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)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2013)
Best result	Quarter Finals (2013, 2016 and 2020)

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	Did Not Qualify
2024	To Be Determined
2028	To Be Determined
Total	Group Stage	1/8	3	0	1	2	3	6

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC Under-23 Asian Cup record									AFC Under-23 Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Quarter–Finals	8th	4	1	2	1	2	2	5	3	2	0	8	4
2016	Quarter–Finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	5	3	3	0	0	8	0
2018	Did not qualify								3	2	0	1	6	2
2020	Quarter–Finals	6th	4	1	2	1	4	6	3	2	1	0	10	2
Total	Best: Quarter–Finals	3/4	12	4	5	3	11	13	14	10	3	1	32	8

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Matches

List of U-23 AFC Asian Cup matches
2013	Group Stage	Syria	1–1	Draw	0–1–0
	Group Stage	Yemen	1–0	Win	1–1–0
	Group Stage	North Korea	0–0	Draw	1–2–0
	Quarter-Final	Jordan	0–1	Loss	1–2–1
2016	Group Stage	Australia	1–0	Win	2–2–1
	Group Stage	Jordan	0–0	Draw	2–3–1
	Group Stage	Vietnam	3–2	Win	3–3–1
	Quarter-Final	Iraq	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Loss	3–3–2
2020	Group Stage	Vietnam	0–0	Draw	3–4–2
	Group Stage	North Korea	2–0	Win	4–4–2
	Group Stage	Jordan	1–1	Draw	4–5–2
	Quarter-Final	Uzbekistan	1–5	Loss	4–5–3

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

2019

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 2020 AFC Qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	6–1	Lebanon	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:25 (UTC+3)	Z. Al-Ameri 29', 60' (pen.), 69' M. Rashid 42' M. Al-Hammadi 55' Yaqoub 79'	Report	Eid 16'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2020 AFC Qualifiers	Maldives	0–3	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:25 (UTC+3)			M. Al-Hammadi 29' Z. Al-Ameri 49' Shaker 76'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 28 Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2020 AFC Qualifiers	Saudi Arabia	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:25 (UTC+3)	S. Al-Saluli 64'		Z. Al-Ameri 51'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium

9 October 2019 (2019-10-09) Friendly	Singapore	0–3	United Arab Emirates	Bishan, Singapore
20:25 (UTC+3)				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

13 October 2019 (2019-10-13) Friendly	Vietnam	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
				Stadium: Thong Nhat Stadium

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) Friendly	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Syria	Al Awir, United Arab Emirates
				Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium

15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) Friendly	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Al Awir, United Arab Emirates
	Al-Hammadi 5', 22'			Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium

17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) Friendly	Uzbekistan	1–2	United Arab Emirates	Al Awir, United Arab Emirates
20:15 (UTC+4)	Bozorov 90+1'	Report	Ameri 6' (pen.) Ghassani 59'	Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Friendly	South Korea	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Al Awir, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4)	Hamdan Nasser 47' (o.g.)		Mohammed Jumaa 45+3'	Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium

2020

10 January 2020 (2020-01-10) 2020 U-23 Asian Cup	Vietnam	0–0	United Arab Emirates	Buriram, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 3,967 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

13 January 2020 (2020-01-13) 2020 U-23 Asian Cup	United Arab Emirates	2–0	North Korea	Buriram, Thailand
17:15 UTC+7	Al-Hammadi 17' Al-Ameri 30'	Report		Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 1,867 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

16 January 2020 (2020-01-16) 2020 U-23 Asian Cup	Jordan	1–1	United Arab Emirates	Buriram, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Al-Khawaldeh 79'	Report	Z. Al-Ameri 41'	Stadium: Chang Arena Attendance: 205 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 2020 U-23 Asian Cup	United Arab Emirates	1–5	Uzbekistan	Bangkok, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Z.Al-Ameri 13'		Alijanov 16' Kobilov 26' Bozorov 41' Yakhshiboev 84' Tukhtasinov 90+3'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 244 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Current squad

The following players were selected to compete in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[1]
Match date: 10 January 2020 — 19 January 2020
Opposition: Vietnam, North Korea, Jordan and Uzbekistan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mohamed Al-Shamsi	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997	Al Wahda
17	1GK	Khaled Al-Blooshi	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997	Baniyas
22	1GK	Abdulrahman Al-Ameri	(1998-04-30) 30 April 1998	Al Jazira

2	2DF	Mohammed Ali Shaker	(1997-04-27) 27 April 1997	Al Ain
3	2DF	Ahmed Rashed	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997	Al Wahda
4	2DF	Abdullah Khamis	(1997-02-22) 22 February 1997	Al Wasl
5	2DF	Ismael Khaled	(1997-06-15) 15 June 1997	Shabab Al-Ahli
12	2DF	Khaled Ibrahim	(1997-01-17) 17 January 1997	Al Wahda
13	2DF	Khalifa Al Hammadi	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998	Al Jazira
23	2DF	Fares Khalil	(2000-10-08) 8 October 2000	Al Wasl

6	3MF	Majed Suroor	(1997-10-14) 14 October 1997	Sharjah
8	3MF	Tahnon Al-Zaabi	(1999-04-10) 10 April 1999	Al Wahda
16	3MF	Ahmed Fawzi	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001	Al Jazira
18	3MF	Ali Saleh	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	Al Wasl
19	3MF	Mohammed Al Attas	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	Al Jazira
21	3MF	Khalid Al-Bloushi	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999	Al Ain

7	4FW	Zaid Al-Ameri	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997	Al Jazira
9	4FW	Ali Al-Yahyaee	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998	Al Ain
10	4FW	Jassim Al-Blooshi	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997	Al Nasr
11	4FW	Mohammed Al-Hammadi	(1997-05-11) 11 May 1997	Al Wahda
15	4FW	Ali Eid	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998	Al Ain
20	4FW	Yahya Al Ghassani	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998	Al Wahda

* Over-aged player.

References

"UAE Olympic Squad". UAEfa. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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[1] "UAE Olympic Squad". UAEfa. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

Football in the United Arab Emirates
UAEFA 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 First Division League Second Division League
Domestic cups	President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Federation Cup (defunct) Vice Presidents Cup (defunct) FA Cup (defunct)
International Competitions	AFC Champions League Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Champions League Gulf Club Champions Cup
Rivalries & Derbies (International)	Bahrain Iran Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
Rivalries & Derbies (Clubs)	Abu Dhabi City Derby Bur Dubai Derby Fujairah Derby Sharjah–Al Wasl Rivalry Al Ain–Shabab Al Ahli Rivalry
Clubs Records

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 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 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (UAFA)
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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
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-16
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games South American Board of New Federations (CSANF)
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Islamic Solidarity Games Lusophone 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.