The 2008β09 UAE League season was the 34th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates and started on 19 September 2008 until 24 May 2009.
Al-Ahli clinched the championship on the last day of the season, one of the most exciting campaigns for a number of years and also qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Al-Shabbab ACD were defending champions from the 2007β08 campaign.
Emirates Club and Hatta were relegated from the previous season. Ajman Club and Al Khaleej Club were promoted from the second level.
The winners of the league qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al-Wasl | Miroslav Beranek | Sacked [1] | HΓ©lio dos Anjos |
Al-Wahda | Ahmad Abdulhaleem | Sacked [2] | Josef Hickersberger |
Al Dhafra | Mohammad Kwid | Resigned [3] | Eid Baroud |
Al-Sharjah | Youssef Al Zawawi | Resigned after 11 games [4] | Toni Oliveira |
Al-Wasl | HΓ©lio dos Anjos | Sacked | Jaroslav HorΓ‘k |
Ajman Club | Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader | Sacked [5] | |
Al-Sharjah | Toni Oliveira | Sacked after 'poor results' [6] | Abdul Qadir Abdul Wahab |
Al-Ahli | Ivan HaΕ‘ek | Quit after winning championship [7] [8] | Ioan Andone |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Ahli (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 55 | 2009 Club World Cup and 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Al Jazira | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 54 | 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
3 | Al Ain | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 43 | |
4 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 34 | 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off [a] |
5 | Al Shabab | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 28 | 2009β10 Gulf Club Champions Cup |
6 | Al Nasr | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 26 | |
7 | Al Wasl | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 26 | 2009β10 Gulf Club Champions Cup |
8 | Al-Dhafra | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 24 | |
9 | Ajman | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 24 | |
10 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 22 | |
11 | Al-Shaab (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 18 | Relegation to 2009β10 UAE League Division 1 |
12 | Al Khaleej Club (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 51 | −30 | 14 |
UAE League 2008β09 winners |
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Al-Ahli 5th title |
Source: goalzz.com