Football in the United Arab Emirates

Football in United Arab Emirates
Football in United Arab Emirates
Country	United Arab Emirates
Governing body	United Arab Emirates Football Association
National team	United Arab Emirates
Nicknames	Al Abyad (The Whites); Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed)
First played	1972
Club competitions
	UAE Pro-League; UAE First Division League; UAE Second Division League; UAE Third Division League; UAE President's Cup; UAE League Cup; UAE Super Cup; UAE Women's Football League
International competitions
	List National team FIFA World Cup: Group stage (1990); AFC Asian Cup record: Runners-up (1996); FIFA Confederations Cup: Group stage (1997); Gulf Cup: Winners (2007 & 2013); ; National U-23 team AFC U-23 Championship: Quarter-finals (2013, 2016 & 2020); ; National U-20 team FIFA U-20 World Cup: Quarter-finals (2003 & 2009); AFC U-19 Championship: Winners (2008); ; National U-17 team FIFA U-17 World Cup: Group stages (1991 & 2013); AFC U-16 Championship: Runners-up (1990; WAFF Championship: Runners-up (2019); ; Women's National team WAFF Womens Championships: Winners (2010 & 2011); ; Preview warning: Page using Template:Collapsible list with unknown parameter "state"

Association football is the most popular sport in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has teams and players at both club and international level. Around 50% of the people in the United Arab Emirates consider themselves football fans. The only Asian Football Confederation countries with an equal or higher percentage are Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam.