Emirati football league system
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This is the setup of the association football league system in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
SportAssociation football
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Sport | Association football |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | United Arab Emirates Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Top division | Pro League |
| Second division | First Division League |
| Cup competition | |
| Association football in the United Arab Emirates | |
The tables below show the makeup of the system. The UAE Pro League sits at the top of the pyramid and two teams get promoted/relegated between the UAEPL and Division 1. UAE First Division League is the 2nd tier of the league system, below there are UAE Second and Third Division Leagues.[1]
System
| Level | League | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional League | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UAE Pro League 14 clubs in one national division[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UAE First Division League 15 clubs in one national division[3] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs up, 0 clubs down | ||||||||||||||||||
| Semi Professional Leagues | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UAE Second Division League 14 clubs in one national division[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs down, 4 clubs up | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAE Third Division League 17 clubs in one national division[5] | |||||||||||||||||
