2013–14 UAE Pro League

The 2013–14 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 39th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates, and the sixth professional season. Fourteen teams participate, once again with Al Ain as the defending champions after winning the previous two seasons.

Arabian Gulf League
Season2013–14
ChampionsAl-Ahli
RelegatedDubai
Al-Shaab
AFC Champions LeagueAl-Ahli
Al-Wahda
Al-Jazira
Al-Ain
Gulf Champions LeagueAl-Nasr
Al-Shabab
Matches played182
Goals scored571 (3.14 per match)
Average goals/game3.13
Top goalscorerAsamoah Gyan (29)
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The league started on 14 September and finished on 11 May 2014 in accordance with FIFA guidelines ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[2]

The league was previously known as the Pro League. Starting from the 2013–14 season the name was changed to UAE Arabian Gulf League.[3] The name change has been viewed as a revival of the Persian Gulf naming dispute[4] with Iran accusing the United Arab Emirates of racism,[5][6] and the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran barring the transfer of Javad Nekounam to a UAE club.[7]

Teams

Stadia and locations
Dubai
Ajman
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Sharjah
Ras al-Khaimah
Madinat Zayed
Sharjah
Ras al-Khaimah
Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Arabian Gulf League
Team Home city Manager Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader[8] Ajman Stadium 10,000
Al Ahli Dubai Cosmin Olăroiu Rashed Stadium 18,000
Al Ain Al Ain Quique Flores Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium		 15,000
25,000
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Abdullah Ahmed Mesfer Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Walter Zenga Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai Ivan Jovanovic[9] Al-Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Shaab Sharjah Sharjah Zeljko Petrovic Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium 10,000
Al Shabab Dubai Marcos Paqueta Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Sharjah Sharjah Paulo Bonamigo[10] Sharjah Stadium 18,000
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Jose Peseiro Al-Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Wasl Dubai Hector Cuper Zabeel Stadium 12,000
Bani Yas Abu Dhabi Adnan Hamad Bani Yas Stadium 9,570
Dubai Dubai Umberto Barberis Police Officers Club Stadium 6,500
Emirates Ras al-Khaimah Paulo Comelli Emirates Club Stadium 5,000

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2013-14 campaign.

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Wahda Josef Hickersberger End of contract Karel Jarolim[12]
Al Ahli Quique Flores[13] End of contract Cosmin Olăroiu[14]
Al Nasr Walter Zenga[15] Mutual Consent Ivan Jovanovic[16]
Baniyas Salem Al Orafi[17] End of contract Jorge da Silva[18]
Dubai Rene Marsiglia[17] End of contract Martin Rueda[19]
Al Wasl Eid Baroot End of contract Laurent Banide[20]
Al Ain Cosmin Olăroiu Joined Al Ahli Jorge Fossati[21]
Al Ain Jorge Fossati Sacked Ahmad Abdullah[22]
Al Wasl Laurent Banide[23] Sacked Saleem Abdelrahman
Al Jazira Luis Milla Sacked Walter Zenga[24]
Al Ain Ahmad Abdullah Temp mandate over Quique Flores
Dubai Martin Rueda Sacked[25] Umberto Barberis
Al Wahda Karel Jarolim Sacked[26] Jose Peseiro[27]
Emirates Eid Baroot Sacked[28] Paulo Comelli[29]
Al Shaab Marius Șumudică Sacked[30] Jamsheer Muratocalo
Al Shaab Jamsheer Muratocalo Caretaker role finished[31] Zeljko Petrovic
Baniyas Jorge da Silva Sacked Adnan Hamad
Al Wasl Hector Cuper Sacked Saleem Abdelrahman

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Former Players1
Ajman Simon Feindouno Boris Kabi Bakari Koné Ahmad Ibrahim Driss Fettouhi
Al Ahli Grafite Ciel Luis Jiménez Hugo Viana Esad Bajrić
Al Ain Alex Brosque Yassine El Ghanassy Asamoah Gyan Mirel Rădoi Michel Bastos
Jirès Kembo
Al Dhafra Rogério Bilal Najjarin Kamel Chafni Makhete Diop Emmanuel Clottey
Al Jazira Jucilei Felipe Caicedo Abdelaziz Barrada Shin Hyung-Min None
Al-Nasr Brett Holman Léo Lima Éder Luís Ibrahima Toure None
Al-Shaab Josimar Lima Michaël N'dri Oybek Kilichev Jesús Meza Billy Celeski
Thiago Quirino
Julius Wobay
Al Shabab Adeílson Edgar Carlos Villanueva Azizbek Haydarov Éder
Al Sharjah Maurício Ramos Zé Carlos Fellype Gabriel Kim Jung-Woo None
Al-Wahda Damián Díaz Sebastián Tagliabué Adil Hermach None Dino Djulbic
Marco Estrada
Al Wasl Emmanuel Culio Mariano Donda Ricardo Oliveira Edson Puch Milan Susak
Abdelfettah Boukhriss
André Senghor
Baniyas Luis Fariña Sebastián Prediger Carlos Muñoz Abdul Salam Amer Marcelinho
Dubai Gilles Yapi Yapo Moustapha Kondé Salaheddine Saidi Jehad Al-Hussain Bruno Correa
Andre Alves
Dramane Traoré
Emirates Germán Herrera Derley Luiz Henrique Rodrigo Diego
Jair

Note:
^1 Foreign players who left their clubs after first half of the season;
^2 Injury Replacement Players;

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 26 20 4 2 55 28 +27 64 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Al-Wahda 26 13 9 4 53 33 +20 48 2015 AFC Champions League Third qualifying round
3 Al Jazira 26 12 9 5 46 35 +11 45
4 Al Shabab 26 13 5 8 42 28 +14 44 2015 GCC Champions League Group Stage
5 Al Nasr 26 13 5 8 42 32 +10 44
6 Al Ain 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 43 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
7 Al Sharjah 26 10 10 6 29 25 +4 40
8 Al-Dhafra 26 9 8 9 44 44 0 35
9 Baniyas 26 8 7 11 43 42 +1 31
10 Ajman 26 7 7 12 39 46 −7 28
11 Emirates 26 6 7 13 40 53 −13 25
12 Al Wasl 26 7 4 15 32 47 −15 25
13 Dubai (R) 26 3 6 17 24 63 −39 15 Relegation to UAE Division 1 Group A
14 Al-Shaab (R) 26 3 4 19 28 61 −33 13
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Arabian Gulf League 2013-2014 table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Al Ain qualified through winning the Presidents Cup.

Results
Home \ Away AJM ALI AIN DHA JAZ NAS SHB SHA SHR WAH WAS YAS DUB EMI
Ajman 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 4–2 3–4 1–1 3–2
Al-Ahli 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 4–2 4–2
Al Ain 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–2 5–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 5–2 5–2
Al-Dhafra 2–4 1–4 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–6 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–3
Al Jazira 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 4–4 2–3 2–0 2–2 1–0
Al Nasr 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 6–1 4–3 5–1 0–0
Al-Shaab 4–4 1–3 0–5 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–2 2–1 3–3
Al Shabab 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1
Al Sharjah 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Al-Wahda 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0
Al Wasl 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 1–0
Baniyas 4–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–1
Dubai Club 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–5 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–1
Emirates Club 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 3–2 0–3 5–2 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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