# 2016–17 UAE Division 1

Ajman Club were the champions of the 2016–17 UAE Division 1.
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.

## Stadia and locations

    Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al Arabi | Umm al Quwain | Umm al Quwain Stadium | 250 |
| Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriyah | Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Khaleej | Khor Fakkan | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium | 2,880 |
| Al Shaab | Sharjah | Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al Thaid | Dhaid | Al-Dhaid Stadium | 500 |
| Al Urooba | Mirbah | Al-Oruba Club Stadium | 8,000 |
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
| Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Al-Hisn | Dibba Stadium | 10,000 |
| Dubai | Dubai | Dubai Club Stadium | 7,500 |
| Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | 10,645 |
| Masfut | Masfut | Masfut Club Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al Khaimah 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 |
| Ajman | Ayman El Ramady | Jasim Ali Mohammed | uhlsport |
| Al Hamriyah | Mohamed Ismail | Talal Mubarak | uhlsport |
| Al Khaleej | Mohamed El Mansi | Chaker Zouaghi | uhlsport |
| Al Shaab | Péricles Chamusca | Saif Mohamed | uhlsport |
| Al Thaid | Walid Obaid | Salem Musabbeh | uhlsport |
| Al Urooba | Badir Al Hammadi | Mohamed Al Yammahi | uhlsport |
| Dibba Al Hisn | Rui Nascimento | Ahmed Al Hefeiti | uhlsport |
| Dubai | Hany Ramzy | Jamal Abdulla | uhlsport |
| Fujairah | Džemal Hadžiabdić | Mubarak Hassan | uhlsport |
| Masfut | Sulaiman Al Blooshi | Noel Kaseke | uhlsport |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Luiz Antônio Zaluar | Alexandre Matão | uhlsport |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ajman (C, P) | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 45 | Promotion to the UAE Pro-League |
| 2 | Dubai (P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 43 | Promotion to the UAE Pro-League |
| 3 | Al Urooba | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 37 | |
| 4 | Fujairah | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 34 | |
| 5 | Dibba Al Hisn | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 33 | |
| 6 | Al Shaab | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Al Khaleej | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 27 | |
| 8 | Masfut | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 25 | |
| 9 | Al Dhaid | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 24 | |
| 10 | Al Hamriyah | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 23 | |
| 11 | Al Arabi | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ras Al Khaimah | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 20 | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AJM | ARB | DHD | HAM | KHL | SHB | URO | DAH | DUB | FUJ | MST | RAK |
| Ajman | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Al Arabi | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–10 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 |
| Al Dhaid | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Al Hamriyah | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Al Khaleej | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Al Shaab | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 |
| Al Urooba | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Dibba Al Hisn | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Dubai | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Fujairah | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Masfut | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | | 1–3 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |