2018–19 UAE Pro-League

UAE Pro-League
Season 2018–19
Matches played 35
Goals scored 135 (3.86 per match)
Top goalscorer Brazil Welliton (7)
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 UAE Pro League will be the 44th edition with Al Ain being the defending champions after winning their 13th title last year. Both Baniyas and Kalba returned to the pro league after getting relegated back at 2017. After losing Al Shabab and Dubai last season the league has been reduced to 12 teams. This year they needed to get back to 14 teams so they held a relegation play off between bottom two teams of last year and the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the 2nd division.

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated to UAE Division 1

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

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 25,000
Al-Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al-Nasr Dubai (Bur Dubai) Al-Maktoum Stadium 15,000
Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al-Wasl Dubai (Bur Dubai) Zabeel Stadium 8,439
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium 10,000
Dibba Al-Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 5,200
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai Dubai (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 18,000
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 11,073

Number of teams by Emirates

Rank Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 5 Al Ain,Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas, Al Dhafra
2 Dubai Dubai 3 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, Al Nasr, Al Wasl
3 Sharjah (emirate) Sharjah 2 Sharjah, Kalba
3 Fujairah 2 Dibba Al Fujairah, Fujairah
4 Ajman Ajman 1 Ajman
4 Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah 1 Emirates

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 Egypt Ayman Elramady United Arab Emirates Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank
Al-Ain Croatia Zoran Mamić 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 IPIC
Al-Nasr Serbia Ivan Jovanović United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al-Yassi Nike Emirates NBD
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Al-Wahda Romania Laurențiu Reghecampf United Arab Emirates Ismail Matar Adidas Cadillac
Al-Wasl Bolivia Gustavo Quinteros Brazil Caio New Balance Emaar
Baniyas Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić United Arab Emirates Yousif Jaber Adidas Secure Engineering
Dibba Al-Fujairah Brazil Paulo Comelli Morocco Driss Fettouhi uhlsport
Emirates Tunisia Jalal Qaderi United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al-Shaji uhlsport Al Naeem City Center
Fujairah Czech Republic Ivan Hašek United Arab Emirates Hilal Saeed Nike Al Khaleej Times
Kalba Italy Fabio Viviani United Arab Emirates Mansor Abbas Erreà
Shabab Al-Ahli Chile José Luis Sierra United Arab Emirates Majed Naser Nike Nakheel
Sharjah United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Mohamed United Arab Emirates Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Fujairah Argentina Diego Maradona[1] 28 April 2018 Fired Pre-season Czech Republic Ivan Hašek 29 May 2018
Al Jazira Netherlands Henk ten Cate[2] 17 May 2018 End of Contract Netherlands Marcel Keizer 2 June 2018
Al Wasl Argentina Rodolfo Arruabarrena 30 June 2018 Bolivia Gustavo Quinteros 12 May 2018
Al Dhafra Republic of Macedonia Gjoko Hadžievski 30 June 2018 Serbia Vuk Rašović 20 May 2018
Baniyas Serbia Goran Tufegdzic 30 May 2018 Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić 28 May 2018
Shabab Al-Ahli United Arab Emirates Mahdi Ali 30 May 2018 Chile José Luis Sierra 28 May 2018
Emirates Syria Nizar Mahrous 30 May 2018 Tunisia Jalal Qaderi 28 May 2018
Kalba Brazil Jorvan Vieira[3] 4 September 2018 Sacked 13th Italy Fabio Viviani 2 September 2018

Foreign players

All teams could register foreign players as many as possible 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.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players
Ajman Brazil Vander Vieira Morocco Adil Hermach Nigeria Stanley Ohawuchi Senegal Mame Baba Thiam
Al-Ain Brazil Caio Egypt Hussein El Shahat Japan Tsukasa Shiotani Sweden Marcus Berg Mali Tongo Doumbia Portugal Rúben Ribeiro
Al-Dhafra Brazil Diego Brazil Rômulo Morocco Amine Attouchi Uruguay Nicolás Milesi Portugal Hélder Guedes
Al-Jazira Brazil Leonardo Cameroon Sébastien Siani Ghana Ernest Asante Netherlands Nacer Barazite Morocco Mbark Boussoufa Oman Mohammed Al-Musalami Oman Harib Al-Saadi
Al-Nasr Brazil Marquinhos Gabriel Brazil Samuel France Yohan Cabaye Spain Álvaro Negredo Brazil Iury
Al-Wahda Argentina Sebastian Tagliabue Brazil Leonardo Morocco Mourad Batna South Korea Rim Chang-woo
Al-Wasl Brazil Caio Brazil Fabio Lima Brazil Vinícius Lima South Korea Oh Ban-suk Brazil Ronaldo Mendes
Baniyas Brazil Róbson Colombia Michael Ortega Netherlands Leroy George Spain Pedro Conde
Dibba Al-Fujairah Brazil Guilherme Schettine Jordan Yaseen Al-Bakhit Morocco Driss Fettouhi Morocco Yahya Jabrane
Emirates Australia Bernie Ibini-Isei Ivory Coast Bakare Kone Guinea Aboubacar Sylla Mali Cheick Diabaté
Fujairah Algeria Mohamed Benyettou Brazil Ronaldo Mendes Brazil Fernando Gabriel South Korea Lee Seung-hee Benin Omar Kossoko Brazil Jorge
Al-Ittihad Kalba Brazil Myke Croatia Antonio Perosevic Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Romania Florentin Matei Brazil Alan Santos Ivory Coast Giovanni Sio Nigeria Raheem Lawal Colombia Tommy Tobar
Shabab Al-Ahli Argentina Emiliano Vecchio Argentina Mauro Diaz Ecuador Jaime Ayoví Moldova Henrique Luvannor Senegal Moussa Sow
Sharjah Brazil Igor Coronado Brazil Welliton Cape Verde Ryan Mendes Uzbekistan Otabek Shukurov

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sharjah 5 4 1 0 16 5 +11 13 Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Ain 5 4 1 0 12 5 +7 13
3 Al Wahda 5 4 0 1 19 9 +10 12 Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League play-off round
4 Al Jazira 5 3 2 0 16 10 +6 11
5 Kalba 5 3 0 2 10 9 +1 9
6 Al Wasl 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7
7 Baniyas 5 1 3 1 9 8 +1 6
8 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 5 2 0 3 11 11 0 6
9 Ajman 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 6
10 Fujairah 5 1 2 2 7 10 −3 5
11 Emirates 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
12 Dibba Al Fujairah 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
13 Al Nasr 5 1 0 4 5 13 −8 3 Relegation to 2019–20 UAE First Division League
14 Al Dhafra 5 1 0 4 4 12 −8 3
Updated to match(es) played on 5 October 2018. Source: AGLeague
Rules for classification: [4] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking[5] 10) draw

Results

Home \ Away[1] AJM AIN DHAJAZNASWAHWASYASDAFEMIFUJKALSADSHR
Ajman 1–5 2–1 1–3
Al Ain 2–1 2–1
Al Dhafra 2–1 0–2 0–4
Al Jazira a 2–2 3–2 1–1
Al Nasr 0–1 0–3 1–0
Al Wahda a 4–1 6–2
Al Wasl 3–0 2–1
Baniyas 4–2 1–1
Dibba Al–Fujairah 3–1 1–4 a
Emirates 1–3 1–3 3–2
Fujairah 2–1 2–2 1–1 a
Kalba 3–1 2–0
Shabab Al Ahli–Dubai 4–5 2–1 1–2
Sharjah 6–3 3–0

Updated to games played on 2018.
Source: AGLeague
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.

References

  1. ↑ "Diego Maradona leaves Al Fujairah after failing to secure automatic promotion". 27 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ↑ "Al Jazira wish Ten Cate well".
  3. ↑ https://m.gulfnews.com/sport/uae/football/kalba-coach-vieira-sacked-just-one-game-into-new-season-1.2274600
  4. ↑ "Article (15) of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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