2016–17 UAE Division 1

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UAE Division One
Season2016–17
ChampionsAjman (2nd title)
PromotedAjman, Dubai
Matches played264
Goals scored369 (1.4 per match)
Biggest home winAl Urooba 6–1 Al Arabi
(25 February 2017)
Biggest away winArabi 0–10 Al Urooba
(18 November 2016)
Longest winning runDubai 6 games
Longest unbeaten runAjman 20 games
Longest winless runMasfut and Al Dhaid 6 games
Longest losing runRas Al Khaimah 4 games
Highest attendance6,397
Fujairah 2–1 Al-Urooba
(3 March 2017)
Lowest attendance56
Al-Arabi 1–2 Al–Hamriyah
(4 February 2017)
Average attendance2,100

Ajman Club were the champions of the 2016–17 UAE Division 1.

As of 2016–17 the league features 12 sides who play each once for a total of 11 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the Pro-League, there is no longer relegation as the UAE Division One Group B League stopped playing in 2012.[1]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 250
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 2,880
Al Shaab Sharjah Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium 10,000
Al Thaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 8,000
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Stadium 10,000
Dubai Dubai Dubai Club Stadium 7,500
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah Ras al Khaimah 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
Ajman Egypt Ayman El Ramady United Arab Emirates Jasim Ali Mohammed uhlsport
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ismail United Arab Emirates Talal Mubarak uhlsport
Al Khaleej Tunisia Mohamed El Mansi Tunisia Chaker Zouaghi uhlsport
Al Shaab Brazil Péricles Chamusca United Arab Emirates Saif Mohamed uhlsport
Al Thaid United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid United Arab Emirates Salem Musabbeh uhlsport
Al Urooba United Arab Emirates Badir Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Yammahi uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Portugal Rui Nascimento United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Hefeiti uhlsport
Dubai Egypt Hany Ramzy United Arab Emirates Jamal Abdulla uhlsport
Fujairah Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić United Arab Emirates Mubarak Hassan uhlsport
Masfut United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Blooshi Zimbabwe Noel Kaseke uhlsport
Ras Al Khaimah Brazil Luiz Antônio Zaluar Brazil Alexandre Matão uhlsport

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ajman (C, P) 22 12 9 1 40 23 +17 45 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Dubai (P) 22 13 4 5 37 22 +15 43
3 Al Urooba 22 11 4 7 50 27 +23 37
4 Fujairah 22 10 4 8 38 30 +8 34
5 Dibba Al Hisn 22 8 9 5 27 26 +1 33
6 Al Shaab 22 6 10 6 41 38 +3 28
7 Al Khaleej 22 7 6 9 29 35 −6 27
8 Masfut 22 7 4 11 37 47 −10 25
9 Al Dhaid 22 6 6 10 20 28 −8 24
10 Al Hamriyah 22 6 5 11 25 30 −5 23
11 Al Arabi 22 7 2 13 31 52 −21 23
12 Ras Al Khaimah 22 5 5 12 29 46 −17 20
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2017. Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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Home \ Away AJM ARB DHD HAM KHL SHB URO DAH DUB FUJ MST RAK
Ajman 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–2 4–2 2–1
Al Arabi 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–10 2–3 2–3 4–2 1–3 4–0
Al Dhaid 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1
Al Hamriyah 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1
Al Khaleej 1–1 0–1 1–5 3–2 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–3 4–0 2–1
Al Shaab 3–3 4–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–3 3–1
Al Urooba 1–1 6–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–3 3–1 1–3 2–4 0–1 3–1
Dibba Al Hisn 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Dubai 0–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 4–0 2–0
Fujairah 2–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–0
Masfut 1–2 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–2 3–4 1–3
Ras Al Khaimah 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 4–4 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 4–3
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DIVISION 1 - GROUP A". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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