# 2022–23 UAE Division 2

2022–23 UAE Division Two was the fourth season of the third tier Emirati football league. This season had only ten participants due to Liwa and Atletico Arabia's withdrawal. After a decisive victory against Al Hilal, Gulf United won the league title and secured promotion to the UAE First Division League with Dubai United also securing promotion after a 2–0 win against Fleetwood United.

## Stadia and locations
### Clubs

| Club | Home city |
| Al Hilal | Al Lisaili |
| Al Ittifaq | Dubai (Al Mamzar) |
| Al Mooj | Al Jazirah Al Hamra |
| Dubai United | Dubai (Jumeirah) |
| Fleetwood United | Jebel Ali |
| Gulf United | Dubai (Al Jaddaf) |
| HPC | Dubai (Al Hebiah) |
| Laval | Dubai (Al Qusais) |
| Regional | Abu Dhabi |
| United Sport | Al Ain |

### Venues

| Stadium | Capacity | Team(s) |
| Al Hamriyah Stadium | 5,000 | Al Hilal Fleetwood United |
| Al Mazmar Pitch 1 | 1,000 | Gulf United |
| As-hab Al-Himam Stadium | 1,000 | United Sport |
| Baniyas Stadium | 9,000 | Al Mooj |
| Dubai Sports Pitch 2 | 1,000 | Dubai United Fleetwood United HPC |
| North London School | 550 | Al Ittifaq |
| People of Determination Stadium | 500 | Gulf United Laval |
| Sheikh Zayed Sub Pitch 1 | 2,000 | Regional |
| Shooting Club Pitch | 600 | Fleetwood United |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Gulf United (C, P) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 40 | Promotion to the UAE First Division League |
| 2 | Dubai United (P) | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 40 | Promotion to the UAE First Division League |
| 3 | Fleetwood United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 35 | |
| 4 | United Sport | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
| 5 | HPC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
| 6 | Regional | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 22 | |
| 7 | Al Mooj | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 19 | |
| 8 | Al Hilal | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 16 | |
| 9 | Laval | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 15 | |
| 10 | Al Ittifaq | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Gulf United are ahead of Dubai United on head-to-head points: Gulf United 4, Dubai United 1.
* 1 2 United Sport are ahead of HPC on head-to-head points: United Sport 4, HPC 1.

## Results

| Home \ Away | HIL | ITT | MOJ | DUN | FWU | GFU | HPC | LVL | RSP | UNA |
| Al Hilal | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Al Ittifaq | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 |
| Al Mooj | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Dubai United | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 |
| Fleetwood United | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Gulf United | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| HPC | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Laval | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | | 2–4 | 0–0 |
| Regional | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | | 1–3 |
| United Sport | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top Scorers

As of 25 March 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Pape Gueye | Dubai United | 14 |
| 2 | Richard Peniket | Gulf United | 11 |
| 3 | Abdalla Abbakar | Al Hilal | 8 |
| 3 | Haitham Ahmad | Regional | 8 |
| 5 | Ahmed Salem | Regional | 7 |
| 5 | Kyle Ross | Fleetwood United | 7 |
| 7 | Adam Sayed | Al Ittifaq | 6 |
| 7 | Hussein Hawi | HPC | 6 |
| 7 | Jamal Bartley | Gulf United | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Sottie | Regional | 6 |

## Number of teams by Emirates

| | Emirate | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Dubai | 7 | Al Hilal, Al Ittifaq, Dubai United, Fleetwood United, Gulf United, HPC and Laval |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 2 | Regional and United Sport |
| 3 | Ras Al Khaimah | 1 | Al Mooj |