2010–11 UAE Pro League

UAE Football League
Season2010–11
ChampionsAl Jazira
1st title
RelegatedAl Dhafra
Ittihad Kalba
Matches played126
Goals scored425 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerAndré Senghor (16)
Biggest home winAl Wahda 6–1 Sharjah
(15 May 2011)[1]
Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra
(20 May 2011)[2]
Biggest away winSharjah 3–5 Baniyas
(13 December 2010)[3][4]
Highest scoringDubai 6–4 Al Dhafra
(20 May 2011)[2]
Highest attendance36,241
Al Jazira – Dubai

The 2010–11 UAE Pro-League (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman and Emirates were relegated from the previous season. Dubai and Ittihad Kalba were promoted from the UAE First Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[5]

After being runner-up for three consecutive seasons, Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011,[6] becoming the third club to achieve the double in country's history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[7]

Teams

Ajman and Emirates were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by second level champions Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai.

Stadia and locations

2010–11 UAE Pro League is located in United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Al Ain
Madinat Zayed
Madinat Zayed
Sharjah
Sharjah
Kalba
Kalba
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Locations of teams in the 2010–11 UAE Pro-League
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Ahli Dubai Rashed Stadium 18,000
Al Ain Al Ain Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium 15,000
Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai Al-Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Shabab Dubai Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Al-Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Wasl Dubai Zabeel Stadium 12,000
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Bani Yas Stadium 6,000
Dubai Dubai Police Officers Club Stadium 6,500
Ittihad Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium 3,000
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 18,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Chairman Head coach Captain Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Al Ahli United Arab Emirates Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki Italy Fabio Cannavaro Adidas Toshiba
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan Brazil Alexandre Gallo United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Wehaibi Macron First Gulf Bank
Al Dhafra United Arab Emirates Saif bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed Syria Mohammad Kwid United Arab Emirates Mohammed Salem Al Saedi BURRDA ADCO
Al Jazira United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Brazil Abel Braga Ivory Coast Ibrahim Diaky Adidas IPIC
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates Maktoum bin Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum Italy Walter Zenga United Arab Emirates Abdallah Mousa Erreà Emirates NBD
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Brazil Paulo Bonamigo United Arab Emirates Adeel Abdullah Erreà emaratech
Al Wahda United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Austria Josef Hickersberger United Arab Emirates Basheer Saeed Nike EMAL
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mubarak United Arab Emirates Khalid Darwish Nike Saif Belhasa Group of Companies
Baniyas United Arab Emirates Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates Mahdi Ali Oman Fawzi Bashir Erreà Secure Project Management
Dubai United Arab Emirates Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Brazil Junior dos Santos United Arab Emirates Ali Hassan Umbro N/A
Ittihad Kalba United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Saqr Al Qasimi Brazil Jorvan Vieira France Grégory Dufrennes Adidas Gillett Group
Sharjah Qatar Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani United Arab Emirates Abdul Majid United Arab Emirates Abdullah Suhail N/A Saif-Zone

Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki (caretaker) Appointed on permanent role[8] United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki
Al Wasl Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães Contract not renewed[9] Brazil Sérgio Farias
Al Ahli Netherlands Henk ten Cate Resigned[10] Republic of Ireland David O'Leary
Al Wahda Austria Josef Hickersberger Contract not renewed[11] Romania László Bölöni

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Wahda Romania László Bölöni Sacked[12] Brazil Tite[13]
Al Wahda Brazil Tite Resigned[14] Austria Josef Hickersberger[15]
Al Dhafra Switzerland Michel Decastel Sacked[16] Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
Al Nasr Brazil Hélio dos Anjos Sacked[16] United Arab Emirates Eid Baroot (caretaker)
Dubai Egypt Ayman El Ramady Sacked[16] Brazil Junior dos Santos
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki Sacked[17] Brazil Alexandre Gallo
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates Eid Baroot Full-time coach appointed Italy Walter Zenga
Al Ahli Republic of Ireland David O'Leary Sacked[18] United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki
Al Wasl Brazil Sérgio Farias Sacked[19] United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mubarak
Baniyas Tunisia Lotfi Benzarti Sacked[20] United Arab Emirates Mahdi Ali
Al Sharjah Portugal Manuel Cajuda Sacked[21] United Arab Emirates Abdul Majid

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former player(s)
Al Ahli Brazil Pinga Italy Fabio Cannavaro Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Burkina Faso Aristide Bancé
Al Ain Brazil Elias Ivory Coast Brahima Keita Ivory Coast Jumaa Saeed Romania Valentin Badea Argentina José Sand
Brazil André Dias
Al Dhafra Brazil Filipe Machado Guinea Mohamed Sylla Ivory Coast Boris Kabi Nigeria Abass Lawal Algeria Toufik Zerara
Morocco Mohamed Berrabeh
Al Jazira Argentina Matías Delgado Brazil Baré Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Ivory Coast Ibrahim Diaky Ivory Coast Antonin Koutouan
Al Nasr Brazil Careca Brazil Léo Lima Guinea Ismaël Bangoura Ecuador Carlos Tenorio
Al Shabab Brazil Ciel Brazil Júlio César Chile Carlos Villanueva Senegal Lamine Diarra
Al Wahda Brazil Fernando Baiano Brazil Hugo Brazil Magrão Ivory Coast Modibo Kane Diarra
Al Wasl Brazil Alexandre Oliveira Brazil Alex Pires Oman Mohammed Al-Balushi Spain Francisco Yeste
Baniyas Iraq Mustafa Karim Netherlands Rafael Uiterloo Oman Fawzi Bashir Senegal André Senghor Brazil Éder Gaúcho
Dubai Belgium Rachid Tiberkanine Brazil Gil Bala France Michaël N'dri Guinea Aboubacar Camara Morocco Mounir Diane
Morocco Yazid Kaïssi
Ittihad Kalba Bahrain Abdulla Baba Fatadi Brazil Kanú France Grégory Dufrennes Guinea Simon Feindouno Brazil Matheus Martins
Senegal Khadim Diouf
Senegal Moustapha Dabo
Sharjah Brazil Gustavo Brazil Marcelinho Brazil Robinho Brazil Marcelão

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Jazira (C) 22 16 5 1 64 27 +37 53 2012 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Baniyas 22 12 5 5 38 24 +14 41
3 Al Nasr 22 10 5 7 34 30 +4 35
4 Al Shabab 22 9 7 6 42 32 +10 34 2012 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a]
5 Al Wahda 22 8 7 7 44 31 +13 31 2012 GCC Champions League
6 Al Wasl 22 9 4 9 31 36 −5 31
7 Sharjah 22 8 6 8 30 34 −4 30
8 Al Ahli 22 7 6 9 30 42 −12 27
9 Dubai 22 8 2 12 33 48 −15 26
10 Al Ain 22 6 7 9 33 35 −2 25
11 Ittihad Kalba (R) 22 6 2 14 39 56 −17 20 Relegation to UAE Division 2 Group A
12 Al-Dhafra (R) 22 3 4 15 27 50 −23 13
Source: UFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Al-Jazira also won the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Results

Home \ Away ALI AIN ITT JAZ NAS SHA WAH WAS YAS DHA DUB SHR
Al Ahli 0–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1
Al Ain 1–2 1–4 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–1
Ittihad Kalba 2–2 4–3 3–4 1–2 2–1 5–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–1 0–3
Al Jazira 5–1 4–0 5–2 3–0 3–3 0–0 3–1 4–0 5–3 4–2 3–0
Al Nasr 4–0 0–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2
Al Shabab 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1
Al Wahda 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 5–2 4–0 1–3 2–4 2–2 6–1
Al Wasl 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–4 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Baniyas 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Al Dhafra 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 3–5 0–1
Dubai 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2 0–5 2–1 1–4 6–4 1–0
Sharjah 2–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–5 1–5 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 June 2011. Source: UFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goal(s)
1 Senegal André Senghor Baniyas 18
2 Brazil Marcelinho Sharjah 12
Ivory Coast Ibrahim Diaky Al Jazira
4 Brazil Baré Al Jazira 11
Brazil Pinga Al Wahda
France Grégory Dufrennes Ittihad Kalba
Ivory Coast Boris Kabi Al Dhafra
8 Brazil Júlio César Al Shabab 10
Guinea Ismaël Bangoura Al Nasr
Spain Francisco Yeste Al Wasl
11 Brazil Fernando Baiano Al Wahda 9
Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira
13 France Michaël N'dri Dubai 8
United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman Al Ain

Source: Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[permanent dead link‍]
Last updated:2 June 2011

Scoring

Discipline

United Arab Emirates Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).[30]

Rank Team Games Yellow card Direct Red Card
1 Al Nasr 21 56 1
Al Jazira 21 57 2
3 Ittihad Kalba 21 58 1
4 Al Ahli 21 48 5
5 Al Shabab 21 45 3
6 Al Ain 21 44 2
7 Al Dhafra 21 39 3
Al Wasl 21 39 6
9 Al Wahda 21 42 2
10 Al Sharjah 21 32 6
11 Bani Yas 21 32 1
12 Dubai 21 29 1
Totals 521 33

Source: Yellow Cards[permanent dead link‍], Red Cards[permanent dead link‍]
Last updated: 2 June 2011

Attendances

# Football club Home games Average attendance[31]
1 Al-Jazira 11 15,922
2 Al-Ain FC 11 4,950
3 Al-Wahda FC 11 3,608
4 Al-Wasl FC 11 3,240
5 Al-Ahli 11 2,513
6 Baniyas 11 2,317
7 Al-Nasr SC 11 1,703
8 Sharjah FC 11 1,501
9 Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 11 1,065
10 Dubai CSC 11 900
11 Al-Dhafra FC 11 802
12 Kalba FC 11 659

See also

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