2020–21 UAE Division 2
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Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 4 December 2020 – 10 April 2021 |
Champions | Abtal Al Khaleej (1st title) |
Promoted | Abtal Al Khaleej Dubai City |
Matches played | 175 |
Goals scored | 382 (2.18 per match) |
Biggest home win | Regional 13–0 Atletico Arabia (13 March 2021) |
Biggest away win | Atletico Arabia 0–7 Laval (4 December 2020) Liwa 0–7 Baynounah (12 February 2021) |
Highest scoring | Regional 13–0 Atletico Arabia (13 March 2021) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
2020–21 UAE Division two is the second season of newly formed third tier Emirati football league and it will be the first to be completed as the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season will feature 15 teams split into two groups, one containing 8 teams while the other containing 7.[1] This season will see an increase in teams from the previous season which only included 10 teams. This season will include the majority of last year's participants with the exception of Quattro and Al Falah who both are supposed to be promoted to the UAE First Division League but their step towards the 2nd tier league was denied due to the cancellation and difficult facilities of the clubs preventing them from climbing the UAE football pyramid.[2] Abtal Al Khaleej were crowned the champions of this season after defeating City 3–0 in the final.[3]
Stadia and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Group A
[edit]Club | Home city | Stadium |
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Al-Hilal United | Al Lisaili | The Sevens Stadium |
Al-Mooj | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium |
Atletico Arabia | Jebel Ali | JA Club Pitch |
Dubai United | Dubai (Jumeirah) | Dubai British School |
HPC | Dubai | Dubai Sports City |
Laval United | Dubai (various towns) | Various Grounds |
Regional | Abu Dhabi (Al Rowdah) | Zayed Sports City |
United Sport | Al Ain | As-hab Al-Himam Stadium |
Group B
[edit]Club | Home city | Stadium |
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Abtal Al Khaleej | Al Lisaili | The Sevens Stadium |
Al Dar College | Dubai (various towns) | Various Grounds |
Al Fursan | Al Lisaili | The Sevens Stadium |
Al Ittifaq | Dubai | Iranian Club Pitch |
Baynounah | Abu Dhabi | Armed Forces Officers Club |
Dubai City | Dubai (Al Barsha) | Kings School Al Barsha |
Liwa | Abu Dhabi | Old Baniyas Stadium |
League tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Al Hilal | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 32 | Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals |
2 | Al Mooj | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 30 | |
3 | HPC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 27[a] | |
4 | Laval | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 27[a] | |
5 | Regional | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 15 | |
6 | Dubai United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 14 | |
7 | United Sport | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 12 | |
8 | Atletico Arabia | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 68 | −63 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dubai City | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 31 | Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals |
2 | Abtal Al Khaleej | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 23 | |
3 | Al Fursan | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 22 | |
4 | Baynounah | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 | |
5 | Al Dar | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 8 | |
6 | Liwa | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 7 | |
7 | Al Ittifaq | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
1A | Al-Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
2B | Abtal Al Khaleej | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||
2B | Abtal Al Khaleej | 3 | |||||||||
1B | Dubai City | 0 | |||||||||
1B | Dubai City | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
2A | Al Mooj | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Results
[edit]Group A
[edit]Group B
[edit]Number of teams by Emirates
[edit]Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | Abtal Al Khaleej, Al Dar, Al Fursan, Al Hilal, Al Ittifaq, Atletico Arabia, Dubai City, Dubai United, HPC and Laval |
2 | ![]() |
4 | Baynounah, Liwa, Regional Sports and United Sport |
3 | ![]() |
1 | Al Mooj |
References
[edit]- ^ "قرعة متوازنة لدوري الدرجة الثانية الإماراتي" (in Arabic). 24. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "شروط تعجيزية تمنع كواترو والفلاح اللعب في الدرجة الأولى.. واتحاد الكرة يتعهد بتذليل الصعوبات" (in Arabic). emaratalyoum. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "جلف هيروز بطلاً للدرجة الثانية بتفوقه على ستي بثلاثية". Alroeya. Retrieved 10 April 2021.