2020–21 UAE Pro League

The 2020–21 UAE Pro League will be the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League following the cancellation of the previous season, no team changes occurred due to the previous season declared as void in UAE football.[1]

UAE Pro League
Season2020–21
Dates3 September 2020 – TBD
2021–22 →

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2020–21 UAE Pro League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 25,965
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai City (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium 15,058
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium 12,201
Al Wasl Dubai City (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium 8,439
Baniyas Abu Dhabi City (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium 10,000
Fujairah Fujairah City Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 7,500
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai City (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 12,052
Sharjah Sharjah City Sharjah Stadium 20,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Ajman Ayman Elramady Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank
Al Ain Pedro Emanuel Ismail Ahmed Nike First Gulf Bank
Al Dhafra Vuk Rašović Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais
Al Jazira Marcel Keizer Ali Khasif Adidas Healthpoint
Al Nasr Krunoslav Jurčić Álvaro Negredo Nike Emirates NBD
Al Wahda Manuel Jiménez Ismail Matar Adidas Cadillac
Al Wasl Laurențiu Reghecampf Lima New Balance Emaar
Baniyas Daniel Isaila Fawaz Awana Adidas Secure Engineering
Fujairah Fabio Viviani Hilal Saeed Nike Asas
Hatta Christos Kontis Mahmoud Hassan Macron
Kalba Jorge Da Silva Mansor Abbas Erreà Unknown
Khor Fakkan Goran Tufegdžić Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Shabab Al Ahli Gerard Zaragoza Majed Naser Nike Nakheel
Sharjah Abdulaziz Mohamed Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use four 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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Ajman Gustavo Vagenin William Owusu Diogo Amado
Al Ain Wilson Eduardo Tsukasa Shiotani Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Al Dhafra Yaseen Al-Bakhit Issam El Adoua Mikhail Rosheuvel
Al Jazira Mourad Batna Miloš Kosanović Thulani Serero
Al Nasr Ryan Mendes Brandley Kuwas Tozé
Al Wahda Paul-José M'Poku Lee Myung-joo Henrique Luvannor Tim Matavž
Al Wasl Nicolás Oroz Neris Ronaldo Mendes Welliton
Baniyas Gastón Suárez Nicolás Giménez João Pedro Saša Ivković
Fujairah Roly Bonevacia
Hatta Cleylton Daniel Amora Vander Vieira
Khor Fakkan Bruno Lamas Dodô Ramon Lopes Orlando Berrío
Kalba Matías Pisano Wanderson Navarone Foor Peniel Mlapa
Shabab Al Ahli Federico Cartabia Leonardo Pedro Conde Azizjon Ganiev
Sharjah Caio Igor Coronado Otabek Shukurov

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Baniyas Winfried Schäfer 1 June 2020 End of contract Pre-season Daniel Isăilă[2] 27 June 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ajman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Ain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Al Dhafra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al Jazira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Al Nasr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al Wahda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al Wasl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Baniyas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Fujairah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kalba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Khor Fakkan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Shabab Al Ahli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to UAE First Division League
14 Sharjah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [3] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking[4] 10) draw

Results
Home \ Away AJM AIN DHA JAZ NAS WAH WAS YAS FUJ HAT KAL KHF SAD SHR
Ajman
Al Ain
Al Dhafra
Al Jazira a
Al Nasr a
Al Wahda a
Al Wasl a
Baniyas
Fujairah
Hatta
Kalba a
Khor Fakkan a
Shabab Al Ahli
Sharjah
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AGLeague
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.


Seasonal Statistics

Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round
Relegation to UAE First Division League
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ajman
Al Ain
Al Dhafra
Al Jazira
Al Nasr
Al Wahda
Al Wasl
Baniyas
Fujairah
Hatta
Kalba
Khor Fakkan
Shabab Al Ahli
Sharjah
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: UAEproleague

Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Abu Dhabi 5 Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra
2 Dubai 4 Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta
3 Sharjah 3 Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan
4 Ajman 1 Ajman
 Fujairah Fujairah

References
  1. "New UAE football season to kick off September 3: UAE Pro League". ENA. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Bani Yas name Isaila as new coach; Sharjah to retain Anbari". Gulf Today. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Article (15) P.50 of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF) (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
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