United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = UAE Under-17
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| FIFA Trigramme = UAE
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| Association = United Arab Emirates Football Association
| Coach = {{flagicon|UAE}} Majed Al Zaabi
| Captain = {{flagicon|UAE}} Khaled Anbar
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| Regional name = FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Regional cup apps = 4
| Regional cup first = 1991
| Regional cup best = Round of 16 (2009)
| 2ndRegional name = AFC U-17 Asian Cup
| 2ndRegional cup apps = 7
| 2ndRegional cup first = 1990
| 2ndRegional cup best = Runners-up (1990)
| 3rdRegional name = GCC U-17 Championship
| 3rdRegional cup apps = 10
| 3rdRegional cup first = 2003
| 3rdRegional cup best = Champions (2006, 2009, 2010, 2013)
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{{MedalSport | GCC U-17 Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Saudi Arabia |Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2009 UAE |Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Kuwait |Team}}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Qatar |Team}}
{{MedalSilver | 2008 Saudi Arabia |Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Qatar |Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Qatar |Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2012 Kuwait |Team}}
{{MedalBronze | 2016 Qatar |Team}}
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{{MedalSport | AFC U-17 Asian Cup}}
{{MedalSilver | 1990 UAE |Team}}
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{{MedalSport | WAFF U-16 Championship}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Palestine |Team}}
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The United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team represents the United Arab Emirates in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.
Competition Records
=[[Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations|GCC U-17 Championship Record]]=
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| Year
!Round !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} 2001 | Unknown| | |||||||
| |{{flagicon|KSA}} 2002 | Unknown| | |||||||
| bgcolor="#cc9966"
|align=center|{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2003 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | |
| bgcolor=gold | {{flagicon|KSA}} 2006 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|KSA}} 2008 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|UAE}} 2009 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| bgcolor=gold | {{flagicon|KUW}} 2010 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| bgcolor="#cc9966"
|align=center|{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2011 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|KUW}} 2012 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| bgcolor=gold | {{flagicon|Qatar}} 2013 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 |
| |{{flagicon|Qatar}} 2015 | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| bgcolor="#cc9966" | {{flagicon|Qatar}} 2016 | Third place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 10/12 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 79 | 39 |
=[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]=
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| Year
!Round !GP !W !D !L !GS !GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|{{flagicon|China}} 1985 | colspan=7 rowspan=3|did not qualify | ||||||
| |{{flagicon|Canada}} 1987 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} 1989 | |||||||
| align=center|{{flagicon|Italy}} 1991 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1993 | colspan=7 rowspan=8|did not qualify | ||||||
| align=center|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1995 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Egypt}} 1997 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} 1999 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 2001 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Finland}} 2003 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Peru}} 2005 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} 2007 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011 | colspan=7|did not qualify | ||||||
| style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|UAE}} 2013 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| {{flagicon|Chile}} 2015 | colspan=7 rowspan=2|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|India}} 2017 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019 | colspan=7|withdrew | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023 | colspan=7|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 2025 | colspan=7|qualified | ||||||
| Total | 4/20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
=[[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]=
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| Year
!Round !GP !W !D !L !GS !GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 1985 | colspan=7 rowspan=3|did not qualify | ||||||
| align=center|{{flagicon|Qatar}} 1986 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} 1988 | |||||||
| bgcolor=silver
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|UAE}} 1990 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| align=center|{{flagicon|KSA}} 1992 | rowspan=2|Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 1994 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |
| align=center|{{flagicon|Thailand}} 1996 | colspan=7 rowspan=3|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 1998 | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} 2000 | |||||||
| bgcolor=beige
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|UAE}} 2002 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| {{flagicon|Japan}} 2004 | colspan=7 rowspan=2|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} 2006 | |||||||
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|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} 2008 | Semi-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| bgcolor=beige
|{{Flagicon|Uzbekistan}} 2010 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| {{flagicon|Iran}} 2012 | colspan=7 rowspan=2|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} 2014 | |||||||
| bgcolor=beige
|{{flagicon|India}} 2016 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} 2018 | colspan=7|withdrew | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} 2023 | colspan=7|did not qualify | ||||||
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} 2025 | colspan=7|qualified | ||||||
| Total | 7/20 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 47 |
=[[WAFF Championship#U-18 Results|WAFF Championship]]=
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| Year
!Round !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|{{flagicon|Palestine}} 2019 | Runner-ups | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Iraq}} 2021 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2/2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Recent and forthcoming fixtures
= 2024 =
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| date = 23 October
| time = {{UTZ|19:00|7}}
| round = AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
| score = 2-0
| report = https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u17_asian_cup.html/news/qualifiers-group-h-uae-2-0-malaysia
| team2 = {{fbu|17|MAS}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = New Laos National Stadium
| location = Vientiane, Laos
| attendance =
| referee = Mahmoud Al-Sbaih (Kuwait)
| result = W
}}
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| date = 25 October
| time = {{UTZ|16:00|7}}
| round = AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|LAO}}
| score = 2–5
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
| goals1 =
- Phayak {{goal|51||56|pen.}}
| goals2 =
- Khamis {{Goal|12}}
- Al-Breiki {{goal|29}}
- Al-Marar {{Goal|52}}
- Al-Suwaidi {{goal|89}}
- Ki {{goal|90+2|o.g.}}
| stadium = New Laos National Stadium
| location = Vientiane, Laos
| attendance =
| referee = Chotrawee Tongduang (Thailand)
| result = W
}}
= 2025 =
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| date = 4 April
| time = {{UTZ||3}}
| round = 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|JPN}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
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| location = Saudi Arabia
| attendance =
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| result = L
}}
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| date = 7 April
| time = {{UTZ||3}}
| round = 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UAE}}
| score = 2-0
| report =
| team2 = {{fbu|17|AUS}}
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| location = Saudi Arabia
| attendance =
| referee =
| result = W
}}
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| date = 10 April
| time = {{UTZ||3}}
| round = 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup GS
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|VIE}}
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| team2 = {{fbu|17|UAE}}
| goals1 =
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| location = Saudi Arabia
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}}
Individual awards
All Emiratis players who have won many individual awards With the UAE Under-17.
GCC U-17 Championship
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!width=8%|Year !width=8%|Player !width=8%|Award |
| width=8%|{{Flagicon|UAE}} 2009
!width=8%|Nasser Abdulla !width=8%|Best Goalkeeper |
|---|
| width=8%|{{Flagicon|UAE}} 2008
!width=8%|Abdullah Essa !width=8%|Top Goalscorers |
| width=8%|{{Flagicon|UAE}} 2006
!width=8%|Ahmed Khalil !width=8%|Top Goalscorers |
| width=8%|{{Flagicon|UAE}} 2003
!width=8%|Mohammed Al Shehhi !width=8%|Top Goalscorers |
Current staff
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! style="color:#000000;background:#FFFFFF"|Position ! style="color:#000000;background:#FFFFFF"|Name |
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Majed Al Zaabi |
| rowspan="2"| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Nawaf Aldarmaki |
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sulaiman Haji Alblooshi |
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Yousif Al-Zaabi |
| Fitness coach
| {{flagicon|ROU}} Bogdan Paravan |
| Scouting / Logistics Officer
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Tharik abdul-Raheem |
| Team administrator
| {{flagicon|UAE}} Esam Binsalmin |
| Doctor
| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Djamel Senoussi |
| Physiotherapist
| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Esam Al-Ali |
| Performance Analyst
| {{Flagicon|UAE}} Abdulla Al-Muqahwi |
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/news/31646|title=بعثة منتخبنا للناشئين تُغادر إلى الطائف للمشاركة في كأس آسيا|trans-title=Our U-17 National Team Departs for Taif to Participate in the Asian Cup|lang=ar|publisher=United Arab Emirates Football Association|date=27 March 2025}}
Head coach: {{flagicon|UAE}} Majed Al-Zaabi
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name=Mayed Mohamed|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|31|df=y}}|club=Al-Wahda|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=GK|name=Mohammed Nasser|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|11|df=y}}|club=Al-Wasl|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=GK|name=Saeed Ali|age={{birth date and age|2009|4|18|df=y}}|caps=|goals=|club=Sharjah|clubnat=UAE}}
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{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=Houd Saleh|age={{birth date and age|2008|11|3|df=y}}|club=Al-Jazira|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=Ahmed Ekramy|age={{birth date and age|2008|10|11|df=y}}|club=Al-Jazira|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name=Suhail Al-Noubi|age={{birth date and age|2008|8|10|df=y}}|club=Al-Nasr|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=DF|name=Fahad Khalil|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|25|df=y}}|club=Al-Nasr|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=DF|name=Salem Esam|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|2|df=y}}|club=Al-Wasl|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=DF|name=Humaid Ibrahim|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|24|df=y}}|club=Sharjah|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0202FF}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=MF|name=Obaid Omran|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|23|df=y}}|club=Sharjah|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=MF|name=Ibrahim Yousuf|age={{birth date and age|2008|5|27|df=y}}|club=Al-Wasl|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=Mohammed Gamal|age={{birth date and age|2008|8|3|df=y}}|club=Al-Nasr|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name=Abdulla Rashed|age={{birth date and age|2008|3|12|df=y}}|club=Al-Ain|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=MF|name=Ali Hassan|age={{birth date and age|2008|12|4|df=y}}|club=Shabab Al-Ahli|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=MF|name=Mohammad Ahmad|age={{birth date and age|2008|3|31|df=y}}|club=Shabab Al-Ahli|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=MF|name=Mohammad Salem|age={{birth date and age|2008|9|14|df=y}}|club=Al-Nasr|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=MF|name=Abdalla Hatem|age={{birth date and age|2008|5|19|df=y}}|club=Al-Ahly|clubnat=EGY}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=MF|name=Abdullah Mennad|age={{birth date and age|2008|10|2|df=y}}|club=Sharjah|clubnat=UAE}}
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{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=Mayed Adel|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|21|df=y}}|club=Al-Nasr|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=FW|name=Faysal Mohammed|age={{birth date and age|2008|9|3|df=y}}|club=Al-Wahda|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name=Mohamed Buti|age={{birth date and age|2008|1|30|df=y}}|club=Shabab Al-Ahli|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=FW|name=Jayden Adetiba|age={{birth date and age|2009|6|7|df=y}}|club=Arsenal|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=FW|name=Hazaa Faisal|age={{birth date and age|2008|2|10|df=y}}|club=Al-Ain|clubnat=UAE}}
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Former squads
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.uaefa.ae/ United Arab Emirates Football Association] {{in lang|ar}}
{{Football in the United Arab Emirates}}
{{AFC under-17 teams}}
{{National sports teams of the United Arab Emirates}}
Head-to-head record
The following table shows United Arab Emirates' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
=In [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]=
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| Opponent
!{{abbr|Pld|Played}} !{{abbr|W|Won}} !{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !{{abbr|L|Lost}} !{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !Win % |
|---|
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Brazil}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=1|against=10|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|16|Germany}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=2|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Honduras}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Malawi}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Slovakia}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Spain}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Sudan}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Turkey}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|United States}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| class="sortbottom"
!Total {{WDLtot|10|1|1|8|for=8|against=26|diff=yes}} |
=In [[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]=
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| Opponent
!{{abbr|Pld|Played}} !{{abbr|W|Won}} !{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !{{abbr|L|Lost}} !{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !Win % |
|---|
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Australia}}
{{WDL|3|2|0|1|for=7|against=5|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Bahrain}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=3|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|China}}
{{WDL|4|0|3|1|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|India}}
{{WDL|3|2|1|0|for=7|against=3|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Indonesia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Iran}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Iraq}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=5|against=4|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Japan}}
{{WDL|4|1|0|3|for=7|against=13|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Jordan}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=5|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Kuwait}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|16|Malaysia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Myanmar}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=4|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Qatar}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=1|against=4|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Saudi Arabia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|South Korea}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Thailand}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Uzbekistan}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=1|against=6|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Vietnam}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| class="sortbottom"
!Total {{WDLtot|32|11|9|12|for=52|against=55|diff=yes}} |