Sheikh Zayed Sports City, home of UAE

Abu Dhabi

UAE

Founded:
(54 years)
Venue:
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Capacity:
49.500
FIFA Ranking:
#68 (1,370 points)

Head coach:

Zlatko Dalić (Since )
Previous coaches· 8
Cosmin Olăroiu ( – )
Paulo Bento ( – )
Rodolfo Arruabarrena ( – )
Bert van Marwijk ( – )
Jorge Luis Pinto ( – )
Ivan Jovanović ( – )
Bert van Marwijk ( – )
Henri Michel ( – )

Owner:

United Arab Emirates Football Association

UAE records

UAE record holders and ranking extremes.
161Most capsAdnan Al Talyani
85Top scorerAli Mabkhout
#40Best FIFA rankNovember – 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 · 17 March 1972
Biggest win
0:12
Brunei vs United Arab Emirates
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · 14 April 2001
Biggest defeat
0:8
United Arab Emirates vs Brazil
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 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

Links:

www.uaefa.ae

Cover photo: HISHAM BINSUWAIF / CC BY-SA 2.0

All-time facts: Wikipedia, as of

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