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UAE Pro League
Season2020–21
Dates3 September 2020 – TBD

The 2020–21 UAE Pro League will be the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League following the cancellation of the previous season, no team changes occurred due to the previous season declared as void in UAE football.[1]

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 25,965
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai City (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium 15,058
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium 12,201
Al Wasl Dubai City (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium 8,439
Baniyas Abu Dhabi City (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium 10,000
Fujairah Fujairah City Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 7,500
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai City (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 12,052
Sharjah Sharjah City Sharjah Stadium 20,000

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
Ajman Egypt Ayman Elramady United Arab Emirates Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank
Al Ain Portugal Pedro Emanuel United Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed Nike First Gulf Bank
Al Dhafra Serbia Vuk Rašović United Arab Emirates Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais
Al Jazira Netherlands Marcel Keizer United Arab Emirates Ali Khasif Adidas Healthpoint
Al Nasr Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić Spain Álvaro Negredo Nike Emirates NBD
Al Wahda Spain Manuel Jiménez United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Adidas Cadillac
Al Wasl Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf United Arab Emirates Lima New Balance Emaar
Baniyas Romania Daniel Isaila United Arab Emirates Fawaz Awana Adidas Secure Engineering
Fujairah Italy Fabio Viviani United Arab Emirates Hilal Saeed Nike Asas
Hatta Greece Christos Kontis United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Hassan Macron
Kalba Uruguay Jorge Da Silva United Arab Emirates Mansor Abbas Erreà Unknown
Khor Fakkan Serbia Goran Tufegdžić United Arab Emirates Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Shabab Al Ahli Spain Gerard Zaragoza United Arab Emirates Majed Naser Nike Nakheel
Sharjah United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Mohamed United Arab Emirates Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, 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.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Ajman Brazil Gustavo Vagenin Ghana William Owusu Portugal Diogo Amado
Al Ain Angola Wilson Eduardo Japan Tsukasa Shiotani Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Al Dhafra Jordan Yaseen Al-Bakhit Morocco Issam El Adoua Netherlands Mikhail Rosheuvel
Al Jazira Morocco Mourad Batna Serbia Miloš Kosanović South Africa Thulani Serero
Al Nasr Cape Verde Ryan Mendes Curaçao Brandley Kuwas Portugal Tozé
Al Wahda Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul-José M'Poku South Korea Lee Myung-joo Moldova Henrique Luvannor Slovenia Tim Matavž
Al Wasl Argentina Nicolás Oroz Brazil Neris Brazil Ronaldo Mendes Brazil Welliton
Baniyas Argentina Gastón Suárez Argentina Nicolás Giménez Brazil João Pedro Serbia Saša Ivković
Fujairah Curaçao Roly Bonevacia
Hatta Brazil Cleylton Brazil Daniel Amora Brazil Vander Vieira
Khor Fakkan Brazil Bruno Lamas Brazil Dodô Brazil Ramon Lopes Colombia Orlando Berrío
Kalba Argentina Matías Pisano Brazil Wanderson Netherlands Navarone Foor Togo Peniel Mlapa
Shabab Al Ahli Argentina Federico Cartabia Brazil Leonardo Spain Pedro Conde Uzbekistan Azizjon Ganiev
Sharjah Brazil Caio Brazil Igor Coronado Uzbekistan Otabek Shukurov

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Baniyas Germany Winfried Schäfer 1 June 2020 End of contract Pre-season Romania Daniel Isăilă[2] 27 June 2020

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Ain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Dhafra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al Jazira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al Nasr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al Wasl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Baniyas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fujairah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kalba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Khor Fakkan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Shabab Al Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to UAE First Division League
14 Sharjah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [3] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking[4] 10) draw

Results

Home \ Away AJM AIN DHA JAZ NAS WAH WAS YAS FUJ HAT KAL KHF SAD SHR
Ajman
Al Ain
Al Dhafra
Al Jazira a
Al Nasr a
Al Wahda a
Al Wasl a
Baniyas
Fujairah
Hatta
Kalba a
Khor Fakkan a
Shabab Al Ahli
Sharjah
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AGLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.


Seasonal Statistics

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round
Relegation to UAE First Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: UAEproleague

Number of teams by Emirates

Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 5 Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra
2 Emirate of Dubai Dubai 4 Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta
3 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 3 Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan
4 Emirate of Ajman Ajman 1 Ajman
 Fujairah Fujairah

References

  1. ^ "New UAE football season to kick off September 3: UAE Pro League". ENA. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Bani Yas name Isaila as new coach; Sharjah to retain Anbari". Gulf Today. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Article (15) P.50 of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF) (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 27 August 2019.