UAE First Division League is the second tier of
football
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league competition in the
United Arab Emirates.
As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away
round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each team. 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, privately owned clubs, football academies with semi-professional teams compete for promotion to UAE Division one. On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase to 17 teams for the 2022–23 season. An increase of 2 teams, promoted from the UAE Second Division, and no relegation for UAE First Division clubs from the 2021–22 season, in an
expansion
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season.
Current teams
:''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
List of champions
Source:
* 1974–75:
Al-Shabab
* 1975–76:
Al Rams
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* 1976–77:
Al-Wahda
* 1977–78:
Oman Club
* 1978–79:
Khor Fakkan Club
* 1979–80:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 1980–81:
Al Rams
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* 1981–82:
Al Khaleej
* 1982–83:
Al-Jazira
* 1983–84:
Al Qadsia Club
* 1984–85:
Al-Wahda
* 1985–86:
Fujairah
* 1986–87:
Ras Al Khaima
* 1987–88:
Al-Jazira
* 1988–89:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 1989–90:
Fujairah
* 1990–91: Not completed due to
Gulf War
* 1991–92:
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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* 1992–93:
Al-Shaab
* 1993–94:
Al Khaleej
* 1994–95:
Baniyas
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It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
* 1995–96:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 1996–97:
Emirates
* 1997–98:
Al-Shaab
* 1998–99:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 1999–00:
Sharjah
* 2000–01:
Al Khaleej
* 2001–02:
Al-Dhafra
* 2002–03:
Emirates
* 2003–04:
Dubai
* 2004–05:
Baniyas
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It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
* 2005–06:
Fujairah
* 2006–07:
Al-Dhafra
* 2007–08:
Al Khaleej
* 2008–09:
Baniyas
Baniyas ( ar, بَانِيَاس ') is a Mediterranean coastal city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located south of Latakia (ancient Laodicea) and north of Tartous (ancient Tortosa).
It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
* 2009–10:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 2010–11:
Ajman
* 2011–12:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 2012–13:
Emirates
* 2013–14:
Ittihad Kalba
Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم) is a football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates.
History
Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and ''(Al Rooba)'' merged w ...
* 2014–15:
Dibba Al-Fujairah
*
2015–16:
Hatta
*
2016–17:
Ajman
*
2017–18:
Baniyas
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It is known for its citrus fruit orchards an ...
*
2018–19:
Khor Fakkan
*
2019–20: Not completed due to
COVID-19 pandemic
*
2020–21:
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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*
2021–22:
Dibba Al Fujairah
Al Khaleej was renamed in June 2017 to the match the name of the city
Khorfakkan
Khor Fakkan ( ar, خَوْر فَكَّان, Khawr Fakkān) is a city and exclave of the Emirate of Sharjah, located on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facing the Gulf of Oman, and geographically surrounded by the Emirate of Fuja ...
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Champions
Performance by club
1 Club no longer exists.
Performance by city
Performance by emirates
Top scorers
*1999–2000:
Razzaq Farhan (42 goals)
*2007–08:
Modibo Kane Diarra Modibo or more correctlyMoodibbo in Fula or Fulfulde Orthography is a given name in some Fulɓe or Fulani regions, while in some regions it's used as a form of respect which means a learned scholar. Others are named moodibbo after one's parents or g ...
(44 goals) (Record)
*2008–09:
Nabil Daoudi
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** ...
(36 goals)
*2009–10:
Michaël N'dri (10 goals)
*2010–11:
Patrick Fabiano
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(19 goals)
*2011–12:
Makhete Diop (29 goals)
*2012–13:
Modibo Kane Diarra Modibo or more correctlyMoodibbo in Fula or Fulfulde Orthography is a given name in some Fulɓe or Fulani regions, while in some regions it's used as a form of respect which means a learned scholar. Others are named moodibbo after one's parents or g ...
(24 goals)
*2013–14:
Modibo Kane Diarra Modibo or more correctlyMoodibbo in Fula or Fulfulde Orthography is a given name in some Fulɓe or Fulani regions, while in some regions it's used as a form of respect which means a learned scholar. Others are named moodibbo after one's parents or g ...
(27 goals)
*2014–15:
Michaël N'dri (24 goals)
*2015–16:
Tássio Maia dos Santos
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Career
On 20 February 2011, Tássio joined for South Korean club Busan I'Park. Busan released him on 8 June 2011.
On 27 June 2012 ...
(17 goals)
*2016–17:
Adeílson Pereira de Mello (23 goals)
*2017–18:
Marcus Vinícius Araujo Silva Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
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(21 goals)
*2018–19:
Vinícius Lopes (16 goals)
*2019–20:
Alexssander azeredo Vinícius Lopes (11 goals)
*2020–21:
Diogo Acosta
Diogo da Silva Farias also known as Diogo Acosta (born 13 June 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Emirates as a forward.
Career
Incheon United signed him in January 2013. During the 2013 season, he has scored 7 goals in 32 games. He r ...
(20 goals)
*2021–22:
Diogo Acosta
Diogo da Silva Farias also known as Diogo Acosta (born 13 June 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Emirates as a forward.
Career
Incheon United signed him in January 2013. During the 2013 season, he has scored 7 goals in 32 games. He r ...
(27 goals)
References
External links
UAE FA Official website
{{AFC second leagues
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Second level football leagues in Asia