2008–09 UAE Pro-League

The 2008–09 UAE League season was the 34th edition of top level football in the United Arab Emirates and started on the 19 September 2008 until 24 May 2009.

Al-Ahli clinched the championship on the last day of the season, one of the most exciting campaigns for a number of years and also qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.

Al-Shabbab ACD were defending champions from the 2007–08 campaign.

Emirates Club and Hatta were relegated from the previous season. Ajman Club and Al Khaleej Club were promoted from the second level.

The winners of the league qualified for the 2009 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the host representative.

Members clubs

Club	Coach	City	Stadium	2007-2008 season	Notes
Al-Shabbab ACD	Toninho Cerezo	Dubai	Al Maktoum Stadium	UAE League Champions	AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier
Al-Jazira Club	Abel Braga	Abu Dhabi	Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium	2nd in UAE League	AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier
Al-Ahli	Ivan Hašek	Dubai	Rashed Stadium	3rd in UAE League	AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier
Al-Sharjah	Youssef Al Zawawi	Sharjah	Sharjah Stadium	4th in UAE League	AFC Champions League 2009 Qualifier
Al-Shaab	Luka Peruzović	Sharjah	Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium	5th in UAE League	Arab Champions League 2008-09 Qualifier - Later Withdrew
Al-Ain	Winfried Schäfer	Al Ain	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium	6th in UAE League
Al-Wasl	Miroslav Beránek	Dubai	Zabeel Stadium	7th in UAE League
Al-Wahda	Ahmad Abdulhaleem	Abu Dhabi	Al-Nahyan Stadium	8th in UAE League
Al-Nasr	Luka Bonačić	Dubai	Al-Maktoum Stadium	9th in UAE League
Al Dhafra	Mohammad Kwid	Dhafra	Al Dhafra Stadium	10th in UAE League
Ajman Club	Abdul Qader	Ajman	Ajman Stadium	Promoted
Al Khaleej Club	Sammir Juwaili	Hamah	Al Baladi Stadium	Promoted

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Replaced by
Al-Wasl	Miroslav Beranek	Sacked^[1]	Hélio dos Anjos
Al-Wahda	Ahmad Abdulhaleem	Sacked^[2]	Josef Hickersberger
Al Dhafra	Mohammad Kwid	Resigned^[3]	Eid Baroud
Al-Sharjah	Youssef Al Zawawi	Resigned after 11 games^[4]	Toni Oliveira
Al-Wasl	Hélio dos Anjos	Sacked	Jaroslav Horák
Ajman Club	Abdul Qadir Abdul Wahab	Sacked ^[5]
Al-Sharjah	Toni Oliveira	Sacked after 'poor results' ^[6]	Abdul Qadir Abdul Wahab
Al-Ahli	Ivan Hašek	Quit after winning championship ^[7]^[8]	Ioan Andone

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ahli (C)	22	17	4	1	54	25	+29	55	2010 Club World Cup and 2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2	Al Jazira	22	17	3	2	57	17	+40	54	2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage
3	Al Ain	22	12	7	3	40	20	+20	43	2011 AFC Champions League Group Stage
4	Al-Wahda	22	10	4	8	40	39	+1	34	2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off ¹
5	Al Shabab	22	8	4	10	33	37	−4	28	2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
6	Al Nasr	22	6	8	8	37	40	−3	26
7	Al Wasl	22	7	5	10	38	45	−7	26	2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
8	Al-Dhafra	22	5	9	8	32	32	0	24
9	Ajman	22	7	3	12	21	39	−18	24
10	Al Sharjah	22	6	4	12	31	45	−14	22
11	Al-Shaab (R)	22	5	3	14	23	37	−14	18	Relegation to 2009–10 UAE League Division 1
12	Al Khaleej Club (R)	22	4	2	16	21	51	−30	14	Relegation to 2009–10 UAE League Division 1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

²Since Al-Ain also won the 2008–09 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

UAE League 2008–09 Winners
Al-Ahli 5th Title

Top goalscorers

Source: goalzz.com

25 goals

Fernando Baiano (Al Jazira)

13 goals

Mohamed Omer (Al-Nasr)
Mohamed Kader (Dhafra)

12 goals

Anderson de Carvalho Barbosa (Sharjah)
Godwin Attram (Al-Shaab)
Andre Lusiano Pinga (Al Wahda)

11 goals

Bare (Al-Ahli)

9 goals

References

↑ Al Wasl sack Czech coach
↑ Austrian coach for faltering Wahda
↑ Kwid resigns
↑ Sharjah setback ahead of play-off
↑ Ajman replace coach
↑ Beleaguered Sharjah sack coach
↑ Hasek quits as Ahli coach
↑ http://www.the-afc.com/en/news-centre/member-association-news/279-ir-iran/24680-madanchi-joins-uae-champs-ahli Romanian Ioan Andone replaced Czech Ivan Hasek last month (June)

External links

UAE League Goalzz

Arabian Gulf League

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Competitions	Arabian Gulf League Challenge League (defunct) Super Cup League Cup

2008 in Asian football (AFC)

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Domestic cups	Maldives FA Cup President's Cup

AFC competitions	AFC Champions League Knockout stage Final AFC Cup AFC President's Cup

2009 in Asian Football (AFC)

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Domestic cups	Bahrain Hong Kong League Cup '08–'09 FA Cup Shield '09–'10 India Shield Durand Cup Fed Cup '09–'10 Iran '08–'09 '09–'10 Japan Emperor's Cup '08 (final) League Cup Emperor's Cup '09 Jordan FA Cup '08–'09 Shield FA Cup '09–'10 Korea Republic FA Cup League Cup Kuwait Fed Cup '08–'09 Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Fed Cup '09–'10 Lebanon FA Cup '08–'09 Elite Cup FA Cup '09–'10 Malaysia FA Cup Malaysia Cup Maldives FA Cup President's Cup Oman Pakistan Qatar Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup Sheikh Jassem Cup Stars Cup '09–'10 Singapore Singapore Cup League Cup Saudi Arabia CP Cup '08–'09 King Cup of Champions CP Cup '09–'10 Syria '08–'09 '09–'10 Thailand FA Cup Queen's Cup Turkmenistan UAE Emirates Cup '08–'09 President's Cup '08–'09 Emirates Cup '09–'10 President's Cup '09–'10

Regional club competitions	Gulf Club Champions Cup

AFC club competitions	AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC Cup Group stage Knockout stage Final AFC President's Cup

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