FAE - 1. division

FAE - 1. division

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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.

FAE - 1. division er en professionel fodboldturnering for mænd i De Forenede Arabiske Emirater. Den blev grundlagt i 1973 og er den næstbedste division efter Den Arabiske Golfliga. Ligaen består af 14 hold, og sæsonen løber fra september til maj. Hvert hold spiller 26 kampe i løbet af sæsonen, og de to bedste hold rykker op til Den Arabiske Golfliga, mens de to nederste hold rykker ned i 2. division. De mest succesfulde hold i FAE - 1. division er Al Dhafra, der har vundet ligaen 4 gange, og Al Ain, der har vundet ligaen 3 gange.