2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁I CC ' s ▁headquarters ▁have ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁Dub ai . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁emer ging ▁One ▁Day ▁International ▁( O DI ) ▁teams , ▁the ▁U AE ▁won ▁the ▁A CC ▁Tro phy ▁on ▁four ▁consecutive ▁occasions ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁were ▁run ners - up ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁times ▁the ▁tournament ▁has ▁been ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁I CC ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁O D Is ▁that ▁year , ▁later ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Other ▁O DI ▁matches ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Asia ▁Cu ps . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifier , ▁the ▁U AE ▁placed ▁second ▁behind ▁Scotland , ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁gain ing ▁O DI ▁status ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁U AE ▁made ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁I CC ▁World ▁Tw enty 2 0 . ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁I CC ▁T 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifier ▁as ▁hosts . ▁Following ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cr icket ▁League