2022–23 UAE Division One is the 46th Division one season. This seasons will expand the league from 15 to 17 teams as more teams from UAE Second Division League got promoted to the league.
Team changes
To Division 1 Relegated from UAE Pro League Al Urooba Emirates
Promoted from UAE Division 2 Al Fursan Baynounah
From Division 1 Promoted to UAE Pro League Dibba Al Fujairah Al Bataeh
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 Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium Al Fursan Dubai (Al Sufouh) The Sevens Stadium Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Jazirah Al Hamra Al Hamra Stadium Al Khaleej Dubai (Mirdif) Various grounds Al Rams Ar-Rams Al Rams Stadium Al Taawon Al Jeer Taawon Stadium Al Urooba Qidfa / Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium Baynounah Ruwais Soccer City Stadium Dibba Al Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba (H) Stadium Dubai City Dubai (Al Barsha) Kings School Al Barsha Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah 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 Abdulghani Binkarshat Rashid Al Saadi Nike Al Dhaid Mohamed Al Tenaiji Ernest Anang uhlsport Al Fursan Ignacio Ayerbe Louka Christophe Lion crew Al Hamriyah Tarek Hadhiri Fernando Gabriel Macron Al Jazirah Al Hamra Mohamed Al Naqbi Caio Henrique uhlsport Al Khaleej Ibrahim Madani Abdalla Khalid uhlsport Al Rams Sérgio Alexandre Mahmoud Hassan uhlsport Al Taawon Badr Al Shehhi Malek Al-Shehhi uhlsport Al Urooba Sami Al Qafsi Talal Khameis uhlsport Baynounah Sultan Al Menhali Mohamed Abdelmoula Adidas Dibba Al Hisn Hussein Skenderovic Yaser Al Jneibi uhlsport Dubai City Mohammed Al Blooshi Mohammed Talib uhlsport Emirates Mohammed Al Jalboot Diogo Acosta uhlsport Fujairah Mohammed Al Hosani Abdullah Salem Puma Hatta Abdullah Mesfer Rashed Eissa uhlsport Masafi Brahim Boufoud Rashid Al Saadi Adidas Masfout Fouad Boumdal Hamad Ali Puma
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 Mohamed Mahmoud Valdo Bacabal Al Dhaid Ernest Anang Hugo de Oliveira Al Fursan Alejandro Valderrama Madger Gomes Al Hamriyah Vinícius Lopes Fatrie Sakhi Fernando Gabriel Alex Al Jazirah Al Hamra Caio Rocha Abdullah Baduraldin Al Khaleej Lassana Camara Ibrahima Badji Al Rams Guilherme Batata Paulo Henrique Al Taawon Ablaye Sy Jacó Al Urooba Appolinaire Kack Redah Atassi Baynounah Fritz Tiku Kingsley Salami Dibba Al Hisn Gilmar Paulinho Dubai City Ronald Gonzalez Nenai Banda Emirates Dedê Costa Diogo Acosta Fujairah Okacha Hamzaoui Sabri Gharbi Hatta Toni Benik Afobe Denilson Rogerinho Masafi Abdullahi El Kory Hamza Sanhaji Masfout Damilare Adigun Alex Paulo Henrique
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyManner of departureIncoming managerDate of appointmentEmirates Ayman El Ramady1 June 2022End of caretaker spellPre-season Fathi Al-Obeidi1 June 2022Dibba Al Hisn Said ChkhitEnd of contract Mohammed Al JalbootAl Arabi Mohammed Al JalbootSigned by Dibba Al Hisn Badr Al Idrisi 30 June 2022Fujairah Mohammed Al-TimoumiEnd of contract Soufiane Nechma11 July 2022Al Urooba Fathi Al-ObeidiSigned by Emirates Boris Bunjak13 July 2022Hatta Ameur Derbal30 June 2022End of contract Gjoko Hadžievski12 July 2022 Gjoko Hadžievski3 October 2022Sacked14th Abdullah Mesfer3 October 2022Al Urooba Boris Bunjak25 October 202212th Sami Al Qafsi27 October 2022Al Rams Abdelhalim Oueriemmi29 October 202213th Sérgio Alexandre1 November 2022Fujairah Soufiane Nechma9 November 202215th Mohammed Al Hosani9 November 2022Al Jazirah Al Hamra Mutaz Abdulla16 November 2022Resigned3rd Ameen Philip19 November 2022 Ameen Philip23 November 2022Mutual consent 2nd Ahmed Al Zaabi23 November 2022Al Arabi Badr Al Idrisi16 December 2022Sacked5th Abdulghani Binkarshat20 December 2022 Al Jazirah Al Hamra Ahmed Al Zaabi19 January 2023End of caretaker spell4th Ahmed El Mujahid19 January 2023Dibba Al Hisn Mohammed Al Jalboot30 January 2023Resigned3rd Hussein Skenderovic1 February 2023Al Jazirah Al Hamra Ahmed El Mujahid5 February 2023Sacked7th Mohamed Al Naqbi5 February 2023Emirates Fathi Al-Obeidi22 February 2023Mutual consent 4th Mohammed Al Jalboot23 February 2023
League table
Results
Number of teams by Emirates EmirateNumber of teamsTeams1 Ras Al Khaimah5Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon, Emirates and Masafi 2 Dubai 4Al Fursan, Al Khaleej, Dubai City and Hatta3 Sharjah 3Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn42Al Urooba and Fujairah5 Umm Al Quwain1Al Arabi Abu DhabiBaynounah AjmanMasfout
Season statistics Top goal scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Diogo AcostaEmirates242 Filip StuparevicAl Urooba203 Lithierry SilvaEmirates194 Alhassane TambouraAl Dhaid18 Mouhameth DiopAl Khaleej6 Fares Al-JabriAl Arabi177 Mohammed Al MarbuiiDibba Al Hisn158 Carlos GuimaraesAl Taawon14 Wanderson CostaEmirates Gonzalo CordobaAl Jazirah Al Hamra
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