| Competition: | UAE Pro League |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Dates: | 16 October 2020 – 15 May 2021 |
| Winners: | Al Jazira (3rd title) |
| Relegated: | Fujairah Hatta |
| Continentalcup1: | 2022 AFC Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al Jazira Baniyas Shabab Al Ahli Sharjah |
| Continentalcup2: | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al Jazira |
| League Topscorer: | Ali Mabkhout (25 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (16 October 2020) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (14 February 2021) |
| Highest Scoring: | (21 November 2020) |
| Matches: | 169 |
| Total Goals: | 566 |
| Longest Wins: | Sharjah Al Jazira (6 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Shabab Al Ahli (13 games) |
| Longest Winless: | Hatta (15 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Hatta (8 games) |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
| Updated: | 15 May 2021 |
The 2020–21 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League following the cancellation of the previous season, no team changes occurred due to the previous season declared as void in UAE football.[1] Despite starting the season with rough results, Al Jazira went on to win their third league title while Baniyas finished second, coincidentally, both teams finished in the same positions ten years ago in the 2010–11 season.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | ||
| Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | ||
| Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | ||
| Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | |||
| Al Nasr | Dubai (Al Nasr) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | ||
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | |||
| Al Wasl | Dubai (Zabeel) | |||
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) | |||
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | ||
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | ||
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | ||
| SBM Al Qassimi Stadium | ||||
| Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | ||
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman |  Ayman Elramady | Rashed Malallah | Hummel | Ajman Bank | |
| Al Ain | Pedro Emanuel | Ismail Ahmed | Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank | |
| Al Dhafra |  Mohammad Kwid | Ahmed Ali | Adidas | Ruwais | |
| Al Jazira |  Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Adidas | Healthpoint | |
| Al Nasr |  Ramón Díaz | Tareq Ahmed | N45 | Emirates Islamic | |
| Al Wahda | Henk ten Cate | Ismail Matar | Adidas | No sponsor | |
| Al Wasl |  Odair Hellmann | Lima | New Balance | Emaar | |
| Baniyas |  Daniel Isăilă | Fawaz Awana | Joma | No sponsor | |
| Fujairah |  Nassif Al Bayawi | Nike | Asas | ||
| Hatta | Vladimir Vermezović | Mahmoud Hassan | uhlsport | No sponsor | |
| Kalba | Jorge Da Silva | Erreà | Caltex | ||
| Khor Fakkan | Caio Zanardi | Saif Mohammed | Adidas | No sponsor | |
| Shabab Al Ahli | Mahdi Ali | Majed Naser | Nike | Nissan | |
| Sharjah | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | Saif Zone |
All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use four on the field each game.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baniyas | Winfried Schäfer | 1 June 2020 | End of contract | Pre-season | Daniel Isăilă[2] | 27 June 2020 | |
| Fujairah |  Fabio Viviani | Goran Tufegdžić[3] | 12 July 2020 | ||||
| Khor Fakkan | Goran Tufegdžić | 12 July 2020 | Signed by Fujairah | Caio Zanardi[4] | 2 October 2020 | ||
| Al Wahda |  Manuel Jiménez | 18 July 2020 | End of contract | Mark Wotte[5] | 20 July 2020 | ||
| Mark Wotte[6] | 7 September 2020 | Sacked | Vuk Rašović[7] | 7 September 2020 | |||
| Al Dhafra | Vuk Rašović | Signed by Al Wahda | Aleksandar Veselinović[8] | 25 September 2020 | |||
| Al Wasl | Laurențiu Reghecampf[9] | 18 October 2020 | Sacked | 12th | Salem Rabie[10] | 20 October 2020 | |
| Hatta | Christos Kontis[11] | 22 November 2020 | 14th | Vladimir Vermezović[12] | 22 November 2020 | ||
| Al Wasl | Salem Rabie | 7 December 2020 | Mutual consent | 9th | Odair Hellmann[13] | 8 December 2020 | |
| Gerard Zaragoza | 15 December 2020 | Sacked | 7th | Mahdi Ali[14] | 15 December 2020 | ||
| Al Dhafra | Aleksandar Veselinović | 5 January 2021 | 10th | Mohammad Kwid[15] | 5 January 2021 | ||
| Al Nasr | Krunoslav Jurčić | 4 February 2021 | 4th | Ramón Díaz[16] | 4 February 2021 | ||
| Fujairah | Goran Tufegdžić[17] | 16 February 2021 | Resigned | 12th | Nassif Al Bayawi | 17 February 2021 | |
| Al Wahda | Vuk Rašović[18] | 12 March 2021 | Sacked | 8th | Henk ten Cate[19] | 13 March 2021 |
As of 15 May 2021[20]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 25 |
| 2 | Fabio Lima | Al Wasl | 22 |
| 3 | João Pedro | Baniyas | 18 |
| 4 | Igor Coronado | Sharjah | 17 |
| 5 | Welliton | Sharjah | 13 |
| Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | ||
| 7 | Igor Jesus | Shabab Al Ahli | 12 |
| Peniel Mlapa | Kalba | ||
| Tim Matavž | Al Wahda | ||
| 10 | Ramon Lopes | Khor Fakkan | 11 |
| Sebastián Tagliabúe | Al Nasr |
As of 15 May 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fahad Al-Dhanhani | Baniyas | 11 |
| 2 | Ali Khasif | Al Jazira | 10 |
| 3 | Majed Naser | Shabab Al Ahli | 8 |
| Jamal Al Sarrah | Kalba | ||
| 5 | Ahmed Shambih | Al Nasr | 7 |
| Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | ||
| 7 | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | Al Wahda | 5 |
| Adel Al-Hosani | Sharjah | ||
| 9 | Ahmed Mahmoud | Khor Fakkan | 4 |
| 10 | Khaled Al-Senani | Al Dhafra | 3 |
| Ali Al-Hosani | Ajman | ||
| Humaid Al-Najar | Al Wasl | ||
| Abdullah Al-Tamimi | Fujairah |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah | Al Dhafra | 5–0 (H) | 4 | |||
| Shabab Al Ahli | Hatta | 3–0 (H) | ||||
| Al Jazira | Al Dhafra | 5–1 (A) | 15 | |||
| Kalba | 6–0 (A) | 16 | ||||
| Fabio Lima4 | Al Wasl | Kalba | 4–4 (H) | 17 | ||
| Al Jazira | Fujairah | 4–2 (H) | 21 |
| Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
| 2 | Dubai | 4 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta |
| 3 | 3 | Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan | |
| 4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
| Fujairah | |||
