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General Information for United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football Association
Founded
1971
FIFA entry
1974
Average height in 1998
1.74m
Average age in 1998
24.5
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1998
Jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Queiroz, Carlos (Coach)

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Queiroz, Carlos (Coach)

Day of Birth
1953-03-01
Place of Birth
Nampula (Mozambique)
Matches
17 (12 / 5)
Goto coach Carlos Queiroz

Players of United Arab Emirates in 1998

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 8 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Holi, Juma Rashid 1972-12-12 Goalkeeper United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 4 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Kazem Ali 1978-11-04 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 9 1 2 0 0 0
Al-Shamsi, Fahad Ali 1976-12-28 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 9 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mazem, Abdulrahman Ibrahim 1974-11-09 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Sha'ab Sharjah 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mubarak, Hassan Suhail 1968-04-13 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 6 3 1 0 0 0
Marzooq, Ismail Rashid 1972-10-27 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 6 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Falasi, Abdullah Essa 1977-05-06 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 4 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Shehi, Adil Saleh Naseeb 1974-07-08 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi 3 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Zahiri, Mohamed Obaid 1967-08-01 Defender United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 3 0 2 0 0 0
Salem, Abdulla 1975-05-26 Defender 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yusuf, Jassim Mohamed Defender 1 0 0 0 0 0
Abbas, Hussain Ghuloum 1969-09-24 Defender United Arab Emirates Sharjah SCC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ahmed, Hassan Saeed 1973-11-15 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 11 0 3 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Abdulsalam Jumaa 1977-05-23 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 10 2 0 0 0 0
Ahmed, Adel Mohamed 1974-11-05 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ittihad Kalba 8 0 4 0 0 0
Kasla, Mohamed Ali 1965-12-12 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 5 2 1 0 0 0
Al-Kuwaiti, Gharib Hareb Farhan 1977-02-07 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 5 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Bloushi, Mohammed Ibrahim 1977-06-22 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 4 1 2 0 0 0
Al-Kalbani, Sultan Rasheed 1976-12-05 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 2 6 0 0 0 0
Abdullah, Munther Ali 1975-01-12 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 2 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Doukhi, Saud Jassem 1977-10-31 Midfielder 2 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Balooshi, Walid Obaid 1976-03-12 Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 1 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Junaibi, Abdulrahim Jumaa 1979-05-23 Defensive Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi 1 0 1 0 0 0
Ahmed, Ali Saeed 1977-06-03 Midfielder 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ghawas, Ali Hassan Striker 11 0 4 0 0 0
Al-Mulla, Adel Mattar Striker 9 0 3 0 0 0
Al-Ehawi, Ali Thani Juma'a 1968-08-18 Striker 3 4 2 0 0 0
Al-Nuwais, Fahad Hassan Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Ain SC 3 3 1 0 0 0
Al-Abadla, Khamees Saad Mubarak 1970-10-04 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 1 2 2 0 0 0
Hamada, Mohamed Jumaa Striker 1 1 1 0 0 0

Matches of United Arab Emirates in 1998

Missing match data:
  • Kuwait (07.12.) p
  • Libya (16.09.) p
  • Morocco (U23) (23.09.) m
  • Sudan (17.10.) p
  • Syria (19.10.) m
  • Lebanon (21.10.) p
  • Singapore (25.11.) m
  • North Korea (02.12.) m
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-09-16
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Libya
Libya
5:1 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Libya
Friendly
Zayed Sports City
1998-09-23
Morocco (U23)
Morocco (U23)
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:0 m
Morocco (U23) vs. United Arab Emirates
Arab 1998 - Group C
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-09-27
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Sudan
Sudan
4:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Sudan
Arab 1998 - Group C
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-09-29
Qatar
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2:1 c
Qatar vs. United Arab Emirates
Arab 1998 - Semi Final
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-10-01
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:4 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Arab 1998 - 3rd Place
Khalifa International Stadium
1998-10-17
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Sudan
Sudan
2:1 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Sudan
Friendly Abu Dhabi
1998-10-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Syria
1:0 m
United Arab Emirates vs. Syria
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
1998-10-21
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Lebanon
Lebanon
1:0 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
1998-10-30
Bahrain
Bahrain
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:1 c
Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-03
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Oman
3:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Oman
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-05
Qatar
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:0 c
Qatar vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-08
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-12
Kuwait
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4:1 c
Kuwait vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-25
Singapore
Singapore
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:4 m
Singapore vs. United Arab Emirates
Friendly Singapore
1998-12-02
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
North Korea
North Korea
3:3 (4:1) m
United Arab Emirates vs. North Korea
Asian Games 1998 - Group E
Tinsulanon Stadium
1998-12-07
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:5 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-09
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
South Korea
South Korea
1:2 c
United Arab Emirates vs. South Korea
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-11
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Japan
Japan
1:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Japan
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for United Arab Emirates in 1998

Favorite Opponents of United Arab Emirates

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
40 18 5 17 57
Oman
Oman
34 15 11 8 47
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
34 7 7 20 25
Iraq
Iraq
34 9 15 10 39
Bahrain
Bahrain
32 14 7 11 54
Qatar
Qatar
32 11 9 12 47
Syria
Syria
23 12 8 3 39
South Korea
South Korea
22 3 6 13 16
Japan
Japan
19 6 7 6 22
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
19 9 5 5 25
Jordan
Jordan
19 11 4 4 31
Iran
Iran
19 1 3 15 5
Lebanon
Lebanon
14 10 3 1 27
Yemen
Yemen
13 11 0 2 31
North Korea
North Korea
13 5 4 4 15
Thailand
Thailand
13 8 3 2 21
China
China
11 2 4 5 11
Malaysia
Malaysia
11 10 0 1 32
India
India
10 8 1 1 27
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
8 8 0 0 35
Egypt
Egypt
7 0 2 5 8
Vietnam
Vietnam
7 5 0 2 16
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 4 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
6 1 0 5 4
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
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 17
Tunisia
Tunisia
5 0 0 5 2
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 5 0 0 21
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
4 3 1 0 8
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
Iceland
Iceland
3 1 0 2 2
Germany
Germany
3 0 0 3 3
Norway
Norway
3 0 2 1 2
Honduras
Honduras
3 0 2 1 1
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 9
Nepal
Nepal
3 3 0 0 19
Slovakia
Slovakia
3 0 0 3 2
Libya
Libya
3 2 0 1 9
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
3 1 1 1 7
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 1 1 1
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 2
Togo
Togo
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
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 0 1 1 3
Belarus
Belarus
2 1 0 1 3
Sweden
Sweden
2 1 0 1 2
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 3
Brunei
Brunei
2 2 0 0 16
Estonia
Estonia
2 1 1 0 4
Hungary
Hungary
2 0 0 2 1
Paraguay
Paraguay
2 0 1 1 0
Slovenia
Slovenia
2 0 2 0 3
Benin
Benin
2 0 0 2 2
North Yemen
North Yemen
2 1 0 1 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 2 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
2 0 2 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
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 1
Gabon
Gabon
1 0 0 1 0
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 0 1 0 1
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Mali
Mali
1 0 1 0 0
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Philippines
Philippines
1 1 0 0 4
Angola
Angola
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 1
Poland
Poland (XI)
1 0 0 1 0
Romania
Romania
1 1 0 0 2
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
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Armenia
Armenia
1 0 0 1 3
Gambia
Gambia
1 0 1 0 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 0
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 0 1 0 1
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1 0 1 0 3
Finland
Finland
1 0 1 0 1
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 0 0 1 0
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Andorra
Andorra
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria (B)
1 1 0 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Moldova
Moldova
1 1 0 0 3
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 0 1 0 0
South Africa
South Africa
1 1 0 0 1
Haiti
Haiti
1 0 0 1 0
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