2021–22 UAE Division 1

2021–22 UAE Division One is the 45th Division one season. This seasons will expand the league from 11 to 15 teams due to the inclusion of UAE Second Division League teams who were recently promoted into the league.[1]

UAE Division One
Season2021–22
Dates8 October 2021 – 29 April 2022
ChampionsDibba Al Fujairah (2nd title)
PromotedDibba Al Fujairah
Al Bataeh
Matches played112
Goals scored347 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerDiogo Acosta
(27 goals)
Biggest home winDibba Al Fujairah 5–0 Al Jazirah Al Hamra
(18 December 2021)
Biggest away winAbtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah
(10 December 2021)
Highest scoringAbtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah
(10 December 2021)
Longest winning runDibba Al Fujairah
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runAl Arabi
(12 games)
Longest winless runDubai City
(14 games)
Longest losing runAbtal Al Khaleej
(6 games)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

Team changes

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To Division 1

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Relegated from UAE Pro League

Promoted from UAE Division 2

Joined

From Division 1

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Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

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Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Abtal Al Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium[2] 12,000
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 Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Hamra Stadium 2,000
Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium 4,000
Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium 200
Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al-Fujairah Dibba (F) Stadium 100
Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium 700
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) The Sevens Stadium[2] 4,000
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfout Masfout Masfout Club Stadium 3,000

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
Abtal Al Khaleej   Mostafa Abdelhady   Damilare Adigun uhlsport
Al Arabi   Mohammad Al Jalboot   Khalifa Abdullah Nike
Al Bataeh   Tarek Hadhiri   Rodrigo Souza uhlsport SMC
Al Dhaid   Roman Nádvorník   Ali Al-Nuaimi uhlsport
Al Hamriyah   Jamal Al Hassani   Ahmed Al-Shaji Nike
Al Jazirah Al Hamra   Mutaz Abdulla   Salem Al Khaddem uhlsport
Al Rams   Salem Al-Bout   Ali Al Maazmi uhlsport
Al Taawon   Ahmed El Mujahid   Malek Al-Shehhi uhlsport
Dibba Al Fujairah   Zoran Popović   Mohamed Al Rowaihy uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn   Saeed Shakhit   Khalid Al Riyami uhlsport
Dubai City   Mason Mcclelland   Jamal Bartley Macron
Fujairah   Mohammed Al-Timoumi   Ahmed Al-Zahmi Puma
Hatta   Ameur Derbal   Lahej Al-Nofali Macron Expo
Masafi   Fahad Al Dabal   Brahima Diakite Adidas
Masfout   Abdulghani Binkarshat   Abdullah Jassem Nike

Foreign players

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All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two 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 Former Players
Abtal Al Khaleej   Damilare Adigun   Lassana Camara
Al Arabi   Alex   Paulinho
Al Bataeh   Rodrigo Souza   Thiago Augusto   Thauan
Al Dhaid   Adenilson   Sílvio Júnior
Al Hamriyah   Gilmar   Vinícius Lopes
Al Jazirah Al Hamra   Hugo Alexsander   Kouakou Kouadio
Al Rams   Saullo   Valdo Babacal   Geovane
Al Taawon   Gil Paraíba   Denny Antwi
Dibba Al Fujairah   Diogo Acosta   Chiquinho
Dibba Al Hisn   Dedê Costa   Marcos Moraes
Dubai City   Jamal Bartley   Nenai Banda
Fujairah   Issah Yakubu   Mustafa Mahmoud
Hatta   Régis   Tony   Hyuri
Masafi   Sílvio Júnior   Brahima Diakite   Fidélis
Masfout   Jacó   Juan Batista   Bruno Dybal

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hatta   Vladimir Vermezović 25 April 2021 Sacked Pre-season   Sulaiman Al Balooshi[3] 30 May 2021
Al Bataeh   Abdullah Mesfer 1 May 2021 Resigned   Tarek Hadhiri[4] 20 May 2021
Fujairah   Nassif Al Bayawi 15 May 2021   Mohammed Al-Timoumi 16 May 2021
Masfout   Tarek Hadhiri 20 May 2021 Signed by Al Bataeh   Abdulghani Binkarshat 21 May 2021
Dibba Al Fujairah   Sulaiman Al Balooshi 30 May 2021 Signed by Hatta   Zoran Popović[5] 1 July 2021
Dibba Al Hisn   Abdulghani Binkarshat 1 June 2021 End of contract   Othmen Najjar[6] 3 July 2021
Al Jazirah Al Hamra   Ali Al Shehhi 11 October 2021 Mutual consent 13th   Muhammad Al-Naqbi[7] 11 October 2021
Hatta   Sulaiman Al Balooshi 1 November 2021 Sacked 10th   Fouad Boumdal[8] 1 November 2021
Al Rams   Jassim Al Tunaiji 16 November 2021 Resigned 12th   Salem Al-Bout[9] 16 November 2021
Al Jazirah Al Hamra   Muhammad Al-Naqbi 17 November 2021 End of caretaker spell 14th   Mutaz Abdulla[10] 17 November 2021
Abtal Al Khaleej   Mostafa Abdelhady 20 November 2021 Sacked 10th   Ahmed El Mujahid[11] 25 November 2021
  Ahmed El Mujahid[12] 12 December 2021 Resigned 11th   Mostafa Abdelhady 13 December 2021
Al Taawon   Aaref Al Shehhi 14 December 2021 Sacked 13th   Ahmed El Mujahid[13] 14 December 2021
Masafi   Mohamed Al Antali 15 December 2021 Mutual consent 14th   Fahad Al Dabal[14] 15 December 2021
Al Dhaid   Walid Obaid 29 December 2021 10th   Roman Nádvorník 5 January 2022
Dibba Al Hisn   Othmen Najjar[15] 3 January 2022 Sacked 4th   Saeed Shakhit[16] 8 January 2022
Hatta   Fouad Boumdal 7 January 2022 Resigned 6th   Amer Derbal[17] 7 January 2022
Al Hamriyah   Tareq Al Sayed 14 February 2022 4th   Jamal Al Hassani 15 January 2022

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dibba Al Fujairah (C, P) 28 24 3 1 73 15 +58 75 Promotion to the UAE Pro League
2 Al Bataeh (P) 28 21 4 3 58 21 +37 67
3 Dibba Al Hisn 28 19 6 3 56 26 +30 63
4 Al Arabi 28 20 3 5 48 24 +24 63
5 Al Hamriyah 28 15 7 6 56 34 +22 52
6 Hatta 28 14 5 9 44 38 +6 47
7 Fujairah 28 12 7 9 38 32 +6 43
8 Masfout 28 10 5 13 34 38 −4 35
9 Al Jazirah Al Hamra 28 8 6 14 41 57 −16 30
10 Masafi 28 8 3 17 30 42 −12 27
11 Abtal Al Khaleej 28 6 6 16 39 64 −25 24
12 Al Rams 28 6 2 20 29 65 −36 20
13 Al Taawon 28 5 4 19 32 52 −20 19
14 Al Dhaid 28 5 4 19 28 52 −24 19
15 Dubai City 28 3 3 22 26 72 −46 12
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away ABK ARB BTH DHD HAM JHR RAM TAW DAF DAH DCI FUJ HAT MSF MST
Abtal Al Khaleej 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–8 1–3 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–4
Al Arabi 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0
Al Bataeh 4–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 4–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–1
Al Dhaid 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2
Al Hamriyah 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 4–4 4–1 0–0
Al Jazirah Al Hamra 1–3 1–2 1–5 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–3 0–0 1–2 2–3 2–2
Al Rams 4–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 1–4 0–4 2–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 2–4
Al Taawon 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2
Dibba Al Fujairah 5–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 6–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Dibba Al Hisn 4–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1
Dubai City 0–3 1–6 0–1 0–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2
Fujairah 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–2 1–0 1–2 1–1
Hatta 2–1 0–2 1–3 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 5–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Masafi 2–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–4 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Masfout 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: soccerway
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 scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Diogo Acosta Dibba Al Fujairah 27
2   Vinícius Lopes Al Hamriyah 22
3   Dedê Costa Dibba Al Hisn 19
4   Alex Al Arabi 18
5   Mohammed Al-Marbuii Dibba Al Hisn 17

Number of teams by Emirates

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Emirate Number of teams Teams
1   Ras Al Khaimah 4 Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi
  Sharjah Al Bataeh, Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn
3   Dubai 3 Abtal Al Khaleej, Dubai City and Hatta
4   Fujairah 2 Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah
5   Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
  Ajman Masfout

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