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General Information for United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football Association
Founded
1971
FIFA entry
1974
Average height in 2008
1.75m
Average age in 2008
24.7
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Metsu, Bruno (Coach)

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Metsu, Bruno (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-01-28
Day of Death
2014-10-14
Place of Birth
Coudekerque (France)
Matches
13 (8 / 5)
Goto coach Bruno Metsu

Bathenay, Dominique (Coach)

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Bathenay, Dominique (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-02-13
Place of Birth
Pont-d'Ain (France)
Height
1.81m
Matches
5 (2 / 3)
Goto coach Dominique Bathenay

Players of United Arab Emirates in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Maqdemi, Majed Naser 1984-04-01 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 12 0 0 0 0 0
Juma, Ismail Rabea 1983-01-11 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 4 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Taweela, Obaid 1979-08-26 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 2 1 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Haider Alo Ali 1979-12-25 Right Back United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 12 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Hammadi, Basheer Saeed 1981-06-28 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 12 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Hosani, Rashid Abdulrahman 1975-10-20 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 12 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Areefi, Saleh Obaid 1978-12-08 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 9 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mesmari, Obaid Khalifa 1985-04-13 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 6 1 0 0 0 0
Khamis, Fayez Jumah 1981-04-16 Defender United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 6 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Saadi, Fares Juma 1988-12-30 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 5 4 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Mohamed Qasim 1981-11-09 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 3 1 0 0 0 0
Tarish, Tariq Hassan 1983-03-18 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 2 4 0 0 0 0
Al-Bisher, Saif Mohammed 1983-09-15 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 2 3 1 0 0 0
Al-Radimi, Adil Abdulaziz 1980-06-19 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 2 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Hammadi, Yousef Jaber 1985-02-25 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 2 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Alawi, Mohammed Fayez 1989-10-06 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Amin, Mohanad Salem 1985-03-01 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Hammadi, Mahmoud Khamis 1987-10-28 Left Back United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lashkari, Khalid Sabeel 1987-06-22 Right Back United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Walid Abbas 1985-06-11 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Kamali, Hamdan Ismaeel 1989-05-02 Centre Back United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Subait Khater 1980-02-27 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 10 1 1 0 0 0
Al-Saeedi, Helal Saeed 1977-05-12 Right Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 10 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Abdulrahim Jumaa 1979-05-23 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 9 1 1 0 0 0
Al-Mahri, Ahmed Mohammed 1988-06-10 Right Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 8 5 0 0 0 0
Al-Darmaki, Nawaf Mubarak 1981-08-31 Centre Midfielder United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 5 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Shamali, Abdullah Malallah 1983-07-05 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 4 7 1 0 0 0
Al-Bloushi, Mohammed Ibrahim 1977-06-22 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 3 5 0 0 0 0
Al-Hammadi, Amer Mubarak 1987-12-27 Centre Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 3 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Darwish Ahmed 1984-07-01 Centre Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Wehaibi, Ali Ahmed 1983-10-27 Right Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Zaabi, Mohamed Othman 1987-12-15 Centre Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Noubi, Abdullah Saeed 1987-01-08 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Hassan Ali 1981-12-16 Centre Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Abdulsalam Jumaa 1977-05-23 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Saadi, Mohammed Salem 1982-10-28 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra Madinat Zayed 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Samahi, Ahmed Ali 1985-12-13 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Ismail Matar 1983-04-07 Secondary striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 15 0 5 0 0 0
Al-Shehhi, Mohamed Saeed 1988-03-28 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 13 0 2 0 0 0
Al-Hammadi, Ismail 1988-07-01 Left Winger United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 8 5 2 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Faisal Khalil 1982-12-04 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 5 5 1 0 0 0
Al-Shaddadi, Mohammed Omar 1976-11-11 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 1 1 1 0 0 0
Al-Khaleifi, Ahmed Khamis 1985-11-16 Left Winger United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Ahmed Khalil 1991-06-08 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai 0 7 0 0 0 0

Matches of United Arab Emirates in 2008

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
China
China
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. China
Friendly
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2008-01-31
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Iraq
0:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iraq
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
2008-02-06
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Zayed Sports City
2008-03-19
Oman
Oman
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Oman vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2008-03-26
Syria
Syria
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Syria vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade des Abbassides
2008-06-02
Iran
Iran
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:0 c
Iran vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Azadi Stadium
2008-06-07
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
0:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
2008-06-14
Kuwait
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2:3 c
Kuwait vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2008-06-22
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Syria
1:3 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Syria
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
2008-08-20
Algeria
Algeria
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:0 c
Algeria vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Stade Ferdi Petit
2008-08-29
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Bahrain
2:3 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain
Friendly
Zayed Sports City
2008-09-06
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
North Korea
North Korea
1:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Zayed Sports City
2008-09-10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Zayed Sports City
2008-10-09
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly
Denka Big Swan Stadium
2008-10-15
South Korea
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4:1 c
South Korea vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Seoul World Cup Stadium
2008-11-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
1:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2008-12-27
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Iraq
2:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iraq
Friendly
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
2008-12-30
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Za'abeel Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for United Arab Emirates in 2008

Favorite Opponents of United Arab Emirates

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
36 17 5 14 54
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
31 6 7 18 24
Iraq
Iraq
28 9 11 8 35
Oman
Oman
28 12 9 7 32
Qatar
Qatar
26 7 8 11 30
Bahrain
Bahrain
26 13 4 9 48
Syria
Syria
21 10 8 3 34
South Korea
South Korea
20 3 5 12 13
Jordan
Jordan
18 12 4 2 32
Japan
Japan
18 6 7 5 20
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
17 9 4 4 25
Iran
Iran
15 1 3 11 4
Lebanon
Lebanon
13 9 3 1 25
Thailand
Thailand
13 8 3 2 21
Yemen
Yemen
11 8 0 3 24
North Korea
North Korea
11 4 3 4 12
China
China
10 2 4 4 11
Malaysia
Malaysia
9 9 0 0 31
India
India
9 7 1 1 25
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 4 2
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
7 7 0 0 30
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
7 1 0 6 6
Egypt
Egypt
7 0 2 5 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 5 0 2 16
Algeria
Algeria
6 1 3 2 3
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 5 0 0 21
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 17
Palestine
Palestine
5 2 2 1 6
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 2 1 1 9
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 3 0 1 11
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 3 0 1 17
Libya
Libya
3 2 0 1 9
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 9
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 0 0 3 2
Morocco
Morocco
3 1 1 1 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 0 0 3 0
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
3 2 1 0 9
Senegal
Senegal
3 1 2 0 6
Iceland
Iceland
3 1 0 2 2
Germany
Germany
3 0 0 3 3
Norway
Norway
3 0 2 1 2
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 1 0 7
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 1
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 1 1 0 3
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 0 2 0 3
Benin
Benin
2 0 0 2 2
Malta
Malta
2 0 2 0 1
North Yemen
North Yemen
2 1 0 1 3
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
2 0 1 1 1
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 2
Togo
Togo
2 1 0 1 3
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 0 1 1 3
Belarus
Belarus
2 1 0 1 3
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 0 2 0
East Timor
East Timor
2 2 0 0 9
Sudan
Sudan
2 2 0 0 6
Sweden
Sweden
2 1 0 1 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 3
Estonia
Estonia
2 1 1 0 4
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Finland
Finland
1 0 1 0 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 0 1 0 1
Nepal
Nepal
1 1 0 0 4
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 0 0 1 0
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Andorra
Andorra
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria (B)
1 1 0 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 2
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 1 0 0 1
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 1 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1 1 0 0 4
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Philippines
Philippines
1 1 0 0 4
Gabon
Gabon
1 0 0 1 0
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 0 1 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1 1 0 0 3
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 0
Romania
Romania
1 1 0 0 2
Angola
Angola
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Armenia
Armenia
1 0 0 1 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 0
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 1 0 2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 1 0 2
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 0 1 0 3
Gambia
Gambia
1 0 1 0 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 0
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