UAE Pro League

UAE Pro League
Organising body	Pro League Committee
Founded	1973; 53 years ago
Country	United Arab Emirates (UAE FA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Number of clubs	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	First Division League
Domestic cup(s)	UAE President's Cup; UAE Super Cup; UAE FA Cup
League cup	UAE League Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Champions League Elite; AFC Champions League Two
Current champions	Al Ain (15th title) ; (2025–26)
Most championships	Al Ain (15 titles)
Top scorer	Ali Mabkhout (226 goals)
Broadcaster(s)	Abu Dhabi Sports; Dubai Sports; Sharjah Sports; Majid Sports
Website	uaeproleague.ae
	Current: 2026–27 UAE Pro League

The UAE Pro League (Arabic: دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), also known as the ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the highest level of the Emirati football league system.

The first team to win the title was Al Orouba (Sharjah), whilst Al Ain has the record with 15 league titles to their name. Fourteen clubs compete in the league that operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the First Division League.

The League was founded in 1973 as the UAE Football League. The first 1973–74 season was a "trial" championship but was declared official by the UAE FA in 2001. In February 2007, the Pro League Committee was formed, and became the organising body of the league.

Name change

Starting from the 2006–07 season the name was changed from UAE League to Etisalat League. And since the 2013–14 season, the name was changed from Etisalat Pro League to Arabian Gulf League, which was named after the Arabian Gulf as per the chairman of Pro League Committee. However, the name change has been viewed as a revival of the Persian Gulf naming dispute with Iran accusing the United Arab Emirates of bigotry, and the Iranian Football Federation barring the transfer of Javad Nekounam to a UAE club. After about four months of the name change a 70 million AED one-year renewable partnership deal was announced with Arabian Gulf Development to be named Official Title Partner. On 8 August, the Pro League signed a new partnership deal with ADNOC worth 80 million AED, from the start of the 2021–22 season, the league was renamed to the UAE's ADNOC Pro League.

Ranking

As of 26 May 2024

Ranking				Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	Club points								Total	2025–26 Competition
2023–24	2022	Mvmt	Region	Member association (L: League, C: Cup, LC: League cup)	2015 (×0.3)	2016 (×0.4)	2017 (×0.5)	2018 (×0.6)	2019 (×0.7)	2021 (×0.8)	2022 (×0.9)	2023–24 (×1.0)	Total	ACL Elite	ACL Two	Challenge
1	1	—	W 1	Saudi Arabia (L, C)	15.250	9.500	18.600	10.000	26.350	20.950	19.075	27.100	103.148	3+0	1+0	0
2	2	—	E 1	Japan (L, C, LC)	15.250	10.500	21.850	13.850	21.800	17.875	20.088	21.350	96.999	3+0	1+0	0
3	3	—	E 2	South Korea (L, C)	16.750	20.750	9.950	18.350	13.600	22.750	15.800	22.350	93.600	2+1	1+0	0
4	6	+2	W 2	United Arab Emirates (L, C)	25.000	18.000	11.350	8.100	7.633	14.400	8.083	24.000	73.373	2+1	1+0	0

Clubs

Member clubs (2025–26)

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Club	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Ajman	Ajman	Ajman Stadium	5,537
Al Ain	Al-Ain	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium	22,965
Al Bataeh	Al Bataeh	Al Bataeh Stadium	2,000
Al Dhafra	Madinat Zayed	Al Dhafra Stadium	5,020
Al Jazira	Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)	Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium	42,056
Al Nasr	Dubai (Oud Metha)	Al-Maktoum Stadium	15,058
Al Wahda	Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)	Al Nahyan Stadium	12,201
Al Wasl	Dubai (Zabeel)	Zabeel Stadium	8,439
Baniyas	Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha)	Baniyas Stadium	10,000
Dibba Al Fujairah	Dibba Al Fujairah	Dibba New Stadium	9,000
Kalba	Kalba	Ittihad Kalba Stadium	8,500
Khor Fakkan	Khor Fakkan	Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium	7,500
Shabab Al Ahli	Dubai (Deira)	Rashid Stadium	12,052
Sharjah	Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	20,000

Prior to UAE League's transition to the professional era in 2008, many clubs have competed in the country's top tier division from 1973–74 to 2007–08. The below list is clubs that have competed in the UAE top-tier league since the Pro League era starting in 2008–09.

Seasons in Pro League

16 seasons: Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Nasr, Al Wahda, Al Wasl
15 seasons: Sharjah
14 seasons: Baniyas
13 seasons: Ajman, Al Dhafra
10 seasons: Emirates, Kalba
9 seasons: Al Ahli, Al Shabab
7 seasons: Shabab Al Ahli
6 seasons: Dibba Al Fujairah, Khor Fakkan
4 seasons: Al Shaab, Dubai, Fujairah, Hatta
3 seasons: Al Bataeh
2 seasons: Al Urooba
1 season: Dibba Al Hisn

Notes:

Italtics indicates that the club no longer exists
Bold indicates that the club is still competing in the UAE Pro League as of 2024–25

Managers

Name	Club	Appointed	Time in charge
Paulo Sousa	Shabab Al-Ahli	30 June 2024	2 years, 110 days
Goran Tufegdžić	Ajman	1 July 2024	2 years, 109 days
Vuk Rašović	Kalba	1 July 2024	2 years, 109 days
Farhad Majidi	Al Bataeh	13 January 2025	1 year, 278 days
Vladimir Ivić	Al Ain	4 February 2025	1 year, 256 days
Slaviša Jokanović	Al Nasr	8 June 2025	1 year, 132 days
José Morais	Al Wahda	20 June 2025	1 year, 120 days
Hassan Al Abdooli	Khor Fakkan	30 June 2025	1 year, 110 days
Željko Petrović	Al Dhafra	1 July 2025	1 year, 109 days
Marino Pušić	Al Jazira	9 September 2025	1 year, 39 days
Daniel Isăilă	Baniyas	20 September 2025	1 year, 28 days
Ciprian Panait	Dibba	28 October 2025	355 days
Mesut Meral	Al Wasl	5 November 2025	347 days
Abdulmajid Al Nimer	Sharjah	17 November 2025	335 days

List of champions

Source:

yas	No	Season	Champion	Runner up
	1	1973–74	Sharjah	Al Ahli
	2	1974–75	Al Ahli	Sharjah
	3	1975–76	Al Ahli	Al Ain
	4	1976–77	Al Ain	Sharjah
	5	1977–78	Al Nasr	Al Ain
	6	1978–79	Al Nasr	Sharjah
	7	1979–80	Al Ahli	Al Shaab
	8	1980–81	Al Ain	Al Nasr
	9	1981–82	Al Wasl	Al Ain
	10	1982–83	Al Wasl	Sharjah
	11	1983–84	Al Ain	Al Wasl
	12	1984–85	Al Wasl	Al Shaab
	13	1985–86	Al Nasr	Al Wasl
	14	1986–87	Sharjah	Al Wasl
	15	1987–88	Al Wasl	Sharjah
	16	1988–89	Sharjah	Al Wasl
	17	1989–90	Al Shabab	Al Wasl
×		1990–91	Cancelled^a
	18	1991–92	Al Wasl	Sharjah
	19	1992–93	Al Ain	Al Wasl
	20	1993–94	Sharjah	Al Ain
	21	1994–95	Al Shabab	Al Ain
	22	1995–96	Sharjah	Al Wasl
	23	1996–97	Al Wasl	Al Nasr
	24	1997–98	Al Ain	Sharjah
	25	1998–99	Al Wahda	Al Ain
	26	1999–00	Al Ain	Al Nasr
	27	2000–01	Al Wahda	Al Ahli
	28	2001–02	Al Ain	Al Jazira
	29	2002–03		Al Wahda
	30	2003–04		Al Shabab
	31	2004–05	Al Wahda	Al Ain
	32	2005–06	Al Ahli	Al Wahda
	33	2006–07	Al Wasl	Al Wahda
	34	2007–08	Al Shabab	Al Jazira
	35	2008–09	Al Ahli
	36	2009–10	Al Wahda
	37	2010–11	Al Jazira	Baniyas
	38	2011–12	Al Ain	Al Nasr
	39	2012–13	Al Ain	Al Ahli
	40	2013–14	Al Ahli	Al Wahda
	41	2014–15	Al Ain	Al Jazira
	42	2015–16	Al Ahli	Al Ain
	43	2016–17	Al Jazira	Al Wasl
	44	2017–18	Al Ain	Al Wahda
	45	2018–19	Sharjah	Shabab Al Ahli
×		2019–20	Cancelled^b
	46	2020–21	Al Jazira	Baniyas
	47	2021–22	Al Ain	Sharjah
	48	2022–23	Shabab Al Ahli	Al Ain
	49	2023–24	Al Wasl	Shabab Al Ahli
	50	2024–25	Shabab Al Ahli	Sharjah
	51	2025–26	Al Ain	Shabab Al Ahli

_Notes

_{1.^ Competition cancelled due to Gulf War}

_{2.^ Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates}

Champions

Performance by club

As of 2024, following clubs are officially allowed to wear stars while playing in the League. Each country's usage is unique and in UAE the practice is to award one star for each five titles won. The number in parentheses is for League titles won.

Club	Won	Runners-up	Winning seasons
Al Ain	15	9	1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2025–26
Shabab Al Ahli	9	6	1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2024–25
Al Wasl	8	8	1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2023–24
Sharjah	6	9	1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19
Al Wahda	4	5	1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2009–10
Al Jazira	3	5	2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
Al Nasr	3	4	1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86
Al Shabab^c	3	1	1989–90, 1994–95, 2007–08
Al Shaab^d	0	2	—
Baniyas	0	2	—

_Notes

_{1.^ Al Shabab and Dubai CSC merged into Al-Ahli to form Shabab Al Ahli in 2017.}

_{2.^ Al Shaab folded in 2017.}

Performance by city

City / Area	Titles	Clubs	Winning seasons
Dubai	23	Shabab Al-Ahli	(9): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2024–25
		Al Wasl	(8): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2023–24
		Al Nasr	(3): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86
		Al Shabab	(3): 1989–90, 1994–95, 2007–08
Al Ain	15	Al Ain	(15): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2025–26
Abu Dhabi	7	Al Wahda	(4): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2009–10
Abu Dhabi	7	Al Jazira	(3): 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
Sharjah	6	Sharjah	(6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19

Performance by emirates

Emirates	Titles	Clubs	Winning seasons
Dubai	23	Shabab Al Ahli	(9): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1979–80, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2022–23, 2024–25
		Al Wasl	(8): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2006–07, 2023–24
		Al Nasr	(3): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86
		Al Shabab	(3): 1989–90, 1994–95, 2007–08
Abu Dhabi	22	Al Ain	(15): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2021–22
		Al Wahda	(4): 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2009–10
		Al Jazira	(3): 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21
Sharjah	6	Sharjah	(6): 1973–74, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1995–96, 2018–19

Players

All-time top scorers

Source:

Rank	Name	Club	Years	Goals	Apps
1	Ali Mabkhout	Al Jazira Al Nasr	2009–	226	313
2	Sebastián Tagliabúe	Al Wahda Al Nasr Sharjah	2013–2024	184	239
3	Fahad Khamees	Al Wasl	1980–1997	175	N/a
4	Fábio Lima	Al Wasl	2014–	170	230
5	Mohammad Omar	Al Wasl Al Ain Al Jazira Al Dhafra Al Nasr Ajman	1992–2011	132
6	Adnan Al Talyani	Al Shaab	1980–1999	131	N/a
7	Abdulaziz Mohamed	Sharjah	1980–2003	128	N/a
8	Ahmed Abdullah	Al Ain	1978–1995	122	N/a
9	Youssouf Al-Atiq Hassan	Al Ahli	1988–2002	119	N/a
10	Faisal Khalil	Al Ahli Al Wasl Al Shaab	1999–2013	114	302
11	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba	Al-Ain	2019–	113	119
12	Makhete Diop	Al Dhafra Shabab Al Ahli Sharjah	2011–2018, 2021–2023	108	180
13	Asamoah Gyan	Al-Ain Al Ahli	2011–2017	101	97
14	Ismail Matar	Al Wahda	2001–2024	101	418
15	Anderson Barbosa	Sharjah Al Wasl	2003–2009	99	128
16	Caio Canedo	Al Ain Al Wasl	2014–	99	218
17	Ahmed Khalil	Al Ain Shabab Al Ahli Al Bataeh	2007–	96	273
18	Ali Thani	Sharjah	N/a	93	N/a
19	Aissa Sangour	Al Shabab	N/a	88
20	Zuhair Bakheet	Al Wasl	N/a	88
21	Saeed Al-Kass	Sharjah Al Wasl	N/a	87	N/a
22	Majid Al Owais	Al Ain	N/a	86	N/a
23	Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi	Al Wahda Al Wasl Al Jazira\|\|data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| N/a	83	N/a
24	Boris Kabi	data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| N/a	82	146
25	Nasir Khamees	Al Wasl	N/a	82	N/a
26	Ibrahim Diaky	Al Ain Al Jazira	N/a	80	N/a
27	Khalid Ismail	Al Nasr\|data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| N/a	75	N/a
28	Omar Khribin	Al Wahda Al Dhafra Shabab Al Ahli\|data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| N/a	75	117
29	André Senghor	data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| N/a	73	118
30	Caio Lucas	Al Ain Sharjah	N/a	73	169

Top scorers by season

Season	Player	Club	Goals
1973–74	Saeed Hareb AlFalahi	Al Ahli
1974–75	Suhail Salim	Al Ahli	14
1975–76	Ali Nawaz Baloch	Emirates	13
1976–77	Alfadel Santo	Al Nasr	11
1977–78	Mohieddine Habita	Al Ain	20
1978–79	Mostafa Mahrous	Al Ahli	16
1979–80	Alo Ali Mohamed	Emirates	14
1980–81	Karim Abdul Razak	Emirates	14
1981–82	Ahmed Abdullah	Al Ain	13
1982–83	Luiz Carlos	Al Nasr	12
1983–84	Ahmed Abdullah Fahad Khamees	Al Ain Al Wasl	20
1984–85	Fahad Khamees Adnan Al Talyani	Al Wasl Al Shaab	14
1985–86	Mohammed Salem	Al Wahda	16
1986–87	Adnan Al Talyani Khalil Ghanim	Al Shaab Khor Fakkan	13
1987–88	Zuhair Bakheet	Al Wasl	24
1988–89	Fahad Khamees	Al Wasl	13
1989–90	Hussain Yaslam	Baniyas	16
1990–91	Cancelled^a
1991–92	Youssouf Atiq	Al Ahli	25
1992–93	Saif Sultan	Al Ain	21
1993–94	Abdulaziz Mohamed	Sharjah	18
1994–95	Bader Jassim	Al Wahda	10
1995–96	Jassim Al Dokhi	Al Shaab	10
1996–97	Bader Jassim	Al Wahda	11
1997–98	Ali Thani	Sharjah	19
1998–99	Alboury Lah	Al Wahda	29
1999–00	Alboury Lah		18
2000–01	Mohammed Al Enazi		22
2001–02	Mohammed Al Enazi		22
2002–03	Cristián Montecinos	Dubai	19
2003–04	Ali Karimi	Al Ahli	14
2004–05	Valdir Anderson Barbosa	Al Nasr Sharjah	23
2005–06	Anderson Barbosa	Sharjah	20
2006–07	Anderson Barbosa Ali Samereh	Al Wasl Al Shaab	18
2007–08	Faisal Khalil Anderson Barbosa	Al Ahli Sharjah	16
2008–09	Fernando Baiano	Al Jazira	24
2009–10	José Sand	Al Ain	24
2010–11	André Senghor	Baniyas	18
2011–12	Asamoah Gyan	Al Ain	22
2012–13			31
2013–14			29
2014–15	Mirko Vučinić	Al Jazira	25
2015–16	Sebastián Tagliabúe	Al Wahda	25
2016–17	Ali Mabkhout	Al Jazira	33
2017–18	Marcus Berg	Al Ain	25
2018–19	Sebastián Tagliabúe	Al Wahda	27
2019–20	Kodjo Laba	Al Ain	19
2020–21	Ali Mabkhout	Al Jazira	25
2021–22	Kodjo Laba	Al Ain	26
2022–23	Kodjo Laba	Al Ain	28
2023–24	Omar Khribin	Al Wahda	18
2024–25	Kodjo Laba	Al Ain	20

Top scorers by country

Country	Players	Seasons
United Arab Emirates	17	22
Brazil	4	6
Ghana	2	4
Argentina		3
Senegal		3
Togo		4
Iran	1	1
Pakistan
Sudan
Tunisia
Chile
Montenegro
Sweden
Syria

Honours

Tournaments

Intercontinental

Club World Cup (7 appearances): 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025
- Runners-up (1): 2018 (Al Ain)
Granada City Cup (1 appearance): 2025
- Champions (1): 2025 (Al Ain)
Morocco Friendship Cup (2 appearances): 2015, 2016
- Champions (2): 2015 (Al Ain), 2016 (Shabab Al Ahli)

Continental

Asian Champions League 1 (35 appearances): 1985-86, 1990-91, 1991, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023-24, 2024-25
- Champions (2): 2002-03 (Al Ain), 2023-24 (Al Ain)
- Runners-up (3): 2005 (Al Ain), 2015 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2016 (Al Ain)
- Third Place (2): 1992-93 (Al Wasl), 1998-99 (Al Ain)
Asian Champions League 2 (13 appearances): 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2024-25
- Champions (1): 2024-25 (Sharjah)
- Runners-up (1): 1994-95 (Sharjah)

Regional

Arabian Gulf Champions League (32 appearances): 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024-25
- Champions (8): 1992 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2001 (Al Ain), 2007 (Al Jazira), 2009 (Al Wasl), 2011 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2013 (Baniyas), 2014 (Al Nasr), 2015 (Shabab Al Ahli)
- Runners-up (4): 1993 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2005 (Al Wasl), 2011 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2012 (Al Wasl)
Qatar Challenge Cup (6 appearances): 2024, 2025
- Champions (5): 2024 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2025 (Al Wahda, Al Nasr, Shabab Al Ahli, Al Wasl)
- Runners-up (1): 2024 (Sharjah)

Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Competition				Total
Club World Cup	0	1	0	1
Asian Champions League 1	2	3	2	7
Asian Champions League 2	1	1	0	2
Total	3	5	2	10

Individual

Intercontinental

Asian Footballer of the Year (1 appearance): 1990
- Third place (1): 1990 (Adnan Al-Talyani — Sharjah)

Continental

Asian Footballer of the Year (8 appearances): 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Winner (3): 2004 (Ali Karimi — Shabab Al Ahli), 2015 (Ahmed Khalil — Shabab Al Ahli), 2016 (Omar Abdulrahman — Al Ain)

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External links

Official website (in English and Arabic)

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UAE Football League	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
UAE Pro League	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Football teams in UAE
UAE Pro League	Ajman Al Ain Al Dhafra Al Jazira Al Nasr Al-Sharjah Al Wahda Al Wasl Baniyas Hatta Kalba Khor Fakkan Shabab Al-Ahli United
UAE First Division League	Al Arabi Al Bataeh Al Dhaid Al-Fujairah Al Hamriyah Al Ittifaq Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Orooba Dibba Dibba Al Hisn Dubai City Emirates Forte Virtus Gulf United Palm City
UAE Second Division League	AL-Ittihad Al Rams Arabian Falcons Baynounah Forte Virtus B Fursan Hispania Gulf United B Legentus Majd Masfout Modern Sport Nova Star Precision Rimal Al-Sahra Royal United B
UAE Third Division League	AFC ALESA Al Ain B Al-Fath Al-Hiyar Al Ittifaq B Al Jazira B Al-Shahama Al Wahda B Arabian Falcons B Circle Dragon City Desert Falcon Dubai City B Emerald Falcon Frank Fursan Hispania B Golden Star Grandos G-Reds Irish ISC Liver Madenat Maracuja Olympic Pass Pheonix United Red Castle Sama Al-Mohtarefeen Stallions Stryks TFC United Sport
Other clubs	Al Madam Al Taawon Elite Falcons Falaj Al Mualla Masafi Mleiha Ras Al Khaimah
Defunct clubs	Al Dar Al Falah Al Gharbia Al-Hazem Al Hilal Al Nujoom Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al Rimal Al Shaab Al Shabab Al Wathba Atletico Arabia Dubai Fleetwood United Green Herons Inter City HPC Laval Liwa Quattro Regional Sport Support Sporting Sporty PE Sports TFA Zamalek

v t e Football in the United Arab Emirates
UAEFA PLC
National teams	Men's national team U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's national team Men's Futsal Beach Soccer	United Arab Emirates portal
League system	Pro League First Division League Second Division League Third Division League
Domestic cups	President's Cup League Cup Federation Cup (refound) Super Cup Joint League (defunct)
International Competitions	AFC Champions League Arabian Gulf Cup Arab Club Champions Cup GCC Champions League Friendship Tournament (defunct)
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