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UAE Second Division League
Organising bodyUAE Football Association
Founded2019; 5 years ago (2019)
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toUAE First Division League
Relegation toUAE Third Division League
Current championsGulf United (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsGulf United
Quattro
Abtal Al Khaleej
Al Fursan (1 title each)
Websitewww.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]

Current teams

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 Mooj Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium
Al Nujoom Dubai (Mirdif) UIS International
Baynounah Ruwais Soccer City Stadium
Elite Falcons Al Lisaili The Sevens Stadium
Fleetwood United[8] Jebel Ali Jebel Ali Stadium
HPC 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

List of champions

Source:[citation needed]

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning seasons
Quattro 1 2019–20
Abtal Al Khaleej 2020–21
Al Fursan 2021–22
Gulf United 2022–23

Performance by city

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 Quattro (1): 2019–20

References

  1. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يُطلق مسابقة دوري الدرجة الثانية في الموسم الجديد". UAEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ دبي, خالد صديق-. "دوري الدرجة الثانية ينطلق للمرة الأولى غداً بمشاركة 10 فرق - الإمارات اليوم". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic).
  3. ^ "Arabian Gulf League season cancelled, decision on champions awaited". The National. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "No Arabian Gulf League champion this season". Al Khaleej times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "لجنة المسابقات باتحاد الكرة تعتمد الفرق المشاركة في دوري الدرجة الثانية" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "UAE Football Association:". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ^ "UAE SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE". www.uaefa.ae.
  8. ^ Affiliated with Fleetwood Town

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