List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Al Arabi | UAE Division One | 2 | Umm Al Quwain | |
Hiatus | ? | Falaj Al Mualla |
Defunct Clubs[]
Club | City | Nickname |
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Abu Dhabi | ||
Al Shaab | Sharjah | Commandos |
Al Shabab | Dubai | |
Dubai CSC | Dubai |
External Links[]
Categories:
- Lists of association football clubs by country
- Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
- Lists of organisations based in the United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates sport-related lists