| Competition: | UAE Pro League |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Dates: | 19 August 2021 – 26 May 2022 |
| Winners: | Al Ain (14th title) |
| Relegated: | Al Urooba Emirates |
| Continentalcup1: | 2023 AFC Champions League |
| League Topscorer: | Kodjo Laba (26 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (26 August 2021) (11 May 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (19 August 2021) (24 September 2021) |
| Highest Scoring: | (10 September 2021) |
| Matches: | 169 |
| Total Goals: | 516 |
| Longest Wins: | Al Ain (4 games) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Al Ain (12 games) |
| Longest Winless: | Emirates (11 games) |
| Longest Losses: | Emirates (9 games) |
| Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
| Nextseason: | 2022–23 |
| Updated: | 26 May 2022 |
The 2021–22 UAE Pro League was the 47th edition of the UAE Pro League.[1] Al Jazira are the defending champions after clinching their third title in the final day of last season. Al Ain would win its fourteenth title after beating the defending champions Al Jazira 5–0 the eleventh of May.
Both Al Urooba and Emirates secured promotion on the same day after beating Al Dhaid 3–0 and Masafi 6–0 on the second last matchday.[2] Emirates is returning after getting relegated two seasons ago in 2018–19 season meanwhile Al Urooba is getting promoted back to the top tier after almost three decades of absence, only previously being in the competition in 1992–93 season.
On 7 May, despite winning 4–0 against Kalba, Hatta was confirmed relegated back to the First Division after only spending two seasons on the top flight.[3] On 11 May, Fujairah got relegated after a 2–1 defeat to Ajman, both clubs were battling relegation and needed a victory.
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 | ||
| Qidfa / Mirbah (Fujairah) | Fujairah Club Stadium[4] | |||
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | |||
| Al Wasl | Dubai (Zabeel) | |||
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) | |||
| Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | |||
| 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 | Goran Tufegdžić | Ali Al-Hosani | Adidas | Ajman Bank | |
| Al Ain |  Serhiy Rebrov | Ismail Ahmed | Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank | |
| Al Dhafra |  Badr Al Idrisi | Ahmed Ali | Adidas | Ruwais | |
| Al Jazira |  Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Puma | Healthpoint | |
| Al Nasr | Salem Rabie | Tareq Ahmed | N45 | Emirates Islamic | |
 Fathi Al-Obeidi | Ahmed Khamis | uhlsport | No sponsor | ||
| Al Wahda |  Grégory Dufrennes | Mohammed Barqesh | Umbro | No sponsor | |
| Al Wasl |  Odair Hellmann | Ali Salmeen | Yellow | Emaar | |
| Baniyas |  Daniel Isăilă | Fawaz Awana | Macron | No sponsor | |
| Emirates |  Ayman El Ramady | Abdullah Mohammed | uhlsport | No sponsor | |
| Kalba | Jorge Da Silva | Adidas | Caltex | ||
| Khor Fakkan |  Gabriel Calderón | Saif Mohammed | Macron | No sponsor | |
| Shabab Al Ahli | Mahdi Ali | Majed Naser | Nike | Nissan and Omniyat | |
| Sharjah | Cosmin Olăroiu | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | Saif Zone |
All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only register four professional players in the roster.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | Ayman El Ramady | 15 May 2021 | End of contract | Pre-season | Goran Tufegdžić[5] | 28 May 2021 |
| Al Ain | Pedro Emanuel[6] | 5 June 2021 | Serhiy Rebrov[7] [8] | 6 June 2021 | ||
| Emirates |  Gjoko Hadžievski | 30 June 2021 | Tarik Sektioui[9] | 18 August 2021 | ||
| Al Dhafra |  Mohammad Kwid | 1 October 2021 | Sacked | 11th | Rogério Micale[10] | 2 October 2021 |
| Sharjah | Abdulaziz Al Anberi[11] | 23 October 2021 | Mutual consent | 5th | Cosmin Olăroiu[12] | 10 November 2021 |
| Al Wahda | Henk ten Cate[13] | 25 October 2021 | Sacked | 4th | Grégory Dufrennes | 26 October 2021 |
| Emirates | Tarik Sektioui | 26 December 2021 | Resigned | 14th | Ayman El Ramady[14] | 27 December 2021 |
| Khor Fakkan | Caio Zanardi[15] | 28 December 2021 | Sacked | 9th | Abdulmajeed Al-Nimr | 28 December 2021 |
| Abdulmajeed Al-Nimr | 2 February 2022 | End of caretaker spell | 10th | Gabriel Calderón[16] | 2 February 2022 | |
| Al Nasr | Ramón Díaz[17] | 7 February 2022 | Sacked | 9th | Salem Rabie | 8 February 2022 |
| Al Dhafra | Rogério Micale[18] | 2 March 2022 | 12th | Badr Al Idrisi | 2 March 2022 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | 26 |
| 2 | Omar Kharbin | Al Wahda | 15 |
| 3 | João Pedro | 14 | |
| Caio Lucas | Sharjah | ||
| 5 | Firas Ben Larbi | Ajman | 12 |
| Tozé | Al Nasr | ||
| 7 |  Dia Saba | 11 | |
| 8 | Sebastián Tagliabúe | 10 | |
| Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | ||
 Abdoulay Diaby |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | 12 |
| 2 | Adel Al-Hosani | Sharjah | 9 |
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | Al Wahda | 7 |
| Ali Khasif | Al Jazira | ||
| 5 | Ali Al-Hosani | Ajman | 6 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Essa | Al Wasl | 5 |
| Mohamed Qayoudhi | |||
| Abdullah Al-Tamimi | Al Nasr |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ain | Al Urooba | 3–3 (A) | 5 | ||
| Al Jazira | 5–1 (A) | 10 | |||
| 5–0 (H) 4 | align=center rowspan=2 | 23 | |||
| Kalba | Emirates | 3–1 (H) | |||
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Serhiy Rebrov | Al Ain | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | Ali Khasif | Al Jazira | [20] |
| September | Soufiane Rahimi | [21] | |||||
| October | Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | [22] | ||||
| November | Soufiane Rahimi | [23] | |||||
| Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
| 2 | Dubai | 3 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl |
| Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan | |||
| 4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
| Fujairah | Al Urooba | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates | ||
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