The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...

. This was the second professional season in the history of the country. Ahli Dubai were defending champions from the 2008–09 campaign. Al Khaleej and Al-Shaab were relegated from the previous season. Bani Yas Club and

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were promoted from the UAE Second Division. The winners of the league qualified for the

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as the host representative.

Members clubs

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

Pre-season

During the season

Foreign players

Standings

Fixtures and results

Top scorers

;24 goals *

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(Al-Ain) ;18 goals * Fernando Baiano (Al-Wahda) * Carlos Tenorio (Al-Nasr) ;15 goals * Marcelinho (Sharjah) ;14 goals * Abass Lawal (Al-Dhafra) ;13 goals * André Senghor (Baniyas) ;12 goals * Modibo Kane Diarra (Baniyas) *

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(Al-Jazira) * Mohammed Salem Saleh (Al-Dhafra) * Pinga (Al-Wahda) * Pedrão (Al-Shabab) ;11 goals * Baré (Al-Ahli) ;10 goals * Nabil Daoudi (Emirates) * Ahmed Khalil (Al-Ahli)

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Jassim Ali Mohamed for

Ajman Ajman ( '; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ''ʿYmān'') is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. It is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, fifth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Al Ain. Loca ...

against Al-Dhafra, 8 minutes (25 September 2009). *Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes – Marcelinho for Al Sharjah against

(6 November 2009). *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 93 minutes – Ali Boussaboun for Al-Nasr against Al-Jazira (5 December 2009). *Widest winning margin: 6 Goals **

Bani Yas The Bani Yas () is a tribe, tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates. The tribal coalition, consisting of tribes from Dubai to Khor Al Adaid in southeast Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition (). The House of Nahyan, Al ...

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Al Ain Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al A ...

(10 Jan 2010). ** Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match: 10 Goals **

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(10 Jan 2010). ** Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals ** Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010). **

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(10 Jan 2010). *Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals ** Al Dhafra 4–6 Al-Nasr (9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match by one player: 5 goals ** Tenorio for Al-Nasr against Al Dhafra (9 Jan 2010). *First own goal of the season: Abdullah Darwish ( Al-Shabab) for Al Wasl, 22 minutes (4 October 2009). *First hat-trick of the season:

for

against Al-Ahli (2 October 2009).

Discipline

*First red card of the season: Ahmed Ali Abdullah for

against Al-Dhafra, 41 minute (25 September 2009).

Red Card Stats

Total red cards: 21 Card

References

External links

UFL
Official Website
Football Association
The UAE Football Association

UAE League Page on FIFA.com
UAE League 2009-2010
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