The 2016–17
UAE Pro League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of top-level football in the
United Arab Emirates
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.
Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season.
Al-Jazira won its second title on 29 April 2017 after defeating
Hatta 5-0.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from
AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
*Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
*Players in ''italics'' were out of squad or left club within the season, after pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Caio Canedo has
East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
Transfers
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
Source
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References
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UAE
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