The 2008–09 UAE Pro League season was the 34th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates and started on 19 September 2008 until 24 May 2009.
Al-Ahli clinched the championship on the last day of the season, one of the most exciting campaigns for a number of years and also qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Al-Shabab were defending champions from the 2007–08 campaign.
Emirates and Hatta were relegated from the previous season.Ajman and Al-Khaleej were promoted from the second level.
The winners of the league qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al-Wasl | Miroslav Beranek | Sacked[1] | Hélio dos Anjos |
Al-Wahda | Ahmad Abdulhaleem | Sacked[2] | Josef Hickersberger |
Al-Dhafra | Mohammad Kwid | Resigned[3] | Eid Baroot |
Al-Sharjah | Youssef Al Zawawi | Resigned after 11 games[4] | Toni Oliveira |
Al-Wasl | Hélio dos Anjos | Sacked | Jaroslav Horák |
Ajman | Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader | Sacked [5] | |
Al-Sharjah | Toni Oliveira | Sacked after 'poor results' [6] | Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader |
Al-Ahli | Ivan Hašek | Quit after winning championship [7] [8] | Ioan Andone |
Source: goalzz.com