title: United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
text: # United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team
  
  The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national 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-19 Championship
  
  | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 1988 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 1990 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 1992 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
  | 1994 | did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 1996 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
  | 1998 | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
  | Total | 14/19 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 80 |
  
  ### U-20 Arab Cup
  
  | 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
  
  ## 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 | Abdulla Al Hammadi | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 21) | Al Jazira |
  | 1GK | Khalid Al Blooshi | (2001-03-24) 24 March 2001 (age 22) | Khor Fakkan |
  | 1GK | Mubarak Tariq | (2002-03-17) 17 March 2002 (age 21) | Al Wasl |
  | 2DF | Abdulla Raqan | (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 21) | Sharjah |
  | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al Mazami | (2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 21) | Sharjah |
  | 2DF | Abdulrahman Abdulghafoor | (2002-03-24) 24 March 2002 (age 21) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 2DF | Ali Ibrahim | (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 22) | Al Wasl |
  | 2DF | Bader Abaelaziz | (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 21) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 2DF | Hasan Khaled | (2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 21) | Al Jazira |
  | 2DF | Khalifa Atiq | (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 21) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 2DF | Mohamed Al Maazmi | (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 22) | Al Nasr |
  | 2DF | Mohamed Al Dhaheri | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 22) | Al Dhafra |
  | 2DF | Muhair Al Ketbi | (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 22) | Baniyas |
  | 2DF | Nawaf Al Harthi | (2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 20) | Al Jazira |
  | 3MF | Abdelaziz Al Blooshi | (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 (age 21) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 3MF | Abdulla Al Menhali | (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 21) | Al Wahda |
  | 3MF | Abdulla Al Remeithi | (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 21) | Baniyas |
  | 3MF | Ahmed Al Rashedi | (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22) | Al Dhafra |
  | 3MF | Amir Ibrahim | (2001-01-13) 13 January 2001 (age 22) | Al Bataeh |
  | 3MF | Dhari Fahad | (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 19) | Sharjah |
  | 3MF | Hamdan Humaid | (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 20) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 3MF | Mohammed Mubarak | (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 22) | Shabab Al Ahli |
  | 3MF | Saif Obaid | (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 22) | Kalba |
  | 3MF | Shehab Lashkari | (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 21) | Al Wasl |
  | 3MF | Yaser Al Blooshi | (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 22) | Kalba |
  | 4FW | Mansoor Saeed | (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 19) | Al Wahda |
  | 4FW | Eisa Khalfan | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 20) | Al Ain |
  
  ## 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
  