2022–23 UAE Pro League
Season | 2022–23 |
---|---|
Champions | Shabab Al Ahli (8th title) |
Relegated | Al Dhafra Dibba Al Fujairah |
2023 AFC Champions League | Al Ain Shabab Al Ahli Sharjah |
Matches played | 137 |
Goals scored | 414 (3.02 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kodjo Laba (28 goals) |
Biggest home win | Al Ain 7–0 Al Dhafra (10 September 2022) |
Biggest away win | Al Bataeh 0–6 Shabab Al Ahli (4 November 2022) |
Highest scoring | Kalba 5–3 Al Nasr (29 October 2022) |
Longest winning run | Al Ain Al Wahda (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Shabab Al Ahli (13 games) |
Longest winless run | Al Dhafra (11 games) |
Longest losing run | Al Dhafra (11 games) |
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. |
The 2022–23 UAE Pro League was the 48th edition of the UAE Pro League. Al Ain were the defending champions after winning their fourteenth title last season. This season had also have a mid-break due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Shabab Al Ahli secured the title after beating Baniyas 2–1, on the 7th of May.
Contents
Teams
Team changes
Promoted to the Pro League
Dibba Al Fujairah would get promoted back after winning the First Division league by beating Al Arabi 2–1, they would return after being absent for three seasons. Al Bataeh would secure promotion on the last day after beating Al Hamriyah 4–2, this will be their first ever season on the top flight in the clubs history.
Relegated to the First Division
Emirates would get relegated back to the First Division after a 0–1 home defeat to Al Urooba on the 17th of May. Al Urooba would also get relegated after losing to Al Dhafra 2–1 on the final matchday.
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,965 |
Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh | Al Bataeh Stadium | 2,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai (Al Nasr) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 |
Al Wasl | Dubai (Zabeel) | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) | Baniyas Stadium | 10,000 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Dibba Al-Fujairah | New Dibba Stadium | 9,500 |
Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
Khor Fakkan | Khor Fakkan | SBM Al Qassimi Stadium | 7,500 |
Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,052 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 20,000 |
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.
Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ajman | Goran Tufegdžić | Ali Al-Hosani | Adidas | Ajman Bank |
Al Ain | Serhiy Rebrov | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | Nike | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
Al Bataeh | Said Chkhit | Khamis Esmaeel | Nike | N/A |
Al Dhafra | Aleksandar Veselinović | Ahmed Ali | Kelme | ADNOC |
Al Jazira | Marcel Keizer | Ali Khasif | Zat Outfit | Healthpoint |
Al Nasr | Goran Tomić | Tareq Ahmed | N45 | Emirates Islamic |
Al Wahda | Arno Buitenweg | Mohammed Barqesh | Adidas | N/A |
Al Wasl | Juan Antonio Pizzi | Ali Salmeen | Macron | Dubai Real Estate Centre |
Baniyas | Daniel Isăilă | Fawaz Awana | Macron | ADIB |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Hassan Al Abdouli | Mohamed Al Rowaihy | uhlsport | Fujairah Investment |
Kalba | Farhad Majidi | Mansor Abbas | Errea | Caltex |
Khor Fakkan | Abdulaziz Al Yassi | Saif Mohammed | Adidas | N/A |
Shabab Al Ahli | Leonardo Jardim | Majed Naser | Nike | Nissan Dubai Integrated Economic Zones |
Sharjah | Cosmin Olăroiu | Shahin Abdulrahman | Adidas | SAIF Zone University Hospital Sharjah |
Foreign players
- 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.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Nasr | Salem Rabie | 19 May 2022 | Caretaker tenure ended | Pre-season | Thorsten Fink | 19 May 2022 |
Al Wahda | Grégory Dufrennes | Carlos Carvalhal | 1 July 2022 | |||
Kalba | Jorge da Silva | 26 May 2022 | End of contract | Farhad Majidi[1] | 8 June 2022 | |
Khor Fakkan | Gabriel Calderón | Abdulaziz Al Yassi[2] | 14 June 2022 | |||
Shabab Al Ahli | Mahdi Ali | Leonardo Jardim | 8 June 2022 | |||
Al Dhafra | Mohammad Kwid | Nebojša Vignjević | 11 July 2022 | |||
Al Bataeh | Tarek Hadhiri | Caio Zanardi | 27 May 2022 | |||
Al Wasl | Odair Hellmann[3] | 28 June 2022 | Mutual consent | Juan Antonio Pizzi | 1 July 2022 | |
Al Wahda | Carlos Carvalhal | 3 October 2022 | Sacked | 9th | Manolo Jiménez | 5 October 2022 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | Zoran Popović | 8 October 2022 | 14th | Grégory Dufrennes | 8 October 2022 | |
Al Dhafra | Nebojša Vignjević | 30 October 2022 | 14th | Aleksandar Veselinović | 30 October 2022 | |
Al Bataeh | Caio Zanardi | 4 November 2022 | 10th | Said Chkhit[4] | 5 November 2022 | |
Al Nasr | Thorsten Fink | 5 November 2022 | 12th | Goran Tomić[5] | ||
Dibba Al Fujairah | Grégory Dufrennes | 14 January 2023 | Mutual consent | 13th | Hassan Al Abdouli[6] | 15 January 2023 |
Al Wahda | Manolo Jiménez[7] | 12 March 2023 | Sacked | 4th | Arno Buitenwega | 13 March 2023 |
Notes
1.^ Interim
League table
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Results
Home \ Away | AJM | AIN | BTH | DHA | JAZ | NAS | WAH | WAS | YAS | DAF | KAL | KHF | SAD | SHR |
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Ajman | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
Al Ain | 5–1 | — | 5–2 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Al Bataeh | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 |
Al Dhafra | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Al Jazira | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | — | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 |
Al Nasr | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Al Wahda | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Al Wasl | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Baniyas | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
Dibba Al Fujairah | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
Kalba | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 |
Khor Fakkan | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
Shabab Al Ahli | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 |
Sharjah | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — |
Number of teams by Emirates
Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Abu Dhabi | 5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
2 | Sharjah | 4 | Sharjah, Kalba, Khor Fakkan and Al Bataeh |
3 | Dubai | 3 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr and Al Wasl |
4 | Ajman | 1 | Ajman |
23x15px Fujairah | Dibba Al Fujairah |
Seasonal statistics
Positions by round
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Top scorers
- As of 15 May 2023[8]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | 28 |
2 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 27 |
3 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 19 |
4 | João Pedro | Al Wahda | 15 |
5 | Lourency | Al Bataeh | 13 |
6 | Walid Azaro | Ajman | 12 |
Firas Ben Larbi | Ajman | ||
8 | Soufiane Rahimi | Al Ain | 11 |
Federico Cartabia | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
Andriy Yarmolenko | Al Ain | ||
11 | Caio Lucas | Sharjah | 9 |
Tomás Chancalay | Al Wasl | ||
Ahmed Al-Naqbi | Kalba |
Top assists
- As of 14 May 2023[8]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Soufiane Rahimi | Al Ain | 11 |
Firas Ben Larbi | Ajman | ||
3 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 10 |
4 | Kodjo Laba | Al Ain | 8 |
5 | Paco Alcácer | Sharjah | 7 |
6 | Ali Saleh | Al Wasl | 6 |
Alexandru Cicâldău | Kalba | ||
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | ||
Omar Khribin | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
Erik | Al Ain | ||
Mohamed Rayhi | Al Dhafra |
Clean sheets
- As of 14 May 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mohammed Al-Shamsi | Al Wahda | 9 |
2 | Adel Al-Hosani | Sharjah | 7 |
Khalid Eisa | Al Ain | ||
Khaled Al-Senani | Al Wasl | ||
5 | Darwish Bin Habib | Sharjah | 6 |
Ali Al-Hosani | Ajman | ||
Ali Khasif | Al Jazira | ||
8 | Eisa Al-Hooti | Kalba | 5 |
Ahmed Al-Hosani | Khor Fakkan | ||
Hassan Hamza | Shabab Al Ahli | ||
Ahmed Shambih | Al Nasr |
Hat tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Khor Fakkan | 4–2 (A) | 9 September 2022 | 2 |
Kodjo Laba4 | Al Ain | Al Dhafra | 7–0 (H) | 10 September 2022 | |
Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 4–0 (H) | 8 October 2022 | 5 | |
Rafael Elias | Baniyas | Dibba Al Fujarah | 4–1 (A) | 22 October 2022 | 7 |
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Al Nasr | 4–3 (H) | 7 April 2023 | 22 |
- Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
References
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