Union of Arab Football Associations

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Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم
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  AFC members
  CAF members
Formation 1974
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Membership
Official language
 Arabic, English, French and Spanish
President
 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal
Website UAFAac.com

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم‎‎; French: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member associations.

The UAFA is an association not recognised by FIFA.[1][2]

History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established in 1974 in Tripoli, Libya. In 1976, a general assembly was held in Damascus, Syria, and the football association headquarters were transferred to their present seat in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Presidents

Mohamed Raouraoua is announced a new president of UAFA.[3]

Period Name
1974–1999 Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Fahd
1999–2011 Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Fahd
2011–2014 Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Faisal
2014–2017 Saudi Arabia Turki bin Khalid
2017–2019 Saudi Arabia Turki Al-Sheikh
2019–present Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal

Member associations

All UAFA members from the Asian Football Confederation are also members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). All WAFF and Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) members are UAFA members.

Country Confederation Sub-confederation Year
 Algeria CAF UNAF 1974
 Bahrain AFC WAFF 1976
 Comoros CAF COSAFA 2003
 Djibouti CAF CECAFA 1998
 Egypt CAF UNAF 1974
 Iraq AFC WAFF 1974
 Jordan AFC WAFF 1974
 Kuwait AFC WAFF 1976
 Lebanon AFC WAFF 1978
 Libya CAF UNAF 1974
 Mauritania CAF WAFU 1989
 Morocco CAF UNAF 1976
 Oman AFC WAFF 1978
 Palestine AFC WAFF 1974
 Qatar AFC WAFF 1976
 Saudi Arabia AFC WAFF 1974
 Somalia CAF CECAFA 1974
 Sudan CAF CECAFA 1978
 Syria AFC WAFF 1974
 Tunisia CAF UNAF 1976
 United Arab Emirates AFC WAFF 1974
 Yemen AFC WAFF 1978

Competition

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See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

Related competition

Current title holders

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See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports by month, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
Competition Edition Champions Title Runners-up Next edition Dates
National teams
Arab Cup 2021 (Final)  Algeria 1st  Tunisia TBD TBD
Arab Cup U-20 2022  Saudi Arabia 2nd  Egypt TBD TBD
Arab Cup U-17 2022  Algeria 1st  Morocco TBD TBD
Arab Cup U-15 – – – – – –
Arab Futsal Cup 2022  Morocco 2nd  Iraq TBD TBD
Arab Beach Soccer Championship 2016  United Arab Emirates 1st  Morocco 2022 1–7 October 2022
National teams (women)
Arab Women's Cup 2021 (Final)  Jordan 1st  Tunisia TBD TBD
Arab U-17 Women's Cup 2015  Lebanon 1st  Djibouti TBD TBD
Arab Women's Futsal Cup 2022 TBD
Club teams
Arab Club Champions Cup 2019–20 (Final) Morocco Raja CA 2nd Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah TBD TBD
Arab Club Futsal Cup 2022 TBD

FIFA World Rankings

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Further information: FIFA Men's World Rankings and FIFA Women's World Rankings

International competitions participation

Legend

FIFA World Cup

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Main article: FIFA World Cup
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)		 1934
Italy
(16)		 1938
France
(15)		 1950
Brazil
(13)		 1954
Switzerland
(16)		 1958
Sweden
(16)		 1962
Chile
(16)		 1966
England
(16)		 1970
Mexico
(16)		 1974
West Germany
(16)		 1978
Argentina
(16)		 1982
Spain
(24)		 1986
Mexico
(24)		 1990
Italy
(24)		 1994
United States
(24)		 1998
France
(32)		 2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)		 2006
Germany
(32)		 2010
South Africa
(32)		 2014
Brazil
(32)		 2018
Russia
(32)		 2022
Qatar
(32)		 2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)		 Total inclusive
WC Qual.
 Algeria Part of France[6] × • • • R1
13th		 R1
22nd		 • • • • • R1
28th		 R2
14th		 • • 4 13
 Egypt × R1
13th		 × × • × × × × • • • • R1
20th		 • • • • • • R1
31st		 • 3 14
 Iraq × × × × × × • × • R1
23rd		 • • • • • • • • • 1 11
 Kuwait × × × × × × • • R1
21st		 • • • • • • • • • • 1 12
 Morocco Part of France • × R1
14th		 • • • R2
11th		 • R1
23rd		 R1
18th		 • • • • R1
27th		 Q 5 14
 Qatar x • • • • • • • • • • • Q 0 11
 Saudi Arabia × × × × × • • • • R2
12th		 R1
28th		 R1
32nd		 R1
T-28th		 • • R1
26th		 Q 5 11
 Tunisia Part of France • × • • R1
9th		 • • • • R1
26th		 R1
29th		 R1
24th		 • • R1
24th		 Q 5 14
 United Arab Emirates × × • R1
24th		 • • • • • • • • 1 9
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 4 4 21

Olympic Games

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Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics
Nation France
00		 United States
04		 United Kingdom
08		 Sweden
12		 Belgium
20		 France
24		 Netherlands
28		 Germany
36		 United Kingdom
48		 Finland
52		 Australia
56		 Italy
60		 Japan
64		 Mexico
68		 West Germany
72		 Canada
76		 Soviet Union
80		 United States
84		 South Korea
88		 Spain
92		 United States
96		 Australia
00		 Greece
04		 China
08		 United Kingdom
12		 Brazil
16		 Japan
20		 France
24		 Years
 Algeria Part of France – – – 8 – – – – – – – – 14 – 2
 Egypt[7] – 8 8 4 =9 =11 =9 w/o 12 4 – – – w/o 8 – 12 – – – – 8 – 8 12
 Iraq – – – – 5 14 9 – – – 4 – – 12 – 5
 Kuwait – – – 6 – – 16 – 12 – – – IOA – 3
 Morocco Part of France – 13 w/o 8 – 12 – 15 – 16 =10 – 11 – – 7
 Qatar 15 – 8 – – – – – – – 2
 Saudi Arabia – – w/o 16 – – 15 – – – – – 15 3
 Sudan Part of the United Kingdom – – 15 – – – – – – – – – – 1
 Syria – UAR – – 14 – – – – – – – – – – 1
 Tunisia Part of France 15 – – – – – 13 – 14 – 12 – – – – 4
 United Arab Emirates – – – – – – – 15 – – 1
Total nations 3 2 5 11 14 22 17 16 18 25 11 16 14 16 16 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Defunct competitions

FIFA Confederations Cup

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Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup
Team Saudi Arabia
1992
(4)		 Saudi Arabia
1995
(6)		 Saudi Arabia
1997
(8)		 Mexico
1999
(8)		 South Korea
Japan
2001
(8)		 France
2003
(8)		 Germany
2005
(8)		 South Africa
2009
(8)		 Brazil
2013
(8)		 Russia
2017
(8)		 Years
 Egypt • • • GS • • • GS • • 2
 Iraq • • • • • • • GS • • 1
 Saudi Arabia 2nd GS GS 4th • • • • • • 4
 Tunisia • • • • • • GS • • • 1
 United Arab Emirates • • GS • • • • • • • 1
Total 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 10

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Algeria gained independence in 1962, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation.
  7. ↑ Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.

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