2009–10 UAE Pro League

UAE Football League
Season	2009–10
Champions	Al-Wahda
Relegated	Ajman Club; Emirates Club
Matches played	82
Goals scored	306 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	José Sand (23)
Biggest home win	Al Ain 5–1 Ahli Dubai (8 Feb 2010)
Biggest away win	Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010)
Highest scoring	Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.

This was the second professional season in the history of the country.

Ahli Dubai were defending champions from the 2008–09 campaign.

Al Khaleej and Al-Shaab were relegated from the previous season.

Bani Yas Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Second Division.

The winners of the league qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.

Members clubs[]

Club	Coach	City	Stadium	2008–2009 season	Notes
Al-Ahli	Ioan Andone	Dubai	Rashed Stadium	2008–09 UAE Pro-League Champions	AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Jazira Club	Abel Braga	Abu Dhabi	Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium	2nd in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Ain	Winfried Schäfer	Al Ain	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium	3rd in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Wahda	Josef Hickersberger	Abu Dhabi	Al-Nahyan Stadium	4th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	AFC Champions League 2010 Playoff Qualifier
Al-Shabbab		Dubai	Al Maktoum Stadium	5th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier
Al-Wasl	Alexandre Guimarães^[1]	Dubai	Zabeel Stadium	6th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League	Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier
Al-Nasr	Frank Pagelsdorf	Dubai	Al-Maktoum Stadium	7th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Al Dhafra	Laurent Banide	Madinat Zayed	Al Dhafra Stadium	8th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Ajman Club	Zé Mário	Ajman	Ajman Stadium	9th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Al-Sharjah	Manuel Cajuda	Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	10th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Bani Yas Club	Faouzi Benzarti	Bani Yas	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium	Promoted
Emirates Club	Ebrahim Ghasempour	Ras al-Khaimah	Emirates Club Stadium	Promoted

Stadia and locations[]

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Al Ain

Madinat Zayed

Ajman

Sharjah

Bani Yas

Ras al-Khaimah

Locations of teams in the 2009-10 UAE Premier League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Ahli (UAE)	Dubai	Rashed Stadium
Al-Jazira Club	Abu Dhabi	Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Al-Ain FC	Al Ain	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)	Abu Dhabi	Al-Nahyan Stadium
Al-Shabbab	Dubai	Al Maktoum Stadium
Al Wasl FC	Dubai	Zabeel Stadium
Al-Nasr Sports Club	Dubai	Al-Maktoum Stadium
Al Dhafra Club	Madinat Zayed	Al Dhafra Stadium
Ajman Club	Ajman	Ajman Stadium
Al-Sharjah	Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium
Bani Yas Club	Bani Yas	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Emirates Club	Ras al-Khaimah	Emirates Club Stadium

Managerial changes[]

Pre-season[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Sharjah		Short Term Contract	Manuel Cajuda

During the season[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Al-Shabbab	Toninho Cerezo	Sacked	29 October 2009^[2]	Abdelkader Abdel Wahab	29 October 2009	11th
Ajman Club	Zé Mário	Sacked	25 October 2009	Ghazi Ghrayri	25 October 2009	12th
Al-Ahli	Ioan Andone	Sacked	2 November 2009 ^[3]	Mahdi Ali	2 November 2009	10th
Al Ain	Winfried Schaefer	Sacked	2 December 2009 ^[4]^[5]	Rasheed Mahmoud (Caretaker)	2 December 2009	3rd
Emirates Club	Ebrahim Ghasempour	Sacked		Eid Barut
Al-Shabbab	Abdelkader Abdel Wahab	Sacked		Paulo Bonamigo
Al-Ahli	Mahdi Ali	Sacked ^[6]		Nour el Din
Al-Ahli	Nour el Din	Sacked ^[6]		Henk ten Cate
Al-Ahli	Henk ten Cate	Resigned ^[7]
Al Ain	Toninho Cerezo	Sacked (poor ACL performances) ^[8]		caretaker role

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Wahda (C)	22	19	1	2	42	15	+27	58	2010 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage and 2011 AFC Champions League group stage^[a]
2	Al Jazira	22	15	6	1	48	26	+22	51	2011 AFC Champions League group stage^[b]
3	Al Ain	22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4	Baniyas	22	10	6	6	44	37	+7	36
5	Al Wasl	22	8	5	9	41	40	+1	29
6	Al Sharjah	22	7	7	8	37	36	+1	28
7	Al Shabab	22	8	4	10	35	44	−9	28	2011 Gulf Club Champions Cup
8	Al-Ahli	22	7	5	10	42	43	−1	26
9	Al-Dhafra	22	7	5	10	47	55	−8	26
10	Al Nasr	22	7	2	13	37	49	−12	23
11	Emirates Club (R)	22	4	2	16	37	57	−20	14	Relegation
12	Ajman (R)	22	2	2	18	29	68	−39	8	Relegation

Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.
^ Emirates Club, which played in the UAE Division 1 Group A, also secured 2011 AFC Champions League group stage qualification by winning the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup.

UAE League 2009–10 Winners
Al-Wahda 4th title

Fixtures and results[]

Home \ Away	ALI	AIN	AJM	JAZ	NAS	SHA	WAH	WAS	YAS	DHA	EMI	SHR
Al-Ahli		1–5	8–0	2–4	4–2	1–0	1–3	1–1	2–2	4–4	2–1	1–1
Al Ain	5–1		3–2	0–1	2–0	4–0	0–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	5–3	2–1
Ajman	0–3	4–5		1–1	0–3	0–2	2–5	5–4	2–4	4–1	1–3	1–4
Al Jazira	1–0	2–2	2–1		2–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	5–3	2–2	3–2	1–1
Al Nasr	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–5		3–2	0–1	3–1	1–2	3–3	4–1	1–4
Al Shabab	3–1	2–5	3–0	1–2	3–2		1–1	4–3	1–1	1–2	3–2	1–1
Al-Wahda	2–1	1–0	3–2	2–1	3–0	4–1		2–0	1–0	2–0	3–1	1–0
Al Wasl	0–0	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–0	2–0	1–0		3–3	2–0	5–0	0–2
Baniyas	1–0	1–6	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–0	1–2	2–1		4–1	4–0	3–3
Al-Dhafra	5–4	2–1	4–2	0–2	4–6	2–3	1–2	2–3	0–1		4–3	1–1
Emirates Club	1–3	0–1	2–0	1–2	4–1	1–1	1–2	4–5	1–2	2–3		3–2
Al Sharjah	1–0	1–1	4–1	2–4	2–1	1–2	0–3	4–2	0–1	1–5	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2010. Source:^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

UFL Top Scorer[]

24 goals

José Sand (Al Ain)

18 goals

Fernando Baiano (Al-Wahda)
Carlos Tenorio (Al-Nasr)

15 goals

Marcelinho (Al-Sharjah)

14 goals

Abass Lawal (Al-Dhafra)

13 goals

André Senghor (Bani Yas)

12 goals

(Bani Yas)
Toni (Al-Jazira)
Mohammed Salem (Al-Dhafra)
Pinga (Al-Wahda)
Pedrão (Al-Shabab)

11 goals

Bare (Al-Ahli)

10 goals

Nabil Daoudi (Emirates Club)
Ahmad Khalil (Al-Ahli)

Season statistics[]

Scoring[]

First goal of the season: for Ajman against Al-Dhafra, 8 minutes (25 September 2009).^[9]
Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes – Marcelinho for Al Sharjah against Ajman (6 November 2009).
Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 93 minutes – Ali Boussaboun for Al-Nasr against Al-Jazira (5 December 2009).^[10]
Widest winning margin: 6 Goals
- Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]
- Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
Most goals in a match: 10 Goals
- Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]
- Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals
- Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
- Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]
Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals
- Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
Most goals in a match by one player: 5 goals
- Tenorio for Al-Nasr against Al Dhafra (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
First own goal of the season: (Al-Shabab) for Al Wasl, 22 minutes (4 October 2009).
First hat-trick of the season: José Sand for Al Ain against Al-Ahli (2 October 2009).

Discipline[]

First red card of the season: for Ajman against Al-Dhafra, 41 minute (25 September 2009).^[9]

Red Card Stats[]

Total red cards: 21 Card

Player	Nationality	Club
	United Arab Emirates	Ajman
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Nasr
	United Arab Emirates	Emirates
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Wasl
Majed Naser	United Arab Emirates	Al-Wasl
Carlos Villanueva	Chile	Al-Shabbab
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Sharjah
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Shabbab
	Nigeria	Al Dhafra
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Shabbab
	United Arab Emirates	Ajman
Hassan Zahran	United Arab Emirates	Bani Yas
	United Arab Emirates	Emirates
	United Arab Emirates	Al-Nasr
Hassan Ali	United Arab Emirates	Al-Ahli
	United Arab Emirates	Ajman
	United Arab Emirates	Emirates
Mohamed Amine Najmi	Morocco	Ajman
Hassan Zahran	United Arab Emirates	Bani Yas
Ali Mohammed	United Arab Emirates	Emirates
Mohammed Al Balushi	Oman	Al Wasl

References[]

^ "A daunting task ahead for Guimaraes at Wasl". TheNational. 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
^ "Al-Shabab Club sack Brazilian coach Cerezo of poor results". Kooora.com. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
^ "Al-Ahli sack his coach". Emarat Alyoum.com. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
^ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.^{[dead link]}
^ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Al Ahli appoint Dutch coach^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Ten Cate steps down after Sadd humiliation ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ajman 2-4 Al-Dhafra". Goalzz.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ "Al-Nasr 5-1 Al-Jazira". Super.ae. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Al Jazira 5-3 Bani Yas". 9 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

External links[]

UFL Official Website
Football Association The UAE Football Association
National League Standings UAE League Page on FIFA.com
UAE League 2009-2010 Arabic Results and Standings

[table_note_res_CLGS10.23313790524059-9] League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.

[table_note_res_CLGS20.23313790524059-10] Emirates Club, which played in the UAE Division 1 Group A, also secured 2011 AFC Champions League group stage qualification by winning the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup.

[1] "A daunting task ahead for Guimaraes at Wasl". TheNational. 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 18 August 2009.

[2] "Al-Shabab Club sack Brazilian coach Cerezo of poor results". Kooora.com. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.

[3] "Al-Ahli sack his coach". Emarat Alyoum.com. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

[4] "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.^{[dead link]}

[5] "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 3 December 2009.

[Al_Ahli_appoint_Dutch_coach-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Al Ahli appoint Dutch coach^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] Ten Cate steps down after Sadd humiliation ^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches

[Ajman_2-4_Al-Dhafra-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ajman 2-4 Al-Dhafra". Goalzz.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[Al-Nasr_5-1_Al-Jazira-12] "Al-Nasr 5-1 Al-Jazira". Super.ae. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Bani_Yas_1–6_Al_Ain-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

[Al_Dhafra_4–6_Al-Nasr-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Al Jazira 5-3 Bani Yas". 9 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.

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