2011–12 UAE Pro League
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ain 10th title |
| Relegated | Emirates Club Al Sharjah |
| Champions League | Al Ain Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Shabab |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 449 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Asamoah Gyan (22) |
| Biggest home win | Al Jazira 5–0 Al Sharjah |
| Biggest away win | Emirates Club 1–5 Al Shabab Al Wasl 2–6 Al Ahli Al Jazira 1–5 Al-Nasr |
| Highest scoring | Al Sharjah 4–5 Al-Nasr (9 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 21,455 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The 2011–12 Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.
Al Jazira was the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A.[1] The campaign began on 15 October 2011[2] and finished on 27 May 2012.
Teams
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.[1]
Stadia and locations
Dubai
Ajman
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Sharjah
Ras al-Khaimah
Locations of teams in the 2011–12 UAE Pro-League
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashid Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
| Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Nasr | Dubai | Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 18,000 |
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 10,000 |
| Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers' Club Stadium | 6,500 |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 9,570 |
| Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,000 |
Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2011–12 campaign.
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wasl |  Khalifa Mubarak
|
Caretaker role ended[3] |  Diego Maradona
|
| Al Jazira |  Abel Braga
|
Contract finished |  Franky Vercauteren[4]
|
| Al Ain | Alexandre Gallo
|
Contract finished[5] |  Cosmin Olăroiu
|
| Baniyas | Mahdi Ali[6]
|
Caretaker role ended | Jorvan Vieira
|
| Al Ahli | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki
|
Caretaker role ended[7] |  Ivan Hašek[8]
|
| Sharjah |  Carlos Azenha
|
Resigned before season started[9] | Valeriu Tiţa[10]
|
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Néstor Clausen
|
Resigned |  Umberto Barberis
|
| Dubai | Umberto Barberis
|
Caretaker role ended | Ion Marin[11]
|
| Baniyas | Jorvan Vieira
|
Sacked | Salem Al-Orfi
|
| Al Ahli | Ivan Hašek
|
Sacked |  Quique Sánchez Flores
|
| Baniyas | Salem Al-Orfi
|
Sacked | Gabriel Calderón[12]
|
| Dubai | Ion Marin
|
Sacked [13] | Pierre-André Schürmann
|
| Dubai | Pierre-André Schürmann
|
Caretaker role ended |  Ayman El Ramady
|
| Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa
|
Sacked[14] | Jorvan Vieira
|
| Sharjah | Jorvan Vieira
|
Sacked[15] | Valeriu Tiţa
|
| Al Jazira | Franky Vercauteren
|
Sacked[16] | Caio Junior
|
| Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa
|
Sacked[17] | Abdulmajeed Al Nimr
|
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.
- ^1 Richard Porta has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ain (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 55 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Al Nasr | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 41 | 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 3 | Al Shabab | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a] |
| 5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 34 | |
| 6 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Ajman | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 31 | |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 26 | |
| 9 | Baniyas | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 24 | 2012–13 GCC Champions League |
| 10 | Dubai Club | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 | |
| 11 | Emirates Club (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 17 | Promotion/relegation Stage |
| 12 | Sharjah (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup
Results
Goalscorers
- 22 goals
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
Mark Bresciano (Al Nasr)
Baré (Al-Jazira)- Edinho (Sharjah)
- Marcelinho (Sharjah)
Modibo Diarra (Emirates)
Source: official site:[18]
See also
- List of United Arab Emirates football transfers summer 2011
- 2011–12 UAE President's Cup
- 2011–12 Etisalat Emirates Cup
References
- ^ a b "Emirates and Ajman to the Pro-League". ufl.ae. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "The UFL Board of Directors approved the agenda of the next season 2011-2012". ufl.ae. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Maradona Confirmed as Al Wasl Coach Football legend to start his managerial role from next season". UFL. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Vercauteren asked to delay UAE switch to Al Jazira". The National. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Al Ain announce officially signing with Cosmin Olaroiu". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Ali defends his record as Baniyas coach". UFL. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Al Ahli focus on quality coach". The National. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Al Ahli appoint Ivan Hasek as new coach
- ^ "Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah". The National. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "Sharjah plug their coach gap with Romanian". The National. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Pro League club Dubai unveil Ion Marin as new coach". The National. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Pro League: Baniyas appoint Calderon". The National. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Pierre-Andre Schurmann to become Dubai's fourth manager of the season". The National. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Viera: Sincere respect to Dubai". Pro League. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Pro League news: Bobby Zamora turned down Al Jazira". The National. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time". The National. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ "Goals: 2011-2012". Etisalat Pro-League Statistics. Pro League. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
External links
- Pro League Official Website
- Football Association The UAE Football Association