# 2017–18 UAE Division 1

2017–18 UAE Division 1 was the 42nd season of the UAE 1st Division.

## Team changes
### To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League
* Baniyas
* Kalba

### From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League
* Ajman
* Dubai

## Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al Arabi | Umm al Quwain | Umm al Quwain Stadium | 3,000 |
| Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Khaleej | Khor Fakkan | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | 2,880 |
| Masafi | Masafi | Masafi Stadium | 2,000 |
| Al Thaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | 500 |
| Al Urooba | Mirbah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | 8,000 |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | 9,570 |
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Stadium | 700 |
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 8,500 |
| Masfut | Masfut | Masfut Club Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah Stadium | 4,500 |

### Number of teams by Emirates

| Rank | Emirate | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Sharjah | 5 | Al Hamriyah, Al Khaleej, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Kalba |
| 2 | Fujairah | 2 | Al Urooba, Fujairah |
| 2 | Ras al-Khaimah | 2 | Masafi, Ras Al Khaimah |
| 3 | Umm al-Quwain | 1 | Al Arabi |
| 3 | Abu Dhabi | 1 | Baniyas |
| 3 | Ajman | 1 | Masfut |

## Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
| Al Arabi | Jamal Ali | Omar Wade | Nike | Al Futaim |
| Al Khaleej | Badr Al Hammadi | Ibrahim Almansoori | Adidas | Khor Fakkan Beach Resort |
| Al-Hamriyah | Sulaiman Al Blooshi | | Nike | Sharjah Beach Resort |
| Al Dhaid | Mohamed Al Tunaiji | Salem Musabbeh | uhlsport | uhlsport |
| Al-Urooba | Rodion Gačanin | Faisal Mohammed | uhlsport | Fujairah TV |
| Baniyas | Goran Tufegdzic | Yousif Jaber | Adidas | Secure Engineering |
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Guglielmo Arena | Humaid Abbas | uhlsport | Chips Oman |
| Fujairah | Diego Maradona | Ahmed Meadhad | Adidas | Al Khaleej Times |
| Kalba | Jorvan Vieira | | Errea | Errea |
| Masafi | Brahim Boufoud | Mohammed Ahli | Adidas | Al Futaim |
| Masfut | Walid Obaid | Fatrie Sakhi | Nike | Masdar |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Luiz Antônio Zaluar | Omar Abdulaziz | Nike | Al Aswaq |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former Players |
| Al-Arabi | Brahima Diakité | Cedric Fein | Rafael Porcellis |
| Al-Dhaid | Bouchaib Soufiani | Papa Waigo | Ademir |
| Al-Hamriyah | Marcus Vinícius | Kamel Chafni | Igor Carneiro |
| Al-Khaleej | Munther Abu Amarah | Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda | – |
| Al-Urooba | Ricardo Jesus | Henri Bienvenu | Marshal Johnson |
| Baniyas | Manucho | Osarimen Ebagua | Jean-Philippe Mendy Harry Novillo |
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Alexandre Matão | Chadi Hammami | – |
| Fujairah | Danilo Carando | Omar Kossoko | Gonzalo Bravo |
| Kalba | Gustavo Marmentini | Omar Mansouri | Thiago Santos |
| Masafi | Ali Rabo | Yally Fall Guène | – |
| Masfout | Fatrei Sakhi | Noel Kaseke | – |
| Ras Al-Khaimah | Fidélis | Moataz Eno | Alex Rafael |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Baniyas (C, P) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 52 | Promotion to the UAE Pro-League |
| 2 | Kalba (P) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 46 | Promotion to the UAE Pro-League |
| 3 | Fujairah (Q) | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 44 | Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off |
| 4 | Al Hamriyah (Q) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 33 | Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off |
| 5 | Al Khaleej | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Al Urooba | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Al Dhaid | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 26 | |
| 8 | Dibba Al-Hisn | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Masafi | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 25 | |
| 10 | Masfut | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 20 | |
| 11 | Al Arabi | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 14 | |
| 12 | Ras Al Khaimah (W) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 57 | −39 | 12 | Withdrew |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARB | DHD | HAM | KHL | URO | YAS | DAH | FUJ | KAL | MSF | MST | RAK |
| Al Arabi | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Al Dhaid | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Al Hamriyah | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Al Khaleej | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Al Urooba | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Baniyas | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| Fujairah | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Kalba | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Masafi | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | | 4–2 | 6–1 |
| Masfut | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |