The 2013–14 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates, and the sixth professional season. Fourteen teams participated, once again with Al Ain as the defending champions after winning the previous two seasons.
The league started on 14 September and finished on 11 May 2014 in accordance with FIFA guidelines ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The league was previously known as the Pro League. Starting from the 2013–14 season, the name was changed to UAE Arabian Gulf League. The name change has been viewed as a revival of the Persian Gulf naming dispute with Iran accusing the United Arab Emirates of racism, and the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran barring the transfer of Javad Nekounam to a UAE club.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Manager Stadium Capacity Ajman Ajman Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Ajman Stadium 10,000 Al Ahli Dubai Cosmin Olăroiu Rashed Stadium 18,000 Al Ain Al Ain Quique Sánchez Flores Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 15,000 25,000 Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Abdullah Mesfer Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000 Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Walter Zenga Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056 Al Nasr Dubai Ivan Jovanović Al-Maktoum Stadium 12,000 Al Shaab Sharjah Željko Petrović Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium 10,000 Al Shabab Dubai Marcos Paquetá Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000 Al Wahda Abu Dhabi José Peseiro Al-Nahyan Stadium 12,000 Al Wasl Dubai Saleem Abdelrahman Zabeel Stadium 12,000 Baniyas Abu Dhabi Adnan Hamad Bani Yas Stadium 9,570 Dubai Dubai Umberto Barberis Police Officers Club Stadium 6,500 Emirates Ras al-Khaimah Paulo Comelli Emirates Club Stadium 5,000 Sharjah Sharjah Paulo Bonamigo Sharjah Stadium 18,000
Al Ain moved into their new stadium, the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on the 16th matchday.
Managerial changes Managerial changes during the 2013-14 campaign.
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by Al Wahda Josef Hickersberger End of contract Karel Jarolim Al Ahli Quique Sánchez Flores End of contract Cosmin Olăroiu Al Nasr Walter Zenga Mutual consent Ivan Jovanović Baniyas Salem Al Orafi End of contract Jorge da Silva Dubai René Marsiglia End of contract Martin Rueda Al Wasl Eid Baroot End of contract Laurent Banide Al Ain Cosmin Olăroiu Signed by Al Ahli Jorge Fossati Al Ain Jorge Fossati Sacked Ahmed Abdullah Al Wasl Laurent Banide Sacked Hector Cuper Al Jazira Luis Milla Sacked Walter Zenga Al Ain Ahmed Abdullah Temporary mandate over Quique Sánchez Flores Dubai Martin Rueda Sacked Umberto Barberis Al Wahda Karel Jarolim Sacked José Peseiro Emirates Eid Baroot Sacked Paulo Comelli Al Shaab Marius Șumudică Sacked Jamsheer Muratocalo Al Shaab Jamsheer Muratocalo Caretaker role finished Željko Petrović Baniyas Jorge da Silva Sacked Adnan Hamad Al Wasl Hector Cuper Sacked Saleem Abdelrahman
Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Ajman Simon Feindouno Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf Bakari Koné Boris Kabi Yousef Nasser Driss Fettouhi Al Ahli Ciel Grafite Luis Jiménez Hugo Viana Al Ain Alex Brosque Yassine El Ghanassy Asamoah Gyan Mirel Rădoi Michel Bastos Jirès Kembo Ekoko Al Dhafra Rogério Bilal El Najjarine Kamel Chafni Makhete Diop Emmanuel Clottey Al Jazira Jucilei Felipe Caicedo Abdelaziz Barrada Shin Hyung-min Ricardo Oliveira Nelson Valdez Al Nasr Brett Holman Éder Luís Léo Lima Ibrahima Touré Al Shaab Josimar Lima Michaël N'dri Oybek Kilichev Jesús Meza Billy Celeski Thiago Quirino Julius Wobay Al Shabab Adeílson Edgar Carlos Villanueva Azizbek Haydarov Éder Lima Al Wahda Damián Díaz Sebastián Tagliabúe Hussain Fadhel Adil Hermach Dino Djulbic Marco Estrada Al Wasl Emmanuel Culio Mariano Donda Ricardo Oliveira Edson Puch Milan Susak Abdelfettah Boukhriss André Senghor Baniyas Luis Fariña Sebastián Prediger Carlos Muñoz Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini Marcelinho Dubai Gilles Yapi Yapo Moustapha Kondé Salaheddine Saidi Jehad Al-Hussain André Alves Bruno Correa Dramane Traoré Emirates Germán Herrera Derley Luiz Henrique Rodriguinho Diego Perão Jair Sharjah Fellype Gabriel Maurício Ramos Zé Carlos Kim Jung-woo
League table
Results
References