The United Arab Emirates women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب الإمارات العربية المتحدة لكرة القدم للسيدات Muntakhab Al'Iimarat Alearabiat Almutahidat Likurat Alqadam lilsayidat) represents United Arab Emirates in women's association football and is run by the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA). Its highest ranking in the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 73rd, achieved in March 2015 at its first appearance in the ranking. UAE defeated Jordan in the 2010 WAFF Women's Championship, thus claiming their first WAFF Women's Championship title. UAE back in the 2011 WAFF Women's Championship UAE fought well and defended their title beating Iran in the final. to Date, UAE and Jordan are the only teams to lift WAFF Women's Championship title.
Association | UAEFA | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
FIFA code | UAE | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 114 ![]() | ||
Highest | 73 (March–July 2015) | ||
Lowest | 136 (2011) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 20 February 2010)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Senec, Slovakia; 5 August 2015) | |||
WAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Champions (2010, 2011) |
Even though the UAE is the most modern Arab country in the middle east, known for its tourism, commercial and financial centers, and home to the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, the women's and girls soccer scene remains small. It took the UAE hosting the FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi in 2009, when Barcelona won its first title in club history, for women's soccer to enter the national conversation in earnest.
During the tournament, it was hard to be in the UAE and miss a game; televisions everywhere aired the matches, people talked about goals and results in the streets, and large groups gathered to watch the best women's club teams in the world go head-to-head. Shortly after that, the UAE formed a women's national team, and in 2010 the team competed in its first international competition, 2010 WAFF Women's Championship hosted in the UAE. the tournament saw the high-performance Emarti women's team played with, starting with their opening match against Palestine in which they won four goals to two. their second match against fellow debutant team Kuwait marked their biggest victory to date, the match ended 7–0. topping the group they qualified for its first semi-finals in which they faced a competitive Bahrain, with four goals they confirmed their place in the final against the Jordanian team. two times champion Jordan faced the debuting host Emirati team in the final. the match ended one to nil in favor of the UAE. marking history for the team and the country. UAE was the second country to lift the trophy.
In 2011 the UAE team back for their second international tournament, 2011 WAFF Women's Championship being the defending champion, the UAE entered the tournament with big hopes to clinch it again. the UAE opened their campaign against Syria defeating them 6 to nil. their second match, however, saw their first loss, losing to Iran 1–4, the team came in matchday 3 to prove their abilities to defend their title as they defeated Lebanon five to nil. making it past the group stage they faced Bahrain in the semifinals winning the match they made it to the Final against Iran, In a tense conclusion to an exciting final, the UAE defeated Iran 6–5 in a penalty shootout last night to win the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship last night before a vociferous crowd at Sultan bin Zayed Stadium.[3]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Void or postponed Fixture
24 October 2021 Asian Cup qualification | Myanmar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
12:00 UTC+6 |
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Report (AFC) | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
20 February 2022 Friendly | Azerbaijan ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Baku, Azerbaijan |
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Report | Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Emin Əliyev (Azerbaijan) |
23 February 2022 Friendly | Azerbaijan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Baku, Azerbaijan |
Report | Stadium: Dalga Arena Referee: Fəridə Lütfəliyeva (Azerbaijan) |
17 August 2022 Friendly | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Dubai, UAE |
19:30 UTC+4 |
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Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium Referee: Khuloud Khudoum Al Zaabi (United Arab Emirates) |
19 August 2022 Friendly | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Dubai, UAE |
--:-- UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium |
21 August 2022 Friendly | United Arab Emirates ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Dubai, UAE |
19:25 UTC+4 | Report |
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Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman) |
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Youth teams | |
U-18 Head Coach | ![]() |
U-15 Head Coach | ![]() |
U-18 & U-15 Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
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Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
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2021–present | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20% | [5] |
The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Syria on 17, 19, and 21 August 2022.
Caps and goals are correct as of 23 October 2022 after match against Syria.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Rouda Al Thumairi | (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 1GK | Maha AlBoloushi | (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
1GK | Salama Al Dhaheri | (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4 | 2DF | Maitha Karkaba | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 2DF | Ghanima Obaid | (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 19) | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 2DF | Rawan Al Hammadi | (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 20) | 19 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | 2DF | Ousha Al Suwaidi | (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 2DF | Salma Al Memari | (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 26) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | 2DF | Nehal Abdel Aziz | (1978-04-18) 18 April 1978 (age 44) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Fatima Jassem | (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 20) | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | 2DF | Shaikha Mohamed | (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | 2DF | Aysha Ghiyath | (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 17) | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | 3MF | Aalya Humaid | (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Nawal Al Hajeri | (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 28) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | 3MF | Areej Al Hammadi | (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 36) | 15 | 1 | ![]() |
18 | 3MF | Shujoun Al Shehhi | (2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Manal Al Hammadi | (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
3MF | Shaikha Al Kaabi | (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Salama Al Saedi | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
11 | 4FW | Asma Al Muntaser | (1988-03-28) 28 March 1988 (age 34) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
16 | 4FW | Sendya Gharib | (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 4FW | Mizna Al Matrooshi | (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 30) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4FW | Mouza Al Mannaei | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
4FW | Sarah Al Zahmi | (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)
The following players have been named to the squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Aya Atiq | (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Badria AlMansori | (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 28) | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ameena Al Hosani | (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986 (age 36) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Eidah Al Shehhi | (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Fatema Al Marzooqi | (2004-10-25) 25 October 2004 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Salha Obaid | (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 21) | 13 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Sara AlBloushi | (2002-10-04) 4 October 2002 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | AlAnoud Al Adwan | (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 28) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Nouf Al Adwan | (1996-11-14) 14 November 1996 (age 26) | 17 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Salamah Yasir | ![]() |
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MF | Shahd Al Zarkan | (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 19) | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Afra Al Mheiri | (1991-05-15) 15 May 1991 (age 31) | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Shahd Al Zarkan | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 31) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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FW | Layla AlMheiri | (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 21) | ![]() |
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FW | Naeema Gharib | (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 22) | 12 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Rafael dos Santos da Silva | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)
The following table shows United Arab Emirates's all-time official international record per opponent:
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | Confederation |
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![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 50.00 | AFC |
![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 00.00 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 50.00 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 100.00 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 33.33 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 66.67 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 75.00 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 66.67 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 00.00 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 00.00 | UEFA |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50.00 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 50.00 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 00.00 | CAF |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 00.00 | AFC |
Total | 53 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 81 | 127 | -46 | 37.74 | — |
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![]() | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 |
![]() | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
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![]() | Fourth round | 4th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
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Total | Champions | 1st | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
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