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
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 2001Unknown------ 2002Unknown------ 2003Third place5302178 2006Champions5410131 2008Runners-up320163 2009Champions4400101 2010Champions421187 2011Third place413042 2012Third place420285 2013Champions422095 2015Group stage210125 2016Third place412122Total10/123922987939
FIFA U-17 World Cup YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1985Did not qualify 1987 1989 1991Group Stage3012310 1993Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009Round of 16410336 2011Did not qualify 2013Group Stage3003210 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023 2025Group stage301219 2026Did not qualify 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total:4/24Round of 16131210935
AFC U-17 Asian Cup YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1985did not qualify 1986 1988 1990Runners-up5311103 1992Group Stage301235 19944121109 1996did not qualify 1998 2000 2002Quarter-Finals411257 2004did not qualify 2006 2008Semi-finals4202713 2010Quarter-finals412155 2012did not qualify 2014 2016Quarter-finals421175 2018withdrew 2023did not qualify 2025Quarter-finals411258 2026Group Stage301257 Total:7/20Runners-up351110145762
WAFF Championship
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 2019Runner-ups413042 2021Group Stage301214Total2/2714256 Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. *Draws also include penalty shootouts, regardless of the outcome.
Recent and forthcoming fixtures
2024
2025
Individual awards All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.
GCC U-17 Championship
YearPlayerAward 2009Nasser AbdullaBest Goalkeeper 2008Abdullah EssaTop Goalscorers 2006Ahmed KhalilTop Goalscorers 2003Mohammed Al ShehhiTop Goalscorers
Current staff
Position Name Head coach Majed Al Zaabi Assistant coach Nawaf Aldarmaki Sulaiman Haji Alblooshi Goalkeeping coach Yousif Al-Zaabi Fitness coach Bogdan Paravan Scouting / Logistics Officer Tharik abdul-Raheem Team administrator Esam Binsalmin Doctor Djamel Senoussi Physiotherapist Esam Al-Ali Performance Analyst Abdulla Al-Muqahwi
Current squad The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
Head coach: Majed Al-Zaabi
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
Head-to-head record The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup. In FIFA U-17 World Cup OpponentWin %Total
In AFC U-17 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total
References
External links United Arab Emirates Football Association