| Competition: | UAE Division One |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Ajman (2nd title) |
| Promoted: | Ajman, Dubai |
| Biggest Home Win: | Al Urooba 6–1 Al Arabi (25 February 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Arabi 0–10 Al Urooba (18 November 2016) |
| Matches: | 264 |
| Total Goals: | 369 |
| Longest Wins: | Dubai 6 games |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Ajman 20 games |
| Longest Winless: | Masfut and Al Dhaid 6 games |
| Longest Losses: | Ras Al Khaimah 4 games |
| Highest Attendance: | 6,397 Fujairah 2–1 Al-Urooba (3 March 2017) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 56 Al-Arabi 1–2 Al–Hamriyah (4 February 2017) |
| Average Attendance: | 2,100 |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
Ajman Club were the champions of the 2016–17 UAE Division 1.
As of 2016–17 the league features 12 sides who play each once for a total of 11 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the Pro-League, there is no longer relegation as the UAE Division One Group B League stopped playing in 2012.[1]
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umm al Quwain Stadium | ||||
| Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | |||
| Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | ||||
| Al Shaab | Sharjah | Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium | ||
| Al Thaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | ||
| Mirbah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | |||
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | ||
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Stadium | ||
| Dubai | Dubai Club Stadium | |||
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | ||
| Masfut | Masfut | Masfut Club Stadium | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah Stadium |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| width=20% | Team | width=25% | Head Coach | width=25% | Captain | width=10% | Kit Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasim Ali Mohammed | uhlsport | ||||||
| Talal Mubarak | uhlsport | ||||||
| Al Khaleej |  Mohamed El Mansi | Chaker Zouaghi | uhlsport | ||||
| Al Shaab |  Péricles Chamusca | Saif Mohamed | uhlsport | ||||
| Al Thaid | Walid Obaid | Salem Musabbeh | uhlsport | ||||
| Badir Al Hammadi | Mohamed Al Yammahi | uhlsport | |||||
| Dibba Al Hisn | Rui Nascimento | Ahmed Al Hefeiti | uhlsport | ||||
| Dubai |  Hany Ramzy | Jamal Abdulla | uhlsport | ||||
| Fujairah |  Džemal Hadžiabdić | Mubarak Hassan | uhlsport | ||||
| Masfut | Sulaiman Al Blooshi | Noel Kaseke | uhlsport | ||||
| Ras Al Khaimah | Luiz Antônio Zaluar | Alexandre Matão | uhlsport |