The 2020–21 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League following the cancellation of the previous season, no team changes occurred due to the previous season declared as void in UAE football. Despite starting the season with rough results, Al Jazira went on to win their third league title while Baniyas finished second, coincidentally, both teams finished in the same positions ten years ago in the 2010–11 season.
Stadia and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium Al Ain Al-Ain Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium Al Jazira Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium Al Nasr Dubai (Al Nasr) Al-Maktoum Stadium Al Wahda Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) Al Nahyan Stadium Al Wasl Dubai (Zabeel) Zabeel Stadium Baniyas Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) Baniyas Stadium Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan SBM Al Qassimi Stadium Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (Deira) Al-Rashid Stadium Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium
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. TeamHead coachCaptainKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor Ajman Ayman Elramady Rashed Malallah Hummel Ajman Bank Al Ain Pedro Emanuel Ismail Ahmed Nike First Abu Dhabi Bank Al Dhafra Mohammad Kwid Ahmed Ali Adidas Ruwais Al Jazira Marcel Keizer Ali Khasif Adidas Healthpoint Al Nasr Ramón Díaz Tareq Ahmed N45 Emirates Islamic Al Wahda Henk ten Cate Ismail Matar Adidas No sponsor Al Wasl Odair Hellmann Lima New Balance Emaar Baniyas Daniel Isăilă Fawaz Awana Joma No sponsor Fujairah Nassif Al Bayawi Hilal Saeed Nike Asas Hatta Vladimir Vermezović Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport No sponsor Kalba Jorge Da Silva Mansor Abbas Erreà Caltex Khor Fakkan Caio Zanardi Saif Mohammed Adidas No sponsor Shabab Al Ahli Mahdi Ali Majed Naser Nike Nissan Sharjah Abdulaziz Al Yassi Shahin Abdulrahman Adidas Saif Zone
Foreign players All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use four on the field each game.
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.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players Ajman Luiz Antônio Bubacarr Trawally Modibo Maïga Iliass Bel Hassani Diego Jardel Gustavo Vagenin William Owusu Diogo Amado Al Ain Wilson Eduardo Tsukasa Shiotani Shoya Nakajima Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Al Dhafra Issam El Adoua Mikhail Rosheuvel Makhete Diop Pedro Conde Denílson Yaseen al-Bakhit Al Jazira Brandley Kuwas Imoh Ezekiel Miloš Kosanović Thulani Serero Al Nasr Mehdi Abeid Ryan Mendes Dia Saba Tozé Brandley Kuwas Dostonbek Khamdamov Al Wahda Paul-José M'Poku Lee Myung-joo Tim Matavž Omar Kharbin Henrique Luvannor Al Wasl Nicolás Oroz João Figueiredo Neris Ronaldo Mendes Baniyas Gastón Suárez Nicolás Giménez João Pedro Saša Ivković Fujairah Rachid Aït-Atmane Douglas Coutinho Samuel Armenteros Firas Ben Larbi Farley Rosa Roly Bonevacia Hatta Jonathas Dostonbek Khamdamov Miral Samardžić Nahir Besara Willian Farias Kevin Londoño Vladimir Koman Mwape Musonda Khor Fakkan Bruno Lamas Dodô Paulinho Ramon Lopes Orlando Berrío Ricardinho Kalba Rômulo Wanderson Davide Mariani Peniel Mlapa Matías Pisano Júnior Fernándes Shabab Al Ahli Federico Cartabia Carlos Eduardo Jaloliddin Masharipov Odiljon Hamrobekov Héldon Ramos Azizjon Ganiev Sharjah Caio Igor Coronado Welliton Otabek Shukurov
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Baniyas Winfried Schäfer1 June 2020 End of contractPre-season Daniel Isăilă27 June 2020 Fujairah Fabio Viviani Goran Tufegdžić 12 July 2020 Khor Fakkan Goran Tufegdžić 12 July 2020 Signed by Fujairah Caio Zanardi 2 October 2020Al Wahda Manuel Jiménez 18 July 2020 End of contract Mark Wotte 20 July 2020 Mark Wotte7 September 2020 Sacked Vuk Rašović 7 September 2020 Al Dhafra Vuk Rašović Signed by Al Wahda Aleksandar Veselinović 25 September 2020 Al Wasl Laurențiu Reghecampf 18 October 2020Sacked 12th Salem Rabie 20 October 2020 Hatta Christos Kontis 22 November 2020 14th Vladimir Vermezović 22 November 2020 Al Wasl Salem Rabie 7 December 2020 Mutual consent 9th Odair Hellmann 8 December 2020 Shabab Al Ahli Gerard Zaragoza 15 December 2020Sacked 7th Mahdi Ali 15 December 2020 Al Dhafra Aleksandar Veselinović 5 January 2021 10th Mohammad Kwid 5 January 2021 Al Nasr Krunoslav Jurčić 4 February 2021 4th Ramón Díaz 4 February 2021 Fujairah Goran Tufegdžić 16 February 2021Resigned 12th Nassif Al Bayawi 17 February 2021 Al Wahda Vuk Rašović 12 March 2021Sacked 8th Henk ten Cate 13 March 2021
League table
Results
Seasonal statistics
Positions by round
Top Scorers
As of 15 May 2021
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ali MabkhoutAl Jazira252 Fabio LimaAl Wasl223 João PedroBaniyas184 Igor CoronadoSharjah175 WellitonSharjah13 Kodjo LabaAl Ain7 Igor JesusShabab Al Ahli12 Peniel MlapaKalba Tim MatavžAl Wahda10 Ramon LopesKhor Fakkan11 Sebastián TagliabúeAl Nasr
Clean sheets
As of 15 May 2021
RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Fahad Al-DhanhaniBaniyas 112 Ali KhasifAl Jazira 103 Majed NaserShabab Al Ahli8 Jamal Al SarrahKalba 5 Ahmed ShambihAl Nasr7 Khalid EisaAl Ain7 Mohammed Al-ShamsiAl Wahda5 Adel Al-HosaniSharjah9 Ahmed MahmoudKhor Fakkan410 Khaled Al-SenaniAl Dhafra 3 Ali Al-HosaniAjman Humaid Al-NajarAl Wasl Abdullah Al-TamimiFujairah
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Round Welliton Sharjah Al Dhafra 5–0 (H) 4 Igor Jesus Shabab Al Ahli Hatta 3–0 (H) Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira Al Dhafra 5–1 (A) 15 Kalba 6–0 (A) 16 Fabio Lima4 Al Wasl Kalba 4–4 (H) 17 Ali Mabkhout Al Jazira Fujairah 4–2 (H) 21 Notes 4 Player scored 4 goals(H) – Home team(A) – Away team
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Abu Dhabi5Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra2 Dubai4Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta3 Sharjah 3Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan 4 Ajman1Ajman Fujairah
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