Season | 2011–12 |
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Champions |
Al Ain 10th title |
Relegated |
Emirates Club Al Sharjah |
Champions League |
Al Ain Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Shabab |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 449 (3.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Asamoah Gyan (22) |
Biggest home win | Al Jazira 5–0 Al Sharjah |
Biggest away win |
Emirates Club 1–5 Al Shabab Al Wasl 2–6 Al Ahli Al Jazira 1–5 Al-Nasr |
Highest scoring | Al Sharjah 4–5 Al-Nasr (9 goals) |
Highest attendance | 21,455 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain |
← 2010–11
2012–13 →
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The 2011–12 Pro-League season (known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.
Al Jazira was the defending champions, having won their 1st Pro-League title in the 2010–11 campaign after being runner-up for three times in a row. Al Dhafra and Ittihad Kalba were relegated from the previous season. Ajman and Emirates were promoted from the UAE Division 1 Group A. The campaign began on 15 October 2011 and finished on 27 May 2012.
Ittihad Kalba and Al Dhafra were relegated to the 2011–12 UAE Division 1 Group A after finishing in the bottom two spots of the table at the end of the 2010-11 season. The two relegated teams were replaced by 2nd level champions Ajman Club and runners up Emirates Club.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes during the 2011-12 campaign.
Updated to games played on 27 May 2012.
Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.