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2020–21 UAE Division 1

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UAE Division One
Season2020–21
Dates13 November 2020 – 24 April 2021
ChampionsAl Urooba (2nd title)
PromotedAl Urooba
Emirates
Matches played110
Goals scored316 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerDiogo Acosta
(20 goals)
Biggest home winEmirates 6–0 Masafi
(16 April 2021)
Biggest away winAl Taawon 0–4 Al Urooba
(26 March 2021)
Highest scoringAl Taawon 5–4 Masfout
(21 November 2020)
Longest winning runAl Urooba
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runEmirates
(15 games)
Longest winless runAl Dhaid
(17 games)
Longest losing runAl Dhaid
(8 games)

2020–21 UAE Division one was the 44th Division one season. Since last season was cancelled and no promotion was rewarded, there were no team changes taken place this season. On the 17 April, both Al Urooba and Emirates secured promotion after defeating Dhaid and Masafi respectively.[1]

Stadia and locations

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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 Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
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
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfout Masfout Masfout Club Stadium 3,000

Personnel and kits

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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 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Musharrakh Ivory Coast Bakare Kone Nike QQ Holding
Al Bataeh United Arab Emirates Abdullah Mesfer United Arab Emirates Eisa Ali uhlsport SMC
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Ajmani United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Nuaimi uhlsport uhlsport
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ismail United Arab Emirates Ali Rabee Nike SBR
Al Taawon United Arab Emirates Aaref Al Shehhi United Arab Emirates Rashed Humaid uhlsport
Al Urooba Tunisia Fathi Al-Obeidi United Arab Emirates Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Dibba Al Fujairah United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Balooshi United Arab Emirates Faisel Al-Khodaim uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport
Emirates North Macedonia Gjoko Hadžievski United Arab Emirates Abdullah Malallah uhlsport
Masafi United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Khaddeim Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Adidas Al Futaim[2]
Masfout Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri United Arab Emirates Hassan Al-Hammadi Nike

Foreign players

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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 Paulo Henrique Brazil Vinícius Lopes
Al Bataeh Brazil Dedê Costa Ghana William Owusu Brazil Alex
Al Hamriyah Brazil Luan Santos Madagascar Faneva Andriatsima Brazil Élton
Al Dhaid Brazil Erick Kassi Venezuela Jeffrén Suárez Brazil Adeílson
Brazil Dionatan Machado
Al Taawon Brazil Gil Paraíba Brazil Fidélis
Al Urooba Brazil Rodrigo France Fatrie Sakhi
Dibba Al Fujairah Brazil Bruno Moraes Italy Manuel Pucciarelli Brazil Dudu Figueiredo
Dibba Al Hisn Algeria Sid Ahmed Aouadj Cape Verde Mailson Lima Nigeria Ibrahim Mustapha
Emirates Brazil Diogo Acosta Jordan Yaseen al-Bakhit Colombia Tommy Tobar
Masafi Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Cameroon Marius Obekop Ivory Coast Mechac Koffi
Masfout Brazil Bruno Dybal Brazil Dionatan Machado France Yacine Abed
Serbia Nikola Ašćerić

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Dibba Al Hisn United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Balooshi 1 June 2020 End of contract Pre-season Portugal Rui Ferreira[3] 17 July 2020
Al Arabi Croatia Predrag Stilinović United Arab Emirates Mohammad Al Jalboot 2 June 2020
Al Urooba Morocco Brahim Boufoud Tunisia Fathi Al-Obeidi[4] 8 August 2020
Al Bataeh Egypt Tareq Al Sayed Italy Giovanni Tedesco[5] 10 October 2020
Italy Giovanni Tedesco[6] 30 October 2020 Resigned Morocco Saeed Shakhit 31 October 2020
Al Arabi United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Jalboot 20 October 2020 End of caretaker spell United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Musharrakh 21 October 2020
Al Bataeh Morocco Saeed Shakhit 24 November 2020 6th Tunisia Noureddine Abidi[7] 24 November 2020
Dibba Al Hisn Portugal Rui Ferreira[8] 1 December 2020 Sacked 4th Uruguay Walter Pandiani[9] 2 December 2020
Al Hamriyah Tunisia Ghazi Ghrairi[10] 14 December 2020 Mutual consent 6th United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ismail 20 January 2021
Masafi United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat 4 February 2021 End of contract 7th United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Khaddeim 4 February 2021
Dibba Al Hisn Uruguay Walter Pandiani 10 February 2021 Resigned 6th United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat[11] 12 February 2021
Al Bataeh Tunisia Noureddine Abidi[12] 28 February 2021 Sacked 3rd United Arab Emirates Abdullah Mesfer[13] 2 March 2021

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Al Urooba (C, P) 20 13 5 2 45 22 +23 44 Promotion to the UAE Pro League
2 Emirates (P) 20 11 8 1 44 22 +22 41
3 Al Bataeh 20 11 5 4 29 22 +7 38
4 Dibba Al Fujairah 20 9 5 6 29 21 +8 32
5 Dibba Al Hisn 20 7 7 6 34 33 +1 28
6 Al Arabi 20 7 7 6 28 34 −6 28
7 Al Hamriyah 20 6 9 5 30 27 +3 27
8 Al Taawon 20 4 8 8 24 37 −13 20
9 Masfout 20 5 3 12 26 32 −6 18
10 Masafi 20 5 2 13 19 37 −18 17
11 Al Dhaid 20 1 3 16 14 35 −21 6
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away ARB BTH HAM TAW URO DAF DAH DHD EMI MSF MST
Al Arabi 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 1–4 4–3
Al Bataeh 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0
Al Hamriyah 2–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–1
Al Taawon 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–4 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 5–4
Al Urooba 1–1 4–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–3 3–0 3–2 3–0 2–0
Dibba Al Fujairah 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0
Dibba Al Hisn 0–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
Dhaid 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 1–2 0–3
Emirates 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 5–1 2–1 6–0 2–1
Masafi 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–3 1–0 0–2 0–1
Masfout 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–2
Source: soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 24 April 2021

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Diogo Acosta Emirates 20
2 Nigeria Victor Nwaneri Al Urooba 15
3 Brazil Dedê Costa Al Bataeh 11
Oman Mohammed Al-Marbuii Dibba Al Hisn
4 Brazil Bruno Moraes Dibba Al Fujairah 10
5 France Fatrie Sakhi Al Urooba 9
Oman Saied Obaid

Number of teams by Emirates

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Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 4 Al Bataeh, Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah 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

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