2008–09 UAE Pro League
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The 2008–09 UAE Pro League season was the 34th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates and started on 19 September 2008 until 24 May 2009.
Al-Ahli clinched the championship on the last day of the season, one of the most exciting campaigns for a number of years and also qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Al-Shabab were defending champions from the 2007–08 campaign.
Emirates and Hatta were relegated from the previous season.
Ajman and Al-Khaleej were promoted from the second level.
The winners of the league qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Clubs
{{Location map+ |United Arab Emirates |width=400 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the 2016–17 UAE Pro League |places=
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Ahli |lat=25.279722 |long=55.360556 |position=center |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Jazira |lat=24.452764 |long=54.392019 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Ain |lat=24.245594 |long=55.716583 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Wahda |lat=24.469397 |long=54.375254 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Shabab |lat=25.290833 |long=55.348333 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Nasr |lat=25.24 |long=55.313056 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Wasl |lat=25.218889 |long=55.317222 |position=right |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Dhafra |lat=23.666626 |long=53.696687 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Ajman |lat=25.41667 |long=55.50000 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Sharjah |lat=25.333333 |long=55.419444 |position=right |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Shaab |lat=25.374167 |long=55.423056 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Khaleej |lat=25.33 |long=56.343911 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg}}
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! Club ! Coach ! Nationality ! City ! Stadium ! 2007–2008 season ! Notes |
Al-Shabab
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} | Dubai | UAE League Champions | AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier |
Al-Jazira
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 2nd in UAE League | AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier |
Al-Ahli
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} | Dubai | 3rd in UAE League | AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier |
Al-Sharjah
| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} | Sharjah | 4th in UAE League | AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier |
Al-Shaab
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} | Sharjah | 5th in UAE League | 2008–09 Arab Champions League Qualifier - Later Withdrew |
Al-Ain
| {{flagicon|Germany}} | Al Ain | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | 6th in UAE League |
Al-Wasl
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} | Dubai | 7th in UAE League |
Al-Wahda
| {{flagicon|Egypt}} | 8th in UAE League |
Al-Nasr
| {{flagicon|Croatia}} | Dubai | 9th in UAE League |
Al-Dhafra
| {{flagicon|Syria}} | Dhafra | 10th in UAE League |
Ajman
| {{flagicon|Iraq}} | Ajman | Promoted |
Al-Khaleej
| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} | Promoted |
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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! width ="175" | Club ! width ="175" | Player 1 ! width ="175" | Player 2 ! width ="175" | Player 3 ! width ="175" | Player 4 ! width ="175" | Former players |
Ajman
| {{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Samereh | {{flagicon|Iran}} Javad Kazemian | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdelhaq Ait Laarif | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohamed Berrabeh | |
Al-Ahli
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Baré | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Clederson | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Osvaldo | {{flagicon|Iran}} Milad Meydavoudi | {{flagicon|Argentina}} Jorge Artigas |
Al-Ain
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} André Dias | {{flagicon|Chile}} Jorge Valdivia | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Soufiane Alloudi | {{flagicon|Senegal}} André Senghor | |
Al-Dhafra
| {{flagicon|Algeria}} Toufik Zerara | {{flagicon|Togo}} Mohamed Kader | | | {{flagicon|Iran}} Mehdi Rajabzadeh |
Al-Jazira
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Fernando Baiano | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Márcio Rozário | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rafael Sóbis | {{flagicon|Iraq}} Mohammed Ali Karim | {{flagicon|Mali}} Mamadou Diallo |
Al-Khaleej
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mourad Rafal | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Rabii Houbri | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Abass Lawal | {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Anis Boujelbene | |
Al-Nasr
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Claudinho | {{flagicon|Iran}} Mehrzad Madanchi | {{flagicon|Iran}} Mohammad Nosrati | {{flagicon|Iran}} Reza Enayati | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Endurance Idahor |
Al-Shaab
| {{flagicon|Ghana}} Godwin Attram | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Merouane Zemmama | {{flagicon|Sierra Leone}} Mohamed Kallon | | |
Al-Shabab
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Marcos Assunção | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Renato Abreu | {{flagicon|Iran}} Mehrdad Oladi | {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Musawengosi Mguni | |
Al-Sharjah
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Anderson Barbosa | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Jean | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Roberto Lopes | {{flagicon|Iraq}} Hussein Alaa Hussein | |
Al-Wahda
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Pinga | {{flagicon|Iraq}} Ali Salah Hashim | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Amin Erbati | {{flagicon|Senegal}} Matar Coly | {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Abdulla Al-Dakeel |
Al-Wasl
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alexandre Oliveira | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Reiner Ferreira | {{flagicon|Iran}} Iman Mobali | {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabio Firmani | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rogerinho |
Standings
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|show_limit=5
|team1=AHL|name_AHL=Al-Ahli
|team2=JZR|name_JZR=Al Jazira
|team3=AIN|name_AIN=Al Ain
|team4=WAH|name_WAH=Al-Wahda
|team5=SHB|name_SHB=Al Shabab
|team6=NSR|name_NSR=Al Nasr
|team7=WSL|name_WSL=Al Wasl
|team8=DHA|name_DHA=Al-Dhafra
|team9=AJM|name_AJM=Ajman
|team10=SHR|name_SHR=Al Sharjah
|team11=SHA|name_SHA=Al-Shaab
|team12=KHL|name_KHL=Al Khaleej Club
|win_AHL=17|draw_AHL=4|loss_AHL=1|gf_AHL=54|ga_AHL=25|status_AHL=C
|win_JZR=17|draw_JZR=3|loss_JZR=2|gf_JZR=57|ga_JZR=17
|win_AIN=12|draw_AIN=7|loss_AIN=3|gf_AIN=40|ga_AIN=20
|win_WAH=10|draw_WAH=4|loss_WAH=8|gf_WAH=40|ga_WAH=39
|win_SHB=8|draw_SHB=4|loss_SHB=10|gf_SHB=33|ga_SHB=37
|win_NSR=6|draw_NSR=8|loss_NSR=8|gf_NSR=37|ga_NSR=40
|win_WSL=7|draw_WSL=5|loss_WSL=10|gf_WSL=38|ga_WSL=45
|win_DHA=5|draw_DHA=9|loss_DHA=8|gf_DHA=32|ga_DHA=32
|win_AJM=7|draw_AJM=3|loss_AJM=12|gf_AJM=21|ga_AJM=39
|win_SHR=6|draw_SHR=4|loss_SHR=12|gf_SHR=31|ga_SHR=45
|win_SHA=5|draw_SHA=3|loss_SHA=14|gf_SHA=23|ga_SHA=37|status_SHA=R
|win_KHL=4|draw_KHL=2|loss_KHL=16|gf_KHL=21|ga_KHL=51|status_KHL=R
|col_C=#FEDCBA|text_C=2009 Club World Cup and 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
|result1=C
|col_CLGS=#ACE1AF|text_CLGS=2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
|result2=CLGS|result3=CLGS
|col_ACLQ=#D0F0C0|text_ACLQ=2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
|note_res_ACLQ=Since Al-Ain also won the 2008–09 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.
|result4=ACLQ
|col_GCCC=#97DEFF|text_GCCC=2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
|result5=GCCC|result7=GCCC
|col_R=#FFCCCC|text_R=Relegation to 2009–10 UAE League Division 1
|result11=R|result12=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/standings]
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{{winners||UAE League 2008–09 winners|Al-Ahli|5th}}
Top goalscorers
Source: [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3962&scorers=true goalzz.com]
;25 goals
- {{flagicon|Brazil}} Fernando Baiano (Al Jazira)
;13 goals
- {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohamed Omer (Al-Nasr) (also UFL Top Scorer)
- {{flagicon|Togo}} Mohamed Kader (Dhafra)
;12 goals
- {{flagicon|Brazil}} Anderson Barbosa (Sharjah)
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Godwin Attram (Al-Shaab)
- {{flagicon|Brazil}} Pinga (Al Wahda)
;11 goals
;9 goals
- {{flagicon|UAE}} Faisal Khalil (Al-Ahli)
- {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alexandre Oliveira (Al Wasl)
- {{flagicon|Iran}} Mehrzad Madanchi (Al-Nasr)
- {{flagicon|Chile}} Jorge Valdivia (Al Ain)
References
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External links
- [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?cn=AE UAE League] Goalzz
{{UAE Pro League}}
{{UAE Football League seasons}}
{{2008 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
{{2009 in Asian Football (AFC)}}
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