Division 1 is a league competition in the United Arab Emirates, with recorded coverage from the 2011 season through 2025. Use this page to follow live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons.
Upcoming matches, Division 1
Regular Season - 5
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- Regular Season - 5
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- Regular Season - 5
Gulf United
Al Jazira Al Hamra
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- Regular Season - 5
City
Al Arabi
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- Regular Season - 5
Dibba Al-Fujairah
Ittifaq
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- Regular Season - 5
Al Urooba
Emirates Club
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- Regular Season - 5
Al Fujairah SC
Dibba Al Hisn
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- Regular Season - 5
Al Bataeh
Al Hamriyah
Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium
Regular Season - 6
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- Regular Season - 6
Al Jazira Al Hamra
No H2HDibba Al-Fujairah
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- Regular Season - 6
Ittifaq
Al Thaid
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- Regular Season - 6
Al Arabi
Gulf United
Latest played matches, Division 1
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season - 3
Division 1 Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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| 1 |
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Al Arabi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | DWWW |
| 2 |
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Al Thaid | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | WWWD |
| 3 |
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Al Bataeh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | WLDW |
| 4 |
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Al Fujairah SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | LWLW |
| 5 |
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Al Urooba | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | DWDD |
| 6 |
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Dibba Al-Fujairah | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | LWW |
| 7 | Forte Virtus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | WLW | |
| 8 |
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Al Hamriyah | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 | WLWL |
| 9 | Palm City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 6 | WWLL | |
| 10 |
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City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | DWLL |
| 11 |
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Dibba Al Hisn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | LLW |
| 12 |
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Gulf United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 | WLL |
| 13 |
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Emirates Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | LLWL |
| 14 |
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Al Jazira Al Hamra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 2 | DLDL |
| 15 |
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Ittifaq | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LLDL |
Division 1 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
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Top assists 2026
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Division 1 teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Al Thaid | 14 |
| Al Urooba | 13 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | 13 |
| Al Arabi | 11 |
| Masafi | 11 |
| Masfut | 11 |
| Al Fujairah SC | 10 |
| Al Hamriyah | 10 |
| Hatta SC | 9 |
| Al Taawon | 9 |
| Dibba Al-Fujairah | 8 |
| Khorfakkan | 8 |
| Al Jazira Al Hamra | 7 |
| Emirates Club | 6 |
| Al Ramms | 5 |
| Al-Ittihad Kalba | 4 |
| Ras Al Khaima | 4 |
| City | 4 |
| Gulf Heroes | 4 |
| Al-Dhafra | 3 |
| Al Bataeh | 3 |
| Al Shaab | 3 |
| Dubai | 3 |
| Dubai United | 3 |
| Gulf United | 3 |
| Ajman | 2 |
| Al Khaleej Saihat | 2 |
| Al Dahra | 2 |
| Sharjah FC | 1 |
| Baniyas SC | 1 |
| Al Arabi | 1 |
| Baynounah SC | 1 |
| Fursan Hispania | 1 |
| Fleetwood United | 1 |
| Ittifaq | 1 |
Division 1 top scorer teams
Division 1 About
Division 1 is a league competition in the United Arab Emirates and forms part of the country’s national football pyramid beneath the UAE Pro League, the top professional division. Its central sporting purpose is to provide a competitive pathway for clubs seeking promotion to the highest level of Emirati football, while also giving established teams a route back into the top flight after relegation.
Role in the Emirati football pyramid
Division 1 operates within a promotion-and-relegation structure. The two highest-placed teams are promoted to the UAE Pro League, while the bottom two clubs in the top division are relegated into Division 1. This movement gives the competition a clear sporting consequence at both ends of the table: promotion offers access to the country’s premier stage, while relegated clubs attempt to return at the first opportunity.
The UAE Pro League is the country’s highest professional competition and is governed by the UAE Pro League under the umbrella of the UAE Football Association. It was established in 1973 and became officially professional in 2008. Division 1 consequently occupies an important position in the wider development of UAE football, linking the professional top tier with the clubs competing for advancement through the national system.
Access, standards and competitive progression
Promotion to the UAE Pro League is performance-based rather than determined by invitation. Clubs in Division 1 therefore compete for more than a league placing: the leading sides earn the opportunity to meet the sporting and organisational demands of the top division. Professional football in the UAE is supported by licensing requirements covering sporting operations, infrastructure, legal arrangements and financial standards, with criteria aligned to Asian Football Confederation principles.
The pyramid also creates a route for clubs with different competitive profiles. Ambitious sides can use Division 1 as a platform for progress, while relegated top-flight clubs bring experience and the objective of restoring their status. This combination helps make the division a significant part of the country’s football ecosystem rather than simply a reserve competition.
How the top-flight system works
The UAE Pro League provides the clearest established reference point for the structure surrounding Division 1. Its documented league format uses 14 clubs in a double round-robin schedule. Each team plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, producing 26 matches per side across the season. The competition uses the standard scoring system of three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
When teams finish level on points in the top division, rankings are settled first by head-to-head points, followed by head-to-head goal difference and head-to-head goals scored. Overall goal difference and total goals scored then follow, with disciplinary points also included in the published sequence. Regular league matches do not go to extra time; a match level after 90 minutes ends as a draw.
These rules should not be read as a definitive statement of every Division 1 regulation. Club numbers, fixture design and ranking criteria can be set separately for each competition and season. The defining feature confirmed for Division 1 is its position in the promotion-and-relegation pathway, rather than automatic adoption of the top flight’s precise match format.
Seasonal context and sporting stakes
UAE professional league seasons generally run from August or September through May, with evening kick-offs commonly used to suit the regional climate. For Division 1 clubs, the campaign is shaped by the pursuit of promotion, the need to maintain consistent form over a full league programme and the pressure of competing against sides with different levels of experience and resources.
Promotion into the UAE Pro League brings access to the country’s premier domestic competition and the opportunity to compete for major national honours. The top division’s champion also gains a route into Asian club competition, including the AFC Champions League pathway, subject to the applicable qualification and licensing arrangements. At the other end of the system, relegation adds urgency to every league campaign and ensures that Division 1 remains an integral part of the competitive structure.
Xtra-Stats records Division 1 across 15 seasons, from 2011 through 2025. This coverage provides a long-term view of the competition’s results and standings within the evolving UAE football pyramid, while its essential identity remains constant: a league in which clubs compete for promotion, recovery and continued status in the national game.