Season | 2022β23 |
---|---|
Dates | 2 September β 13 May |
Champions | Shabab Al Ahli (8th title) |
Relegated |
Al Dhafra Dibba Al Fujairah |
2023β24 AFC Champions League |
Al Ain Shabab Al Ahli Sharjah |
Matches played | 137 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Kodjo Laba (28 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Al Ain 7β0
Al Dhafra (10 September 2022) |
Biggest away win |
Al Bataeh 0β6
Shabab Al Ahli (4 November 2022) |
Highest scoring |
Kalba 5β3
Al Nasr (29 October 2022) |
Longest winning run |
Al Ain Al Wahda (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Shabab Al Ahli (13 games) |
Longest winless run |
Al Dhafra (11 games) |
Longest losing run |
Al Dhafra (11 games) |
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All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. |
The 2022β23 UAE Pro League was the 48th edition of the UAE Pro League. Al Ain were the defending champions after winning their fourteenth title last season. There was a mid-season break due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Shabab Al Ahli won the Pro League for the eighth time.
Dibba Al Fujairah would get promoted back after winning the First Division league by beating Al Arabi 2β1, they would return after being absent for three seasons. Al Bataeh would secure promotion on the last day after beating Al Hamriyah 4β2, this will be their first ever season on the top flight in the clubs history.
Emirates would get relegated back to the First Division after a 0β1 home defeat to Al Urooba on the 17th of May. Al Urooba would also get relegated after losing to Al Dhafra 2β1 on the final matchday.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,965 |
Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh Stadium | 2,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi ( Al Nahyan) | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai ( Al Nasr) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 |
Al Wasl | Dubai ( Zabeel) | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi ( Al Shamkha) | Baniyas Stadium | 10,000 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Dibba Al-Fujairah | New Dibba Stadium | 9,500 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Khor Fakkan | Khor Fakkan | SBM Al Qassimi Stadium | 7,500 |
Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai ( Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,052 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 20,000 |
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 | Goran TufegdΕΎiΔ | Ali Al-Hosani | Adidas | Ajman Bank |
Al Ain | Serhiy Rebrov | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
Al Bataeh | Said Chkhit | Khamis Esmaeel | Nike | N/A |
Al Dhafra | Aleksandar VeselinoviΔ | Ahmed Ali | Kelme | ADNOC |
Al Jazira | Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Zat Outfit | Healthpoint |
Al Nasr | Goran TomiΔ | Tareq Ahmed | N45 | Emirates Islamic |
Al Wahda | Arno Buitenweg | Mohammed Barqesh | Adidas | N/A |
Al Wasl | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Ali Salmeen | Macron | Dubai Real Estate Centre |
Baniyas | Daniel IsΔilΔ | Fawaz Awana | Macron | ADIB |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Hassan Al Abdouli | Mohamed Al Rowaihy | uhlsport | Fujairah Investment |
Kalba | Farhad Majidi | Mansor Abbas | Errea | Caltex |
Khor Fakkan | Abdulaziz Al Yassi | Saif Mohammed | Adidas | N/A |
Shabab Al Ahli | Leonardo Jardim | Majed Naser | Nike |
Nissan Dubai Integrated Economic Zones |
Sharjah | Cosmin OlΔroiu | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | SAIF Zone University Hospital Sharjah |
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Nasr | Salem Rabie | 19 May 2022 | Caretaker tenure ended | Pre-season | Thorsten Fink | 19 May 2022 |
Al Wahda | GrΓ©gory Dufrennes | Carlos Carvalhal | 1 July 2022 | |||
Kalba | Jorge da Silva | 26 May 2022 | End of contract | Farhad Majidi [1] | 8 June 2022 | |
Khor Fakkan | Gabriel CalderΓ³n | Abdulaziz Al Yassi [2] | 14 June 2022 | |||
Shabab Al Ahli | Mahdi Ali | Leonardo Jardim | 8 June 2022 | |||
Al Dhafra | Mohammad Kwid | NebojΕ‘a VignjeviΔ | 11 July 2022 | |||
Al Bataeh | Tarek Hadhiri | Caio Zanardi | 27 May 2022 | |||
Al Wasl | Odair Hellmann [3] | 28 June 2022 | Mutual consent | Juan Antonio Pizzi | 1 July 2022 | |
Al Wahda | Carlos Carvalhal | 3 October 2022 | Sacked | 9th | Manolo JimΓ©nez | 5 October 2022 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Zoran PopoviΔ | 8 October 2022 | 14th | GrΓ©gory Dufrennes | 8 October 2022 | |
Al Dhafra | NebojΕ‘a VignjeviΔ | 30 October 2022 | 14th | Aleksandar VeselinoviΔ | 30 October 2022 | |
Al Bataeh | Caio Zanardi | 4 November 2022 | 10th | Saeed Shakhit [4] | 5 November 2022 | |
Al Nasr | Thorsten Fink | 5 November 2022 | 12th | Goran TomiΔ [5] | ||
Dibba Al Fujairah | GrΓ©gory Dufrennes | 14 January 2023 | Mutual consent | 13th | Hassan Al Abdouli [6] | 15 January 2023 |
Al Wahda | Manolo JimΓ©nez [7] | 12 March 2023 | Sacked | 4th | Arno Buitenweg a | 13 March 2023 |
Notes
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shabab Al Ahli (C) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play off round |
2 | Al Ain | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 54 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage [a] |
3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 52 | |
4 | Al Wasl | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 47 | |
5 | Al Jazira | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 46 | |
6 | Ajman | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 44 | |
7 | Sharjah | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play off round [b] |
8 | Kalba | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
9 | Al Nasr | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 27 | |
10 | Khor Fakkan | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 25 | |
11 | Baniyas | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 24 | |
12 | Al Bataeh | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 21 | |
13 | Dibba Al Fujairah (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 20 | Relegation to UAE Division 1 |
14 | Al Dhafra (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 12 |
Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
2 | Sharjah | 4 | Sharjah, Kalba, Khor Fakkan and Al Bataeh |
3 | Dubai | 3 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl |
4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
Fujairah | Dibba Al Fujairah |
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round | |
qualification to AFC Champions League | |
Relegation to UAE First Division League |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | 28 |
2 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 27 |
3 | FΓ‘bio Lima | Al Wasl | 19 |
4 | JoΓ£o Pedro | Al Wahda | 15 |
5 | Lourency | Al Bataeh | 13 |
6 | Walid Azaro | Ajman | 12 |
Firas Ben Larbi | Ajman | ||
8 | Soufiane Rahimi | Al Ain | 11 |
Federico Cartabia | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
Andriy Yarmolenko | Al Ain | ||
11 | Caio Lucas | Sharjah | 9 |
TomΓ‘s Chancalay | Al Wasl | ||
Ahmed Al-Naqbi | Kalba |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | Al Wahda | 9 |
2 | Adel Al-Hosani | Sharjah | 7 |
Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | ||
Khaled Al-Senani | Al Wasl | ||
5 | Darwish Bin Habib | Sharjah | 6 |
Ali Al-Hosani | Ajman | ||
Ali Khasif | Al Jazira | ||
8 | Eisa Al-Hooti | Kalba | 5 |
Ahmed Al-Hosani | Khor Fakkan | ||
Hassan Hamza | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
Ahmed Shambih | Al Nasr |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Khor Fakkan | 4β2 (A) | 9 September 2022 | 2 |
Kodjo Laba4 | Al Ain | Al Dhafra | 7β0 (H) | 10 September 2022 | |
FΓ‘bio Lima | Al Wasl | 4β0 (H) | 8 October 2022 | 5 | |
Rafael Elias | Baniyas | Dibba Al Fujarah | 4β1 (A) | 22 October 2022 | 7 |
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Al Nasr | 4β3 (H) | 7 April 2023 | 22 |
4 Player scored 4 goals
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