The United Arab Emirates women's national football team ( ') represents United Arab Emirates in the international women's football, and is run by the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA).
Its highest ranking in the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 73rd, achieved in March 2015 at its first appearance in the ranking. The team won back-to-back WAFF Women's Championships in 2010 and 2011.
The foundations of womenâÂÂs football in the United Arab Emirates were laid in the mid-2000s. In 2004, Abu Dhabi Country Club began promoting womenâÂÂs football, and by 2009 the UAEFA created a dedicated WomenâÂÂs Football Committee to formalise the game at national level.
The UAE womenâÂÂs national team played its first official international match on 20 February 2010, defeating Palestine 4âÂÂ2 in Abu Dhabi. Soon afterwards, the team achieved regional success, winning the 2010 WAFF Women's Championship and successfully defending the title in the 2011 WAFF Women's Championship, held from 3âÂÂ12 October in Abu Dhabi, where they defeated Iran in the final.
In 2014, the UAEFA declared that the elite national team would consist exclusively of Emirati citizens, phasing out naturalised players in order to develop home-grown talent and ensure alignment with FIFA eligibility rules.
Between 2015 and 2018, FIFA supported the UAE womenâÂÂs football programme through the âÂÂLive Your Goalsâ initiative, providing technical and financial assistance to encourage grassroots participation and expand the player base. These years also saw a gradual shift from informal seven-a-side competitions towards structured 11-a-side leagues.
In 2023, the UAE Women's Football League was relaunched, with clubs such as Abu Dhabi Country Club competing alongside independent sides like Banaat FC, which secured landmark sponsorship deals with Nike and TikTok. Abu Dhabi Country Club became the first Emirati club to compete in the AFC Women's Champions League in 2024âÂÂ25.
In January 2025, Dutch coach Vera Pauw was appointed head coach to lead the professionalisation of the national side, building on the foundations laid by Emirati coach Houriya Al Taheri and her successors.
While the team occasionally uses larger venues for major fixtures, recent friendlies (including the April 2025 series against the Philippines) have been held at the UAEFA Headquarters in Al Khawaneej, Dubai.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following table outlines the head coaches of the UAE women's national football team.
The following players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Philippines on 4 and 8 April 2025.
<small>(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)</small>
The following players have been named to the squad in the past 12 months.
<small>(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, goals, seniority, and then alphabetically)</small>
The following table shows United Arab Emirates's all-time official international record per opponent: