United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

UAE Under-17

Association	United Arab Emirates Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Majed Al Zaabi
Captain	Khaled Anbar
FIFA code	UAE
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1991)
Best result	Round of 16 (2009)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1990)
Best result	Runners-up (1990)
GCC U-17 Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2003)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
GCC U-17 Championship
	2006 Saudi Arabia	Team
	2009 UAE	Team
	2010 Kuwait	Team
	2013 Qatar	Team
	2008 Saudi Arabia	Team
	2003 Qatar	Team
	2011 Qatar	Team
	2012 Kuwait	Team
	2016 Qatar	Team

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
	1990 UAE	Team

United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

Medal record
WAFF U-16 Championship
	2019 Palestine	Team

The United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Competition Records

GCC U-17 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2001	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Third place	5	3	0	2	17	8
2006	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	1
2008	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	6	3
2009	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1
2010	Champions	4	2	1	1	8	7
2011	Third place	4	1	3	0	4	2
2012	Third place	4	2	0	2	8	5
2013	Champions	4	2	2	0	9	5
2015	Group stage	2	1	0	1	2	5
2016	Third place	4	1	2	1	2	2
Total	10/12	39	22	9	8	79	39

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	10
1993	did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	3	6
2011	did not qualify
2013	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	10
2015	did not qualify
2017
2019	withdrew
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify
2025	TBD
Total	3/20	10	1	1	8	8	26

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify
1986
1988
1990	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	10	3
1992	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
1994		4	1	2	1	10	9
1996	did not qualify
1998
2000
2002	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	5	7
2004	did not qualify
2006
2008	Semi-Finals	4	2	0	2	7	13
2010	Quarter-Finals	4	1	2	1	5	5
2012	did not qualify
2014
2016	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	7	5
2018	withdrew
2023	did not qualify
2025	qualified
Total	7/20	28	10	8	10	47	47

WAFF Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2019	Runner-ups	4	1	3	0	4	2
2021	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
Total	2/2	7	1	4	2	5	6

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

Recent and forthcoming fixtures

2024

United Arab Emirates v Malaysia

23 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2-0	Malaysia	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)

Laos v United Arab Emirates

25 October AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Laos	2–5	United Arab Emirates	Vientiane, Laos
16:00 UTC+7	Phayak 51', 56' (pen.)		Khamis 12' Al-Breiki 29' Al-Marar 52' Al-Suwaidi 89' Ki 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Referee: Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand)

2025

Japan v United Arab Emirates

25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	United Arab Emirates	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

United Arab Emirates v Australia

25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	v	Australia	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

Vietnam v United Arab Emirates

25 October 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	v	United Arab Emirates	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.

GCC U-17 Championship

Year	Player	Award
2009	Nasser Abdulla	Best Goalkeeper
2008	Abdullah Essa	Top Goalscorers
2006	Ahmed Khalil	Top Goalscorers
2003	Mohammed Al Shehhi	Top Goalscorers

Current Squads

Head coach: Majed Al Zaabi

Source:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Mayed Al Yammahi	(2008-01-31) 31 January 2008			Al Wahda
	1GK	Buti Hamad	(2008-08-09) 9 August 2008			Sharjah
	1GK	Mohammed Bastaki	(2008-02-11) 11 February 2008			Al Wasl
	2DF	Ibrahim Al Jasmi	(2008-05-27) 27 May 2008			Al Wasl
	2DF	Houd Al Menhali	(2008-11-03) 3 November 2008			Al Jazira
	2DF	Humaid Al Suwaidi	(2008-01-24) 24 January 2008			Sharjah
	2DF	Suhail Al Suwaidi	(2008-08-10) 10 August 2008			Al Nasr
	2DF	Abdulla Fahad	(2008-02-15) 15 February 2008			Al Wahda
	2DF	Saad Mubarak	(2008-05-24) 24 May 2008			Al Wahda
	3MF	Mohammed Al Falasi	(2008-03-31) 31 March 2008			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Ali Al Jasmi	(2008-12-04) 4 December 2008			Shabab Al Ahli
	3MF	Sultan Al Mheiri	(2009-10-11) 11 October 2009			Sharjah
	3MF	Mohammed Bani	(2008-08-03) 3 August 2008			Al Nasr
	3MF	Salem Esam	(2008-12-02) 2 December 2008			Al Wasl
	3MF	Fahad Khalil	(2008-01-25) 25 January 2008			Al Nasr
	3MF	Abdulla Mennad	(2008-10-02) 2 October 2008			Sharjah
	3MF	Abdulla Rashed	(2008-03-12) 12 March 2008			Al Ain
	3MF	Obaid Omran	(2008-01-23) 23 January 2008			Sharjah
	4FW	Faisal Al Breiki	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008			Al Wahda
	4FW	Mohammed Buti	(2008-01-30) 30 January 2008			Shabab Al Ahli
	4FW	Hazza Faisal	(2008-09-03) 3 September 2008			Al Ain
	4FW	Mayed Khamis	(2008-01-21) 21 January 2008			Al Nasr
	4FW	Mohamed Yousef	(2008-10-04) 4 October 2008			Fujairah
	4FW	Omar Yousif	(2008-03-01) 1 March 2008			Sharjah

Former squads

• 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads – UAE
• 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE
• 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE

External links

• United Arab Emirates Football Association (in Arabic)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	2	0	0	2	1	10	−9	000.00
Germany	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Honduras	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Malawi	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Sudan	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total	10	1	1	8	8	26	−18	010.00

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
China	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	000.00
India	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	066.67
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Iran	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Iraq	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	050.00
Japan	3	1	0	2	6	9	−3	033.33
Jordan	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Qatar	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
South Korea	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Thailand	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total	28	10	8	10	47	47	+0	035.71