The 2026–27 UAE Pro League (also known as ADNOC Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the 52nd edition of the UAE Pro League. Al Ain are the defending champions.
Teams
14 teams will compete in the league - the top 12 teams from the previous season and the 2 teams promoted from the 2025–26 UAE First Division League.
Team changes Promoted from2025–26 UAE First Division League Relegated from2025–26 UAE Pro League HattaUnited Al BataehDibba
Stadiums
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium Al Ain Al Ain Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Al-Nasr Dubai Al Maktoum Stadium Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan Stadium Al Wasl Dubai Zabeel Stadium Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Rashid Stadium Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium United Dubai Al Maktoum Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor First Abu Dhabi Bank None Mubadala Emirates Islamic HUNA Living None None
Foreign players All clubs can register foreigners as many as they want but can only include five professionals in each team rosters. Players under the age of 23 (U23) are not counted as professionals, and players who have received Emirati citizenship are deemed as local players. 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 Player 5 Unregistered players Former players Ajman Carlinhos Jobson Lourency Walid Azaro Gjoko Zajkov Al Ain Valentino Lazaro Ramy Rabia Giorgos Giakoumakis Soufiane Rahimi Kaku Al Dhafra Samir Sory Kaba Karim El Berkaoui Mohamed El Khaloui Dominique Mendy Regi Lushkja Al Jazira Kristjan Asllani Felício Milson Malcom Talisca Karim Rekik Simon Banza Al-Nasr Ajdin Hrustic Mehdi Ghayedi Chris Bedia Marius Høibråten Marius Marin Luka Milivojević Al Wahda Christian Benteke Mohammad Ghorbani Moussa Diarra Adam Gnezda Čerin Omar Khribin Al Wasl Matheus Saldanha Mehdi Taremi Soufiane Bouftini Renato Tapia Cameron Puertas Baniyas Youssoufou Niakaté Saviour Godwin Alhassan Koroma Azizjon Ganiev Hatta Bruno Leonardo Sebastián Pedroza Mohamad Baker El Housseini Firas Ben Larbi Seifeddine Jaziri Dominique Simon Kalba Ibrahim Cissé Koray Günter Benjamin Tetteh Ahmad Nourollahi Saman Ghoddos Khor Fakkan Luis Haquín Junior Flemmings Selim Amallah Tarik Tissoudali Aylton Boa Morte Ramiro Vaca Shabab Al Ahli Wout Faes Saeid Ezatolahi Sardar Azmoun Jorge Fernandes Nemanja Maksimović Mu'nas Dabbur Bogdan Planić Sharjah Igor Coronado Diney Charles Pickel Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba United Willy Semedo Shavy Babicka Mahmoud Dahoud Moustapha Name Haris Seferovic
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