2005–06 UAE Football League

Statistics of UAE Football League for the 2005–06 season.

UAE Football League
Season2005–06
ChampionsAl Ahli
AFC Champions LeagueAl Wahda
Al Ain
Matches played132
Goals scored467 (3.54 per match)

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Shabab Al Ahli Club won the league after defeating Al Wahda in a one-legged championship playoff game. The two teams finished the regular season tied with 47 points.

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players
Al-Ahli   Fernando Rodríguez   Martin Kamburov   Farhad Majidi   Juan Martín Parodi
Al-Ain   Fabrício Lopes   Kelly   Ibrahim Diaky   Nenad Jestrović   Ousman Jallow
  Said Kharazi
  Alberto Blanco
  Luis Tejada
Al-Jazira   Diogo   Antonin Koutouan   Bartholomew Ogbeche   Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi   Elson Becerra
  Ibrahim Diaky
Al-Nasr   Andrés Guglielminpietro   Valdir Bigode   Hussein Alaa Hussein   Faysal El Idrissi
Al-Shaab   Adrián Fernández   Ali Samereh
Al-Shabab   Iman Mobali   Mehrdad Oladi   Arcadia Toe   Miroslav Sovič   Geraldo
  Said Idraoui
  Mohammed Manga
Al-Wahda   Maurito   Branimir Bajić   Slaviša Mitrović   Javad Nekounam
Al-Wasl   Hussain Salman   Alexandre Oliveira   Malik Benachour   Farhad Majidi
Baniyas   Oumar Tchomogo   Kouadji Dogbé   Mickaël Dogbé
Emirates   Karim Kerkar   Adékambi Olufadé
Dibba Al-Hisn
Sharjah   Anderson Barbosa   Javad Nekounam   Zakaria Aboub

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Wahda 22 15 2 5 64 30 +34 47 Qualification for Championship Playoff
2 Al Ahli 22 14 5 3 44 24 +20 47
3 Al Jazira 22 14 3 5 43 35 +8 45
4 Al Ain 22 13 2 7 42 23 +19 41 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League[a]
5 Al Nasr 22 11 2 9 50 35 +15 35
6 Al Shabab 22 10 4 8 40 39 +1 34
7 Sharjah 22 8 6 8 52 41 +11 30
8 Al Wasl 22 9 2 11 33 32 +1 29
9 Al Shaab 22 6 7 9 30 39 −9 25
10 Emirates 22 4 6 12 21 48 −27 18
11 Baniyas 22 3 4 15 24 56 −32 13 Relegation to 2006–07 UAE First Division League
12 Dibba Al Hisn 22 1 5 16 24 65 −41 8
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Ain qualified to the 2007 AFC Champions League as winners of the 2005–06 UAE President's Cup.

Championship Playoff

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Al Wahda1–4Al Ahli

NB: Al Ahli played under protest following accusations of bribery against Al Wahda in their final match at Sharjah (where they were down 3-1 at half-time before winning 3-6; they allegedly bought 5 Sharjah players for 120,000 Euro).

References

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  1. ^ "Championship Playoff". 16 Jul 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2023.