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. However, the season was cancelled with 12 out of 14 UAE Pro League clubs voting in favour of cancelling the season and not a single division one club had a say on the matter. The decision was done due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates 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 (11 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)

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

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

Season statistics

Top Goal Scorers
As of 29 June 2020[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Vinícius Lopes Dibba Al Fujairah 11
Brazil Alexssander azeredo Al Hamriya
2 Oman Mohammed Al-Marbuii Al Dhaid 9

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

References
  1. "PRESS STATEMANT". 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. "UAE Football Association". www.uaefa.ae.
  3. "UAE First Division Top Scorers". uaefa. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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