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
Team | Home city | Emirate | Manager | Stadium | Capacity |
Ajman | Ajman | Ajman | Manuel Cajuda | Ajman Stadium | 5,537 |
Al Ahli | Dubai | Dubai | Cosmin Olăroiu | Rashed Stadium | 9,415 |
Al Ain | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | Zlatko Dalić | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
Al Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Eric Gerets | Al Jazira Stadium | 42,056 |
Al Nasr | Dubai | Dubai | Ivan Jovanovic | Al-Maktoum Stadium | 10,954 |
Al Shabab | Dubai | Dubai | Caio Júnior | Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | 8,011 |
Al Wasl | Dubai | Dubai | Gabriel Calderon | Zabeel Stadium | 8,411 |
Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Luis García | Baniyas Stadium | 9,047 |
Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Abu Dhabi | Laurent Banide | Al Dhafra Stadium | 5,020 |
Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah | Paulo Comelli | Emirates Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah | Ivan Hašek | Fujairah Club Stadium | 5,020 |
Kalba | Kalba | Sharjah | Walid Obaid Al-Balooshi | Ittihad Kalba Stadium | 3,000 |
Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah | Paulo Bonamigo | Sharjah Stadium | 10,082 |
Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | Sami Al-Jaber | Al-Nahyan Stadium | 11,538 |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
Al Jazira | Walter Zenga | Sacked | Pre-season | 14 May 2014 | Eric Gerets | 20 May 2014 |
Al Shabab | Marcos Paqueta | Mutual contest | Pre-season | 23 May 2014 | Caio Júnior | 23 May 2014 |
Baniyas | Adnan Hamad | Mutual contest | Pre-season | 1 July 2014 | Luis García | 10 July 2014 |
Al Wasl | Jorginho | Mutual contest | 13th | 1 October 2014 | Gabriel Calderón | 1 October 2014 |
Ajman | Fathi Al-Jabal | Sacked | 13th | 25 January 2015 | Manuel Cajuda | 27 January 2015 |
Al Wahda | Jose Peseiro | Sacked | 4th | 10 February 2015 | Sami Al Jaber | 16 February 2015 |
Al Wahda | Sami Al Jaber | - |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Mirko Vučinić | Al Jazira | 25 |
2 | Ibrahima Touré | Al Nasr | 18 |
3 | Wanderley | Sharjah | 17 |
4 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 16 |
4 | Caio | Al Wasl | 16 |
4 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 16 |
5 | Sebastián Tagliabué | Wahda | 15 |
6 | Éderson | Al Wasl | 14 |
7 | Asamoah Gyan | Al Ain | 13 |
8 | Makhete Diop | Dhafra | 12 |
9 | Henrique Luvannor | Al Shabab | 11 |
Hat-tricks
Assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Jonathan Pitroipa | Al Jazira | 8 |
1 | Edgar | Al Shabab | 8 |
1 | Damián Díaz | Wahda | 8 |
1 | Manuel Lanzini | Al Jazira | 8 |
1 | Miroslav Stoch | Al Ain | 8 |
2 | Hugo Viana | Al Wasl | 7 |
2 | Kembo-Ekoko | Al Ain | 7 |