2016–17 UAE Pro League
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Jazira (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Baniyas Kalba |
| 2018 AFC Champions League | Al-Jazira Al-Wahda Al-Wasl Al-Ain |
| 2017 FIFA Club World Cup | Al-Jazira |
| Matches played | 364 |
| Goals scored | 573 (1.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (33 Goals) Ali Mabkhout |
| Biggest home win | Al-Wasl 8–0 Dibba (8 December 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Sharjah 1–7 Al-Wahda (2 November 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Shabab 3–7 Al-Jazira (3 December 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 8 Matches Al-Jazira |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 Matches Al-Ain |
| Longest winless run | 11 Matches Emirates |
| Longest losing run | 7 Matches Baniyas |
| Highest attendance | Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Ahli (22,546) |
| Lowest attendance | Hatta 0–1 Al-Dhafra (450) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 UAE Pro-League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season. Al-Jazira won its 2nd title on the 29th of April 2017 after defeating Hatta 5-0.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Dubai | Al-Rashid Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,012 |
| Al-Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
| Al-Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,750 |
| Al-Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 11,073 |
| Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 11,456 |
| Al-Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 8,954 |
| Dibba Al-Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Emirates | Ras Al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,127 |
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 5,000 |
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
Transfers
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab |  Caio Junior
|
8 May 2016 | End of Contract | Pre-season |  Fred Rutten
|
11 May 2016 [20] |
| Sharjah |  Abdulaziz Al-Anbari
|
13 May 2016 | End of Contract |  Giorgos Donis
|
27 July 2016[21] | |
| Al-Wasl |  Gabriel Calderon
|
25 May 2016[22] | Sacked | Rodolfo Arruabarrena
|
6 June 2016[23] | |
| Baniyas | Abdullah Mesfer
|
5 June 2016 [24] | Mutual Consent |  Pablo Repetto
|
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| Dibba |   Theo Bucker
|
22 June 2016[25] | Left to Emirates |  Paulo Sergio
|
29 June 2016[26] | |
| Emirates | Paulo Comelli
|
31 May 2016 [27] | Mutual Consent | Theo Bucker
|
22 June 2016 | |
| Al-Sharjah | Paulo Bonamigo
|
27 July 2016 | Sacked | Giorgos Donis
|
27 July 2016 | |
| Kalba |  Mourad Okbi
|
28 Aug 2016 | Mutual Consent |  Fabio Viviani
|
28 Aug 2016 | |
| Baniyas | Pablo Repetto
|
22 October 2016 | Sacked | 12th | José Manuel Gomes
|
23 October 2016 |
| Al-Nasr |  Ivan Jovanović
|
31 October 2016 | Sacked | 8th |  Dan Petrescu
|
31 October 2016 |
| Sharjah | Giorgos Donis
|
1 January 2017 [28] | Mutual Consent | 10th | José Peseiro
|
2 January 2017 [29] |
League table
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Results
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Statistics
Top scorers
- As of matches played 13 May 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Mabkhout
|
Al Jazira | 33 |
| 2 | Fábio Lima
|
Al Wasl | 25 |
| 3 |  Makhete Diop
|
Al-Ahli | 21 |
| 4 | Sebastián Tagliabué
|
Al-Wahda | 19 |
| 5 | Caio Canedo Corrêa
|
Al-Wasl | 14 |
| 6 | Sebastián Sáez
|
Emirates | 13 |
| 7 | Ahmed Khalil
|
Al-Ahli | 12 |
Source: agleague.ae
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