| Competition: | UAE Pro League |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | Al Ain 10th title |
| Relegated: | Emirates Sharjah |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al Ain Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Shabab |
| Biggest Home Win: | Al Jazira 5–0 Sharjah |
| Biggest Away Win: | Emirates 1–5 Al Shabab Al Wasl 2–6 Al Ahli Al Jazira 1–5 Al Nasr |
| Highest Scoring: | Sharjah 4–5 Al Nasr (9 goals) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 449 |
| Highest Attendance: | 21,455 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain |
| League Topscorer: |  Asamoah Gyan (22) |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 UAE Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.
Al Jazira were the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A.[1] The campaign began on 15 October 2011[2] and ended on 27 May 2012.
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashid Stadium | 18,000 | |
| Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 | |
| Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 | |
| Al Nasr | Dubai | Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 | |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 9,570 | |
| Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers' Club Stadium | 6,500 | |
| Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 18,000 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III |  Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader | Mohamed Zahran | |
| Al Ahli | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |  Quique Sánchez Flores | Mohammed Qassim | |
| Al Ain | Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Cosmin Olăroiu | Rami Yaslam | |
| Al Jazira | Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Caio Júnior |  Lucas Neill | |
| Al Nasr | Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid |  Walter Zenga | Abdallah Mousa | |
| Al Shabab | Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Paulo Bonamigo | Hassan Al Sharif | |
| Al Wahda | Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Fahed Masoud | ||
| Al Wasl | Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |  Diego Maradona | Khalid Darwish | |
| Baniyas | Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Gabriel Calderón | Fawzi Bashir | |
| Dubai | Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |  Ayman El Ramady | Jamal Abdullah | |
| Emirates | Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi |  Ghazi Ghrairi | Karim Kerkar | |
| Sharjah |  Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani | Nawaf Mubarak |
Managerial changes during the 2011–12 campaign.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wasl | Khalifa Mubarak | Caretaker role ended[3] | Diego Maradona | |
| Al Jazira | Abel Braga | Contract finished |  Franky Vercauteren[4] | |
| Al Ain | Alexandre Gallo | Contract finished[5] | Cosmin Olăroiu | |
| Baniyas | Mahdi Ali[6] | Caretaker role ended | Jorvan Vieira | |
| Al Ahli | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki | Caretaker role ended[7] |  Ivan Hašek[8] | |
| Sharjah | Carlos Azenha | Resigned before season started[9] | Valeriu Tiţa[10] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Néstor Clausen | Resigned | Umberto Barberis |
| Dubai | Umberto Barberis | Caretaker role ended | Ion Marin[11] |
| Baniyas | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked | Salem Al-Orfi |
| Al Ahli | Ivan Hašek | Sacked | Quique Sánchez Flores |
| Baniyas | Salem Al-Orfi | Sacked | Gabriel Calderón[12] |
| Dubai | Ion Marin | Sacked [13] | Pierre-André Schürmann |
| Dubai | Pierre-André Schürmann | Caretaker role ended | Ayman El Ramady |
| Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa | Sacked[14] | Jorvan Vieira |
| Sharjah | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked[15] | Valeriu Tiţa |
| Al Jazira | Franky Vercauteren | Sacked[16] | Caio Júnior |
| Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa | Sacked[17] | Abdulmajeed Al Nimr |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.
Mark Bresciano (Al Nasr) Baré (Al Jazira) Edinho (Sharjah) Marcelinho (Sharjah)
Modibo Kane Diarra (Emirates)Source: official site:[18]
