Boxing national side

UAE U23

National team · United Arab Emirates

«Al-Abyad»

39 Matches

13 wins

7 draws

19 losses

63–48 Goals

+15 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Form D D W L D D

Bronze at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang is the best the Emirati under-23 side has managed, a run under Hassan Abdulla Al Amiri that stopped one match short of a final.

Al-Abyad, as the side is known, played its first recorded match on 21 September 1986, a 1–0 win over Pakistan in South Korea, yet the football association dates the team's formal existence to 1991, treating it as a separate entity from the country's other youth set-ups. At the AFC U-23 Asian Cup the quarter-finals have marked the ceiling twice, in 2020 and again in 2022. Olympic qualification came in two cycles, for London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.

The side wears white at home and black away, matching the senior team's kit, and works out of Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, a 44,260-capacity stadium it uses for qualifiers and training alike; the smaller Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain serves as a second home when needed.

Saudi Arabia has become the fixture that matters most. The UAE won 2–0 against them in the group stage of the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, then lost by the same score at the 2023 WAFF Championship U23. Essam Abdullah Al Ali took charge for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup finals.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

23 Sep	Asian Games	China PR U23 A	0:0	D
20 Sep	Asian Games	Korea DPR U23 A	0:0	D
16 Sep	Asian Games	Iran U23 H	1:3	L
9 Jun	Friendlies	Thailand U23 A	5:2	W
6 Jun	Friendlies	Kyrgyz Republic U23 A	1:1	D
3 Jun	Friendlies	Korea Republic U23 A	1:1	D

Standing

Asian Games

Group stage · Group B

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	China PR U23	3	1	2	0	2:1	5
2	Korea DPR U23	3	1	1	1	5:3	4
3	Iran U23	3	1	1	1	4:5	4
4	UAE U23	3	0	2	1	1:3	2

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 39

39 Matches

13 wins

7 draws

19 losses

63–48 Goals

+15 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 39

13 7 19

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	39	19	20
Scored	63	39	24
Conceded	48	27	21
Scored per game	1.6	2.1	1.2
Conceded per game	1.2	1.4	1.1
Difference	+15	+12	+3

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Mohammad Juma Forward 1 Matches

Bader Nasser Abaelaziz Mohammad Defender 1 Matches

Mansour Saleh Defender 1 Matches

Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher A Al Mohtadi Goalkeeper 1 Matches

Mayed Saeed Hassan Al kass Al Awani Forward 1 Matches

Yahya Ali Said Al Ghassani Forward 1 Matches

Rashid Salem Makdami Goalkeeper 1 Matches

Mackenzie Hunt Midfielder 1 Matches

Squad of UAE U23

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
9	Mohammad Juma	Forward	1
12	Bader Nasser Abaelaziz Mohammad	Defender	1
18	Mansour Saleh	Defender	1
22	Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher A Al Mohtadi	Goalkeeper	1
21	Mayed Saeed Hassan Al kass Al Awani	Forward	1
10	Yahya Ali Said Al Ghassani	Forward	1
17	Rashid Salem Makdami	Goalkeeper	1
15	Mackenzie Hunt	Midfielder	1
13	Y. Al Marzouqi	Defender	1
3	L. Amesimeku	Defender	1
16	J. Ndiaye	Forward	1
23	Hazem Mohammad	Midfielder	1
20	M. Al Menhali	Forward	1
1	S. Salem	Goalkeeper	1
4	Khamis Al Mansoori	Defender	1
14	S. Sosu	Midfielder	1
2	Mubarak Zamah	Defender	1
6	Matar Zaal	Midfielder	1