United Arab Emirates - List of Second Level Champions

1974/75   Al-Shabab (Dubai)
1975/76   Al-Rams (Ras Al-Khaimah)
1976/77   Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)
1977/78   Oman Club (Ras Al-Khaimah)  [later renamed Emirates]
1978/79   Khor Fakkan
1979/80   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)  
1980/81   Al-Rams (Ras Al-Khaimah)
1981/82   Al-Khaleej (Khor Fakkan)   
1982/83   Al-Jazira (Abu Dhabi)
1983/84   Al-Qadisiya (Ras Al-Khaimah)
1984/85   Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)
1985/86   Fujairah
1986/87   Ras Al-Khaimah (Al-Nakheel)
1987/88   Al-Jazira (Abu Dhabi)
1988/89   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
1989/90   Al-Ahli (Al-Fujairah)
1990/91     not completed due to Gulf War
1991/92   Al-Urooba (Mirba and Qidfa)
1992/93   Al-Sha'ab (Sharjah)
1993/94   Al-Khaleej (Khor Fakkan) 
1994/95   Bani Yas (Al-Shamka)
1995/96   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
1996/97   Al-Jazira (Abu Dhabi)
1997/98   Al-Sha'ab (Sharjah)
1998/99   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
1999/00   Sharjah 
2000/01   Al-Khaleej (Khor Fakkan)
2001/02   Dhafra (Madinat Zayed) 
2002/03   Emirates (Ras Al-Khaimah)
2003/04   Dubai
2004/05   Bani Yas (Al-Shamka)
2005/06   Al-Ahli (Al-Fujairah)
2006/07   Dhafra (Madinat Zayed) 
2007/08   Al-Khaleej (Khor Fakkan)
2008/09   Bani Yas (Al-Shamka)
2009/10   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
2010/11   Ajman 
2011/12   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
2012/13   Emirates (Ras Al-Khaimah)
2013/14   Al-Ittihad (Kalba)
2014/15   Dibba (Al-Fujairah)
2015/16   Hatta 
2016/17   Ajman 
2017/18   Bani Yas (Al-Shamka)
2018/19   Khor Fakkan 
2019/20     not completed due to Covid-19 pandemic
2020/21   Al-Urooba (Mirba and Qidfa)
2021/22   Dibba (Al-Fujairah)
2022/23   Hatta
2023/24   Al-Urooba (Mirba and Qidfa)
2024/25   Dhafra (Madinat Zayed)

About this document

Partial source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UAE_First_Division_League

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 5 Jun 2025