The 2021–22 UAE Pro League was the 47th edition of the UAE Pro League.«دوري أدنوك للمحترفين» ينتهي 6 مايو 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.
Teams Team changes
Promoted to the Pro League 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. 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.
Relegated to the First Division 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. On 11 May, Fujairah got relegated after a 2–1 defeat to Ajman, both clubs were battling relegation and needed a victory.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium Al Jazira Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium Al Nasr Dubai (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah (Fujairah) Fujairah Club StadiumAl Urooba has to play their home games in Fujairah Stadium instead of their own ground Al Sharqi Stadium due not filling Pro League requirements Al Wahda Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium Al Wasl Dubai (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium Baniyas Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan SBM Al Qassimi Stadium Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium
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. TeamHead CoachCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor Ajman Goran Tufegdžić Ali Al-Hosani Adidas Ajman Bank Al Ain Serhiy Rebrov Ismail Ahmed Nike First Abu Dhabi Bank Al Dhafra Badr Al Idrisi Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais Al Jazira Marcel Keizer Ali Khasif Puma Healthpoint Al Nasr Salem Rabie Tareq Ahmed N45 Emirates Islamic Al Urooba Fathi Al-Obeidi Ahmed Khamis uhlsport No sponsor Al Wahda Grégory Dufrennes Mohammed Barqesh Umbro No sponsor Al Wasl Odair Hellmann Ali Salmeen Yellow Emaar Baniyas Daniel Isăilă Fawaz Awana Macron No sponsor Emirates Ayman El Ramady Abdullah Mohammed uhlsport No sponsor Kalba Jorge Da Silva Mansor Abbas Adidas Caltex Khor Fakkan Gabriel Calderón Saif Mohammed Macron No sponsor Shabab Al Ahli Mahdi Ali Majed Naser Nike Nissan and Omniyat Sharjah Cosmin Olăroiu Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone
Foreign players All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only register four professional players in the roster.
Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window. Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players Ajman Firas Ben Larbi Bubacarr Trawally Miral Samardžić Walid Azaro Yorleys Mena Rabih Ataya Al Ain Cristian Guanca Soufiane Rahimi Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Danilo Arboleda Yassine Meriah Al Dhafra Issam El Adoua Lucas Cândido Makhete Diop Guilherme Augusto Imoh Ezekiel Leonardo Al Jazira João Victor Abdoulay Diaby Miloš Kosanović Thulani Serero Al Nasr Mehdi Abeid Ryan Mendes Dia Saba Tozé Al Urooba Ali Madan Appolinaire Kack Rédah Atassi Kayke Kingsley Eduwo Al Wahda João Pedro Adrien Silva Fábio Martins Omar Kharbin José Ángel Jurado Al Wasl Adryelson Ramiro Gilberto Michel Araújo William Pottker Baniyas Gastón Álvarez Suárez Nicolás Giménez Saša Ivković Isaac Kiese Thelin Emirates Zakaria Boulahia Joseph Guédé Gnadou Edarlyn Reyes Walid Sabbar Adam Ennafati Kalba Robert Žulj Bayron Garcés Wilder Cartagena Peniel Mlapa Roland Varga Khor Fakkan Dodô Souza Douglas Tanque Aylton Boa Morte Borja Valle Luis Fernández Osama Rashid Paulinho Shabab Al Ahli Federico Cartabia Ahmad Nourollahi Mehdi Ghayedi Thomas Lehne Olsen Carlos Eduardo Azizjon Ganiev Sharjah Bernard Caio Ben Malango Otabek Shukurov
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Ajman Ayman El Ramady15 May 2021End of contractPre-season Goran Tufegdžić 28 May 2021 Al Ain Pedro Emanuel5 June 2021 Serhiy Rebrov6 June 2021 Emirates Gjoko Hadžievski30 June 2021 Tarik Sektioui18 August 2021 Al Dhafra Mohammad Kwid1 October 2021Sacked11th Rogério Micale2 October 2021 Sharjah Abdulaziz Al Anberi23 October 2021Mutual consent 5th Cosmin Olăroiu10 November 2021 Al Wahda Henk ten Cate25 October 2021Sacked4th Grégory Dufrennes 26 October 2021 Emirates Tarik Sektioui 26 December 2021Resigned14th Ayman El Ramady 27 December 2021 Khor Fakkan Caio Zanardi 28 December 2021Sacked9th Abdulmajeed Al-Nimr 28 December 2021 Abdulmajeed Al-Nimr 2 February 2022End of caretaker spell10th Gabriel Calderón 2 February 2022 Al Nasr Ramón Díaz 7 February 2022Sacked9th Salem Rabie 8 February 2022 Al Dhafra Rogério Micale 2 March 202212th Badr Al Idrisi 2 March 2022 Notes 1. Caretaker
League table
Results
Seasonal statistics Positions by round
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kodjo LabaAl Ain262 Omar KharbinAl Wahda153 João Pedro14 Caio LucasSharjah5 Firas Ben LarbiAjman12 TozéAl Nasr7 Dia Saba118 Sebastián Tagliabúe10 Ali MabkhoutAl Jazira Abdoulay Diaby
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Khalid EisaAl Ain122 Adel Al-HosaniSharjah93 Mohammed Al-ShamsiAl Wahda7 Ali KhasifAl Jazira5 Ali Al-HosaniAjman66 Ibrahim EssaAl Wasl5 Mohamed Qayoudhi Abdullah Al-TamimiAl Nasr
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Kodjo Laba Al Ain Al Urooba 3–3 (A) 5Al Jazira 5–1 (A) 10 5–0 (H) 4 23 Robert Žulj Kalba Emirates 3–1 (H) Notes 4 (H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Awards
MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthReferencesManagerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubAugust Serhiy RebrovAl Ain Kodjo LabaAl Ain Ali KhasifAl JaziraSeptember Soufiane RahimiOctober Kouame Autonne Khalid EisaAl AinNovember Soufiane Rahimi
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Abu Dhabi5Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra2 Dubai3Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl Sharjah Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan 4 Ajman1Ajman FujairahAl Urooba Ras Al KhaimahEmirates
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