Women's football in the United Arab Emirates
Women's football in the United Arab Emirates | |
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Country | United Arab Emirates |
Governing body | United Arab Emirates Football Association |
National team(s) | Women's national team |
International competitions | |
Women's football in the United Arab Emirates is growing in popularity but is mainly played in affluent areas.[1][2][3][4][5]
In order to improve the United Arab Emirates women's national football team, many of the top players are involved in cultural exchanges with the United States in 2011.[6]
There are several clubs in the UAE that have women and girls teams: Go Pro Dubai, CF Football Academy, IFA Sport, Alliance Academy, Banaat FC[7] etc.[5]
In 2023 the first UAE Women's League was organised by United Arab Emirates Football Association. [8]
2023-24 UAE Women's League season includes 10 teams:[8][9]
- Abu Dhabi Country Club
- Banaat FC
- Alliance
- Go-Pro Sports Academy
- Mubadara Academy
- Empire FC
- Leoni FC
- PSA
- Peak Pro X
- Precision Football
See also
- Football in the United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates women's national football team
- UAE Women's Football League (WFL)
References
- ^ "Women's soccer teams in Saudi Arabia and UAE encouraged to be champions". Alarabiya. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ "Soccer team scores for women's rights in Islamic world in sports — and society". Washington Times. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ Val Henderson. "Philadelphia helps nurture UAE soccer dream". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ Eugene Harnan. "Soccer league launched by Emirati women - The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ a b Niloofar Margarite Rouhani. "Women's Sport Participation in the United Arab Emirates : A Case Study" (PDF). Dro.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "UAE female football team pick up tips on tour of US". UAE Embassy USA. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ McAuley, John (2023-09-15). "Banaat FC: The UAE's 'game-changing' new club aiming to break barriers in women's football". The National. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "UAE Football Association". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
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