First Stage
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Final Table:
1.Al-Wahda 18 10 4 4 32-19 34 [3 bonus points for second stage]
2.Al-Sharjah 18 8 8 2 40-22 32 [2 bonus points for second stage]
3.Al-Ain 18 8 5 5 24-17 29 [1 bonus point for second stage]
4.Al-Wasl 18 5 12 1 23-17 27
5.Al-Jazira 18 7 4 7 20-22 25
6.Al-Nasr 18 5 8 5 22-17 23
7.Al-Shabab 18 6 5 7 28-29 23
8.Al-Ahli 18 7 2 9 25-27 23
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9.Kalba Union 18 3 8 7 12-29 17 Relegated
10.Bani Yas 18 2 2 14 13-40 8 Relegated
Round 1 [Sep 11-15]
Wasl 1-1 Sharjah
Bani Yas 1-3 Wahda
Ahli 0-0 Kalba U
Jazira 1-1 Nasr
Shabab 1-1 Ain
Round 2 [Sep 18-20]
Nasr 1-1 Wasl
Sharjah 5-1 Kalba U
Wahda 1-0 Ain
Bani Yas 2-1 Ahli
Shabab 2-0 Jazira
Round 3 [Sep 25,26]
Wasl 1-1 Shabab
Jazira 2-0 Wahda [awarded]
Kalba U 1-4 Nasr
Ahli 1-4 Sharjah
Ain 3-0 Bani Yas
Round 4 [Oct 2,3]
Bani Yas 1-2 Jazira
Nasr 2-2 Sharjah
Ain 2-0 Ahli
Shabab 0-0 Kalba U
Wahda 2-2 Wasl
Round 5 [Oct 9,10]
Ahli 2-1 Nasr
Sharjah 4-1 Shabab
Kalba U 0-3 Wahda
Wasl 2-1 Bani Yas
Jazira 2-1 Ain
Round 6 [Oct 16,17]
Shabab 1-0 Nasr
Ain 0-0 Wasl
Jazira 2-1 Ahli
Bani Yas 0-1 Kalba U
Wahda 2-2 Sharjah
Round 7 [Oct 20,21]
Ahli 3-4 Shabab
Nasr 0-1 Wahda
Sharjah 3-0 Bani Yas
Kalba U 0-0 Ain
Wasl 0-1 Jazira
Round 8 [Oct 23,24]
Wahda 2-1 Shabab
Bani Yas 0-1 Nasr
Wasl 1-0 Ahli
Jazira 0-1 Kalba U
Ain 3-4 Sharjah
Round 9 [Oct 30,31]
Nasr 2-1 Ain
Shabab 0-1 Bani Yas
Kalba U 1-1 Wasl
Ahli 1-2 Wahda
Sharjah 0-0 Jazira
Round 10 [Nov 6,7]
Kalba U 1-0 Ahli [also reported 0-1]
Sharjah 1-1 Wasl
Nasr 2-0 Jazira
Shabab 0-1 Ain
Wahda 4-1 Bani Yas
Round 11 [Nov 10,11]
Ahli 4-1 Bani Yas
Kalba U 1-1 Sharjah
Ain 2-1 Wahda
Wasl 2-2 Nasr
Jazira 3-2 Shabab
Round 12 [Nov 13-17]
Sharjah 0-1 Ahli
Bani Yas 1-2 Ain
Nasr 4-1 Kalba U
Wahda 3-1 Jazira
Shabab 1-1 Wasl
Round 13 [Nov 20,21]
Ahli 1-0 Ain
Jazira 3-2 Bani Yas
Sharjah 0-0 Nasr
Wasl 0-0 Wahda
Kalba U 0-1 Shabab
Round 14 [Nov 27,28]
Nasr 1-2 Ahli
Bani Yas 0-3 Wasl
Wahda 4-0 Kalba U
Shabab 3-6 Sharjah
Ain 1-0 Jazira
Round 15 [Dec 1,2]
Ahli 1-1 Jazira
Wasl 1-1 Ain
Kalba U 1-1 Bani Yas
Sharjah 1-2 Wahda
Nasr 1-1 Shabab
Round 16 [Dec 4,5]
Ain 4-2 Kalba U
Jazira 1-2 Wasl
Shabab 2-3 Ahli
Wahda 0-0 Nasr
Bani Yas 1-3 Sharjah
Round 17 [Dec 12]
Ahli 2-3 Wasl
Nasr 0-0 Bani Yas
Kalba U 0-0 Jazira
Shabab 3-2 Wahda
Sharjah 1-1 Ain
Round 18 [Dec 19]
Wahda 0-2 Ahli
Wasl 1-1 Kalba U
Bani Yas 0-4 Shabab
Ain 1-0 Nasr
Jazira 1-2 Sharjah
Final Table:
1.Al-Wahda 18 10 4 4 32-19 34 [3 bonus points for second stage]
2.Al-Sharjah 18 8 8 2 40-22 32 [2 bonus points for second stage]
3.Al-Ain 18 8 5 5 24-17 29 [1 bonus point for second stage]
4.Al-Wasl 18 5 12 1 23-17 27
5.Al-Jazira 18 7 4 7 20-22 25
6.Al-Nasr 18 5 8 5 22-17 23
7.Al-Shabab 18 6 5 7 28-29 23
8.Al-Ahli 18 7 2 9 25-27 23
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9.Kalba Union 18 3 8 7 12-29 17 Relegated
10.Bani Yas 18 2 2 14 13-40 8 Relegated
Second Stage
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Table [bonus points between brackets]:
1.Al-Ain 14 9 4 1 25-12 32 [1] Champions
2.Al-Sharjah 14 8 4 2 29-15 30 [2]
3.Al-Wasl 14 6 5 3 16-12 23
4.Al-Ahli 14 5 3 6 21-22 18
5.Al-Wahda 14 3 6 5 14-18 18 [3]
6.Al-Nasr 14 4 5 5 15-14 17
7.Al-Shabab 14 3 3 8 14-25 12
8.Al-Jazira 14 2 2 10 15-31 8
Round 1 [Dec 25-26]
Shabab 2-3 Ain
Jazira 0-1 Ahli
Wasl 1-3 Sharjah
Wahda 1-1 Nasr
Round 2 [Jan 4,5]
Nasr 0-1 Wasl
Wahda 2-1 Shabab
Sharjah 5-1 Jazira
Ahli 0-1 Ain
Round 3 [Jan 8,9]
Shabab 2-0 Ahli
Ain 1-1 Sharjah
Jazira 0-0 Nasr
Wasl 2-0 Wahda
Round 4 [Jan 15,16]
Wahda 3-1 Jazira
Wasl 1-1 Shabab
Nasr 0-2 Ain
Sharjah 2-1 Ahli
Round 5 [Jan 19,20]
Shabab 1-0 Sharjah
Ain 4-1 Wahda
Ahli 0-2 Nasr
Jazira 4-1 Wasl
Round 6 [Feb 5,6]
Jazira 3-0 Shabab
Wahda 2-2 Ahli
Nasr 1-1 Sharjah
Wasl 1-1 Ain [Feb 23]
Round 7 [Feb 12,13]
Shabab 1-1 Nasr
Sharjah 1-0 Wahda
Ain 3-1 Jazira
Ahli 0-2 Wasl [Mar 9]
Round 8 [Feb 19,20]
Ain 0-0 Shabab
Ahli 3-0 Jazira
Nasr 2-0 Wahda
Sharjah 1-1 Wasl [Mar 23]
Round 9 [Feb 26,27]
Shabab 0-2 Wahda
Wasl 1-0 Nasr
Ain 2-3 Ahli
Jazira 1-5 Sharjah
Round 10 [Mar 5,6]
Ahli 4-1 Shabab
Sharjah 0-1 Ain
Nasr 1-0 Jazira
Wahda 0-0 Wasl
Round 11 [Mar 12,13]
Shabab 0-2 Wasl
Jazira 1-1 Wahda
Ahli 2-4 Sharjah
Ain 1-0 Nasr
Round 12 [Mar 19,20]
Sharjah 3-2 Shabab
Nasr 2-3 Ahli
Wahda 0-0 Ain
Wasl 2-0 Jazira
Round 13 [Mar 28]
Shabab 2-1 Jazira
Ain 2-1 Wasl
Ahli 2-2 Wahda
Sharjah 2-2 Nasr
Round 14 [Apr 3]
Jazira 2-4 Ain
Wahda 0-1 Sharjah
Wasl 0-0 Ahli
Nasr 3-1 Shabab
Table [bonus points between brackets]:
1.Al-Ain 14 9 4 1 25-12 32 [1] Champions
2.Al-Sharjah 14 8 4 2 29-15 30 [2]
3.Al-Wasl 14 6 5 3 16-12 23
4.Al-Ahli 14 5 3 6 21-22 18
5.Al-Wahda 14 3 6 5 14-18 18 [3]
6.Al-Nasr 14 4 5 5 15-14 17
7.Al-Shabab 14 3 3 8 14-25 12
8.Al-Jazira 14 2 2 10 15-31 8
Promoted: Al-Khaleej, Bani Yas (remain in first division), Al-Sha'ab,
Ras Al-Khaima.
Relegated: Kalba Union.
United Arab Emirates President's Cup 1998
Semifinals
Wasl 0-1 2-0 Ain
Sharjah bt N.N.
Final
Sharjah 3-2 Wasl [asdet]
Second Level
First Stage
Final Table:
1.Al-Sha'ab 14 8 6 0 24- 6 30
2.Al-Khaleej 14 5 7 2 19-12 22
3.Ahli Fujeira 14 5 3 6 16-14 18
4.Ras Al-Khaima 14 4 5 5 12-15 17
5.Ajman 14 3 8 3 15-19 17
6.Emirates 14 3 7 4 11-14 16
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7.Al-Oruba 14 4 4 6 13-18 16
8.Al-Rams 14 1 6 7 11-23 9
First six join Kalba Union, Bani Yas (bottom two first level) and
Dibba Al-Hessen (winners third level) in Promotion/Relegation League.
Bottom two join bottom 8 of third level in their Second Stage League.
Third Level
First Stage
Final Table:
1.Dibba Al-Hessen 16 14 0 2 42-16 42
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2.Hatta 16 13 1 2 53-11 40
3.Dubai 16 10 1 5 37-21 31
4.Hemreya 15 7 3 5 25-28 24
5.Massafi 16 7 1 8 35-32 22
6.Al-Arabi 16 5 5 6 23-30 20
7.Thaid 16 3 3 10 16-39 12
8.Dibba 15 2 2 12 16-41 8
9.Hamra Island 16 1 2 13 16-41 5
Dibba al-Hessen join bottom 2 first level and top 6 of second level
in Promotion/Relegation league to first level 1998/99.
Promotion/Relegation League
Final Table:
1.Bani Yas 16 10 5 1 31-13 35
2.Al-Khaleej 16 10 3 3 32-17 33
3.Al-Sha'ab 16 9 5 2 34-17 32
4.Ras Al-Khaima 16 9 4 3 35-26 31
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5.Kalba Union 16 9 2 5 33-20 29
6.Ahli Fujeira 16 4 4 8 18-28 16
7.Emirates 16 2 5 9 13-28 11
8.Dibba Al-Hessen 16 1 3 12 14-45 6
9.Ajman 16 0 5 11 13-31 5
Third Level Second Stage
Final Table:
1.Hatta 18 14 2 2 41-10 44
2.Al-Rams 18 14 1 3 35-16 43
3.Al-Oruba 18 11 3 4 31-14 36
4.Dubai 18 10 5 3 33-15 35
5.Al-Arabi 18 7 4 7 28-30 25
6.Massafi 18 7 3 8 38-35 24
7.Hemreya 18 3 4 11 9-23 13
8.Thaid 18 3 4 11 14-33 13
9.Hamra Island 18 3 3 12 20-50 12
10.Dibba 18 2 3 13 8-30 9
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