The 2010–11 UAE Pro-League (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. This was the third Professional season in the history of the country. Al Wahda were defending champions from the 2009–10 campaign. Ajman and Emirates were relegated from the previous season. Dubai and Ittihad Kalba were promoted from the UAE First Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 26 August 2010 and ended on 9 June 2011.[5]
Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions | Al Jazira 1st title |
Relegated | Al Dhafra Ittihad Kalba |
Matches played | 126 |
Goals scored | 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 |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
After being runner-up for three consecutive seasons, Al Jazira secured their 1st Pro League title after beating Al Wasl 4–0 on 16 May 2011,[6] becoming the third club to achieve the double in country's history after Al Nasr in 1986 and Al Wasl in 2007.[7]
Teams
Ajman and Emirates were relegated to the second-level league after finishing in the bottom two in the 2009–10 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by second level champions Ittihad Kalba and runners up Dubai.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Adidas | Toshiba |
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Macron | First Gulf Bank |
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BURRDA | ADCO |
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Adidas | IPIC |
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Erreà | Emirates NBD |
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Erreà | emaratech |
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Nike | EMAL |
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Nike | Saif Belhasa Group of Companies |
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Erreà | Secure Project Management |
Dubai | ![]() |
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Umbro | N/A |
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Adidas | Gillett Group |
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N/A | Saif-Zone |
Managerial changes
Pre-season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al Ahli | ![]() |
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During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
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Al Dhafra | ![]() |
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Al Nasr | ![]() |
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Dubai | ![]() |
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Al Ain | ![]() |
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Al Nasr | ![]() |
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Al Ahli | ![]() |
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Al Wasl | ![]() |
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Al Sharjah | ![]() |
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Foreign players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former player(s) |
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League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 to UAE Division 2 Group A |
12 | Al-Dhafra (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Al-Jazira also won the 2010–11 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League.
Results
Home \ Away | ALI | AIN | ITT | JAZ | NAS | SHA | WAH | WAS | YAS | DHA | DUB | SHR |
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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 |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goal(s) |
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Baniyas | 18 |
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Sharjah | 12 |
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Al Jazira | 11 |
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Al Dhafra | ||
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Al Shabab | 10 |
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Al Nasr | ||
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Al Wasl | ||
11 | ![]() |
Al Wahda | 9 |
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Al Jazira | ||
13 | ![]() |
Dubai | 8 |
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Al Ain |
Source: Etisalat Pro-League – Top goalscorers[permanent dead link]
Last updated:2 June 2011
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Abass Lawal for Al Dhafra against Al Ahli, 35 minutes and 19 seconds (27 August 2010).[22]
- First penalty kick of the season: 56 minutes and 44 seconds –
Marcelinho (scored) for Al Sharjah against Al Jazira (2 September 2010).[23]
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes –
Hugo for Al Wahda against Al Shabab (27 October 2010).[24]
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes and 47 seconds –
Jumaa Abdullah for Al Jazira against Al Wasl (16 May 2011).[25]
- Widest winning margin: 6 Goals
- Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals
- Most goals in a match by one player: 3 goals
André Senghor for Bani Yas against Ittihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]
Boris Kabi for Al Dhafra against Al Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]
Ismail Matar for Al Wahda against Ittihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]
- Hat-tricks of the season:
André Senghor for Bani Yas against Ittihad Kalba (26 September 2010)[26]
Boris Kabi for Al Dhafra against Al Wahda (23 December 2010)[27]
Ismail Matar for Al Wahda against Ittihad Kalba (19 February 2011)[28]
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season:
Fabio Cannavaro for Al Ahli against Al Dhafra, 9 minutes (27 August 2010).[22]
- First red card of the season:
Darwish Ahmed for Al Wasl against Al Ahli, 90 minutes (1 September 2010).[29]
- Card given at latest point in a game:
Abdallah Ahmed (yellow) at 90+3 for Al Nasr against Al Dhafra (28 May 2011).[30]
Source: Yellow Cards[permanent dead link], Red Cards[permanent dead link]
Last updated: 2 June 2011
Average attendance
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See also
References
External links
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