Union of Arab Football Associations

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.

Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتــحــاد الــعــربــي لــكــرة الــقــدم
  AFC members
  CAF members
Formation1974
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Membership
Official language
Arabic, English and French
President
Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal
WebsiteUAFAOnline.com

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

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.[2]

Duration Name
1974 – 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 Al-Faisal

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

Legend

FIFA World Cup participation

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)
Total inclusive
WC Qual.
 Algeria Part of France[3]×R1
13th
R1
22nd
R1
28th
R2
14th
413
 Egypt ×R1
13th
××××××R1
20th
R1
31st
314
 Iraq ×××××××R1
23rd
111
 Kuwait ××××××R1
21st
112
 Morocco Part of France×R1
14th
R2
11th
R1
23rd
R1
18th
R1
27th
514
 Qatar xq011
 Saudi Arabia ×××××R2
12th
R1
28th
R1
32nd
R1
T-28th
R1
26th
511
 Tunisia Part of France×R1
9th
R1
26th
R1
29th
R1
24th
R1
24th
514
 United Arab Emirates ××R1
24th
19
Total01000000101232232211421

FIFA Confederations Cup participation

Team
1992
(4)

1995
(6)

1997
(8)

1999
(8)


2001
(8)

2003
(8)

2005
(8)

2009
(8)

2013
(8)

2017
(8)
Years
 EgyptGSGS 2
 IraqGS 1
 Saudi Arabia2ndGSGS4th 4
 TunisiaGS 1
 United Arab EmiratesGS 1
Total112200120010

Summer Olympics participation

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
Years
 AlgeriaPart of France814 2
 Egypt[4]884=9=11=9w/o124w/o8128 11
 Iraq5149412 5
 Kuwait61612IOA 3
 MoroccoPart of France13w/o8121516=1011 7
 Qatar158 2
 Saudi Arabiaw/o1615 2
 SudanPart of the United Kingdom15 1
 SyriaUAR14 1
 TunisiaPart of France15131412 4
 United Arab Emirates15 1
Total nations325111422171618251116141616131616161616161616161616

Competitions

Rankings

References

  1. https://fr.le360.ma/sports/a-quoi-ca-sert-turki-al-sheikh-180914
  2. "Raouraoua nouveau président de l'UAFA". Le Buteur. July 2, 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.
  5. "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Procedure (Men)".
  6. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women)". FIFA. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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