2010–11 UAE Pro-League

UAE Football League
Season 2010–11
Champions Al Jazira
1st title
Relegated Al Dhafra
Ittihad Kalba
Matches played 126
Goals scored 425 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer André Senghor (16)
Biggest home win Al Wahda 6–1 Al Sharjah
(15 May 2011)[1]
Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra
(20 May 2011)[2]
Biggest away win Sharjah 3–5 Bani Yas
(13 December 2010)[3][4]
Highest scoring Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra
(20 May 2011)[2]
Highest attendance 28,164[5]
Al Jazira – Al Wasl

The 2010–11 Pro-League season (known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al-Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[6]

After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro-League title after beating Al Wasl 4-0 on 16 May 2011.[7] Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[8]

Contents

Teams

Ajman Club and Emirates Club were relegated to the second level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009-10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.

Stadia and locations

Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Madinat Zayed
Sharjah
Bani Yas
Kalba
Locations of teams in the 2010–11 UAE Pro-League
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Ahli Dubai Rashed Stadium 18,000
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Ain Al Ain Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium 15,000
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Al-Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Shabab Dubai Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Wasl Dubai Zabeel Stadium 12,000
Al Nasr Dubai Al-Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 18,000
Bani Yas Bani Yas Bani Yas Stadium 6,000
Dubai Dubai Police Officers Club Stadium 6,500
Ittihad Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium 3,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Al Ahli Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah Abdul Hamid Al Mistaki Fabio Cannavaro Adidas Toshiba
Al Jazira Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Abel Braga Ibrahim Diaky Adidas IPIC
Al Wahda Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Josef Hickersberger Bashir Saeed Nike EMAL
Al Ain Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan Alexandre Gallo Ali Al Wehaibi Macron First Gulf Bank
Al Sharjah Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani Abdul Majid Abdullah Suhail N/A Saif-Zone
Al Nasr Maktoum bin Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Walter Zenga Abdallah Mousa Erreà Emirates NBD
Ittihad Kalba Saeed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Jorvan Vieira Gregory Dufrennes Adidas Gillett Group
Dubai Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Junior dos Santos Ali Hassan Umbro N/A
Bani Yas Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Mahdi Ali Fawzi Bashir Erreà Secure Project Management
Al Wasl Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Khalifa Mobarak Khalid Darwish Nike Saif Belhasa Group of Companies
Al Shabab HH Sh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Paulo Bonamigo Adeel Abdullah Erreà emaratech
Al Dhafra Saif Bin Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed Mohammed Kwid Mohammed Salem BURRDA SPORT ADCO

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Ain Vacant Was caretaker, taken on full time [9] Abdulhameed al Mishtiki
Al Wasl Alexandre Guimarães Contract not renewed [10] Sérgio Farias
Al-Ahli Vacant New arrival [11] David O'Leary
Al-Wahda Josef Hickersberger Contract not renewed [12] László Bölöni

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al-Wahda László Bölöni Sacked [13] Tite [14]
Al-Wahda Tite Resigned [15] Josef Hickersberger [16]
Al-Dhafra Michel de Castel Sacked [17] Alexandre Guimarães
Al-Nasr Helio dos Anjos Sacked [17] Eid Baroot (caretaker role)
Dubai Club Ayman al Hamadi Sacked [17] Junior dos Santos
Al Ain Abdulhameed al Mishtiki Sacked [18] Alexandre Gallo
Al-Nasr Eid Baroot Full time coach appointed Walter Zenga
Al-Ahli David O'Leary Sacked [19] Abdulhameed al Mishtiki
Al Wasl Sérgio Farias Sacked [20] Khalifa Mubarak
Bani Yas Lotfi El Benzarti Sacked [21] Mahdi Ali
Al Sharjah Manuel Cajuda Sacked [22] Abdul Majid

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al Jazira (C) 22 16 5 1 64 27 +37 53 2012 AFC Champions League Group stage 1
2 Baniyas 22 12 5 5 38 24 +14 41
3 Al Nasr 22 10 5 7 34 30 +4 35
4 Al Shabab 22 9 7 6 42 32 +10 34 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off 1
5 Al-Wahda 22 8 7 7 44 31 +13 31
6 Al Wasl 22 9 4 9 31 36 −5 31
7 Al Sharjah 22 8 6 8 30 34 −4 30
8 Al-Ahli 22 7 6 9 30 42 −12 27
9 Dubai Club 22 8 2 12 33 48 −15 26
10 Al Ain 22 6 7 9 33 35 −2 25
11 Ittihad Kalba (R) 22 6 2 14 39 56 −17 20 Relegation to the UAE Division 2 Group A
12 Al Dhafra S.C.C. (R) 22 3 4 15 27 50 −23 13

Source: UFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Since Al-Jazira also won the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.
(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.

Results

Home \ Away1 ALI AIN Ittihad Kalba JAZ NAS SHA WAH Al Wasl Baniyas Al Dhafra S.C.C. Dubai Club SHR
Al-Ahli 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1
Al Ain 1–2 1–4 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–1
Ittihad Kalba 2–2 4–3 3–4 1–2 2–1 5–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–3
Al Jazira 5–1 4–0 5–2 3–0 3–3 0–0 3–1 4–0 5–3 4–2 3–0
Al Nasr 4–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Al Shabab 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1
Al-Wahda 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 5–2 4–0 1–3 2–4 2–2 6–1
Al Wasl 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Baniyas 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Al Dhafra S.C.C. 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–5 0–1
Dubai Club 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–5 2–1 1–4 6–4 1–0
Al Sharjah 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–5 1–5 1–0
Updated to games played on 2 June 2011
Source: UFL
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.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goal(s)
1 André Senghor Bani Yas 16
2 Ibrahim Diaky Al Jazira 12
Marcelinho Al Sharjah 12
3
Gregory Dufrennes Ittihad Kalba 11
Baré Al Jazira 11
Boris Kabi Al Dhafra 11
Pinga Al Wahda 11
7 Francisco Yeste Al Wasl 10
Ismaël Bangoura Al Nasr 10
Julio Cesar Al Shabab 10
10 Fernando Baiano Al Wahda 9
Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira 9
10 Michael N'dri Dubai 8
Omar Abdulrahman Al Ain 8

Source: Etisalat Pro-League - Top goalscorers
Last updated:2 June 2011

Scoring

Discipline

Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).[31]

Rank Team Games
1
 Al Nasr
21
56
1
Al Jazira
21
57
2
3
 Ittihad Kalba
21
58
1
4
 Al Ahli
21
48
5
5
 Al Shabab
21
45
3
6
 Al Ain
21
44
2
7
 Al Dhafra
21
39
3
Al Wasl
21
39
6
9
 Al Wahda
21
42
2
10
 Al Sharjah
21
32
6
11
 Bani Yas
21
32
1
12
 Dubai
21
29
1
Totals 521 33

Source: Yellow Cards, Red Cards
Last updated: 2 June 2011

See also

References

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