United Arab Emirates - List of Champions

National Championship

1973/74  Al-Oroba
1974/75  Al-Ahli
1975/76  Al-Ahli       [runners-up: Al-Ain]
1976/77  Al-Ain
1977/78  Al-Nasr       [runners-up: Al-Ain; Super League: Al-Nasr]
1978/79  Al-Nasr
1979/80  Al-Ahli
1980/81  Al-Ain
1981/82  Al-Wasl       [runners-up: Al-Ain]
1982/83  Al-Wasl
1983/84  Al-Ain
1984/85  Al-Wasl
1985/86  Al-Nasr       
1986/87  Sharjah
1987/88  Al-Wasl
1988/89  Sharjah       
1989/90  Al-Shabab
1990/91     not completed due to Gulf War
1991/92  Al-Wasl
1992/93  Al-Ain
1993/94  Sharjah
1994/95  Al-Shabab     
1995/96  Sharjah       
1996/97  Al-Wasl
1997/98  Al-Ain
1998/99  Al-Wahda
1999/00  Al-Ain
2000/01  Al-Wahda
2001/02  Al-Ain        
2002/03  Al-Ain        
2003/04  Al-Ain
2004/05  Al-Wahda
2005/06  Al-Ahli
2006/07  Al-Wasl
2007/08  Al-Shabab
2008/09  Al-Ahli
2009/10  Al-Wahda
2010/11  Al-Jazeera
2011/12  Al-Ain
2012/13  Al-Ain
2013/14  Al-Ahli 
2014/15  Al-Ain
2015/16  Al-Ahli 
2016/17  Al-Jazeera
2017/18  Al-Ain  
2018/19  Sharjah
2019/20    abandoned
2020/21  Al-Jazeera
2021/22  Al-Ain  
2022/23  Al-Shabab Al-Ahli 
2023/24  Al-Wasl 
2024/25  Al-Shabab Al-Ahli 

Number of Wins (50)

 14  Al-Ain

  8  Al-Wasl

  7  Al-Ahli [now merged into Al-Shabab Al-Ahli]

  6  Sharjah [includes Al-Oroba]

  4  Al-Wahda

  3  Al-Jazeera
     Al-Nasr
     Al-Shabab [2012 renamed Al-Shabab Al-Arabi; 2018 merged into Al-Shabab Al-Ahli]

  2  Al-Shabab Al-Ahli

NB: the first championship of 1973/74, won by Oroba (later renamed Sharjah)
    was declared to have been official in 2001 by the FA; before it had been
    considered a 'trial' championship by the FA, which had been established
    just before (1972).

Dubai Amateur Football League


Division 1
1999-03    not known
2003/04  Irish A
2004/05  Vets A
2005/06  Vets A
2006/07  Vets A
2007/08  Vets A
2008/09  Vets A
2009/10  Irish A
2010/11  Irish A
2011/12  Vets A
2012/13  Irish A       
2013/14  Gramercy Dubai FC 

Division 2
2006/07    not known
2007/08  Western Union
2008/09  Vets C
2009/10  Allstars A
2010/11  Romanians Dubai FC
2011/12  Irish B
2012/13  L'Equipe   

Division 3
2007-09    not known
2009/10  Romanians Dubai FC
2010/11  MBC
2011/12  RakBank Vets
2012/13  Dubai FC B   
2013/14  Autotrader Creek

Division 4
2011/12  Jossy Giants
2012/13  Sharjah Wanderers Soccer School

About this document

With thanks to the UAE FA Website

Prepared and maintained by Atsushi Fujioka for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Atsushi Fujioka
Last updated: 5 May 2025