UAE First Division League
Football league
UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates .
As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each team. The top two sides gain promotion to the UAE Pro-League . On 29 May 2019, UAEFA announced that a UAE Second Division League to be established with smaller clubs, privately owned clubs, football academies with semi-professional teams compete for promotion to UAE Division one.[ 2] [ 3] On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase to 17 teams for the 2022–23 season. An increase of 2 teams, promoted from the UAE Second Division, and no relegation for UAE First Division clubs from the 2021–22 season, in an expansion season.[ 4]
Current teams
As of 2024-25 UAE First Division League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club
Home city
Stadium
Capacity
Al Dahra
KEZAD
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
20,000
Al Dhafra
Madinat Zayed
Al Dhafra Stadium
5,020
Al Dhaid
Dhaid
Al-Dhaid Stadium
500
Al Hamriyah
Al Hamriyah
Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
5,000
Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Hamra Stadium
2,000
Gulf FC
Dubai (Mirdif )
UIS International School
200
Dibba Club
Dibba Al Fujairah
Dibba New Stadium
9,000
Fleetwood United [ 5]
Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali Stadium
1,000
Dubai United
Dubai (Jumeirah )
Dubai British School
100
Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah
Emirates Club Stadium
5,200
Fujairah
Fujairah
Fujairah Club Stadium
10,645
Gulf United
Dubai (Al Jaddaf )
Dubai Club Stadium
7,000
Hatta
Hatta
Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium
5,000
Al-Arabi SC (UAE)
Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain Stadium
3,000
Masfout
Masfout
Masfout Club Stadium
3,000
List of champions
Source:[ 6] [ 7]
Al Khaleej was renamed in June 2017 to the match the name of the city Khorfakkan *[ 8]
Champions
Club
Winners
Winning seasons
Kalba
7
1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Khor Fakkan
6
1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Emirates
5
1977–78, 1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Baniyas
4
1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Fujairah
3
1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Al Urooba
1991–92, 2020–21 , 2023–24
Al Rams
2
1975–76, 1980–81
Al Wahda
1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
1982–83, 1987–88
Al Shaab 1
1992–93, 1997–98
Al Dhafra
2001–02, 2006–07
Ajman
2010–11, 2016–17
Dibba Al Fujairah
2014–15, 2021–22
Hatta
2015–16 , 2022–23
Al Shabab 1
1
1974–75
Ras Al Khaimah
1986–87
Sharjah
1999–00
Dubai 1
2003–04
1 Club no longer exists.
City / Area
Titles
Clubs
Winning seasons
Abu Dhabi
8
Baniyas
(4): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Al Wahda
(2): 1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
(2): 1982–83, 1987–88
Kalba
7
Kalba
(7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Ras Al Khaimah
6
Emirates
(5): 1977–78,1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Ras Al Khaimah
(1): 1986–87
Khor Fakkan
Khor Fakkan
(6): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Fujairah
3
Fujairah
(3): 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Sharjah
Al Shaab
(2): 1992–93, 1997–98
Sharjah
(1): 1999–00
Qidfa / Mirbah
Al Urooba
(3): 1991–92, 2020–21 , 2023–24
Dubai
2
Al Shabab
(1): 1974–75
Dubai
(1): 2003–04
Ar-Rams
Al Rams
(2): 1975–76, 1980–81
Madinat Zayed
Al Dhafra
(2): 2001–02, 2006–07
Ajman
Ajman
(2): 2010–11, 2016–17
Dibba Al-Fujairah
Dibba Al Fujairah
(2): 2014–15, 2021–22
Hatta
Hatta
(2): 2015–16 , 2022–23
Emirates
Titles
Clubs
Winning seasons
Sharjah
16
Kalba
(7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Khor Fakkan
(6): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Sharjah
(3): 1999–00, 1992–93, 1997–98
Abu Dhabi
10
Baniyas
(4): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Al Wahda
(2): 1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
(2): 1982–83, 1987–88
Al Dhafra
(2): 2001–02, 2006–07
Ras Al Khaimah
8
Emirates
(5): 1977–78,1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Al Rams
(2): 1975–76, 1980–81
Ras Al Khaimah
(1): 1986–87
Fujairah
Fujairah
(3): 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Al Urooba
(3): 1991–92, 2020–21 , 2023–24
Dibba Al-Fujairah
(2): 2014–15, 2021–22
Dubai
4
Hatta
(2): 2015–16 , 2022–23
Al Shabab
(1): 1974–75
Dubai
(1): 2003–04
Ajman
2
Ajman
(2): 2010–11, 2016–17
Top scorers
References
External links
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