Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 19 August 2021 – 26 May 2022 |
Champions | Al Ain (14th title) |
Relegated | Al Urooba Emirates |
Matches played | 169 |
Goals scored | 516 (3.05 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kodjo Laba (26 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al Nasr 5–0 Al Urooba (26 August 2021) Al Ain 5–0 Al Jazira (11 May 2022) |
Biggest away win | Al Urooba 0–4 Al Wahda (19 August 2021) Emirates 0–4 Al Nasr (24 September 2021) |
Highest scoring | Shabab Al Ahli 4–3 Sharjah (10 September 2021) |
Longest winning run | Al Ain (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al Ain (12 games) |
Longest winless run | Emirates (11 games) |
Longest losing run | Emirates (9 games) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 UAE Pro League was the 47th edition of the UAE Pro League.[1] Al Jazira are the defending champions after clinching their third title in the final day of last season. Al Ain would win its fourteenth title after beating the defending champions Al Jazira 5–0 the eleventh of May.
Both Al Urooba and Emirates secured promotion on the same day after beating Al Dhaid 3–0 and Masafi 6–0 on the second last matchday.[2] Emirates is returning after getting relegated two seasons ago in 2018–19 season meanwhile Al Urooba is getting promoted back to the top tier after almost three decades of absence, only previously being in the competition in 1992–93 season.
On 7 May, despite winning 4–0 against Kalba, Hatta was confirmed relegated back to the First Division after only spending two seasons on the top flight.[3] On 11 May, Fujairah got relegated after a 2–1 defeat to Ajman, both clubs were battling relegation and needed a victory.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,965 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai (Al Nasr) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 |
Al Urooba | Qidfa / Mirbah (Fujairah) | Fujairah Club Stadium[4] | 10,645 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 |
Al Wasl | Dubai (Zabeel) | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) | Baniyas Stadium | 10,000 |
Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,200 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Khor Fakkan | Khor Fakkan | SBM Al Qassimi Stadium | 7,500 |
Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,052 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 20,000 |
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 |
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Ajman | ![]() |
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Adidas | Ajman Bank |
Al Ain | ![]() |
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Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
Al Dhafra | ![]() |
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Adidas | Ruwais |
Al Jazira | ![]() |
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Puma | Healthpoint |
Al Nasr | ![]() |
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N45 | Emirates Islamic |
Al Urooba | ![]() |
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uhlsport | No sponsor |
Al Wahda | ![]() |
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Umbro | No sponsor |
Al Wasl | ![]() |
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Yellow | Emaar |
Baniyas | ![]() |
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Macron | No sponsor |
Emirates | ![]() |
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uhlsport | No sponsor |
Kalba | ![]() |
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Adidas | Caltex |
Khor Fakkan | ![]() |
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Macron | No sponsor |
Shabab Al Ahli | ![]() |
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Nike | Nissan and Omniyat |
Sharjah | ![]() |
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Adidas | Saif Zone |
All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only register four professional players in the roster.
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Ajman | ![]() |
15 May 2021 | End of contract | Pre-season | ![]() |
28 May 2021 |
Al Ain | ![]() |
5 June 2021 | ![]() |
6 June 2021 | ||
Emirates | ![]() |
30 June 2021 | ![]() |
18 August 2021 | ||
Al Dhafra | ![]() |
1 October 2021 | Sacked | 11th | ![]() |
2 October 2021 |
Sharjah | ![]() |
23 October 2021 | Mutual consent | 5th | ![]() |
10 November 2021 |
Al Wahda | ![]() |
25 October 2021 | Sacked | 4th | ![]() |
26 October 2021 |
Emirates | ![]() |
26 December 2021 | Resigned | 14th | ![]() |
27 December 2021 |
Khor Fakkan | ![]() |
28 December 2021 | Sacked | 9th | ![]() |
28 December 2021 |
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2 February 2022 | End of caretaker spell | 10th | ![]() |
2 February 2022 | |
Al Nasr | ![]() |
7 February 2022 | Sacked | 9th | ![]() |
8 February 2022 |
Al Dhafra | ![]() |
2 March 2022 | 12th | ![]() |
2 March 2022 |
Notes
1.^ Caretaker
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Ain (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Sharjah | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 55 | |
3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 53 | |
4 | Al Jazira | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 45 | |
5 | Shabab Al Ahli | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 42 | |
6 | Al Wasl | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 36 | |
7 | Ajman | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 35 | |
8 | Al Nasr | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 33 | |
9 | Baniyas | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 31 | |
10 | Khor Fakkan | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 28 | |
11 | Kalba | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 28 | |
12 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 24 | |
13 | Al Urooba (R) | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 18 | Relegation to UAE Division 1 |
14 | Emirates (R) | 26 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 10 |
Home \ Away | AJM | AIN | DHA | JAZ | NAS | URO | WAH | WAS | YAS | EMI | KAL | KHF | SAD | SHR |
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Ajman | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Al Ain | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Al Dhafra | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
Al Jazira | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Al Nasr | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Al Urooba | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Al Wahda | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Al Wasl | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Baniyas | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | |
Emirates | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3[a] | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
Kalba | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Khor Fakkan | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
Shabab Al Ahli | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
Sharjah | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage | |
qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round | |
Relegation to UAE First Division League |
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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Al Ain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sharjah | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Al Wahda | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Al Jazira | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Shabab Al Ahli | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Al Wasl | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Ajman | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Al Nasr | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Baniyas | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Khor Fakkan | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Kalba | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Al Dhafra | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Al Urooba | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Emirates | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Al Ain | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Al Wahda | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
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Sharjah | ||
5 | ![]() |
Ajman | 12 |
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Al Nasr | ||
7 | ![]() |
11 | |
8 | ![]() |
10 | |
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Al Jazira | ||
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Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Al Ain | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
Sharjah | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
Al Wahda | 7 |
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Al Jazira | ||
5 | ![]() |
Ajman | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
Al Wasl | 5 |
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Al Nasr |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
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Al Ain | Al Urooba | 3–3 (A) | 24 September 2021 | 5 |
Al Jazira | 5–1 (A) | 20 November 2021 | 10 | ||
5–0 (H) 4 | 11 May 2022 | 23 | |||
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Kalba | Emirates | 3–1 (H) |
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(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References | |||
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August | ![]() |
Al Ain | ![]() |
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Al Jazira | [22] |
September | ![]() |
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October | ![]() |
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Al Ain | [24] | |||
November | ![]() |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
2 | ![]() |
3 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl |
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4 | ![]() |
1 | Ajman |
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