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United Arab Emirates women's national football team

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United Arab Emirates
AssociationUAEFA
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
FIFA codeUAE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 115 Decrease 1 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest70 (March 2016)
Lowest115 (August 2024)
First international
 United Arab Emirates 4–2 Palestine 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 20 February 2010)[2]
Biggest win
 United Arab Emirates 7–0 Kuwait 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 24 February 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Slovakia 9–0 United Arab Emirates 
(Senec, Slovakia; 5 August 2015)
WAFF Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2010)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2011)

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 international women's 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. The won back-to-back WAFF Women's Championships in 2010 and 2011.[3]

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void or postponed   Fixture

2024

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8 February 2024 Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–0  Iraq Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4 Yocor Report (UAEFA) Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium
11 February 2024 Friendly United Arab Emirates  3–0  Iraq Dubai, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4 Report (UAEFA) Stadium: Theyab Awana Stadium

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 6 October 2022.[4]
Position Name
Head coach Camila Orlando
Assistant coach Fama El Foukki
United Arab Emirates Yaser Al Saedi
United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Balooshi
United Arab Emirates Rizwan Chaudhry
Goalkeeping coach Noora Al Mazroui
Fitness coach United Arab Emirates Junaid Shaikh
Physical coach Leila Tomaz
Doctor United Arab Emirates Yasin Al Mansoori
Sport Scientist United Arab Emirates Shehzad Naeem
Match Analyst United Arab Emirates Obaid Al Muhairi

Manager history

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Name Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Winning % Notes Ref.
Camila Orlando 2021–present 5 1 0 4 20% [5]
As of 23 October 2022, after the match against  Syria.

Players

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Current squad

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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
1 1GK Rouda Al Thumairi (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
22 1GK Maha Al Boloushi (2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 20) 4 0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC
1GK Salama Al Dhaheri (1993-09-10) 10 September 1993 (age 31) 0 0 United Arab Emirates

4 2DF Maitha Karkaba (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 United Arab Emirates
6 2DF Ghanima Obaid (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21) 13 0 United Arab Emirates Athletic Football Club
9 2DF Rawan Al Hammadi (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 21) 19 1 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
10 2DF Ousha Al Suwaidi (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
13 2DF Salma Al Memari (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
14 2DF Nehal Abdel Aziz (1978-04-18) 18 April 1978 (age 46) 11 0 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Wolfhounds
15 2DF Fatima Jassem (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) 12 1 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
17 2DF Shaikha Mohamed (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
23 2DF Aysha Ghiyath (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) 12 1 United Arab Emirates Go Pro Football Academy

5 3MF Aalya Humaid (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 21) 5 0 United Arab Emirates Athletic Football Club
8 3MF Nawal Al Hajeri (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 30) 2 0 United Arab Emirates
13 3MF Areej Al Hammadi (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 38) 15 1 United Arab Emirates Onyx FC
18 3MF Shujoun Al Shehhi (2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 19) 2 0 United Arab Emirates
19 3MF Manal Al Hammadi (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 32) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
3MF Shaikha Al Kaabi (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 29) 0 0 United Arab Emirates
3MF Salama Al Saedi (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) 0 0 United Arab Emirates

11 4FW Asma Al Muntaser (1988-03-28) 28 March 1988 (age 36) 7 1 United Arab Emirates
16 4FW Sendya Gharib (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 20) 3 0 United Arab Emirates
21 4FW Mizna Al Matrooshi (1992-04-27) 27 April 1992 (age 32) 1 0 United Arab Emirates
4FW Mouza Al Mannaei (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27) 0 0 United Arab Emirates
4FW Sarah Al Zahmi (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 United Arab Emirates

(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)

Recent call-ups

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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



(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)

Honours

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Regional

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Champions: 2010, 2011

Other tournaments

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Record per opponent

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Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

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
 Azerbaijan 3 0 0 3 4 9 −5 00.00 UEFA
 Bahrain 4 2 2 0 10 2 +8 50.00 AFC
 Georgia 6 0 1 5 3 17 −14 00.00 UEFA
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 00.00 UEFA
 Guam 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 AFC
 India 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 00.00 AFC
 Iran 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 50.00 AFC
 Iraq 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 100.00 AFC
 Jordan 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 33.33 AFC
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 AFC
 Latvia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00.00 UEFA
 Lebanon 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 66.67 AFC
 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 00.00 UEFA
 Malta 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 00.00 UEFA
 Maldives 4 3 0 1 3 2 +1 75.00 AFC
 Palestine 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 66.67 AFC
 Philippines 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 00.00 AFC
 Slovakia 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 00.00 UEFA
 Singapore 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 50.00 AFC
 Syria 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 50.00 AFC
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 AFC
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 00.00 CAF
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 00.00 AFC
Total 53 20 5 28 81 127 -46 37.74

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
China 1991 Did not exist
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015
France 2019 Did not qualify
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Total 0/9
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Hong Kong 1975 Did not exist
Taiwan 1977
India 1980
Hong Kong 1981
Thailand 1983
Hong Kong 1986
Hong Kong 1989
Japan 1991
Malaysia 1993
Malaysia 1995
China 1997
Philippines 1999
Chinese Taipei 2001
Thailand 2003
Australia 2006
Vietnam 2008
China 2010
Vietnam 2014 Did not enter
Jordan 2018 Did not qualify
India 2022
Total 0/20
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
China 1990 Did not exist
Japan 1994
Thailand 1998
South Korea 2002
Qatar 2006
China 2010 Did not enter
South Korea 2014
Indonesia 2018
China 2022 To be determined
Japan 2026
Qatar 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/10
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

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WAFF Women's Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan 2005 Did not exist
Jordan 2007
United Arab Emirates 2010 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14
United Arab Emirates 2011 1st 5 3 1 1 18 6 +12
Jordan 2014 Did not enter
Bahrain 2019 Fourth round 4th 4 0 2 2 2 7 -5
Jordan 2022 Withdrew
Total Champions 1st 13 7 3 3 36 15 +21

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Women footballers make international debut". thenational.ae. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ "UAE triumph in West Asian Women's Championship". thenationalnews.com. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Coaches". Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Brazilian Camila Orlando named coach of the UAE women's national team". alroeya.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
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