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Football league
UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates .
As of 2019–20 the league features 11 sides who play each once for a total of 10 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the UAE Pro-League . On 29 May 2019, UAEFA announced that a UAE Second Division League to be established with smaller clubs and private universities with semi-professional teams compete for promotion to UAE Division one.[2] [3]
Current teams
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
List of Champions
Source:[4] [5]
Al Khaleej was renamed in June 2017 to the match the name of the city Khorfakkan *[6]
Champions
Performance by club
Club
Winners
Winning seasons
Kalba
7
1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Khor Fakkan
6
1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Emirates
5
1977–78, 1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Baniyas
4
1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Fujairah
3
1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Al Rams
2
1975–76, 1980–81
Al Wahda
1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
1982–83, 1987–88
Al Shaab 1
1992–93, 1997–98
Al Dhafra
2001–02, 2006–07
Ajman
2010–11, 2016–17
Al Shabab 1
1
1974–75
Ras Al Khaimah
1986–87
Al Urooba
1991–92
Sharjah
1999–00
Dubai 1
2003–04
Dibba Al Fujairah
2014–15
Hatta
2015–16
1 Club no longer exists.
Performance by city
City / Area
Titles
Clubs
Winning seasons
Abu Dhabi
8
Baniyas
(4): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Al Wahda
(2): 1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
(2): 1982–83, 1987–88
Kalba
7
Kalba
(7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
RAK City
6
Emirates
(5): 1977–78,1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Ras Al Khaimah
(1): 1986–87
Khor Fakkan
Khor Fakkan
(6): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Fujairah
3
Fujairah
(3): 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Sharjah
Al Shaab
(2): 1992–93, 1997–98
Sharjah
(1): 1999–00
Dubai
2
Al Shabab
(1): 1974–75
Dubai
(1): 2003–04
Ar-Rams
Al Rams
(2): 1975–76, 1980–81
Madinat Zayed
Al Dhafra
(2): 2001–02, 2006–07
Ajman
Ajman
(2): 2010–11, 2016–17
Hatta
1
Hatta
(1): 2015–16
Qidfa
Al Urooba
(1): 1991–92
Dibba Al-Fujairah
Dibba Al-Fujairah
(1): 2014–15
Performance by emirates
Emirates
Titles
Clubs
Winning seasons
Sharjah
16
Kalba
(7): 1979–80, 1988–89, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14
Khor Fakkan
(6): 1978–79, 1981–82, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018–19
Sharjah
(3): 1999–00, 1992–93, 1997–98
Abu Dhabi
10
Baniyas
(4): 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
Al Wahda
(2): 1976–77, 1984–85
Al Jazira
(2): 1982–83, 1987–88
Al Dhafra
(2): 2001–02, 2006–07
Ras Al Khaimah
8
Emirates
(5): 1977–78,1983–84,1996–97, 2002–03, 2012–13
Al Rams
(2): 1975–76, 1980–81
Ras Al Khaimah
(1): 1986–87
Fujairah
5
Fujairah
(3): 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
Al Urooba
(1): 1991–92
Dibba Al-Fujairah
(1): 2014–15
Dubai
3
Al Shabab
(1): 1974–75
Dubai
(1): 2003–04
Hatta
(1): 2015–16
Ajman
2
Ajman
(2): 2010–11, 2016–17
References
National teams League system Domestic cups International Competitions