2011–12 UAE Pro League

The 2011–12 Pro League season (known as Etisalat Pro League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.

Al Jazira was the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 15 October 2011 and finished on 27 May 2012.

Teams
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010–11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.

Personnel
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes
Managerial changes during the 2011–12 campaign.

Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per AGL team.


 * Richard Porta has Australian citizenship and was counted as an Asian player.

Goalscorers

 * 22 goals
 * 🇬🇭 Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain)


 * 16 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Grafite (Al-Ahli)
 * 🇸🇳 André Senghor (Baniyas)


 * 14 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardo Oliveira (Al-Jazira)


 * 13 goals
 * Luis Jiménez (Al-Ahli)
 * Juan Manuel Olivera (Al Wasl)


 * 11 goals
 * 🇧🇷 Ciel (Al Shabab)


 * 10 goals
 * 🇦🇺 Mark Bresciano (Al Nasr)
 * 🇧🇷 Baré (Al-Jazira)
 * 🇧🇷 Edinho (Sharjah)
 * 🇧🇷 Marcelinho (Sharjah)
 * 🇨🇮 Modibo Diarra (Emirates)

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