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2012–13 UAE Pro League

The 2011–12 UAE Pro League (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th top-level football season in the UAE and the fifth Professional season. The season was contested by 14 teams due to an expansion in the league system.[1]

UAE Pro-League
Season2012–13
ChampionsAl Ain
RelegatedDibba Al Fujairah
Ittihad Kalba
Champions LeagueAl Ain
Al Ahli
Al Jazira
Baniyas
Gulf Champions LeagueAl Shabab
Al Nasr
Matches played90
Goals scored330 (3.67 per match)
Top goalscorerAsamoah Gyan (31 goals)
Highest attendance19,756 (Al-Jazira vs. Al-Ain)
Lowest attendance103 (Ittihad Kalba vs. Dibba Al Fujairah)
Average attendance2,468

Al Ain were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Pro League season.

On Thursday, 18 April 2013, Al Ain won their match against Dubai Club which guaranteed them as winners of the 2012–13 Pro League and retained their Pro League trophy. They received their trophy on their last match against Al Nasr on Saturday, 25 May 2013.

Promotion

In June 2012, the UAE FA announced that the league would be expanded into 14 clubs. The two teams that came in the bottom two of the previous campaign – Al Sharjah and Emirates Club – would enter a promotion/relegation series with the teams that came third and fourth in the second level – Al Dhafra and Al Shaab.[2]These playoff winners would join Ittihad Kalba and Dibba Al Fujairah who came in the top two in the second division.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Al Shaab320154+16Promotion to the 2012–13 UAE Pro-League
2Al Dhafra320184+46
3Al Sharjah320132+16Relegation to the 2012–13 UAE Second Division
4Emirates300339−60
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Dubai
Ajman
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Sharjah
Ras al-Khaimah
Madinat Zayed
Kalba
Fujairah
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Locations of teams in the 2012–13 UAE Pro-League
TeamHome cityManagerStadiumCapacity
AjmanAjman Abdul Wahab Abdul QaderAjman Stadium10,000
Al AhliDubai Quique Sánchez FloresRashed Stadium18,000
Al AinAl Ain Cosmin OlăroiuTahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium15,000
Al DhafraMadinat Zayed Laurent BanideHamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium12,000
Al JaziraAbu Dhabi Luis MillaMohammed Bin Zayed Stadium42,056
Al NasrDubai Walter ZengaAl-Maktoum Stadium12,000
Al ShaabSharjah Marius ȘumudicăKhalid Bin Mohammed Stadium10,000
Al ShababDubai Marcos PaquetaMaktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium12,000
Al WahdaAbu Dhabi Josef HickersbergerAl-Nahyan Stadium12,000
Al WaslDubai Eid BarootZabeel Stadium12,000
BaniyasAbu Dhabi Salem Al OrafiBani Yas Stadium9,570
Dibba Al FujairahFujairah Abdullah MesferFujairah Club Stadium3,500
DubaiDubai René MarsigliaPolice Officers Club Stadium6,500
Ittihad KalbaKalba Zé MárioIttihad Kalba Club Stadium3,000

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2012–13 campaign.

Pre-season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced by
Al Wasl Diego MaradonaSacked[3] Bruno Metsu[4]
Al Wahda Josef HickersbergerResigned[5] Branko Ivanković[6]
Al Dhafra Džemal Hadžiabdić[7]
Al Sharjah Valeriu Tiţa Faouzi Benzarti[8]
Dubai Ayman El Ramady René Marsiglia[9]
Baniyas Gabriel Calderón[10]Contract not renewed Jozef Chovanec[11]
Al Jazira Caio Júnior[12]Contract not renewed Paulo Bonamigo[13]
Al Shabab Paulo Bonamigo[13]Resigned Marcos Paqueta

During season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced by
Ittihad Kalba Dragan TalajićSacked[14] Lotfi Benzarti
Al Wasl Bruno MetsuIllness[15] Gilles Morisseau & Nasser Khamis
Dibba Al Fujairah Marcelo CaboSacked[16] Abdullah Mesfer
Al Wasl Gilles Morisseau & Nasser KhamisTemporary mandate[17] Guy Lacombe
Ittihad Kalba Lotfi BenzartiSacked[18] Zé Mário
Al Shaab Sérgio AlexandreSacked[18] Marius Șumudică
Al Dhafra Džemal HadžiabdićSacked[18] Laurent Banide
Al Wasl Guy LacombeSacked[19] Eid Baroot
Al Jazira Paulo BonamigoSacked Luis Milla[20]
Al Wahda Branko IvankovićSacked[21] Josef Hickersberger
Baniyas Jozef ChovanecAppointed as technical director[22] Salem Al Orafi

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC playerFormer player(s)
Ajman Boris Kabi Founéké Sy Driss Fettouhi Fawzi Bashir Karim Kerkar
Karrar Jassim
Abdessamad Ouhakki
Al Ahli Grafite Luis Jiménez Ricardo Quaresma Youssef Mohamad Achille Emaná
Al Ain Jirès Kembo Ekoko Asamoah Gyan Mirel Rădoi Alex Brosque
Al Dhafra Rodriguinho Amara Diané Makhete Diop Anas Bani Yaseen Fawzi Bashir
Al Jazira Matías Delgado Fernandinho Ricardo Oliveira Shin Hyung-min
Al Nasr Bruno Correa Léo Lima Giuseppe Mascara Takayuki Morimoto Nashat Akram
Al Shaab Michaël N'dri Filipe Teixeira Noel Kaseke Hassan Maatouk Careca
Rodriguinho
Al Shabab Ciel Edgar Luiz Henrique Azizbek Haydarov
Al Wahda Marcelinho Éric Mouloungui Papa Waigo Dino Djulbic Srđan Andrić
Anas Bani Yaseen
Al Wasl Jussiê Achille Emaná Emiliano Alfaro Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf Mariano Donda
Lucas Neill
Shikabala
Baniyas Mohamed Aboutrika André Senghor Christian Wilhelmsson Nick Carle Mohamed Zidan
Ismail Belmaalem
Dibba Al Fujairah Alex Luiz Fernando Samuel Ocran Bilal El Najjarine Júnior
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain
Dubai Careca Juca Magrão Richard Porta 1 Alhassane Keita
Simon Feindouno
Juan Quero
Ittihad Kalba Ji-Paraná Aboubacar Camara Edward Sadomba Amer Deeb Serginho 2
Ahmed Jahouh
Nabil Daoudi
  • ^1 Richard Porta has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.
  • ^2 Serginho has Syrian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Ain (C)2620247426+4862Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2Al-Ahli2615656233+2951
3Al Jazira2613855637+1947
4Baniyas2614575037+1347Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
5Al Shabab26133104839+942Qualification to the 2014 GCC Champions League
6Al Nasr2611695140+1139
7Al-Wahda26123114441+339
8Al Dhafra269983746−936
9Al Wasl2688104145−432
10Ajman2686124858−1030
11Dubai Club2669113253−2127
12Al-Shaab2674153749−1225
13Dibba Al Fujairah (R)2663173055−2521Relegation to the 2013–14 UAE Second Division
14Ittihad Kalba (R)2632212475−5111
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayAJMALIAINDHAITTJAZNASSHBSHAWAHWASYASDAFDUB
Ajman1–21–40–36–12–42–13–12–24–20–23–33–32–1
Al-Ahli3–00–31–13–00–22–22–05–12–04–00–01–01–1
Al Ain4–03–67–06–01–02–12–12–12–15–02–20–13–0
Al Dhafra1–12–10–31–02–11–03–31–11–22–11–32–31–1
Ittihad Kalba0–31–31–32–11–32–10–40–20–62–21–21–21–3
Al Jazira2–12–22–24–13–11–22–02–12–22–33–03–31–1
Al Nasr1–12–30–21–26–13–32–12–34–12–22–13–14–1
Al-Shaab2–11–31–02–22–12–31–10–31–20–01–35–32–3
Al Shabab2–22–02–30–23–25–12–41–23–22–12–02–03–1
Al-Wahda3–42–62–03–02–10–20–11–01–01–12–02–01–2
Al Wasl4–22–21–21–13–10–00–13–22–14–10–12–33–1
Baniyas5–01–40–32–22–01–33–14–21–01–13–12–05–0
Dibba Al Fujairah1–41–01–50–22–30–41–30–11–20–12–11–20–1
Dubai Club1–03–62–52–21–11–11–11–00–20–32–22–30–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Asamoah GyanAl Ain31
2 GrafiteAl Ahli24
3 Emiliano AlfaroAl Wasl17
4 Giuseppe MascaraAl Nasr10
5 Ricardo OliveiraAl Jazira9
6 Bruno CorreaAl Nasr8
Boris KabiAjman
André SenghorBaniyas
Papa WaigoAl Wahda
Richard PortaDubai

References

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