# United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team

The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national Association football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

| Host nation(s) / Year | Round |
| 1997 | Round of 16 |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals |
| 2009 | Quarter-finals |

### AFC U-20 Asian Cup

| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1982 | Fourth Place | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1985 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010 | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | Quarter–Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |

### Arab Cup U-20

| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| 2022 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 3/5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 |

## Individual awards

All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-20.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Player | Award |
| 2003 | Ismail Matar | Golden Ball |
AFC U-19 Championship
| Year | Player | Award |
| 2008 | Ahmed Khalil | Most Valuable Player Top Scorer |
Asian Young Footballer of the Year
| Year | Player | Award |
| 2008 | Ahmed Khalil | Asian Young Footballer of the Year |

## Matches
### Recent results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Lose

### 2024
## Coaches

| Manager | From | To |
| Khalifa Mubarak AlShamsi | 2004 | 2006 |
| Jacky Bonnevay | 2006 | 2007 |
| Jumaa Rabea Mubarak | 2007 | 2008 |
| Khaled Ben Yahia | July 2008 | October 2008 |
| Mahdi Redha | October 2008 | 2009 |
| Ludovic Batelli | 2018 | 2020 |
| Nikolaos Kolompourdas | 2020 | 2022 |
| Faisal Al Taheri | 2022 | present |

## Current squad

Source:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Amer Al Farsi | (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20) | Al Ain |
| 1GK | Hamad Al Menhali | (2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 18) | Al Jazira |
| 1GK | Ali Al Saffar | (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 2DF | Abdalla Ahmed | (2005-04-03) 3 April 2005 (age 19) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 2DF | Saeed Amer | (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) | Sharjah |
| 2DF | Mansoor Al Blooshi | (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) | Al Ain |
| 2DF | Suhail Al Blooshi | (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) | Al Ain |
| 2DF | Yousif Al Marzooqi | (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 19) | Al Jazira |
| 2DF | Ahmed Al Obeidli | (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19) | Al Wasl |
| 2DF | Mohammed Buzairi | (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 20) | Al Wasl |
| 2DF | Ahmed Katts | (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 17) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Hazim Abbas | (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19) | Al Ain |
| 3MF | Mohamed Al Bannai | (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 18) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Nahyan Al Helali | (2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 18) | Al Jazira |
| 3MF | Mohammed Al Jaari | (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 17) | Al Wahda |
| 3MF | Saif Al Kaabi | (2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20) | Sharjah |
| 3MF | Rashed Al Mazrouei | (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 19) | Al Wasl |
| 3MF | Mohamed Al Obeidli | (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) | Al Wasl |
| 3MF | Ghaith Bader | (2005-03-11) 11 March 2005 (age 19) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Hamdan Basweidan | (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 (age 18) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 3MF | Faisal Ismail | (2006-11-12) 12 November 2006 (age 18) | Al Wasl |
| 4FW | Eid Al Hammadi | (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19) | Al Ain |
| 4FW | Mohammed Al Mansoori | (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 18) | Shabab Al Ahli |
| 4FW | Mayed Khamis | (2008-01-21) 21 January 2008 (age 17) | Al Nasr |
| 4FW | Essa Obaid | (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19) | Al Nasr |
| 4FW | Obaid Salem | (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) | Al Nasr |

## Former squads

* 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads
* 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE
* 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - UAE