# Union of Arab Football Associations

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; French: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa.
UAFA organises a number of competitions, most notably the Arab Cup for national teams (which has been organised by FIFA since 2021) and the Arab Club Champions Cup for club teams.

## History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established on 27 January 1974 in Tripoli, Libya. In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

## Presidents

| Period | Name |
| 1974–1976 | Abdul Latif Booker |
| 1976–1999 | Faisal bin Fahd |
| 1999–2011 | Sultan bin Fahd |
| 2011–2014 | Nawaf bin Faisal |
| 2014–2017 | Turki bin Khalid |
| 2017–2019 | Turki Al-Sheikh |
| 2019–present | Abdulaziz bin Turki |

## Member associations

All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football (UNAF) members are UAFA members.
| Country | Confederation | Sub-confederation | Year |
| Algeria | CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
| Bahrain | AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
| Comoros | CAF | COSAFA | 2003 |
| Djibouti | CAF | CECAFA | 1998 |
| Egypt | CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
| Iraq | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Jordan | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Kuwait | AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
| Lebanon | AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
| Libya | CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
| Mauritania | CAF | WAFU | 1989 |
| Morocco | CAF | UNAF | 1976 |
| Oman | AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
| Palestine | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Qatar | AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Somalia | CAF | CECAFA | 1974 |
| Sudan | CAF | CECAFA | 1978 |
| Syria | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Tunisia | CAF | UNAF | 1976 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
| Yemen | AFC | WAFF | 1978 |

## Competitions
### Current title holders

| Competition | Edition | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates |
| National teams |||||||||
| Arab Cup | 2021 (final) | Algeria | 1st | Tunisia | 2025 | 1–18 December |
| Arab Cup U-20 | 2022 | Saudi Arabia | 2nd | Egypt | TBD | TBD |
| Arab Cup U-17 | 2022 | Algeria | 1st | Morocco | TBD | TBD |
| Football at the Arab Games | 2023 | Saudi Arabia | 1st | Syria | TBD | TBD |
| Arab Futsal Cup | 2023 | Morocco | 3rd | Kuwait | TBD | TBD |
| Arab Beach Soccer Championship | 2023 | Egypt | 2nd | Oman | TBD | TBD |
| National teams (women) |||||||||
| Arab Women's Cup | 2021 | Jordan | 1st | Tunisia | TBD | TBD |
| Arab U-20 Women's Cup | | | | | TBD | TBD |
| Arab U-17 Women's Cup | 2015 | Lebanon | 1st | Djibouti | TBD | TBD |
| Club teams |||||||||
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 2023 (final) | Al Nassr | 1st | Al Hilal | TBD | TBD |

## International competitions participation
### Legend
### FIFA World Cup

| Team | 1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) | 2010 (32) | 2014 (32) | 2018 (32) | 2022 (32) | 2030 (48) | 2034 (48) | Total | inclusive WC Qual. |
| Algeria | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | × | • | • | • | R1 13th | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | R2 14th | • | • | | | 4 | 14 |
| Egypt | × | R1 13th | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | • | | | 3 | 15 |
| Iraq | | | | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | 1 | 12 |
| Kuwait | | | | × | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | 1 | 13 |
| Morocco | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | • | × | R1 14th | • | • | • | R2 11th | • | R1 23rd | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | 4th | Q | | 6 | 15 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | | | x | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | | | 1 | 12 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | R1 28th | R1 32nd | R1 T-28th | • | • | R1 26th | R1 25th | | Q | 6 | 12 |
| Tunisia | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | • | × | • | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 26th | R1 29th | R1 24th | • | • | R1 24th | R1 21st | | | 6 | 15 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | | | | × | × | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | 29 | |

### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Team | 1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (32) | 2027 (32) | Apps. |
| Morocco | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | | 1/9 |
| Total (1 team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 1 |

### Olympic Games

| Nation | 00 | 04 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
| Algeria | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | – | – | – | | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 2 |
| Egypt | | | | | – | 8 | 8 | 4 | =9 | =11 | =9 | w/o | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | w/o | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Iraq | | | | | | | | | | – | | | – | – | – | | | 5 | 14 | 9 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 12 | – | 10 | 6 |
| Kuwait | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 16 | – | 12 | – | – | – | IOA | – | – | 3 |
| Morocco | | | | | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | | – | 13 | w/o | 8 | – | | 12 | – | 15 | – | 16 | =10 | – | 11 | – | – | 3 | 8 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | w/o | 16 | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 3 |
| Sudan | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | Part of the United Kingdom | – | | – | 15 | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Syria | | | | | | | | | | – | | | UAR | | – | – | | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Tunisia | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | | 15 | – | – | – | – | | – | 13 | – | 14 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Total nations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 44 |

### FIFA Arab Cup

| Team | 1963 (5) | 1964 (5) | 1966 (10) | 1985 (6) | 1988 (10) | 1992 (6) | 1998 (12) | 2002 (10) | 2012 (11) | 2021 (16) | 2025 (...) | Total |
| Algeria | × | × | × | × | GS | × | GS | × | × | 1st | | 3 |
| Bahrain | × | × | GS | 2nd | GS | × | × | 2nd | GS | GS | | 6 |
| Egypt | × | × | × | × | 3rd | 1st | GS | × | GS | 4th | | 5 |
| Iraq | × | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | × | × | × | 3rd | GS | | 6 |
| Jordan | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | SF | × | QF | | 9 |
| Kuwait | 4th | 3rd | GS | × | GS | 3rd | 3rd | GS | GS | • | | 8 |
| Lebanon | 3rd | 4th | 4th | × | GS | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | | 8 |
| Libya | × | 2nd | 3rd | × | × | × | GS | × | 2nd | • | | 4 |
| Mauritania | × | × | × | GS | • | × | × | × | × | GS | | 2 |
| Morocco | × | × | × | × | × | × | GS | SF | 1st | QF | | 4 |
| Oman | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | × | × | QF | | 2 |
| Palestine | × | × | GS | × | × | GS | • | GS | GS | GS | | 5 |
| Qatar | × | × | × | 4th | × | × | 2nd | × | × | 3rd | Q | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | × | × | × | 3rd | GS | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | GS | | 7 |
| Sudan | × | × | × | • | × | × | GS | GS | GS | GS | | 4 |
| Syria | 2nd | × | 2nd | × | 2nd | 4th | GS | GS | × | GS | | 7 |
| Tunisia | 1st | × | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | 2nd | | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | × | × | × | × | × | × | 4th | × | × | QF | | 2 |
| Yemen | × | × | GS | × | × | × | × | GS | GS | • | | 3 |

### Arab Games

| Team | 1953 | 1957 | 1961 | 1965 | 1976 | 1985 | 1992 | 1997 | 1999 | 2007 | 2011 | 2023 | 2027 | Years |
| Algeria | | | | | | 3rd | | | | | | 4th | | 2 |
| Bahrain | | | | | | | | | GS | | 1st | | | 2 |
| Egypt | 1st | | 2nd | 1st | | | 1st | | | 1st | | | | 5 |
| Iraq | | GS | | GS | | 1st | | | 2nd | | GS | | | 5 |
| Jordan | 4th | GS | | | GS | | GS | 1st | 1st | | 2nd | | | 7 |
| Kuwait | | | GS | | | | 3rd | 4th | | | 3rd | | | 4 |
| Lebanon | GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | | | | 3rd | GS | | | GS | | 7 |
| Libya | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | | GS | | GS | 3rd | 2nd | GS | | | 9 |
| Mauritania | | | | | GS | GS | | GS | | | | GS | | 4 |
| Morocco | | 4th | 1st | | 1st | 2nd | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Oman | | | | GS | | | | GS | GS | | GS | GS | | 5 |
| Palestine | GS | | | 4th | GS | | GS | | 3rd | | 4th | GS | | 7 |
| Qatar | | | | | | | | | GS | | GS | | | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | | GS | GS | | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | | GS | 3rd | GS | 1st | Q | 9 |
| Somalia | | | | | | GS | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sudan | | | | 2nd | | | | | | GS | GS | 3rd | | 4 |
| Syria | 2nd | 1st | | GS | 3rd | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | | | 2nd | | 9 |
| Tunisia | | 2nd | | | | GS | | | | | | | | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates | | | | | | GS | | GS | GS | 4th | | | | 4 |
| Yemen | | | | GS | 4th | GS | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | | |

### Defunct competitions
#### FIFA Confederations Cup

| Team | 1992 (4) | 1995 (6) | 1997 (8) | 1999 (8) | 2001 (8) | 2003 (8) | 2005 (8) | 2009 (8) | 2013 (8) | 2017 (8) | Years |
| Egypt | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
| Iraq | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2nd | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
| Tunisia | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | • | • | GS | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |