UAE Division One
Season2023–24
Dates9 September 2023 – TBD
Top goalscorerBenik Afobe
(7 goals)
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2023–24 UAE Division One is the 47th Division one season. This season saw the first time two teams got relegated to the 3rd tier as Al Fursan and Baynounah got relegated a season after promotion.

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Promoted from UAE Division 2

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Relegated to UAE Division 2

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
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 Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) UIS International School 200
Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium 4,000
Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium 200
Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium 3,000
Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba New Stadium 9,000
Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium 700
Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) Kings School Al Barsha 100
Dubai United Dubai (Jumeirah) Dubai British School 100
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Gulf United Dubai (Al Jaddaf) Dubai Club Stadium 7,000
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 Algeria Fouad Boumdal United Arab Emirates Ahmed Hussain Nike
Al Dhafra Vacant United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Ghaferi Kelme Al Dhannah
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Jamal Al Hassani United Arab Emirates Salem Al Qaydi uhlsport
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Jalboot United Arab Emirates Othman Al-Hamour Macron
Al Jazirah Al Hamra United Arab Emirates Eid Baroot United Arab Emirates Ali Sanqoor uhlsport
Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Ajmani United Arab Emirates Nasser Al-Shahary uhlsport
Al Rams United Arab Emirates Ali Al Teneiji United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Ali uhlsport
Al Taawon United Arab Emirates Badr Al Shehhi United Arab Emirates Abdullah Malallah uhlsport
Al Urooba Portugal Bruno Pereira Oman Khalid Al-Jabri uhlsport
Dibba Al Fujairah Serbia Zoran Popović United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Rowaihy uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Tunisia Othmen Najjar United Arab Emirates Fahad Rashed uhlsport
Dubai City United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Blooshi United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al Ahmadi uhlsport
Dubai United France Johann Louvel United Arab Emirates Ahmed Sulaiman Umbro
Fujairah Serbia Željko Markov Algeria Okacha Hamzaoui Puma
Gulf United Wales Neil Taylor England Jack Shiels Puma
Masafi Morocco Brahim Boufoud United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al-Shahyary Adidas
Masfout Serbia Slavko Matić United Arab Emirates Hamad Ali Puma

Foreign players

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
Al Arabi Brazil Vander Vieira Brazil Júnior Saudade
Al Dhafra Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe Brazil Diogo Acosta
Al Dhaid Brazil Dominic Vinicius Brazil Phillerson
Al Hamriyah Syria Mardik Mardikian Netherlands Youssef El Jebli
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Brazil Danilo Brazil Mateus Soares
Al Khaleej Senegal Lassana Camara Senegal Ibrahima Badji
Al Rams Brazil Rodrigo Figueiredo Brazil Joao Santos
Al Taawon Mauritania Ablaye Sy Brazil Alex
Al Urooba Nigeria Victor Nwaneri Guyana Morgan Ferrier
Dibba Al Fujairah Serbia Nikola Stojiljković Brazil Wanderson Costa
Dibba Al Hisn Brazil Cláudio Maradona Brazil Gilmar
Dubai City Brazil Marcelo Henrique England Daniel Williams
Dubai United Argentina Luis Torres Ivory Coast Aboubakar Karamoko
Fujairah Algeria Okacha Hamzaoui Brazil Felipe Sá
Gulf United England Jack Shiels Wales Richard Peniket
Masafi Cameroon Marius Obekop Brazil Francivaldo Pereira
Masfout The Gambia Alfusainey Gassama Brazil Diego Silva

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dibba Al Hisn Australia Hussein Skenderovic 27 June 2023 Mutual consent Pre-season Tunisia Othmen Najjar[1] 27 June 2023
Al Arabi United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat 5 July 2023 Algeria Fouad Boumdal[2] 5 July 2023
Masfout Algeria Fouad Boumdal Signed by Al Arabi United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat[3] 7 July 2023
Fujairah United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Hosani 8 October 2023 Sacked 12th Serbia Željko Markov[4] 9 October 2023
Dibba Al Fujairah United Arab Emirates Hassan Al Abdouli 16 October 2023 Resigned 6th Serbia Zoran Popović[5] 16 October 2023
Masfout United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat 1 November 2023 Sacked 15th Serbia Slavko Matić 2 November 2023
Al Rams United Arab Emirates Mutaz Abdulla 4 November 2023 17th United Arab Emirates Ali Al Teneiji 5 November 2023
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Ali 18 November 2023 12th United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Jalboot[6] 20 November 2023
Al Dhafra United Arab Emirates Abdullah Mesfer[7] 18 November 2023 Mutual consent 2nd

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Al Urooba 10 9 1 0 18 7 +11 28 Promotion to the UAE Pro League
2 Al Dhafra 10 5 4 1 23 16 +7 19
3 Dibba Al Hisn 9 6 0 3 16 8 +8 18
4 Dibba Al Fujairah 9 4 4 1 15 4 +11 16
5 Al Jazirah Al Hamra 9 4 3 2 14 12 +2 15
6 Dubai United 9 4 2 3 20 16 +4 14
7 Al Arabi 9 3 4 2 15 11 +4 13
8 Al Taawon 9 3 4 2 8 6 +2 13
9 Al Hamriyah 9 4 1 4 14 13 +1 13
10 Fujairah 10 3 3 4 12 12 0 12
11 Al Khaleej 10 3 3 4 13 14 −1 12
12 Masafi 9 3 3 3 11 12 −1 12
13 Al Dhaid 9 3 3 3 12 15 −3 12
14 Gulf United 10 3 1 6 9 18 −9 10
15 Masfout 10 1 3 6 10 21 −11 6
16 Dubai City 9 1 1 7 8 22 −14 4 Relegation to UAE Second Division League
17 Al Rams 10 1 0 9 14 25 −11 3
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARB DHA DHD HAM JHR KHL RAM TAW URO DAF DAH DCI DUN FUJ GFU MSF MST
Al Arabi 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0
Al Dhafra 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–1 3–2
Al Dhaid 1–1 0–1 0–4 3–2
Al Hamriyah 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1
Al Jazirah Al Hamra 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0
Al Khaleej 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2
Al Rams 3–0 3–4 1–3 2–3 2–4
Al Taawon 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–0
Al Urooba 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Dibba Al Fujairah 0–0 0–0 4–0 2–0
Dibba Al Hisn 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 3–0
Dubai City 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2
Dubai United 1–2 2–1 6–2 0–0
Fujairah 4–3 3–2 0–1 2–0 0–1
Gulf United 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–2
Masafi 2–4 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–1
Masfout 0–3 0–0 1–3 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. 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.

Number of teams by Emirates

Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah 4 Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi
Emirate of Dubai Dubai Al Khaleej, Dubai City, Dubai United and Gulf United
3 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 3 Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn
 Fujairah Al Urooba, Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah
5 Emirate of Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Al Dhafra
Emirate of Ajman Ajman Masfout

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

As of 24 November 2023[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe Al Dhafra 7
2 Algeria Okacha Hamzaoui Fujairah 6
3 Brazil Diogo Acosta Al Dhafra 5
Argentina Brian Fenoglio Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Brazil Lucas Silva Al Rams
Netherlands Youssef El Jebli Al Hamriyah
Syria Mardik Mardikian
Brazil Gilmar Dibba Al Hisn
8 Brazil Alex Al Taawon 4
Senegal Pape Bacary Dubai United
Brazil Caíque Dibba Al Hisn
The Gambia Alfusainey Gassama Masfout
Jamaica Lamar Walker Al Dhaid
Brazil Júnior Saudade Al Arabi
Mali Alhassane Tamboura Al Urooba

References

  1. ↑ "الحصن يعيد التونسي عثمان النجار مدرباً للفريق". Al Bayan. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "الجزائري بومضل مدرباً للعربي". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "عبد الغني المهري مدرباً لمصفوت". Al Bayan. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "الفجيرة يعين الصربي ماركوف مدرباً للذئاب والحوسني أول ضحايا الهواة". Al Bayan. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "دبا الفجيرة يتعاقد مع المدرب الصربي زوران". Al Bayan. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "«تسونامي الهواة» يطيح 5 مدربين مواطنين في 9 جولات" (in Arabic). Al Bayan. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "المدرب السادس الذي يغادر دوري الهواة .. الظفرة ينهي عقد مسفر بالتراضي" (in Arabic). Al Bayan. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "UAE First Division Top Scorers". uaefa. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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