This is a list of international sporting events in the United Arab Emirates.
Single sport events Year City Sport Event 1982 Dubai Football 6th Arabian Gulf Cup 1984 Sharjah Cricket 1984 Asia Cup 1985 Abu Dhabi Football 1985 AFC Youth Championship 1989 Dubai Volleyball 1989 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship 1990 DubaiSharjah Football 1990 AFC U-16 Championship 1991 Dubai Football 1991 Arab Cup Winners' Cup 1992 Dubai Football 1992 AFC Youth Championship 1994 Dubai Football 12th Arabian Gulf Cup 1995 Sharjah Cricket 1995 Asia Cup 1996 Abu DhabiAl AinDubai Football 1996 AFC Asian Cup Dubai Handball 1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship 2000 DubaiSharjah Cricket 2000 ACC Trophy 2001 Dubai Basketball 2001 ABC Champions Cup 2002 Dubai Football 2002 AFC U-17 Championship 2003 Abu DhabiAl AinDubaiSharjah Football 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship 2004 Sharjah Basketball 2004 FIBA Asia Champions Cup DubaiSharjah Cricket 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge 2005 Dubai Weightlifting 2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships 2006 DubaiSharjah Rugby union 2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship 2007 Dubai Football 18th Arabian Gulf Cup 2008 Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2008 Arab Cup 2009 Dubai Volleyball 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship Dubai Beach soccer 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Dubai Football 2009 GCC U-17 Championship Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Dubai Rugby sevens 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens 2010 Abu Dhabi Handball 2010 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship 2011 Al Ain Athletics 2011 Arab Athletics Championships Abu Dhabi Judo 2011 Asian Judo Championships Dubai Rugby union 2011 Emirates Cup of Nations Abu Dhabi Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2011 2012 DubaiSharjah Cricket 2012 ACC Trophy Elite FujairahRas Al Khaimah Football 2012 AFC U-19 Championship Dubai Rugby union 2011 Emirates Cup of Nations Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification 2013 Dubai Karate 2013 Asian Karate Championships Dubai Volleyball 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship Abu DhabiAl AinDubaiFujairahRas Al KhaimahSharjah Football 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2014 Dubai Basketball 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Dubai Weightlifting 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships DubaiSharjah Cricket 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2015 Dubai Volleyball 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship 2016 Dubai Athletics IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship 2016 2017 Abu DhabiDubai Cricket 2017 Desert T20 Challenge 2018 Abu DhabiDubai Cricket 2018 Asia Cup 2019 Abu DhabiAl AinDubaiSharjah Football 2019 AFC Asian Cup Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Abu Dhabi Ice hockey 2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I Abu DhabiDubai Cricket 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier Upcoming Year City Sport Event
Annual sport events Year City Sport Event 1999– Dubai Rugby sevens Dubai Sevens 2004–2012 Fujairah Cue sports WPA World Eight-ball Championship 2006–2009 Dubai Beach soccer AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2010–2011 Abu Dhabi Football WAFF Women's Championship 2011– Dubai Beach soccer Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2011– Dubai Rugby sevens Dubai Women's Sevens 2014–2017 Dubai Badminton BWF Super Series Finals