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General Information for United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football Association
Founded
1971
FIFA entry
1974
Average height in 1997
1.75m
Average age in 1997
25.4
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
Jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Máčala, Milan (Coach)

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Máčala, Milan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-08-04
Place of Birth
Biskupice (Czechia)
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Milan Máčala

Sandri, Lori (Coach)

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Sandri, Lori (Coach)

Day of Birth
1949-01-29
Day of Death
2014-10-03
Place of Birth
Encantado (RS) (Brazil)
Matches
17 (12 / 5)
Goto coach Lori Sandri

Players of United Arab Emirates in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Faraj, Muhsin Musabah 1964-10-01 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 15 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Holi, Juma Rashid 1972-12-12 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 1 2 0 0 0 0
Jumah, Yousif 1973-04-18 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Bani Yas SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marzooq, Ismail Rashid 1972-10-27 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 16 0 0 0 0 0
Mubarak, Hassan Suhail 1968-04-13 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 15 1 2 0 0 0
Al-Zahiri, Mohamed Obaid 1967-08-01 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 13 0 1 0 0 0
Rabea, Mohammed 1973-01-25 Defender 9 0 0 0 0 0
Yusuf, Jassim Mohamed Defender 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mohamed, Ali Ahmed Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 1 2 0 0 0 0
Madani, Obaid Ali 1964-10-23 Centre Back 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Haddad, Abdulrahman 1966-11-10 Defender United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Shamsi, Fahad Ali 1976-12-28 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mazem, Abdulrahman Ibrahim 1974-11-09 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Sha'ab Sharjah 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ahmed, Hassan Saeed 1973-11-15 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 13 2 1 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Abdulsalam Jumaa 1977-05-23 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 12 3 0 0 0 0
Ahmed, Adel Mohamed 1974-11-05 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 12 1 2 0 0 0
Al-Abadla, Saad Bakheet Mubarak 1970-10-15 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 10 5 4 0 0 0
Abdullah, Munther Ali 1975-01-12 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 8 3 0 0 0 0
Ali, Ahmed Ibrahim 1970-11-15 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 7 2 0 0 0 0
Kasla, Mohamed Ali 1965-12-12 Midfielder 5 2 0 0 0 0
Mubarak, Nasser Khamees 1965-08-02 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 2 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Doukhi, Saud Jassem 1977-10-31 Midfielder 1 0 1 0 0 0
Yaqoot, Mubarak Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Darwish, Jumaa Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ghawas, Ali Hassan Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 11 2 1 0 0 0
Bakheet Bilal, Zuhair 1967-07-13 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 10 3 4 0 0 0
Al-Talyani, Adnan Khamis 1964-10-30 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Sha'ab Sharjah 9 3 3 0 0 0
Al-Shaddadi, Mohammed Omar 1976-11-11 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 3 4 1 0 0 0
Ali, Yaser Salem Salah 1977-12-05 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 3 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Mulla, Adel Mattar Striker 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Abadla, Khamees Saad Mubarak 1970-10-04 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 0 10 4 0 0 0
Juma, Omar Ghareb unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shahdad, Khalid unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of United Arab Emirates in 1997

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Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-03-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Lebanon
2:1 m
United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon
Friendly Abu Dhabi
1997-03-29
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Norway
Norway
1:4 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Norway
Friendly
Al-Sharjah Stadium
1997-04-08
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Jordan
Jordan
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Jordan
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Bahrain National Stadium
1997-04-11
Bahrain
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:2 c
Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Bahrain National Stadium
1997-04-22
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Bahrain
3:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Bahrain
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Al-Sharjah Stadium
1997-04-26
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Jordan
Jordan
2:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Jordan
World Cup 1998 - Group 3
Al-Sharjah Stadium
1997-08-27
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Mali
Mali
0:0 m
United Arab Emirates vs. Mali
Friendly
1997-09-02
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
3:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
1997-09-12
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kazakhstan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Zayed Sports City
1997-09-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Zayed Sports City
1997-09-27
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2:3 c
Uzbekistan vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
1997-10-04
South Korea
South Korea
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3:0 c
South Korea vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Seoul World Cup Stadium
1997-10-10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Togo
Togo
3:0 m
United Arab Emirates vs. Togo
Friendly Abu Dhabi
1997-10-18
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3:0 c
Kazakhstan vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Ortaliq Stadion
1997-10-26
Japan
Japan
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Japan vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Japan National Stadium
1997-11-02
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
0:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Uzbekistan
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Zayed Sports City
1997-11-09
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
South Korea
South Korea
1:3 c
United Arab Emirates vs. South Korea
World Cup 1998 - Group B
Zayed Sports City
1997-12-13
Uruguay
Uruguay
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2:0 c
Uruguay vs. United Arab Emirates
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-15
South Africa
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:1 c
South Africa vs. United Arab Emirates
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-12-17
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Czechia
Czechia
1:6 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Czechia
ConfedCup 1997 - Group B
King Fahd International Stadium
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Match Progress for United Arab Emirates in 1997

Favorite Opponents of United Arab Emirates

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
40 18 5 17 57
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
34 7 7 20 25
Oman
Oman
33 14 11 8 45
Iraq
Iraq
32 9 14 9 37
Bahrain
Bahrain
31 13 7 11 53
Qatar
Qatar
31 11 9 11 46
South Korea
South Korea
22 3 6 13 16
Syria
Syria
22 11 8 3 36
Japan
Japan
19 6 7 6 22
Iran
Iran
19 1 3 15 5
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
18 9 4 5 25
Jordan
Jordan
18 11 4 3 30
Lebanon
Lebanon
14 10 3 1 27
North Korea
North Korea
13 5 4 4 15
Thailand
Thailand
13 8 3 2 21
Yemen
Yemen
13 11 0 2 31
Malaysia
Malaysia
11 10 0 1 32
China
China
11 2 4 5 11
India
India
10 8 1 1 27
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
8 8 0 0 35
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 5 0 2 16
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 4 2
Egypt
Egypt
7 0 2 5 8
Palestine
Palestine
6 2 3 1 7
Algeria
Algeria
6 1 3 2 3
Singapore
Singapore
6 5 1 0 16
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 4 0 2 21
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 1 0 5 4
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 0 0 5 2
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 5 0 0 21
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 17
Senegal
Senegal
4 1 2 1 7
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 3 0 1 11
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
4 2 1 1 9
Morocco
Morocco
4 1 2 1 4
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
4 3 1 0 12
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3 3 0 0 7
Iceland
Iceland
3 1 0 2 2
Germany
Germany
3 0 0 3 3
Norway
Norway
3 0 2 1 2
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 19
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 0 0 3 2
Libya
Libya
3 2 0 1 9
Honduras
Honduras
3 0 2 1 1
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 9
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
3 1 1 1 7
Togo
Togo
2 1 0 1 3
East Timor
East Timor
2 2 0 0 9
Sudan
Sudan
2 2 0 0 6
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 0 1 1 3
Belarus
Belarus
2 1 0 1 3
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 0 2 0
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 3
Sweden
Sweden
2 1 0 1 2
Estonia
Estonia
2 1 1 0 4
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 1
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 0 2 0 3
Benin
Benin
2 0 0 2 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
2 0 2 0 1
North Yemen
North Yemen
2 1 0 1 3
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 2
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 1 1 1
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 0
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
Poland
Poland (XI)
1 0 0 1 0
Romania
Romania
1 1 0 0 2
Angola
Angola
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 1
Kenya
Kenya
1 0 1 0 2
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
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 0 1 0 3
Gambia
Gambia
1 0 1 0 1
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Finland
Finland
1 0 1 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Andorra
Andorra
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria (B)
1 1 0 0 1
South Africa
South Africa
1 1 0 0 1
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 0 1 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 4
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1 1 0 0 4
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 1 0 1
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 1
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