2009–10 UAE Pro League

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The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.

UAE Football League
Season2009–10
ChampionsAl-Wahda
RelegatedAjman Club
Emirates Club
Matches played82
Goals scored306 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerJosé Sand (23)
Biggest home winAl Ain 5–1 Ahli Dubai (8 Feb 2010)
Biggest away winBani Yas 1–6 Al Ain (10 Jan 2010)
Highest scoringAl Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010)

This was the second professional season in the history of the country.

Ahli Dubai were defending champions from the 2008–09 campaign.

Al Khaleej and Al-Shaab were relegated from the previous season.

Bani Yas Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Second Division.

The winners of the league qualified for the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.

Members clubs

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Club Coach City Stadium 2008–2009 season Notes
Al-Ahli   Ioan Andone Dubai Rashed Stadium 2008–09 UAE Pro-League Champions AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Jazira   Abel Braga Abu Dhabi Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium 2nd in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Ain   Winfried Schäfer Al Ain Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium 3rd in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League AFC Champions League 2010 Qualifier
Al-Wahda   Josef Hickersberger Abu Dhabi Al-Nahyan Stadium 4th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League AFC Champions League 2010 Playoff Qualifier
Al-Shabab   Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Dubai Al Maktoum Stadium 5th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier
Al-Wasl   Alexandre Guimarães[1] Dubai Zabeel Stadium 6th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League Gulf Club Champions Cup 2009 Qualifier
Al-Nasr   Frank Pagelsdorf Dubai Al-Maktoum Stadium 7th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Al-Dhafra   Laurent Banide Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium 8th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Ajman   Zé Mário Ajman Ajman Stadium 9th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Sharjah   Manuel Cajuda Sharjah Sharjah Stadium 10th in 2008–09 UAE Pro-League
Baniyas   Faouzi Benzarti Bani Yas Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Promoted
Emirates   Ebrahim Ghasempour Ras al-Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium Promoted

Stadia and locations

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Dubai
 
Abu Dhabi
 
Al Ain
 
Madinat Zayed
 
Ajman
 
Sharjah
 
Bani Yas
 
Ras al-Khaimah
Locations of teams in the 2009-10 UAE Premier League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Ahli Dubai Rashed Stadium
Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Al-Ain Al Ain Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi Al-Nahyan Stadium
Al-Shabab Dubai Al Maktoum Stadium
Al-Wasl Dubai Zabeel Stadium
Al-Nasr Dubai Al-Maktoum Stadium
Al-Dhafra Madinat Zayed Al Dhafra Stadium
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Stadium
Baniyas Bani Yas Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Emirates Ras al-Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium

Managerial changes

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Pre-season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Sharjah   Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Short-term contract   Manuel Cajuda

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Al-Shabab   Toninho Cerezo Sacked 29 October 2009[2]   Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader 29 October 2009 11th
Ajman   Zé Mário Sacked 25 October 2009   Ghazi Ghrairi 25 October 2009 12th
Al-Ahli   Ioan Andone Sacked 2 November 2009 [3]   Mahdi Ali 2 November 2009 10th
Al-Ain   Winfried Schäfer Sacked 2 December 2009 [4][5]   Rasheed Mahmoud (caretaker) 2 December 2009 3rd
Emirates   Ebrahim Ghasempour Sacked   Eid Baroot
Al-Shabab   Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader Sacked   Paulo Bonamigo
Al-Ahli   Mahdi Ali Sacked [6]   Nour el Din
Al-Ahli   Nour el Din Sacked [6]   Henk ten Cate
Al-Ahli   Henk ten Cate Resigned [7]
Al-Ain   Toninho Cerezo Sacked (poor ACL performances) [8]   Abdulhameed al Mishtiki (caretaker)

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Ajman   Boris Kabi   Tarik Sektioui   Mohamed Kader   Hussain Al-Hadhri   Javad Kazemian
  Mohamed Amine Najmi
Al-Ahli   Baré   Clederson   Hosny Abd Rabo   Mehrzad Madanchi
Al-Ain   José Sand   Jorge Valdivia   Emerson Sheik   Lee Ho
Al-Dhafra   Mehdi Méniri   Toufik Zerara   Abass Lawal   Mohamed Salmeen   Arthuro
  Mohamed Kader
Al-Jazira   Márcio Rozário   Antonin Koutouan   Ibrahim Diaky   Michael Beauchamp   Ricardo Oliveira
Al-Nasr   Carlos Tenorio   Ali Boussaboun   Ionuț Rada   Mohammad Nosrati   Anouar Diba
Al-Shabab   Pedrão   Renato Abreu   Carlos Villanueva   Hussain Ali Baba
Sharjah   Éder Gaúcho   Marcelinho   Rafael Lima   Maziar Zare   Mustafa Karim
Al-Wahda   Fernando Baiano   Magrão   Pinga   Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani
Al-Wasl   Alexandre Oliveira   Élton Arábia   Soufiane Alloudi   Mohammed Al-Balushi   Douglas
  Valdomiro
  Blas Pérez
Baniyas   Modibo Kane Diarra   André Senghor
Emirates   Karim Kerkar   Hassan Taïr   Nabil Daoudi   Javad Kazemian   Maziar Zare

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Wahda (C) 22 19 1 2 42 15 +27 58 2010 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage and 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Al-Jazira 22 15 6 1 48 26 +22 51 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[b]
3 Al-Ain 22 14 3 5 57 29 +28 45 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Baniyas 22 10 6 6 44 37 +7 36
5 Al-Wasl 22 8 5 9 41 40 +1 29
6 Sharjah 22 7 7 8 37 36 +1 28
7 Al-Shabab 22 8 4 10 35 44 −9 28 2011 Gulf Club Champions Cup
8 Al-Ahli 22 7 5 10 42 43 −1 26
9 Al-Dhafra 22 7 5 10 47 55 −8 26
10 Al-Nasr 22 7 2 13 37 49 −12 23
11 Emirates (R) 22 4 2 16 37 57 −20 14 Relegation
12 Ajman (R) 22 2 2 18 29 68 −39 8
Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.
  2. ^ Emirates Club, which played in the UAE Division 1 Group A, also secured 2011 AFC Champions League group stage qualification by winning the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup.


 UAE League 2009–10 winners 
Al-Wahda
4th title

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away ALI AIN AJM JAZ NAS SHA WAH WAS YAS DHA EMI SHR
Al-Ahli 1–5 8–0 2–4 4–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 4–4 2–1 1–1
Al-Ain 5–1 3–2 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 5–3 2–1
Ajman 0–3 4–5 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–5 5–4 2–4 4–1 1–3 1–4
Al-Jazira 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–3 2–2 3–2 1–1
Al-Nasr 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–5 3–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 4–1 1–4
Al-Shabab 3–1 2–5 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1
Al-Wahda 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0
Al-Wasl 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–0 5–0 0–2
Baniyas 1–0 1–6 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–3
Al-Dhafra 5–4 2–1 4–2 0–2 4–6 2–3 1–2 2–3 0–1 4–3 1–1
Emirates 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–5 1–2 2–3 3–2
Sharjah 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–4 2–1 1–2 0–3 4–2 0–1 1–5 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2010. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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24 goals
18 goals
15 goals
14 goals
13 goals
12 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Discipline

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Red Card Stats

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  •   Total red cards: 21 Card
Player Nationality Club
Ahmed Ali   United Arab Emirates   Ajman
Kadem Ali   United Arab Emirates   Al-Nasr
Yousef Mousa   United Arab Emirates   Emirates
Yaser Salem   United Arab Emirates   Al-Wasl
Majed Naser   United Arab Emirates   Al-Wasl
Carlos Villanueva   Chile   Al-Shabbab
  United Arab Emirates   Al-Sharjah
Abdallah Darwish   United Arab Emirates   Al-Shabbab
Knith Akojbado   Nigeria   Al Dhafra
Esam Dahi   United Arab Emirates   Al-Shabbab
Redha Abdulhadi   United Arab Emirates   Ajman
Hassan Zahran   United Arab Emirates   Bani Yas
  United Arab Emirates   Emirates
Kadem Ali   United Arab Emirates   Al-Nasr
Hassan Ali   United Arab Emirates   Al-Ahli
Mahboob Juma   United Arab Emirates   Ajman
Musallam Ahmed   United Arab Emirates   Emirates
Mohamed Amine Najmi   Morocco   Ajman
Hassan Zahran   United Arab Emirates   Bani Yas
Ali Mohamed   United Arab Emirates   Emirates
Mohammed Al Balushi   Oman   Al Wasl

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A daunting task ahead for Guimaraes at Wasl". TheNational. 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Al-Shabab Club sack Brazilian coach Cerezo of poor results". Kooora.com. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Al-Ahli sack his coach". Emarat Alyoum.com. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  6. ^ a b Al Ahli appoint Dutch coach[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Ten Cate steps down after Sadd humiliation [permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Shabab, Al Ain boot out their coaches
  9. ^ a b "Ajman 2-4 Al-Dhafra". Goalzz.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  10. ^ "Al-Nasr 5-1 Al-Jazira". Super.ae. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ a b c "Bani Yas 1–6 Al Ain". 10 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Al Jazira 5-3 Bani Yas". 9 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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