United Arab Emirates women's national football team
The United Arab Emirates women's national football team is the female representative football team for the United Arab Emirates. The team competes as a member of AFC in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, AFC Women's Asian Cup, the Summer Olympics, and the West Asian Football Federation Cup.
Nickname(s) | Al Abyad | ||
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Association | U.A.E. Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Houriya Al Taheri | ||
Captain | Nora Al Mazrouie | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 97 | ||
Highest | 73 (March–July 2015) | ||
Lowest | 136 (2011) | ||
First international | |||
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 20 February 2010) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 24 February 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Senec, Slovakia; 5 August 2015) |
The UAE women's national team has yet to qualify on the international stage for any FIFA Women's World Cups. They have competed in the AFC Asian Cup qualification in 2017 but failed to reach the next round. They are considered a low-tier national team who compete with newly established women's federations across Asia and Europe. The team has won the WAFF Women's Championship in 2010 and 2011.
Houreya Tahiri has been instated as their interim head coach since 2018 in addition to full-time U19s coach. The current captain of the national team is goalkeeper Nora Al Mazrouie.
History
Women's athletics was long met with skepticism in the UAE, as in the rest of the world, where cultural norms often form obstacles that forbid women from taking part in sports activities. However, prominent backing by governmental female figures in the country has seen a cultural shift for adapting to accepting females as sports contenders. In 2009, the UAE Football Association formed the women's football committee dedicated to creating a national team that could officially represent the country on the international stage but did not participate in any official competitions other than WAFF cup.[2][3][4][5][6]
Progress has been slow by the UAE FA in developing the game since its initiation as they have yet to establish a women's football league. None of the professional FA clubs in the UAE have an established women's team on a consistent basis due to lack of incentive by the federation. Often when women's teams are initiated, they are dissolved at the completion of the season due to lack of funding. This attributed the slow progress in creating a consistent women's football competition that mirrors the Arabian Gulf league in the country. As a result, a series of subcommittees have taken on the responsibility to improve the development of women's football within the country such as the Abu Dhabi Sports Council as well as the Fatima bint Mubarak female sports academy. In addition, many private academies and amateur leagues have taken to filling the gap for providing consistent competitions.[7][8]
UAE played their first international match at the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.[9] After a 4–2 over Palestine there, where they went on to win the tournament.[10]
The AFC qualification competition in 2017 was hosted by Tajikistan. This was the team's first campaign to qualify for a major tournament, making history for the UAE women’s football team. Asian teams are allocated 5 qualification slots to qualify for the Fifa 2019 World Cup. The confederations then arrange the qualification logistics with the member nations. The AFC decided to merge the qualification campaign for the World Cup 2019 with the 2018 AFC competition with the top 5 teams progressing to the World cup finals.[11]
The opening match of the competition was against a resilient Philippines team, the UAE held the game at until half time but a series of mistakes lead to an eventual 4-0 defeat. The following game saw the UAE take on their fierce rivals Jordan, where they were outclassed by a masterful performance 6-0. a Draw in their next game against Bahrain 1-1 effectively ended their chances of progressing to the knockout stages as a win was required. With the pressure taken away, the UAE triumphed over Iraq 3-0 was the first ever victory in a Women’s World Cup qualifier. It was followed up by a second win, against hosts Tajikistan, two days later 1-0. The UAE didn’t end up reaching this summer’s World Cup in France of AFC knockout stages, finishing fourth in the qualification league.
Current squad
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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22 | GK | Nora Al Mazrouie | 22 October 1984 | |||
35 | GK | Badria Essa | 20 December 1993 | |||
GK | Rawdah Al Thimairi | 1 July 1992 | ||||
15 | DF | Afra Al Mheiri | 15 May 1991 | |||
DF | Manal Abdullah | 8 September 1992 | ||||
14 | DF | Nehal Abdel Aziz | 18 April 1978 | |||
2 | DF | Salha Rashid | 26 May 2001 | |||
6 | DF | Shamma Khamees Al Mansoori | 17 November 1992 | |||
25 | DF | Oshba Al Mansoori | 6 June 1993 | |||
24 | DF | Nujood Ibrahim | 1 August 2000 | |||
5 | DF | Ameena Al Hosani | 18 August 1986 | |||
DF | Eida Jamal | 7 March 2001 | ||||
DF | Fatmia Jasim | 23 April 2002 | ||||
21 | MF | Reem Al Bloushi | 29 September 2002 | |||
29 | MF | Salamah Mohammed Bin Fahad | 28 January 2001 | |||
10 | MF | Nouf Faleh Al Anzi | 14 November 1996 | |||
4 | MF | Anood Faleh Al Anzi | 20 December 1993 | |||
13 | MF | Areej Al Hammadi | 13 February 1986 | |||
19 | MF | Rawan Al Hammadi | 12 November 2002 | |||
9 | MF | Shahad Budebs | 24 August 1994 | |||
MF | Salamah Yasir | 7 December 1997 | ||||
30 | FW | Naeema Gharib | 30 December 1999 | |||
17 | FW | Aml Wael | 6 June 1991 | |||
11 | FW | Anood Khaled | 30 October 2001 | |||
MF | Layla Mohammad | 22 April 2001 |
Result Archive
2010
The following is a list of matches in 2010:
20 February 2010 2010 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 4–2 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
24 February 2010 2010 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 7–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
26 February 2010 2010 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
15:15 | Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
28 February 2010 2010 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
15:15 | Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
2011
The following is a list of matches in 2011:
7 May 2011 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
10 May 2011 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 6–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
4 October 2011 2011 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 6–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
15:15 | Zerrouki Marek |
Report | Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
6 October 2011 2011 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1–4 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
14:30 | Mamay |
Report | Rahimi Ardallan Ghomi |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
8 October 2011 2011 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 5–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
15:00 | Hasanain Marek Zerrouki Trodi Nacha |
Report | Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
10 October 2011 2011 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
20:30 | Marek Nacha Zerrouki Trodi |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
12 October 2011 2011 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
20:30 | Maaouia Zerrouki |
Arzhangi Rahimi |
Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
2012
The following is a list of matches in 2012:
28 October 2012 Friendly | Palestine | 2–4 | Bethlehem, Palestine |
2015
The following is a list of matches in 2015:
12 March 2015 Aphrodite Cup | Latvia | 2–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
15:00 | Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium |
13 March 2015 Aphrodite Cup | Greece | 7–0 | Geroskipou, Cyprus | |
11:00 | Stadium: Geroskipou Municipal Stadium |
15 March 2015 Aphrodite Cup | Lebanon | 0–3 | Peyia, Cyprus | |
11:00 | Stadium: Peyia Municipal Stadium |
18 March 2015 Aphrodite Cup | Azerbaijan | 5–2 | Peyia, Cyprus | |
Stadium: Peyia Municipal Stadium |
5 August 2015 Friendly | Slovakia | 9–0 | Senec, Slovakia |
7 August 2015 Friendly | Slovakia | 6–0 | Senec, Slovakia |
2016
The following is a list of matches in 2016:
24 February 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
27 February 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Nouf Faleh Al Anzi | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
3 March 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Shahad Budebs Shahad Budebs |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
3 March 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Naeema Ghareeb | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
17 May 2016 Friendly | Georgia | 3–0 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
20 May 2016 Friendly | Georgia | 3–0 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
26 June 2016 Friendly | Luxembourg | 6–0 | Wormeldange , Luxembourg | |
Stadium: Stade Am Ga |
29 June 2016 Friendly | Luxembourg | 5–2 | Wormeldange , Luxembourg | |
21:30 | Jalila Al Nuaimi Nouf Faleh Al Anzi |
Stadium: Stade Am Ga |
19 December 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
21 December 2016 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
Maryam Al Rumaithi | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
2017
The following is a list of matches in 2017:
4 January 2017 Friendly | Singapore | 0–4 | Singapore , Singapore | |
19:30 | Naeema Salha Nouf Salha |
Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
6 January 2017 Friendly | Singapore | 0–0 | Singapore , Singapore | |
19:30 | Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
2 March 2017 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 2–3 | Dubai , United Arab Emirates | |
19:30 | Afra Al Mheiri Jalila Al Nuaimi |
Aysun Aliyeva Nigar Jalili Sevinj Jafarzada |
Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
5 March 2017 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Dubai , United Arab Emirates | |
19:30 | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
9 March 2017 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 1-8 | Dubai , United Arab Emirates | |
19:30 | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
12 March 2017 Friendly | United Arab Emirates | 0–5 | Dubai , United Arab Emirates | |
19:30 | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
3 April 2017 2018 AFC AC Q. | Philippines | 4–0 | Dushanbe , Tajikistan | |
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium |
5 April 2017 2018 AFC AC Q. | Jordan | 6–0 | Dushanbe , Tajikistan | |
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium |
7 April 2017 2018 AFC AC Q. | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Dushanbe , Tajikistan | |
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium |
10 April 2017 2018 AFC AC Q. | Iraq | 0–3 | Dushanbe , Tajikistan | |
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium |
12 April 2017 2018 AFC AC Q. | United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Dushanbe , Tajikistan | |
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium |
23 November 2017 Friendly | Malta | 4–0 | Ta'Qali , Malta | |
Stadium: MFA Centenary Stadium |
26 November 2017 Friendly | Malta | 4–0 | Ta'Qali , Malta | |
Stadium: MFA Centenary Stadium |
2018
The following is a list of matches in 2018:
8 November 2018 2020 AFC O.Q. | Hong Kong | Withdrew | Chonburi , Thailand | |
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Stadium |
11 November 2018 2020 AFC O.Q. | United Arab Emirates | Withdrew | Chonburi , Thailand | |
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Stadium |
13 November 2018 2020 AFC O.Q. | United Arab Emirates | Withdrew | Chonburi , Thailand | |
Stadium: Institute of Physical Education Stadium |
2019
The following is a list of matches in 2019:
7 January 2019 2019 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 1–4 | Manamah , Bahrain |
9 January 2019 2019 WAFF Cup | United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Manamah , Bahrain |
11 January 2019 2019 WAFF Cup | Palestine | 0–0 | Manamah , Bahrain |
13 January 2019 2019 WAFF Cup | Bahrain | 1–1 | Manamah , Bahrain |
14 June 2019 Friendly | Georgia | 5–1 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
17 June 2019 Friendly | Georgia | 2–1 | Tbilisi, Georgia |
2020
The following is a list of matches in 2020:
2020 | v |
Head to Head against other countries
As of January 2019
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | –14 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | –7 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | –3 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | –8 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | –9 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | –8 | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | –15 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | –12 | |
Total | 43 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 73 | 106 | –33 |
FIFA Women's World Cup
For the first time they entered the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, which acts as Asian qualifier for the 2019 World Cup.
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1991–2015 | Did not enter | |||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Total | 0/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
WAFF Women's ChampionshipThe United Arab Emirates are twice championshions of the WAFF Womens Championship The event is organized by West Asian Football Federation. It is usually held every two years, but occasionally at longer intervals.
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