2011–12 UAE Pro League

UAE Pro League
Season2011–12
ChampionsAl Ain
10th title
RelegatedEmirates
Sharjah
Champions LeagueAl Ain
Al Jazira
Al Nasr
Al Shabab
Matches played132
Goals scored449 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerGhana Asamoah Gyan (22)
Biggest home winAl Jazira 5–0 Sharjah
Biggest away winEmirates 1–5 Al Shabab
Al Wasl 2–6 Al Ahli
Al Jazira 1–5 Al Nasr
Highest scoringSharjah 4–5 Al Nasr (9 goals)
Highest attendance21,455
Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain

The 2011–12 UAE Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.

Al Jazira were the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman Club and Emirates Club were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A.[1] The campaign began on 15 October 2011[2] and ended on 27 May 2012.

Teams

Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.[1]

Stadia and locations

2011–12 UAE Pro League is located in United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Dubai
Ajman
Ajman
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Al Ain
Al Ain
Sharjah
Sharjah
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras al-Khaimah
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Locations of teams in the 2011–12 UAE Pro-League
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Ajman Ajman Ajman Stadium 10,000
Al Ahli Dubai Rashid Stadium 18,000
Al Ain Al Ain Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium 15,000
Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium 42,056
Al Nasr Dubai Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Shabab Dubai Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 12,000
Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan Stadium 12,000
Al Wasl Dubai Zabeel Stadium 12,000
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium 9,570
Dubai Dubai Police Officers' Club Stadium 6,500
Emirates Ras al-Khaimah Emirates Club Stadium 5,000
Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Cricket Stadium 18,000

Personnel

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain
Ajman United Arab Emirates Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Iraq Abdul Wahab Abdul Qader United Arab Emirates Mohamed Zahran
Al Ahli United Arab Emirates Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Spain Quique Sánchez Flores United Arab Emirates Mohammed Qassim
Al Ain United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Romania Cosmin Olăroiu United Arab Emirates Rami Yaslam
Al Jazira United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Brazil Caio Júnior Australia Lucas Neill
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Italy Walter Zenga United Arab Emirates Abdallah Mousa
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Brazil Paulo Bonamigo United Arab Emirates Hassan Al Sharif
Al Wahda United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Austria Josef Hickersberger United Arab Emirates Fahed Masoud
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Argentina Diego Maradona United Arab Emirates Khalid Darwish
Baniyas United Arab Emirates Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Argentina Gabriel Calderón Oman Fawzi Bashir
Dubai United Arab Emirates Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Egypt Ayman El Ramady United Arab Emirates Jamal Abdullah
Emirates United Arab Emirates Ahmed bin Saqr al-Qassimi Tunisia Ghazi Ghrairi Algeria Karim Kerkar
Sharjah QatarUnited Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani United Arab Emirates Abdulmajeed Al Nimr United Arab Emirates Nawaf Mubarak

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2011–12 campaign.

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Al Wasl United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mubarak Caretaker role ended[3] Argentina Diego Maradona
Al Jazira Brazil Abel Braga Contract finished Belgium Franky Vercauteren[4]
Al Ain Brazil Alexandre Gallo Contract finished[5] Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
Baniyas United Arab Emirates Mahdi Ali[6] Caretaker role ended Brazil Jorvan Vieira
Al Ahli United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mishtiki Caretaker role ended[7] Czech Republic Ivan Hašek[8]
Sharjah Portugal Carlos Azenha Resigned before season started[9] Romania Valeriu Tiţa[10]

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced by
Dubai Argentina Néstor Clausen Resigned Switzerland Umberto Barberis
Dubai Switzerland Umberto Barberis Caretaker role ended Romania Ion Marin[11]
Baniyas Brazil Jorvan Vieira Sacked United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Orfi
Al Ahli Czech Republic Ivan Hašek Sacked Spain Quique Sánchez Flores
Baniyas United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Orfi Sacked Argentina Gabriel Calderón[12]
Dubai Romania Ion Marin Sacked [13] Switzerland Pierre-André Schürmann
Dubai Switzerland Pierre-André Schürmann Caretaker role ended Egypt Ayman El Ramady
Sharjah Romania Valeriu Tiţa Sacked[14] Brazil Jorvan Vieira
Sharjah Brazil Jorvan Vieira Sacked[15] Romania Valeriu Tiţa
Al Jazira Belgium Franky Vercauteren Sacked[16] Brazil Caio Júnior
Sharjah Romania Valeriu Tiţa Sacked[17] United Arab Emirates Abdulmajeed Al Nimr

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC player Former players
Ajman Algeria Karim Kerkar Ivory Coast Boris Kabi Ivory Coast Olivier Tia Lebanon Hassan Maatouk Senegal Ibrahima Touré
Al-Ahli Brazil Grafite Cameroon Achille Emaná Chile Luis Jiménez Lebanon Youssef Mohamad Brazil Jajá
Al-Ain Argentina Ignacio Scocco Ghana Asamoah Gyan Romania Mirel Rădoi Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
Al-Jazira Argentina Matías Delgado Brazil Baré Brazil Ricardo Oliveira Australia Lucas Neill
Al-Nasr Brazil Léo Lima Italy Luca Toni Ivory Coast Amara Diané Australia Mark Bresciano Brazil Careca
Guinea Ismaël Bangoura
Al-Shabab Brazil Ciel Brazil Kieza Chile Carlos Villanueva Uzbekistan Azizbek Haydarov Brazil Júlio César
Sharjah Brazil Edinho Brazil Marcelinho South Korea Lee Sang-ho Uzbekistan Timur Kapadze Brazil Vandinho
Iran Iman Mobali
Serbia Igor Đurić
Al-Wahda Brazil Fernando Baiano Brazil Hugo Brazil Magrão Oman Mohammed Al-Balushi
Al-Wasl Argentina Mariano Donda Argentina Juan Mercier Uruguay Juan Manuel Olivera Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Chile Edson Puch
Uruguay Richard Porta 1
Baniyas Algeria Ismaël Bouzid Senegal André Senghor Spain Francisco Yeste Oman Fawzi Bashir France David Trezeguet
Ivory Coast Antonin Koutouan
Dubai France Nicolas Marin Guinea Aboubacar Camara Guinea Simon Feindouno Lebanon Abbas Ahmad Atwi Bahrain Faouzi Aaish
Uzbekistan Ulugbek Bakayev
Emirates Ivory Coast Modibo Kane Diarra Morocco Mohsine Moutouali Uzbekistan Alexander Geynrikh Uzbekistan Jasur Hasanov Guinea Alhassane Keita
Iran Pejman Nouri
Nigeria Orok Akarandut
  • ^1 Richard Porta has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain (C) 22 17 4 1 52 16 +36 55 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Al Nasr 22 11 8 3 49 33 +16 41 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Al Shabab 22 10 8 4 39 27 +12 38
4 Al Jazira 22 11 2 9 47 38 +9 35 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
5 Al Ahli 22 10 4 8 45 42 +3 34
6 Al Wahda 22 8 9 5 32 30 +2 33
7 Ajman 22 9 4 9 36 35 +1 31
8 Al Wasl 22 7 5 10 32 40 −8 26
9 Baniyas 22 6 6 10 34 39 −5 24 2012–13 GCC Champions League
10 Dubai 22 5 5 12 29 40 −11 20
11 Emirates (R) 22 5 2 15 28 56 −28 17 Promotion/relegation Stage
12 Sharjah (R) 22 2 5 15 26 53 −27 11
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

Results

Home \ Away AJM ALI AIN JAZ NAS SHA WAH WAS YAS DUB EMI SHR
Ajman 0–1 1–4 3–4 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1
Al Ahli 2–0 0–2 2–1 3–3 2–3 2–2 1–2 6–4 5–2 2–0 2–2
Al Ain 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–1
Al Jazira 1–0 4–0 1–3 1–5 2–0 4–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 4–1 5–0
Al Nasr 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 5–3 3–2
Al Shabab 4–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–1
Al Wahda 1–0 3–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Al Wasl 2–4 2–6 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 4–1 3–0
Baniyas 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–2
Dubai 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–4 1–2 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–2 2–4 3–0
Emirates 1–3 2–1 1–4 3–2 1–3 1–5 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Sharjah 1–3 1–2 1–4 2–2 4–5 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2012. Source: UFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goalscorers

22 goals
16 goals
14 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals

Source: official site:[18]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "The UFL Board of Directors approved the agenda of the next season 2011-2012". ufl.ae. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Maradona Confirmed as Al Wasl Coach Football legend to start his managerial role from next season". UFL. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Vercauteren asked to delay UAE switch to Al Jazira". The National. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Al Ain announce officially signing with Cosmin Olaroiu". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Ali defends his record as Baniyas coach". UFL. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Al Ahli focus on quality coach". The National. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  8. ^ Al Ahli appoint Ivan Hasek as new coach
  9. ^ "Azenha resignation stuns Sharjah". The National. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Sharjah plug their coach gap with Romanian". The National. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Pro League club Dubai unveil Ion Marin as new coach". The National. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Pro League: Baniyas appoint Calderon". The National. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Pierre-Andre Schurmann to become Dubai's fourth manager of the season". The National. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  14. ^ "Viera: Sincere respect to Dubai". Pro League. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  15. ^ "Pro League news: Bobby Zamora turned down Al Jazira". The National. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  16. ^ "Franky Vercauteren dismissed by Al Jazira". The National. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  17. ^ "Tita dismissed as Sharjah coach for the second time". The National. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  18. ^ "Goals: 2011-2012". Etisalat Pro-League Statistics. Pro League. Retrieved 27 June 2012.