Sheikh Zayed Sports City, home of UAE

Abu Dhabi

UAE

Founded:
(54 years)
Venue:
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Capacity:
49.500
FIFA Ranking:
#65 (1,377 points)

Head coach:

Zlatko Daliฤ‡ (Since )
Previous coaches8
Cosmin Olฤƒroiu ( โ€“ )
Paulo Bento ( โ€“ )
Rodolfo Arruabarrena ( โ€“ )
Bert van Marwijk ( โ€“ )
Jorge Luis Pinto ( โ€“ )
Ivan Jovanoviฤ‡ ( โ€“ )
Bert van Marwijk ( โ€“ )
Henri Michel ( โ€“ )

Owner:

United Arab Emirates Football Association

UAE records

UAE record holders and ranking extremes.
161Most capsAdnan Al Talyani
85Top scorerAli Mabkhout
#40Best FIFA rankNovember โ€“ December 1998
#138Worst FIFA rankJanuary 2012

UAE at international tournaments

UAE at international tournaments: appearances, year of first entry, best result, and the years that result was achieved.
AppsTournamentFirstBest result
1World Cup1990Group stage 1990
12Asian Cup1980Runners-up 1996
24Arabian Gulf Cup1972Champions 2007, 2013
1Confederations Cup1997Group stage 1997
3FIFA U-20 World Cup1997Quarter-finals 2003, 2009
4FIFA U-17 World Cup1991Round of 16 2009
3Arab Cup1998Third place 2025

UAE all-time results

First international
1:0
United Arab Emirates vs Qatar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ยท 17 March 1972
Biggest win
0:12
Brunei vs United Arab Emirates
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei ยท 14 April 2001
Biggest defeat
0:8
United Arab Emirates vs Brazil
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ยท 12 November 2005
Association
United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA)
Confederation
AFC (Asia) (WAFF (West Asia))
Captain
Khalid Eisa
Home stadiums
Zayed Sports City Stadium (Home), Various

Next matches:

13/11 withHondurasH


15/01/27 withYemenA

Cover photo: HISHAM BINSUWAIF / CC BY-SA 2.0

All-time facts: Wikipedia, as of