2019–20 UAE Division 1

2019–20 UAE Division one was the 44th Division one season. Team changes for the season include Al Bataeh who joined the league, while Hatta and Khor Fakkan was promoted to the UAE Pro League, while Dibba Al Fujairah and Emirates were relegated to the second division. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates the season was cancelled and no team were rewarded with promotion.[1]

UAE Division One
Season2019–20
ChampionsNo title rewarded
PromotedNo Promotion rewarded
Matches played80
Goals scored218 (2.73 per match)
Top goalscorerVinícius Lopes (10 goals)
Biggest home winEmirates 5–1 Al Urooba
(21 December 2019)
Dibba Al Fujairah 4–0 Al Taawon
(3 January 2020)
Al Bataeh 5–1 Al Arabi
(1 February 2020)
Biggest away winMasfout 1–5 Al Hamriyah
(31 January 2020)
Highest scoringFC Dhaid 3–4 Emirates
(28 December 2019)
Emirates 4–3 Al Arabi
(14 February 2020)
Longest winning runEmirates (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runEmirates
(14 games)
Longest winless runAl Taawon (15 games)
Longest losing runMasafi (8 games)
2020–21 →

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Joined

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note:' Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Bataeh Al Bataeh Al Bataeh Stadium 2,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium 200
Al Urooba Qidfa Al Sharqi Stadium 3,000
Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al-Fujairah Dibba (F) Stadium 100
Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium 700
Emirates RAK City Emirates Club Stadium 5,200
FC Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfout Masfout Masfout Club Stadium 3,000

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
Al Arabi Predrag Stilinović Bakare Kone Nike QQ Holding
Al Bataeh Tareq Al Sayed Eisa Ali uhlsport Sharjah Media City
Al Hamriyah Ghazi Ghrairi Ali Rabee Nike SBR
Al Taawon Mo Balooshi Rashed Humaid uhlsport
FC Dhaid Mohammed Saeed Ali Al-Nuaimi uhlsport uhlsport
Al Urooba Brahim Boufoud Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Dibba Al Fujairah Ahmed El Moujahid Faisel Al-Khodaim uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Sulaiman Al Balooshi Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport
Emirates Gjoko Hadžievski Abdullah Ali uhlsport
Masafi Mohammed Al Hosani Brahima Diakite Adidas Al Futaim[2]
Masfout Tarek Hadhiri Hassan Al-Hammadi Nike

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Emirates Eid Barout 31 October 2019 Sacked Pre-season Gjoko Hadžievski 3 November 2019
Masafi Brahim Boufoud ??? End of contract Jamal Al Hassani ???
Dibba Al Hisn Fathy Mohamed Sulaiman Al Balooshi
Masfout Badr Abdulrahman Abdulghani Binkarshat
Al Urooba Ghazi Ghrairi Signed by Al Hamriyah Yousri Kahla
Al Hamriyah Mohamed Ismail End of contract Ghazi Ghrairi
Al Urooba Yousri Kahla 30 November 2019 Resigned 5th Dalibor Starcevic 10 December 2019
Dibba Al Fujairah Sergio Alexandre 31 January 2020 Sacked 4th Ahmed El Moujahid 1 February 2020
Al Taawon Tarek Hadhiri 9 February 2020 11th Mohammed Al Balooshi 10 February 2020
Masfout Abdulghani Binkarshat 15 February 2020 6th Tarek Hadhiri 16 February 2020
Masafi Jamal Al Hassani 21 February 2020 10th Mohammed Al Hosani 22 February 2020
Al Urooba Dalibor Starcevic 28 February 2020 8th Brahim Boufoud 29 February 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Emirates 16 12 3 1 32 14 +18 39
2 Dibba Al Hisn 16 9 5 2 20 11 +9 32
3 Al Bataeh 16 8 5 3 24 13 +11 29
4 Al Hamriyah 15 7 6 2 21 12 +9 27
5 Dibba Al Fujairah 16 7 5 4 27 17 +10 26
6 Masfout 16 6 4 6 24 24 0 22
7 FC Dhaid 15 5 2 8 15 23 −8 17
8 Al Arabi 15 4 5 6 22 26 −4 17
9 Al Urooba 15 4 2 9 19 28 −9 14
10 Masafi 15 3 1 11 10 26 −16 10
11 Al Taawon 15 0 2 13 14 34 −20 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: uaefa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ARB BTH HAM TAW URO DAF DAH DHD EMI MSF MST
Al Arabi — 0–2 3–1 — 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–2
Al Bataeh 5–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 —
Al Hamriyah 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 — —
Al Taawon 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 — 1–2 — 0–1 2–2 2–3
Al Urooba 1–3 2–3 — — — 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–2
Dibba Al Fujairah — 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–3 — 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–1
Dibba Al Hisn 2–0 1–0 0–0 — — 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
FC Dhaid — 2–1 — 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–4 0–2 1–0
Emirates 4–3 — 0–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 — 3–0 3–1
Masafi — 1–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–4 1–0 0–1 — 0–2
Masfout 1–1 1–1 1–5 4–1 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 2020. Source: soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top Goal Scorers
As of 29 February 2020[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Vinícius Lopes Dibba Al Fujairah 10
2 Mohammed Al-Marbuii FC Dhaid 9
3 Alexandre Matão Al Arabi 7
Luan Santos Al Hamriyah
Tommy Tobar Emirates
Alex Al Bataeh
7 Fatrie Sakhi Masfout 6
Dedê Costa Al Bataeh
Houssin Messaadi Al Taawon
10 Lithierry Emirates 5
Fares Al-Jabri Al Arabi
Rafael Grampola Dibba Al Hisn
Harry Novillo Al Urooba

Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Sharjah 4 Al Bataeh, Al Hamriyah, FC Dhaid and Dibba Al Hisn
2 Ras Al Khaimah 3 Al Taawon, Masafi and Emirates
3  Fujairah 2 Al Urooba and Dibba Al Fujairah
4 Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
Ajman Masfout

References
  1. "PRESS STATEMANT". 18 June 2020.
  2. http://www.uaefa.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=18011
  3. "UAE First Division Top Scorers". uaefa. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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