The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA; ar, الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of

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Association staff

President

The following is a list of selected presidents of the United Arab Emirates Football Association including pre-UAEFA era.

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. The next step is to organize and host the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In 2010, UAEFA partnered with the

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to launch the ''UAEFA Grassroots Festivals'', a state-wide campaign to recruit and train certain players. In July 2011, a 3-year sponsoring deal was signed with

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. In January 2016, UAEFA signed a partnership with the

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to provide UAEFA a football club operators licensing program. In December 2016, UAEFA renewed its partnership with the

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. In February 2017, UAEFA warned 46 football players (including

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) about their inappropriate hairstyles that did not conform to its guidelines. In October 2017, UAEFA requested that the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup be postponed while the issue with

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Management

League system

:Tier 1:

UAE Pro League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al ...

:Tier 2:

UAE First Division League UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each t ...

:Tier 3:

UAE Second Division League UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was establishe ...

:Tier 4:

UAE Third Division League UAE Third Division League is the fourth tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs. The league was established for the 2021–22 season. 12 teams p ...

Domestic Cups

UAE President's Cup The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League. Hi ...

UAE League Cup The UAE League Cup ( ar, كأس رابطة المحترفين الإماراتية) or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season. In the 2 ...

UAE Super Cup The UAE Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الإماراتي), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition was p ...

Defunct tournaments

UAE Vice Presidents Cup The UAE Vice Presidents Cup was played between 2009 and 2012. There have been a total of 3 editions. Winners * 2009/10 : Dubai 2–2 Al Shaab (aet, 5-3 pens) * 2010/11 : Ajman 2–1 Dibba Al Fujairah * 2011/12 : Al Dhafra 2–0 Kalba See also ...

UAE Federation Cup The Federation cup (Arabic: كأس الإتحاد الإماراتي ) was a United Arab Emirates football tournament for UAE Football League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reason ...

National teams

*United Arab Emirates senior, under-23, under-20, under-17 and

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national association football teams * United Arab Emirates national futsal team *

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References

External links

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Sports organizations established in 1971