert was sacked after his start undergoing two away losses to Thailand and Vietnam in the qualifiers along his group stage exit in the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup.[5] After this, the Emirates decided to naturalize Argentine Sebastián Tagliabúe, Brazilian Caio Canedo Corrêa and Fábio Virginio de Lima, the three South American players, having never done so since the foundation of the national team.[6] The team then experienced a period of coaching instabilities, with three different coaches, before van Marwijk resumed his duty due to crisis in option. With the COVID-19 pandemic however, the AFC decided the remaining games of the second round would be played in one country,[7] [8] and with the UAE chosen to host Group G, they were able to utilize the home-field advantage as the host nation, ultimately u-turned the earlier misery into four consecutive wins to break through into the third round, where they faced its neighbours and the powerhouses Iran and South Korea.[9] In the third round, the UAE failed to produce a promising performance after winning just one out of six first games, a 1–0 away win over Lebanon, drew three and lost two, adding with the UAE's below average performance in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup despite reaching the quarter-finals, that was enough to sack the Dutch manager van Marwijk yet again.[10] [11] [12] After inconsistency in performance, the UAE appointed Argentine manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena as coach, and the team's result improved, winning two out of four games, notably an impressive 1–0 home win over already-qualified South Korea, to reach the fourth round, increased hope for the country to qualify for the first-ever World Cup since 1990, where they would face the old foe Australia, whom the UAE defeated in the latest meeting.[13] However, the UAE was unable to utilise their geographical advantage in the playoff in neighbouring Qatar, losing 1–2 to Australia by a thunderous strike at 84' by Ajdin Hrustic to deny the UAE's its potential second appearance; they later stunned South America's rising power Peru to qualify for the edition.[14]
UAE's common rivals are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, and Iran.[15]
See main article: Qatar–United Arab Emirates football rivalry.
The rivalry with Qatar is a competitive one in the Arabian Gulf Cup meeting in multiple occasions, due to Qatar diplomatic crisis, increasing tensions had been witnessed, with the captain of UAE under-19 youth team refused to shake hands with Qatar's youth captain in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship held in Indonesia; in this tournament, the UAE beat Qatar 2–1 but still crashed out from the group stage while Qatar would recover to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[16] As of 2020, Qatar and UAE have played 31 official matches, most of which was held competitively in the Arabian Gulf Cup, it started off with the United Arab Emirates beating Qatar 1–0. They only played 2 friendly games and the last friendly was held in 2011 which ended with an Emirati victory. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by the UAE, Qatar overran the UAE for the first time since 2001 with the result 4–0, with heavy tensions and violence occurred between two and Emirati supporters cheering anti-Qatari chants.[17]
Another major rival the UAE takes on Arabian Gulf Cup many times, the two teams have met in the AFC Asian Cup twice, first in the semi-finals of the 1992 edition which ended in a Saudi victory and second in the final of the 1996 edition in which UAE hosted, the game ended in a goalless draw which meant the game had to be decided in penalties, the game ended with Saudi Arabia taking home their 3rd title with the penalty scoreline being 4–2, this remains the only time the Emirates qualified for the final meanwhile this would also be the last time the Saudis would win an Asian Cup as they would lose the next two finals they qualified for in 2000 and 2007. When the countries meet in qualifier matches, the matchup has been nicknamed "clash of titans" as both countries have been some of the more successful teams in the Arabian Peninsula.[18]
The UAE's traditional home kit is all-white with some red trim while their away kit is all-red with some white trim, in 2019, the away colors were black for the first time in addition, there were some green trim.
| Umbro | 1979–1985[19] | |
| Admiral | 1986–1989 | |
 Adidas | 1990–1994 | |
| Puma | 1995–1996 | |
 Kelme | 1997–1999 | |
| Adidas | 2000–2001 | |
| 2002–2005 | ||
| 2006–2008 | ||
 Erreà | 2009–2013 | |
| 2014–present |
The United Arab Emirates is known by supporters and the media as Al-Abyad, meaning The Whites which reference to their white jersey and also Eyal Zayed which means Zayed's sons.
In October 2012, the Asian Football Confederation official website published an article about the UAE national team's campaign to qualify for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, in which the team was referred to using the racial slur "sand monkey". This was the indirect result of vandalism of the Wikipedia article on the team, and the AFC was forced to apologise.[20]
As of 2022, UAE has played in 12 home stadiums. Most games have taken place at Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira Stadium and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain as other venues.
| Home stadiums list | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | Location | Last match | |
| Zayed Sports City Stadium | 43,206 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | v (21 January 2019; 2019 AFC Asian Cup) | ||
| Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | v (30 December 2023; Friendly) | ||
| Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | v (28 March 2023; Friendly) | ||
| Hazza bin Zayed Stadium | 25,053 | Al Ain, Abu Dhabi | v (25 January 2019; 2019 AFC Asian Cup) | ||
| Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 | Al Ain, Abu Dhabi | v (2 September 2011; 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification) | ||
| Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | 12,000 | Al Ain, Abu Dhabi | v (5 January 2011; Friendly) | ||
| Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 | Dubai, Dubai | v (11 June 2024; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification) | ||
| Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 | Dubai, Dubai | v (16 November 2018; Friendly) | ||
| Al Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 | Dubai, Dubai | v (16 November 2023; 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification) | ||
| Rashid Stadium | 12,000 | Dubai, Dubai | v (24 May 2021; Friendly) | ||
| Al Awir Stadium | 10,000 | Al Awir, Dubai | v (14 October 2014; Friendly) | ||
| Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 | Sharjah, Sharjah | v (28 January 2009; 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification) |
See main article: United Arab Emirates national football team results (2020–present). The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
See main article: List of United Arab Emirates national football team managers.
Last Update: November 2023[21]
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Paulo Bento | |
| Assistant coach | Sérgio Costa | |
| Filipe Coelho | ||
| Yaser Al Saedi | ||
| Mohamed Al Balooshi | ||
| Rizwan Chaudhry | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | Tareq Al Suwaidi | |
| Fitness coach | Junaid Shaikh | |
| Doctor | Yasin Al Mansoori | |
| Sport Scientist | Shehzad Naeem | |
| Match Analyst | Obaid Al Muhairi |
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against & on 6 and 11 June 2024.
Caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2024, after the match against .
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months. SUS Suspended
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury
PRE Preliminary squad
RET Retired from international association football
Players in bold are still active with United Arab Emirates.
| width=30px | Rank | width=150px | Player | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Goals | width=100px | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 161 | 52 | |||||||
| 2 | 136 | 36 | 2003–2021 | ||||||
| 3 | 120 | 11 | 1999–2011 | ||||||
| 4 | 116 | 13 | 2007–2019 | ||||||
| 116 | 13 | 1998–2009 | |||||||
| 6 | Ali Mabkhout | 114 | 85 | 2009–present | |||||
| 7 | 112 | 27 | 1988–2002 | ||||||
| 112 | 7 | 1997–2010 | |||||||
| 9 | 107 | 0 | 1988–1999 | ||||||
| 10 | Walid Abbas | 106 | 6 | 2008–present | |||||
| width=30px | Rank | width=150px | Player | width=50px | Goals | width=50px | Caps | width=50px | Ratio | width=100px | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Mabkhout (list) | 85 | 114 | 2009–present | |||||||
| 2 | 52 | 161 | |||||||||
| 3 | 48 | 104 | 2008–2019 | ||||||||
| 4 | 36 | 136 | 2003–2021 | ||||||||
| 5 | 28 | 68 | 1981–1990 | ||||||||
| 28 | 102 | 1996–2009 | |||||||||
| 7 | 27 | 112 | 1988–2002 | ||||||||
| 8 | 15 | 60 | 1998–2013 | ||||||||
| 9 | 13 | 61 | 2001–2010 | ||||||||
| 13 | 116 | 2007–2019 | |||||||||
| 13 | 116 | 1998–2009 |
Champion Runners-up Third place
| Overview | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | |
| AFC Asian Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Arabian Gulf Cup | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
See main article: United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup.
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 to 1970 | Protectorate of the | Protectorate of the | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||
 1994 | Did not qualify | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |||||||||
 1998 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2002 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2010 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | ||||||||||
 2014 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 121 | 56 | 24 | 42 | 210 | 129 | ||||
| United Arab Emirates's World Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Match | 0–2 (9 June 1990; Bologna, Italy) | ||||
| Biggest Win | — | ||||
| Biggest Defeat | 5–1 (15 June 1990; Milan, Italy) | ||||
| Best Result | |||||
| Worst Result | |||||
See main article: article and United Arab Emirates at the AFC Asian Cup.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1956 to  1972 | Protectorate of the | Protectorate of the | |||||||||||||
 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | Group stage | 9th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 1988 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1996 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Semi-finals | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | |
| 2027 | Qualified | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 48 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 144 | 32 | |||
| United Arab Emirates's Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Match | 1–1 (15 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait) | ||||
| Biggest Win | 4–1 (11 January 2015; Canberra, Australia) | ||||
| Biggest Defeat | 5–0 (11 December 1984; Kallang, Singapore) | ||||
| Best Result | |||||
| Worst Result | Group stage in 1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2007, 2011 | ||||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
 1992 and 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1997 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
 1999 to 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Asian Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1964-1982 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1986 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
 1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 1998 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | |
| WAFF Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | |||||||
 2000 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||
 2012 | ||||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 2023 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Total | 1/10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Gulf Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Fifth place | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Sixth place | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| align=center style="border: 3px solid red" | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
| align=center style="border: 3px solid red" | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Sixth place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Fifth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| align=center style="border: 3px solid red" | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | Champions | 114 | 41 | 29 | 41 | 119 | 139 |
| FIFA Arab Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1963 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1964 | ||||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1998 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2002 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2009 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2012 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2021 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Total | 2/10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |
| Arab Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1976 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1985 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1999 | Second round | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
 2007 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | Group stage | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1981 Merdeka Tournament | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1982 Merdeka Tournament | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Runner-ups | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 2000 Oman Cup | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000 LG Cup | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 Kirin Cup | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 International Arab Friendly Tournament | Runner-ups | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 2007 Four Nations Tournament | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2008 Dubai Challenge Cup | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Runner-ups | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2013 OSN Cup | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2016 King's Cup | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 King's Cup | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 6 titles | 1st | 48 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 67 | |
See also: United Arab Emirates national football team all-time record.
As of 11 June 2024[23]
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | −11 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |||||||||
| 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 7 | +25 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | |||||||||
| 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 28 | −23 | |||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 43 | −14 | |||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | |||||||||
| 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 75 | −25 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |||||||||
| 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | +12 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 7 | +25 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | |||||||||
| 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 46 | −10 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |||||||||
| 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 51 | −24 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | |||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |||||||||
| 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 42 | −25 | |||||||||
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | +32 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |||||||||
| 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | |||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |||||||||
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | |||||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | |||||||||
| 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | |||||||||
| Total | 619 | 254 | 160 | 208 | 877 | 751 | +126 |
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