2018–19 UAE Division one (stylized as UAE Division 1) was the 43rd Division one season. Team changes for the season include Al Taawon who joined the league to replace Ras Al Khaimah who withdrew due to financial reasons, while Hatta was relegated from the UAE Pro League last year and the top 3 teams of last year's season (Baniyas, Kalba and Fujairah), were all promoted to the Pro League.
Team changes
To Division 1 Relegated from UAE Pro League Hatta
Rejoined after withdrawal Al Taawon
From Division 1 Promoted to UAE Pro League Baniyas Kalba Fujairah
Teams that withdrew Ras Al Khaimah
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Club Home city Stadium Capacity Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium Al Taawon Al Jeer Mohammed Bin Saud Al Qasimi Stadium FC Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium Al Urooba Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al Hisn Stadium Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Sharjah 4Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Khor Fakkan 2 Ras Al Khaimah2Al Taawon, Masafi3 Umm Al Quwain1Al Arabi Al Urooba DubaiHatta AjmanMasfut
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 Al Arabi Predrag Stilinović Brahima Diakite Nike Al Futaim Al Hamriyah Mohamed Ismail Khairi Khalfan Nike Sharjah Beach Resort Khor Fakkan Abdulwahab Abdulkadir Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort Al Taawon Tarek Hadhiri David Unknown Unknown Al Dhaid Mohammed Saeed Salem Al-Qaidi uhlsport uhlsport Al Urooba Ghazi Ghrairi Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV Dibba Al-Hisn Fathy Mohamed Salem Al-Nuaimi uhlsport Chips Oman Hatta Walid Obaid Mahmoud Hassan Macron Macron Masafi Brahim Boufoud Abdulla Al-Shahyari Adidas Al Futaim Masfut Badr Abdulrahman Salem Khamis Nike Masdar
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Khor Fakkan Badir Ahmed Al Hammadi2 February 2019 End of Contract2nd Abdulwahab Abdulkadir3 February 2019 Al Urooba Sérgio Alexandre1st Ghazi Ghrairi Dibba Al-Hisn Badr Abdulhraman7th Fathy Mohamed Al Arabi Jamal Ali11th Predrag Stilinović Al Dhaid Walid ObaidSacked12th Mohammed Saeed Al Taawon Abderrazak Amrani8 March 2019 11th Tarek Hadhiri9 March 2019 Hatta Nenad Vanić22 March 2019 5th Walid Obaid23 March 2019 Al Hamriyah Sulaiman Hasan7 April 2019 Resigned 3rd Mohamed Ismail8 April 2019
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players Al-Arabi Mohamed Mahmoud Brahima Diakité Mihai Costea Al-Hamriyah Tomas Bastos – Hugo López Al-Taawon David Alassane Diomandé – Al-Urooba Adeílson Kwame Karikari Francisco Torres Dibba Al-Hisn Vinícius Lopes Ahmed Dhabaan – FC Dhaid Alexandre Matão Mohamed Al-Marbuii Camaldine Abraw Hatta Gilmar Luan Santos – Khor Fakkan Rodrigo Miro Slavov Marcus Vinícius Masafi Simon Feindouno Yally Fall Guène – Masfut Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro – Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda
League table
Results
References