The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of

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in the

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. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member associations. The UAFA is an association not recognised by

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History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established in 1974 in

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. In 1976, a general assembly was held in

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in

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Presidents

Mohamed Raouraoua is announced a new president of UAFA.

Member associations

All UAFA members from the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

are also members of the

West Asian Football Federation The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members a ...

(WAFF). All WAFF and

Union of North African Football Federations The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was l ...

(UNAF) members are UAFA members.

Competition

;Men's senior *

Arab Cup The FIFA Arab Cup ( ar, كأس العرب, translit=Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of ...

Islamic Solidarity Games The Islamic Solidarity Games ( ar, ألعاب التضامن الإسلامي) is a multinational, multi-sport event. The Games involve the elite athletes of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation who compete in a variety of sports. The Solidari ...

* Pan Arab Games Football Tournament *

Arab Futsal Cup The Arab Futsal Cup () is a futsal competition for Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic ...

Arab Beach Soccer Championship The Arab Beach Soccer Cup ( ar, كأس العرب لكرة القدم الشاطئية) is the main championship for beach soccer in the Arab world. The first championship was held in 2008 in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The most successful nations are Egy ...

;Men's youth *

Arab Cup U-20 The Arab Cup U-20 () is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the U-20 national teams in the Arab world. The teams come from CAF and AFC. Some non-Arab nations, such as Senegal ...

Arab Cup U-17 The Arab Cup Under 17 () is an international football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations, contested by the national teams under 17 in the Arab World. The first edition was in 2011. Winners Successful national te ...

* Arab Cup U-15 ;Women's senior and youth * Arab Women's Cup * Arab U-17 Women's Cup ;Clubs *

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

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Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...

(defunct)'' *''

Arab Super Cup The Arab Super Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية الممتازة) was an Arab football competition, held between four teams (the winners and runners-up of both the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' ...

(defunct)''

Related competition

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Palestine Cup of Nations The Palestine Cup ( ar, كأس فلسطين, ''Kaʾs Filasṭīn'') was a football competition which was held between countries in the Arab world. The tournament ''de facto'' acted as the replacement for the Arab Cup during the long interruption b ...

(defunct)''

Current title holders

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by

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Last updated 22 December 2022

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by

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Last updated December 9, 2022

International competitions participation

;Legend * — CAF teams * — AFC teams * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — Fourth place * – Semi-final (no third place match) *QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8) *R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16) *R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986-present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage) *''Q'' — Qualified for upcoming tournament * — Qualified but withdrew * — Did not qualify * — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA * — Hosts * — Not affiliated to FIFA

FIFA World Cup

Olympic Games

FIFA Arab Cup

Pan Arab Games

Defunct competitions

FIFA Confederations Cup

References

External links

uafaac.com UAFA official websiteuafaonline.com Former official websiteUAFA official InstagramUAFA official twitter
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