Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions |
Al Jazira 1st title |
Relegated |
Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 425 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | André Senghor (16) |
Biggest home win |
Al Wahda 6–1
Al Sharjah (15 May 2011) [1] Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011) [2] |
Biggest away win |
Sharjah 3–5
Bani Yas (13 December 2010) [3] [4] |
Highest scoring |
Dubai 6–4
Al Dhafra (20 May 2011) [2] |
Highest attendance | 36,241 Al Jazira – Dubai |
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2009–10
2011–12 → |
The 2010–11 UAE Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al-Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011. [5]
After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011. [6] Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007. [7]
Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashed Stadium | 18,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Bani Yas Stadium | 6,000 |
Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers Club Stadium | 6,500 |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium | 3,000 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Al Wahda |
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Al Wahda |
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Al Dhafra |
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Sacked [16] |
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Al Nasr |
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Sacked [16] |
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Dubai |
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Sacked [16] |
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Al Ain |
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Al Nasr |
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Al Ahli |
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Sacked [18] |
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Al Wasl |
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Sacked [19] |
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Baniyas |
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Al Sharjah |
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Al Ain |
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Al Sharjah |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Jazira (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 53 | 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Baniyas | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 41 | |
3 | Al Nasr | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 35 | |
4 | Al Shabab | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 34 | 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off [a] |
5 | Al-Wahda | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 31 | 2012 GCC Champions League |
6 | Al Wasl | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 31 | |
7 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Dubai Club | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 26 | |
10 | Al Ain | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | |
11 | Ittihad Kalba (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to UAE Division 2 Group A |
12 | Al-Dhafra (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goal(s) |
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Bani Yas | 18 |
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Al Jazira | 12 |
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Ittihad Kalba | 11 | |
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Al Jazira | 11 | |
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Al Dhafra | 11 | |
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Al Wahda | 11 | |
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Al Wasl | 10 |
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Al Nasr | 10 | |
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Al Shabab | 10 | |
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Al Wahda | 9 |
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Al Jazira | 9 | |
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Dubai | 8 |
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Al Ain | 8 |
Source:
Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[
permanent dead link]
Last updated:2 June 2011
Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for
Al Nasr against
Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).
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Rank | Team | Games |
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1 | Al Nasr | 21 | 56 | 1 |
Al Jazira | 21 | 57 | 2 | |
3 | Ittihad Kalba | 21 | 58 | 1 |
4 | Al Ahli | 21 | 48 | 5 |
5 | Al Shabab | 21 | 45 | 3 |
6 | Al Ain | 21 | 44 | 2 |
7 | Al Dhafra | 21 | 39 | 3 |
Al Wasl | 21 | 39 | 6 | |
9 | Al Wahda | 21 | 42 | 2 |
10 | Al Sharjah | 21 | 32 | 6 |
11 | Bani Yas | 21 | 32 | 1 |
12 | Dubai | 21 | 29 | 1 |
Totals | 521 | 33 |
Source:
Yellow Cards[
permanent dead link],
Red Cards[
permanent dead link]
Last updated: 2 June 2011
Source: [31]