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| Organiser: | UAE Football Association |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Confed: | AFC |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Promotion: | UAE First Division League |
| Relegation: | UAE Third Division League |
| Levels: | 3 |
| Champions: | Gulf United (1st title) |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Most Successful Club: | Gulf United Quattro Abtal Al Khaleej Al Fursan (1 title each) |
| Website: | www.uaefa.ae |
| Current: | 2023–24 season |
UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019.[1] The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season[2] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled and declared a void and all results were null.[3] [4] The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid.[5] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the UAE FA confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the UAE Third Division League with a promotion-relegation system.[6]
As of 2023–24 UAE Second Division League [7]
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Dahra | KEZAD | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | |
| Al Fursan | Dubai (Al Sufouh) | The Sevens Stadium | |
| Al Hilal | Al Lisaili | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | |
| Al Ittifaq | Dubai (Al Mamzar) | Al Mamzar Pitch | |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium | ||
| Al Nujoom | Dubai (Mirdif) | UIS International | |
| Ruwais | Soccer City Stadium | ||
| Elite Falcons | Al Lisaili | The Sevens Stadium | |
| Fleetwood United[8] | Jebel Ali | Jebel Ali Stadium | |
| Dubai (Al Hebiah) | Dubai Sports City | ||
| Laval | Dubai (Al Qusais) | Target ground | |
| Regional | Abu Dhabi | Zayed Sports City | |
| Royal | Dubai (Al Khawaneej) | UIS International | |
| United Sport | Al Ain | As-hab Al-Himam Stadium |
Source:
| Club | Winners | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Quattro | 1 | |
| Abtal Al Khaleej | ||
| Al Fursan | 2021–22 | |
| Gulf United | 2022–23 | |
| Fleetwood United | 2023–24 |
| City / Area | Titles | Clubs | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 3 | Abtal Al Khaleej | (1): 2020–21 |
| Al Fursan | (1): 2021–22 | ||
| Gulf United | (1): 2022–23 | ||
| Ajman | 1 | (1): 2019–20 | |
| Jebel Ali | Fleetwood United | (1): 2023–24 |