2010–11_UAE_Pro-League
2010–11 UAE Pro League
Football league season
The 2010–11 UAE Pro League season (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 Club and Emirates Club were relegated from the previous season. Dubai Club and Al-Ittihad were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[5]
Season | 2010–11 |
---|---|
Champions | Al Jazira 1st title |
Relegated | Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 425 (3.37 per match) |
Top goalscorer | André Senghor (16) |
Biggest home win | Al Wahda 6–1 Al Sharjah (15 May 2011)[1] Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Biggest away win | Sharjah 3–5 Bani Yas (13 December 2010)[3][4] |
Highest scoring | Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
Highest attendance | 36,241 Al Jazira – Dubai |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
After being runner-up for three times in a row Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011.[6] Becoming the 3rd club to achieve the Double in country history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[7]
Ajman Club and Emirates Club 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 2nd level champions Al-Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai Club.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashed Stadium | 18,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
Al Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
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 |
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 |
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Al Ahli | Abdullah Saeed Al Naboodah | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki | Fabio Cannavaro | Adidas | Toshiba |
Al Jazira | Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Abel Braga | Ibrahim Diaky | Adidas | IPIC |
Al Wahda | Sheikh Saeed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Josef Hickersberger | Bashir Saeed | Nike | EMAL |
Al Ain | Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Alexandre Gallo | Ali Al-Wehaibi | Macron | First Gulf Bank |
Al Sharjah | Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani | Abdul Majid | Abdullah Suhail | N/A | Saif-Zone |
Al Nasr | Maktoum bin Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Walter Zenga | Abdallah Mousa | Erreà | Emirates NBD |
Ittihad Kalba | Saeed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi | Jorvan Vieira | Grégory Dufrennes | Adidas | Gillett Group |
Dubai | Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum | Junior dos Santos | Ali Hassan | Umbro | N/A |
Baniyas | Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Mahdi Ali | Fawzi Bashir | Erreà | Secure Project Management |
Al Wasl | Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum | Khalifa Mubarak | Khalid Darwish | Nike | Saif Belhasa Group of Companies |
Al Shabab | HH Sh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum | Paulo Bonamigo | Adeel Abdullah | Erreà | emaratech |
Al Dhafra | Saif Bin Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed | Mohammad Kwid | Mohammed Salem Al Saedi | BURRDA | ADCO |
Managerial changes
Pre-season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al Ain | Vacant | Appointed on permanent role[8] | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki |
Al Wasl | Alexandre Guimarães | Contract not renewed[9] | Sérgio Farias |
Al Ahli | Vacant | New arrival[10] | David O'Leary |
Al Wahda | Josef Hickersberger | Contract not renewed[11] | László Bölöni |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
---|---|---|---|
Al Wahda | László Bölöni | Sacked[12] | Tite[13] |
Al Wahda | Tite | Resigned[14] | Josef Hickersberger[15] |
Al Dhafra | Michel Decastel | Sacked[16] | Alexandre Guimarães |
Al Nasr | Helio dos Anjos | Sacked[16] | Eid Baroot (caretaker) |
Dubai | Ayman El Ramadi | Sacked[16] | Junior dos Santos |
Al Ain | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki | Sacked[17] | Alexandre Gallo |
Al Nasr | Eid Baroot | Full-time coach appointed | Walter Zenga |
Al Ahli | David O'Leary | Sacked[18] | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki |
Al Wasl | Sérgio Farias | Sacked[19] | Khalifa Mubarak |
Baniyas | Lotfi Benzarti | Sacked[20] | Mahdi Ali |
Al Sharjah | Manuel Cajuda | Sacked[21] | Abdul Majid |
Foreign players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former player(s) |
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Al Ahli | Pinga | Fabio Cannavaro | Karim El Ahmadi | Aristide Bancé | |
Al Jazira | Matías Delgado | Baré | Ricardo Oliveira | Ibrahim Diaky | Antonin Koutouan |
Al Ain | Elias | Brahima Keita | Jumaa Saeed | Valentin Badea | José Sand André Dias |
Al Wahda | Fernando Baiano | Hugo | Magrão | Modibo Diarra | |
Al Shabab | Júlio César | Ciel | Carlos Villanueva | Lamine Diarra | |
Al Wasl | Alexandre Oliveira | Alex Pires | Mohammed Al-Balushi | Francisco Yeste | |
Al Nasr | Careca | Léo Lima | Ismaël Bangoura | Carlos Tenorio | |
Al Dhafra | Filipe Machado | Boris Kabi | Abass Lawal | Toufik Zerara Mohamed Berrabeh | |
Al Sharjah | Gustavo | Marcelinho | Robinho | Marcelão | |
Baniyas | Mustafa Karim | Rafael Uiterloo | Fawzi Bashir | André Senghor | Éder Gaúcho |
Dubai | Gil Bala | Michaël N'dri | Aboubacar Camara | Rachid Tiberkanine | Mounir Diane Yazid Kaïssi |
Ittihad Kalba | Abdulla Baba Fatadi | Kanú | Grégory Dufrennes | Simon Feindouno | Moustapha Dabo Khadim Diouf |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 | Al Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 30 | |
8 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Dubai Club | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- 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.
Home \ Away | ALI | AIN | ITT | JAZ | NAS | SHA | WAH | WAS | YAS | DHA | DUB | SHR |
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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 Club | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 6–4 | 1–0 | |
Al Sharjah | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 1–5 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Source: Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[permanent dead link] Scoring
Discipline
Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).[30]
Source: Yellow Cards[permanent dead link], Red Cards[permanent dead link] Average attendanceSource:[31] See alsoReferences
External links
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