| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 September 2023 – 30 May 2024 |
| Champions | Al Urooba (3rd title) |
| Promoted | Al Urooba Dibba Al Hisn |
| Top goalscorer | Marcelo Torres (26 goals) |
| ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
2023–24 UAE Division One is the 47th Division one season. This season saw the first time two teams got relegated to the 3rd tier as Al Fursan and Baynounah got relegated a season after promotion.
Team changes
To Division 1
Relegated from UAE Pro League
Promoted from UAE Division 2
From Division 1
Promoted to UAE Pro League
Relegated to UAE Division 2
Stadia and locations
GulfArabiDhafraDhaidHamriyahHamraRamsTaawonUroobaUnitedDibba F.Dibba H.CityGulf UnitedFujairahMasafiMasfoutclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Arabi | Umm Al Quwain | Umm Al Quwain Stadium | 3,000 |
| Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
| Al Dhaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | 500 |
| Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Hamra Stadium | 2,000 |
| Al Khaleej | Dubai (Mirdif) | UIS International School | 200 |
| Al Rams | Ar-Rams | Al Rams Stadium | 4,000 |
| Al Taawon | Al Jeer | Taawon Stadium | 200 |
| Al Urooba | Qidfa / Mirbah | Al Sharqi Stadium | 3,000 |
| Dibba Al Fujairah | Dibba Al Fujairah | Dibba New Stadium | 9,000 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba (H) Stadium | 700 |
| Dubai City | Dubai (Al Barsha) | Kings School Al Barsha | 100 |
| Dubai United | Dubai (Jumeirah) | Dubai British School | 100 |
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Gulf United | Dubai (Al Jaddaf) | Dubai Club Stadium | 7,000 |
| Masafi | Masafi | Masafi Stadium | 2,000 |
| Masfout | Masfout | Masfout Club Stadium | 3,000 |
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.
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.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibba Al Hisn |  Hussein Skenderovic
|
27 June 2023 | Mutual consent | Pre-season |  Othmen Najjar
|
27 June 2023 |
| Al Arabi |  Abdulghani Binkarshat
|
5 July 2023 |  Fouad Boumdal
|
5 July 2023 | ||
| Masfout | Fouad Boumdal
|
Signed by Al Arabi | Abdulghani Binkarshat
|
7 July 2023 | ||
| Fujairah | Mohammed Al Hosani
|
8 October 2023 | Sacked | 12th |  Željko Markov
|
9 October 2023 |
| Dibba Al Fujairah | Hassan Al Abdouli
|
16 October 2023 | Resigned | 6th | Zoran Popović
|
16 October 2023 |
| Masfout | Abdulghani Binkarshat
|
1 November 2023 | Sacked | 15th | Slavko Matić
|
2 November 2023 |
| Al Rams | Mutaz Abdulla
|
4 November 2023 | 17th | Ali Al Teneiji
|
5 November 2023 | |
| Al Hamriyah | Mohamed Al Ali
|
18 November 2023 | 12th | Mohamed Al Jalboot
|
20 November 2023 | |
| Al Dhafra | Abdullah Mesfer
|
18 November 2023 | Mutual consent | 2nd |  Paulo Comelli
|
4 December 2023 |
| Dubai City | Mohammed Al Blooshi
|
24 November 2023 | Sacked | 16th | Saeed Jassem
|
25 November 2023 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Othmen Najjar
|
14 December 2023 | 3rd |  Tareq Al Sayed
|
20 December 2023 | |
| Masfout | Slavko Matić
|
22 December 2023 | 15th | Mohammed Al Blooshi
|
25 December 2023 | |
| Al Rams | Ali Al Teneiji
|
31 December 2023 | Resigned | 17th | Abdulla Al Teneiji
|
1 January 2024 |
| Dibba Al Fujairah | Zoran Popović
|
2 January 2024 | Sacked | 8th | Eid Baroot
|
2 January 2024 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Eid Baroot
|
2 January 2024 | Signed by Dibba Al Fujairah | 7th | Samir El Sheikh
|
3 January 2024 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Urooba (C, P) | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 78 | Promotion to the UAE Pro League |
| 2 | Dibba Al Hisn (P) | 31 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 64 | |
| 3 | Dibba Al Fujairah | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 63 | |
| 4 | Fujairah | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 50 | |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Dubai United | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 48 | |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 45 | |
| 8 | Masafi | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 44 | |
| 9 | Al Taawon | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 43 | |
| 10 | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 41 | |
| 11 | Al Hamriyah | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 39 | |
| 12 | Al Dhaid | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 34 | |
| 13 | Al Khaleej | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Masfout | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 31 | |
| 15 | Gulf United | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 25 | |
| 16 | Dubai City (R) | 31 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 82 | −51 | 8 | Relegation to UAE Second Division League |
| 17 | Al Rams (W) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 6 | Withdrew |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (W) ?
Results
| Home \ Away | ARB | DHA | DHD | HAM | JHR | KHL | RAM | TAW | URO | DAF | DAH | DCI | DUN | FUJ | GFU | MSF | MST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Arabi | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Al Dhafra | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Al Dhaid | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al Hamriyah | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Al Khaleej | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Al Rams | 0–5 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | ||||||
| Al Taawon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al Urooba | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Dibba Al Hisn | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Dubai City | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | |
| Dubai United | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Fujairah | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | ||
| Gulf United | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Masafi | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
| Masfout | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
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.
Number of teams by Emirates
| Emirate | Number of teams | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ras Al Khaimah
|
4 | Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon and Masafi |
 Dubai
|
Al Khaleej, Dubai City, Dubai United and Gulf United | ||
| 3 | Sharjah
|
3 | Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn |
| Fujairah
|
Al Urooba, Dibba Al Fujairah and Fujairah | ||
| 5 |  Umm Al Quwain
|
1 | Al Arabi |
 Abu Dhabi
|
Al Dhafra | ||
 Ajman
|
Masfout |
Season statistics
Top Goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marcelo Torres
|
Dubai United | 26 |
| 2 | Alex
|
Al Taawon | 21 |
| 3 |  Alfusainey Gassama
|
Masfout | 17 |
| 4 |  Benik Afobe
|
Al Dhafra | 16 |
| 5 |  Alhassane Tamboura
|
Al Urooba | 14 |
| 6 |  Pape Bacary
|
Dubai United | 13 |
| Vander Vieira
|
Al Arabi | ||
| 8 | Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro
|
Dibba Al-Hisn | 12 |
 Lamar Walker
|
Al Dhaid | ||
| 11 |  Mohammed Al Marbuii
|
Dibba Al Fujairah | 11 |
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