Season 2012–13 Gulf Champions League Al-Shabab
Al-Nasr Champion Al Ain FC Goals scored 330 | Champions Al Ain FC Dates 23 Sep 2012 – 29 May 2013 Location United Arab Emirates Matches played 90 | |
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Champions League Al-Ahli
Al-Jazira
Al-Ain
Baniyas Top goalscorer Asamoah Gyan (30 goals) Highest attendance 19,756 [Al-Jazira vs. Al-Ain] Relegated Al-Fujairah SC, Al-Ittihad Kalba SC People also search for 2011–12 UAE Pro-League | ||
The UAE Pro-League (known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons) is the premier league in United Arab Emirates. It will be the 38th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fifth Professional season.
Contents
It will be contested by 14 teams due to an expansion in the league system.
Al Ain are the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Pro-League season.
On Thursday, 18 April 2013, Al Ain won their match against Dubai which guarantees them as winners of the 2012–13 Pro-League.
They will receive their trophy on their last match against Al Nasr on Saturday, 25 May 2013.
Promotion
In June 2012 the UAE FA announced that the league would expand to 14 clubs The two teams that came in the bottom two of the previous campaign – Al Sharjah and Emirates Club – would enter a promotion/relegaton series with the teams that came third and fourth in the second level – Al Dhafra and Al Shaab Sharjah.
This two sides would join Ittihad Kalba and Dubba Al Fujairah who came in the top two in the second division.
Promotion/Relegation Play-offs
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2012–13 campaign.
League table
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.