United Arab Emirates national football team - wikipedia United Arab Emirates national football team United Arab Emirates Nickname ( s ) The White Jersey ( الأبيض ) Eyal Zayed ( Zayed 's sons ) ( عيال زايد ) Association U.A.E. Football Association Confederation AFC ( Asia ) Sub-confederation WAFF ( West Asia ) Head coach Alberto Zaccheroni Captain Ismail Matar Most caps Adnan Al Talyani ( 161 ) Top scorer Adnan Al Talyani ( 52 ) Home stadium Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium FIFA code UAE First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 73 1 ( 23 November 2017 ) Highest 40 ( November -- December 1998 ) Lowest 138 ( January 2012 ) Elo ranking Current 74 ( 15 November 2017 ) Highest 24 ( 15 January 2015 ) Lowest 140 ( September 1981 ) First international United Arab Emirates 1 -- 0 Qatar ( Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ; March 17, 1972 ) Biggest win Brunei 0 -- 12 United Arab Emirates ( B.S. Begawan, Brunei ; April 14, 2001 ) Biggest defeat United Arab Emirates 0 -- 8 Brazil ( Abu Dhabi, UAE ; November 12, 2005 ) World Cup Appearances 1 ( first in 1990 ) Best result Group stage, 1990 Asian Cup Appearances 10 ( first in 1980 ) Best result Runners - up, 1996 Confederations Cup Appearances 1 ( first in 1997 ) Best result Group Stage, 1997 The United Arab Emirates national football team ( Arabic : منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم ‎ ) represents the United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates and competes in AFC. They were for a time managed by legendary English manager Don Revie. United Arab Emirates ' home ground varies. Most home games have been played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi 's Al Jazira Stadium and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain as other venues. It has made one World Cup appearance, in 1990 in Italy, but lost all three of its games to Colombia, West Germany and Yugoslavia. Two years later the UAE took fourth place in the 1992 Asian Cup, and runner - up in 1996 as hosts of the tournament. In both tournaments their final match was lost on penalty kicks. They also won the Gulf Cup of Nations on two occasions -- in 2007 when they won a title for the first time in their history and then in 2013. They finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and will be hosting the next AFC Asian Cup in 2019. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 First Asian Cup appearances 1.3 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy 1.4 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1.5 Dark years 1.6 Recent successes 1.7 2015 AFC Asian Cup 1.8 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification 2 Rivalries 3 Nicknames 4 Home stadium 5 Historical kits 6 Coaching staff 7 Players 7.1 Current squad 8 Recent and forthcoming fixtures 8.1 2017 9 Tournament records 9.1 FIFA World Cup record 9.2 AFC Asian Cup record 9.3 FIFA Confederations Cup record 9.4 Gulf Cup of Nations record 10 Head to head against other countries 11 Records 12 Honors 13 See also 14 References 14.1 Notes 15 External links History Early years The first match of UAE national football team was played on 17 March 1972, four months after the union of the United Arab Emirates. They played against Qatar at Riyadh 's Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and UAE won 1 -- 0 with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4 -- 0 and 7 -- 0 to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait respectively and beating Bahrain 3 nothing. After participating in four Gulf Cup of Nations since 1972, the UAE hosted the 1982 edition. They again finished third, as they did in the two previous tournaments. First Asian Cup appearances In 1980, UAE qualified for the first time for the AFC Asian Cup, which was held in Kuwait. They were drawn with eventual winners, Kuwait, runner - up South Korea, Malaysia and Qatar in Group B. They drew 1 -- 1 with Kuwait but lost the three other matches and finished their first appearance at the tournament in fifth place in their group and ninth ( out of ten teams ) overall. They also qualified for next two tournaments, 1984 in Singapore and 1988 in Qatar and were again eliminated in the group stages in both. Their first victory of the tournament occurred against India on 7 December 1984 under manager Heshmat Mohajerani. 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy In 1984, Mohajerani resigned as UAE head coach and was replaced with former Brazil manager Carlos Alberto Parreira. Parreira led the country at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and left his position after the tournament. He was succeeded by Brazilian World Cup winning coach Mário Zagallo. Zagallo led the country to qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. However, Zagallo resigned before the tournament and Parreira returned as head coach to lead UAE at the tournament. They were drawn at Group D along with eventual winner West Germany, Colombia and Yugoslavia. They lost 2 -- 0 to Colombia, 5 -- 1 to West Germany and 4 -- 1 to Yugoslavia. They finished fourth with no points, scoring two goals and conceding eleven goals. UAE 's first goal at the tournament was scored by Khalid Ismaïl against West Germany. After the tournament, Parreira was sacked. Two years later, at the 1992 AFC Asian Cup, UAE finished in fourth place, their best finish up to that date. 1996 AFC Asian Cup UAE hosted 1996 AFC Asian Cup. They hired Croatian coach Tomislav Ivić one year before the tournament and were drawn in Group A along with Kuwait, South Korea and Indonesia. They drew 1 -- 1 with South Korea in the opening match, then defeated Kuwait 3 -- 2 and Indonesia 2 -- 0 to qualify as group winners with seven points. In the quarter - finals, they beat Iraq 1 -- 0 with a golden goal scored by Abdulrahman Ibrahim in the 103rd minute in extra time. They again faced Kuwait, this time at the semi-finals and won 1 -- 0 to qualify to the final for the first time. In the final, they lost to Saudi Arabia in a penalty shout - out and finished the tournament as runner - up, which is still their best finish in the AFC Asian Cup. The tournament was also considered to be one of the best tournaments held since 1956. The tournament had an average 3.08 goals per game with 80 goals scored, 49 goals higher than the previous edition. UAE also appeared in 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup after being awarded a spot because Asian winners Saudi Arabia was hosting the games. They lost the first match 2 -- 0 to Uruguay. Then, they defeated South Africa 1 -- 0. In their final match, they were defeated 6 -- 1 by Czech Republic and missed their chance to qualify for the next round finishing third in their group. Fahad Khamees captained UAE in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Dark years Despite their good performances at previous Asian Cup, UAE missed qualification for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon. They also finished in last place at the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations. They were eliminated in the next three AFC Asian Cup tournaments at the group stage. Their worst performance was in 2011 when they finished the tournament goalless. At this time, many notable coaches managed UAE, including Carlos Queiroz, Roy Hodgson and Dick Advocaat. In 2006, UAE appointed Senegal 's 2002 FIFA World Cup head coach, Bruno Metsu as their new manager. He led UAE to the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations title, the country 's first major achievement. Recent successes After hiring many notable European coaches, in 2012, UAE appointed Olympic team coach Mahdi Ali as the new manager of the national team. Ali previously led the country to their first ever appearance at the Olympic Games. Ali began creating a young squad for UAE, inviting many players that he had worked with at youth level. He led UAE to their second Gulf Cup of Nations title in 2013. 2015 AFC Asian Cup UAE 's form at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup was a surprise to many. They were drawn in Group C along with Iran, Qatar and Bahrain. They defeated Qatar 4 -- 1 in their first match. At the next match, they defeated Bahrain 2 -- 1 which qualified them for the knockout stage. In the group 's final game, UAE lost 1 -- 0 to Iran, in which Iran scored a controversial goal that appeared to be offside. However, the gulf team advanced as group runner - up. They faced defending champions Japan in the quarter - final and earned a shock victory on penalties to advance to the last four. However, they lost 2 -- 0 to host country Australia in the semi-finals. In the third place play - off, they beat Iraq 3 -- 2 and finished the tournament in the third place. UAE will be hosting the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification UAE qualified for the Second Round of the AFC qualification, where they finished second in Group A behind Saudi Arabia and qualified for the Third Round. In this round they finished fourth in Group B, thus failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Rivalries UAE has rivalries with Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Iran. Nicknames The United Arab Emirates is known by supporters and the media as Al - Abyad, meaning The White jersey and also Eyal Zayed which means Zayed 's sons. Home Stadium UAE 's main national stadium is Sheikh Zayed Stadium, located in capital Abu Dhabi. However, UAE has also used Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium ( Al Jazira Stadium ) and Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain. Historical kits 1990 Home 1990 Away 1992 Asian Cup Home 1994 Asian Games Home 1994 Asian Games Away Coaching staff Main article : List of United Arab Emirates national football team managers Head coach Alberto Zaccheroni Assistant coach Stefano Agresti Fitness coach Eugenio Albarella Goalkeeping coach Maurizio Guido Players Current squad The following players were called up for a friendly game and a match for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches Match date : 7th and 13th June 2017 Opposition : Laos and Thailand Caps and goals are correct as of 13th June 2017, after the match against Thailand. 0 # 0 Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Majed Naser ( 1984 - 04 - 01 ) 1 April 1984 ( age 33 ) 73 0 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 12 1GK Khalid Eisa ( 1989 - 09 - 15 ) 15 September 1989 ( age 28 ) 15 0 Al -- Ain 14 2DF Abdelaziz Sanqour ( 1989 - 05 - 07 ) 7 May 1989 ( age 28 ) 0 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 8 2DF Hamdan Al - Kamali ( 1989 - 05 - 02 ) 2 May 1989 ( age 28 ) 52 5 Al -- Wahda 6 2DF Mohanad Salem ( 1985 - 03 - 01 ) 1 March 1985 ( age 32 ) 0 Al -- Ain 16 2DF Mahmoud Khamees ( 1987 - 10 - 28 ) 28 October 1987 ( age 30 ) 0 Al -- Nasr 23 2DF Mohamed Ahmed ( 1989 - 04 - 16 ) 16 April 1989 ( age 28 ) 15 Al -- Ain 5 3MF Tareq Ahmed ( 1988 - 03 - 12 ) 12 March 1988 ( age 29 ) Al -- Nasr 9 3MF Ahmed Barman ( 1994 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1994 ( age 23 ) 0 Al -- Ain 17 3MF Ismail Al Hammadi ( 1988 - 07 - 01 ) 1 July 1988 ( age 29 ) 94 14 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 21 3MF Omar Abdulrahman ( 1991 - 09 - 20 ) 20 September 1991 ( age 26 ) 57 9 Al -- Ain 13 3MF Khamis Esmaeel ( 1989 - 08 - 16 ) 16 August 1989 ( age 28 ) 12 0 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 15 3MF Khaled Bashir ( 1995 - 01 - 06 ) 6 January 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Al -- Wasl 3MF Habib Fardan ( 1990 - 11 - 11 ) 11 November 1990 ( age 27 ) 12 6 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 20 3MF Hassan Ibrahim ( 1990 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 0 Shabab Al - Ahli Dubai 11 4FW Ahmed Khalil ( 1991 - 06 - 08 ) 8 June 1991 ( age 26 ) 79 48 Al -- Jazira 7 4FW Ali Mabkhout ( 1990 - 10 - 05 ) 5 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 46 41 Al -- Jazira 10 4FW Ismail Matar ( 1983 - 04 - 07 ) 7 April 1983 ( age 34 ) 117 36 Al -- Wahda 18 4FW Mohammed Fawzi ( 1990 - 10 - 23 ) 23 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 13 Al -- Ain 4FW Salem Saleh ( 1991 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1991 ( age 26 ) 12 5 Al -- Nasr Recent and forthcoming fixtures 2017 United Arab Emirates v Japan 23 March 2017 2018 WCQ United Arab Emirates 0 -- 2 Japan Al Ain, UAE Stadium : Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Australia v United Arab Emirates 28 March 2017 2018 WCQ Australia 2 -- 0 United Arab Emirates Sydney, Australia United Arab Emirates v Laos 7 June 2017 Friendly United Arab Emirates 4 -- 0 Laos Shah Alam, Malaysia Mabkhout 13 ', 47 ' Khalil 38 ' Ahmed 70 ' Thailand v United Arab Emirates 13 June 2017 2018 WCQ Thailand 1 -- 1 United Arab Emirates Bangkok, Thailand 19 : 00 UTC + 07 : 00 Mongkol 69 ' Report ( FIFA ) Report ( AFC ) Mabkhout 90 + 3 ' Stadium : Rajamangala Stadium Attendance : 24,417 Referee : Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari ( Singapore ) United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia 29 August 2017 2018 WCQ United Arab Emirates 2 -- 1 Saudi Arabia Al Ain, UAE 20 : 30 UTC + 4 Report ( FIFA ) Report ( AFC ) Stadium : Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Referee : Kim Jong - hyeok ( South Korea ) Iraq v United Arab Emirates 5 September 2017 2018 WCQ Iraq 1 -- 0 United Arab Emirates Amman, Jordan Ayman Hussein 29 ' Stadium : Amman International Stadium Attendance : 2,185 Referee : Adham Makhadmeh ( Jordan ) United Arab Emirates v Haiti 10 November 2017 Friendly United Arab Emirates 0 -- 1 Haiti Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 13 : 00 GMT Report Stadium : Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium United Arab Emirates v Uzbekistan 14 November 2017 Friendly United Arab Emirates 1 -- 0 Uzbekistan Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Mabkhout 16 ' Stadium : Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Oman v United Arab Emirates 22 December 2017 Gulf Cup Oman United Arab Emirates Kuwait City, Kuwait Stadium : Jaber Al - Ahmad International Stadium United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia 25 December 2017 Gulf Cup United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait Stadium : Jaber Al - Ahmad International Stadium Kuwait v United Arab Emirates 28 December 2017 Gulf Cup Kuwait United Arab Emirates Kuwait City, Kuwait Stadium : Jaber Al - Ahmad International Stadium Tournament records FIFA World Cup record Main article : United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup World Cup record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1930 to 1974 Not eligible to enter - - - - - - - 1978 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1982 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1990 Group stage 24th 0 0 11 1994 to 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2022 TBD - - - - - - - Total Round 1 1 / 22 0 0 11 * Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. AFC Asian Cup record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1956 to 1976 Did not enter 1980 Group stage 9th 0 9 1984 Group stage 6th 0 8 1988 Group stage 8th 0 1992 Fourth place 4th 0 Runners - up 2nd 6 0 8 2000 Did not qualify Group stage 15th 0 5 2007 Group stage 12th 0 6 2011 Group stage 13th 0 0 2015 Third place 3rd 6 10 8 2019 Qualified -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 / 16 Second place 36 12 8 16 32 48 FIFA Confederations Cup record FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA 1992 Did not qualify 1995 1997 Group stage 6th 0 8 1999 Did not qualify 2003 2005 2009 2013 2017 Total Group stage 1 / 10 0 8 Gulf Cup of Nations record Year Host Country Place 1970 Bahrain Did not enter 1972 Saudi Arabia Third place Kuwait Fourth place 1976 Qatar Third place 1979 Iraq Sixth place 1982 UAE Third place 1984 Oman Fourth place 1986 Bahrain Runners - up 1988 Saudi Arabia Runners - up 1990 Kuwait Fifth place 1992 Qatar Fourth place 1994 UAE Runners - up Oman Fourth place 1998 Bahrain Third place 2002 Saudi Arabia Sixth place 2003 Kuwait Fifth place Qatar Group stage 2007 UAE Champions 2009 Oman Group Stage Yemen Semi-finals 2013 UAE Champions 2014 Saudi Arabia Third place Head to head against other countries As of 14 November 2017 Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record Opponent Pld GF GA GD Algeria 6 5 − 2 Angola 0 0 0 − 2 Armenia 0 0 − 1 Australia 5 0 0 5 − 5 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 Bangladesh 5 5 0 0 21 + 20 Belarus 0 0 Benin 0 0 − 1 Brazil 0 0 0 8 − 8 Brunei 0 0 16 0 + 16 Bulgaria 6 0 5 14 − 10 Bahrain 30 13 5 12 53 44 + 9 Chile 0 0 0 − 2 China PR 11 5 7 17 − 10 Colombia 0 0 0 − 2 Czech Republic 0 6 − 5 Denmark 0 0 0 Egypt 9 6 10 − 4 Estonia 0 + 1 Finland 0 0 0 Georgia 0 0 0 + 1 Germany 0 0 14 − 11 Haiti 0 0 0 − 1 Honduras 0 0 − 1 Hong Kong 0 9 + 8 Hungary 0 0 6 − 5 Iceland 0 − 1 India 12 8 24 7 + 17 Indonesia 8 8 0 Iran 16 12 24 − 20 Iraq 31 8 12 11 32 47 − 15 Japan 19 9 6 17 22 − 5 Jordan 17 10 25 14 + 11 Kazakhstan 0 9 5 + 4 Kenya 0 0 0 Kuwait 41 16 7 18 49 76 − 27 Laos 0 0 6 0 + 6 Lebanon 11 7 23 13 + 10 Libya 8 5 + 3 Lithuania 0 0 0 Malaysia 10 8 0 26 6 + 20 Malta 0 0 0 Mexico 0 0 0 Moldova 0 0 + 1 Morocco 0 + 1 Myanmar 0 0 0 + 3 Nepal 0 0 11 0 + 11 New Zealand 0 0 0 + 3 North Korea 11 8 11 − 3 Norway 0 5 − 3 Oman 31 14 11 6 44 24 + 20 Pakistan 5 5 0 0 17 + 13 Palestine 5 6 + 4 Paraguay 0 0 0 0 0 Peru 0 0 0 0 0 Philippines 0 0 0 + 4 Poland 0 0 10 − 8 Qatar 29 10 8 11 33 32 + 1 Romania 0 0 + 1 Russia 0 0 0 − 1 Saudi Arabia 36 7 7 22 24 54 − 30 Senegal 7 8 − 1 Singapore 6 5 0 16 5 + 11 Slovakia 0 0 − 2 Slovenia 0 0 0 South Africa 0 0 0 + 1 South Korea 21 6 13 16 41 − 25 Sri Lanka 7 7 0 0 30 + 28 Sudan 0 0 6 + 4 Sweden 0 − 1 Switzerland 0 5 − 3 Syria 20 11 6 32 16 + 16 Thailand 9 6 14 8 + 6 Timor - Leste 0 0 9 0 + 9 Togo 0 5 − 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 Tunisia 5 0 0 5 11 − 9 Turkmenistan 9 + 5 Ukraine 0 0 0 Uruguay 0 0 0 − 2 Uzbekistan 16 9 24 17 + 7 Vietnam 5 0 13 + 3 Yemen 11 8 0 24 13 + 11 Yugoslavia 0 0 − 3 Total 548 214 138 196 746 681 + 65 Records Active players are shown in Bold. As of June 13, 2017. Most Caps # Player Caps Goals Career Adnan Al Talyani 161 52 1983 -- 1997 Subait Khater 120 1999 -- 2011 Ismail Matar 117 36 2003 -- Abdulrahim Jumaa 115 13 1998 -- 2009 5 Zuhair Bakheet 112 27 1988 -- 2002 6 Abdulsalam Jumaa 111 7 1997 -- 2010 7 Muhsin Musabah 106 0 1988 -- 1999 8 Mohammed Omar 102 28 1996 -- 2009 Top Goalscorers # Player Goals Caps Career Adnan Al Talyani 52 161 1983 -- 1997 Ahmed Khalil 48 79 2008 -- Ali Mabkhout 41 46 2012 -- Ismail Matar 36 117 2003 -- 5 Mohammad Omar 28 102 1996 -- 2009 6 Zuhair Bakheet 27 112 1988 -- 2002 7 Saeed Al Kass 15 60 1998 -- 2013 8 Ismail Al Hammadi 14 94 2008 -- 9 Abdulrahim Jumaa 13 115 1998 -- 2009 Honors Major competitions AFC Asian Cup Runner - up ( 1 ) : 1996 Third place ( 1 ) : 2015 Fourth place ( 1 ) : 1992 Gulf Cup of Nations Winners ( 2 ) : 2007, 2013 Runner - up ( 3 ) : 1986, 1988, 1994 Third place ( 5 ) : 1972, 1976, 1982, 1998, 2014 Minor competitions Kirin Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 2005 See also Football in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates women 's national football team United Arab Emirates national under - 23 football team United Arab Emirates national under - 20 football team United Arab Emirates national under - 17 football team References Jump up ^ `` World Football Elo Ratings : United Arab Emirates ''. Elo Ratings. Retrieved 5 July 2017. Jump up ^ Roberto Mamrud ; Karel Stokkermans. `` Players with 100 + Caps and 30 + International Goals ''. RSSSF. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 04 - 05. Notes External links UAE Football Association official website ( in Arabic ) Football in the United Arab Emirates UAEFA UFL PLC National teams Men 's national team U-23 U-20 U-17 Women 's national team Men 's Futsal Beach Soccer League System Arabian Gulf League Reserve League U21 League ( defunct ) UAE Division One Domestic cups President 's Cup League Cup Super Cup Federation Cup ( defunct ) Vice Presidents Cup ( defunct ) FA Cup ( defunct ) International Competitions AFC Champions League Gulf Club Champions Cup Arab Champions League Clubs Records National men 's football teams of Asia ( AFC ) Southeast Asia ( AFF ) Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor - Leste Vietnam Central Asia ( CAFA ) Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan East Asia ( EAFF ) China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands South Asia ( SAFF ) Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka West Asia ( WAFF ) Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen Defunct Malaya North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen Former Israel ( moved to UEFA in 1994 ) Kazakhstan ( moved to UEFA in 2002 ) New Zealand ( formed the OFC in 1966 ) Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA Union of Arab Football Associations International competitions Arab Cup Pan Arab Games Palestine Cup of Nations ( defunct ) Arab Futsal Championship Arab Beach Soccer Championship Club competitions Arab Club Championship Arab Cup Winners ' Cup ( defunct ) Arab Super Cup ( defunct ) Youth competitions Arab Cup U-20 Arab Cup U-17 Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth ( defunct ) Women 's competitions Arab Women 's Championship Women 's youth competitions Arab U-17 Women 's Cup Related competitions AGCFF / GCC Arabian Gulf Cup U-23 Championship U-20 Championship U-17 Championship GCC Champions League UNAF U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-17 Tournament Women 's Tournament UNAF Club Cup Women 's Club Tournament CECAFA CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup WAGF / WAFF WAFF Championship West Asian Games ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC Afro - Asian Cup of Nations Afro - Asian Games Afro - Asian Club Championship ISSF Islamic Solidarity Games IMGC Mediterranean Games National Teams Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Arabic teams not part of the UAFA ( Chad ) uafaonline.com UAE AFC Asian Cup finalists 1988 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Saudi Arabia Runners - up South Korea Third place Iran Fourth place China PR Eliminated in group stage Bahrain Japan Kuwait Qatar Syria United Arab Emirates 1992 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Japan Runners - up Saudi Arabia Third place China PR Fourth place United Arab Emirates Eliminated in group stage Iran North Korea Qatar Thailand 1996 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Saudi Arabia Runners - up United Arab Emirates Third place Iran Fourth place Kuwait Eliminated in quarterfinals China PR Iraq Japan South Korea Eliminated in group stage Indonesia Syria Thailand Uzbekistan 2004 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Japan Runners - up China PR Third place Iran Fourth place Bahrain Eliminated in quarterfinals Iraq Jordan South Korea Uzbekistan Eliminated in group stage Indonesia Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates 2007 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Iraq Runners - up Saudi Arabia Third place South Korea Fourth place Japan Eliminated in quarterfinals Australia Iran Uzbekistan Vietnam Eliminated in group stage Bahrain China PR Indonesia Malaysia Oman Qatar Thailand United Arab Emirates 2011 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Japan Runners - up Australia Third place South Korea Fourth place Uzbekistan Eliminated in quarterfinals Iran Iraq Jordan Qatar Eliminated in group stage Bahrain China PR India Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates 2015 AFC Asian Cup finalists Champions Australia Runners - up South Korea Third place United Arab Emirates Fourth place Iraq Quarter - final China PR Iran Japan Uzbekistan Group stage Bahrain Jordan Kuwait North Korea Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2007 2011 2015 National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates American football Basketball MU / 19 MU / 17 Beach soccer Cricket Football MU / 23 MU / 20 MU / 17 Futsal Ice hockey MU / 20 MU / 18 Olympics Paralympics Rugby league Rugby union Tennis Volleyball Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team&oldid=816108877 '' Categories : United Arab Emirates national football team Asian national association football teams National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates 1972 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Hidden categories : Articles containing Arabic - 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Question: when did the uae national football team qualify for the fifa world cup
Answer: 1990