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United Arab Emirates national football team

National Football Team
NameUnited Arab Emirates!
NicknameAl Sukoor (The Falcons)
AssociationU.A.E. Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSrečko Katanec
Most capsAdnan Al Talyani (164)
Top scorerAdnan Al Talyani (53)
Home stadiumSheikh Zayed Stadium
FIFA codeUAE
FIFA ranking88
Highest FIFA ranking42 (November 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking124 (August 2009)
Elo rankingT95
World Cup Statistics
First internationalUnited Arab Emirates UAE 1 � 0 Qatar Qatar
(Saudi Arabia; March 17, 1972)
Biggest winBrunei Brunei 0 � 12 UAE United Arab Emirates
(Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; April 14, 2001)
Biggest defeatUnited Arab Emirates UAE 0 � 8 Brazil Brazil
(Abu Dhabi, UAE; November 12, 2005)
Appearances1
First World Cup1990
Best resultRound 1, 1990
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances7
First apps.1980
Best resultRunners-up, 1996
Confederations Cup Statistics
Appearances1
First apps.1997
Best result1st round 1997

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The United Arab Emirates national football team is the national team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association. It made one World Cup appearance, in 1990, but lost all three of its games, to Colombia, West Germany, and Yugoslavia. The side rebounded to take fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup, and runner-up in 1996. In both tournaments their final match was lost on penalty kicks. In 2007 the UAE beat Oman 1 � 0 to win the Gulf Cup for the first time in their history.

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1974 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Argentina 1978 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Spain 1982 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Italy 1990 Round 1 24/24 3 0 0 3 2 11
1994 to 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 1/18 Round 1 3 0 0 3 2 11

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1976 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
Kuwait 1980 Round 1 4 0 1 3 3 9
Singapore1984 Round 1 4 2 0 2 3 8
Qatar 1988 Round 1 4 1 0 3 2 4
Japan 1992 Fourth place 3 1 2 0 2 1
AE 1996 Runners-Up 3 2 1 0 6 3
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
China 2004 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 5
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 6
Qatar 2011 Qualified
Total 8/15 24 7 5 12 20 36

Manager From To
Egypt Mohammed Sheita 1972 1973
AE Jumaa Gharib 1973 1973
Egypt Mohammed Sheita 1973 1974
Egypt Mimi El-Sherbini 1975 1975
AE Jumaa Gharib 1975 1976
Yugoslavia Dimitri Tadić 1976 1976
England Don Revie 1977 1980
Iran Heshmat Mohajerani 1980 1984
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira 1984 1988
Brazil Mario Zagallo 1988 1990
Poland Bernhard Blaut 1990 1990
Ukraine Valery Lobanovsky 1990 1992
Poland Antoni Piechniczek 1992 1995
Croatia Tomislav Ivić 1995 1996
Brazil Lori Sandri 1997 1997
Czech Republic Milan Máčala 1997 1997
Brazil Lori Sandri 1998 1998
Portugal Carlos Queiroz 1998 Sept 1999
Croatia Srećko Juričić 1999 1999
AE Dr Abdullah Masfar 2000 2000
France Henri Michel 2000 2001
AE Abdullah Saqr 2001 2001
The Netherlands Tini Ruijs 2001 2001
The Netherlands Jo Bonfrere Nov 2001 Jan 2002 (Gulf Cup campaign)
England Roy Hodgson Apr 2002 Jan 2004
The Netherlands Aad De Mos 2004 2005
The Netherlands Dick Advocaat Aug 2005 Sep 2005 (clause in contract allowing him to leave)
France Bruno Metsu 2006 September 2008
France Dominique Bathenay September 2008 June 2009
Slovenia Srečko Katanec June 2009


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club

Football in the United Arab Emirates

National teamsUAE, U-20, U-17
League competitionsUAE Football League, UAE Second Division
Domestic Cup competitionsUAE President Cup, Vice Presidents Cup, Etisalat Emirates Cup, UAE Super Cup , Federation Cup, FA Cup defunct
International CompetitionsAFC Champions League, Gulf Club Champions Cup, Arab Champions League

International association football

AsiaAFC � Asian Cup
AfricaCAF � Africa Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAF � Gold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFC � Nations Cup
EuropeUEFA � European Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-Board � Viva World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

UAFA Football

International CompetitionsArab Nations Cup , Pan Arab Games , Gulf Cup of Nations
Club CompetitionsArab Champions League , Gulf Club Champions Cup , Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) , Arab Super Cup (defunct)
Related CompetitionsUnder 23 Gulf Cup of Nations , Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, Islamic Solidarity Games
National TeamsAlgeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen



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