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2023–24 UAE Pro League

The 2023–24 UAE Pro League is the 49th edition of the UAE Pro League. Shabab Al Ahli are the defending champions.

UAE Pro League
Season2023–24
Dates18 August 2023 – 7 June 2024
ChampionsAl Wasl (8th title)
RelegatedHatta
Emirates
2024–25 AFC Champions League EliteAl Wasl
Al Ain
Shabab Al Ahli
2024–25 AFC Champions League TwoSharjah
Matches played182
Goals scored624 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Khribin
(19 goals)
Biggest home winShabab Al Ahli 10–0 Hatta
(2 June 2024)
Biggest away winHatta 0–5 Al Wasl
(27 October 2023)
Highest scoringShabab Al Ahli 10–0 Hatta
(2 June 2024)
Longest winning runAl Wasl (9 games)
Longest unbeaten runAl Wasl
(21 games)
Longest winless runHatta
(19 games)
Longest losing runEmirates
(11 games)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 07 June 2024.

Teams

Team changes

Hatta secured promotion to the pro league after a decisive 3–2 victory over Al Rams.[1] Hatta are returning after two seasons of absence. Emirates would secure promotion on the second last matchday after winning 4–3 against Al Rams, coincidentally the same club Hatta beat. This will be Emirates 10th season in the Pro League.[2]

Relegated to the First Division

Al Dhafra got relegated after losing to Ajman 2–1. This marks the fourth time Al Dhafra got relegated in the top flight with the last time being in 2010–11 season. Dibba Al Fujairah soon followed after drawing 1–1 to Al Dhafra, ending their short spell in the Pro League a year after Dibba Al Fujairah got promoted as division 1 champions.[3]

Stadium and locations

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Locations of teams in the 2023–24 UAE Pro League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AjmanAjmanAjman Stadium5,537
Al AinAl-AinHazza Bin Zayed Stadium25,965
Al BataehAl BataehAl Bataeh Stadium2,000
Al JaziraAbu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium42,056
Al NasrDubai (Al Nasr)Al-Maktoum Stadium15,058
Al WahdaAbu Dhabi (Al Nahyan)Al Nahyan Stadium12,201
Al WaslDubai (Zabeel)Zabeel Stadium8,439
BaniyasAbu Dhabi (Al Shamkha)Baniyas Stadium10,000
EmiratesRas Al KhaimahEmirates Club Stadium5,200
HattaHattaHamdan Bin Rashid Stadium5,000
KalbaKalbaIttihad Kalba Stadium8,500
Khor FakkanKhor FakkanSBM Al Qassimi Stadium7,500
Shabab Al AhliDubai (Deira)Al-Rashid Stadium12,052
SharjahSharjahSharjah Stadium20,000

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.

TeamHead CoachCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor
Ajman Daniel Isăilă Saoud SaeedAdidasAjman Bank
Al Ain Hernán Crespo Bandar Al-AhbabiNikeFirst Abu Dhabi Bank
Al Bataeh Goran Tomić Mohamed AhmedNikeMajid Al Futtaim Group
Al Jazira Mirel Rădoi Ali KhasifZat OutfitHealthpoint
Al Nasr Alfred Schreuder Ahmed ShambihAdidasEmirates Islamic
Al Wahda Goran Tufegdžić AllanAdidasVolkswagen
Al Wasl Miloš Milojević Ali SalmeenMacronDubai Real Estate Centre
Baniyas Darko Milanič Fawaz AwanaMacronADIB
Emirates Walter Zenga Andrés IniestauhlsportRAK Ceramics
Hatta Fabio Viviani Vernon De MarcouhlsportEmaar
Kalba Ghazi Fahad Abdusalam MohammedAdidasCaltex
Khor Fakkan Nebojša Jovović Masoud SulaimanMacronADNOC
Shabab Al Ahli Marko Nikolić Majed NaserNikeMai Dubai
Sharjah Cosmin Olăroiu Shahin AbdulrahmanAdidasSAIF Zone

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departurePos.Incoming managerDate of appointment
Al Wasl Juan Antonio Pizzi[4]16 May 2023Mutual consentPre-season Miloš Milojević[5]2 June 2023
Al Bataeh Saeed Shakhit25 May 2023End of caretaker spell Mirel Rădoi25 May 2023
Al Jazira Marcel Keizer[6]26 May 2023End of contract Frank de Boer5 June 2023
Al Ain Serhiy Rebrov[7]27 May 2023 Alfred Schreuder[8]27 May 2023
Hatta Abdullah Mesfer[9]1 June 2023Mutual consent Željko Markov[10]6 June 2023
Shabab Al Ahli Leonardo Jardim[11]End of contract Marko Nikolić2 June 2023
Baniyas Daniel Isăilă Darko Milanič8 June 2023
Al Nasr Goran Tomić[12]5 June 2023 Goran Tufegdžić[13]5 June 2023
Ajman Goran TufegdžićSigned by Al Nasr Caio Zanardi6 June 2023
Al Wahda Arno Buitenweg18 June 2023End of caretaker spell Pitso Mosimane[14]18 June 2023
Hatta Željko Markov4 September 2023Sacked13th Fabio Viviani[15]5 September 2023
Emirates Mohammed Al Jalboot5 September 2023Mutual consent10th Lluís Planagumà[16]
Khor Fakkan Abdulaziz Al Anberi24 September 202310th Gerard Zaragoza29 September 2023
Ajman Caio Zanardi[17]3 October 2023Sacked13th Daniel Isăilă3 October 2023
Khor Fakkan Gerard Zaragoza28 October 202312th Nebojša Jovović[18]29 October 2023
Al Nasr Goran Tufegdžić[19]6 November 202310th Fabrizio Cammarata6 November 2023
Al Ain Alfred Schreuder[20]8 November 2023Mutual consent3rd Hernán Crespo[21]14 November 2023
Al Wahda Pitso Mosimane[22]9 November 2023Sacked5th Arno Buitenweg9 November 2023
Al Nasr Fabrizio Cammarata27 November 2023End of caretaker spell9th Alfred Schreuder[23]27 November 2023
Al Jazira Frank de Boer[24]13 December 2023Sacked7th Bob de Klerk14 December 2023
Emirates Lluís Planagumà[25]21 December 202314th Aaref Al Shehhi21 December 2023
Al Bataeh Mirel Rădoi[26]25 December 2023Resigned7th Goran Tomić[27]7 January 2024
Al Wahda Arno Buitenweg3 January 2024End of caretaker spell5th Goran Tufegdžić3 January 2024
Al Jazira Bob de Klerk5 January 20246th Mirel Rădoi[28]5 January 2024
Emirates Aaref Al Shehhi14th Walter Zenga[29]
Ittihad Kalba Farhad Majidi[30]2 March 2024Sacked11th Ghazi Fahad2 March 2024

Foreign players

All teams can register many foreigners as they want but could only include up to five professional players. Players in the age of under-23 do not counted as professionals.

  • 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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Former players
Ajman Ali Madan Dodô Walid Azaro Miloš Kosanović Haykeul Chikhaoui Prestige Mboungou
Nader Ghandri
Al Ain Omer Atzili Soufiane Rahimi Kaku Park Yong-woo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Al Bataeh Paulinho Anatole Abang Petrus Boumal Diney Ulrich Meleke
Al Jazira Fernando Neeskens Kebano Aboubakar Kamara Karim Rekik Alejandro Pozuelo
Al Nasr Samir Memišević Kevin Agudelo Manolo Gabbiadini Adel Taarabt Iuri Medeiros
Al Wahda Allan Ahmad Nourollahi Zelimkhan Bakayev Omar Khribin Khojimat Erkinov Cristian Guanca
João Pedro
Al Wasl Gerónimo Poblete Alexis Pérez Soufiane Bouftini Jung Seung-hyun Haris Seferovic Nicolás Giménez
Baniyas Taulant Seferi Gastón Álvarez Suárez Prestige Mboungou Youssoufou Niakaté Saša Ivković Francisco Geraldes
Emirates Dia Saba Nizar Al-Rashdan Uroš Vitas Paco Alcácer Andrés Iniesta Diogo Acosta
Franck Kom
Leo Osaki
Al Sanousi Al Hadi
Hatta Gabrielzinho Lobi Manzoki Aaron Tshibola Chisom Egbuchulam Vernon De Marco Alexander Merkel
Shabaib Al-Khaldi
Moustafa Zeidan
Ittihad Kalba Daniel Bessa Mehdi Ghayedi Nigel Robertha Filip Kiss Andrés Vombergar Wallace
Ivanildo Fernandes
Khor Fakkan Lourency Raniel Thulani Serero Abdulla Abdullaev Azizbek Amanov Pedro Castro
Tiago Leonço
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
Shabab Al Ahli Saeid Ezatolahi Mu'nas Dabbur Luka Milivojević Bogdan Planić Azizjon Ganiev Federico Cartabia
Sharjah Miralem Pjanić Caio Moussa Marega Cho Yu-min Firas Ben Larbi Kostas Manolas
Paco Alcácer

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al Wasl (C)2621417027+4367Qualification for ACLE League stage
2Shabab Al Ahli2618447334+3958Qualification for ACLE play off round
3Al Ain2614395437+1745Qualification for ACLE League stage[a]
4Sharjah26101245340+1342[b]Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
5Al Wahda2612684534+1142[b]
6Al Nasr2611693936+339
7Al Bataeh2610794244−237
8Al Jazira269895047+335
9Ajman2681083947−834
10Baniyas2675143346−1326[c]
11Kalba2668123950−1126[c]
12Khor Fakkan2665153455−2123
13Emirates (R)2645173260−2817Relegation to UAE Division 1
14Hatta (R)2617182066−4610
Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [31] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayAJMAINBTHJAZNASWAHWASYASEMIHATKALKHFSADSHR
Ajman0–42–02–00–30–11–41–12–01–13–53–00–32–2
Al Ain6–00–22–21–30–22–43–23–15–30–14–11–21–1
Al Bataeh1–11–33–21–31–21–42–13–21–10–03–10–23–3
Al Jazira1–52–13–12–31–22–41–02–03–12–23–31–11–1
Al Nasr1–11–00–21–31–10–21–02–11–02–22–13–20–1
Al Wahda1–20–21–23–21–02–23–14–11–02–11–13–31–1
Al Wasl1–13–14–12–21–01–43–21–03–02–13–03–02–0
Baniyas1–10–13–31–44–22–10–20–04–22–11–01–22–3
Emirates4–42–31–30–12–10–00–21–22–42–42–12–31–3
Hatta0–00–20–01–10–30–40–50–11–11–30–22–51–4
Kalba2–42–21–20–40–01–02–40–01–22–11–11–33–4
Khor Fakkan1–20–10–34–23–13–23–32–10–22–12–20–31–3
Shabab Al Ahli3–00–32–13–23–33–11–22–17–010–04–12–13–1
Sharjah1–12–32–21–12–23–21–35–03–30–01–04–11–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source: UPLeague
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.

Number of teams by Emirates

EmirateNumber of teamsTeams
1 Abu Dhabi4Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda and Baniyas
SharjahSharjah, Kalba, Khor Fakkan and Al Bataeh
DubaiShabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta
4 Ajman1Ajman
Ras Al KhaimahEmirates

Season statistics

Positions by round

Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Elite
qualification to AFC Champions League Two
Relegation to UAE First Division League
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Al Wasl73333211111111111111111111
Shabab Al Ahli11221323322333333222222222
Al Ain42112132233222222333334333
Sharjah39655445644444555566666644
Al Wahda1175610654455555444444443455
Al Nasr131414129810910129997666655555566
Al Bataeh648117777867779887777789977
Al Jazira26444568576666778888888888
Ajman14121213131314121211111212121112111212111297799
Baniyas9598611867888810101099101291011111010
Kalba8111110810111099101111111211121099101110101111
Khor Fakkan58109129911111012101089910111110111212121212
Emirates12107711121213131314141414141313131313131313131313
Hatta1013131414141314141413131313131414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source: UPLeague

Top scorers

As of 7 June 2024[32]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Omar KhribinAl Wahda
19
2 Fábio LimaAl Wasl17
3 Igor JesusShabab Al Ahli14
Mu'nas DabburShabab Al Ahli
5 Kodjo LabaAl Ain12
Mehdi GhayediIttihad Kalba
Walid AzaroAjman
8 Taulant SeferiBaniyas11
Manolo GabbiadiniAl Nasr
Haris SeferovicAl Wasl
CaioSharjah
12 LourencyKhor Fakkan10
Ali MabkhoutAl Jazira

Clean sheets

As of 7 June 2024
RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Khaled Al-SenaniAl Wasl10
2 Ahmed ShambihAl Nasr6
3 Khalid EisaAl Ain5
4 Rashed AliAl Wahda4
Ali Al-HosaniAjman
5 Suhail AbdullaEmirates3
Fahad Al-DhanhaniBaniyas
Adel Al-HosaniSharjah
Ibrahim EssaAl Bataeh
Hassan HamzaShabab Al Ahli
Salem KhairiHatta
Ali KhasifAl Jazira

Hat tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Walid AzaroAjmanIttihad Kalba3–5 (H)29 September 20234
LourencyKhor FakkanAl Wahda3–2 (H)29 December 202312
Soufiane RahimiAl AinAjman4–0 (A)15 March 202416
Walid Azaro4AjmanIttihad Kalba4–2 (A)29 March 202417
Mu'nas DabburShabab Al AhliHatta10–0 (H)2 June 202426
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Notes

References

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