2021–22 UAE Pro League

The 2021–22 UAE Pro League will be the 47th edition of the UAE Pro League.[1] Al Jazira are the defending champions after clinching their third title in the final day of last season.

UAE Pro League
Season2021–22
Dates19 August 2021 – 6 May 2022
Matches played70
Goals scored185 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerKodjo Laba
(12 goals)
Biggest home winAl Nasr 5–0 Al Urooba
(26 August 2021)
Biggest away winAl Urooba 0–4 Al Wahda
(19 August 2021)
Emirates 0–4 Al Nasr
(24 September 2021)
Highest scoringShabab Al Ahli 4–3 Sharjah
(10 September 2021)
Longest winning runAl Ain
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runAl Ain
Al Wahda
(10 games)
Longest winless runAl Urooba
Emirates
(10 games)
Longest losing runEmirates
(9 games)
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 21 November 2021.

Teams

Both Al Urooba and Emirates secured promotion on the same day after beating Al Dhaid 3–0 and Masafi 6–0 on the second last matchday.[2] Emirates is returning after getting relegated two seasons ago in 2018–19 season meanwhile Al Urooba is getting promoted back to the top tier after almost three decades of absence, only previously being in the competition in 1992–93 season.

Relegated to the First Division

On 7 May, despite winning 4–0 against Kalba, Hatta was confirmed relegated back to the First Division after only spending two seasons on the top flight.[3] On 11 May, Fujairah got relegated after a 2–1 defeat to Ajman, both clubs were battling relegation and needed a victory.

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the 2021–22 UAE Pro League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 5,537
Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 25,965
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium 15,058
Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah (Fujairah) Fujairah Club Stadium[4] 10,645
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium 12,201
Al Wasl Dubai (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium 8,439
Baniyas Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium 10,000
Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 5,200
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan SBM Al Qassimi Stadium 7,500
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium 12,052
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 20,000

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
Ajman Goran Tufegdžić Ali Al-Hosani Adidas Ajman Bank
Al Ain Serhiy Rebrov Ismail Ahmed Nike First Abu Dhabi Bank
Al Dhafra Rogério Micale Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais
Al Jazira Marcel Keizer Ali Khasif Puma Healthpoint
Al Nasr Ramón Díaz Tareq Ahmed N45 Emirates Islamic
Al Urooba Fathi Al-Obeidi Ahmed Khamis uhlsport No sponsor
Al Wahda Grégory Dufrennes Mohammed Barqesh Umbro No sponsor
Al Wasl Odair Hellmann Ali Salmeen Yellow Emaar
Baniyas Daniel Isăilă Fawaz Awana Macron No sponsor
Emirates Tarik Sektioui Abdullah Malallah uhlsport No sponsor
Kalba Jorge Da Silva Mansor Abbas Adidas Caltex
Khor Fakkan Caio Zanardi Saif Mohammed Macron No sponsor
Shabab Al Ahli Mahdi Ali Majed Naser Nike Omniyat
Sharjah Cosmin Olăroiu Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only register four professional players in the roster.

  • 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 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Ajman Yorleys Mena Bubacarr Trawally Miral Samardžić Firas Ben Larbi
Al Ain Cristian Guanca Soufiane Rahimi Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Yassine Meriah
Al Dhafra Issam El Adoua Imoh Ezekiel Makhete Diop
Al Jazira João Victor Abdoulay Diaby Miloš Kosanović Thulani Serero
Al Nasr Mehdi Abeid Ryan Mendes Dia Saba Tozé
Al Urooba Ali Madan Appolinaire Kack Rédah Atassi Kingsley Eduwo
Al Wahda João Pedro José Ángel Fábio Martins Omar Kharbin
Al Wasl Adryelson Ramiro Benetti William Pottker Michel Araújo
Baniyas Gastón Álvarez Suárez Nicolás Giménez Saša Ivković Isaac Kiese Thelin
Emirates Zakaria Boulahia Joseph Guédé Gnadou Adam Ennafati Walid Sabbar
Kalba Robert Žulj Roland Varga Wilder Cartagena Peniel Mlapa
Khor Fakkan Dodô Paulinho Osama Rashid Douglas Tanque
Shabab Al Ahli Carlos Eduardo Ahmad Nourollahi Mehdi Ghayedi Azizjon Ganiev
Sharjah Bernard Caio Ben Malango Otabek Shukurov

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ajman Ayman El Ramady 15 May 2021 End of contract Pre-season Goran Tufegdžić[5] 28 May 2021
Al Ain Pedro Emanuel[6] 5 June 2021 Serhiy Rebrov[7][8] 6 June 2021
Emirates Gjoko Hadžievski 30 June 2021 Tarik Sektioui[9] 18 August 2021
Al Dhafra Mohammad Kwid 1 October 2021 Sacked 11th Rogério Micale[10] 2 October 2021
Sharjah Abdulaziz Al Anberi[11] 23 October 2021 Mutual consent 5th Cosmin Olăroiu[12] 10 November 2021
Al Wahda Henk ten Cate[13] 25 October 2021 Sacked 4th Grégory Dufrennes 26 October 2021

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain 10 7 3 0 23 8 +15 24 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Wahda 10 5 5 0 20 5 +15 20 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al Nasr 10 5 2 3 21 12 +9 17
4 Shabab Al Ahli 10 4 5 1 11 8 +3 17
5 Al Jazira 10 5 1 4 14 14 0 16
6 Sharjah 10 5 1 4 15 17 −2 16
7 Khor Fakkan 10 4 3 3 16 14 +2 15
8 Ajman 10 4 2 4 11 12 −1 14
9 Al Wasl 10 3 4 3 11 12 −1 13
10 Kalba 10 2 6 2 10 10 0 12
11 Baniyas 10 3 3 4 12 13 −1 12
12 Al Dhafra 10 2 2 6 9 17 −8 8
13 Al Urooba 10 0 4 6 9 25 −16 4 Relegation to UAE First Division League
14 Emirates 10 0 1 9 7 22 −15 1
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [14] 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[15] 10) draw

Results
Home \ Away AJM AIN DHA JAZ NAS URO WAH WAS YAS EMI KAL KHF SAD SHR
Ajman 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0
Al Ain 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 a
Al Dhafra 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–1
Al Jazira 1–5 2–0 2–1 1–0 a 2–0 3–2
Al Nasr 5–0 a 2–2 0–3 3–0 1–1
Al Urooba 3–3 0–4 1–4 1–1 2–2
Al Wahda 3–0 a a 1–1 4–1 0–0
Al Wasl 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Baniyas 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–2
Emirates 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–4 0–1 1–1 0–1
Kalba 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Khor Fakkan 2–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–3
Shabab Al Ahli 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–3
Sharjah 2–1 0–3 0–3 3–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. 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.
  1. The Emirates FA announced that Al Dhafra has won the match 3–0 against the Emirates due to an administrative error from Emirates Club. The match originally finished as a 1–1 draw.[16]

Seasonal statistics

Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage
qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round
Relegation to UAE First Division League
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Al Ain31111111111
Al Wahda1456786422
Al Nasr13885564533
Shabab Al Ahli7243352354
Al Jazira4532423245
Sharjah5324235686
Khor Fakkan11111012998767
Ajman2767647978
Al Wasl6678879899
Kalba10101111121211101010
Baniyas89129101012121111
Al Dhafra1213910111110111212
Al Urooba14141313131313131313
Emirates9121414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2021. Source: UPLeague

Top Scorers
As of 21 November 2021[17]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kodjo Laba Al Ain 12
2 João Pedro Al Wahda 7
3 Sebastián Tagliabúe Al Nasr 6
Omar Kharbin Al Wahda
Ben Malango Sharjah
4 Tozé Al Nasr 5
Firas Ben Larbi Ajman
Makhete Diop Al Dhafra
5 Yorleys Mena Ajman 4
Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira
Dia Saba Al Nasr
Dodô Khor Fakkan
Soufiane Rahimi Al Ain
Fábio Martins Al Wahda

Top Assists
As of 21 November 2021[17]
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Dia Saba Al Nasr 5
2 Leandro Spadacio Ajman 4
Ryan Mendes Al Nasr
3 Luanzinho Sharjah 3
Omar Jumaa Al Nasr
Dodô Khor Fakkan
Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira
Omar Kharbin Al Wahda
Ismail Matar
Soufiane Rahimi Al Ain
Amran Al-Jassasi Al Dhafra

Clean sheets
As of 21 November 2021
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Abdullah Al-Tamimi Al Nasr 4
Ali Khasif Al Jazira
Khalid Eisa Al Ain
Majed Naser Shabab Al Ahli
Mohammed Al-Shamsi Al Wahda
2 Ali Al-Hosani Ajman 3
Ibrahim Essa Al Wasl
Jamal Al-Hosani Kalba
3 Adel Al-Hosani Sharjah 2
Zayed Al-Hammadi Khor Fakkan
4 Ahmed Mahmoud Khor Fakkan 1
Fahad Al-Dhanhani Baniyas
Rashed Ali Al Wahda

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRound
Kodjo LabaAl AinAl Urooba3–3 (A)24 September 20215
Al Jazira5–1 (A)20 November 202110
Notes


(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Awards
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
ManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
August Serhiy Rebrov Al Ain Kodjo Laba Al Ain Ali Khasif Al Jazira [18]
September Soufiane Rahimi [19]
October Kouame Autonne Khalid Eisa Al Ain [20]

Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Abu Dhabi 5 Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra
2 Dubai 3 Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl
Sharjah Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan
4 Ajman 1 Ajman
Fujairah Al Urooba
Ras Al Khaimah Emirates

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