2021–22 UAE Division 1
Football league season
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 8 October 2021 – 29 April 2022 |
Champions | Dibba Al Fujairah (2nd title) |
Promoted | Dibba Al Fujairah Al Bataeh |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 347 (3.1 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Diogo Acosta (27 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dibba Al Fujairah 5–0 Al Jazirah Al Hamra (18 December 2021) |
Biggest away win | Abtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah (10 December 2021) |
Highest scoring | Abtal Al Khaleej 2–8 Dibba Al Fujairah (10 December 2021) |
Longest winning run | Dibba Al Fujairah (13 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al Arabi (12 games) |
Longest winless run | Dubai City (14 games) |
Longest losing run | Abtal Al Khaleej (6 games) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → 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
- Fujairah
- Hatta
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 |
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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 | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Al Arabi | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | |
Al Bataeh | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | SMC |
Al Dhaid | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Al Hamriyah | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | |
Al Jazirah Al Hamra | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Al Rams | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Al Taawon | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Dibba Al Fujairah | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Dibba Al Hisn | ![]() | ![]() | uhlsport | |
Dubai City | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | |
Fujairah | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | |
Hatta | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Expo |
Masafi | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | |
Masfout | ![]() | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Al Arabi | ![]() | ![]() | |
Al Bataeh | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al Dhaid | ![]() | ![]() | |
Al Hamriyah | ![]() | ![]() | |
Al Jazirah Al Hamra | ![]() | ![]() | |
Al Rams | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Al Taawon | ![]() | ![]() | |
Dibba Al Fujairah | ![]() | ![]() | |
Dibba Al Hisn | ![]() | ![]() | |
Dubai City | ![]() | ![]() | |
Fujairah | ![]() | ![]() | |
Hatta | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Masafi | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Masfout | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hatta | ![]() | 25 April 2021 | Sacked | Pre-season | ![]() | 30 May 2021 |
Al Bataeh | ![]() | 1 May 2021 | Resigned | ![]() | 20 May 2021 | |
Fujairah | ![]() | 15 May 2021 | ![]() | 16 May 2021 | ||
Masfout | ![]() | 20 May 2021 | Signed by Al Bataeh | ![]() | 21 May 2021 | |
Dibba Al Fujairah | ![]() | 30 May 2021 | Signed by Hatta | ![]() | 1 July 2021 | |
Dibba Al Hisn | ![]() | 1 June 2021 | End of contract | ![]() | 3 July 2021 | |
Al Jazirah Al Hamra | ![]() | 11 October 2021 | Mutual consent | 13th | ![]() | 11 October 2021 |
Hatta | ![]() | 1 November 2021 | Sacked | 10th | ![]() | 1 November 2021 |
Al Rams | ![]() | 16 November 2021 | Resigned | 12th | ![]() | 16 November 2021 |
Al Jazirah Al Hamra | ![]() | 17 November 2021 | End of caretaker spell | 14th | ![]() | 17 November 2021 |
Abtal Al Khaleej | ![]() | 20 November 2021 | Sacked | 10th | ![]() | 25 November 2021 |
![]() | 12 December 2021 | Resigned | 11th | ![]() | 13 December 2021 | |
Al Taawon | ![]() | 14 December 2021 | Sacked | 13th | ![]() | 14 December 2021 |
Masafi | ![]() | 15 December 2021 | Mutual consent | 14th | ![]() | 15 December 2021 |
Al Dhaid | ![]() | 29 December 2021 | 10th | ![]() | 5 January 2022 | |
Dibba Al Hisn | ![]() | 3 January 2022 | Sacked | 4th | ![]() | 8 January 2022 |
Hatta | ![]() | 7 January 2022 | Resigned | 6th | ![]() | 7 January 2022 |
Al Hamriyah | ![]() | 14 February 2022 | 4th | ![]() | 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
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.
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 | ![]() | Dibba Al Fujairah | 27 |
2 | ![]() | Al Hamriyah | 22 |
3 | ![]() | Dibba Al Hisn | 19 |
4 | ![]() | Al Arabi | 18 |
5 | ![]() | Dibba Al Hisn | 17 |
Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi |
![]() | Al Bataeh, Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | Abtal Al Khaleej, Dubai City and Hatta |
4 | ![]() | 2 | Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah |
5 | ![]() | 1 | Al Arabi |
![]() | Masfout |
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