| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Jazira (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Baniyas Kalba |
| 2018 AFC Champions League | Al-Jazira Al-Wahda Al-Wasl Al-Ain |
| 2017 FIFA Club World Cup | Al-Jazira |
| Matches | 364 |
| Goals | 573 (1.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (33 Goals)Ali Mabkhout |
| Biggest home win | Al-Wasl 8–0Dibba (8 December 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Sharjah 1–7Al-Wahda (2 November 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Shabab 3–7Al-Jazira (3 December 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 8 MatchesAl-Jazira |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 MatchesAl-Ain |
| Longest winless run | 11 MatchesEmirates |
| Longest losing run | 7 MatchesBaniyas |
| Highest attendance | Al-Ain 1–1Al-Ahli (22,546) |
| Lowest attendance | Hatta 0–1Al-Dhafra (450) |
2017–18 → | |
The2016–17UAE Pro League (also known asArabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons) was the 42nd season of top-level football in theUnited Arab Emirates.Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season.Al-Jazira won its second title on 29 April 2017 after defeatingHatta 5-0.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Assistant coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | Nike | Skydive Dubai | |||
| Al-Ain | Nike | First Gulf Bank | |||
| Al-Dhafra | Adidas | ||||
| Al-Jazira | Nike | IPIC | |||
| Al-Nasr | Adidas | Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Emirates NBD DP World | |||
| Al-Shabab | Umbro | Al-Naboodah | |||
| Sharjah | Adidas | SAIF Zone | |||
| Al-Wahda | Adidas | Al-Wahda Mall | |||
| Al-Wasl | Macron | Saif Belhasa Holding | |||
| Baniyas | Adidas | Saaed Secure Engineering | |||
| Dibba | uhlsport | ||||
| Emirates | uhlsport | ||||
| Hatta | Adidas | ||||
| Kalba | Errea |
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player fromAFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
^1Caio Canedo hasEast Timorese citizenship and was counted as Asian player.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab | 8 May 2016 | End of contract | Pre-season | 11 May 2016[20] | ||
| Sharjah | 13 May 2016 | 27 July 2016[21] | ||||
| Al-Wasl | 25 May 2016[22] | Sacked | 6 June 2016[23] | |||
| Baniyas | 5 June 2016[24] | Mutual consent | ||||
| Dibba | 22 June 2016[25] | Signed byEmirates | 29 June 2016[26] | |||
| Emirates | 31 May 2016[27] | Mutual consent | 22 June 2016 | |||
| Kalba | 28 Aug 2016 | 28 Aug 2016 | ||||
| Baniyas | 22 October 2016 | Sacked | 12th | 23 October 2016 | ||
| Al-Nasr | 31 October 2016 | 8th | 31 October 2016 | |||
| Sharjah | 1 January 2017[28] | Mutual consent | 10th | 2 January 2017[29] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Jazira(C) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 68 | Qualification to the2017 FIFA Club World Cup and2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al Wasl | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 57 | Qualification to the2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 56 | |
| 4 | Al Ain | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 55 | Qualification to the2018 AFC Champions League play-off round[30] |
| 5 | Al Wahda | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to the2018 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 36 | |
| 7 | Al Dhafra | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al Shabab | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 30 | |
| 9 | Sharjah | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hatta | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 47 | −23 | 25 | |
| 11 | Emirates | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 20 | |
| 12 | Dibba | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 20 | |
| 13 | Kalba(R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 19 | Relegation to theUAE Division One |
| 14 | Baniyas(R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | ALI | AIN | DHA | JAZ | NAS | SHA | WAH | WAS | YAS | EMI | DAF | HAT | KAL | SHR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al Ain | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al Dhafra | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al Jazira | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Al Nasr | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al Shabab | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–7 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| Al Wahda | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Al Wasl | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Baniyas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Emirates | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | |
| Dibba Al-Fujairah | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hatta | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Kalba | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sharjah | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Jazira | 33 | |
| 2 | Al-Wasl | 25 | |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 21 | |
| 4 | Al-Wahda | 19 | |
| 5 | Al-Wasl | 14 | |
| 6 | Emirates | 13 | |
| 7 | Al-Ahli | 12 |
Source:agleague.ae
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