2023–24 UAE Division 1 explained

Season:2023–24
Dates:9 September 2023 – 30 May 2024
Winners:Al Urooba (3rd title)
League Topscorer:Marcelo Torres
(26 goals)

2023–24 UAE Division One is the 47th Division one season. This season saw the first time two teams got relegated to the 3rd tier as Al Fursan and Baynounah got relegated a season after promotion.

Team changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Promoted from UAE Division 2

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Relegated to UAE Division 2

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

ClubHome cityStadiumCapacity
Umm Al Quwain Stadium
Al DhafraMadinat ZayedAl Dhafra Stadium
Al DhaidDhaidAl-Dhaid Stadium
Al HamriyahAl Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Al Jazirah Al HamraAl Hamra Stadium
Al KhaleejDubai (Mirdif)UIS International School 200
Ar-RamsAl Rams Stadium
Al JeerTaawon Stadium
Qidfa / MirbahAl Sharqi Stadium
Dibba Al FujairahDibba Al FujairahDibba New Stadium
Dibba Al HisnDibba Al-HisnDibba (H) Stadium
Dubai CityDubai (Al Barsha)Kings School Al Barsha
Dubai UnitedDubai (Jumeirah)Dubai British School
FujairahFujairahFujairah Club Stadium
Gulf UnitedDubai (Al Jaddaf)Dubai Club Stadium
MasafiMasafiMasafi Stadium
MasfoutMasfoutMasfout Club Stadium

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

"width=10%" Team"width=10%" Head Coach"width=10%" Captain"width=10%" Kit Manufacturer"width=15%" Shirt Sponsor
Al Arabi Fouad Boumdal Ahmed HussainNike
Al Dhafra Paulo ComelliKelmeAl Dhannah
Al Dhaid Jamal Al Hassani Salem Al Qaydiuhlsport
Al Hamriyah Mohamed Al Jalboot Othman Al-HamourMacron
Al Jazirah Al Hamra Samir El Sheikh Ali Sanqooruhlsport
Al Khaleej Mohammed Al Ajmani Nasser Al-Shaharyuhlsport
Al Rams Abdulla Al Teneiji Mohamed Al Aliuhlsport
Badr Al Shehhi Abdullah Malallahuhlsport
Al Urooba Bruno Pereira Khalid Al-Jabriuhlsport
Dibba Al Fujairahuhlsport
Dibba Al Hisn Tareq Al Sayed Fahad Rasheduhlsport
Dubai City Saeed Jassem Abdullah Al Ahmadiuhlsport
Dubai United Johann Louvel Ahmed SulaimanUmbro
Željko Markov Okacha HamzaouiPuma
Neil Taylor Jack ShielsPuma
Masafi Brahim Boufoud Abdullah Al-ShahyaryAdidas
Mohammed Al Blooshi Hamad AliPuma

Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two on the field each game.

  • Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
  • Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Former Players
Al Arabi Júnior Saudade Vander Vieira
Al Dhafra Benik Afobe Carlos Fortes Diogo Acosta
Al Dhaid Phillerson Dominic Vinicius
Al Hamriyah Youssef El Jebli Mardik Mardikian
Mateus
Al Khaleej Ibrahima Badji Lassana Camara
Rodrigo Figueiredo Joao Santos
Al Taawon Alex Ablaye Sy
Al Urooba Morgan Ferrier Victor Nwaneri
Dibba Al Fujairah Wanderson Costa Nikola Stojiljković
Dibba Al Hisn Gilmar Cláudio Maradona
Marcelo Henrique Daniel Williams
Dubai United Marcelo Torres Aboubakar Karamoko
Fujairah Okacha Hamzaoui Felipe Sá
Gulf United Jack Shiels
Masafi Francivaldo Marius Obekop
Masfout Diego Silva Alfusainey Gassama

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment
Hussein Skenderovic27 June 2023Mutual consent Pre-season Othmen Najjar[1] 27 June 2023
Abdulghani Binkarshat5 July 2023 Fouad Boumdal[2] 5 July 2023
Fouad Boumdal Abdulghani Binkarshat[3] 7 July 2023
Mohammed Al Hosani8 October 2023Sacked12th Željko Markov[4] 9 October 2023
Hassan Al Abdouli16 October 2023Resigned 6th Zoran Popović[5] 16 October 2023
Abdulghani Binkarshat1 November 2023Sacked15th Slavko Matić2 November 2023
Mutaz Abdulla4 November 202317th Ali Al Teneiji5 November 2023
Mohamed Al Ali18 November 202312th Mohamed Al Jalboot[6] 20 November 2023
Abdullah Mesfer[7] 18 November 2023Mutual consent2nd Paulo Comelli[8] 4 December 2023
Dubai City Mohammed Al Blooshi24 November 2023Sacked16th Saeed Jassem25 November 2023
Dibba Al Hisn Othmen Najjar[9] 14 December 20233rd Tareq Al Sayed20 December 2023
Masfout Slavko Matić22 December 202315th Mohammed Al Blooshi[10] 25 December 2023
Al Rams Ali Al Teneiji[11] 31 December 2023Resigned17th Abdulla Al Teneiji1 January 2024
Dibba Al Fujairah Zoran Popović[12] 2 January 2024Sacked8th2 January 2024
Al Jazirah Al Hamra2 January 2024Signed by Dibba Al Fujairah7th Samir El Sheikh3 January 2024

Number of teams by Emirates

EmirateNumber of teamsTeams
1 Ras Al Khaimah4Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi
Al Khaleej, Dubai City, Dubai United and Gulf United
33Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn
Al Urooba, Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah
5 Umm Al Quwain1Al Arabi
Abu DhabiAl Dhafra
AjmanMasfout

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

[13]

RankPlayerClubGoals
align=center 1 Marcelo TorresDubai Unitedalign=center 26
align=center 2 AlexAl Taawonalign=center 21
align=center 3 Alfusainey GassamaMasfoutalign=center 17
align=center 4 Benik AfobeAl Dhafraalign=center 16
align=center 5 Alhassane TambouraAl Uroobaalign=center 14
align=center rowspan=26 Pape BacaryDubai Unitedalign=center rowspan=213
Vander VieiraAl Arabi
align=center rowspan=28 Gilmar da Silva Ribeiroalign=center rowspan=212
Lamar WalkerAl Dhaid
11 Mohammed Al Marbuii11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: الحصن يعيد التونسي عثمان النجار مدرباً للفريق. Al Bayan. 27 June 2023.
  2. Web site: الجزائري بومضل مدرباً للعربي. Al Khaleej. 5 July 2023.
  3. Web site: عبد الغني المهري مدرباً لمصفوت. Al Bayan. 7 July 2023.
  4. Web site: الفجيرة يعين الصربي ماركوف مدرباً للذئاب والحوسني أول ضحايا الهواة. Al Bayan. 9 October 2023.
  5. Web site: دبا الفجيرة يتعاقد مع المدرب الصربي زوران. Al Bayan. 16 October 2023.
  6. Web site: «تسونامي الهواة» يطيح 5 مدربين مواطنين في 9 جولات. Al Bayan. ar. 22 November 2023.
  7. Web site: المدرب السادس الذي يغادر دوري الهواة .. الظفرة ينهي عقد مسفر بالتراضي. Al Bayan. ar. 27 November 2023.
  8. Web site: الظفرة يتعاقد مع المدرب البرازيلي كاميلي خلفاً لمسفر. Al Bayan. ar. 4 December 2023.
  9. Web site: «نجار الحصن» أول مدرب أجنبي تتم إقالته في «الهواة». Al Bayan. ar. 14 December 2023.
  10. Web site: 9 مدربين غادروا دوري الهواة..محمد البلوشي مدرباً لمصفوت خلفاً لسلافكو. Al Bayan. ar. 25 December 2023.
  11. Web site: استقالة مدير فريق الكرة بنادي الرمس. Al Bayan. ar. 31 December 2023.
  12. Web site: عيد باروت بديلاً لـ«الضحية11» في دوري الهواة. Al Bayan. ar. 2 January 2024.
  13. Web site: UAE First Division Top Scorers . uaefa . 16 October 2023.

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