2018–19 UAE Pro League
Season | 2018–19 |
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Matches played | 35 |
Goals scored | 135 (3.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Welliton (7) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 UAE Pro League will be the 44th edition with Al Ain being the defending champions after winning their 13th title last year. Both Baniyas and Kalba returned to the pro league after getting relegated back at 2017. After losing Al Shabab and Dubai last season the league has been reduced to 12 teams. This year they needed to get back to 14 teams so they held a relegation play off between bottom two teams of last year and the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the 2nd division.
Team Changes
To Division 1
Relegated to UAE Division 1
From Division 1
Promoted to UAE Pro League
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al-Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
Al-Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al-Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al-Nasr | Dubai (Bur Dubai) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,000 |
Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al-Wasl | Dubai (Bur Dubai) | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 10,000 |
Dibba Al-Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,200 |
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 18,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 11,073 |
Number of teams by Emirates
Rank | Emirate | Number of teams | Teams |
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1 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain,Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas, Al Dhafra |
2 | Dubai | 3 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, Al Nasr, Al Wasl |
3 | Sharjah | 2 | Sharjah, Kalba |
3 | Fujairah | 2 | Dibba Al Fujairah, Fujairah |
4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
4 | Ras al-Khaimah | 1 | Emirates |
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.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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Ajman | Ayman Elramady | Rashed Malallah | Hummel | Ajman Bank |
Al-Ain | Zoran Mamić | Ismail Ahmed | Nike | First Gulf Bank |
Al-Dhafra | Vuk Rašović | Ahmed Ali | Adidas | Ruwais |
Al-Jazira | Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Adidas | IPIC |
Al-Nasr | Ivan Jovanović | Ahmed Al-Yassi | Nike | Emirates NBD Dubai Silicon Oasis |
Al-Wahda | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Ismail Matar | Adidas | Cadillac |
Al-Wasl | Gustavo Quinteros | Caio | New Balance | Emaar |
Baniyas | Krunoslav Jurčić | Yousif Jaber | Adidas | Secure Engineering |
Dibba Al-Fujairah | Paulo Comelli | Driss Fettouhi | uhlsport | |
Emirates | Jalal Qaderi | Ahmed Al-Shaji | uhlsport | Al Naeem City Center |
Fujairah | Ivan Hašek | Hilal Saeed | Nike | Al Khaleej Times |
Kalba | Fabio Viviani | Mansor Abbas | Erreà | |
Shabab Al-Ahli | José Luis Sierra | Majed Naser | Nike | Nakheel |
Sharjah | Abdulaziz Mohamed | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | Saif Zone |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Fujairah | Diego Maradona[1] | 28 April 2018 | Fired | Pre-season | Ivan Hašek | 29 May 2018 |
Al Jazira | Henk ten Cate[2] | 17 May 2018 | End of Contract | Marcel Keizer | 2 June 2018 | |
Al Wasl | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | 30 June 2018 | Gustavo Quinteros | 12 May 2018 | ||
Al Dhafra | Gjoko Hadžievski | 30 June 2018 | Vuk Rašović | 20 May 2018 | ||
Baniyas | Goran Tufegdzic | 30 May 2018 | Krunoslav Jurčić | 28 May 2018 | ||
Shabab Al-Ahli | Mahdi Ali | 30 May 2018 | José Luis Sierra | 28 May 2018 | ||
Emirates | Nizar Mahrous | 30 May 2018 | Jalal Qaderi | 28 May 2018 | ||
Kalba | Jorvan Vieira[3] | 4 September 2018 | Sacked | 13th | Fabio Viviani | 2 September 2018 |
Foreign players
All teams could register foreign players as many as possible but could only use four on the field each game.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
League table
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Results
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