Union of Arab Football Associations

Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم
	AFC members CAF members
Formation	27 January 1974; 52 years ago
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Region served	Arab world
Members	22 members Saudi Arabia ; Algeria ; Bahrain ; Comoros ; Djibouti ; Egypt ; Iraq ; Jordan ; Kuwait ; Lebanon ; Libya ; Mauritania ; Morocco ; Oman ; Palestine ; Qatar ; Somalia ; Sudan ; Syria ; Tunisia ; United Arab Emirates ; Yemen ;
Official language	Arabic
President	Abdulaziz bin Turki
Website	uafa-ac.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.^[1]^[2]^[3] Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Formation27 January 1974; 52 years ago

TypeSports organization

HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia

Region served

Arab world

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UAFA organises a number of competitions, most notably the Arab Cup for national teams (which has been organised by FIFA since 2021) and the Arab Club Champions Cup for club teams.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

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Period	Name
1974–1976	Abdul Latif Booker
1976–1999	Faisal bin Fahd
1999–2011	Sultan bin Fahd
2011–2014	Nawaf bin Faisal
2014–2017	Turki bin Khalid
2017–2019	Turki Al-Sheikh
2019–present	Abdulaziz bin Turki

Men's national teams
Competition	Edition	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition	Dates
Arab Cup	2025	Morocco	2nd	Jordan	2029	TBD
Arab Cup U-20	2022	Saudi Arabia	2nd	Egypt	2026	23 July - 8 August
Arab Cup U-17	2022	Algeria	1st	Morocco	2026	21 April - 7 May
Football at the Arab Games	2023	Saudi Arabia	1st	Syria	2027	TBD
Arab Futsal Cup	2023	Morocco	3rd	Kuwait	2027	26 October - 6 November
Arab Beach Soccer Championship	2023	Egypt	2nd	Oman	2027	6–16 November
Women's national teams
Arab Women's Cup	2021	Jordan	1st	Tunisia	2027	2–18 September
Arab U-20 Women's Cup					TBD	TBD
Arab U-17 Women's Cup	2015	Lebanon	1st	Djibouti	2026	26 March - 11 April
Men's club teams
Arab Club Champions Cup	2023 (final)	Al Nassr	1st	Al Hilal	2027	21 July - 7 August
Arab Club Cup Futsal					2026	1–11 October
Women's club teams
Women's Arab Club Cup					TBD	TBD

Total	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	4	4	7			32
Team	1930 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	2030 (48)	2034 (48)	Total	inclusive WC Qual.
Algeria	Part of France^[16]							×	•	•	•	R1 13th	R1 22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	R2 14th	•	•	Q			5	15
Egypt	×	R1 13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st	•	Q			4	16
Iraq				×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q			2	12
Jordan				×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q			1	12
Kuwait				×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1 21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1	13
Morocco	Part of France						•	×	R1 14th	•	•	•	R2 11th	•	R1 23rd	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	R1 27th	4th	Q	Q		7	16
Qatar										x	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 32nd	Q			2	13
Saudi Arabia						×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2 12th	R1 28th	R1 32nd	R1 T-28th	•	•	R1 26th	R1 25th	Q		Q	7	13
Tunisia	Part of France						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th	R1 21st	Q			7	16
United Arab Emirates											×	×	•	R1 24th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1	10

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	2027 (32)	Apps.
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 12th		1/9
Total (1 team)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1

Nation	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	24	Years
Algeria	Part of France												–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	2
Egypt^[17]				–	8	8	4	=9	=11	=9	w/o	12	4	–	–	–	w/o	8	–	12	–	–	–	–	8	–	8	4	13
Iraq									–			–	–	–			5	14	9	–	–	–	4	–	–	12	–	10	6
Kuwait														–	–	–	6	–	–	16	–	12	–	–	–	IOA	–	–	3
Morocco				Part of France								–	13	w/o	8	–		12	–	15	–	16	=10	–	11	–	–	3	8
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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	4	5	2	4	2	2	3	0	3	2	2	3	44

Union of Arab Football Associations

History

Presidents

Member associations

Competitions

Current title holders

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Women's national teams

International competitions participation

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

FIFA Arab Cup

Arab Games

Defunct competitions

FIFA Confederations Cup

See also

References

External links

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AFC members CAF members
Formation	27 January 1974; 52 years ago (1974-01-27)
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Region served	Arab world
Members	22 members Saudi Arabia Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen
Official language	Arabic
President	Abdulaziz bin Turki
Website	uafa-ac.com

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	UNAF	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