UAE Arabian Gulf League
Premier Division | |
Association | UAE Football Association |
First edition | 1973 |
Teams | 14th |
master | al-Sharjah (2019) |
Record champions | al Ain Club (13 wins) |
Current season | 2019/20 |
Website | www.uaefa.ae |
Qualification for |
AFC Champions League UAE Arabian Gulf Super Cup |
↓ First Division
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The UAE Arabian Gulf League ( Arabic دوري الخليج العربي, DMG Daurī al-Ḫalīǧ al-ʿarabī ) is the top division in football in the United Arab Emirates . It was founded in 1973 and is now one of the most popular and best leagues in Asia . Until 2009 it was called the UAE League or Etisalat National League . The reigning master is the al-Jazira Club . The record champions are the al Ain Club with 13 championships .
As the host country of the FIFA Club World Cups in 2009 and 2010, Al-Ahli took part in the qualifying game of the Club World Cup in 2009 and reached the quarter-finals. In 2010, Al-Wahda qualified for the Club World Cup by winning the title. The master also qualifies for the UAE Arabian Gulf Super Cup .
Game mode
The league is played back and forth with 14 teams, with each team playing against each other twice. The two best placed at the end of a season, plus the cup winners qualify directly for the AFC Champions League , the third has to qualify. The last two clubs are relegated to the First Division immediately .
Clubs 2019/20
society | city | Home stadium | capacity |
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Ajman Club | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al-Ahli | Dubai | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Ain Club | al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25.174 |
Al-Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al-Ittihad Kalba | Calf | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium | 6,000 |
Al-Jazira Club | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al-Nasr SC | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 |
al-Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 15,000 |
Al-Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
Baniyas SC | Abu Dhabi | Bani Yas Stadium | 9,570 |
Fujairah FC | Fujairah | Fujairah Stadium | 5,093 |
Hatta Club | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 3,000 |
Previous title holder
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Number of championships
space | team | title |
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1. | al Ain Club | 13 |
2. | al-Ahli Dubai | 7th |
al-Wasl | 7th | |
4th | al-Sharjah | 6th |
5. | al-Wahda | 4th |
6th | al-Nasr SC | 3 |
al Shabab | 3 | |
8th. | al-Jazira Club | 2 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ gulfnews of June 24, 2009 (English), accessed on February 20, 2010.