List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates

This is a list of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Currently there are officially 49 football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen of them compete in the top tier division, 15 of them compete in the 2nd tier division, 12 of compete in the 3rd tier division and 8 of them are currently in a hiatus. There are four defunct clubs which means there is a total of 53 clubs in the history of UAE football.

Dubai

Club	League/Division	Level	Town/City	Nickname
Abtal Al Khaleej	UAE Division One	2	Mirdif, Dubai
Al Dar	Hiatus	?	Al Garhoud, Dubai
Al Fursan	UAE Division Two	3	Dubai
Al Hilal	UAE Division Two	3	Al Lisaili
Al Ittifaq	UAE Division Two	3	Al Mamzar, Dubai
Al Nasr	UAE Pro League	1	Al Nasr, Dubai	Al Ameed
Al Wasl	UAE Pro League	1	Zabeel, Dubai	The Cheetahs
Atletico Arabia	UAE Division Two	3	Jebel Ali
Dubai City	UAE Division One	2	Al Barsha, Dubai
Dubai United	UAE Division Two	3	Jumeirah, Dubai
Hatta	UAE Division One	2	Hatta	Tornados
HPC	UAE Division Two	3	Dubai
Laval	UAE Division Two	3	Al Qusais, Dubai
Shabab Al Ahli	UAE Pro League	1	Deira, Dubai	Red Knights

Abu Dhabi

Club	League/Division	Level	Town/City	Nickname
Al Ain	UAE Pro League	1	Al Ain	Al Zaeem
Al Dhafra	UAE Pro League	1	Madinat Zayed	The Western Knights
Al Falah	Hiatus	?	Al Falah, Abu Dhabi
Al Hazem	Hiatus	?	Abu Dhabi
Al Jazira	UAE Pro League	1	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi	Pride of Abu Dhabi
Al Wahda	UAE Pro League	1	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi	The Clarets
Baniyas	UAE Pro League	1	Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi	Al Smawi
Baynounah	UAE Division Two	3	Abu Dhabi
Regional Sports	UAE Division Two	3	Al Rowdah, Abu Dhabi
Liwa	UAE Division Two	3	Abu Dhabi
United Sport	UAE Division Two	3	Al Ain

Sharjah

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Bataeh	UAE Division One	2	Al Bataeh
Al Dhaid	UAE Division One	2	Dhaid
Al Hamriyah	UAE Division One	2	Al Hamriyah	The Sharks
Al Madam	Hiatus	?	Al Madam
Dibba Al Hisn	UAE Division One	2	Dibba Al-Hisn	Hasnawy
Khor Fakkan	UAE Pro League	1	Khor Fakkan	The Eagles
Kalba	UAE Pro League	1	Kalba	The Tigers
Mleiha	Hiatus	?	Mleiha
Sharjah	UAE Pro League	1	Sharjah	The King

Fujairah

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Urooba	UAE Pro League	1	Qidfa
Dibba Al Fujairah	UAE Division One	2	Dibba Al-Fujairah	The Pigeons
Fujairah	UAE Division One	2	Fujairah	Red Wolves

Ras al Khaimah

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Jazirah Al Hamra	UAE Division One	2	Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Mooj	UAE Division Two	3	Al Jazirah Al Hamra
Al Rams	UAE Division One	2	Ar-Rams
Al Taawon	UAE Division One	2	Al Jeer
Emirates	UAE Pro League	1	Al Dhait, Ras Al Khaimah	Falcons
Masafi	UAE Division One	2	Masafi
Ras Al Khaimah	Hiatus	?	Ras Al Khaimah

Ajman

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Ajman	UAE Pro League	1	Al Rashidiyah, Ajman	The Orange Brigade
Masfout	UAE Division One	2	Masfut
Quattro	Hiatus	?	Al Zorah, Ajman

Umm al Quwain

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Arabi	UAE Division One	2	Umm Al Quwain
Falaj Al Mualla	Hiatus	?	Falaj Al Mualla

Defunct Clubs

Club	City	Nickname
Al Quwwat Al Musallaha	Abu Dhabi
Al Shaab	Sharjah	Commandos
Al Shabab	Dubai
Dubai CSC	Dubai