UAE Second Division League

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UAE Second Division League

Organising body| UAE Football Association
Founded| 2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Country| United Arab Emirates
Confederation| AFC
Number of clubs| 15
Level on pyramid| 3
Promotion to| UAE First Division League
Relegation to| UAE Third Division League
Current champions| Fleetwood United (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships| Gulf United
Quattro
Abtal Al Khaleej
Al Fursan
Fleetwood United
(1 title each)
Website| www.uaefa.ae
Current: 2024–25 season

UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019.[1] The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season[2] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled and declared a void and all results were null.[3][4] The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid.[5] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the UAE FA confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the UAE Third Division League with a promotion-relegation system.[6]

## Current teams

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As of 2024–25 UAE Second Division League [7]

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club  | Home city  | Stadium

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Arabian Falcons | Dubai | Jebel Ali Shooting Club
Al Fursan | Dubai (Al Sufouh) | The Sevens Stadium
Al Ittifaq | Dubai (Al Mamzar) | Al Mamzar Pitch
Al Mooj | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium
Gulf FC B | Dubai | Al Arabi Club Stadium
Baynounah | Ruwais | Soccer City Stadium
Elite Falcons | Al Lisaili  | The Sevens Stadium
Dubai City | Dubai (Al Barsha) | Kings School Al Barsha
HPC | Dubai (Al Hebiah) | Dubai Sports City
Laval | Dubai (Al Qusais) | Target ground
Regional | Abu Dhabi | Zayed Sports City
Royal | Dubai (Al Khawaneej) | UIS International
Precision Football | Jebel Ali | Precision Football - Ibn Battuta Mall- Dubai
D-Gardens United | Dubai (Abu Hail) | SportBay Sport Club
Madenat | Dubai | Dubai Club For People Of Determination

## List of champions

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Source:[citation needed]

* 2019–20: Quattro
* 2020–21: Abtal Al Khaleej
* 2021–22: Al Fursan
* 2022–23: Gulf United
* 2023–24: Fleetwood United

### Performance by club

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Club  | Winners  | Winning seasons

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Quattro | 1  | 2019–20
Abtal Al Khaleej | 2020–21
Al Fursan | 2021–22
Gulf United | 2022–23
Fleetwood United | 2023–24

### Performance by city

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City / Area | Titles  | Clubs  | Winning seasons

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Dubai | 3  | Abtal Al Khaleej | (1): 2020–21
Al Fursan | (1): 2021–22
Gulf United | (1): 2022–23
Ajman | 1  | Quattro | (1): 2019–20
Jebel Ali | Fleetwood United | (1): 2023–24

## References

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1. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يُطلق مسابقة دوري الدرجة الثانية في الموسم الجديد". UAEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
2. ^ دبي, خالد صديق-. "دوري الدرجة الثانية ينطلق للمرة الأولى غداً بمشاركة 10 فرق - الإمارات اليوم". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic).
3. ^ "Arabian Gulf League season cancelled, decision on champions awaited". The National. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
4. ^ "No Arabian Gulf League champion this season". Al Khaleej times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
5. ^ "لجنة المسابقات باتحاد الكرة تعتمد الفرق المشاركة في دوري الدرجة الثانية" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
6. ^ "UAE Football Association:". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
7. ^ "UAE SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE". www.uaefa.ae.

## External links

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* UAE FA Official website (in English and Arabic)

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