| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | No title awarded |
| Relegated | No relegation |
| 2021 AFC Champions League | Sharjah Shabab Al-Ahli Al Wahda Al Ain |
| Matches played | 133 |
| Goals scored | 385 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Shabab Al Ahli 5–0 Kalba (28 December 2019) Al Ain 5–0 Wasl (1 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Fujairah 1–7 Al Ain (25 October 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Fujairah 1–7 Al Ain (25 October 2019) Kalba 6–2 Ajman (10 December 2019) |
| Longest winning run | Shabab Al Ahli Al Wahda (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sharjah (10 games) |
| Longest winless run | Khor Fakkan (13 games) |
| Longest losing run | Hatta (7 games) |
| Highest attendance | 14,423 Al Ain 0–0 Al Jazira (1 November 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 277 Dhafra 1–1 Baniyas (26 September 2019) |
| Total attendance | 97,291 |
| Average attendance | 2,316 |
| ← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League. On 26 April 2019, Khor Fakkan won the first division title over Al Taawon 3–0; this is their inaugural appearance on the pro league as Khor Fakkan Club as they were previously known as Al Khaleej, having been absent from the Pro League for twelve years. Hatta later returned to the pro league after a 1–0 away victory against Al Hamriyah secured them a spot on the first division after getting relegated a year ago. Sharjah are the defending champions. The League was put on hold on March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however on June, with the majority of 12 out of 14 clubs votes, the league was cancelled and the champion is yet to be decided. On 18th of June, it was declared that this season will end with no champion despite Shabab Al-Ahli leading the table with 43 points and the same teams that qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League will qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League.
Team changes
To Division 1
Relegated to UAE Division 1
From Division 1
Promoted to UAE Pro League
Stadia and locations
AjmanAinDhafraJaziraNasrWahdaWaslBaniyasFujairahHattaKalbaKhor F.Shabab Al-AhliSharjahclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2019–20 UAE Pro League
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
| Al Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,965 |
| Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
| Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
| Al Nasr | Dubai (Al Nasr) | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 15,058 |
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi (Al Nahyan) | Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,201 |
| Al Wasl | Dubai (Zabeel) | Zabeel Stadium | 8,439 |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi (Al Shamkha) | Baniyas Stadium | 10,000 |
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 5,000 |
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
| Khor Fakkan | Khor Fakkan | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | 7,500 |
| Shabab Al Ahli | Dubai (Deira) | Al-Rashid Stadium | 12,052 |
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 20,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman |  Ayman Elramady
|
 Rashed Malallah
|
Hummel | Ajman Bank |
| Al Ain |  Pedro Emanuel
|
Ismail Ahmed
|
Nike | First Gulf Bank |
| Al Dhafra |  Vuk Rašović
|
Ahmed Ali
|
Adidas | Ruwais |
| Al Jazira |  Marcel Keizer
|
Ali Khasif
|
Adidas | Healthpoint |
| Al Nasr |  Krunoslav Jurčić
|
 Álvaro Negredo
|
Nike | Emirates NBD |
| Al Wahda | Manuel Jiménez
|
Ismail Matar
|
Adidas | Cadillac |
| Al Wasl |  Laurențiu Reghecampf
|
Fábio de Lima
|
New Balance | Emaar |
| Baniyas |  Winfried Schäfer
|
Fawaz Awana
|
Adidas | Secure Engineering |
| Fujairah |  Fabio Viviani
|
Hilal Saeed
|
Nike | Asas |
| Hatta |  Christos Kontis
|
Mahmoud Hassan
|
Macron | |
| Kalba |  Jorge Da Silva
|
Mansor Abbas
|
Erreà | Unknown |
| Khor Fakkan | Goran Tufegdžić
|
Saif Mohammed
|
Adidas | Khor Fakkan Beach Resort |
| Shabab Al Ahli | Gerard Zaragoza
|
Majed Naser
|
Nike | Nakheel |
| Sharjah | Abdulaziz Mohamed
|
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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ain | Juan Carlos Garrido
|
1 June 2019 | Sacked | Pre-season | Ivan Leko
|
1 June 2019 |
| Al Wahda | Henk ten Cate
|
8 June 2019 | End of contract | Maurice Steijn
|
9 June 2019 | |
| Hatta | Walid Obaid
|
Christos Kontis
|
10 June 2019 | |||
| Al Jazira | Damiën Hertog
|
Jurgen Streppel
|
16 June 2019 | |||
| Fujairah | Abdullah Mesfer
|
 Madjid Bougherra
| ||||
| Baniyas | Krunoslav Jurčić
|
Winfried Schäfer
|
8 July 2019 | |||
| Khor Fakkan |  Abdulwahab Abdulkadir
|
17 July 2019 | Resigned |  Paulo Comelli
|
17 July 2019 | |
| Kalba | Fabio Viviani
|
10 October 2019 | Sacked | 11th | Jorge Da Silva
|
12 October 2019 |
| Al Jazira | Jurgen Streppel
|
13 October 2019 | 7th | Marcel Keizer
|
13 October 2019 | |
| Al Nasr | Caio Zanardi
|
14 October 2019 | 11th | Krunoslav Jurčić
|
14 October 2019 | |
| Al Wahda | Maurice Steijn
|
17 October 2019 | 10th | Manuel Jiménez
|
17 October 2019 | |
| Khor Fakkan | Paulo Comelli
|
30 October 2019 | 14th | Goran Tufegdžić
|
31 October 2019 | |
| Al Ain | Ivan Leko
|
21 December 2019 | Mutual consent | 4th | Pedro Emanuel
|
5 January 2020 |
| Fujairah | Madjid Bougherra
|
9 February 2020 | 13th | Fabio Viviani
|
10 February 2020 | |
| Shabab Al Ahli |  Rodolfo Arruabarrena
|
8 March 2020 | Sacked | 1st | Gerard Zaragoza
|
9 March 2020 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shabab Al Ahli | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al Ain | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 37 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Al Jazira | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Sharjah | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Al Wasl | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 29 | |
| 9 | Baniyas | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
| 10 | Ajman | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 18 | |
| 11 | Kalba | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 16 | |
| 12 | Khor Fakkan | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 15 | |
| 13 | Hatta | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 13 | |
| 14 | Fujairah | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
Results
| Home \ Away | AJM | AIN | DHA | JAZ | NAS | WAH | WAS | YAS | FUJ | HAT | KAL | KHF | SAD | SHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 | — | |
| Al Ain | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Al Dhafra | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Al Jazira | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Al Nasr | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Al Wahda | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | — | — | |
| Al Wasl | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 1–5 | |
| Baniyas | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–3 | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Fujairah | 1–1 | 1–7 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Hatta | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |
| Kalba | 6–2 | 1–4 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | |
| Khor Fakkan | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Shabab Al Ahli | 3–1 | — | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | 3–2 | |
| Sharjah | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | — | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
|
Al Ain | 19 |
| 2 | Sebastián Tagliabúe
|
Al Wahda | 15 |
| 3 | Ahmed Khalil
|
Shabab Al Ahli | 13 |
| Ali Mabkhout
|
Al Jazira | ||
| 5 | Fábio Lima
|
Al Wasl | 12 |
| João Pedro
|
Al Dhafra | ||
| 7 |  Ryan Mendes
|
Sharjah | 11 |
| Peniel Mlapa
|
Kalba | ||
| 9 | Welliton
|
Al Wasl | 9 |
| 10 | Álvaro Negredo
|
Al Nasr | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Conde |
Baniyas | Al Wahda | 4–3 (H) | 4 October 2019 | 3 |
| Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba |
Al Ain | Fujairah | 7–1 (A) | 25 October 2019 | 5 |
| Ali Mabkhout |
Al Jazira | Al Wasl | 4–0 (A) | 20 December 2019 | 10 |
| Ahmed Khalil |
Shabab Al Ahli | Kalba | 5–0 (H) | 28 December 2019 | 11 |
| Fábio Lima |
Al Wasl | Baniyas | 5–1 (H) | 2 January 2020 | 12 |
| Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba |
Al Ain | Khor Fakkan | 3–0 (A) | 23 January 2020 | 13 |
- Notes
Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Positions by round
| Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League group stage | |
| qualification to AFC Champions League group stage | |
| qualification to AFC Champions League Play off round | |
| Relegation to UAE First Division League |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shabab Al Ahli | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Ain | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Jazira | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sharjah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Al Wahda | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Al Nasr | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Al Dhafra | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Al Wasl | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Baniyas | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ajman | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Kalba | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Khor Fakkan | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Hatta | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Fujairah | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Attendances
By round
- As of 10 November 2019
| Round | Total | GP. | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 21,890 | 7 | 3,127 |
| Round 2 | 15,662 | 7 | 2,237 |
| Round 3 | 17,689 | 7 | 2,527 |
| Round 4 | 9,702 | 7 | 1,386 |
| Round 5 | 8,339 | 7 | 1,191 |
| Round 6 | 24,009 | 7 | 3,429 |
| Round 7 | 15,341 | 7 | 2,191 |
| Round 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 112,632 | 49 | 2,299 |
Number of teams by Emirates
| Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Abu Dhabi
|
5 | Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Wahda, Baniyas and Al Dhafra |
| 2 |  Dubai
|
4 | Shabab Al Ahli, Al Nasr, Al Wasl and Hatta |
| 3 |  Sharjah
|
3 | Sharjah, Kalba and Khor Fakkan |
| 4 |  Ajman
|
1 | Ajman |
| Fujairah
|
Fujairah |
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