United Arab Emirates national football team

United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s)Al-Abyad (The White Jersey)
Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed)
AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA)
Other affiliationUnited Arab Emirates Pro League (UAE PL)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachCosmin Olăroiu
CaptainKhalid Eisa
Most capsAdnan Al Talyani (161)
Top scorerAli Mabkhout (85)
Home stadiumZayed Sports City Stadium (Home)
Various
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 68 (19 January 2026)
Highest40 (November – December 1998)
Lowest138 (January 2012)
First international
 United Arab Emirates 1–0 Qatar 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 17 March 1972)
Biggest win
 Brunei 0–12 United Arab Emirates 
(Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei; 14 April 2001)
Biggest defeat
 United Arab Emirates 0–8 Brazil 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 12 November 2005)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1990)
Best resultGroup stage (1990)
Asian Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1980)
Best resultRunners-up (1996)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances24 (first in 1972)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2013)
Asian Games
Appearances10 (first in 1986)
Best resultRunners-up (2011)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage (1997)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2003, 2009)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best resultRound of 16 (2009)
Arab Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1998)
Best resultThird place (2025)
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The United Arab Emirates national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمَارَاتُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ الْمُتَّحِدَة لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents United Arab Emirates in men's international football and serves under the auspices of the country's Football Association.

It has made one FIFA World Cup appearance in 1990 in Italy and lost all three of its games. United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and runner-up in 1996 as host. It won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007 and 2013. It finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and hosted the 2019 edition in which it was eliminated in the semi-finals.