2010–11 UAE Pro-League
Season | 2010–11 |
---|---|
Champions |
Al Jazira 1st title |
Relegated |
Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 425 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | André Senghor (16) |
Biggest home win |
Al Wahda 6–1 Al Sharjah (15 May 2011)[1] Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Biggest away win |
Sharjah 3–5 Bani Yas (13 December 2010)[3][4] |
Highest scoring |
Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Highest attendance |
36,241 Al Jazira – Dubai |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
The 2010–11 Pro-League season (known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al-Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[5]
After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro-League title after beating Al Wasl 4-0 on 16 May 2011.[6] Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[7]
Average attendance
Source:[8]
Teams
Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated to the second level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009-10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashed Stadium | 18,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
Bani Yas | Abu Dhabi | Bani Yas Stadium | 6,000 |
Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers Club Stadium | 6,500 |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium | 3,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
Pre-season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Al Ain | Was caretaker, taken on full-time [10] | ||
Al Wasl | Contract not renewed [11] | ||
Al-Ahli | New arrival [12] | ||
Al-Wahda | Contract not renewed [13] |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Wahda | Sacked [14] | ||
Al-Wahda | Resigned [16] | ||
Al-Dhafra | Sacked [18] | ||
Al-Nasr | Sacked [18] | ||
Dubai Club | Sacked [18] | ||
Al Ain | Sacked [19] | ||
Al-Nasr | Full-time coach appointed | ||
Al-Ahli | Sacked [20] | ||
Al Wasl | Sacked [21] | ||
Bani Yas | Sacked [22] | ||
Al Sharjah | Sacked [23] | ||
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al Jazira (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 53 | 2011 Club World Cup and 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Baniyas | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 41 | 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
3 | Al Nasr | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 35 | |
4 | Al Shabab | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 34 | 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1 |
5 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 31 | 2012 GCC Champions League |
6 | Al Wasl | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | |
7 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Dubai Club | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 26 | |
10 | Al Ain | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
11 | Ittihad Kalba (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to UAE Division 2 Group A |
12 | Al-Dhafra (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
Source: UFL
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Since Al-Jazira also won the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ALI | AIN | ITT | JAZ | NAS | SHA | WAH | WAS | YAS | DHA | DUB | SHR |
Al-Ahli | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Al Ain | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
Ittihad Kalba | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
Al Jazira | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
Al Nasr | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Al Shabab | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Al-Wahda | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
Al Wasl | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Baniyas | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Al-Dhafra | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 0–1 | |
Dubai Club | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 1–0 | |
Al Sharjah | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 2 June 2011.
Source: UFL
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Source: Etisalat Pro-League - Top goalscorers Scoring
Discipline
Source: Yellow Cards, Red Cards See alsoReferences
External links
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