United Arab Emirates U-23

Nickname(s)	Al Abyad
Association	UAEFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Denis Silva
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
First international
United Arab Emirates 1–0 Pakistan  (South Korea; 21 September 1986)
Biggest win
Sri Lanka 1–7 United Arab Emirates (Bani Yas; 8 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates 0–5 Kuwait  (Thailand; 7 December 1998)

The United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is administered by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Recent Fixtures

2023

Qatar  v  United Arab Emirates

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly	Qatar	0–1	United Arab Emirates	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Fawzi 17'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  Vietnam

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly	United Arab Emirates	4–0	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  South Korea

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–3	South Korea	Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3		Report	An Jae-jun 58' Hong Si-hoo 79', 86'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  Jordan

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) WAFF Championship	United Arab Emirates	1–2	Jordan	Baghdad, Iraq
18:30 UTC+3	Abualnadi 45' (o.g.)	Report	Abushanab 82' Dhawi 90+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium

Iraq  v  United Arab Emirates

16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) WAFF Championship	Iraq	3–0	United Arab Emirates	Baghdad, Iraq
21:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  China

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Asian Cup Qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	0–0	China	Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Maldives  v  United Arab Emirates

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) Asian Cup Qualifiers	Maldives	Cancelled	United Arab Emirates	Dalian, China
TBD		Report		Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  India

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Asian Cup Qualifiers	United Arab Emirates	3–0	India	Dalian, China
16:00 UTC+8	Al Baloushi 26' Al Ameeri 33' Khalfan 64'	Report		Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship between 12 and 20 June 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against South Korea.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Rakaan Almenhali	(2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 22)	5	0	Al Jazira
	1GK	Moosa Al-Balooshi	(2003-11-30) 30 November 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
	1GK	Abdulla Al Hammadi	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Al Jazira
	2DF	Zayed Sultan	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Al Jazira
	2DF	Nawaf Dhawi	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Al Jazira
	2DF	Abdul Rahman Adel	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Shabab Al Ahli
	2DF	Abdulla Al Baloosh	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Al Bataeh
	2DF	Mayed Alteneiji	(2002-06-21) 21 June 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Al Nasr
	2DF	Waleed Rashid	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Kalba
	3MF	Abdulla Hamad	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 22)	9	0	Al Wahda
	3MF	Ahmed Mahmoud	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)	8	0	Al Jazira
	3MF	Yaser Al-Blooshi	(2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 (age 23)	5	1	Kalba
	3MF	Fahad Bader	(2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Emirates
	3MF	Ali Abdulaziz	(2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Al Nasr
	3MF	Sultan Ali Mohamed	(2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Abdulla Ahmed	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Al Wahda
	4FW	Harib Abdalla	(2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Shabab Al Ahli
	4FW	Eisa Khalfan	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Al Ain
	4FW	Ahmed Fawzi	(2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 22)	3	1	Al Jazira
	4FW	Abdullah Al-Hammadi	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Al Dhafra
	4FW	Abdulla Abdelaziz	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Ajman

Overage players in Olympic football

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Year	Round	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	TBD
Total	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	3	6

Matches

List of Olympic matches
2012	Group Stage	Uruguay	1–2	Loss	0–0–1
	Group Stage	Great Britain	1–3	Loss	0–0–2
	Group Stage	Senegal	1–1	Draw	0–1–2

Asian Cup

Final										Qualification
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		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
2022	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	4		3	2	0	1	4	2
2024	Qualified									2	1	1	0	3	0
2026	TBD									TBD
Total	Quarter-finals	5th	15	5	5	5	14	17		19	13	4	2	39	10

*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
2022	Group Stage	Japan	1–2	Loss	4–5–4
	Group Stage	Tajikistan	2–0	Win	5–5–4
	Group Stage	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Loss	5–5–5

Asian Games

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006		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
2022	TBD
Total	Runner-ups	24	8	7	9	32	25

GCC 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