2019–20 UAE Pro League

The 2019–20 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League. On 26 April 2019, Khor Fakkan won the first division title over Al Taawon 3–0; this is their inaugural appearance on the pro league as Khor Fakkan Club as they were previously known as Al Khaleej, having been absent from the Pro League for twelve years. Hatta later returned to the pro league after a 1–0 away victory against Al Hamriyah secured them a spot on the first division after getting relegated a year ago. Sharjah are the defending champions. The League was put on hold on March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however on June, with the majority of 12 out of 14 clubs votes, the league was cancelled and the champion is yet to be decided.[1] On 18th of June, it was declared that this season will end with no champion despite Shabab Al-Ahli leading the table with 43 points and the same teams that qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League.[2]

UAE Pro League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNo title awarded
RelegatedNo relegation
2021 AFC Champions LeagueSharjah
Shabab Al-Ahli
Al Wahda
Al Ain
Matches played126
Goals scored367 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerKodjo Fo-Doh Laba
(17 goals)
Biggest home winShabab Al Ahli 5–0 Kalba
(28 December 2019)
Al Ain 5–0 Wasl
(1 February 2020)
Biggest away winFujairah 1–7 Al Ain
(25 October 2019)
Highest scoringFujairah 1–7 Al Ain
(25 October 2019)
Kalba 6–2 Ajman
(10 December 2019)
Longest winning runShabab Al Ahli
Al Wahda
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runSharjah
(10 games)
Longest winless runKhor Fakkan
(13 games)
Longest losing runHatta
(7 games)
Highest attendance14,423
Al Ain 0–0 Al Jazira
(1 November 2019)
Lowest attendance277
Dhafra 1–1 Baniyas
(26 September 2019)
Total attendance97,291
Average attendance2,316
All statistics correct as of 13 March 2020.

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated to UAE Division 1

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2019–20 UAE Pro League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 25,965
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai City (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium 15,058
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi City (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium 12,201
Al Wasl Dubai City (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium 8,439
Baniyas Abu Dhabi City (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium 10,000
Fujairah Fujairah City Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 7,500
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai City (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 12,052
Sharjah Sharjah City 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
Ajman Ayman Elramady Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank
Al Ain Pedro Emanuel Ismail Ahmed Nike First Gulf Bank
Al Dhafra Vuk Rašović Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais
Al Jazira Marcel Keizer Ali Khasif Adidas Healthpoint
Al Nasr Krunoslav Jurčić Álvaro Negredo Nike Emirates NBD
Al Wahda Manuel Jiménez Ismail Matar Adidas Cadillac
Al Wasl Laurențiu Reghecampf Lima New Balance Emaar
Baniyas Winfried Schäfer Fawaz Awana Adidas Secure Engineering
Fujairah Fabio Viviani Hilal Saeed Nike Asas
Hatta Christos Kontis Mahmoud Hassan Macron
Kalba Jorge Da Silva Mansor Abbas Erreà Unknown
Khor Fakkan Goran Tufegdžić Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Shabab Al Ahli Gerard Zaragoza Majed Naser Nike Nakheel
Sharjah Abdulaziz Mohamed Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use four 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 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Ajman Vander Vieira Sébastien Siani Bubacarr Trawally William Owusu Tongo Doumbia
Godwin Mensha
Al Ain Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Balázs Dzsudzsák Tsukasa Shiotani Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Abderrahmane Meziane
Caio
Al Dhafra Yaseen Al-Bakhit Diego Jardel João Pedro Issam El Adoua Mikhail Rosheuvel
Al Jazira Keno Mourad Batna Miloš Kosanović Thulani Serero
Al Nasr Esteban Pavez Brandley Kuwas Álvaro Negredo Tozé
Al Wahda Lee Myung-joo Rim Chang-woo Paul-José M'Poku Gaspar Panadero Sebastián Tagliabúe
Leonardo
Nicolás Milesi
Carlitos
Al Wasl Lucas Galvão Welliton Fernando Gaibor Christian Träsch Fábio Lima
Baniyas Richard Almeida Luiz Antônio Zé Roberto Saša Ivković Ayanda Patosi
Pedro Conde
Fujairah Fernando Gabriel Jefferson Assis Jhonnattann Ernest Asante Martial Yao
William Jebor
Hatta Cleylton Daniel Amora Neilton Samuel Rosa Ricardo Valente
Cristian López
Khor Fakkan Bruno Lamas Dodô Ramon Lopes Ricardinho Bismark
Pedro Júnior
Róbson
Temurkhuja Abdukholiqov
Kalba Wanderson Ricardo Gomes Navarone Foor Peniel Mlapa Henrique
Balázs Dzsudzsák
Yaseen Al-Bakhit
Shabab Al Ahli Federico Cartabia Leonardo Pedro Conde Henrique Luvannor Davide Mariani
Sharjah Caio Igor Coronado Ryan Mendes Otabek Shukurov Ricardo Gomes

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al Ain Juan Carlos Garrido 1 June 2019 Sacked Pre-season Ivan Leko[3] 1 June 2019
Al Wahda Henk ten Cate 8 June 2019 End of contract Maurice Steijn[4] 9 June 2019
Hatta Walid Obaid Christos Kontis 10 June 2019
Al Jazira Damiën Hertog Jurgen Streppel[5] 16 June 2019
Fujairah Abdulla Masfer Madjid Bougherra[6]
Baniyas Krunoslav Jurčić Winfried Schäfer[7] 8 July 2019
Khor Fakkan Abdulwahab Abdulkadir 17 July 2019 Resigned Paulo Comelli 17 July 2019
Kalba Fabio Viviani 10 October 2019 Sacked 11th Jorge Da Silva[8] 12 October 2019
Al Jazira Jurgen Streppel 13 October 2019 7th Marcel Keizer[9] 13 October 2019
Al Nasr Caio Zanardi 14 October 2019 11th Krunoslav Jurčić[10] 14 October 2019
Al Wahda Maurice Steijn 17 October 2019 10th Manuel Jiménez[11] 17 October 2019
Khor Fakkan Paulo Comelli 30 October 2019 14th Goran Tufegdžić 31 October 2019
Al Ain Ivan Leko[12][13] 21 December 2019 Mutual consent 4th Pedro Emanuel[14] 5 January 2020
Fujairah Madjid Bougherra[15] 9 February 2020 13th Fabio Viviani[16] 10 February 2020
Shabab Al Ahli Rodolfo Arruabarrena[17] 8 March 2020 Sacked 1st Gerard Zaragoza 9 March 2020

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shabab Al Ahli 19 13 4 2 42 13 +29 43 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Ain 19 11 4 4 46 21 +25 37 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al Jazira 19 11 3 5 29 17 +12 36
4 Sharjah 19 10 5 4 38 23 +15 35 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
5 Al Wahda 19 11 2 6 31 29 +2 35 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
6 Al Nasr 19 9 4 6 24 19 +5 31
7 Al Dhafra 19 9 2 8 26 23 +3 29
8 Al Wasl 19 8 5 6 31 33 −2 29
9 Baniyas 19 6 5 8 21 26 −5 23
10 Ajman 19 4 6 9 25 39 −14 18
11 Kalba 19 5 1 13 24 39 −15 16
12 Khor Fakkan 19 3 6 10 18 32 −14 15
13 Hatta 19 3 4 12 15 32 −17 13
14 Fujairah 19 3 3 13 15 36 −21 12
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [18] 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[19] 10) draw

Results
Home \ Away AJM AIN DHA JAZ NAS WAH WAS YAS FUJ HAT KAL KHF SAD SHR
Ajman 1–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–0 1–4 — 3–1 — 1–1 2–5 —
Al Ain — 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 5–0 — 2–1 2–1 3–2 — 1–2 1–1
Al Dhafra 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 — 0–1 3–1
Al Jazira — 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 — — 1–0 — 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–2
Al Nasr 0–1 — 1–2 — 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3
Al Wahda 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 — —
Al Wasl 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–4 0–0 — 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 — — 1–5
Baniyas 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 — 4–3 — — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Fujairah 1–1 1–7 — — — 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–3
Hatta — 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 — 2–3 — — 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–2
Kalba 6–2 1–4 — 1–2 — 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 — 1–3
Khor Fakkan — 0–3 0–2 1–3 0–1 — 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 0–2 2–1
Shabab Al Ahli 3–1 — — 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 5–1 1–0 5–0 — 3–2
Sharjah 1–1 3–2 — — — 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2020. Source: AGLeague
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

Top Goal Scorers
As of 27 February 2020[20]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Al Ain 18
2 Sebastián Tagliabúe Al Wahda 14
3 Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira 12
4 João Pedro Al Dhafra 11
Ahmed Khalil Shabab Al Ahli
6 Fábio Lima Al Wasl 10
Ryan Mendes Sharjah
Peniel Mlapa Kalba
9 Welliton Al Wasl 9
10 Álvaro Negredo Al Nasr 8

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Pedro Conde4BaniyasAl Wahda4–3 (H)4 October 20193
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba4Al AinFujairah7–1 (A)25 October 20195
Ali MabkhoutAl JaziraAl Wasl4–0 (A)20 December 201910
Ahmed KhalilShabab Al AhliKalba5–0 (H)28 December 201911
Fábio LimaAl WaslBaniyas5–1 (H)2 January 202012
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round
Relegation to UAE First Division League
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819
Shabab Al Ahli1122322222111111111
Al Ain4343233334452322222
Al Jazira2574445443344243433
Sharjah3211111111223435344
Al Wahda1161011866786888754655
Al Nasr89119754555536567776
Al Dhafra1311865911897665676567
Al Wasl91013141288668777888888
Baniyas786891010107910119999999
Ajman643567711121191010101010101010
Kalba101414121311129101011911111111111111
Khor Fakkan12121213141414141414141414141414121212
Hatta141391011139121113131313131312131313
Fujairah5757101213131312121212121213141414
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: UAEproleague

Attendances

By round
As of 10 November 2019
2019–20 Arabian Gulf League Attendance
Round Total GP. Avg. Per Game
Round 1 21,890[21]73,127
Round 2 15,662[22]72,237
Round 3 17,689[23]72,527
Round 4 9,702[24]71,386
Round 5 8,339[25]71,191
Round 6 24,009[26]73,429
Round 7 15,341[27]72,191
Round 8 000
Total 112,632 49 2,299

Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Abu Dhabi 5 Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra
2 Dubai 4 Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta
3 Sharjah 3 Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan
4 Ajman 1 Ajman
 Fujairah Fujairah

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