# United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team

The United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

## Competition Records
### GCC U-17 Championship Record

| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 |
| 2006 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2009 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2010 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2013 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 10/12 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 39 |

### FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 3/20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 |

### AFC U-17 Asian Cup

| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 1992 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1994 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | Semi-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified | qualified |
| Total | 7/20 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 |

### WAFF Championship

| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2019 | Runner-ups | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2/2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
*Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.

## Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.
GCC U-17 Championship
| Year | Player | Award |
| 2009 | Nasser Abdulla | Best Goalkeeper |
| 2008 | Abdullah Essa | Top Goalscorers |
| 2006 | Ahmed Khalil | Top Goalscorers |
| 2003 | Mohammed Al Shehhi | Top Goalscorers |

## Current Squads

Head coach: Majed Al Zaabi
Source:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Mayed Al Yammahi | (2008-01-31) 31 January 2008 (age 16) | Al Wahda |
| 1GK | Buti Hamad | (2008-08-09) 9 August 2008 (age 16) | Sharjah |
| 1GK | Mohammed Bastaki | (2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 16) | Al Wasl |
| 2DF | Ibrahim Al Jasmi | (2008-05-27) 27 May 2008 (age 16) | Al Wasl |
| 2DF | Houd Al Menhali | (2008-11-03) 3 November 2008 (age 16) | Al Jazira |
| 2DF | Humaid Al Suwaidi | (2008-01-24) 24 January 2008 (age 17) | Sharjah |
| 2DF | Suhail Al Suwaidi | (2008-08-10) 10 August 2008 (age 16) | Al Nasr |
| 2DF | Abdulla Fahad | (2008-02-15) 15 February 2008 (age 16) | Al Wahda |
| 2DF | Saad Mubarak | (2008-05-24) 24 May 2008 (age 16) | Al Wahda |
| 3MF | Mohammed Al Falasi | (2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 (age 16) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Ali Al Jasmi | (2008-12-04) 4 December 2008 (age 16) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Sultan Al Mheiri | (2009-10-11) 11 October 2009 (age 15) | Sharjah |
| 3MF | Mohammed Bani | (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16) | Al Nasr |
| 3MF | Salem Esam | (2008-12-02) 2 December 2008 (age 16) | Al Wasl |
| 3MF | Fahad Khalil | (2008-01-25) 25 January 2008 (age 17) | Al Nasr |
| 3MF | Abdulla Mennad | (2008-10-02) 2 October 2008 (age 16) | Sharjah |
| 3MF | Abdulla Rashed | (2008-03-12) 12 March 2008 (age 16) | Al Ain |
| 3MF | Obaid Omran | (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 (age 17) | Sharjah |
| 4FW | Faisal Al Breiki | (2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 16) | Al Wahda |
| 4FW | Mohammed Buti | (2008-01-30) 30 January 2008 (age 17) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 4FW | Hazza Faisal | (2008-09-03) 3 September 2008 (age 16) | Al Ain |
| 4FW | Mayed Khamis | (2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 17) | Al Nasr |
| 4FW | Mohamed Yousef | (2008-10-04) 4 October 2008 (age 16) | Fujairah |
| 4FW | Omar Yousif | (2008-03-01) 1 March 2008 (age 16) | Sharjah |

## Former squads

* 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads – UAE
* 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE
* 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads – UAE