Country UAE Number of teams 12 (2016/2017) Current champions 2015/16: Hatta | Confederation AFC Level on pyramid 2 | |
UAE Division 1 الدرجة الأولى is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.
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As of 2016/17 the league features 12 sides who play each once for a total of 11 games each. The top two sides gain promotion to the Pro-League, there is no longer relegation as the UAE Division One Group B League stopped playing in 2012.
League table
Updated to games played on 27 March 2017.
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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.
Current teams (2016/2017)
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