UAE First Division League

UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.

As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each team. The top two sides gain promotion to the UAE Pro-League. On 29 May 2019, UAEFA announced that a UAE Second Division League to be established with smaller clubs, privately owned clubs, football academies with semi-professional teams compete for promotion to UAE Division one. On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase to 17 teams for the 2022–23 season. An increase of 2 teams, promoted from the UAE Second Division, and no relegation for UAE First Division clubs from the 2021–22 season, in an expansion season.

Current teams

 * ''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

List of champions
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 * 1974–75: Al-Shabab
 * 1975–76: Al Rams
 * 1976–77: Al-Wahda
 * 1977–78: Oman Club
 * 1978–79: Khor Fakkan Club
 * 1979–80: Ittihad Kalba
 * 1980–81: Al Rams
 * 1981–82: Al Khaleej
 * 1982–83: Al-Jazira
 * 1983–84: Al Qadsia Club
 * 1984–85: Al-Wahda
 * 1985–86: Fujairah
 * 1986–87: Ras Al Khaima
 * 1987–88: Al-Jazira
 * 1988–89: Ittihad Kalba
 * 1989–90: Fujairah
 * 1990–91: Not completed due to Gulf War
 * 1991–92: Al Urooba
 * 1992–93: Al-Shaab
 * 1993–94: Al Khaleej
 * 1994–95: Baniyas
 * 1995–96: Ittihad Kalba
 * 1996–97: Emirates
 * 1997–98: Al-Shaab
 * 1998–99: Ittihad Kalba
 * 1999–00: Sharjah
 * 2000–01: Al Khaleej
 * 2001–02: Al-Dhafra
 * 2002–03: Emirates
 * 2003–04: Dubai
 * 2004–05: Baniyas
 * 2005–06: Fujairah
 * 2006–07: Al-Dhafra
 * 2007–08: Al Khaleej
 * 2008–09: Baniyas
 * 2009–10: Ittihad Kalba
 * 2010–11: Ajman
 * 2011–12: Ittihad Kalba
 * 2012–13: Emirates
 * 2013–14: Ittihad Kalba
 * 2014–15: Dibba Al-Fujairah
 * 2015–16: Hatta
 * 2016–17: Ajman
 * 2017–18: Baniyas
 * 2018–19: Khor Fakkan
 * 2019–20: Not completed due to COVID-19 pandemic
 * 2020–21: Al Urooba
 * 2021–22: Dibba Al Fujairah
 * 2022–23: Hatta
 * 2023–24: Al Urooba

Al Khaleej was renamed in June 2017 to the match the name of the city Khorfakkan*

Performance by club
1 Club no longer exists.

Top scorers

 * 1999–2000: 🇮🇶 Razzaq Farhan (42 goals)
 * 2007–08: 🇨🇮 Modibo Kane Diarra (44 goals) (Record)
 * 2008–09: 🇲🇦 Nabil Daoudi (36 goals)
 * 2009–10: 🇫🇷 Michaël N'dri (10 goals)
 * 2010–11: 🇧🇷 Patrick Fabiano (19 goals)
 * 2011–12: 🇸🇳 Makhete Diop (29 goals)
 * 2012–13: 🇨🇮 Modibo Kane Diarra (24 goals)
 * 2013–14: 🇨🇮 Modibo Kane Diarra (27 goals)
 * 2014–15: 🇫🇷 Michaël N'dri (24 goals)
 * 2015–16:🇧🇷 Tássio Maia dos Santos (17 goals)
 * 2016–17:🇧🇷 Adeílson Pereira de Mello (23 goals)
 * 2017–18:🇧🇷 Marcus Vinícius Araujo Silva (21 goals)
 * 2018–19:🇧🇷 Vinícius Lopes (16 goals)
 * 2019–20:🇧🇷 Alexssander azeredo 🇧🇷 Vinícius Lopes (11 goals)
 * 2020–21:🇧🇷 Diogo Acosta (20 goals)
 * 2021–22:🇧🇷 Diogo Acosta (27 goals)
 * 2022–23: 🇧🇷 Diogo Acosta (24 goals)