This is a list of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Currently there are officially 49 football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen of them compete in the top tier division, 15 of them compete in the 2nd tier division, 12 of them compete in the 3rd tier division, and eight of them are currently in a hiatus. There are four defunct clubs which means there is a total of 53 clubs in the history of UAE football.
| Club
|
League/Division
|
Level
|
Town/City
|
Nickname
|
| Abtal Al Khaleej |
UAE Division One |
2 |
Mirdif, Dubai |
|
| Al Fursan |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Dubai |
|
| Al Hilal |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Lisaili |
The Hawks
|
| Al Ittifaq |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Mamzar, Dubai
|
| Al Nasr |
UAE Pro League |
1 |
Al Nasr, Dubai |
Al Ameed
|
| Al Nujoom |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Mirdif, Dubai
|
| Al Wasl |
UAE Pro League |
1 |
Zabeel, Dubai |
The Cheetahs
|
| Arabian Falcons |
UAE Division Three |
4 |
Dubai |
|
| D-Gardens |
UAE Division Three |
4 |
Dubai |
|
| Dubai City |
UAE Division One |
2 |
Al Barsha, Dubai |
|
| Dubai United |
UAE Division One |
2 |
Jumeirah, Dubai |
|
| Elite Falcons |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Lisaili |
|
| Fleetwood United |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Jebel Ali |
Dubai Cods
|
| Hatta |
UAE Division One |
2 |
Hatta |
Tornados
|
| Irish |
UAE Division Three |
4 |
Dubai |
|
| HPC |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Hebiah, Dubai |
|
| Laval |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Qusais, Dubai |
|
| Al Qabila FC |
UAE Division Three[citation needed] |
4 |
Dubai |
|
| Royal |
UAE Division Two |
3 |
Al Khawaneej |
|
| Sporting Dubai |
UAE Division Three |
4 |
Dubai |
|
| Shabab Al Ahli |
UAE Pro League |
1 |
Deira, Dubai |
Red Knights
|
| TFA Dubai |
UAE Division Three |
4 |
Dubai |
|
