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This article details the fixtures and results of the UAE national football team in 1981.
The national side were invited to the 1981 Merdeka Cup run annually by the Malaysian football federation in honour of the Hari Merdeka which is a national day of Malaysia commemorating the independence of the Federation of Malaya from British colonial rule. This gave the national team an opportunity to play competitive football against other Asian nations generally from outside of the Persian Gulf region.
Schedule
United Arab Emirates
v 
Indonesia
| 2 September 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 2 – 5 | Indonesia |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
v 
India
| 5 September 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 0 – 2 | India | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
v 
Japan
| 8 September 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 2 – 3 | Japan | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
v 
New Zealand
| 10 September 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
v United Arab Emirates
| 12 September 1981 | Malaysia | 0 – 1 | United Arab Emirates | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Friendly
United Arab Emirates v India
| 26 October 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 2 – 0 | India | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Friendly
United Arab Emirates v India
| 28 October 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 3 – 1 | India | Sharjah, UAE |
Friendly
United Arab Emirates v 
Tunisia
| 27 December 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 1 – 2 | Tunisia | Dubai, UAE |
Friendly
United Arab Emirates v Tunisia
| 29 December 1981 | United Arab Emirates | 1 – 4 | Tunisia | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
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