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| Country | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Sport | Association football |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | United Arab Emirates Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Top division | Pro League |
| Second division | First Division League |
| Cup competition | |
| Association football in the United Arab Emirates | |
This is the setup of theassociation football league system in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The tables below show the makeup of the system. The UAE Pro League sits at the top of the pyramid and two teams get promoted/relegated between the UAEPL and Division 1. UAE First Division League is the 2nd tier of the league system, below there are UAE Second and Third Division Leagues.[1]
| Level | League | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional League | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UAE Pro League 14 clubs in one national division[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UAE First Division League 17 clubs in one national division[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UAE Second Division League 14 clubs in one national division[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Professional Leagues | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAE Third Division League 18 clubs in one national division[5] | |||||||||||||||||
UAE FA Website:https://www.uaefa.ae/en
| National teams | ||
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| League system | ||
| Domestic cups |
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| International Competitions | ||
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