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

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

Rejoined after withdrawal

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Teams that withdrew

Stadia and locations
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
Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Sharjah 4 Al Hamriyah, FC 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

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
FC 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
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
FC 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

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al Urooba 18 11 4 3 27 16 +11 37[lower-alpha 1]
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 FC 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) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Hatta are ahead of Al Urooba on head-to-head points: Al Urooba 2–1 Hatta, Hatta 3–1 Al Urooba.

Results
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
FC 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:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. http://www.uaefa.ae/en/index.php?go=news&more=18011
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