Al Dhaid
Al Hamriyah
Masfut
Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain
Dubba Al Husun
Al Fujairah
Al Urooba
Masafi
Al Jazira Al Hamra
Al Taawon
Hatta Dubai
Emirates Club RAK
Dibba Al Fujairah
Dubai City
Gulf Heroes FC
Gulf United FC
Dubai United
Al Ramms Mirbih
Al Bataeh
Al Dhafra SCC
Al Dahra FC
Khor Fakkan
Ras Al Khaimah
Baynounah SC
Fursan Hispania FC
Al Ittifaq Dubai
Al Ittihad Kalba
Baniyas SC
Dubai
Al Shaab Sharjah
Ajman SCC
Fleetwood United
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.