UAE

World Cup Qualification AFC Sheikh Zayed Sports City, Abū ẓabī (Abu Dhabi) Manager: Zlatko Dalić 26 players

FormWWDWL

Season

Next matchAsian Cup Grp. E

UAE 07:30 PM Jan 10, 2027

Vietnam

Last matchGulf Cup

Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 L Oct 06, 2026

UAE

Recent formAll results

L A Saudi Arabia Gulf Cup 2 - 0
W H Oman Gulf Cup 1 - 0
D H Qatar Gulf Cup Grp. B 1 - 1
W A Bahrain Gulf Cup Grp. B 0 - 3
W H Yemen Gulf Cup Grp. B 4 - 0

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Zlatko Dalić Croatia · 59 yrs · since 2026

5Games

3-1-1W-D-L

60%Win rate

2Pts / game

Grp. EFull table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	South Korea	0	0	0
2	UAE	0	0	0
3	Vietnam	0	0	0
4	Yemen	0	0	0

Stadium

Ground: Sheikh Zayed Sports City
City: Abū ẓabī (Abu Dhabi)
Capacity: 49,500
Opened: 1980
Last formation: 4-2-3-1

Grp. E

#	Team	Goals
1	South Korea	0-0
2	UAE	0-0
3	Vietnam	0-0
4	Yemen	0-0

#	Team	Goals
1	South Korea	0-0
2	UAE	0-0
3	Vietnam	0-0
4	Yemen	0-0

#	Team	Goals
1	South Korea	0-0
2	UAE	0-0
3	Vietnam	0-0
4	Yemen	0-0

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Grp. B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	UAE	3	2	1	0	8-1	7	7
2	Qatar	3	2	1	0	4-1	3	7
3	Yemen	3	1	0	2	5-7	-2	3
4	Bahrain	3	0	0	3	2-10	-8	0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	UAE	2	1	1	0	5-1	4	4
2	Qatar	1	1	0	0	2-0	2	3
3	Yemen	1	0	0	1	0-1	-1	0
4	Bahrain	2	0	0	2	2-8	-6	0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Qatar	2	1	1	0	2-1	1	4
2	UAE	1	1	0	0	3-0	3	3
3	Yemen	2	1	0	1	5-6	-1	3
4	Bahrain	1	0	0	1	0-2	-2	0

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Manager

Zlatko Dalić Croatia · 59

Goalkeepers 3

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
1	Hamad Al Meqbaali GK	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC	23	—	—
17	Khalid Eissa GK	Al-Ain	37	—	€278k
22	Fahad Al Dhanhani GK	Baniyas	35	—	€226k

Defenders 10

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
2	Rúben Canedo LB	Al-Jazira	24	—	€1.7m
3	Lucas Pimenta CB	Al-Wahda	26	—	€2m
4	Sasa Ivkovic CB	Al-Wasl	33	—	€519k
5	Ala Zouhir RB, CB	Al-Wahda	26	—	€1.6m
6	Richard Akonnor LB, LWB	Göztepe	22	—	€752k
12	Khalifa Al Hammadi CB	Al-Jazira	27	—	€930k
13	Erik LWB	Al-Ain	25	—	€1.3m
16	Marcus Meloni LB, RB, CM	Al-Jazira	26	—	€1.3m
19	Khaled Ebraheim RB, RWB	Sharjah Cultural Club	29	—	€859k
25	Zayed Sultan RB	Al-Nasr SC	25	—	€695k

Midfielders 6

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
8	Nicolás Giménez CAM, CDM	Al-Wasl	30	—	€2.2m
14	Abdulla Hamad CM, CDM, RW, CAM	Al-Wahda	25	—	€968k
15	Yuri César CAM, RW, ST, LW	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC	26	—	€972k
18	Luanzinho LW, CDM, LM, RW, RM	Sharjah Cultural Club	26	—	€2.6m
21	Issam Faiz CDM, CAM, CM	Al-Nasr SC	26	—	€983k
24	Mamadou Coulibaly CDM, CM, CAM	Al-Jazira	23	—	—

Forwards 7

#	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating	Value
7	Ali Saleh LW, ST, RW	Al-Wasl	26	—	€1m
9	Harib Abdalla RW, ST	Sharjah Cultural Club	23	—	—
10	Fábio Lima RW, CAM	Al-Wasl	33	—	€1.9m
11	Bruno Conceição RW, RM, LW, CAM, ST	Al-Jazira	25	—	€912k
20	Guilherme Bala LW, LM	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC	25	—	€1.6m
23	Sultan Adil ST	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC	22	—	€525k
26	Ousmane Camara ST, LW, RW	Sharjah Cultural Club	25	—	€1.5m

Ratings, goals and assists are this season's league numbers from FotMob.

Honours

Competition	Won	Runner-up	Most recent titles
Gulf Cup of Nations	2	1	2013 Bahrain, 2007 UAE
Asian Cup	0	1
Kirin Cup	0	1

Managers by season

Season	Manager	League	W	D	L	Win %	PPG
2026	Zlatko Dalić	Gulf Cup	3	1	1	60	2.00
2025	Cosmin Olăroiu	FIFA Arab Cup	2	2	2	33	1.33
2025	Cosmin Olăroiu	Friendlies	2	0	0	100	3.00
2024/2025	Paulo Bento	World Cup Qualification AFC	4	1	3	50	1.63
2024/2025	Cosmin Olăroiu	World Cup Qualification AFC	1	3	2	17	1.00
2024	Sérgio Costa	Asian Cup	1	1	2	25	1.00
2024	Sérgio Costa	Friendlies	0	0	1	0	0.00
2024	Paulo Bento	Gulf Cup	0	2	1	0	0.67
2023/2024	Sérgio Costa	World Cup Qualification AFC	4	0	0	100	3.00
2023	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	Gulf Cup	0	1	2	0	0.33
2023	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	Friendlies	1	1	0	50	2.00
2023	Sérgio Costa	Friendlies	4	0	0	100	3.00
2022	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	Friendlies	2	1	3	33	1.17
2021/2022	Rodolfo Arruabarrena	World Cup Qualification AFC	1	0	2	33	1.00
2021	Jorge Luis Pinto	Friendlies	0	1	0	0	1.00
2020	Jorge Luis Pinto	Friendlies	1	0	2	33	1.00
2016	Mahdi Ali	Friendlies	3	0	3	50	1.50
2015/2017	Mahdi Ali	World Cup Qualification AFC	8	2	5	53	1.73
2015	Mahdi Ali	Asian Cup	4	0	2	67	2.00
2015	Mahdi Ali	Friendlies	2	0	1	67	2.00
2014	Mahdi Ali	Gulf Cup	2	2	1	40	1.60
2014	Mahdi Ali	Friendlies	3	4	2	33	1.44
2013	Mahdi Ali	Gulf Cup	5	0	0	100	3.00
2013	Mahdi Ali	Friendlies	4	0	0	100	3.00
2012	Mahdi Ali	Friendlies	4	1	1	67	2.17

Last updated October 17, 2026 · Refreshes weekly · Data: FotMob

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Goalkeepers 3

Defenders 10

Midfielders 6

Forwards 7

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Mar 26, 2026Friendlies	UAE	08:55 PM	Armenia
Mar 30, 2026Friendlies	UAE	03:30 PM	Faroe Islands
Jan 10, 2027Asian Cup Grp. E	UAE	07:30 PM	Vietnam
Jan 15, 2027Asian Cup Grp. E	Yemen	07:30 PM	UAE
Jan 20, 2027Asian Cup Grp. E	South Korea	07:30 PM	UAE

Oct 06, 2026Gulf Cup	Saudi Arabia	2 - 0	UAE	L
Oct 04, 2026Gulf Cup	UAE	1 - 0	Oman	W
Sep 30, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. B	UAE	1 - 1	Qatar	D
Sep 27, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. B	Bahrain	0 - 3	UAE	W
Sep 24, 2026Gulf Cup Grp. B	UAE	4 - 0	Yemen	W
Dec 18, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Saudi Arabia	0 - 0	UAE	D
Dec 15, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Morocco	3 - 0	UAE	L
Dec 12, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Algeria	1 - 1	UAE	W
Dec 09, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	UAE	3 - 1	Kuwait	W
Dec 07, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	UAE	1 - 1	Egypt	D
Dec 03, 2025FIFA Arab Cup	Jordan	2 - 1	UAE	L
Nov 18, 2025World Cup Qualification AFC 5th Round	Iraq	2 - 1	UAE	L