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UAEnational football team record

249
Wins
153
Draws
215
Defeats

617 matches, 1972 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1667, 67th in the world

UAE have played 617 internationals since 1972: 249 wins, 153 draws and 215 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Kuwait, with 46 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Brunei in World Cup qualifying on 14 April 2001.

UAE's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All617249153215876–76340%
Competitive41016995146584–50041%
Friendlies207805869292–26339%
At home2541326458449–26052%
Away135373167152–20227%
Neutral venues228805890275–30135%

Record against every opponent

UAE have played 92 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Kuwait461782151–802025
Qatar3812111547–512026
Saudi Arabia38882226–562026
Oman371713749–272026
Bahrain331561258–442026
Iraq317121230–462025
Syria23146338–172025
South Korea22351416–412022
Iran2013165–292025
Japan1958617–212017
Uzbekistan1995525–202025
Jordan17103427–162025
Yemen16131238–132026
India14102232–72021
Lebanon1393125–142023
Thailand1383221–122023
North Korea1245311–122025
Malaysia1190229–62021
Egypt101457–112025
China91446–152011
Australia71242–72022
Sri Lanka770029–32019
Vietnam750216–62021
Algeria60332–62025
Indonesia641118–82021
Singapore651016–52007
Bangladesh550021–12016
Pakistan550017–42006
Palestine52307–22024
Tunisia50051–102021
Bulgaria41033–101996
Hong Kong431012–22024
Morocco41213–52025
Senegal41217–81994
Turkmenistan42119–42015
Germany30033–142009
Honduras30211–22018
Iceland31022–32016
Kazakhstan32016–42022
Kyrgyzstan32107–32025
Libya31208–42005
Nepal330019–02024
Norway30212–52014
Poland30032–102006
Slovakia30032–52018
Switzerland31022–32005
Tajikistan31204–32024
Belarus1–0 (1996), 2–3 (2004)21013–32004
Benin0–0 (2005), 0–1 (2007)20110–12007
Brunei12–0 (2001), 4–0 (2001)220016–02001
Czech Republic1–6 (1997), 0–0 (2009)20111–62009
Estonia2–2 (1999), 2–1 (2012)21104–32012
Hungary0–3 (1990), 1–3 (1996)20021–61996
Laos4–0 (2017), 3–0 (2018)22007–02018
Myanmar2–0 (1994), 1–0 (2015)22003–02015
New Zealand1–0 (1981), 2–0 (2013)22003–02013
Paraguay0–0 (2014), 0–1 (2022)20110–12022
Slovenia2–2 (1996), 1–1 (2000)20203–32000
Sudan4–1 (1998), 2–1 (1998)22006–21998
Sweden2–1 (1990), 0–2 (1990)21012–31990
Timor-Leste3–0 (2015), 8–0 (2015)220011–02015
Trinidad and Tobago3–3 (2013), 0–2 (2018)20113–52018
Venezuela0–2 (2018), 0–4 (2022)20020–62022
Andorra0–0 (2018)10100–02018
Angola0–2 (2010)10010–22010
Argentina0–5 (2022)10010–52022
Armenia3–4 (2014)10013–42014
Azerbaijan3–3 (2003)10103–32003
Bolivia0–0 (2018)10100–02018
Brazil0–8 (2005)10010–82005
Chile0–2 (2010)10010–22010
Colombia0–2 (1990)10010–21990
Costa Rica4–1 (2023)11004–12023
Denmark1–1 (1990)10101–11990
Dominican Republic4–0 (2019)11004–02019
Finland1–1 (1990)10101–11990
Gambia1–1 (2022)10101–12022
Georgia1–0 (2014)11001–02014
Kenya2–2 (2003)10102–22003
Lithuania1–1 (2014)10101–12014
Malta0–0 (1996)10100–01996
Mauritania1–0 (2021)11001–02021
Moldova3–2 (2010)11003–22010
Peru0–0 (2005)10100–02005
Philippines4–0 (2013)11004–02013
Romania2–1 (1996)11002–11996
Russia0–1 (1996)10010–11996
South Africa1–0 (1997)11001–01997
Togo0–5 (2007)10010–52007
Ukraine1–1 (1994)10101–11994
Uruguay0–2 (1997)10010–21997
Yugoslavia1–4 (1990)10011–41990

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. at BruneiWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Apr 200112–0 for UAE
  2. v NepalAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 26 Oct 198411–0 for UAE
  3. v MalaysiaWorld Cup qualifying, 3 Sept 201510–0 for UAE
  4. v Timor-LesteWorld Cup qualifying, 12 Nov 20158–0 for UAE
  5. v OmanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 24 Oct 19848–0 for UAE

Heaviest defeats

  1. v BrazilFriendly, 12 Nov 20050–8 for UAE
  2. v KuwaitGulf Cup, 1 Apr 19790–7 for UAE
  3. v KuwaitGulf Cup, 22 Mar 19720–7 for UAE
  4. at KuwaitGulf Cup, 26 Mar 19740–6 for UAE
  5. v GermanyFriendly, 2 Jun 20092–7 for UAE

Latest results

  1. at Saudi ArabiaGulf Cup, 6 Oct 20260–2 for UAE
  2. v OmanGulf Cup, 3 Oct 20261–0 for UAE
  3. v QatarGulf Cup, 30 Sept 20261–1 for UAE
  4. v BahrainGulf Cup, 27 Sept 20263–0 for UAE
  5. v YemenGulf Cup, 24 Sept 20264–0 for UAE
  6. v MoroccoArab Cup, 15 Dec 20250–3 for UAE
  7. v AlgeriaArab Cup, 12 Dec 20251–1 for UAE
  8. v KuwaitArab Cup, 9 Dec 20253–1 for UAE
  9. v EgyptArab Cup, 6 Dec 20251–1 for UAE
  10. v JordanArab Cup, 3 Dec 20251–2 for UAE

UAE's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1972: 1430End of 1973: 1406End of 1974: 1398End of 1975: 1381End of 1976: 1338End of 1979: 1308End of 1980: 1281End of 1981: 1319End of 1982: 1353End of 1984: 1486End of 1985: 1545End of 1986: 1583End of 1987: 1582End of 1988: 1584End of 1989: 1645End of 1990: 1509End of 1992: 1568End of 1993: 1580End of 1994: 1596End of 1996: 1687End of 1997: 1609End of 1998: 1620End of 1999: 1600End of 2000: 1622End of 2001: 1564End of 2002: 1512End of 2003: 1554End of 2004: 1492End of 2005: 1542End of 2006: 1567End of 2007: 1553End of 2008: 1519End of 2009: 1497End of 2010: 1561End of 2011: 1481End of 2012: 1572End of 2013: 1740End of 2014: 1724End of 2015: 1718End of 2016: 1680End of 2017: 1659End of 2018: 1595End of 2019: 1573End of 2020: 1550End of 2021: 1609End of 2022: 1606End of 2023: 1647End of 2024: 1657End of 2025: 1654End of 2026: 1667
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1776, reached on 15 January 2015. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly207805869292–263
World Cup qualifying136612847230–143
Gulf Cup123443346131–155
AFC Asian Cup4816131947–64
AFC Asian Cup qualifying35264597–20
United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament1676320–17
Asian Games1355318–19
Arab Cup1242615–22
Merdeka Tournament930611–18
Palestine Cup60244–16
Confederations Cup31022–8
World Cup30032–11
King's Cup20021–4
Kirin Cup21101–0
OSN Cup21105–3

Top scorers

  1. 1Ali Mabkhout35
  2. 2Ahmed Khalil23
  3. 3Adnan Al Talyani18
  4. 4Ismail Matar10
  5. 5Yaser Salem Ali10
  6. 6Fábio Lima8
  7. 7Khamees Saad Mubarak8
  8. 8Saeed Al Kass7
  9. 9Sultan Adil7
  10. 10Zuhair Bakheet7

Counted from the 173 of 617 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did UAE play their first international?

On 17 March 1972, a 1–0 win against Qatar in the Gulf Cup.

What is UAE's biggest win?

12–0 against Brunei in World Cup qualifying on 14 April 2001.

What is UAE's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Brazil in a friendly on 12 November 2005.

Who have UAE played the most?

Kuwait: 46 matches, with 17 wins, 8 draws and 21 defeats for UAE.

What is UAE's longest winning run?

11 wins in a row, from 16 October 2012 to 22 March 2013.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.