UAE Pro League

Top division in Emirati football

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February 24 2025 Current ranking data shows UAE Pro League continuing its systematic approach to tracking club and league performance across regional competitions.
2024 United Arab Emirates secures 4th place in regional football league rankings, demonstrating consistent performance in both domestic league and cup competitions.
2024 The 50th edition of the UAE Pro League begins, with Al Wasl defending their championship title from the previous season.
2023 Shabab Al Ahli won the league championship, defeating Al Ain
2023 UAE Pro League maintains its performance tracking system, with the league participating in regional competitions including ACL Elite, ACL Two, and Challenge categories.
August 2023 Al Wasl wins the UAE Pro League title in the 2023-24 season, adding to its historic championship record.
2022 UAE Pro League continues its regional club performance ranking, with United Arab Emirates achieving 4th place in the regional standings.
August 2022 Al Ahli wins its most recent UAE Pro League title in the 2022-23 season, demonstrating continued competitive strength.
2021 Ali Mabkhout repeated his top scorer achievement with 25 goals for Al Jazira.
August 8 2021 Pro League signed a partnership deal with ADNOC worth 80 million AED, leading to the league being renamed to UAE's ADNOC Pro League from the 2021–22 season.
2019 League competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
August 2018 Sharjah wins their most recent UAE Pro League title in the 2018-19 season.
2017 Al Shaab football club is dissolved.
2017 Al Shabab and Dubai CSC merge to form Shabab Al Ahli.
2016 Ali Mabkhout of Al Jazira becomes the first UAE national to win the top scorer title with 33 goals.
2015 UAE Pro League ranking system begins tracking club performance points across multiple years with weighted coefficients.
2014 Fábio Lima joins Al Wasl in the UAE Pro League, becoming one of the top scorers with 30 goals during his tenure.
2013 Sebastián Tagliabúe starts playing in the UAE Pro League, eventually becoming the second all-time top scorer with 184 goals across multiple clubs including Al Wahda, Al Nasr, and Sharjah.
2013 League name changed from Etisalat Pro League to Arabian Gulf League, sparking controversy with Iran over the naming dispute.
2011 Asamoah Gyan joins the UAE Pro League, playing for Al-Ain and Al Ahli between 2011-2017, contributing to the league's international player profile.
August 2010 Al Jazira wins its first UAE Pro League title in the 2010-11 season, expanding the league's competitive landscape.

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