2014–15 UAE Pro League


The 2014–15 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al Ahli as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time since the 2008–09 campaign.
The league was started on 15 September 2014 and was concluded on 15 May 2015.

Teams

and Dubai Club were relegated to the second tier being replaced by Al Ittihad Kalba and Fujairah who were both relegated in the 2012–13 campaign.

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityEmirateManagerStadiumCapacity
AjmanAjmanAjman Manuel CajudaAjman Stadium5,537
Al AhliDubaiDubai Cosmin OlăroiuRashed Stadium9,415
Al AinAl AinAbu Dhabi Zlatko DalićHazza Bin Zayed Stadium25,000
Al JaziraAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi Eric GeretsAl Jazira Stadium42,056
Al NasrDubaiDubai Ivan JovanovicAl-Maktoum Stadium10,954
Al ShababDubaiDubai Caio JúniorRashid Al Maktoum Stadium8,011
Al WaslDubaiDubai Gabriel CalderonZabeel Stadium8,411
BaniyasAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi Luis GarcíaBaniyas Stadium9,047
DhafraMadinat ZayedAbu Dhabi Laurent BanideAl Dhafra Stadium5,020
EmiratesRas al-KhaimahRas al-Khaimah Paulo ComelliEmirates Club Stadium5,020
FujairahFujairahFujairah Ivan HašekFujairah Club Stadium5,020
KalbaKalbaSharjah Walid Obaid Al-BalooshiIttihad Kalba Stadium3,000
SharjahSharjahSharjah Paulo BonamigoSharjah Stadium10,082
WahdaAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi Sami Al-JaberAl-Nahyan Stadium11,538

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Al Jazira Walter ZengaSackedPre-season14 May 2014 Eric Gerets20 May 2014
Al Shabab Marcos PaquetaMutual contestPre-season23 May 2014 Caio Júnior23 May 2014
Baniyas Adnan HamadMutual contestPre-season1 July 2014 Luis García10 July 2014
Al Wasl JorginhoMutual contest13th1 October 2014 Gabriel Calderón1 October 2014
Ajman Fathi Al-JabalSacked13th25 January 2015 Manuel Cajuda27 January 2015
Al Wahda Jose PeseiroSacked4th10 February 2015 Sami Al Jaber16 February 2015
Al Wahda Sami Al Jaber-

League table

Results

Season statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mirko VučinićAl Jazira25
2 Ibrahima TouréAl Nasr18
3 WanderleySharjah17
4 Ali MabkhoutAl Jazira16
4 CaioAl Wasl16
4 Fábio LimaAl Wasl16
5 Sebastián TagliabuéWahda15
6 ÉdersonAl Wasl14
7 Asamoah GyanAl Ain13
8 Makhete DiopDhafra12
9 Henrique LuvannorAl Shabab11

Hat-tricks

Assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Jonathan PitroipaAl Jazira8
1 EdgarAl Shabab8
1 Damián DíazWahda8
1 Manuel LanziniAl Jazira8
1 Miroslav StochAl Ain8
2 Hugo VianaAl Wasl7
2 Kembo-EkokoAl Ain7