2009–10 UAE Pro-League

The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.

This was the second professional season in the history of the country.

Ahli Dubai were defending champions from the 2008–09 campaign.

Khaleej and Al-Shaab were relegated from the previous season.

Bani Yas Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Second Division.

The winners of the league qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.

Members clubs

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

Pre-season

During the season

Standings

Source: http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=4950&stage=1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.
²Emirates Club, which played in the UAE Division 1 Group A, also secured 2011 AFC Champions League group stage qualification by winning the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Fixtures and results

Updated to games played on 7 May 2010
Source:
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

UFL Top Scorer

24 goals

• José Sand (Al Ain)

18 goals

• Fernando Baiano (Al-Wahda)
• Carlos Tenorio (Al-Nasr)

15 goals

• Marcelinho (Al-Sharjah)

14 goals

• Abass Lawal (Al-Dhafra)

13 goals

• André Senghor (Bani Yas)

12 goals

• Modibo Diarra (Bani Yas)
• Toni (Al-Jazira)
• Mohammed Salem (Al-Dhafra)
• Pinga (Al-Wahda)
• Pedrão (Al-Shabab)

11 goals

• Bare (Al-Ahli)

10 goals

• Nabil Daoudi (Emirates Club)
• Ahmad Khalil (Al-Ahli)

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Jassim Ali Mohamed for Ajman against Al-Dhafra, 8 minutes (25 September 2009).^[9]

• Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes – Marcelinho for Al Sharjah against Ajman (6 November 2009).

• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 93 minutes – Ali Boussaboun for Al-Nasr against Al-Jazira (5 December 2009).^[10]

• Widest winning margin: 6 Goals
  • Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]
  • Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]

• Most goals in a match: 10 Goals
  • Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]
  • Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]

• Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals
  • Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]
  • Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010).^[11]

• Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals
  • Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010).^[12]

• Most goals in a match by one player: 5 goals

• • Tenorio for Al-Nasr against Al Dhafra (9 Jan 2010).^[12]

• First own goal of the season: Abdullah Darwish (Al-Shabab) for Al Wasl, 22 minutes (4 October 2009).

• First hat-trick of the season: José Sand for Al Ain against Al-Ahli (2 October 2009).

Discipline

• First red card of the season: Ahmed Ali Abdullah for Ajman against Al-Dhafra, 41 minute (25 September 2009).^[9]

Red Card Stats

• Total red cards: 21 Card

Single Clubs Season Records

• Al Wasl F.C. season 2009–10
• Al Ain Club season 2009–10

References

External links

• UFL Official Website
• Football Association The UAE Football Association
• National League Standings UAE League Page on FIFA.com
• UAE League 2009-2010 Arabic Results and Standings