List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates

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This is a list of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Currently there are officially 49 football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen of them compete in the top tier division, 15 of them compete in the 2nd tier division, 12 of compete in the 3rd tier division and 8 of them are currently in a hiatus. There are four defunct clubs which means there is a total of 53 clubs in the history of UAE football.

Dubai[]

Club League/Division Level Town/City Nickname
Abtal Al Khaleej UAE Division One 2 Mirdif, Dubai
Hiatus ? Al Garhoud, Dubai
Al Fursan UAE Division Two 3 Dubai
Al Hilal UAE Division Two 3 Al Lisaili
UAE Division Two 3 Al Mamzar, Dubai
Al Nasr UAE Pro League 1 Al Nasr, Dubai Al Ameed
Al Wasl UAE Pro League 1 Zabeel, Dubai The Cheetahs
UAE Division Two 3 Jebel Ali
UAE Division One 2 Al Barsha, Dubai
UAE Division Two 3 Jumeirah, Dubai
Hatta UAE Division One 2 Hatta Tornados
UAE Division Two 3 Dubai
Laval UAE Division Two 3 Al Qusais, Dubai
Shabab Al Ahli UAE Pro League 1 Deira, Dubai Red Knights

Abu Dhabi[]

Club League/Division Level Town/City Nickname
Al Ain UAE Pro League 1 Al Ain Al Zaeem
Al Dhafra UAE Pro League 1 Madinat Zayed The Western Knights
Hiatus ? , Abu Dhabi
Hiatus ? Abu Dhabi
Al Jazira UAE Pro League 1 Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Pride of Abu Dhabi
Al Wahda UAE Pro League 1 Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi The Clarets
Baniyas UAE Pro League 1 Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi Al Smawi
Baynounah UAE Division Two 3 Abu Dhabi
UAE Division Two 3 , Abu Dhabi
UAE Division Two 3 Abu Dhabi
UAE Division Two 3 Al Ain

Sharjah[]

Club League/Division Lvl Town/City Nickname
Al Bataeh UAE Division One 2 Al Bataeh
Al Dhaid UAE Division One 2 Dhaid
Al Hamriyah UAE Division One 2 Al Hamriyah The Sharks
Hiatus ? Al Madam
Dibba Al Hisn UAE Division One 2 Dibba Al-Hisn Hasnawy
Khor Fakkan UAE Pro League 1 Khor Fakkan The Eagles
Kalba UAE Pro League 1 Kalba The Tigers
Hiatus ? Mleiha
Sharjah UAE Pro League 1 Sharjah The King

Fujairah[]

Club League/Division Lvl Town/City Nickname
Al Urooba UAE Pro League 1 Qidfa
Dibba Al Fujairah UAE Division One 2 Dibba Al-Fujairah The Pigeons
Fujairah UAE Division One 2 Fujairah Red Wolves

Ras al Khaimah[]

Club League/Division Lvl Town/City Nickname
UAE Division One 2 Al Jazirah Al Hamra
UAE Division Two 3 Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Rams UAE Division One 2 Ar-Rams
Al Taawon UAE Division One 2 Al Jeer
Emirates UAE Pro League 1 , Ras Al Khaimah Falcons
Masafi UAE Division One 2 Masafi
Ras Al Khaimah Hiatus ? Ras Al Khaimah

Ajman[]

Club League/Division Lvl Town/City Nickname
Ajman UAE Pro League 1 , Ajman The Orange Brigade
Masfout UAE Division One 2 Masfut
Hiatus ? Al Zorah, Ajman

Umm al Quwain[]

Club League/Division Lvl Town/City Nickname
Al Arabi UAE Division One 2 Umm Al Quwain
Hiatus ? Falaj Al Mualla

Defunct Clubs[]

Club City Nickname
Abu Dhabi
Al Shaab Sharjah Commandos
Al Shabab Dubai
Dubai CSC Dubai

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