2023–24 UAE Pro League
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 18 August 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Relegated | Hatta |
2024–25 AFC Champions League | Al Wasl Shabab Al Ahli |
Matches played | 114 |
Goals scored | 389 (3.41 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kodjo Laba (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Shabab Al Ahli 7–0 Emirates (8 December 2023) |
Biggest away win | Hatta 0–5 Al Wasl (27 October 2023) |
Highest scoring | Emirates 4–4 Ajman (25 August 2023) Ajman 3–5 Kalba (29 September 2023) |
Longest winning run | Al Wasl (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al Wasl (17 games) |
Longest winless run | Emirates (11 games) |
Longest losing run | Emirates (11 games) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2024. |
The 2023–24 UAE Pro League is the 49th edition of the UAE Pro League. Shabab Al Ahli are the defending champions.
Teams
Team changes
Promoted to the Pro League
Hatta secured promotion to the pro league after a decisive 3–2 victory over Al Rams.[1] Hatta are returning after two seasons of absence. Emirates would secure promotion on the second last matchday after winning 4–3 against Al Rams, coincidentally the same club Hatta beat. This will be Emirates 10th season in the Pro League.[2]
Relegated to the First Division
Al Dhafra got relegated after losing to Ajman 2–1. This marks the fourth time Al Dhafra got relegated in the top flight with the last time being in 2010–11 season. Dibba Al Fujairah soon followed after drawing 1–1 to Al Dhafra, ending their short spell in the Pro League a year after Dibba Al Fujairah got promoted as division 1 champions.[3]
Stadium and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,965 |
Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh Stadium | 2,000 |
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 |
Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,200 |
Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 5,000 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Khor Fakkan | Khor Fakkan | SBM Al Qassimi Stadium | 7,500 |
Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,052 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 20,000 |
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 |
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Ajman | Daniel Isăilă | Saoud Saeed | Adidas | Ajman Bank |
Al Ain | Hernán Crespo | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
Al Bataeh | Goran Tomić | Mohamed Ahmed | Nike | Majid Al Futtaim Group |
Al Jazira | Mirel Rădoi | Ali Khasif | Zat Outfit | Healthpoint |
Al Nasr | Alfred Schreuder | Ahmed Shambih | Adidas | Emirates Islamic |
Al Wahda | Goran Tufegdžić | Allan | Adidas | Volkswagen |
Al Wasl | Miloš Milojević | Ali Salmeen | Macron | Dubai Real Estate Centre |
Baniyas | Darko Milanič | Fawaz Awana | Macron | ADIB |
Emirates | Walter Zenga | Andrés Iniesta | uhlsport | RAK Ceramics |
Hatta | Fabio Viviani | Vernon De Marco | uhlsport | Emaar |
Kalba | Ghazi Fahad | Abdusalam Mohammed | Adidas | Caltex |
Khor Fakkan | Nebojša Jovović | Masoud Sulaiman | Macron | ADNOC |
Shabab Al Ahli | Marko Nikolić | Majed Naser | Nike | Mai Dubai |
Sharjah | Cosmin Olăroiu | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | SAIF Zone |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Al Wasl | Juan Antonio Pizzi[4] | 16 May 2023 | Mutual consent | Pre-season | Miloš Milojević[5] | 2 June 2023 |
Al Bataeh | Saeed Shakhit | 25 May 2023 | End of caretaker spell | Mirel Rădoi | 25 May 2023 | |
Al Jazira | Marcel Keizer[6] | 26 May 2023 | End of contract | Frank de Boer | 5 June 2023 | |
Al Ain | Serhiy Rebrov[7] | 27 May 2023 | Alfred Schreuder[8] | 27 May 2023 | ||
Hatta | Abdullah Mesfer[9] | 1 June 2023 | Mutual consent | Željko Markov[10] | 6 June 2023 | |
Shabab Al Ahli | Leonardo Jardim[11] | End of contract | Marko Nikolić | 2 June 2023 | ||
Baniyas | Daniel Isăilă | Darko Milanič | 8 June 2023 | |||
Al Nasr | Goran Tomić[12] | 5 June 2023 | Goran Tufegdžić[13] | 5 June 2023 | ||
Ajman | Goran Tufegdžić | Signed by Al Nasr | Caio Zanardi | 6 June 2023 | ||
Al Wahda | Arno Buitenweg | 18 June 2023 | End of caretaker spell | Pitso Mosimane[14] | 18 June 2023 | |
Hatta | Željko Markov | 4 September 2023 | Sacked | 13th | Fabio Viviani[15] | 5 September 2023 |
Emirates | Mohammed Al Jalboot | 5 September 2023 | Mutual consent | 10th | Lluís Planagumà[16] | |
Khor Fakkan | Abdulaziz Al Anberi | 24 September 2023 | 10th | Gerard Zaragoza | 29 September 2023 | |
Ajman | Caio Zanardi[17] | 3 October 2023 | Sacked | 13th | Daniel Isăilă | 3 October 2023 |
Khor Fakkan | Gerard Zaragoza | 28 October 2023 | 12th | Nebojša Jovović[18] | 29 October 2023 | |
Al Nasr | Goran Tufegdžić[19] | 6 November 2023 | 10th | Fabrizio Cammarata | 6 November 2023 | |
Al Ain | Alfred Schreuder[20] | 8 November 2023 | Mutual consent | 3rd | Hernán Crespo[21] | 14 November 2023 |
Al Wahda | Pitso Mosimane[22] | 9 November 2023 | Sacked | 5th | Arno Buitenweg | 9 November 2023 |
Al Nasr | Fabrizio Cammarata | 27 November 2023 | End of caretaker spell | 9th | Alfred Schreuder[23] | 27 November 2023 |
Al Jazira | Frank de Boer[24] | 13 December 2023 | Sacked | 7th | Bob de Klerk | 14 December 2023 |
Emirates | Lluís Planagumà[25] | 21 December 2023 | 14th | Aaref Al Shehhi | 21 December 2023 | |
Al Bataeh | Mirel Rădoi[26] | 25 December 2023 | Resigned | 7th | Goran Tomić[27] | 7 January 2024 |
Al Wahda | Arno Buitenweg | 3 January 2024 | End of caretaker spell | 5th | Goran Tufegdžić | 3 January 2024 |
Al Jazira | Bob de Klerk | 5 January 2024 | 6th | Mirel Rădoi[28] | 5 January 2024 | |
Emirates | Aaref Al Shehhi | 14th | Walter Zenga[29] | |||
Kalba | Farhad Majidi[30] | 2 March 2024 | Sacked | 11th | Ghazi Fahad | 2 March 2024 |
Foreign players
All teams can register many foreigners as they want but could only include up to five professional players. Players in the age of under-23 do not counted as professionals.
- 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.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Wasl (T) | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 58 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
2 | Shabab Al Ahli (T) | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 52 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite play off round |
3 | Al Ain | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
4 | Al Wahda | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 41 | |
5 | Al Nasr | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
6 | Sharjah | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 38 | |
7 | Ajman | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 31[a] | |
8 | Al Jazira | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 31[a] | |
9 | Al Bataeh | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 28 | |
10 | Kalba | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 24 | |
11 | Baniyas | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 23 | |
12 | Khor Fakkan | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 21 | |
13 | Emirates | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 14 | Relegation to UAE Division 1 |
14 | Hatta (R) | 23 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 9 |
Rules for classification: [31] 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 10) draw
(R) Relegated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ a b Ajman are ahead of Al Jazira on head-to-head points: Al Jazira 1–5 Ajman, Ajman 2–0 Al Jazira
Results
Home \ Away | AJM | AIN | BTH | JAZ | NAS | WAH | WAS | YAS | EMI | HAT | KAL | KHF | SAD | SHR |
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Ajman | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |||
Al Ain | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||
Al Bataeh | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | ||
Al Jazira | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
Al Nasr | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | a | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
Al Wahda | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||
Al Wasl | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
Baniyas | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |||
Emirates | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | ||||
Hatta | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |||
Kalba | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | ||
Khor Fakkan | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | ||
Shabab Al Ahli | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
Sharjah | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
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.
Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
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1 | Abu Dhabi | 4 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda and Baniyas |
Sharjah | Sharjah, Kalba, Khor Fakkan and Al Bataeh | ||
Dubai | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta | ||
4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates |
Season statistics
Positions by round
Top scorers
- As of 15 March 2024[32]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | 11 |
1 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 11 |
3 | Omar Khribin | Al Wahda | 10 |
4 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 9 |
5 | Caio | Sharjah | 8 |
Mehdi Ghayedi | Kalba | ||
7 | Manolo Gabbiadini | Al Nasr | 7 |
Lourency | Khor Fakkan | ||
Soufiane Rahimi | Al Ain | ||
Haris Seferovic | Al Wasl |
Clean sheets
- As of 15 March 2024
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Khaled Al-Senani | Al Wasl | 6 |
2 | Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | 5 |
Ahmed Shambih | Al Nasr | ||
4 | Fahad Al-Dhanhani | Baniyas | 3 |
Adel Al-Hosani | Sharjah | ||
Ibrahim Essa | Al Bataeh | ||
Hassan Hamza | Shabab Al Ahli |
Hat tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
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Walid Azaro | Ajman | Kalba | 3–5 (H) | 29 September 2023 | 4 |
Lourency | Khor Fakkan | Al Wahda | 3–2 (H) | 29 December 2023 | 12 |
Soufiane Rahimi | Al Ain | Ajman | 4–0 (A) | 15 March 2024 | 16 |
Notes
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