ADNOC Pro League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2025-2026
Location
United Arab Emirates
Abbreviation
UAE1
Summary
The UAE Pro League (UAE1), or ADNOC Pro League (UAE1), is the top football league in the United Arab Emirates football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 UAE1 season, the UAE1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 AFC Champions League Elite - League Stage:
- 1st and 2nd place 2025-2026 UAE1 teams
- 2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2 - Group Stage:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 UAE1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 UAE President's Cup, typically an UAE1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2026-2027 AFC Champions League 2.
Leagues Pyramid - United Arab Emirates
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| UAE1 | ADNOC Pro League | 14 |
| UAE2 | UAE First Division League | 14 |
| UAE3 | UAE Second Division League | 15 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 16 Aug 2025 - 25 May 2026 | 14: UAE1 (12), UAE2 (2) | ||
Season Format
Each UAE1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 13 UAE1 teams for a total of 26 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head goal difference, (2) head-to-head goals scored, (3) head-to-head away goals scored, (4) total goal difference, (5) total goals scored, (6) total away goals scored, (7) head-to-head points, (8) Fairplay ranking, then (9) a draw.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 Regular season, the 13th and 14th place UAE1 teams will be relegated directly to the UAE2.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Al-Ain FC | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | - | 20 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Al-Wahda FC | 8 | 5 -3-0 | 18 | - | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Al Jazira SCC | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Shabab Al Ahli Club | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Al Wasl FC | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Al-Nasr Dubai SC | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Ajman Club | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | - | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Al Dhafra FC | 9 | 4 -0-5 | 12 | - | 15 | 18 | -3 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
| 9 | Khorfakkan Club | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 14 | 16 | -2 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad Kalba SC | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 8 | 12 | -4 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 11 | Sharjah FC | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | - | 9 | 13 | -4 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 12 | Al Bataeh Club | 9 | 2 -0-7 | 6 | - | 10 | 16 | -6 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 13 | Baniyas SC | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | - | 6 | 19 | -13 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
| 14 | Dibba Al-Fujairah Club | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | - | 9 | 17 | -8 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
2026-2027 AFCCL Elite 2026-2027 AFCCL2 Relegation to UAE2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 28 Dec 2025
 | Khorfakkan Club | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
 | Al Wasl FC | Dibba Al Fujairah Club Stadium |
 | Al-Ain FC | Al-Maktoum Stadium |
Mon - 29 Dec 2025
 | Al Jazira SCC | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium |
 | Baniyas SC | Al Dhafra Stadium |
Fri - 2 Jan 2026
| Al-Wahda FC | Za'abeel Stadium |
| Al Dhafra FC | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qasimi Stadium |
| Sharjah FC | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| Al-Nasr Dubai SC | Baniyas Stadium |
Sat - 3 Jan 2026
 | Dibba Al-Fujairah Club | Al-Bataeh Club Ground |
 | Al Ittihad Kalba SC | Ajman Stadium |
| Shabab Al Ahli Club | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
Tue - 6 Jan 2026
| Sharjah FC | Al-Maktoum Stadium |
| Baniyas SC | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
Wed - 7 Jan 2026
| Al Wasl FC | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium |
| Shabab Al Ahli Club | Al-Bataeh Club Ground |
Thu - 8 Jan 2026
| Ajman Club | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| Khorfakkan Club | Dibba Al Fujairah Club Stadium |
| Al-Ain FC | Al Dhafra Stadium |
Sat - 10 Jan 2026
| Sharjah FC | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
Results
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
| 42 | Al Dhafra FC | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 23 | Al-Nasr Dubai SC | Al-Bataeh Club Ground |
Sat - 20 Dec 2025
| 20 | Al Ittihad Kalba SC | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 20 | Dibba Al-Fujairah Club | Ajman Stadium |
| 03 | Khorfakkan Club | Baniyas Stadium |
Sat - 22 Nov 2025
| 11 | Al Jazira SCC | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 13 | Al Bataeh Club | Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium |
| 00 | Ajman Club | Za'abeel Stadium |
Fri - 21 Nov 2025
| 14 | Baniyas SC | Sharjah Stadium |
| 11 | Al-Wahda FC | Dibba Al Fujairah Club Stadium |
| 20 | Al Dhafra FC | Al-Maktoum Stadium |
Thu - 20 Nov 2025
| 01 | Shabab Al Ahli Club | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qasimi Stadium |
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
| 10 | Al Bataeh Club | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 30 | Al Ittihad Kalba SC | Al Dhafra Stadium |
Fri - 31 Oct 2025
| 11 | Al Wasl FC | Saqr bin Mohammad al Qasimi Stadium |
| 22 | Dibba Al-Fujairah Club | Baniyas Stadium |
Thu - 30 Oct 2025
| 20 | Sharjah FC | Rashid Stadium |
| 03 | Al-Ain FC | Ajman Stadium |
| 32 | Al-Nasr Dubai SC | Al-Nahyan Stadium |
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
| 21 | Al-Nasr Dubai SC | Za'abeel Stadium |