Football in the United Arab Emirates

Football in United Arab Emirates
Football in United Arab Emirates
Country	United Arab Emirates
Governing body	United Arab Emirates Football Association
National team(s)	United Arab Emirates
Nickname(s)	Al Abyad (The Whites); Eyal Zayed (Sons of Zayed)
First played	1972
Club competitions
	UAE Pro-League; UAE First Division League; UAE Second Division League; UAE President's Cup; UAE League Cup; UAE Super Cup; UAE Women's Football League
International competitions
	List National team FIFA World Cup: Group stage (1990); AFC Asian Cup record: Runners-up (1996); FIFA Confederations Cup: Group stage (1997); Gulf Cup: Winners (2007 & 2013); ; National U-23 team AFC U-23 Championship: Quarter-finals (2013, 2016 & 2020); ; National U-20 team FIFA U-20 World Cup: Quarter-finals (2003 & 2009); AFC U-19 Championship: Winners (2008); ; National U-17 team FIFA U-17 World Cup: Group stages (1991 & 2013); AFC U-16 Championship: Runners-up (1990; WAFF Championship: Runners-up (2019); ; Women's National team WAFF Womens Championships: Winners (2010 & 2011); ;

Association football is a practiced sport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE has teams and players at both club and international level.^[1]