# 2022–23 UAE Division 1

2022–23 UAE Division One is the 46th Division one season. This seasons will expand the league from 15 to 17 teams as more teams from UAE Second Division League got promoted to the league.

## Team changes
### To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League
* Al Urooba
* Emirates
Promoted from UAE Division 2
* Al Fursan
* Baynounah

### From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League
* Dibba Al Fujairah
* Al Bataeh

## 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 Dhaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | 500 |
| Al Fursan | Dubai (Al Sufouh) | The Sevens Stadium | 4,000 |
| Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Hamra Stadium | 2,000 |
| Al Khaleej | Dubai (Mirdif) | Various grounds | 12,000 |
| Al Rams | Ar-Rams | Al Rams Stadium | 4,000 |
| Al Taawon | Al Jeer | Taawon Stadium | 200 |
| Al Urooba | Qidfa / Mirbah | Al Sharqi Stadium | 3,000 |
| Baynounah | Ruwais | Soccer City Stadium | 100 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba (H) Stadium | 700 |
| Dubai City | Dubai (Al Barsha) | Kings School Al Barsha | 100 |
| Emirates | Ras Al Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,200 |
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | 5,000 |
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Masafi | Masafi | Masafi Stadium | 2,000 |
| Masfout | Masfout | Masfout Club Stadium | 3,000 |

## 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 |
| Al Arabi | Abdulghani Binkarshat | Rashid Al Saadi | Nike |
| Al Dhaid | Mohamed Al Tenaiji | Ernest Anang | uhlsport |
| Al Fursan | Ignacio Ayerbe | Louka Christophe | Lion crew |
| Al Hamriyah | Tarek Hadhiri | Fernando Gabriel | Macron |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Mohamed Al Naqbi | Caio Henrique | uhlsport |
| Al Khaleej | Ibrahim Madani | Abdalla Khalid | uhlsport |
| Al Rams | Sérgio Alexandre | Mahmoud Hassan | uhlsport |
| Al Taawon | Badr Al Shehhi | Malek Al-Shehhi | uhlsport |
| Al Urooba | Sami Al Qafsi | Talal Khameis | uhlsport |
| Baynounah | Sultan Al Menhali | Mohamed Abdelmoula | Adidas |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Hussein Skenderovic | Yaser Al Jneibi | uhlsport |
| Dubai City | Mohammed Al Blooshi | Mohammed Talib | uhlsport |
| Emirates | Mohammed Al Jalboot | Diogo Acosta | uhlsport |
| Fujairah | Mohammed Al Hosani | Abdullah Salem | Puma |
| Hatta | Abdullah Mesfer | Rashed Eissa | uhlsport |
| Masafi | Brahim Boufoud | Rashid Al Saadi | Adidas |
| Masfout | Fouad Boumdal | Hamad Ali | Puma |

### Foreign players

All teams could register as many foreign players as they want, but could only use two on the field each game.
* Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer window.
* Players in italics were out of the squad or left the club within the season, after the pre-season transfer window, or in the mid-season transfer window, and at least had one appearance.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former Players |
| Al Arabi | Mohamed Mahmoud | Valdo Bacabal | |
| Al Dhaid | Ernest Anang | Hugo de Oliveira | |
| Al Fursan | Alejandro Valderrama | Madger Gomes | |
| Al Hamriyah | Vinícius Lopes | Fatrie Sakhi | Fernando Gabriel Alex |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Caio Rocha | Abdullah Baduraldin | |
| Al Khaleej | Lassana Camara | Ibrahima Badji | |
| Al Rams | Guilherme Batata | Paulo Henrique | |
| Al Taawon | Ablaye Sy | Jacó | |
| Al Urooba | Appolinaire Kack | Redah Atassi | |
| Baynounah | Fritz Tiku | Kingsley Salami | |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Gilmar | Paulinho | |
| Dubai City | Ronald Gonzalez | Nenai Banda | |
| Emirates | Dedê Costa | Diogo Acosta | |
| Fujairah | Okacha Hamzaoui | Sabri Gharbi | |
| Hatta | Toni | Benik Afobe | Denilson Rogerinho |
| Masafi | Abdullahi El Kory | Hamza Sanhaji | |
| Masfout | Damilare Adigun | Alex | Paulo Henrique |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Pos. | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Emirates | Ayman El Ramady | 1 June 2022 | End of caretaker spell | Pre-season | Fathi Al-Obeidi | 1 June 2022 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Said Chkhit | 1 June 2022 | End of contract | Pre-season | Mohammed Al Jalboot | 1 June 2022 |
| Al Arabi | Mohammed Al Jalboot | 1 June 2022 | Signed by Dibba Al Hisn | Pre-season | Badr Al Idrisi | 30 June 2022 |
| Fujairah | Mohammed Al-Timoumi | 1 June 2022 | End of contract | Pre-season | Soufiane Nechma | 11 July 2022 |
| Al Urooba | Fathi Al-Obeidi | 1 June 2022 | Signed by Emirates | Pre-season | Boris Bunjak | 13 July 2022 |
| Hatta | Ameur Derbal | 30 June 2022 | End of contract | Pre-season | Gjoko Hadžievski | 12 July 2022 |
| Hatta | Gjoko Hadžievski | 3 October 2022 | Sacked | 14th | Abdullah Mesfer | 3 October 2022 |
| Al Urooba | Boris Bunjak | 25 October 2022 | Sacked | 12th | Sami Al Qafsi | 27 October 2022 |
| Al Rams | Abdelhalim Oueriemmi | 29 October 2022 | Sacked | 13th | Sérgio Alexandre | 1 November 2022 |
| Fujairah | Soufiane Nechma | 9 November 2022 | Sacked | 15th | Mohammed Al Hosani | 9 November 2022 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Mutaz Abdulla | 16 November 2022 | Resigned | 3rd | Ameen Philip | 19 November 2022 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Ameen Philip | 23 November 2022 | Mutual consent | 2nd | Ahmed Al Zaabi | 23 November 2022 |
| Al Arabi | Badr Al Idrisi | 16 December 2022 | Sacked | 5th | Abdulghani Binkarshat | 20 December 2022 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Ahmed Al Zaabi | 19 January 2023 | End of caretaker spell | 4th | Ahmed El Mujahid | 19 January 2023 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Mohammed Al Jalboot | 30 January 2023 | Resigned | 3rd | Hussein Skenderovic | 1 February 2023 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Ahmed El Mujahid | 5 February 2023 | Sacked | 7th | Mohamed Al Naqbi | 5 February 2023 |
| Emirates | Fathi Al-Obeidi | 22 February 2023 | Mutual consent | 4th | Mohammed Al Jalboot | 23 February 2023 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Hatta (C, P) | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 75 | Promotion to the UAE Pro League |
| 2 | Emirates (P) | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 33 | +52 | 71 | Promotion to the UAE Pro League |
| 3 | Dibba Al Hisn | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 67 | |
| 4 | Masfout | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 56 | |
| 5 | Al Hamriyah | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 49 | |
| 6 | Al Arabi | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 48 | |
| 7 | Masafi | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Al Khaleej | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 44 | |
| 9 | Fujairah | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 43 | |
| 11 | Al Taawon | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 42 | |
| 12 | Al Dhaid | 32 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | |
| 13 | Al Urooba | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 39 | |
| 14 | Al Rams | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 32 | |
| 15 | Dubai City | 32 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 24 | |
| 16 | Al Fursan (R) | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 81 | −55 | 19 | Relegation to UAE Second Division League |
| 17 | Baynounah (R) | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 33 | 87 | −54 | 15 | Relegation to UAE Second Division League |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARB | DHD | FSN | HAM | JHR | KHL | RAM | TAW | URO | BNN | DAH | DCI | EMI | FUJ | HAT | MSF | MST |
| Al Arabi | | 0–1 | 9–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–7 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Al Dhaid | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Al Fursan | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Al Hamriyah | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–5 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 2–1 |
| Al Khaleej | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 |
| Al Rams | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Al Taawon | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Urooba | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Baynounah | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Dubai City | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Emirates | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Fujairah | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Hatta | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Masafi | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 |
| Masfout | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
* ↑ The UAE FA rewarded Fujairah a 3–0 win due to Al Hamriyah violating the substitution rule. The match originally ended as a 1–1 draw.
* ↑ The UAE FA rewarded Hatta a 3–0 win due to Al Urooba fielding an ineligible player in the field. The match originally ended as a 0–1 victory for Al Urooba.

## Number of teams by Emirates

| | Emirate | Number of teams | Teams |
| 1 | Ras Al Khaimah | 5 | Al Jazira Al Hamra, Al Rams, Al Taawon, Emirates and Masafi |
| 2 | Dubai | 4 | Al Fursan, Al Khaleej, Dubai City and Hatta |
| 3 | Sharjah | 3 | Al Dhaid, Al Hamriyah and Dibba Al Hisn |
| 4 | Fujairah | 2 | Al Urooba and Fujairah |
| 5 | Umm Al Quwain | 1 | Al Arabi |
| 5 | Abu Dhabi | 1 | Baynounah |
| 5 | Ajman | 1 | Masfout |

## Season statistics
### Top goal scorers

    As of 31 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Diogo Acosta | Emirates | 24 |
| 2 | Filip Stuparevic | Al Urooba | 20 |
| 3 | Silva Lithierry | Emirates | 19 |
| 4 | Alhassane Tamboura | Al Dhaid | 18 |
| 4 | Mouhameth Diop | Al Khaleej | 18 |
| 6 | Fares Al-Jabri | Al Arabi | 17 |
| 7 | Mohammed Al Marbuii | Dibba Al Hisn | 15 |
| 8 | Carlos Guimaraes | Al Taawon | 14 |
| 8 | Wanderson Costa | Emirates | 14 |
| 8 | Gonzalo Cordoba | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 14 |