The UAE Pro League Committee ( ar, لجنة دوري المحترفين, PLC) is the organizing body of

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leagues of

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at ...

History

The Pro League Committee was established in February 2007 with a resolution issued by the UAE Football Association General Committee. It was originally initiated by

Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ( ar, عبد الله بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان; born 30 April 1972) is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates. He is a son ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs, with the aim to set a committee to establish a professional league according to the

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regulations. In June 2008, the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare officially announced another formation under the name of “UAE Football League (UFL)”. Since the two bodies have the same job profile, the Pro League Committee (PLC) replaced the “UFL” according to the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare resolution approved in a meeting attended by all members in June 2011. The committee receives supervision from the UAE Football Association, it organizes

UAE Pro-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 ...

, Etisalat Cup,

UAE Super Cup The UAE Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الإماراتي), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition was pl ...

and Etisalat Reserve League (competed by the reserve teams of the Pro-league clubs). The PLC has all the commercial rights. The Pro League Committee has been noted for racism and reviving the

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by renaming its league to the

UAE Arabian Gulf 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 ...

after a 70 million AED one-year renewable partnership deal with Arabian Gulf Development to be named Official Title Partner. On 12 August 2006, the Iranian league was renamed from the Iran Pro League to the

Persian Gulf Cup The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...

while in May 2013, the Emirati league was renamed from the UAE Pro-League to The Arabian Gulf League.

Tournament

UAE League Cup The UAE League Cup ( ar, كأس رابطة المحترفين الإماراتية) or the Pro League Cup is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season. In the ...

Reference

External link

Official website
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