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2019–20 UAE Pro League

The 2019–20 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League. On 26 April 2019, Khor Fakkan won the first division title over Al Taawon 3–0; this is their inaugural appearance on the pro league as Khor Fakkan Club as they were previously known as Al Khaleej, having been absent from the Pro League for twelve years. Hatta later returned to the pro league after a 1–0 away victory against Al Hamriyah secured them a spot on the first division after getting relegated a year ago. Sharjah are the defending champions. The League was put on hold on March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however on June, with the majority of 12 out of 14 clubs votes, the league was cancelled and the champion is yet to be decided.[1] On 18th of June, it was declared that this season will end with no champion despite Shabab Al-Ahli leading the table with 43 points and the same teams that qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[2]

UAE Pro League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNo title awarded
RelegatedNo relegation
2021 AFC Champions LeagueSharjah
Shabab Al-Ahli
Al Wahda
Al Ain
Matches played133
Goals scored385 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerKodjo Fo-Doh Laba
(19 goals)
Biggest home winShabab Al Ahli 5–0 Kalba
(28 December 2019)
Al Ain 5–0 Wasl
(1 February 2020)
Biggest away winFujairah 1–7 Al Ain
(25 October 2019)
Highest scoringFujairah 1–7 Al Ain
(25 October 2019)
Kalba 6–2 Ajman
(10 December 2019)
Longest winning runShabab Al Ahli
Al Wahda
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runSharjah
(10 games)
Longest winless runKhor Fakkan
(13 games)
Longest losing runHatta
(7 games)
Highest attendance14,423
Al Ain 0–0 Al Jazira
(1 November 2019)
Lowest attendance277
Dhafra 1–1 Baniyas
(26 September 2019)
Total attendance97,291
Average attendance2,316

Team changes

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To Division 1

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Relegated to UAE Division 1

From Division 1

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Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2019–20 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 (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai (Al Nasr) 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
Fujairah Fujairah 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 (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 12,052
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 20,000

Personnel and kits

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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 Egypt  Ayman Elramady United Arab Emirates  Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank
Al Ain Portugal  Pedro Emanuel United Arab Emirates  Ismail Ahmed Nike First Gulf Bank
Al Dhafra Serbia  Vuk Rašović United Arab Emirates  Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais
Al Jazira Netherlands  Marcel Keizer United Arab Emirates  Ali Khasif Adidas Healthpoint
Al Nasr Croatia  Krunoslav Jurčić Spain  Álvaro Negredo Nike Emirates NBD
Al Wahda Spain  Manuel Jiménez United Arab Emirates  Ismail Matar Adidas Cadillac
Al Wasl Romania  Laurențiu Reghecampf United Arab Emirates  Fábio de Lima New Balance Emaar
Baniyas Germany  Winfried Schäfer United Arab Emirates  Fawaz Awana Adidas Secure Engineering
Fujairah Italy  Fabio Viviani United Arab Emirates  Hilal Saeed Nike Asas
Hatta Greece  Christos Kontis United Arab Emirates  Mahmoud Hassan Macron
Kalba Uruguay  Jorge Da Silva United Arab Emirates  Mansor Abbas Erreà Unknown
Khor Fakkan Serbia  Goran Tufegdžić United Arab Emirates  Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Shabab Al Ahli Spain  Gerard Zaragoza United Arab Emirates  Majed Naser Nike Nakheel
Sharjah United Arab Emirates  Abdulaziz Mohamed United Arab Emirates  Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Foreign players

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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 Brazil  Vander Vieira Cameroon  Sébastien Siani The Gambia  Bubacarr Trawally Ghana  William Owusu Mali  Tongo Doumbia
Nigeria  Godwin Mensha
Al Ain Togo  Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Hungary  Balázs Dzsudzsák Japan  Tsukasa Shiotani Kazakhstan  Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Algeria  Abderrahmane Meziane
Brazil  Caio
Al Dhafra Jordan  Yaseen Al-Bakhit Brazil  Diego Jardel Brazil  João Pedro Morocco  Issam El Adoua Netherlands  Mikhail Rosheuvel
Al Jazira Brazil  Keno Morocco  Mourad Batna Serbia  Miloš Kosanović South Africa  Thulani Serero
Al Nasr Chile  Esteban Pavez Curaçao  Brandley Kuwas Spain  Álvaro Negredo Portugal  Tozé
Al Wahda South Korea  Lee Myung-joo South Korea  Rim Chang-woo Democratic Republic of the Congo  Paul-José M'Poku Spain  Gaspar Panadero Argentina  Sebastián Tagliabúe
Brazil  Leonardo
Uruguay  Nicolás Milesi
Spain  Carlitos
Al Wasl Brazil  Lucas Galvão Brazil  Welliton Ecuador  Fernando Gaibor Brazil  Natan Felipe Brazil  Fábio Lima
Baniyas Azerbaijan  Richard Almeida Brazil  Luiz Antônio Brazil  Zé Roberto Serbia  Saša Ivković South Africa  Ayanda Patosi
Spain  Pedro Conde
Fujairah Brazil  Fernando Gabriel Brazil  Jefferson Assis Brazil  Jhonnattann Ghana  Ernest Asante Ivory Coast  Martial Yao
Liberia  William Jebor
Hatta Brazil  Cleylton Brazil  Daniel Amora Brazil  Neilton Brazil  Samuel Rosa Portugal  Ricardo Valente
Spain  Cristian López
Khor Fakkan Brazil  Bruno Lamas Brazil  Dodô Brazil  Ramon Lopes Brazil  Ricardinho Brazil  Bismark
Brazil  Pedro Júnior
Brazil  Róbson
Uzbekistan  Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
Kalba Brazil  Wanderson Cape Verde  Ricardo Gomes Netherlands  Navarone Foor Togo  Peniel Mlapa Brazil  Henrique
Hungary  Balázs Dzsudzsák
Jordan  Yaseen Al-Bakhit
Shabab Al Ahli Argentina  Federico Cartabia Brazil  Leonardo Spain  Pedro Conde Moldova  Henrique Luvannor Switzerland  Davide Mariani
Sharjah Brazil  Caio Brazil  Igor Coronado Cape Verde  Ryan Mendes Uzbekistan  Otabek Shukurov Cape Verde  Ricardo Gomes

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al Ain Spain  Juan Carlos Garrido 1 June 2019 Sacked Pre-season Croatia  Ivan Leko[3] 1 June 2019
Al Wahda Netherlands  Henk ten Cate 8 June 2019 End of contract Netherlands  Maurice Steijn[4] 9 June 2019
Hatta United Arab Emirates  Walid Obaid Greece  Christos Kontis 10 June 2019
Al Jazira Netherlands  Damiën Hertog Netherlands  Jurgen Streppel[5] 16 June 2019
Fujairah United Arab Emirates  Abdullah Mesfer Algeria  Madjid Bougherra[6]
Baniyas Croatia  Krunoslav Jurčić Germany  Winfried Schäfer[7] 8 July 2019
Khor Fakkan Iraq  Abdulwahab Abdulkadir 17 July 2019 Resigned Brazil  Paulo Comelli 17 July 2019
Kalba Italy  Fabio Viviani 10 October 2019 Sacked 11th Uruguay  Jorge Da Silva[8] 12 October 2019
Al Jazira Netherlands  Jurgen Streppel 13 October 2019 7th Netherlands  Marcel Keizer[9] 13 October 2019
Al Nasr Brazil  Caio Zanardi 14 October 2019 11th Croatia  Krunoslav Jurčić[10] 14 October 2019
Al Wahda Netherlands  Maurice Steijn 17 October 2019 10th Spain  Manuel Jiménez[11] 17 October 2019
Khor Fakkan Brazil  Paulo Comelli 30 October 2019 14th Serbia  Goran Tufegdžić 31 October 2019
Al Ain Croatia  Ivan Leko[12][13] 21 December 2019 Mutual consent 4th Portugal  Pedro Emanuel[14] 5 January 2020
Fujairah Algeria  Madjid Bougherra[15] 9 February 2020 13th Italy  Fabio Viviani[16] 10 February 2020
Shabab Al Ahli Argentina  Rodolfo Arruabarrena[17] 8 March 2020 Sacked 1st Spain  Gerard Zaragoza 9 March 2020

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shabab Al Ahli 19 13 4 2 42 13 +29 43 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Ain 19 11 4 4 46 21 +25 37 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al Jazira 19 11 3 5 29 17 +12 36
4 Sharjah 19 10 5 4 38 23 +15 35 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
5 Al Wahda 19 11 2 6 31 29 +2 35 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
6 Al Nasr 19 9 4 6 24 19 +5 31
7 Al Dhafra 19 9 2 8 26 23 +3 29
8 Al Wasl 19 8 5 6 31 33 −2 29
9 Baniyas 19 6 5 8 21 26 −5 23
10 Ajman 19 4 6 9 25 39 −14 18
11 Kalba 19 5 1 13 24 39 −15 16
12 Khor Fakkan 19 3 6 10 18 32 −14 15
13 Hatta 19 3 4 12 15 32 −17 13
14 Fujairah 19 3 3 13 15 36 −21 12
Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [18] 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[19] 10) draw

Results

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Home \ Away AJM AIN DHA JAZ NAS WAH WAS YAS FUJ HAT KAL KHF SAD SHR
Ajman 1–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–0 1–4 — 3–1 — 1–1 2–5 —
Al Ain — 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 5–0 — 2–1 2–1 3–2 — 1–2 1–1
Al Dhafra 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 — 0–1 3–1
Al Jazira — 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 — — 1–0 — 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–2
Al Nasr 0–1 — 1–2 — 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3
Al Wahda 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 — —
Al Wasl 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–4 0–0 — 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 — — 1–5
Baniyas 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 — 4–3 — — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Fujairah 1–1 1–7 — — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3
Hatta — 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 — 2–3 — — 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2
Kalba 6–2 1–4 — 1–2 — 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 — 1–3
Khor Fakkan — 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–1 — 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 0–2 2–1
Shabab Al Ahli 3–1 — — 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 5–0 — 3–2
Sharjah 1–1 3–2 — — — 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 —
Source: Arabian Gulf League
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.

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[20]
1 Togo  Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Al Ain 19
2 United Arab Emirates  Sebastián Tagliabúe Al Wahda 15
3 United Arab Emirates  Ahmed Khalil Shabab Al Ahli 13
United Arab Emirates  Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira
5 United Arab Emirates  Fábio Lima Al Wasl 12
Brazil  João Pedro Al Dhafra
7 Cape Verde  Ryan Mendes Sharjah 11
Togo  Peniel Mlapa Kalba
9 Brazil  Welliton Al Wasl 9
10 Spain  Álvaro Negredo Al Nasr 8

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Round
Spain  Pedro Conde4 Baniyas Al Wahda 4–3 (H) 4 October 2019 3
Togo  Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba4 Al Ain Fujairah 7–1 (A) 25 October 2019 5
United Arab Emirates  Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira Al Wasl 4–0 (A) 20 December 2019 10
United Arab Emirates  Ahmed Khalil Shabab Al Ahli Kalba 5–0 (H) 28 December 2019 11
United Arab Emirates  Fábio Lima Al Wasl Baniyas 5–1 (H) 2 January 2020 12
Togo  Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Al Ain Khor Fakkan 3–0 (A) 23 January 2020 13
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Positions by round

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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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
Shabab Al Ahli1122322222111111111
Al Ain4343233334452322222
Al Jazira2574445443344243433
Sharjah3211111111223435344
Al Wahda1161011866786888754655
Al Nasr89119754555536567776
Al Dhafra1311865911897665676567
Al Wasl91013141288668777888888
Baniyas786891010107910119999999
Ajman643567711121191010101010101010
Kalba101414121311129101011911111111111111
Khor Fakkan12121213141414141414141414141414121212
Hatta141391011139121113131313131312131313
Fujairah5757101213131312121212121213141414
Source: UAE Pro League

Attendances

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By round

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As of 10 November 2019
2019–20 Arabian Gulf League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 21,890[21] 7 3,127
Round 2 15,662[22] 7 2,237
Round 3 17,689[23] 7 2,527
Round 4 9,702[24] 7 1,386
Round 5 8,339[25] 7 1,191
Round 6 24,009[26] 7 3,429
Round 7 15,341[27] 7 2,191
Round 8 0 0 0
Total 112,632 49 2,299

Number of teams by Emirates

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

References

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