| Year |
City |
Sport |
Event |
| 1982 |
Dubai |
Football |
6th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 1984 |
Sharjah |
Cricket |
1984 Asia Cup |
| 1985 |
Abu Dhabi |
Football |
1985 AFC Youth Championship |
| 1989 |
Dubai |
Volleyball |
1989 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship |
| 1990 |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Football |
1990 AFC U-16 Championship |
| 1991 |
Dubai |
Football |
1991 Arab Cup Winners' Cup |
| 1992 |
Dubai |
Football |
1992 AFC Youth Championship |
| 1994 |
Dubai |
Football |
12th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 1995 |
Sharjah |
Cricket |
1995 Asia Cup |
| 1996 |
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai |
Football |
1996 AFC Asian Cup |
| Dubai |
Handball |
1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship |
| 2000 |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Cricket |
2000 ACC Trophy |
| 2001 |
Dubai |
Basketball |
2001 ABC Champions Cup |
| 2002 |
Dubai |
Football |
2002 AFC U-17 Championship |
| 2003 |
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Sharjah |
Football |
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship |
| 2004 |
Sharjah |
Basketball |
2004 FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Cricket |
2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge |
| 2005 |
Dubai |
Weightlifting |
2005 Asian Weightlifting Championships |
| 2006 |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Rugby union |
2006 Under 19 Rugby World Championship |
| 2007 |
Dubai |
Football |
18th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2008 |
Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2008 Arab Cup |
| 2009 |
Dubai |
Volleyball |
2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship |
| Dubai |
Beach soccer |
2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
| Dubai |
Football |
2009 GCC U-17 Championship |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2009 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Dubai |
Rugby sevens |
2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| 2010 |
Abu Dhabi |
Handball |
2010 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship |
| 2011 |
Al Ain |
Athletics |
2011 Arab Athletics Championships |
| Abu Dhabi |
Judo |
2011 Asian Judo Championships |
| Dubai |
Rugby union |
2011 Emirates Cup of Nations |
| Abu Dhabi |
Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup 2011 |
| 2012 |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Cricket |
2012 ACC Trophy Elite |
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah |
Football |
2012 AFC U-19 Championship |
| Dubai |
Rugby union |
2011 Emirates Cup of Nations |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2012 Gulf Ice Hockey Championship |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification |
| 2013 |
Dubai |
Karate |
2013 Asian Karate Championships |
| Dubai |
Volleyball |
2013 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship |
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah |
Football |
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2014 |
Dubai |
Basketball |
2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2014 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Dubai |
Weightlifting |
2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships |
Dubai
Sharjah |
Cricket |
2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup |
| 2015 |
Dubai |
Volleyball |
2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship |
| 2016 |
Dubai |
Athletics |
IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship 2016 |
| 2017 |
Abu Dhabi
Dubai |
Cricket |
2017 Desert T20 Challenge |
| 2018 |
Abu Dhabi
Dubai |
Cricket |
2018 Asia Cup |
| 2019 |
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Dubai
Sharjah |
Football |
2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2019 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia |
| Abu Dhabi |
Ice hockey |
2019 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I |
Abu Dhabi
Dubai |
Cricket |
2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier |
| Upcoming |
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City |
Sport |
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