2023–24 UAE Division One is the 47th Division one season. This season saw the first time two teams got relegated to the 3rd tier as Al Fursan and Baynounah got relegated a season after promotion.
Team changes
To Division 1 Relegated from UAE Pro League Al Dhafra Dibba Al Fujairah
Promoted from UAE Division 2 Gulf United Dubai United
From Division 1 Promoted to UAE Pro League Emirates Hatta
Relegated to UAE Division 2 Al Fursan Baynounah
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Club Home city Stadium Capacity Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain Stadium Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium Al Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Hamra Stadium Al Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) UIS International School 200 Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba New Stadium Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) Kings School Al Barsha Dubai United Dubai (Jumeirah) Dubai British School Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium Gulf United Dubai (Al Jaddaf) Dubai Club Stadium Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium Masfout Masfout Masfout Club 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 Al Arabi Fouad Boumdal Ahmed Hussain Nike Al Dhafra Paulo Comelli Sultan Al Ghaferi Kelme Al Dhannah Al Dhaid Jamal Al Hassani Salem Al Qaydi uhlsport Al Hamriyah Mohamed Al Jalboot Othman Al-Hamour Macron Al Jazirah Al Hamra Samir El Sheikh Ali Sanqoor uhlsport Al Khaleej Mohammed Al Ajmani Nasser Al-Shahary uhlsport Al Rams Abdulla Al Teneiji Mohamed Al Ali uhlsport Al Taawon Badr Al Shehhi Abdullah Malallah uhlsport Al Urooba Bruno Pereira Khalid Al-Jabri uhlsport Dibba Al Fujairah Eid Baroot Mohamed Al Rowaihy uhlsport Dibba Al Hisn Tareq Al Sayed Fahad Rashed uhlsport Dubai City Saeed Jassem Abdullah Al Ahmadi uhlsport Dubai United Johann Louvel Ahmed Sulaiman Umbro Fujairah Željko Markov Okacha Hamzaoui Puma Gulf United Neil Taylor Jack Shiels Puma Masafi Brahim Boufoud Abdullah Al-Shahyary Adidas Masfout Mohammed Al Blooshi Hamad Ali Puma
Foreign players All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two on the field each game.
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 Former Players Al Arabi Júnior Saudade Vander Vieira Al Dhafra Benik Afobe Carlos Fortes Diogo Acosta Al Dhaid Phillerson Dominic Vinicius Al Hamriyah Youssef El Jebli Mardik Mardikian Al Jazirah Al Hamra Danilo Mateus Al Khaleej Ibrahima Badji Lassana Camara Al Rams Rodrigo Figueiredo Joao Santos Al Taawon Alex Ablaye Sy Al Urooba Morgan Ferrier Victor Nwaneri Dibba Al Fujairah Wanderson Costa Nikola Stojiljković Dibba Al Hisn Gilmar Cláudio Maradona Dubai City Marcelo Henrique Daniel Williams Dubai United Marcelo Torres Aboubakar Karamoko Fujairah Okacha Hamzaoui Felipe Sá Gulf United Jack Shiels Richard Peniket Masafi Francivaldo Marius Obekop Masfout Diego Silva Alfusainey Gassama
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentDibba Al Hisn Hussein Skenderovic27 June 2023Mutual consent Pre-season Othmen Najjar27 June 2023Al Arabi Abdulghani Binkarshat5 July 2023 Fouad Boumdal5 July 2023Masfout Fouad BoumdalSigned by Al Arabi Abdulghani Binkarshat7 July 2023Fujairah Mohammed Al Hosani8 October 2023Sacked12th Željko Markov9 October 2023Dibba Al Fujairah Hassan Al Abdouli16 October 2023Resigned 6th Zoran Popović16 October 2023Masfout Abdulghani Binkarshat1 November 2023Sacked15th Slavko Matić2 November 2023Al Rams Mutaz Abdulla4 November 202317th Ali Al Teneiji5 November 2023Al Hamriyah Mohamed Al Ali18 November 202312th Mohamed Al Jalboot20 November 2023Al Dhafra Abdullah Mesfer18 November 2023Mutual consent2nd Paulo Comelli4 December 2023Dubai City Mohammed Al Blooshi24 November 2023Sacked16th Saeed Jassem25 November 2023Dibba Al Hisn Othmen Najjar14 December 20233rd Tareq Al Sayed20 December 2023Masfout Slavko Matić22 December 202315th Mohammed Al Blooshi25 December 2023Al Rams Ali Al Teneiji31 December 2023Resigned17th Abdulla Al Teneiji1 January 2024Dibba Al Fujairah Zoran Popović2 January 2024Sacked8th Eid Baroot 2 January 2024Al Jazirah Al Hamra Eid Baroot 2 January 2024Signed by Dibba Al Fujairah7th Samir El Sheikh3 January 2024
League table
Results
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Ras Al Khaimah4Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi Dubai Al Khaleej, Dubai City, Dubai United and Gulf United3 Sharjah 3Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al HisnAl Urooba, Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah5 Umm Al Quwain1Al Arabi Abu DhabiAl Dhafra AjmanMasfout
Season statistics Top Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Marcelo TorresDubai United262 AlexAl Taawon213 Alfusainey GassamaMasfout174 Benik AfobeAl Dhafra165 Alhassane TambouraAl Urooba146 Pape BacaryDubai United13 Vander VieiraAl Arabi8 Gilmar da Silva RibeiroDibba Al-Hisn 12 Lamar WalkerAl Dhaid11 Mohammed Al MarbuiiDibba Al Fujairah 11
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