2010–11 UAE Pro League
Season | 2010–11 |
---|---|
Champions | Al Jazira 1st title |
Relegated | Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 425 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | André Senghor (16) |
Biggest home win | Al Wahda 6–1 Al Sharjah (15 May 2011)[1] Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Biggest away win | Sharjah 3–5 Bani Yas (13 December 2010)[3][4] |
Highest scoring | Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Highest attendance | 36,241 Al Jazira – Dubai |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
The 2010–11 UAE Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al-Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[5]
After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011.[6] Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[7]
Teams
Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashed Stadium | 18,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira 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 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Bani Yas Stadium | 6,000 |
Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers Club Stadium | 6,500 |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium | 3,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
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
Pre-season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Al Ain | Vacant | Appointed on permanent role[8] | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki |
Al Wasl | Alexandre Guimarães | Contract not renewed[9] | Sérgio Farias |
Al Ahli | Vacant | New arrival[10] | David O'Leary |
Al Wahda | Josef Hickersberger | Contract not renewed[11] | László Bölöni |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Al Wahda | László Bölöni | Sacked[12] | Tite[13] |
Al Wahda | Tite | Resigned[14] | Josef Hickersberger[15] |
Al Dhafra | Michel Decastel | Sacked[16] | Alexandre Guimarães |
Al Nasr | Helio dos Anjos | Sacked[16] | Eid Baroot (caretaker) |
Dubai | Ayman El Ramadi | Sacked[16] | Junior dos Santos |
Al Ain | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki | Sacked[17] | Alexandre Gallo |
Al Nasr | Eid Baroot | Full-time coach appointed | Walter Zenga |
Al Ahli | David O'Leary | Sacked[18] | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki |
Al Wasl | Sérgio Farias | Sacked[19] | Khalifa Mubarak |
Baniyas | Lotfi Benzarti | Sacked[20] | Mahdi Ali |
Al Sharjah | Manuel Cajuda | Sacked[21] | Abdul Majid |
Foreign players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former player(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Ahli | Pinga | Fabio Cannavaro | Karim El Ahmadi | Aristide Bancé | |
Al Jazira | Matías Delgado | Baré | Ricardo Oliveira | Ibrahim Diaky | Antonin Koutouan |
Al Ain | Elias | Brahima Keita | Jumaa Saeed | Valentin Badea | José Sand André Dias |
Al Wahda | Fernando Baiano | Hugo | Magrão | Modibo Diarra | |
Al Shabab | Júlio César | Ciel | Carlos Villanueva | Lamine Diarra | |
Al Wasl | Alexandre Oliveira | Alex Pires | Mohammed Al-Balushi | Francisco Yeste | |
Al Nasr | Careca | Léo Lima | Ismaël Bangoura | Carlos Tenorio | |
Al Dhafra | Filipe Machado | Boris Kabi | Abass Lawal | Toufik Zerara Mohamed Berrabeh | |
Al Sharjah | Gustavo | Marcelinho | Robinho | Marcelão | |
Baniyas | Mustafa Karim | Rafael Uiterloo | Fawzi Bashir | André Senghor | Éder Gaúcho |
Dubai | Gil Bala | Michaël N'dri | Aboubacar Camara | Rachid Tiberkanine | Mounir Diane Yazid Kaïssi |
Ittihad Kalba | Abdulla Baba Fatadi | Kanú | Grégory Dufrennes | Simon Feindouno | Moustapha Dabo Khadim Diouf |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Jazira (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 53 | 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Baniyas | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 41 | |
3 | Al Nasr | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 35 | |
4 | Al Shabab | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 34 | 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a] |
5 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 31 | 2012 GCC Champions League |
6 | Al Wasl | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | |
7 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Dubai Club | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 26 | |
10 | Al Ain | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
11 | Ittihad Kalba (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to UAE Division 2 Group A |
12 | Al-Dhafra (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Since Al-Jazira also won the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goal(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | André Senghor | Bani Yas | 18 |
2 | Ibrahim Diaky | Al Jazira | 12 |
Marcelinho | Al Sharjah | 12 | |
3 | |||
Grégory Dufrennes | Ittihad Kalba | 11 | |
Baré | Al Jazira | 11 | |
Boris Kabi | Al Dhafra | 11 | |
Pinga | Al Wahda | 11 | |
7 | Francisco Yeste | Al Wasl | 10 |
Ismaël Bangoura | Al Nasr | 10 | |
Júlio César | Al Shabab | 10 | |
10 | Fernando Baiano | Al Wahda | 9 |
Ricardo Oliveira | Al Jazira | 9 | |
10 | Michaël N'dri | Dubai | 8 |
Omar Abdulrahman | Al Ain | 8 |
Source: Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[permanent dead link]
Last updated:2 June 2011
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Abass Lawal for Al Dhafra against Al Ahli, 35 minutes and 19 seconds (27 August 2010).[22]
- First penalty kick of the season: 56 minutes and 44 seconds – Marcelinho (scored) for Al Sharjah against Al Jazira (2 September 2010).[23]
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes – Hugo for Al Wahda against Al Shabab (27 October 2010).[24]
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes and 47 seconds – Jumaa Abdullah for Al Jazira against Al Wasl (16 May 2011).[25]
- Widest winning margin: 6 Goals
- Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals
- André Senghor for Bani Yas against Ittihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]
- Boris Kabi for Al Dhafra against Al Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]
- Ismail Matar for Al Wahda against Ittihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]
- Hat-tricks of the season:
- André Senghor for Bani Yas against Ittihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]
- Boris Kabi for Al Dhafra against Al Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]
- Ismail Matar for Al Wahda against Ittihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season: Fabio Cannavaro for Al Ahli against Al Dhafra, 9 minutes (27 August 2010).[22]
- First red card of the season: Darwish Ahmed for Al Wasl against Al Ahli, 90 minutes (1 September 2010).[29]
- Card given at latest point in a game:
Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).[30]
Rank | Team | Games | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Nasr | 21 | 56 | 1 |
Al Jazira | 21 | 57 | 2 | |
3 | Ittihad Kalba | 21 | 58 | 1 |
4 | Al Ahli | 21 | 48 | 5 |
5 | Al Shabab | 21 | 45 | 3 |
6 | Al Ain | 21 | 44 | 2 |
7 | Al Dhafra | 21 | 39 | 3 |
Al Wasl | 21 | 39 | 6 | |
9 | Al Wahda | 21 | 42 | 2 |
10 | Al Sharjah | 21 | 32 | 6 |
11 | Bani Yas | 21 | 32 | 1 |
12 | Dubai | 21 | 29 | 1 |
Totals | 521 | 33 |
Source: Yellow Cards[permanent dead link], Red Cards[permanent dead link]
Last updated: 2 June 2011
Average attendance
Source:[31]
- Al-Jazira 15,922[32]
- Al-Wasl 3,240
- Al-Ain FC 4,950
- Al Wahda FC 3,608
- Al-Ahli 2,513
- Baniyas 2,317
- Al-Nasr 1,703
- Al-Shabab 1,065
- Sharjah 1,501
- Al-Dhafra 802
- Dubai CSC 900
- Kalba 659
See also
References
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External links
- UFL Official Website
- Football Association The UAE Football Association