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2018–19 UAE Division 1

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UAE Division One
Season2018–19
ChampionsKhor Fakkan (6th title)
PromotedKhor Fakkan
Hatta
Matches played82
Goals scored212 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerVinícius Lopes (16 goals)
Biggest home winHatta 4–0 Masafi
Biggest away winMasafi 0–6 Al Arabi (8 March 2019)
Highest scoringAl Arabi 2–6 Hatta (14 December 2018)
Longest winning runHatta (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runHatta (12 games)
Longest winless runMasfut (10 games)
Longest losing runMasfut (6 games)

2018–19 UAE Division one (stylized as UAE Division 1) was the 43rd Division one season. Team changes for the season include Al Taawon who joined the league to replace Ras Al Khaimah who withdrew due to financial reasons, while Hatta was relegated from the UAE Pro League last year and the top 3 teams of last year's season (Baniyas, Kalba and Fujairah), were all promoted to the Pro League.

Team changes

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To Division 1

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Relegated from UAE Pro League

Rejoined after withdrawal

From Division 1

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Promoted to UAE Pro League

Teams that withdrew

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Stadia and locations

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Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 4,373
Al Taawon Al Jeer Mohammed Bin Saud Al Qasimi Stadium 2,000
FC Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium 3,000
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al Hisn Stadium 700
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000

Number of teams by Emirates

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Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Sharjah Sharjah 4 Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Khor Fakkan
2 Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah 2 Al Taawon, Masafi
3 Emirate of Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
 Fujairah Al Urooba
Emirate of Dubai Dubai Hatta
Emirate of Ajman Ajman Masfut

Personnel and kits

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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
Al Arabi Croatia Predrag Stilinović Ivory Coast Brahima Diakite Nike Al Futaim[1]
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ismail United Arab Emirates Khairi Khalfan Nike Sharjah Beach Resort
Khor Fakkan Iraq Abdulwahab Abdulkadir United Arab Emirates Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Al Taawon Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri Brazil David Unknown Unknown
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Mohammed Saeed United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Qaidi uhlsport uhlsport
Al Urooba Tunisia Ghazi Ghrairi United Arab Emirates Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Dibba Al-Hisn Egypt Fathy Mohamed United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Nuaimi uhlsport Chips Oman
Hatta United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Hassan Macron Macron
Masafi Morocco Brahim Boufoud United Arab Emirates Abdulla Al-Shahyari Adidas Al Futaim[1]
Masfut United Arab Emirates Badr Abdulrahman United Arab Emirates Salem Khamis Nike Masdar

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Khor Fakkan United Arab Emirates Badir Ahmed Al Hammadi 2 February 2019 End of Contract 2nd Iraq Abdulwahab Abdulkadir 3 February 2019
Al Urooba Brazil Sérgio Alexandre 1st Tunisia Ghazi Ghrairi
Dibba Al-Hisn United Arab Emirates Badr Abdulhraman 7th Egypt Fathy Mohamed
Al Arabi Iraq Jamal Ali 11th Croatia Predrag Stilinović
Al Dhaid United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid Sacked 12th United Arab Emirates Mohammed Saeed
Al Taawon Morocco Abderrazak Amrani 8 March 2019 11th Tunisia Tarek Hadhiri 9 March 2019
Hatta Kosovo Nenad Vanić 22 March 2019 5th United Arab Emirates Walid Obaid 23 March 2019
Al Hamriyah United Arab Emirates Sulaiman Hasan 7 April 2019 Resigned 3rd United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ismail 8 April 2019

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players
Al-Arabi Egypt Mohamed Mahmoud Ivory Coast Brahima Diakité Romania Mihai Costea
Al-Hamriyah Brazil Tomas Bastos Spain Hugo López
Al-Taawon Brazil David Ivory Coast Alassane Diomandé
Al-Urooba Brazil Adeílson Ghana Kwame Karikari Brazil Francisco Torres
Dibba Al-Hisn Brazil Vinícius Lopes Yemen Ahmed Dhabaan
FC Dhaid Brazil Alexandre Matão Oman Mohamed Al-Marbuii Togo Camaldine Abraw
Hatta Brazil Gilmar Brazil Luan Santos
Khor Fakkan Brazil Rodrigo Ukraine Miro Slavov Brazil Marcus Vinícius
Masafi Guinea Simon Feindouno Senegal Yally Fall Guène
Masfut France Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro Tunisia Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Khor Fakkan (C, P) 18 12 2 4 26 12 +14 38 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Hatta (P) 18 11 4 3 34 14 +20 37[a]
3 Al Urooba 18 11 4 3 27 16 +11 37[a]
4 Al Hamriyah 18 9 5 4 29 16 +13 32
5 Dibba Al Hisn 18 8 5 5 29 26 +3 29
6 Masafi 18 7 4 7 20 35 −15 25
7 Al Dhaid 18 6 3 9 24 23 +1 21
8 Al Arabi 18 5 1 12 22 36 −14 16
9 Al Taawon 18 4 2 12 21 35 −14 14
10 Masfut 18 1 2 15 11 25 −14 5
Updated to match(es) played on 2019. Source: http://www.uaefa.ae/#/en/competition/1121
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hatta are ahead of Al Urooba on head-to-head points: Al Urooba 2–1 Hatta, Hatta 3–1 Al Urooba.

Results

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Home \ Away ARB HAM TAW URO DAH DHD KHF HAT MSF MST
Al Arabi 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–6 2–3 2–1
Al Hamriyah 3–1 5–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1
Al Taawon 5–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
Al Urooba 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Dibba Al Hisn 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–5 4–1 1–0
Dhaid 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–0
Khor Fakkan 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–3
Hatta 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Masafi 0–6 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
Masfut 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 2019. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UAE Football Association:". Uaefa.ae. Retrieved 6 March 2023.