2018–19 UAE Division 1

2018–19 UAE Division one (stylized as UAE Division 1) was the 43rd Division one season. Team changes for the season include Al Taawon who joined the league to replace Ras Al Khaimah who withdrew due to financial reasons, while Hatta was relegated from the UAE Pro League last year and the top 3 teams of last year's season (Baniyas, Kalba and Fujairah), were all promoted to the Pro League.

UAE Division One
Season2018–19
ChampionsKhor Fakkan (6th title)
PromotedKhor Fakkan
Hatta
Matches played82
Goals scored212 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerVinícius Lopes (16 goals)
Biggest home winHatta 4–0 Masafi
Biggest away winMasafi 0–6 Al Arabi (8 March 2019)
Highest scoringAl Arabi 2–6 Hatta (14 December 2018)
Longest winning runHatta (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runHatta (12 games)
Longest winless runMasfut (10 games)
Longest losing runMasfut (6 games)

Team changes

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To Division 1

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Relegated from UAE Pro League

Rejoined after withdrawal

From Division 1

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Promoted to UAE Pro League

Teams that withdrew

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Khor Fakkan Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 4,373
Al Taawon Al Jeer Mohammed Bin Saud Al Qasimi Stadium 2,000
FC Dhaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al Sharqi Stadium 3,000
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al Hisn Stadium 700
Hatta Hatta Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium 5,000
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000

Number of teams by Emirates

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Emirate Number of teams Teams
1   Sharjah 4 Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Khor Fakkan
2   Ras Al Khaimah 2 Al Taawon, Masafi
3   Umm Al Quwain 1 Al Arabi
  Fujairah Al Urooba
  Dubai Hatta
  Ajman Masfut

Personnel and kits

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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Al Arabi   Predrag Stilinović   Brahima Diakite Nike Al Futaim[1]
Al Hamriyah   Mohamed Ismail   Khairi Khalfan Nike Sharjah Beach Resort
Khor Fakkan   Abdulwahab Abdulkadir   Saif Mohammed Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Al Taawon   Tarek Hadhiri   David Unknown Unknown
Al Dhaid   Mohammed Saeed   Salem Al-Qaidi uhlsport uhlsport
Al Urooba   Ghazi Ghrairi   Hassan Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Dibba Al-Hisn   Fathy Mohamed   Salem Al-Nuaimi uhlsport Chips Oman
Hatta   Walid Obaid   Mahmoud Hassan Macron Macron
Masafi   Brahim Boufoud   Abdulla Al-Shahyari Adidas Al Futaim[1]
Masfut   Badr Abdulrahman   Salem Khamis Nike Masdar

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Manner of departure Pos. Incoming manager Date of appointment
Khor Fakkan   Badir Ahmed Al Hammadi 2 February 2019 End of Contract 2nd   Abdulwahab Abdulkadir 3 February 2019
Al Urooba   Sérgio Alexandre 1st   Ghazi Ghrairi
Dibba Al-Hisn   Badr Abdulhraman 7th   Fathy Mohamed
Al Arabi   Jamal Ali 11th   Predrag Stilinović
Al Dhaid   Walid Obaid Sacked 12th   Mohammed Saeed
Al Taawon   Abderrazak Amrani 8 March 2019 11th   Tarek Hadhiri 9 March 2019
Hatta   Nenad Vanić 22 March 2019 5th   Walid Obaid 23 March 2019
Al Hamriyah   Sulaiman Hasan 7 April 2019 Resigned 3rd   Mohamed Ismail 8 April 2019

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Former Players
Al-Arabi   Mohamed Mahmoud   Brahima Diakité   Mihai Costea
Al-Hamriyah   Tomas Bastos   Hugo López
Al-Taawon   David   Alassane Diomandé
Al-Urooba   Adeílson   Kwame Karikari   Francisco Torres
Dibba Al-Hisn   Vinícius Lopes   Ahmed Dhabaan
FC Dhaid   Alexandre Matão   Mohamed Al-Marbuii   Camaldine Abraw
Hatta   Gilmar   Luan Santos
Khor Fakkan   Rodrigo   Miro Slavov   Marcus Vinícius
Masafi   Simon Feindouno   Yally Fall Guène
Masfut   Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro   Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Khor Fakkan (C, P) 18 12 2 4 26 12 +14 38 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Hatta (P) 18 11 4 3 34 14 +20 37[a]
3 Al Urooba 18 11 4 3 27 16 +11 37[a]
4 Al Hamriyah 18 9 5 4 29 16 +13 32
5 Dibba Al Hisn 18 8 5 5 29 26 +3 29
6 Masafi 18 7 4 7 20 35 −15 25
7 Al Dhaid 18 6 3 9 24 23 +1 21
8 Al Arabi 18 5 1 12 22 36 −14 16
9 Al Taawon 18 4 2 12 21 35 −14 14
10 Masfut 18 1 2 15 11 25 −14 5
Updated to match(es) played on 2019. Source: http://www.uaefa.ae/#/en/competition/1121
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hatta are ahead of Al Urooba on head-to-head points: Al Urooba 2–1 Hatta, Hatta 3–1 Al Urooba.

Results

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Home \ Away ARB HAM TAW URO DAH DHD KHF HAT MSF MST
Al Arabi 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–6 2–3 2–1
Al Hamriyah 3–1 5–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1
Al Taawon 5–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
Al Urooba 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Dibba Al Hisn 3–1 1–1 3–3 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–5 4–1 1–0
Dhaid 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 3–0
Khor Fakkan 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–3
Hatta 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Masafi 0–6 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
Masfut 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–3 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 2019. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ a b "UAE Football Association:". Uaefa.ae. Retrieved 6 March 2023.