2021–22 UAE Division One is the 45th

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season. This seasons will expand the league from 11 to 15 teams due to the inclusion of

UAE Second Division League UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established ...

teams who were recently promoted into the league.

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated from

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Fujairah Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...

* Hatta Promoted from UAE Division 2 * Abtal Al Khaleej *

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Joined *

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From Division 1

Promoted to

Al Urooba Al Urooba Club ( ar, نادي العروبة الرياضي الثقافي) is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in the city of Mirbah and Qidfa, Fujairah. The club currently plays in the UAE First Division League. ...

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Stadia and locations

:''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two 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

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top Scorers

''As of 29 April 2022''

Number of teams by Emirates

References

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2021–22 in Emirati football