2020–21 UAE Division one was the 44th Division one season. Since last season was cancelled and no promotion was rewarded, there were no team changes taken place this season. On the 17 April, both Al Urooba and Emirates secured promotion after defeating Dhaid and Masafi respectively.
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 Bataeh Al Bataeh Al Bataeh Stadium Al Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium Al Urooba Qidfa Al Sharqi Stadium Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Al-Fujairah Dibba (F) Stadium Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium Masfout Masfout Masfout Club 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 Al Arabi Mohammed Al Musharrakh Bakare Kone Nike QQ Holding Al Bataeh Abdullah Mesfer Eisa Ali uhlsport SMC Al Dhaid Mohamed Al Ajmani Ali Al-Nuaimi uhlsport uhlsport Al Hamriyah Mohamed Ismail Ali Rabee Nike SBR Al Taawon Aaref Al Shehhi Rashed Humaid uhlsport Al Urooba Fathi Al-Obeidi Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV Dibba Al Fujairah Sulaiman Al Balooshi Faisel Al-Khodaim uhlsport Dibba Al Hisn Abdulghani Binkarshat Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport Emirates Gjoko Hadžievski Abdullah Malallah uhlsport Masafi Mohamed Al Khaddeim Brahima Diakite Adidas Al Futaim Masfout Tarek Hadhiri Hassan Al-Hammadi Nike
Foreign players All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two 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 Former Players Al Arabi Paulo Henrique Vinícius Lopes Al Bataeh Dedê Costa William Owusu Alex Al Hamriyah Luan Santos Faneva Andriatsima Élton Al Dhaid Erick Kassi Jeffrén Suárez Adeílson Dionatan Machado Al Taawon Gil Paraíba Fidélis Al Urooba Rodrigo Fatrie Sakhi Dibba Al Fujairah Bruno Moraes Manuel Pucciarelli Dudu Figueiredo Dibba Al Hisn Sid Ahmed Aouadj Mailson Lima Ibrahim Mustapha Emirates Diogo Acosta Yaseen al-Bakhit Tommy Tobar Masafi Brahima Diakite Marius Obekop Mechac Koffi Masfout Bruno Dybal Dionatan Machado Yacine Abed Nikola Ašćerić
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointment Dibba Al Hisn Sulaiman Al Balooshi1 June 2020End of contractPre-season Rui Ferreira17 July 2020 Al Arabi Predrag Stilinović Mohammad Al Jalboot2 June 2020 Al Urooba Brahim Boufoud Fathi Al-Obeidi8 August 2020 Al Bataeh Tareq Al Sayed Giovanni Tedesco10 October 2020 Giovanni Tedesco30 October 2020Resigned Saeed Shakhit31 October 2020Al Arabi Mohammed Al Jalboot20 October 2020End of caretaker spell Mohammed Al Musharrakh21 October 2020Al Bataeh Saeed Shakhit24 November 20206th Noureddine Abidi24 November 2020Dibba Al Hisn Rui Ferreira1 December 2020Sacked4th Walter Pandiani2 December 2020Al Hamriyah Ghazi Ghrairi14 December 2020Mutual consent6th Mohamed Ismail20 January 2021Masafi Abdulghani Binkarshat4 February 2021End of contract7th Mohamed Al Khaddeim4 February 2021Dibba Al Hisn Walter Pandiani10 February 2021Resigned6th Abdulghani Binkarshat12 February 2021Al Bataeh Noureddine Abidi28 February 2021Sacked3rd Abdullah Mesfer2 March 2021
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorersAs of 24 April 2021'' RankPlayerClubGoals1 Diogo AcostaEmirates202 Victor NwaneriAl Urooba153 Dedê CostaAl Bataeh11 Mohammed Al-MarbuiiDibba Al Hisn4 Bruno MoraesDibba Al Fujairah105 Fatrie SakhiAl Urooba9 Saied Obaid
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Sharjah4Al Bataeh, Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn2 Ras Al Khaimah3Al Taawon, Masafi and Emirates32Al Urooba and Dibba Al Fujairah4 Umm Al Quwain1Al Arabi AjmanMasfout
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