2017–18 UAE Division 1
Football league season
Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Champions | Baniyas (4th title) |
Promoted | Baniyas, Kalba |
Matches played | 228 |
Goals scored | 401 (1.76 per match) |
Biggest home win | Dibba Al-Hisn 6–0 Ras Al Khaimah (27 April 2018) |
Biggest away win | Masafi 0–5 Baniyas (27 January 2018) Ras Al Khaimah 0–5 Al Khaleej (24 March 2018) |
Highest scoring | Kalba 6–3 Al Hamriyah (7 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | Baniyas Kalba (5 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Fujairah (22 games) |
Longest winless run | Al Arabi (19 games) |
Longest losing run | Ras Al Khaimah (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 5,009 Fujairah 1–1 Baniyas (17 November 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 44 Al Arabi 0–1 Al Thaid (6 January 2018) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
2017–18 UAE Division 1 was the 42nd season of the UAE 1st Division.
Team changes
To Division 1
Relegated from UAE Pro League
From Division 1
Promoted to UAE Pro League
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Al Arabi | Umm al Quwain | Umm al Quwain Stadium | 3,000 |
Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | 5,000 |
Al Khaleej | Khor Fakkan | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | 2,880 |
Masafi | Masafi | Masafi Stadium | 2,000 |
Al Thaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | 500 |
Al Urooba | Mirbah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | 8,000 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 9,570 |
Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Stadium | 700 |
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Masfut | Masfut | Masfut Club Stadium | 3,000 |
Ras Al Khaimah | Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah Stadium | 4,500 |
Number of teams by Emirates
Rank | Emirate | Number of teams | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sharjah | 5 | Al Hamriyah, Al Khaleej, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Kalba |
2 | Fujairah | 2 | Al Urooba, Fujairah |
Ras al-Khaimah | Masafi, Ras Al Khaimah | ||
3 | Umm al-Quwain | 1 | Al Arabi |
Abu Dhabi | Baniyas | ||
Ajman | Masfut |
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.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Arabi | Jamal Ali | Omar Wade | Nike | Al Futaim[1] |
Al Khaleej | Badr Al Hammadi | Ibrahim Almansoori | Adidas | Khor Fakkan Beach Resort |
Al-Hamriyah | Sulaiman Al Blooshi | Nike | Sharjah Beach Resort | |
Al Dhaid | Mohamed Al Tunaiji | Salem Musabbeh | uhlsport | uhlsport |
Al-Urooba | Rodion Gačanin | Faisal Mohammed | uhlsport | Fujairah TV |
Baniyas | Goran Tufegdzic | Yousif Jaber | Adidas | Secure Engineering |
Dibba Al-Hisn | Guglielmo Arena | Humaid Abbas | uhlsport | Chips Oman |
Fujairah | Diego Maradona[2][3][4] | Ahmed Meadhad | Adidas | Al Khaleej Times |
Kalba | Jorvan Vieira | Errea | Errea | |
Masafi | Brahim Boufoud | Mohammed Ahli | Adidas | Al Futaim[1] |
Masfut | Walid Obaid | Fatrie Sakhi | Nike | Masdar |
Ras Al Khaimah | Luiz Antônio Zaluar | Omar Abdulaziz | Nike | Al Aswaq |
Foreign Players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former Players |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Arabi | Brahima Diakité | Cedric Fein | Rafael Porcellis |
Al-Dhaid | Bouchaib Soufiani | Papa Waigo | Ademir |
Al-Hamriyah | Marcus Vinícius | Kamel Chafni | Igor Carneiro |
Al-Khaleej | Munther Abu Amarah | Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda | – |
Al-Urooba | Ricardo Jesus | Henri Bienvenu | Marshal Johnson |
Baniyas | Manucho | Osarimen Ebagua | Jean-Philippe Mendy Harry Novillo |
Dibba Al-Hisn | Alexandre Matão | Chadi Hammami | – |
Fujairah | Danilo Carando | Omar Kossoko | Gonzalo Bravo |
Kalba | Gustavo Marmentini | Omar Mansouri | Thiago Santos |
Masafi | Ali Rabo | Yally Fall Guène | – |
Masfout | Fatrei Sakhi | Noel Kaseke | – |
Ras Al-Khaimah | Fidélis | Moataz Eno | Alex Rafael |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Baniyas (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 52 | Promotion to the UAE Pro-League |
2 | Kalba (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 46 | |
3 | Fujairah (Q) | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 44 | Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off |
4 | Al Hamriyah (Q) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 33 | |
5 | Al Khaleej | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 30 | |
6 | Al Urooba | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 28 | |
7 | Al Dhaid | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
8 | Dibba Al-Hisn | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 25 | |
9 | Masafi | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
10 | Masfut | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | |
11 | Al Arabi | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 14 | |
12 | Ras Al Khaimah (W) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 12 | Withdrew |
Updated to match(es) played on 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrew
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (W) Withdrew
Results
Home \ Away | ARB | DHD | HAM | KHL | URO | YAS | DAH | FUJ | KAL | MSF | MST | RAK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Arabi | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
Al Dhaid | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Al Hamriyah | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
Al Khaleej | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
Al Urooba | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Baniyas | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
Dibba Al Hisn | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
Fujairah | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
Kalba | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
Masafi | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–1 | |
Masfut | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Ras Al Khaimah | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: GSA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- ^ a b "Al Futaim Motors signs four year sponsorship contract with the UAEFA".
- ^ "Thank you UAE, says Maradona after joining Fujairah club". www.khaleejtimes.com.
- ^ Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (14 May 2017). "Diego Maradona: Nobody will beat me or my Fujairah".
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Diego Maradona says 'Fujairah is my top-priority project' and will make beating them 'an impossible task'".
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