2011–12 Uae Pro League
The 2011–12 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.
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ain 10th title |
| Relegated | Emirates Club Al Sharjah |
| Champions League | Al Ain Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Shabab |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 449 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Asamoah Gyan (22) |
| Biggest home win | Al Jazira 5–0 Al Sharjah |
| Biggest away win | Emirates Club 1–5 Al Shabab Al Wasl 2–6 Al Ahli Al Jazira 1–5 Al-Nasr |
| Highest scoring | Al Sharjah 4–5 Al-Nasr (9 goals) |
| Highest attendance | 21,455 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
Al Jazira was 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 and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 15 October 2011 and finished 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.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli | Dubai | Rashed Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium | 42,056 |
| Al Ain | Al Ain | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | 18,000 |
| Ajman | Ajman | Ajman Stadium | 10,000 |
| Dubai | Dubai | Police Officers Club Stadium | 6,500 |
| Bani Yas | Abu Dhabi | Bani Yas Stadium | 9,570 |
| Emirates Club | Ras al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli |  Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |  Quique Flores | Mohammed Qassim |
| Al Jazira | Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Caio Junior |  Lucas Neill |
| Al Wahda | Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Josef Hickersberger | Fahed Masoud |
| Al Ain | Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Cosmin Olăroiu | Rami Yaslam |
| Al Sharjah |  Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani | Valeriu Tiţa | Nawaf Mubarak |
| Al Nasr | Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid |  Walter Zenga | Abdallah Mousa |
| Ajman | Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi |  Abdulwahab Abdulkadir | Mohamed Zahran |
| Emirates | Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qassimi |  Ghazi Ghrairi |  Karim Kerkar |
| Baniyas | Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan |  Gabriel Calderón |  Fawzi Bashir |
| Al Wasl | Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Diego Maradona | Khalid Darwish |
| Al Shabab | Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Paulo Bonamigo | Hassan Al Sharif |
| Dubai | Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |  Ayman Ramadi | Jamal Abdullah |
Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2011–12 campaign.
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wasl | Khalifa Mubarak | Caretaker role ended | Diego Maradona |
| Al Jazira | Abel Braga | Contract finished |  Franky Vercauteren |
| Al Ain | Alexandre Gallo | Contract finished | Cosmin Olăroiu |
| Baniyas | Mahdi Ali | Caretaker role ended | Jorvan Vieira |
| Al-Ahli | Abdulhameed al Mishtiki | Caretaker role ended |  Ivan Hašek |
| Al Sharjah |  Carlos Azenha | Resigned before season started | Valeriu Tiţa |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Néstor Clausen | Resigned |  Umberto Barberis |
| Dubai | Umberto Barberis | Caretaker role ended | Ion Marin |
| Baniyas | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked | Salem Al-Orfi |
| Al-Ahli | Ivan Hašek | Sacked | Quique Flores |
| Baniyas | Salem Al-Orfi | Sacked | Gabriel Calderón |
| Dubai | Ion Marin | Sacked | Pierre-Andre Schurmann |
| Dubai | Pierre-Andre Schurmann | Caretaker role ended | Ayman Ramadi |
| Al Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa | Sacked | Jorvan Vieira |
| Al Sharjah | Jorvan Vieira | Sacked | Valeriu Tiţa |
| Al Jazira | Franky Vercauteren | Sacked | Caio Junior |
| Al Sharjah | Valeriu Tiţa | Sacked | Abdulmajeed Al Nimr |
Foreign Players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.
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 |
| 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 Club | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 | |
| 11 | Emirates Club (R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 17 | Promotion/relegation Stage |
| 12 | Sharjah (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Goalscorers
- 22 goals
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
Mark Bresciano (Al Nasr)
Baré (Al-Jazira)- Edinho (Al-Sharjah)
- Marcelinho (Al-Sharjah)
Modibo Diarra (Emirates Club)
Source: official site:
See also
References
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