United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team

United Arab Emirates U-23
Association	U.A.E. Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Maciej Skorża
Captain	Ahmed Al-Mehrzi
Most caps	Ahmed Khalil
Top scorer	Ahmed Khalil
Home stadium	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
FIFA code	UAE
First colours	Second colours
First international
	United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan ; (South Korea; September 21, 1986)
Biggest win
	Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates ; (Bani Yas, United Arab Emirates; 8 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
	United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait ; (Thailand; December 7, 1998)
Olympics
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Round 1 (2012)
Asian Games
Appearances	5 (first in 2002)
Best result	Silver Medal (2010)

The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم‎) represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates' home ground is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	6
2016	Did Not Qualify
2020
2024
2028
Total	Group Stage	0 / 7	3	0	1	2	3	6

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2010	Silver	7	4	2	1	9	2
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	8	3
2018	Bronze	7	1	3	3	9	9
Total	5/5	24	8	7	9	32	25

GCC U-23 Championship

GCC U-23 Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did Not Enter
2010	Champions	4	3	1	0	6	2
2011	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	9	4

Recent results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

2018

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) Friendly	Malaysia	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Shah Alam, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Safawi 27' Akhyar 64'	Report		Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) 2018 AG GS	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Syria	Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Barakat 53'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) 2018 AG GS	Timor-Leste	1–4	United Arab Emirates	Soreang, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Gama 87'	Report	Al Darmki 2' Al Sharji 10' Al Ameri 19', 61'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 2018 AG GS	United Arab Emirates	1–2	China PR	Soreang, Indonesia
19:00 (UTC+7)	Khalvan 32'	Report	Wei Shihao 38' Yao Junsheng 71'	Stadium: Jalak Harupat Stadium Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 2018 AG R16	Indonesia	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	United Arab Emirates	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00 (UTC+7)	Gonçalves 52' Lilipaly 90+5'	Report	Z. Al-Ameri 20' (pen.), 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
	Penalties
	Lilipaly Septian Gonçalves Ramdani Hargianto		Al-Attas Z. Al-Ameri Ibrahim Ghanem Omar

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27) 2018 AG QF	United Arab Emirates	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	North Korea	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7)	Al-Yahyaee 67'	Report	Kim Yu-song 63'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Al-Attas Z. Al-Ameri Ibrahim Omar Mohammed		Kim Yu-song Jang Kuk-chol Ri Un-chol So Jong-hyok

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) 2018 AG SF	Japan	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:30 (UTC+7)	Ueda 78'	Report		Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 2018 AG BM	Vietnam	1–1 (3–4 p)	United Arab Emirates	Cibinong, Indonesia
15:00 (UTC+7)	Nguyễn Văn Quyết 27'	Report	Al-Attas 17'	Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
	Penalties
	Vũ Văn Thanh Nguyễn Quang Hải Hà Đức Chinh Phan Văn Đức Trần Minh Vương		Al-Attas Z. Al-Ameri Ibrahim Suroor

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games¹.^[1]^[2]
Match date: 1 September 2018
Opposition: Vietnam

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sultan Al-Mentheri	(1995-01-05)5 January 1995 (aged 23)	Al Wasl
2	2DF	Abdulla Al-Hammadi	(1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 23)	Al Dhafra
3	2DF	Ahmed Al-Mehrzi	(1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 21)	Al Wahda
4	2DF	Salem Al-Sharji*	(1993-05-09)9 May 1993 (aged 25)	Al Wahda
5	2DF	Esmail Al-Ali	(1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 21)	Shabab Al-Ahli
6	3MF	Majid Salim	(1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 20)	Sharjah
7	4FW	Ahmad Al-Hashmi	(1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 22)	Shabab Al-Ahli
10	4FW	Jassim Al-Blooshi	(1997-03-16)16 March 1997 (aged 21)	Al-Nasr
12	2DF	Khaled Al-Dhanhani	(1997-01-17)17 January 1997 (aged 21)	Al Wahda
16	4FW	Ali Al-Yahyaee	(1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 20)	Al Ain
17	1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Ameri	(1998-04-30)30 April 1998 (aged 20)	Al Jazira
18	2DF	Abdalla Ghanim Al-Alawi	(1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 23)	Sharjah
19	3MF	Mohammed Al Attas	(1997-08-05)5 August 1997 (aged 21)	Al Jazira
20	3MF	Husain Abdulla Omar	(1997-01-11)11 January 1997 (aged 21)	Al Ain
22	1GK	Mohamed Al-Shamsi	(1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 21)	Al Wahda
23	2DF	Hamad Al-Jasmi	(1997-01-11)11 January 1997 (aged 21)	Sharjah
24	4FW	Mohammed Al-Mesmari*	(1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 25)	Al Fujairah
26	3MF	Shaheen Al-Darmki	(1996-06-21)21 June 1996 (aged 22)	Al-Ittihad
27	4FW	Zayed Al-Ameri	(1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (aged 21)	Al Jazira
29	3MF	Rashed Musabbah	(1995-12-06)6 December 1995 (aged 22)	Al-Nasr

* Over-aged player.

¹ Mohammad Khalfan Al-Harasi, who is originally in the squad announced earlier, were dropped from the squad as a result of indiscipline shown in the friendly match against Malaysia on 10 August 2018.^[3]

References

↑ "Athletes Football UAE". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
↑ James Jose (3 August 2018). "UAE replace Iraq in Group C for Asian Games". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
↑ James Jose (11 August 2018). "Brawl instigator Khalfan thrown out by UAE FA". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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[1] "Athletes Football UAE". Asian Games 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[2] James Jose (3 August 2018). "UAE replace Iraq in Group C for Asian Games". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[3] James Jose (11 August 2018). "Brawl instigator Khalfan thrown out by UAE FA". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Football in the United Arab Emirates
UAEFA UFL PLC
National teams	Men's national team U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's national team Men's Futsal Beach Soccer
League System	Pro-League Reserve League U21 League (defunct) UAE Division One
Domestic cups	President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Federation Cup (defunct) Vice Presidents Cup (defunct) FA Cup (defunct)
International Competitions	AFC Champions League Gulf Club Champions Cup Arab Champions League
Clubs Records

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, CAFA, WAFF) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA – ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong* India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau* Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Northern Mariana Islands† Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA
*FIFA and AFC use Hong Kong and Macau; the EAFF uses Hong Kong, China and Macau, China.