| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Jazira 1st title |
| Relegated | Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
| Matches | 126 |
| Goals | 425 (3.37 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | André Senghor (16) |
| Biggest home win | Al Wahda 6–1 Sharjah (15 May 2011)[1] Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Sharjah 3–5 Baniyas (13 December 2010)[3][4] |
| Highest scoring | Dubai 6–4 Al Dhafra (20 May 2011)[2] |
| Highest attendance | 36,241 Al Jazira –Dubai |
| Average attendance | 3,240 |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 UAE Pro League (known asEtisalatPro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in theUnited Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country.Al Wahda were defending champions from the2009–10 campaign.Ajman andEmirates were relegated fromthe previous season.Dubai andIttihad Kalba were promoted from theUAE 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 beatingAl Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011,[6] becoming the third club to achieve thedouble in country's history afterAl Nasr in 1986 andAl Wasl in 2007.[7]
Ajman andEmirates were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by second level championsIttihad Kalba and runners upDubai.
| 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 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ain |  Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki (caretaker) | Appointed on permanent role[8] | Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki |
| Al Wasl |  Alexandre Guimarães | Contract not renewed[9] |  Sérgio Farias |
| Al Ahli |  Henk ten Cate | Resigned[10] |  David O'Leary |
| Al Wahda |  Josef Hickersberger | Contract not renewed[11] |  László Bölöni |
| 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 | Hélio dos Anjos | Sacked[16] | Eid Baroot (caretaker) |
| Dubai |  Ayman El Ramady | 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 |
| 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 toUAE Division 2 Group A |
| 12 | Al-Dhafra(R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
| 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 |
Source:Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[permanent dead link]
Last updated:2 June 2011
Abass Lawal forAl Dhafra againstAl Ahli, 35 minutes and 19 seconds (27 August 2010).[22]Marcelinho (scored) forAl Sharjah againstAl Jazira (2 September 2010).[23]Hugo forAl Wahda againstAl Shabab (27 October 2010).[24]Jumaa Abdullah forAl Jazira againstAl Wasl (16 May 2011).[25]
André Senghor forBani Yas againstIttihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]
Boris Kabi forAl Dhafra againstAl Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]Ismail Matar forAl Wahda againstIttihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]André Senghor forBani Yas againstIttihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]Boris Kabi forAl Dhafra againstAl Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]Ismail Matar forAl Wahda againstIttihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]Fabio Cannavaro forAl Ahli againstAl Dhafra, 9 minutes (27 August 2010).[22]Darwish Ahmed forAl Wasl againstAl Ahli, 90 minutes (1 September 2010).[29]Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 forAl Nasr againstAl Dhafra (28 May 2011).[30]
| Rank | Team | Games |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| # | 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 |
