2020–21 UAE Pro League
Appearance
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 3 September 2020 – TBD |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → |
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 | Ayman Elramady | Rashed Malallah | Hummel | Ajman Bank |
Al Ain | Pedro Emanuel | Ismail Ahmed | Nike | First Gulf Bank |
Al Dhafra | Vuk Rašović | Ahmed Ali | Adidas | Ruwais |
Al Jazira | Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Adidas | Healthpoint |
Al Nasr | Krunoslav Jurčić | Álvaro Negredo | Nike | Emirates NBD |
Al Wahda | Manuel Jiménez | Ismail Matar | Adidas | Cadillac |
Al Wasl | Laurențiu Reghecampf | Lima | New Balance | Emaar |
Baniyas | Daniel Isaila | Fawaz Awana | Adidas | Secure Engineering |
Fujairah | Fabio Viviani | Hilal Saeed | Nike | Asas |
Hatta | Christos Kontis | Mahmoud Hassan | Macron | |
Kalba | Jorge Da Silva | Mansor Abbas | Erreà | Unknown |
Khor Fakkan | Goran Tufegdžić | Saif Mohammed | Adidas | Khor Fakkan Beach Resort |
Shabab Al Ahli | Gerard Zaragoza | Majed Naser | Nike | Nakheel |
Sharjah | Abdulaziz Mohamed | 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.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baniyas | Winfried Schäfer | 1 June 2020 | End of contract | Pre-season | 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
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
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 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
2 | Dubai | 4 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta |
3 | Sharjah | 3 | Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan |
4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
Fujairah | Fujairah |
References
- ^ "New UAE football season to kick off September 3: UAE Pro League". ENA. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Bani Yas name Isaila as new coach; Sharjah to retain Anbari". Gulf Today. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Article (15) P.50 of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF) (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 27 August 2019.