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.
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Formation | 1974 |
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Type | Sports organization |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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Official language | Arabic, English and French |
President | ![]() |
Website | UAFAOnline.com |
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]
Duration | Name |
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1974 – 1999 | ![]() |
1999 – 2011 | ![]() |
2011 – 2014 | ![]() |
2014 – 2017 | ![]() |
2017 – 2019 | ![]() |
2019–Present | ![]() |
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 |
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CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
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CAF | COSAFA | 2003 |
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CAF | CECAFA | 1998 |
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CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
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CAF | UNAF | 1974 |
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CAF | WAFU | 1989 |
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CAF | UNAF | 1976 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1976 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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CAF | CECAFA | 1974 |
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CAF | CECAFA | 1978 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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CAF | UNAF | 1976 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1974 |
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AFC | WAFF | 1978 |
International Competitions participation
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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. |
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Part of France[2] | × | • | • | • | R1 13th | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | R2 14th | • | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
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× | R1 13th | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | 3 | 14 | ||
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× | × | × | × | × | × | • | × | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 11 | |||||
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× | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 12 | |||||
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Part of France | • | × | R1 14th | • | • | • | R2 11th | • | R1 23rd | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | 5 | 14 | |||||||
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x | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | q | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
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× | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | R1 28th | R1 32nd | R1 T-28th | • | • | R1 26th | 5 | 11 | |||||||
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Part of France | • | × | • | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 26th | R1 29th | R1 24th | • | • | R1 24th | 5 | 14 | |||||||
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× | × | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
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 |
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![]() | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 2 |
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | 1 |
![]() | 2nd | GS | GS | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4 |
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 1 |
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Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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 | |
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![]() | Part of France | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | – | 8 | 8 | 4 | =9 | =11 | =9 | w/o | 12 | 4 | – | – | – | w/o | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 11 | |||||
![]() | – | – | – | – | 5 | 14 | 9 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 12 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 16 | – | 12 | – | – | – | IOA | 3 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of France | – | 13 | w/o | 8 | – | 12 | – | 15 | – | 16 | =10 | – | 11 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 15 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | – | – | w/o | 16 | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of the United Kingdom | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | – | UAR | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of France | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 14 | – | 12 | – | – | – | 4 | |||||||||||||
![]() | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total nations | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Competitions
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Youth
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Clubs
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Women
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Related competitions
- Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct)
- Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (defunct)
Rankings
UAFA Top 10 FIFA rankingRankings are calculated by FIFA.[4]
Women's national teamsRankings are calculated by FIFA.[5]
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References
- "Raouraoua nouveau président de l'UAFA". Le Buteur. July 2, 2014.
- 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.
- Egypt team represented the United Arab Republic with Syria in 1960 finishing the 12th and alone in 1964 finishing the 4th.
- "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Procedure (Men)".
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking (Women)". FIFA. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-08-11.