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Union of Arab Football Associations

Governing body of football in the Arab League

Summary

Governing body of football in the Arab League

Field	Value
name	Union of Arab Football Associations
الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم
image	Union of Arab Football Associations logo.svg
size	160px
map	UAFA Members.png
msize	300px
mcaption
formation
type	Sports organization
headquarters	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
region_served	Arab world
membership	{{Collapsible list
title	22 members
language	Arabic
leader_title	President
leader_name	KSA Abdulaziz bin Turki
leader_title2	Vice-president
website	uafa-ac.com

الإتحاد العربي لكرة القدم |KSA Saudi Arabia |DZA Algeria |BHR Bahrain |COM Comoros |DJI Djibouti |EGY Egypt |IRQ Iraq |JOR Jordan |KWT Kuwait |LBN Lebanon |LBY Libya |MRT Mauritania |MAR Morocco |OMN Oman |PSE Palestine |QAT Qatar |SOM Somalia |SDN Sudan |SYR Syria |TUN Tunisia |ARE United Arab Emirates |YEM Yemen }} The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ; ) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa.

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.

History

The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) was established on 27 January 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

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

Member associations

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 (UNAF) members are UAFA members.

Confederation	Sub-confederation	Year
CAF	UNAF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1976
CAF	COSAFA	2003
CAF	CECAFA	1998
CAF	UNAF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1976
AFC	WAFF	1978
CAF	UNAF	1974
CAF	UNAF	1989
CAF	UNAF	1976
AFC	WAFF	1978
AFC	WAFF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1976
AFC	WAFF	1974
CAF	CECAFA	1974
CAF	CECAFA	1978
AFC	WAFF	1974
CAF	UNAF	1976
AFC	WAFF	1974
AFC	WAFF	1978

Competitions

;Men's senior

FIFA Arab Cup
Arab Games Football Tournament
Arab Futsal Cup
Arab Beach Soccer Championship ;Men's youth
Arab Cup U-20
Arab Cup U-17
Arab Cup U-15 ;Women's senior and youth
Arab Women's Cup
Arab U-20 Women's Cup
Arab U-17 Women's Cup ;Clubs
Arab Club Champions Cup
Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Arab Super Cup (defunct)

Current title holders

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

FIFA World Rankings

Men's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

UAFA	FIFA	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	11	1716.34	0	[](confederation-of-african-football)
2	34	1517.68	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
3	35	1515.18	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
4	41	1494.86	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
5	54	1454.96	3	[](asian-football-confederation)
6	58	1436.94	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
7	60	1429.48	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
8	64	1388.93	2	[](asian-football-confederation)
9	68	1370.47	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
10	79	1313.46	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
11	86	1282.62	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
12	90	1258.53	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
13	95	1244.73	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
14	108	1187.96	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
15	109	1186.41	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
16	111	1183.06	0	[](confederation-of-african-football)
17	115	1171.35	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
18	117	1154.44	1	[](confederation-of-african-football)
19	135	1105.1	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
20	149	1049.49	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
21	196	847.03	0	[](confederation-of-african-football)
22	200	828.9	0	[](confederation-of-african-football)

Last updated 22 December 2025

Women's national teams

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

UAFA	FIFA	Points	+/−	Confederation
1	66	1399.536	2	[](confederation-of-african-football)
2	73	1322.267	7	[](confederation-of-african-football)
3	76	1297.824	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
4	98	1197.497	2	[](confederation-of-african-football)
5	101	1193.877	6	[](confederation-of-african-football)
6	110	1169.301	1	[](asian-football-confederation)
7	120	1132.146	3	[](asian-football-confederation)
8	126	1102.886	3	[](asian-football-confederation)
9	130	1100.946	5	[](asian-football-confederation)
10	161	934.252	3	[](asian-football-confederation)
11	162	931.424	2	[](asian-football-confederation)
12	166	910.493	0	[](asian-football-confederation)
13	187	739.938	0	[](confederation-of-african-football)
14	190	728.71	2	[](confederation-of-african-football)
15	197	598.384	2	[](confederation-of-african-football)
-	-			[](asian-football-confederation)
-	-			[](asian-football-confederation)
-	-			[](confederation-of-african-football)
-	-			[](confederation-of-african-football)
-	-			[](confederation-of-african-football)

Last updated 11 December 2025

International competitions participation

;Legend

— CAF teams
— AFC teams
— Champions
— Runners-up
— Third place
— Fourth place
– Semi-final (no third place match)
QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
R1 — Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986-present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
— Qualified but withdrew
— Did not qualify
— Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
— Hosts
— Not affiliated to FIFA

FIFA World Cup

Main article: FIFA World Cup

Team	1930
Uruguay
(13)	1934
Italy
(16)	1938
France
(15)	1950
Brazil
(13)	1954
Switzerland
(16)	1958
Sweden
(16)	1962
Chile
(16)	1966
England
(16)	1970
Mexico
(16)	1974
West Germany
(16)	1978
Argentina
(16)	1982
Spain
(24)	1986
Mexico
(24)	1990
Italy
(24)	1994
USA
(24)	1998
France
(32)	2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)	2006
Germany
(32)	2010
South Africa
(32)	2014
Brazil
(32)	2018
Russia
(32)	2022
Qatar
(32)	2026
Canada
Mexico
USA
(48)	2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)	2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)	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
Total	*inclusive
WC Qual.*
	Part of France	×	•	•	•	R1
13th	R1
22nd	•	•	•	•	•	R1
28th	R2
14th	•	•	Q			5	15
	×	R1
13th	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1
20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
31st	•	Q			4
		×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1
23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1	12
		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		1	12
		×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1
21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1	13
	Part of France	•	×	R1
14th	•	•	•	R2
11th	•	R1
23rd	R1
18th	•	•	•	•	R1
27th	4th	Q	Q		7	16
		x	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
32nd	Q			2	13
		×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2
12th	R1
28th	R1
32nd	R1
T-28th	•	•	R1
26th	R1
25th	Q		Q	7	13
	Part of France	•	×	•	•	R1
9th	•	•	•	•	R1
26th	R1
29th	R1
24th	•	•	R1
24th	R1
21st	Q			7	16
		×	×	•	R1
24th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•				1	10

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics

FIFA Women's World Cup record	Team	1991
CHN
(12)	1995
SWE
(12)	1999
USA
(16)	2003
USA
(16)	2007
CHN
(16)	2011
GER
(16)	2015
CAN
(24)	2019
FRA
(24)	2023
Australia
New Zealand
(32)	2027
BRA
(32)	Apps.	1/9	Total (1 team)		0		0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2
12th

Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics

Nation		France
00		colspan=2	United States
04		United Kingdom
08		Sweden
12		Belgium
20		France
24		Netherlands
28		Germany
36		United Kingdom
48		Finland
52		Australia
56		Italy
60		Japan
64		Mexico
68		West Germany
72		Canada
76		Soviet Union
80		United States
84		South Korea
88		Spain
92		United States
96		Australia
00		Greece
04		China
08		United Kingdom
12		Brazil
16		Japan
20		France
24		United States
28		Years	2	13	6	3	8	2	3	1	1	4	1	Total nations	0	colspan=2	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
ALG	Part of France	–	–	–		8	–	–	–	–	–	–
EGY		–	8	8	4	=9	=11	=9	**	12	4	–
IRQ		–		–	–	–		5	14	9	–	–
KUW		–	–	–	6	–	–	16	–	12	–	–
MAR		Part of France		–	13	**	8	–		12	–	15
QAT		15	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
KSA		–	–	**	16	–	–	15	–	–	–	–
SUD	Part of the United Kingdom	–		–	15		–	–	–	–	–	–
SYR		–		UAR		–	–		14	–	–	–
TUN	Part of France		15	–	–	–	–		–	13	–	14
UAE		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–

FIFA Arab Cup

Main article: FIFA Arab Cup

Team	1963
Lebanon
(5)	1964
Kuwait
(5)	1966
Iraq
(10)	1985
Saudi Arabia
(6)	1988
Jordan
(10)	1992
Syria
(6)	1998
Qatar
(12)	2002
Kuwait
(10)	2012
Saudi Arabia
(11)	2021
Qatar
(16)	2025
Qatar
(16)	2029
Qatar
(16)	Total	4	7	1	0	6	7	10	9	8	4	2	5	3	6	5	8	0	5	8	4	3	3
	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	1st	QF
	×	×	GS	2nd	GS	×	×	2nd	GS	GS	GS
	×	×	x	x	x	×	×	x	x	•	GS
	×	×	x	x	x	×	×	x	x	•	•
	×	×	×	×	3rd	1st	GS	×	GS	4th	GS
	×	1st	1st	1st	1st	×	×	×	3rd	GS	QF
	GS	GS	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	SF	×	QF	2nd
	4th	3rd	GS	×	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	•	GS
	3rd	4th	4th	×	GS	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	•
	×	2nd	3rd	×	×	×	GS	×	2nd	•	•
	×	×	×	GS	•	×	×	×	×	GS	•
	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	SF	1st	QF	1st
	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	GS
	×	×	GS	×	×	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	QF
	×	×	×	4th	×	×	2nd	×	×	3rd	GS	Q
	×	×	×	3rd	GS	2nd	1st	1st	4th	GS	3rd
	×	×	x	x	x	×	×	x	x	•	•
	×	×	×	•	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS
	2nd	×	2nd	×	2nd	4th	GS	GS	×	GS	QF
	1st	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	2nd	GS
	×	×	×	×	×	×	4th	×	×	QF	3rd
	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	•	•

Note: in the 2025 tournament, the third place match was abandoned. FIFA later declared that both participating teams would share third place in the tournament.

Arab Games

Main article: Football at the Arab Games

Team	EGY
1953	LIB
1957	MAR
1961	UAR
1965	SYR
1976	MAR
1985	SYR
1992	LIB
1997	JOR
1999	EGY
2007	QAT
2011	ALG
2023	KSA
2027	Years	2	2	5	5	7	4	7	9	4	4	5	7	2	9	1	4	9	2	4	3	Total	6	8	6	9	7	11	6	8	11	5	10	8
						3rd						4th
									GS		1st
	1st		2nd	1st			1st			1st
		GS		GS		1st			2nd		GS
	4th	GS			GS		GS	1st	1st		2nd
			GS				3rd	4th			3rd
	GS	3rd	4th	GS				3rd	GS			GS
	3rd	GS	3rd	3rd		GS		GS	SF	2nd	GS
					GS	GS		GS				GS
		4th	1st		1st	2nd
				GS				GS	GS		GS	GS
	GS			4th	GS		GS		SF		4th	GS
									GS		GS
		GS	GS		2nd	4th	2nd		GS	3rd	GS	1st	Q
						GS
				2nd						GS	GS	3rd
	2nd	1st		GS	3rd	GS	4th	2nd	GS			2nd
		2nd				GS
						GS		GS	GS	4th
				GS	4th	GS

Defunct competitions

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup

Team	Saudi Arabia
1992
(4)	Saudi Arabia
1995
(6)	Saudi Arabia
1997
(8)	Mexico
1999
(8)	South Korea
Japan
2001
(8)	France
2003
(8)	Germany
2005
(8)	South Africa
2009
(8)	Brazil
2013
(8)	Russia
2017
(8)	Years	2	1	4	1	1	Total		1		1	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	10
	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•
	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•
	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•
	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•

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''[[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.
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