2017–18 UAE Division 1

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UAE Division One
Season2017–18
ChampionsBaniyas (4th title)
PromotedBaniyas, Kalba
Matches played228
Goals scored401 (1.76 per match)
Biggest home winDibba Al-Hisn 6–0 Ras Al Khaimah (27 April 2018)
Biggest away winMasafi 0–5 Baniyas (27 January 2018)
Ras Al Khaimah 0–5 Al Khaleej (24 March 2018)
Highest scoringKalba 6–3 Al Hamriyah (7 April 2018)
Longest winning runBaniyas
Kalba (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runFujairah (22 games)
Longest winless runAl Arabi (19 games)
Longest losing runRas Al Khaimah (8 games)
Highest attendance5,009 Fujairah 1–1 Baniyas (17 November 2017)
Lowest attendance44 Al Arabi 0–1 Al Thaid (6 January 2018)

2017–18 UAE Division 1 was the 42nd season of the UAE 1st Division.

Team changes[]

To Division 1[]

Relegated from UAE Pro League

From Division 1[]

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations[]

2017–18 UAE Division 1 is located in United Arab Emirates
Fujairah Urooba
Fujairah
Urooba
Khaleej
Khaleej
Al-Hisn
Baniyas
RAK
RAK
Hamriyah
Hamriyah
Thaid
Thaid
Arabi
Kalba
Masafi
Masfut
Masfut
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Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain 3,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan 2,880
Masafi Masafi 2,000
Al Thaid Dhaid 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 8,000
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium 9,570
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn 700
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah 4,500

Number of teams by Emirates[]

Rank Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Fujairah Fujairah 4 Al Khaleej, Masafi, Al Urooba, Fujairah
1 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 4 Al Hamriyah, Al Thaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Kalba
2 Umm al-Quwain Umm al-Quwain 1 Al Arabi
2 Emirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi 1 Baniyas
2 Emirate of Ajman Ajman 1 Masfut
2 Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah 1 Ras Al Khaimah

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
Al-Arabi United Arab Emirates Humaid Al Obaid United Arab Emirates Omar Wade Nike Al Futaim[1]
Al Khaleej United Arab Emirates Abdulla Mohammed United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Almansoori Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Al-Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Saif Saeed Nike Sharjah Beach Resort
Al-Thaid United Arab Emirates Taryam Ahmed uhlsport uhlsport
Al-Urooba United Arab Emirates Ali Abdulrahman United Arab Emirates Faisal Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Baniyas Serbia Goran Tufegdzic United Arab Emirates Yousif Jaber Adidas Secure Engineering
Dibba Al-Hisn United Arab Emirates Mohammed Yassir United Arab Emirates Humaid Abbas uhlsport Chips Oman
Fujairah Argentina Diego Maradona[2][3][4] United Arab Emirates Ahmed Meadhad Adidas Al Khaleej Times
Kalba Brazil Jorvan Vieira Errea Errea
Masafi United Arab Emirates Fahad Hamad United Arab Emirates Mohammed Ahli Adidas Al Futaim[1]
Masfut United Arab Emirates Rashed Ali France Fatrie Sakhi Nike Masdar
Ras Al Khaimah Brazil Luiz Antônio Zaluar United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulaziz Nike Al Aswaq

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Baniyas (C, P) 22 16 4 2 53 16 +37 52 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Kalba (P) 22 13 7 2 44 22 +22 46
3 Fujairah (Q) 22 11 11 0 35 22 +13 44 Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off
4 Al Hamriyah (Q) 22 9 6 7 43 40 +3 33
5 Al Khaleej 22 7 9 6 36 30 +6 30
6 Al Urooba 22 7 7 8 25 28 −3 28
7 Al Thaid 22 6 8 8 30 28 +2 26
8 Dibba Al-Hisn 22 7 4 11 36 37 −1 25
9 Masafi 22 5 10 7 36 41 −5 25
10 Masfut 22 5 5 12 23 42 −19 20
11 Al Arabi 22 2 8 12 22 44 −22 14
12 Ras Al Khaimah (W) 22 3 3 16 15 53 −38 12 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (W) Withdrew

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Al Futaim Motors signs four year sponsorship contract with the UAEFA".
  2. ^ "Thank you UAE, says Maradona after joining Fujairah club". www.khaleejtimes.com.
  3. ^ Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (14 May 2017). "Diego Maradona: Nobody will beat me or my Fujairah".
  4. ^ "Diego Maradona says 'Fujairah is my top-priority project' and will make beating them 'an impossible task'".
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