UAE Second Division League
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OrganiserUAE Football Association
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
ConfedAFC
Founded2019 (age 7)
Teams15
PromotionUAE First Division League
RelegationUAE Third Division League
Levels3
ChampionsPalm City FC (1st title)
Season2025–26
Most successful club7 clubs (1 title each)
Websitewww.uaefa.ae
Current2025–26 season

UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. The league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019.[1] The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season,[2] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled.[3][4]

The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid.[5] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the UAE FA confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the UAE Third Division League with a promotion-relegation system.[6]

Current teams

As of 2025–26 UAE Second Division League [7]

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
ClubHome cityStadium
Al FathAl Jazirah Al HamraAl Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium
Al IttihadAbu DhabiUnknown
Al RamsAl RamsAl Rams Stadium
Arabian FalconsDubaiJebel Ali Shooting Club
Fursan HispaniaDubai (Al Sufouh)The Sevens Stadium
BaynounahAl DhannahSoccer City Stadium
Forte VirtusDubai (Mirdif)UIS International School
Gulf United BDubai (Al Jaddaf)Dubai Club Stadium
LegentusDubaiUnknown
Palm CityDubaiUnknown
RoyalDubai (Al Khawaneej)UIS International
PrecisionJebel AliPrecision Football - Ibn Battuta Mall- Dubai
MadenatDubaiDubai Club For People Of Determination
United IIDubaiISD Stadium Pitch

List of champions

Source:[citation needed]

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning seasons
Quattro12019–20
Abtal Al Khaleej2020–21
Al Fursan2021–22
Gulf United2022–23
Fleetwood United2023–24
Elite Falcons2024–25
Palm City FC2025-26

Performance by city

City / AreaTitlesClubsWinning seasons
Dubai4Abtal Al Khaleej(1): 2020–21
Al Fursan(1): 2021–22
Gulf United(1): 2022–23
Elite Falcons(1): 2024–25
Ajman1Quattro(1): 2019–20
Jebel AliFleetwood United(1): 2023–24

References

  1. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يُطلق مسابقة دوري الدرجة الثانية في الموسم الجديد". UAEFA. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ^ دبي, خالد صديق-. "دوري الدرجة الثانية ينطلق للمرة الأولى غداً بمشاركة 10 فرق - الإمارات اليوم" (in Arabic). www.emaratalyoum.com
  3. ^ "Arabian Gulf League season cancelled, decision on champions awaited". The National. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "No Arabian Gulf League champion this season". Al Khaleej times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "لجنة المسابقات باتحاد الكرة تعتمد الفرق المشاركة في دوري الدرجة الثانية" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "UAE Football Association:". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  7. ^ "UAE SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE". www.uaefa.ae
  8. ^ "Fleetwood United crowned UAE Second Division champions". Fleetwood Town Football Club. 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2025-10-31.