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United Arab Emirates

17 Mar 1972 – 15 Dec 2025 · Elo 1656 (72nd now), peak 1776 in 2015

Played
612
Win %
40.2%
Goals for
867
Against
760
Clean sheets
208
Titles
0

246 won · 152 drawn · 214 lost

Elo rating

World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.

1,4001,6001972197819841990199620022008201420201972 — Elo: 1,4301973 — Elo: 1,4161974 — Elo: 1,4041975 — Elo: 1,3931976 — Elo: 1,3471977 — Elo: 1,3471978 — Elo: 1,3471979 — Elo: 1,3151980 — Elo: 1,2871981 — Elo: 1,3191982 — Elo: 1,3531983 — Elo: 1,3531984 — Elo: 1,4911985 — Elo: 1,5491986 — Elo: 1,5881987 — Elo: 1,5871988 — Elo: 1,5851989 — Elo: 1,6461990 — Elo: 1,5081991 — Elo: 1,5081992 — Elo: 1,5691993 — Elo: 1,5801994 — Elo: 1,6021995 — Elo: 1,6021996 — Elo: 1,6881997 — Elo: 1,6181998 — Elo: 1,6221999 — Elo: 1,6022000 — Elo: 1,6182001 — Elo: 1,5672002 — Elo: 1,5162003 — Elo: 1,5592004 — Elo: 1,4972005 — Elo: 1,5352006 — Elo: 1,5652007 — Elo: 1,5552008 — Elo: 1,5222009 — Elo: 1,5012010 — Elo: 1,5652011 — Elo: 1,4842012 — Elo: 1,5752013 — Elo: 1,7362014 — Elo: 1,7242015 — Elo: 1,7202016 — Elo: 1,6952017 — Elo: 1,6702018 — Elo: 1,6082019 — Elo: 1,5792020 — Elo: 1,5552021 — Elo: 1,6132022 — Elo: 1,6112023 — Elo: 1,6512024 — Elo: 1,6592025 — Elo: 1,656

Results by year

WonDrawnLost
19721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024

Tallest: 26 · Year

Home, away, neutral

Home2541326458449260+18952%
Away136383167155202-4727.9%
Neutral222765789263298-3534.2%

By kind of match

Tournament finals197675278206276-7034%
Qualifiers171873252327163+16450.9%
Friendlies244926884334321+1337.7%

Runs

Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.

Wins1116 Oct 201222 Mar 20130
Unbeaten2011 Sep 20125 Mar 20140
Scored in2211 Sep 20123 Jun 20140
Clean sheets614 May 19921 Nov 19920
Without a win1623 Mar 19744 Apr 19792
Defeats85 Mar 19902 Mar 19921
Without scoring427 Mar 19794 Apr 19791

Tournament finals45

Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.

Gulf Cup260—
AFC Asian Cup110Runner-up (1996)
Arab Cup30—
Asian Games30—
Confederations Cup10Group stage (1997)
FIFA World Cup10Group stage (1990)

Every finals tournament

Arab Cup 2025—512268-2—
Gulf Cup 2024—302134-1—
AFC Asian Cup 2024Round of 16412165+1C · 2nd
Gulf Cup 2023—301224-2—
Arab Cup 2021—420237-4—
Gulf Cup 2019—310256-1—
AFC Asian Cup 2019Semi-finals6321880A · 1st
Gulf Cup 2018—2020000—
Gulf Cup 2017—312010+1—
AFC Asian Cup 2015Third place6312108+2C · 2nd
Gulf Cup 2014—522175+2—
Gulf Cup 2013—5500103+7—
AFC Asian Cup 2011Group stage301204-4D · 4th
Gulf Cup 2010—412132+1—
Gulf Cup 2009—311134-1—

Biggest wins

  1. 12–0 v Brunei 14 Apr 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
  2. 11–0 v Nepal 26 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
  3. 10–0 v Malaysia 3 Sep 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
  4. 8–0 v Oman 24 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
  5. 8–0 v Timor-Leste 12 Nov 2015 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2015
  6. 7–0 v Bangladesh 3 May 1993 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1993
  7. 6–0 v Sri Lanka 29 Nov 1999 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1999
  8. 6–0 v India 29 Mar 2021 · Friendly
  9. 6–1 v Bangladesh 18 Mar 2016 · Friendly
  10. 5–0 v Pakistan 20 Jan 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1989

Heaviest defeats

  1. 0–8 v Brazil 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
  2. 0–7 v Kuwait 1 Apr 1979 · Gulf Cup 1979
  3. 0–7 v Kuwait 22 Mar 1972 · Gulf Cup 1972
  4. 0–6 v Kuwait 26 Mar 1974 · Gulf Cup 1974
  5. 2–7 v Germany 2 Jun 2009 · Friendly
  6. 1–6 v Saudi Arabia 28 Sep 2000 · Friendly
  7. 1–6 v Czech Republic 17 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
  8. 1–6 v Kuwait 9 Mar 1990 · Gulf Cup 1990
  9. 0–5 v Argentina 16 Nov 2022 · Friendly
  10. 0–5 v Qatar 10 Dec 2021 · Arab Cup 2021

Opponents92

KuwaitAFC46178215180-2937%19722025
QatarAFC371210154650-432.4%19722025
Saudi ArabiaAFC3788212654-2821.6%19722019
OmanAFC36161374827+2144.4%19762025
BahrainAFC32146125544+1143.8%19722025
IraqAFC31712123046-1622.6%19732025
SyriaAFC2314633817+2160.9%19842025
South KoreaAFC2235141641-2513.6%19802022
IranAFC201316529-245%19802025
JapanAFC195861721-426.3%19812017
UzbekistanAFC199552520+547.4%19962025
JordanAFC1710342716+1158.8%19882025
YemenAFC1512123413+2180%19732024
IndiaAFC141022327+2571.4%19792021
ThailandAFC138322112+961.5%19862023
LebanonAFC139312514+1169.2%19972023
North KoreaAFC124531112-133.3%19892025
MalaysiaAFC11902296+2381.8%19802021
EgyptCAF10145711-410%19882025
China PRAFC9144615-911.1%19842011

By competition15

Friendly20780586938.6%
FIFA World Cup qualification13661284744.9%
Gulf Cup11841324534.7%
AFC Asian Cup4816131933.3%
AFC Asian Cup qualification35264574.3%
United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament1676343.8%
Asian Games1355338.5%
Arab Cup1242633.3%
Merdeka Tournament930633.3%
Palestine Cup60240%
FIFA World Cup30030%
Confederations Cup310233.3%

Recorded scorers103

Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.

Ali Mabkhout4482015–2023
Ahmed Khalil2552011–2019
Adnan Al Talyani1801984–1997
Fábio Lima1622021–2025
Ismail Matar1412005–2016
Yaser Salem Ali1002001
Caio Canedo802020–2023
Khamees Saad Mubarak801992–1997
Sultan Adil Alamiri812023–2025
Harib Abdalla702023–2025
Saeed Al Kass712001–2007
Yahya Al Ghassani712022–2024

Most capped273

Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 22% of these matches.

Khalid Eisa63622011–2025
Ali Mabkhout55542012–2023
Walid Abbas51472009–2022
Caio Canedo47372020–2025
Ahmed Khalil46382008–2019
Ali Salmin46382018–2024
Abdalla Ramadan41382019–2025
Ismail Matar40302007–2021
Majed Hassan38252015–2025
Khalifa Al-Hammadi37322019–2025
Ali Saleh Amro35172019–2025
Fábio Lima35292020–2025

Every match612

15 Dec 2025Morocco0–3NeutralArab Cup 2025—
12 Dec 2025Algeria1–1 (won on pens)NeutralArab Cup 2025—
9 Dec 2025Kuwait3–1NeutralArab Cup 2025—
6 Dec 2025Egypt1–1NeutralArab Cup 2025—
3 Dec 2025Jordan1–2NeutralArab Cup 2025—
18 Nov 2025Iraq1–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
13 Nov 2025Iraq1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
14 Oct 2025Qatar1–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
11 Oct 2025Oman2–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
8 Sep 2025Bahrain1–0HomeFriendly—
4 Sep 2025Syria3–1HomeFriendly—
10 Jun 2025Kyrgyzstan1–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
5 Jun 2025Uzbekistan0–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
25 Mar 2025North Korea2–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
20 Mar 2025Iran0–2AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2025—
27 Dec 2024Oman1–1NeutralGulf Cup 2024—
24 Dec 2024Kuwait1–2AwayGulf Cup 2024—
21 Dec 2024Qatar1–1NeutralGulf Cup 2024—
19 Nov 2024Qatar5–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
14 Nov 2024Kyrgyzstan3–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
15 Oct 2024Uzbekistan0–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
10 Oct 2024North Korea1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
10 Sep 2024Iran0–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
5 Sep 2024Qatar3–1AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
11 Jun 2024Bahrain1–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
6 Jun 2024Nepal4–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
26 Mar 2024Yemen3–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
21 Mar 2024Yemen2–1HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2024—
28 Jan 2024Tajikistan1–1 (lost on pens)NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Round of 16
23 Jan 2024Iran1–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
18 Jan 2024Palestine1–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
14 Jan 2024Hong Kong3–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup 2024Group stage
6 Jan 2024Oman0–1HomeFriendly—
21 Nov 2023Bahrain2–0AwayFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
16 Nov 2023Nepal4–0HomeFIFA World Cup qualification 2023—
23 Oct 2023Kuwait1–0HomeFriendly—
17 Oct 2023Lebanon2–1HomeFriendly—
12 Sep 2023Costa Rica4–1NeutralFriendly—
28 Mar 2023Thailand2–0HomeFriendly—
25 Mar 2023Tajikistan0–0HomeFriendly—