The 2009–10

UAE League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the

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. 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.

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and

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were promoted from the

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. 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

UFL Top Scorer

;24 goals *

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(

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) ;18 goals * Fernando Baiano ( Al-Wahda) *

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(

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) ;15 goals * Marcelinho (

Al-Sharjah Sharjah Football Club ( ar, نادي الشارقة لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Sharjah that competes in the UAE Pro League. Their home stadium is Sharjah Stadium. Founded in 1966, it has been the most s ...

) ;14 goals *

Abass Lawal Abass Muyiwa Lawal (born 13 September 1980) is a Nigerian footballer who played mainly as a right winger. He spent nearly one full decade in Spain, amassing league totals of 127 games and 14 goals for six clubs (only six matches in La Liga). He ...

( Al-Dhafra) ;13 goals *

André Senghor André Koupouleni Senghor (born 28 January 1986), is a Senegalese footballer who played as a striker. He is currently playing for Chinese Super League team Cangzhou Mighty Lions. Club career Senghor was loaned to Raja Casablanca, where he scored ...

(

Bani Yas Bani Yas ( ar, بَنُو ياس) is a tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates. The tribal coalition which consists of tribes from Dubai to Khawr al Udayd southeast of Qatar, was called the Bani Yas Coalition. The tribe has ...

) ;12 goals *

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(

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) * Mohammed Salem ( Al-Dhafra) *

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( Al-Wahda) *

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( Al-Shabab) ;11 goals * Baré ( Al-Ahli) ;10 goals * Nabil Daoudi (

) *

Ahmad Khalil Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, أحمد خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 8 June 1991) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a forward for Al Bataeh and United Arab Emirates national team. In 2006, Ahmed won the ...

( Al-Ahli)

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Jassim Ali Mohamed for

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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 –

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for

against

(5 December 2009). *Widest winning margin: 6 Goals **

1–6

(10 Jan 2010). **

Al Dhafra Al Dhafra FC () is a professional football club based in Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates. As of the 2020–21 season they play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. Their futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship. History Al D ...

4–6

(9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match: 10 Goals **

1–6

(10 Jan 2010). **

4–6

(9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match by one team: 6 Goals **

4–6

(9 Jan 2010). **

1–6

(10 Jan 2010). *Most goals scored by losing team: 4 goals **

4–6

(9 Jan 2010). *Most goals in a match by one player: 5 goals ** Tenorio for

against

(9 Jan 2010). *First own goal of the season:

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( 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
Arabic Results and Standings {{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 UAE Pro-League UAE Pro League seasons

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