2022–23 UAE Division 2


UAE Second Division League
Season2022–23
Dates7 October 2022 – 25 March 2023
ChampionsGulf United (1st title)
PromotedGulf United
Dubai United
Top goalscorerPape Gueye (14 goals)
Biggest home winGulf United 5–0 Laval
(26 February 2023)
Biggest away winAl Hilal 1–7 Dubai United
(18 March 2023)
Highest scoringGulf United 5–3 Regional
(5 February 2023)
Al Hilal 1–7 Dubai United
(18 March 2023)

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.[1] 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.[2]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of stadiums in UAE Division 2

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[3] 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[a] Promotion to the UAE First Division League
2 Dubai United (P) 18 12 4 2 43 15 +28 40[a]
3 Fleetwood United 18 11 2 5 30 18 +12 35
4 United Sport 18 7 5 6 26 22 +4 26[b]
5 HPC 18 7 5 6 25 18 +7 26[b]
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
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Gulf United are ahead of Dubai United on head-to-head points: Gulf United 4, Dubai United 1.
  2. ^ a b 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
Source: GSA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top Scorers

As of 25 March 2023[4]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Senegal Pape Gueye Dubai United 14
2 England Richard Peniket Gulf United 11
3 Sudan Abdalla Abbakar Al Hilal 8
Syria Haitham Ahmad Regional
5 Mauritania Ahmed Salem Regional 7
South Africa Kyle Ross Fleetwood United
7 Lebanon Adam Sayed Al Ittifaq 6
Lebanon Hussein Hawi HPC
England Jamal Bartley Gulf United
Ghana Peter Sottie Regional

Number of teams by Emirates

Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Emirate of Dubai 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

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 الانضباط" تقرر شطب جميع نتائج فريق ليوا في الموسم الرياضي"". Emarat news. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ "جلف يونايتد يتربع على عرش الثانية ويتأهل للأولى". Al Bayan. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ Affiliated with Fleetwood Town
  4. ^ "UAE Second Division Top Scorers". Retrieved 29 March 2023.