UAE Division One
Season2021–22
Dates8 October 2021 – 29 April 2022
ChampionsDibba Al Fujairah (2nd title)
PromotedDibba Al Fujairah
Al Bataeh
Matches played112
Goals scored347 (3.1 per match)
Top goalscorerDiogo Acosta
(27 goals)
Biggest home winDibba Al Fujairah 5–0 Al Jazirah Al Hamra
(18 December 2021)
Biggest away winAbtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah
(10 December 2021)
Highest scoringAbtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah
(10 December 2021)
Longest winning runDibba Al Fujairah
(13 games)
Longest unbeaten runAl Arabi
(12 games)
Longest winless runDubai City
(14 games)
Longest losing runAbtal Al Khaleej
(6 games)
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2022.

2021–22 UAE Division One is the 45th Division one season. This seasons will expand the league from 11 to 15 teams due to the inclusion of UAE Second Division League teams who were recently promoted into the league.[1]

Team Changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Promoted from UAE Division 2

Joined

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Abtal Al Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium[2] 12,000
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Bataeh Al Bataeh Al Bataeh Stadium 2,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Hamra Stadium 2,000
Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium 4,000
Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium 200
Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al-Fujairah Dibba (F) Stadium 100
Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium 700
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) The Sevens Stadium[2] 4,000
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfout Masfout Masfout Club Stadium 3,000

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
Abtal Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Mostafa Abdelhady Nigeria Damilare Adigun uhlsport
Al Arabi United Arab Emirates Mohammad Al Jalboot United Arab Emirates Khalifa Abdullah Nike
Al Bataeh Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri Brazil Rodrigo Souza uhlsport SMC
Al Dhaid Czech Republic Roman Nádvorník United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Nuaimi uhlsport
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Jamal Al Hassani United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al-Shaji Nike
Al Jazirah Al Hamra United Arab Emirates Mutaz Abdulla United Arab Emirates Salem Al Khaddem uhlsport
Al Rams United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Bout United Arab Emirates Ali Al Maazmi uhlsport
Al Taawon Morocco Ahmed El Mujahid United Arab Emirates Malek Al-Shehhi uhlsport
Dibba Al Fujairah Serbia Zoran Popović United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Rowaihy uhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Morocco Saeed Shakhit United Arab Emirates Khalid Al Riyami uhlsport
Dubai City England Mason Mcclelland England Jamal Bartley Macron
Fujairah United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Timoumi United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al-Zahmi Puma
Hatta Tunisia Ameur Derbal United Arab Emirates Lahej Al-Nofali Macron Expo
Masafi United Arab Emirates Fahad Al Dabal Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Adidas
Masfout United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat United Arab Emirates Abdullah Jassem Nike

Foreign players

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
Abtal Al Khaleej Nigeria Damilare Adigun Senegal Lassana Camara
Al Arabi Brazil Alex Brazil Paulinho
Al Bataeh Brazil Rodrigo Souza Bahrain Thiago Augusto Brazil Thauan
Al Dhaid Brazil Adenilson Brazil Sílvio Júnior
Al Hamriyah Brazil Gilmar Brazil Vinícius Lopes
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Mexico Hugo Alexsander Ivory Coast Kouakou Kouadio
Al Rams Brazil Saullo Brazil Valdo Babacal Brazil Geovane
Al Taawon Brazil Gil Paraíba Ghana Denny Antwi
Dibba Al Fujairah Brazil Diogo Acosta Brazil Chiquinho
Dibba Al Hisn Brazil Dedê Costa Brazil Marcos Moraes
Dubai City England Jamal Bartley Zambia Nenai Banda
Fujairah Ghana Issah Yakubu Iraq Mustafa Mahmoud
Hatta Brazil Régis Brazil Tony Brazil Hyuri
Masafi Brazil Sílvio Júnior Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Brazil Fidélis
Masfout Brazil Jacó Brazil Juan Batista Brazil Bruno Dybal

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Hatta Serbia Vladimir Vermezović 25 April 2021 Sacked Pre-season United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Balooshi[3] 30 May 2021
Al Bataeh United Arab Emirates Abdullah Mesfer 1 May 2021 Resigned Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri[4] 20 May 2021
Fujairah Tunisia Nassif Al Bayawi 15 May 2021 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Timoumi 16 May 2021
Masfout Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri 20 May 2021 Signed by Al Bataeh United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat 21 May 2021
Dibba Al Fujairah United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Balooshi 30 May 2021 Signed by Hatta Serbia Zoran Popović[5] 1 July 2021
Dibba Al Hisn United Arab Emirates Abdulghani Binkarshat 1 June 2021 End of contract Tunisia Othmen Najjar[6] 3 July 2021
Al Jazirah Al Hamra United Arab Emirates Ali Al Shehhi 11 October 2021 Mutual consent 13th United Arab Emirates Muhammad Al-Naqbi[7] 11 October 2021
Hatta United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Al Balooshi 1 November 2021 Sacked 10th Algeria Fouad Boumdal[8] 1 November 2021
Al Rams United Arab Emirates Jassim Al Tunaiji 16 November 2021 Resigned 12th United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Bout[9] 16 November 2021
Al Jazirah Al Hamra United Arab Emirates Muhammad Al-Naqbi 17 November 2021 End of caretaker spell 14th United Arab Emirates Mutaz Abdulla[10] 17 November 2021
Abtal Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Mostafa Abdelhady 20 November 2021 Sacked 10th Morocco Ahmed El Mujahid[11] 25 November 2021
Morocco Ahmed El Mujahid[12] 12 December 2021 Resigned 11th United Arab Emirates Mostafa Abdelhady 13 December 2021
Al Taawon United Arab Emirates Aaref Al Shehhi 14 December 2021 Sacked 13th Morocco Ahmed El Mujahid[13] 14 December 2021
Masafi United Arab Emirates Mohamed Al Antali 15 December 2021 Mutual consent 14th United Arab Emirates Fahad Al Dabal[14] 15 December 2021
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid 29 December 2021 10th Czech Republic Roman Nádvorník 5 January 2022
Dibba Al Hisn Tunisia Othmen Najjar[15] 3 January 2022 Sacked 4th Morocco Saeed Shakhit[16] 8 January 2022
Hatta Algeria Fouad Boumdal 7 January 2022 Resigned 6th Tunisia Amer Derbal[17] 7 January 2022
Al Hamriyah Egypt Tareq Al Sayed 14 February 2022 4th United Arab Emirates Jamal Al Hassani 15 January 2022

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dibba Al Fujairah (C, P) 28 24 3 1 73 15 +58 75 Promotion to the UAE Pro League
2 Al Bataeh (P) 28 21 4 3 58 21 +37 67
3 Dibba Al Hisn 28 19 6 3 56 26 +30 63
4 Al Arabi 28 20 3 5 48 24 +24 63
5 Al Hamriyah 28 15 7 6 56 34 +22 52
6 Hatta 28 14 5 9 44 38 +6 47
7 Fujairah 28 12 7 9 38 32 +6 43
8 Masfout 28 10 5 13 34 38 −4 35
9 Al Jazirah Al Hamra 28 8 6 14 41 57 −16 30
10 Masafi 28 8 3 17 30 42 −12 27
11 Abtal Al Khaleej 28 6 6 16 39 64 −25 24
12 Al Rams 28 6 2 20 29 65 −36 20
13 Al Taawon 28 5 4 19 32 52 −20 19
14 Al Dhaid 28 5 4 19 28 52 −24 19
15 Dubai City 28 3 3 22 26 72 −46 12
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

Home \ Away ABK ARB BTH DHD HAM JHR RAM TAW DAF DAH DCI FUJ HAT MSF MST
Abtal Al Khaleej 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–8 1–3 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–4
Al Arabi 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0
Al Bataeh 4–2 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 4–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–1
Al Dhaid 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–3 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2
Al Hamriyah 3–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 4–4 4–1 0–0
Al Jazirah Al Hamra 1–3 1–2 1–5 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–3 0–0 1–2 2–3 2–2
Al Rams 4–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 3–4 1–0 1–4 0–4 2–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 2–4
Al Taawon 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–2
Dibba Al Fujairah 5–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 6–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Dibba Al Hisn 4–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–1
Dubai City 0–3 1–6 0–1 0–3 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2
Fujairah 3–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–2 1–0 1–2 1–1
Hatta 2–1 0–2 1–3 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 5–1 1–0 0–1 1–1
Masafi 2–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 3–4 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0
Masfout 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0
Source: soccerway
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 Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Diogo Acosta Dibba Al Fujairah 27
2 Brazil Vinícius Lopes Al Hamriyah 22
3 Brazil Dedê Costa Dibba Al Hisn 19
4 Brazil Alex Al Arabi 18
5 Oman Mohammed Al-Marbuii Dibba Al Hisn 17

Number of teams by Emirates

Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah 4 Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi
Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah Al Bataeh, Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn
3 Emirate of Dubai Dubai 3 Abtal Al Khaleej, Dubai City and Hatta
4  Fujairah 2 Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah
5 Emirate of Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
Emirate of Ajman Ajman Masfout

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