Season | 2014β15 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Ain (12th title) |
Relegated |
Ajman Al-Ittihad Kalba |
2016 AFC Champions League |
Al-Ain Al-Jazira Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Al-Nasr |
2015β16 GCC Champions League |
Al-Wasl Baniyas |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 562 (3.09 per match) |
Average goals/game | 3.09 |
Top goalscorer |
Mirko VuΔiniΔ (25 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Al Ain 7β1
Ajman (13 February 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Fujairah 0β7
Baniyas (30 November 2014) |
Highest scoring |
Al Ain 7β1
Ajman (13 February 2015) |
Longest winning run | Al Jazira (5 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al Ain (12 matches) |
Longest winless run | Ajman (14 matches) |
Longest losing run | Kalba (9 matches) |
Highest attendance | 19,790 Al-Jazira vs. Al Wahda |
Lowest attendance | 182 Ajman vs. Emirates |
Average attendance | 2,529 |
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2013β14
2015β16 β |
The 2014β15 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 40th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al Ahli as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time since the 2008β09 campaign.
The league was started on 15 September 2014 and was concluded on 15 May 2015. [2]
Al Shaab and Dubai Club were relegated to the second tier being replaced by Ittihad Kalba and Fujairah who were both relegated in the 2012β13 campaign. [3]
Team | Home city | Emirate | Manager | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman | Manuel Cajuda | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ahli | Dubai | Dubai | Cosmin OlΔroiu | Rashed Stadium | 9,415 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | Zlatko DaliΔ | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Abu Dhabi | Laurent Banide | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Eric Gerets | Al Jazira Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Dubai | Ivan JovanoviΔ | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,954 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Dubai | Caio JΓΊnior | Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 8,011 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 11,538 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Dubai | Gabriel Calderon | Zabeel Stadium | 8,411 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Luis GarcΓa Plaza | Baniyas Stadium | 9,047 |
Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | Paulo Comelli | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah | Ivan HaΕ‘ek | Fujairah Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Sharjah | Walid Obaid Al-Balooshi | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 3,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah | Paulo Bonamigo | Sharjah Stadium | 10,082 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jazira | Walter Zenga | Sacked [4] | Pre-season | 14 May 2014 | Eric Gerets [5] | 20 May 2014 |
Al Shabab | Marcos PaquetΓ‘ | Mutual consent | 23 May 2014 | Caio JΓΊnior [6] | 23 May 2014 | |
Baniyas | Adnan Hamad | 1 July 2014 | Luis GarcΓa Plaza [7] | 10 July 2014 | ||
Al Wasl | Jorginho | 13th | 1 October 2014 | Gabriel CalderΓ³n | 1 October 2014 | |
Ajman | Fathi Al-Jabal | Sacked | 13th | 25 January 2015 | Manuel Cajuda | 27 January 2015 |
Al Wahda | JosΓ© Peseiro [8] | 4th | 10 February 2015 | Sami Al Jaber | 16 February 2015 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Ain (C) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 60 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Al-Jazira | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 51 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
3 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 49 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round |
4 | Al-Wahda | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | |
5 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage [a] |
6 | Al-Wasl | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to the 2016 GCC Champions League |
7 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 38 | |
8 | Baniyas | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 35 | Qualification to the 2016 GCC Champions League |
9 | Fujairah | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 32 | |
10 | Emirates | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 30 | |
11 | Al-Dhafra | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 27 | |
12 | Sharjah | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 26 | |
13 | Ajman (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 15 | Relegation to the 2015β16 UAE Division 1 Group A |
14 | Ittihad Kalba (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 63 | −46 | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [9] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mirko VuΔiniΔ | Al Jazira | 25 |
2 | Ibrahima TourΓ© | Al Nasr | 18 |
3 | Wanderley | Sharjah | 17 |
4 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 16 |
4 | Caio | Al Wasl | 16 |
4 | FΓ‘bio Lima | Al Wasl | 16 |
5 | SebastiΓ‘n TagliabuΓ© | Wahda | 15 |
6 | Γderson | Al Wasl | 14 |
7 | Asamoah Gyan | Al Ain | 13 |
8 | Makhete Diop | Dhafra | 12 |
9 | Henrique Luvannor | Al Shabab | 11 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mirko VuΔiniΔ | Al Jazira | Emirates | 3β0 [10] | 25 September 2014 |
Ahmed Khalil | Al Ahli | Al Jazira | 4β2 | 18 October 2014 |
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Ajman | 3β1 | 4 February 2015 |
Asamoah Gyan | Al Ain | Fujairah | 3β0 | 28 February 2015 |
Season | 2014β15 |
---|---|
Champions | Al-Ain (12th title) |
Relegated |
Ajman Al-Ittihad Kalba |
2016 AFC Champions League |
Al-Ain Al-Jazira Al-Shabab Al-Arabi Al-Nasr |
2015β16 GCC Champions League |
Al-Wasl Baniyas |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 562 (3.09 per match) |
Average goals/game | 3.09 |
Top goalscorer |
Mirko VuΔiniΔ (25 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Al Ain 7β1
Ajman (13 February 2015) |
Biggest away win |
Fujairah 0β7
Baniyas (30 November 2014) |
Highest scoring |
Al Ain 7β1
Ajman (13 February 2015) |
Longest winning run | Al Jazira (5 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run | Al Ain (12 matches) |
Longest winless run | Ajman (14 matches) |
Longest losing run | Kalba (9 matches) |
Highest attendance | 19,790 Al-Jazira vs. Al Wahda |
Lowest attendance | 182 Ajman vs. Emirates |
Average attendance | 2,529 |
β
2013β14
2015β16 β |
The 2014β15 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, [1] was the 40th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al Ahli as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time since the 2008β09 campaign.
The league was started on 15 September 2014 and was concluded on 15 May 2015. [2]
Al Shaab and Dubai Club were relegated to the second tier being replaced by Ittihad Kalba and Fujairah who were both relegated in the 2012β13 campaign. [3]
Team | Home city | Emirate | Manager | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman | Manuel Cajuda | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ahli | Dubai | Dubai | Cosmin OlΔroiu | Rashed Stadium | 9,415 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | Zlatko DaliΔ | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
Al Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Abu Dhabi | Laurent Banide | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Eric Gerets | Al Jazira Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Dubai | Ivan JovanoviΔ | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,954 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Dubai | Caio JΓΊnior | Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 8,011 |
Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 11,538 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Dubai | Gabriel Calderon | Zabeel Stadium | 8,411 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Luis GarcΓa Plaza | Baniyas Stadium | 9,047 |
Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | Paulo Comelli | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah | Ivan HaΕ‘ek | Fujairah Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Ittihad Kalba | Kalba | Sharjah | Walid Obaid Al-Balooshi | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 3,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah | Paulo Bonamigo | Sharjah Stadium | 10,082 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Jazira | Walter Zenga | Sacked [4] | Pre-season | 14 May 2014 | Eric Gerets [5] | 20 May 2014 |
Al Shabab | Marcos PaquetΓ‘ | Mutual consent | 23 May 2014 | Caio JΓΊnior [6] | 23 May 2014 | |
Baniyas | Adnan Hamad | 1 July 2014 | Luis GarcΓa Plaza [7] | 10 July 2014 | ||
Al Wasl | Jorginho | 13th | 1 October 2014 | Gabriel CalderΓ³n | 1 October 2014 | |
Ajman | Fathi Al-Jabal | Sacked | 13th | 25 January 2015 | Manuel Cajuda | 27 January 2015 |
Al Wahda | JosΓ© Peseiro [8] | 4th | 10 February 2015 | Sami Al Jaber | 16 February 2015 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Ain (C) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 60 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Al-Jazira | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 51 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
3 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 49 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round |
4 | Al-Wahda | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 47 | |
5 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage [a] |
6 | Al-Wasl | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 39 | Qualification to the 2016 GCC Champions League |
7 | Al-Ahli | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 38 | |
8 | Baniyas | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 35 | Qualification to the 2016 GCC Champions League |
9 | Fujairah | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 32 | |
10 | Emirates | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 30 | |
11 | Al-Dhafra | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 27 | |
12 | Sharjah | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 26 | |
13 | Ajman (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 15 | Relegation to the 2015β16 UAE Division 1 Group A |
14 | Ittihad Kalba (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 63 | −46 | 10 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [9] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mirko VuΔiniΔ | Al Jazira | 25 |
2 | Ibrahima TourΓ© | Al Nasr | 18 |
3 | Wanderley | Sharjah | 17 |
4 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 16 |
4 | Caio | Al Wasl | 16 |
4 | FΓ‘bio Lima | Al Wasl | 16 |
5 | SebastiΓ‘n TagliabuΓ© | Wahda | 15 |
6 | Γderson | Al Wasl | 14 |
7 | Asamoah Gyan | Al Ain | 13 |
8 | Makhete Diop | Dhafra | 12 |
9 | Henrique Luvannor | Al Shabab | 11 |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mirko VuΔiniΔ | Al Jazira | Emirates | 3β0 [10] | 25 September 2014 |
Ahmed Khalil | Al Ahli | Al Jazira | 4β2 | 18 October 2014 |
Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | Ajman | 3β1 | 4 February 2015 |
Asamoah Gyan | Al Ain | Fujairah | 3β0 | 28 February 2015 |