Union of Arab Football Associations

UAFA
Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتــحــاد الــعــربــي لــكــرة الــقــدم
Union des associations de football arabe

  AFC members
  CAF members
Formation 1974
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Membership
Official language
Arabic, English and French
President
Algeria Mohamed Raouraoua
Website http://www.uafaonline.com

The Union of Arab Football Associations (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; French: Union des associations de football arabe), officially abbreviated as UAFA, is the governing body of football in the Arab League.

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.[1]

Current members

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

International Competitions participation

FIFA World Cup participation

Team Uruguay
1930
Italy
1934
France
1938
Brazil
1950
Switzerland
1954
Sweden
1958
Chile
1962
England
1966
Mexico
1970
West Germany
1974
Argentina
1978
Spain
1982
Mexico
1986
Italy
1990
United States
1994
France
1998
South KoreaJapan
2002
Germany
2006
South Africa
2010
Brazil
2014
Russia
2018
Total inclusive
WC Qual.
 Algeria GSGSGS R16 412
 Morocco GSR16GSGS 4 13
 Tunisia GSGSGSGS 413
 Saudi Arabia R16GSGSGS 49
 Egypt 1R GS 213
 UAE GS 18
 Iraq GS 19
 Kuwait GS110
Total 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 21
Legend

  •      CAF teams
  •      AFC teams

  • 1st – Champion
  • 2nd – Runner-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986)
  • GS – Group Stage (1930 and since 1950)
  • 1R – First Round (1934 and 1938)

  • q Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •    Did not qualify
  •     Did not enter
  •     Withdrew
  •     Banned
  •      Hosts

FIFA Confederations Cup participation

Team Saudi Arabia
1992
Saudi Arabia
1995
Saudi Arabia
1997
Mexico
1999
South Korea
Japan
2001
France
2003
Germany
2005
South Africa
2009
Brazil
2013
Russia
2017
Years
 Saudi Arabia 2ndGSGS4th4
 Egypt GSGS 2
 Iraq GS1
 Tunisia GS 1
 United Arab Emirates GS1
Total 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 0

Summer Olympics participation

Nation France
1900
United States
1904
United Kingdom
1908
Sweden
1912
Belgium
1920
France
1924
Netherlands
1928
Germany
1936
United Kingdom
1948
Finland
1952
Australia
1956
Italy
1960
Japan
1964
Mexico
1968
Germany
1972
Canada
1976
Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Total
 Egypt GSQF4thGSGSGS GS4th QF GS QF 11
 Morocco GS QF GS GS GSGS GS 7
 Iraq QFGSGS 4th GS 5
 Tunisia GS GS GS GS 4
 Kuwait QF GS GS 3
 Algeria QF GS 2
 Qatar GS QF 2
 KSA GS GS 2
 Sudan GS 1
 Syria GS 1
 UAE GS 1
Total 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 37

Legend
  •      CAF teams
  •      AFC teams

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-final
  • GS – Group stage

  • q Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •     Qualified but withdrew
  • – Did not qualify
  •     Banned/Disqualified
  •    Hosts

Competitions

Rankings

UAFA Top 10 FIFA ranking

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[2]

UAFA FIFA Country Points +/ Confederation
1 32  Algeria 781 Steady CAF
2 43  Egypt 632 Increase CAF
3 45  Tunisia 627 Increase CAF
4 54  Morocco 574 Increase CAF
5 65  Saudi Arabia 540 Steady AFC
6 74  United Arab Emirates 484 Decrease AFC
7 78  Jordan 438 Increase AFC
8 79  Qatar 425 Increase AFC
9 93  Libya 366 Increase CAF
10 99  Iraq 354 Increase AFC

Last updated 14 July 2016

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.[3]

UAFA FIFA Country Points +/ Confederation
1 56  Jordan 1420 Increase +1 AFC
2 77  Algeria 1321 Decrease -2 CAF
3 77  Morocco 1316 Decrease -3 CAF
4 78  Tunisia 1314 Decrease -3 CAF
5 83  Bahrain 1302 Decrease -4 AFC
6 87  Egypt 1275 Decrease -6 CAF
7 96  Palestine 1191 Decrease -7 AFC
8 119  Lebanon 955 Decrease -9 AFC
9 124  Kuwait 870 Decrease -8 AFC
10 125  Qatar 864 Decrease -8 AFC
11 133  UA Emirates** 1665 Steady AFC
12 133  Syria** 927 Steady AFC
13 133  Iraq** 882 Steady AFC
14 133  Comoros* 761 Steady CAF
* Provisionally listed due to not having played more than five matches against officially ranked teams
** Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked

Last updated September 19, 2014

References

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