UAE League
Encyclopedia
The UAE Pro League Committee , commonly known as PLC, is the professional association football league of the United Arab Emirates
. Founded in 1973, the league currently holds a number of tournaments for the 12 participating teams, including the Etisalat Pro-League
, the Etisalat Cup
, Etisalat Reserve League and the Etisalat Super Cup
all named after the UFL major sponsors Etisalat
since 2008.
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!Office
!Name
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|Chairman of Board of Directors
|Saeed Abdul Ghaffar
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|Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
|Abdullah Nasser Al Junaibi
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|Executive Director of the Association
|Dr. Khalid Mohammed Abdullah
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. Founded in 1973, the league currently holds a number of tournaments for the 12 participating teams, including the Etisalat Pro-League
UAE Pro-League
The UAE Pro-League is the First Division of the UAE Football League, commonly known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons, since 2008, is the top professional association football league in United Arab Emirates...
, the Etisalat Cup
Etisalat Emirates Cup
The UAE Etisalat Emirates Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Cup, is a knockout tournament of the United Arab Emirates football.The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008-2009 season.-Winners and Results:*2009: Al Ain 1 - 0 Al Wahda...
, Etisalat Reserve League and the Etisalat Super Cup
UAE Super Cup
The UAE Super Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Super Cup, is the curtain raiser of the 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 has been played on 14 September 2008.-Winners:-Titles...
all named after the UFL major sponsors Etisalat
Etisalat
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, branded trade name Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, currently operating in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa...
since 2008.
Current board of directors
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!Office
!Name
|-
|Chairman of Board of Directors
|Saeed Abdul Ghaffar
|-
|Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
|Abdullah Nasser Al Junaibi
|-
|Executive Director of the Association
|Dr. Khalid Mohammed Abdullah
|-
See also
- UAE Pro-LeagueUAE Pro-LeagueThe UAE Pro-League is the First Division of the UAE Football League, commonly known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons, since 2008, is the top professional association football league in United Arab Emirates...
- UAE Reserve League
- Etisalat Emirates CupEtisalat Emirates CupThe UAE Etisalat Emirates Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Cup, is a knockout tournament of the United Arab Emirates football.The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008-2009 season.-Winners and Results:*2009: Al Ain 1 - 0 Al Wahda...
- UAE Super CupUAE Super CupThe UAE Super Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Super Cup, is the curtain raiser of the 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 has been played on 14 September 2008.-Winners:-Titles...
- UAE President CupUAE President CupThe UAE President's Cup is the top association football knockout tournament of the United Arab Emirates.- Winners :- Top-performing clubs:-References:...
- UAE Vice Presidents CupUAE Vice Presidents CupThe UAE Vice Presidents Cup was played between 2004 and 2007. There have so far been 3 editions played- Winners :* 2004/05 : Al-Ain 1-1 Al-Ahli '* 2005/06 : Al-Ain 4-1 Al-Wahda* 2006/07 : Al-Jazira Club 4-1 Al-Ahli...
- United Arab Emirates Football AssociationUnited Arab Emirates Football AssociationThe United Arab Emirates Football Association is the governing body of football in the United Arab Emirates.-Domestic Competitions:*UAE Premier League*UAE Football League Division 1*UAE Football League Division 2*UAE Super Cup*UAE Vice Presidents Cup...
- Football League system in the UAEFootball League system in the UAEThis is the current setup of the football league system in the UAE.The tables below show the current makeup of the UAE Football League system. The UAE Football League sits at the top of the pyramid and currently two teams get promoted/relegated between the UFL and Division 2 Group A.Although...