2009–10 UAE Pro-League
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Wahda |
| Relegated |
Ajman Club Emirates Club |
| Matches played | 82 |
| Goals scored | 306 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | José Sand (23) |
| Biggest home win | Al Ain 5–1 Ahli Dubai (8 Feb 2010) |
| Biggest away win | Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010) |
| Highest scoring | Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010) |
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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
| Club | Coach | City | Stadium | 2008–2009 season | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli |  Ioan Andone |
Dubai | Rashed Stadium | UAE League 2008–09 Champions | AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier |
| Al-Jazira Club |  Abel Braga |
Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 2nd in UAE League 2008–09 | AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier |
| Al-Ain |  Winfried Schäfer |
Al Ain | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium | 3rd in UAE League 2008–09 | AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier |
| Al-Wahda |  Josef Hickersberger |
Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 4th in UAE League 2008–09 | AFC Champions League 2010 Playoff Qualifier |
| Al-Shabbab |  Abdelkader Abdel Wahab |
Dubai | Al Maktoum Stadium | 5th in UAE League 2008–09 | Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier |
| Al-Wasl |  Alexandre Guimarães[1] |
Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 6th in UAE League 2008–09 | Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier |
| Al-Nasr | Frank Pagelsdorf |
Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 7th in UAE League 2008–09 | |
| Al Dhafra |  Laurent Banide |
Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 8th in UAE League 2008–09 | |
| Ajman Club | Zé Mario |
Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 9th in UAE League 2008–09 | |
| Al-Sharjah |  Manuel Cajuda |
Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 10th in UAE League 2008–09 | |
| Bani Yas Club |  Faouzi Benzarti |
Bani Yas | Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium | Promoted | |
| Emirates Club |  Ebrahim Ghasempour |
Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | Promoted |
Stadia and locations
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Madinat Zayed
Ajman
Sharjah
Bani Yas
Ras al-Khaimah
Locations of teams in the 2009-10 UAE Premier League
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli (UAE) | Dubai | Rashed Stadium |
| Al-Jazira Club | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| Al-Ain FC | Al Ain | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium |
| Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
| Al-Shabbab | Dubai | Al Maktoum Stadium |
| Al Wasl FC | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium |
| Al-Nasr Sports Club | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium |
| Al Dhafra Club | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium |
| Ajman Club | Ajman | Ajman Stadium |
| Al-Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium |
| Bani Yas Club | Bani Yas | Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium |
| Emirates Club | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium |
Managerial changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah | Abdelkader Abdel Wahab |
Short Term Contract | Manuel Cajuda |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabbab | Toninho Cerezo |
Sacked | 29 October 2009[2] | Abdelkader Abdel Wahab |
29 October 2009 | 11th |
| Ajman Club | Zé Mario |
Sacked | 25 October 2009 | Ghazi Ghrayri |
25 October 2009 | 12th |
| Al-Ahli | Ioan Andone |
Sacked | 2 November 2009 [3] |  Mahdi Ali |
2 November 2009 | 10th |
| Al Ain | Winfried Schaefer |
Sacked | 2 December 2009 [4][5] |  Rasheed Mahmoud (Caretaker) |
2 December 2009 | 3rd |
| Emirates Club | Ebrahim Ghasempour |
Sacked | Eid Barut |
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| Al-Shabbab | Abdelkader Abdel Wahab |
Sacked | Paulo Bonamigo |
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| Al-Ahli | Mahdi Ali |
Sacked [6] | Nour el Din |
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| Al-Ahli | Nour el Din |
Sacked [6] |  Henk ten Cate |
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| Al-Ahli | Henk ten Cate |
Resigned [7] |  |
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| Al Ain | Toninho Cerezo |
Sacked (poor ACL performances) [8] | Abdulhameed al Mishtiki caretaker role |
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Wahda (C) | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 58 | 2010 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage and 2011 AFC Champions League group stage1 |
| 2 | Al Jazira | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 51 | 2011 AFC Champions League group stage 2 |
| 3 | Al Ain | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 45 | 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 4 | Baniyas | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 36 | |
| 5 | Al Wasl | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 29 | |
| 6 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 28 | 2011 Gulf Club Champions Cup |
| 8 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Al-Dhafra | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 26 | |
| 10 | Al Nasr | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 23 | |
| 11 | Emirates Club (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 14 | Relegation |
| 12 | Ajman (R) | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 29 | 68 | −39 | 8 |
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 2011 AFC Champions League group 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; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
| UAE League 2009–10 Winners |
|---|
| Al-Wahda 4th Title |
Fixtures and results
| Home \ Away[1] | ALI | AIN | AJM | JAZ | NAS | SHA | WAH | WAS | YAS | DHA | EMI | SHR |
| Al-Ahli | 1–5 | 8–0 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al Ain | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |
| Ajman | 0–3 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Al Jazira | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Al Nasr | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 | |
| Al Shabab | 3–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Wahda | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al Wasl | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Baniyas | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | |
| Al-Dhafra | 5–4 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–6 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Emirates Club | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Al Sharjah | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Updated to games played on 7 May 2010.
Source:
1 ^ The 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
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José Sand (Al Ain)
- 18 goals
- Fernando Baiano (Al-Wahda)
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Carlos Tenorio (Al-Nasr)
- 15 goals
- Marcelinho (Al-Sharjah)
- 14 goals
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Abass Lawal (Al-Dhafra)
- 13 goals
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André Senghor (Bani Yas)
- 12 goals
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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
- Most goals in a match: 10 Goals
- Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals
- 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
- 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
| Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Ali | United Arab Emirates | Ajman |
| Kadem Ali | United Arab Emirates | Al-Nasr |
| Yousef Mousa | United Arab Emirates | Emirates |
| Yaser Salem | United Arab Emirates | Al-Wasl |
| Majed Naser | United Arab Emirates | Al-Wasl |
| Carlos Villanueva |  Chile | Al-Shabbab |
| United Arab Emirates | Al-Sharjah | |
| Abdallah Darwish | United Arab Emirates | Al-Shabbab |
| Knith Akojbado | Nigeria | Al Dhafra |
| Esam Dahi | United Arab Emirates | Al-Shabbab |
| Redha Abdulhadi | United Arab Emirates | Ajman |
| Hassan Zahran | United Arab Emirates | Bani Yas |
| United Arab Emirates | Emirates | |
| Kadem Ali | United Arab Emirates | Al-Nasr |
| Hassan Ali | United Arab Emirates | Al-Ahli |
| Mahboob Juma | United Arab Emirates | Ajman |
| Musallam Ahmed | United Arab Emirates | Emirates |
| Mohamed Amine Najmi | Morocco | Ajman |
| Hassan Zahran | United Arab Emirates | Bani Yas |
| Ali Mohammed | United Arab Emirates | Emirates |
| Mohammed Al Balushi |  Oman | Al Wasl |
Single Clubs Season Records
- Al Wasl F.C. season 2009–10
- Al Ain Club season 2009–10
References
- ↑ "A daunting task ahead for Guimaraes at Wasl". TheNational. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ "Al-Shabab Club sack Brazilian coach Cerezo of poor results". Kooora.com. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ↑ "Al-Ahli sack his coach". Emarat Alyoum.com. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
- ↑ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ↑ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Al Ahli appoint Dutch coach
- ↑ Ten Cate steps down after Sadd humiliation
- ↑ Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ajman 2-4 Al-Dhafra". Goalzz.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ "Al-Nasr 5-1 Al-Jazira". Super.ae. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "Al Jazira 5-3 Bani Yas". 9 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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
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