UAE Pro League

Starting from the 2006–07 season the name was changed from UAE League to Etisalat League. And since the 2013–14 season, the name was changed from Etisalat Pro League to Arabian Gulf League, which was named after the Arabian Gulf as per the chairman of Pro League Committee. However, the name change has been viewed as a revival of the Persian Gulf naming dispute with Iran accusing the United Arab Emirates of bigotry, and the Iranian Football Federation barring the transfer of Javad Nekounam to a UAE club. After about four months of the name change a 70 million AED one-year renewable partnership deal was announced with Arabian Gulf Development to be named Official Title Partner. On 8 August, the Pro League signed a new partnership deal with ADNOC worth 80 million AED, from the start of the 2021–22 season, the league was renamed to the UAE's ADNOC Pro League. ==Ranking==

Member clubs (2025–26) : Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order. Prior to UAE League's transition to the professional era in 2008, many clubs have competed in the country's top tier division from 1973–74 to 2007–08. The below list is clubs that have competed in the UAE top-tier league since the Pro League era starting in 2008–09. Seasons in Pro League • 16 seasons: Al Ain, Al Jazira, Al Nasr, Al Wahda, Al Wasl • 15 seasons: Sharjah • 14 seasons: Baniyas • 13 seasons: Ajman, Al Dhafra • 10 seasons: Emirates, Kalba • 9 seasons: Al Ahli, Al Shabab • 7 seasons: Shabab Al Ahli • 6 seasons: Dibba Al Fujairah, Khor Fakkan • 4 seasons: Al Shaab, Dubai, Fujairah, Hatta • 3 seasons: Al Bataeh • 2 seasons: Al Urooba • 1 season: Dibba Al Hisn Notes: • Italtics indicates that the club no longer exists • Bold indicates that the club is still competing in the UAE Pro League as of 2024–25 ==Managers==

Source: Notes 1. Competition cancelled due to Gulf War 2. Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates ==Champions==

Performance by club As of 2024, following clubs are officially allowed to wear stars while playing in the League. Each country's usage is unique and in UAE the practice is to award one star for each five titles won. The number in parentheses is for League titles won. Notes 1. Al Shabab and Dubai CSC merged into Al-Ahli to form Shabab Al Ahli in 2017. 2. Al Shaab folded in 2017. Performance by city Performance by emirates ==Players==

All-time top scorers Source: Top scorers by season Top scorers by country == Honours ==

Tournaments Intercontinental • Club World Cup (7 appearances): 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2025 • Runners-up (1): 2018 (Al Ain) • Granada City Cup (1 appearance): 2025 • Champions (1): 2025 (Al Ain) • Morocco Friendship Cup (2 appearances): 2015, 2016 • Champions (2): 2015 (Al Ain), 2016 (Shabab Al Ahli) Continental • Asian Champions League 1 (35 appearances): 1985-86, 1990-91, 1991, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023-24, 2024-25 • Champions (2): 2002-03 (Al Ain), 2023-24 (Al Ain) • Runners-up (3): 2005 (Al Ain), 2015 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2016 (Al Ain) • Third Place (2): 1992-93 (Al Wasl), 1998-99 (Al Ain) • Asian Champions League 2 (13 appearances): 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2024-25 • ' Champions (1)''': 2024-25 (Sharjah) • Runners-up (1): 1994-95 (Sharjah) Regional • Arabian Gulf Champions League (32 appearances): 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024-25 • Champions (8): 1992 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2001 (Al Ain), 2007 (Al Jazira), 2009 (Al Wasl), 2011 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2013 (Baniyas), 2014 (Al Nasr), 2015 (Shabab Al Ahli) • Runners-up (4): 1993 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2005 (Al Wasl), 2011 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2012 (Al Wasl) • Qatar Challenge Cup (6 appearances): 2024, 2025 • Champions (5): 2024 (Shabab Al Ahli), 2025 (Al Wahda, Al Nasr, Shabab Al Ahli, Al Wasl) • Runners-up (1): 2024 (Sharjah) Summary Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation). Individual Intercontinental • Asian Footballer of the Year (1 appearance): 1990 • '''''' Third place (1): 1990 (Adnan Al-Talyani — Sharjah) Continental • Asian Footballer of the Year (8 appearances): 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 • ' Winner (3)': 2004 (Ali Karimi — Shabab Al Ahli), 2015 (Ahmed Khalil — Shabab Al Ahli), 2016 (Omar Abdulrahman — Al Ain) ==References==