Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Al-Jazira (2nd title) |
Relegated |
Baniyas Kalba |
2018 AFC Champions League |
Al-Jazira Al-Wahda Al-Wasl Al-Ain |
2017 FIFA Club World Cup | Al-Jazira |
Matches played | 364 |
Goals scored | 573 (1.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | (33 Goals) Ali Mabkhout |
Biggest home win | Al-Wasl 8–0 Dibba (8 December 2016) |
Biggest away win | Sharjah 1–7 Al-Wahda (2 November 2016) |
Highest scoring | Al-Shabab 3–7 Al-Jazira (3 December 2016) |
Longest winning run | 8 Matches Al-Jazira |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 Matches Al-Ain |
Longest winless run | 11 Matches Emirates |
Longest losing run | 7 Matches Baniyas |
Highest attendance | Al-Ain 1–1 Al-Ahli (22,546) |
Lowest attendance | Hatta 0–1 Al-Dhafra (450) |
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The 2016–17 UAE Pro League (also known as Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season. Al-Jazira won its second title on 29 April 2017 after defeating Hatta 5-0.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al-Ahli | Dubai | Al-Rashid Stadium | 15,000 |
Al-Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
Al-Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,012 |
Al-Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al-Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,750 |
Al-Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 11,073 |
Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 11,456 |
Al-Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 8,954 |
Dibba | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
Emirates | Ras Al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,127 |
Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 5,000 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
^1 Caio Canedo has East Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Al-Shabab |
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8 May 2016 | End of contract | Pre-season |
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11 May 2016 [20] |
Sharjah |
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13 May 2016 |
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27 July 2016 [21] | ||
Al-Wasl |
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25 May 2016 [22] | Sacked |
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6 June 2016 [23] | |
Baniyas |
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5 June 2016 [24] | Mutual consent |
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Dibba |
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22 June 2016 [25] | Signed by Emirates |
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29 June 2016 [26] | |
Emirates |
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31 May 2016 [27] | Mutual consent |
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22 June 2016 | |
Kalba |
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28 Aug 2016 |
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28 Aug 2016 | ||
Baniyas |
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22 October 2016 | Sacked | 12th |
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23 October 2016 |
Al-Nasr |
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31 October 2016 | 8th |
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31 October 2016 | |
Sharjah |
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1 January 2017 [28] | Mutual consent | 10th |
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2 January 2017 [29] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Jazira (C) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 68 | Qualification to the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup and 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Al Wasl | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 57 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
3 | Al Ahli | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 56 | |
4 | Al Ain | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 55 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round [30] |
5 | Al Wahda | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 36 | |
7 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
8 | Al Shabab | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 30 | |
9 | Sharjah | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 26 | |
10 | Hatta | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 25 | |
11 | Emirates | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 20 | |
12 | Dibba | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 20 | |
13 | Kalba (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 19 | Relegation to the UAE Division One |
14 | Baniyas (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 15 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 |
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Al-Jazira | 33 |
2 |
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Al-Wasl | 25 |
3 |
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Al-Ahli | 21 |
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Al-Wahda | 19 |
5 |
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Al-Wasl | 14 |
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Emirates | 13 |
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Al-Ahli | 12 |
Source: agleague.ae
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