UAE football governing body
The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA ;
Arabic : الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم ) is the governing body of
association football ,
beach soccer and
futsal in the
United Arab Emirates .
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
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 Cups
Defunct tournaments
National teams
See also
References
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association – United Arab Emirates – FIFA.com" . fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
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"AFC BARS ISRAEL FROM ALL ITS COMPETITIONS" .
Reuters .
The Straits Times . 16 September 1974.
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
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"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
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"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
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"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^
"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^
"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^
"The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation" . The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ FIFA.com.
"Member Association - United Arab Emirates" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^
UAE Football Association and Mubadala Kick Off Grassroots Football Festivals , Mubadala.com , 17 April 2010
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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
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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
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