Abbreviation PLC Type Sports association Region served United Arab Emirates | Formation February 2007 Headquarters Dubai, UAE Membership 20 football clubs | |
The UAE Pro League Committee (Arabic: لجنة دوري المحترفين), commonly known as PLC, is the organizing body of football leagues of the United Arab Emirates.
History
The Pro League Committee was established in February 2007, with a resolution issued by the UAE Football Association General Committee. It was originally initiated by Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the aim to set a committee to establish a professional league according to the AFC regulations.
In June 2008, the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare officially announced another formation under the name of “UAE Football League (UFL)”. Since the two bodies have the same job profile, the Pro League Committee (PLC) replaced the “UFL” according to the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare resolution approved in a meeting attended by all members in June 2011.
The committee receives supervision from the UAE Football Association, it organizes UAE Pro-League, Etisalat Cup, UAE Super Cup and Etisalat Reserve League (competed by the reserve teams of the Pro-league clubs). The PLC has all the commercial rights.