United Arab Emirates Football Association
AFC | |
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File:UAE FA.png | |
Short name | UAEFA |
Founded | 1971 |
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi[1] |
FIFA affiliation | 1974 |
AFC affiliation | 1974[2] |
Website | http://www.uaefa.ae |
The United Arab Emirates Football Association is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in United Arab Emirates.
Staff
Name | Position | Source |
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Rashid Humaid Al Nuaimi | President | [3][4] |
Saqr bin Khalifa Al Qasimi | Vice President | [5][6] |
Hassan bin Saud Al Sharqi | 2nd Vice President | [7] |
Marwan bin Humaid Al Mualla | General Secretary | [8][9] |
Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Treasurer | [10] |
Farooq bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Technical Director | [11][12] |
Bert van Marwijk | Team Coach (Men's) | [13][14] |
Sultana bint Saqr Al Nuaimi | Team Coach (Women's) | [15] |
Abdulaziz bin Nasser Al Mualla | Media/Communications Manager | [16] |
Mohammed bin Hamad Al Qasimi | Referee Coordinator | [17] |
President
The following is a list of selected presidents including pre-UAEFA era.
Name | Term |
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Mubarak bin Muhammad Al Nahyan | 1957–1961 |
Ghanem Ghabbash | 1973–1974 |
Mana' bin Khalifa Al Maktoum | 1974–1976 |
Sultan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | 1976–1981 |
Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | 1984–1993 |
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 1993–2001 |
Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | 2001–2002 |
Yousuf al-Serkal | 2004–2008 |
Muhammed Khalfan al-Rumaithi | 2008–2011 |
Yousuf al-Serkal | 2011–2016 |
Marwan bin Ghalaita | 2016–2020 |
Rashid Humaid Al Nuaimi | 2020– |
Activity
At the level of developing the national cadres, the FA chose 2010 as the Year of the National Coach and signed various agreements with some national associations in the game for development and training including Germany, Spain, Czech, Italy and Egypt. The national coaches took over the youth and junior national teams and they were provided with financial support.
At the organizational level, the FA hosted the FIFA Club World Cups in 2009 and 2010, the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and other friendly and official championships and supported the women football and launched the Futsal in collaboration with sports council within the country.
In 2010, UAEFA partnered with the Mubadala Development Company to launch the UAEFA Grassroots Festivals, a state-wide campaign to recruit and train certain players.[18]
In July 2011, a 3-year sponsoring deal was signed with Panasonic.[19] In January 2016, UAEFA signed a partnership with the United States Sports Academy to provide UAEFA a football club operators licensing program.[20]
In December 2016, UAEFA renewed its partnership with the Japan Football Association.[21]
In February 2017, UAEFA warned 46 football players (including Asamoah Gyan) about their inappropriate hairstyles that did not conform to its guidelines.[22]
In October 2017, UAEFA requested that the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup be postponed while the issue with Qatar was being resolved.[23]
Management
League system
- Tier 1: UAE Pro League
- Tier 2: UAE First Division League
- Tier 3: UAE Second Division League
- Tier 4: UAE Third Division League
Domestic cup
Team
- United Arab Emirates universal, under-23, under-20, under-17 and women's national association football teams
References
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "AFC BARS ISRAEL FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS". Reuters. The Straits Times. 16 September 1974.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - United Arab Emirates - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
- ^ UAE Football Association and Mubadala Kick Off Grassroots Football Festivals, Mubadala.com, 17 April 2010
- ^ Panasonic links up with UAE Football Association, Soccerex.com, 26 July 2011
- ^ United Arab Emirates Partners with United States Sports Academy for Football Education, Ussa.edu, 13 January 2016
- ^ JFA renews partnership with United Arab Emirates, Jfa.jp, 2 December 2016
- ^ Mike Henson, Asamoah Gyan deemed to have 'unethical hair' in United Arab Emirates, Bbc.com, 15 February 2017
- ^ Qatar Gulf Cup boycott is over Kuwait's FIFA ban, UAE FA says, Sbs.com.au, 18 October 2017
External links
- Official website (in English)
- United Arab Emirates at FIFA site
- United Arab Emirates at AFC site