2022–23 UAE Division 1

UAE Division One
Season2022–23
Dates10 October 2022 – 21 May 2023
ChampionsHatta (2nd title)
PromotedHatta
Emirates
Matches played256
Goals scored864 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerDiogo Acosta (24 goals)
Biggest home winEmirates 7–0 Al Khaleej
(9 October 2022)
Al Arabi 9–2 Al Fursan
(19 November 2022)
Biggest away winAl Fursan 0–6 Emirates
(14 January 2023)
Highest scoringAl Arabi 9–2 Al Fursan
(19 November 2022)
Longest winning runHatta (10 games)
Longest unbeaten runHatta (18 games)
Longest winless runAl Fursan (26 games)
Longest losing runAl Fursan (18 games)

2022–23 UAE Division One is the 46th Division one season. This seasons will expand the league from 15 to 17 teams as more teams from UAE Second Division League got promoted to the league.

Team changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Promoted from UAE Division 2

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations

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 3,000
Al Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Fursan Dubai (Al Sufouh) The Sevens Stadium 4,000
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 Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) Various grounds 12,000
Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium 4,000
Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium 200
Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium 3,000
Baynounah Ruwais Soccer City Stadium 100
Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium 700
Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) Kings School Al Barsha 100
Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 5,200
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
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
Al Arabi Abdulghani Binkarshat Rashid Al Saadi Nike
Al Dhaid Mohamed Al Tenaiji Ernest Anang uhlsport
Al Fursan Ignacio Ayerbe Louka Christophe Lion crew
Al Hamriyah Tarek Hadhiri Fernando Gabriel Macron
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Mohamed Al Naqbi Caio Henrique uhlsport
Al Khaleej Ibrahim Madani Abdalla Khalid uhlsport
Al Rams Sérgio Alexandre Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport
Al Taawon Badr Al Shehhi Malek Al-Shehhi uhlsport
Al Urooba Sami Al Qafsi Talal Khameis uhlsport
Baynounah Sultan Al Menhali Mohamed Abdelmoula Adidas
Dibba Al Hisn Hussein Skenderovic Yaser Al Jneibi uhlsport
Dubai City Mohammed Al Blooshi Mohammed Talib uhlsport
Emirates Mohammed Al Jalboot Diogo Acosta uhlsport
Fujairah Mohammed Al Hosani Abdullah Salem Puma
Hatta Abdullah Mesfer Rashed Eissa uhlsport
Masafi Brahim Boufoud Rashid Al Saadi Adidas
Masfout Fouad Boumdal Hamad Ali Puma

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
Al Arabi Mohamed Mahmoud Valdo Bacabal
Al Dhaid Ernest Anang Hugo de Oliveira
Al Fursan Alejandro Valderrama Madger Gomes
Al Hamriyah Vinícius Lopes Fatrie Sakhi Fernando Gabriel
Alex
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Caio Rocha Abdullah Baduraldin
Al Khaleej Lassana Camara Ibrahima Badji
Al Rams Guilherme Batata Paulo Henrique
Al Taawon Ablaye Sy Jacó
Al Urooba Appolinaire Kack Redah Atassi
Baynounah Fritz Tiku Kingsley Salami
Dibba Al Hisn Gilmar Paulinho
Dubai City Ronald Gonzalez Nenai Banda
Emirates Dedê Costa Diogo Acosta
Fujairah Okacha Hamzaoui Sabri Gharbi
Hatta Toni Benik Afobe Denilson
Rogerinho
Masafi Abdullahi El Kory Hamza Sanhaji
Masfout Damilare Adigun Alex Paulo Henrique

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Emirates Ayman El Ramady 1 June 2022 End of caretaker spell Pre-season Fathi Al-Obeidi[1] 1 June 2022
Dibba Al Hisn Said Chkhit End of contract Mohammed Al Jalboot[2]
Al Arabi Mohammed Al Jalboot Signed by Dibba Al Hisn Badr Al Idrisi[3] 30 June 2022
Fujairah Mohammed Al-Timoumi End of contract Soufiane Nechma[4] 11 July 2022
Al Urooba Fathi Al-Obeidi Signed by Emirates Boris Bunjak[5] 13 July 2022
Hatta Ameur Derbal 30 June 2022 End of contract Gjoko Hadžievski 12 July 2022
Gjoko Hadžievski 3 October 2022 Sacked 14th Abdullah Mesfer[6] 3 October 2022
Al Urooba Boris Bunjak 25 October 2022 12th Sami Al Qafsi[7] 27 October 2022
Al Rams Abdelhalim Oueriemmi 29 October 2022 13th Sérgio Alexandre[8] 1 November 2022
Fujairah Soufiane Nechma[9] 9 November 2022 15th Mohammed Al Hosani 9 November 2022
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Mutaz Abdulla 16 November 2022 Resigned 3rd Ameen Philip[10] 19 November 2022
Ameen Philip[11] 23 November 2022 Mutual consent 2nd Ahmed Al Zaabi 23 November 2022
Al Arabi Badr Al Idrisi 16 December 2022 Sacked 5th Abdulghani Binkarshat[12] 20 December 2022
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Ahmed Al Zaabi 19 January 2023 End of caretaker spell 4th Ahmed El Mujahid[13] 19 January 2023
Dibba Al Hisn Mohammed Al Jalboot[14] 30 January 2023 Resigned 3rd Hussein Skenderovic 1 February 2023
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Ahmed El Mujahid 5 February 2023 Sacked 7th Mohamed Al Naqbi 5 February 2023
Emirates Fathi Al-Obeidi[15] 22 February 2023 Mutual consent 4th Mohammed Al Jalboot[16] 23 February 2023

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Hatta (C, P) 32 23 6 3 75 37 +38 75 Promotion to the UAE Pro League
2 Emirates (P) 32 22 5 5 85 33 +52 71
3 Dibba Al Hisn 32 20 7 5 72 37 +35 67
4 Masfout 32 16 8 8 49 40 +9 56
5 Al Hamriyah 32 14 7 11 53 45 +8 49
6 Al Arabi 32 13 9 10 55 42 +13 48
7 Masafi 32 13 8 11 46 43 +3 47
8 Al Khaleej 32 13 5 14 51 60 −9 44
9 Fujairah 32 11 10 11 48 39 +9 43
10 Al Jazirah Al Hamra 32 12 7 13 66 64 +2 43
11 Al Taawon 32 12 6 14 44 48 −4 42
12 Al Dhaid 32 9 13 10 39 50 −11 40
13 Al Urooba 32 10 9 13 51 49 +2 39
14 Al Rams 32 8 8 16 39 51 −12 32
15 Dubai City 32 5 9 18 31 57 −26 24
16 Al Fursan (R) 32 5 4 23 26 81 −55 19 Relegation to UAE Second Division League
17 Baynounah (R) 32 4 3 25 33 87 −54 15
Source: soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARB DHD FSN HAM JHR KHL RAM TAW URO BNN DAH DCI EMI FUJ HAT MSF MST
Al Arabi 0–1 9–2 0–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–7 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 3–1 1–2 1–1
Al Dhaid 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–0 0–4 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–1
Al Fursan 1–1 0–1 1–4 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–5 1–2 0–4 3–2 0–6 1–2 1–5 0–1 0–1
Al Hamriyah 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–3[a] 1–2 1–0 4–1
Al Jazirah Al Hamra 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–5 2–2 0–2 2–2 5–1 5–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–4 6–2 2–1
Al Khaleej 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 3–2 0–4 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–2 3–4 1–2
Al Rams 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–0 3–4 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–3
Al Taawon 1–1 1–1 5–2 4–2 1–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 0–3 0–4 2–3 2–0 1–2
Al Urooba 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–1
Baynounah 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 3–4 2–4 2–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–5 2–3
Dibba Al Hisn 1–2 4–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–2
Dubai City 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–5 0–4 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–4
Emirates 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–2 7–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 5–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1
Fujairah 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–1
Hatta 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 6–2 4–3 3–2 3–1 3–0[b] 6–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 3–1
Masafi 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–0
Masfout 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 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.
  1. ^ The UAE FA rewarded Fujairah a 3–0 win due to Al Hamriyah violating the substitution rule. The match originally ended as a 1–1 draw.[17]
  2. ^ The UAE FA rewarded Hatta a 3–0 win due to Al Urooba fielding an ineligible player in the field. The match originally ended as a 0–1 victory for Al Urooba.[18]

Number of teams by Emirates

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

Season statistics

Top goal scorers

As of 31 May 2023[19]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Diogo Acosta Emirates 24
2 Filip Stuparevic Al Urooba 20
3 Silva Lithierry Emirates 19
4 Alhassane Tamboura Al Dhaid 18
Mouhameth Diop Al Khaleej
6 Fares Al-Jabri Al Arabi 17
7 Mohammed Al Marbuii Dibba Al Hisn 15
8 Carlos Guimaraes Al Taawon 14
Wanderson Costa Emirates
Gonzalo Cordoba Al Jazirah Al Hamra

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