2019–20 UAE Division 1

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = UAE Division One

| season = 2019–20

| winners = No title rewarded

| promoted = No Promotion rewarded

| league topscorer = Vinícius Lopes (11 goals)

| biggest home win = Emirates 5–1 Al Urooba
(21 December 2019)
Dibba Al Fujairah 4–0 Al Taawon
(3 January 2020)
Al Bataeh 5–1 Al Arabi
(1 February 2020)

| biggest away win = Masfout 1–5 Al Hamriyah
(31 January 2020)

| highest scoring = FC Dhaid 3–4 Emirates
(28 December 2019)
Emirates 4–3 Al Arabi
(14 February 2020)

| matches = 80

| total goals = 218

| longest wins = Emirates (9 games)

| longest unbeaten = Emirates
(14 games)

| longest winless = Al Taawon (15 games)

| longest losses = Masafi (8 games)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2018–19

| nextseason = 2020–21

}}

2019–20 UAE Division one was the 44th Division one season. Team changes for the season include Al Bataeh who joined the league, while Hatta and Khor Fakkan was promoted to the UAE Pro League, while Dibba Al Fujairah and Emirates were relegated. However, the season was cancelled with 12 out of 14 UAE Pro League clubs voting in favour of cancelling the season and not a single division one club had a say on the matter. The decision was done due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates and no team were rewarded with promotion.{{Cite web|url = http://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/news/extraordinary-general-assembly-decisions-18062020.html7|title = PRESS STATEMANT|date = 18 June 2020|access-date = 19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621165534/https://www.uaeproleague.ae/en/news/extraordinary-general-assembly-decisions-18062020.html|archive-date=June 21, 2020|url-status = dead}}

Team changes

= To Division 1 =

= From Division 1 =

Stadia and locations

{{Location map+ |United Arab Emirates |width=500 |float=right |caption=Locations of teams in the UAE Division One|places=

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Arabi |lat=25.542222 |long=55.612200 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Bataeh |lat=25.28 |long=55.74 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Hamriyah |lat=25.467111 |long=55.50000 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Taawon |lat=26.023349 |long=56.099455 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Urooba |lat=25.23 |long=56.343611 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Dibba F.|lat=25.61544 |long=56.265650 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Dibba H.|lat=25.63722 |long=56.223911 |position=top |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Dhaid |lat=25.25 |long=55.87 |position=bottom |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Emirates |lat=25.748526 |long=55.928113 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Masafi |lat=25.31 |long=56.162778 |position=right |mark=Red pog.svg}}

{{Location map~ |United Arab Emirates |label=Masfout |lat=24.81 |long=56.061053 |position=left |mark=Red pog.svg}}

}}

:Note:' Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Club

! Home city

! Stadium

! Capacity

Al Arabi

| Umm al Quwain

| Umm al Quwain Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3,000}}

Al Bataeh

| Al Bataeh

| Al Bataeh Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|2,000}}

Al Hamriyah

| Al Hamriyah

| Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5,000}}

Al Taawon

| Al Jeer

| Taawon Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|200}}

Al Urooba

| Qidfa

| Al Sharqi Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3,000}}

Dibba Al Fujairah

| Dibba Al-Fujairah

| Dibba (F) Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|100}}

Dibba Al Hisn

| Dibba Al-Hisn

| Dibba (H) Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|700}}

Emirates

| Ras Al Khaimah

| Emirates Club Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5,200}}

FC Dhaid

| Dhaid

| Al-Dhaid Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|500}}

Masafi

| Masafi

| Masafi Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|2,000}}

Masfout

| Masfout

| Masfout Club Stadium

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3,000}}

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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
width=15%|Team

!width=20%|Head Coach

!width=20%|Captain

!width=10%|Kit Manufacturer

!width=15%|Shirt Sponsor

Al Arabi

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Predrag Stilinović

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Bakare Kone

| Nike

| QQ Holding

Al Bataeh

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Tareq Al Sayed

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Eisa Ali

| uhlsport

| Sharjah Media City

Al Hamriyah

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Ghazi Ghrairi

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ali Rabee

| Nike

| SBR

Al Taawon

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mo Balooshi

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Rashed Humaid

| uhlsport

|

FC Dhaid

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Saeed

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ali Al-Nuaimi

| uhlsport

| uhlsport

Al Urooba

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Brahim Boufoud

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Hassan Mohammed

| uhlsport

| Fujairah TV

Dibba Al Fujairah

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed El Moujahid

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Faisel Al-Khodaim

| uhlsport

|

Dibba Al Hisn

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sulaiman Al Balooshi

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mahmoud Hassan

| uhlsport

|

Emirates

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Gjoko Hadžievski

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdullah Ali

| uhlsport

|

Masafi

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Al Hosani

| {{flagicon|CIV}} Brahima Diakite

| Adidas

| Al Futaim{{Cite web|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=18011|title=UAE Football Association|website=www.uaefa.ae}}

Masfout

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Tarek Hadhiri

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Hassan Al-Hammadi

| Nike

|

=Managerial changes=

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Date of vacancy

!Manner of departure

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position in table at the time of departure}}

!Incoming manager

!Date of appointment

Emirates

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Eid Barout

|31 October 2019

|Sacked

|rowspan=6|Pre-season

| {{flagicon|MKD}} Gjoko Hadžievski

|3 November 2019

Masafi

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Brahim Boufoud

|rowspan=5|???

|rowspan=3|End of contract

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Jamal Al Hassani

|rowspan=5|???

Dibba Al Hisn

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Fathy Mohamed

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Sulaiman Al Balooshi

Masfout

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Badr Abdulrahman

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdulghani Binkarshat

Al Urooba

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Ghazi Ghrairi

| Signed by Al Hamriyah

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Yousri Kahla

Al Hamriyah

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohamed Ismail

| End of contract

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Ghazi Ghrairi

Al Urooba

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Yousri Kahla

| 30 November 2019

| Resigned

|5th

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Dalibor Starcevic

| 10 December 2019

Dibba Al Fujairah

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Sergio Alexandre

| 31 January 2020

|rowspan=5| Sacked

|4th

| {{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed El Moujahid

| 1 February 2020

Al Taawon

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Tarek Hadhiri

| 9 February 2020

|11th

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Al Balooshi

| 10 February 2020

Masfout

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdulghani Binkarshat

| 15 February 2020

|6th

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Tarek Hadhiri

| 16 February 2020

Masafi

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Jamal Al Hassani

| 21 February 2020

|10th

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohammed Al Hosani

| 22 February 2020

Al Urooba

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Dalibor Starcevic

| 28 February 2020

|8th

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Brahim Boufoud

| 29 February 2020

=Foreign players=

class="wikitable"

! width="180" | Club

! width="180" | Player 1

! width="180" | Player 2

! width="180" | Former Players

Al-Arabi

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alexandre Matão

| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Bakare Kone

| {{flagicon|Croatia}} Ivor Weitzer

Al-Bataeh

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Alex

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Erick

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Dedê

Al-Hamriyah

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luan Santos

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Maurizio Vella

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Gilmar

Al-Taawon

| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Mechac Koffi

| {{flagicon|Tunisia}} Mohamed Seghaier Nasri

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} David

Al-Urooba

| {{flagicon|France}} Harry Novillo

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Philippe Mendy

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Taylon Correa
{{flagicon|France}} Omar Kossoko

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=P

|team1=EMI|team2=DAH|team3=BTH|team4=HAM|team5=DAF|team6=MST

|team7=DHD|team8=ARB|team9=URO|team10=MSF|team11=TAW

|win_ARB=4 |draw_ARB=5 |loss_ARB=6 |gf_ARB=22|ga_ARB=26

|win_BTH=8 |draw_BTH=5 |loss_BTH=3 |gf_BTH=24|ga_BTH=13

|win_HAM=7 |draw_HAM=6 |loss_HAM=2 |gf_HAM=21|ga_HAM=12

|win_TAW=0 |draw_TAW=2 |loss_TAW=13|gf_TAW=14|ga_TAW=34

|win_URO=4 |draw_URO=2 |loss_URO=9 |gf_URO=19|ga_URO=28

|win_DAF=7 |draw_DAF=5 |loss_DAF=4 |gf_DAF=27|ga_DAF=17

|win_DAH=9 |draw_DAH=5 |loss_DAH=2 |gf_DAH=20|ga_DAH=11

|win_DHD=5 |draw_DHD=2 |loss_DHD=8 |gf_DHD=15|ga_DHD=23

|win_EMI=12|draw_EMI=3 |loss_EMI=1 |gf_EMI=32|ga_EMI=14

|win_MSF=3 |draw_MSF=1 |loss_MSF=11|gf_MSF=10|ga_MSF=26

|win_MST=6 |draw_MST=4 |loss_MST=6 |gf_MST=24|ga_MST=24

|name_ARB=Al Arabi

|name_BTH=Al Bataeh

|name_HAM=Al Hamriyah

|name_TAW=Al Taawon

|name_URO=Al Urooba

|name_DAF=Dibba Al Fujairah

|name_DAH=Dibba Al Hisn

|name_DHD=Dhaid

|name_EMI=Emirates

|name_MSF=Masafi

|name_MST=Masfout

|col_P=#ACE1AF|text_P=Promotion to the {{season link|2020–21|UAE Pro League}}

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to {{season link|2020–21|UAE Second Division League}}

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

|update=14 March 2020

|source=[https://www.uaefa.ae/#/en/competition/ uaefa]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ARB|team2=BTH|team3=HAM|team4=TAW|team5=URO|team6=DAF

|team7=DAH|team8=DHD|team9=EMI|team10=MSF|team11=MST

|name_ARB=Al Arabi

|match_ARB_BTH= —

|match_ARB_HAM= 0–2

|match_ARB_TAW= 3–1

|match_ARB_URO= —

|match_ARB_DAF= 1–2

|match_ARB_DAH= 2–2

|match_ARB_DHD= 2–0

|match_ARB_EMI= 0–0

|match_ARB_MSF= 1–2

|match_ARB_MST= 2–2

|name_BTH=Al Bataeh

|match_BTH_ARB= 5–1

|match_BTH_HAM= —

|match_BTH_TAW= 1–0

|match_BTH_URO= 2–1

|match_BTH_DAF= 0–0

|match_BTH_DAH= 0–0

|match_BTH_DHD= 3–0

|match_BTH_EMI= 0–1

|match_BTH_MSF= 2–0

|match_BTH_MST= —

|name_HAM=Al Hamriyah

|match_HAM_ARB= 1–1

|match_HAM_BTH= 1–1

|match_HAM_URO= 1–0

|match_HAM_TAW= 1–0

|match_HAM_DAF= 2–2

|match_HAM_DAH= 0–1

|match_HAM_DHD= 2–1

|match_HAM_EMI= 1–2

|match_HAM_MSF= —

|match_HAM_MST= —

|name_TAW=Al Taawon

|match_TAW_ARB= 1–2

|match_TAW_BTH= 1–2

|match_TAW_HAM= 2–2

|match_TAW_URO= 1–2

|match_TAW_DAF= —

|match_TAW_DAH= 1–2

|match_TAW_DHD= —

|match_TAW_EMI= 0–1

|match_TAW_MSF= 2–2

|match_TAW_MST= 2–3

|name_URO=Al Urooba

|match_URO_ARB= 1–3

|match_URO_BTH= 2–3

|match_URO_HAM= —

|match_URO_TAW= —

|match_URO_DAF= —

|match_URO_DAH= 2–3

|match_URO_DHD= 0–1

|match_URO_EMI= 1–2

|match_URO_MSF= 1–0

|match_URO_MST= 2–2

|name_DAF=Dibba Al Fujairah

|match_DAF_ARB= —

|match_DAF_BTH= 1–1

|match_DAF_HAM= 1–2

|match_DAF_TAW= 4–0

|match_DAF_URO= 0–3

|match_DAF_DHD= 2–0

|match_DAF_DAH= —

|match_DAF_EMI= 2–0

|match_DAF_MSF= 4–1

|match_DAF_MST= 0–1

|name_DAH=Dibba Al Hisn

|match_DAH_ARB= 2–0

|match_DAH_BTH= 1–0

|match_DAH_HAM= 0–0

|match_DAH_TAW= —

|match_DAH_URO= —

|match_DAH_DAF= 1–1

|match_DAH_DHD= 2–1

|match_DAH_EMI= 1–1

|match_DAH_MSF= 2–0

|match_DAH_MST= 1–0

|name_DHD=Al Dhaid

|match_DHD_ARB= —

|match_DHD_BTH= 2–1

|match_DHD_HAM= —

|match_DHD_TAW= 2–1

|match_DHD_URO= 2–2

|match_DHD_DAF= 1–1

|match_DHD_DAH= —

|match_DHD_EMI= 3–4

|match_DHD_MSF= 0–2

|match_DHD_MST= 1–0

|name_EMI=Emirates

|match_EMI_ARB= 4–3

|match_EMI_BTH= —

|match_EMI_HAM= 0–0

|match_EMI_TAW= 3–1

|match_EMI_URO= 5–1

|match_EMI_DAF= 2–0

|match_EMI_DAH= 1–0

|match_EMI_DHD= —

|match_EMI_MSF= 3–0

|match_EMI_MST= 3–1

|name_MSF=Masafi

|match_MSF_ARB= —

|match_MSF_BTH= 1–2

|match_MSF_HAM= 0–1

|match_MSF_TAW= —

|match_MSF_URO= 0–1

|match_MSF_DAF= 1–4

|match_MSF_DAH= 1–0

|match_MSF_DHD= 0–1

|match_MSF_EMI= —

|match_MSF_MST= 0–2

|name_MST=Masfout

|match_MST_ARB= 1–1

|match_MST_BTH= 1–1

|match_MST_HAM= 1–5

|match_MST_TAW= 4–1

|match_MST_URO= 3–0

|match_MST_DAF= 1–3

|match_MST_DAH= 1–2

|match_MST_DHD= 1–0

|match_MST_EMI= —

|match_MST_MSF= —

|update= 2020

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/united-arab-emirates/division-1---group-a/20192020/regular-season/r52605/ soccerway]

}}

Season statistics

=Top goal scorers=

{{updated|29 June 2020}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1165 |title=UAE First Division Top Scorers |publisher=uaefa |access-date=16 February 2020}}

class=wikitable
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

align=center rowspan=2|1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Lopes

|align=left|Dibba Al Fujairah

|align=center rowspan=2|11

align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexssander azeredo

|align=left|Al Hamriya

align=center|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|OMN}} Mohammed Al-Marbuii

|align=left|Al Dhaid

|align=center|9

Number of teams by Emirates

class="wikitable"
!Emirate

!Number of teams

!Teams

1

|{{flagicon|Sharjah}} Sharjah

|align=center|4

|Al Bataeh, Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid and Dibba Al Hisn

2

|{{flagicon|Ras Al Khaimah}} Ras Al Khaimah

|align=center|3

|Al Taawon, Masafi and Emirates

3

|{{Flag|Fujairah}}

|align=center|2

|Al Urooba and Dibba Al Fujairah

rowspan="2"|4

|{{flagicon|Umm al-Quwain}} Umm Al Quwain

|rowspan="2" align=center|1

|Al Arabi

{{flagicon|Ajman}} Ajman

|Masfout

References

{{Reflist}}

{{UAE First Division League seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 UAE Division 1}}

Category:2019–20 in Asian second-tier association football leagues

Category:2019–20 in Emirati football