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 them compete in the 3rd tier division, and eight 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 Fursan	UAE Division Two	3	Dubai
Al Hilal			Al Lisaili	The Hawks
Al Ittifaq			Al Mamzar, Dubai
Al Nasr	UAE Pro League	1	Al Nasr, Dubai	Al Ameed
Al Nujoom	UAE Division Two	3	Mirdif, Dubai
Al Wasl	UAE Pro League	1	Zabeel, Dubai	The Cheetahs
Arabian Falcons	UAE Division Three	4	Dubai
D-Gardens
Dubai City	UAE Division One	2	Al Barsha, Dubai
United FC			Jumeirah, Dubai
Elite Falcons	UAE Division Two	3	Al Lisaili
Fleetwood United			Jebel Ali	Dubai Cods
Hatta	UAE Division One	2	Hatta	Tornados
Irish	UAE Division Three	4	Dubai
HPC	UAE Division Two	3	Al Hebiah, Dubai
Laval			Al Qusais, Dubai
Al Qabila FC	UAE Division Three	4	Dubai
Royal	UAE Division Two	3	Al Khawaneej
Sporting Dubai	UAE Division Three	4	Dubai
Shabab Al Ahli	UAE Pro League	1	Deira, Dubai	Red Knights
TFA Dubai	UAE Division Three	4	Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Club	League/Division	Level	Town/City	Nickname
Al Ain	UAE Pro League	1	Al Ain	Al Zaeem
Al Dahra	UAE Division Two	3	KEZAD
Al Dhafra	UAE Division One	2	Madinat Zayed	The Western Knights
Al Ethihad	UAE Division Three	4	Abu Dhabi
Al Gharbia			Madinat Zayed
Al Jazira	UAE Pro League	1	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi	Pride of Abu Dhabi
Al Wahda				The Clarets
Baniyas			Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi	Al Smawi
Baynounah	UAE Division Two	3	Abu Dhabi
Falcon	UAE Division Three	4
Regional Sports	UAE Division Two	3	Al Bandar, Abu Dhabi
Liwa	Hiatus	?	Abu Dhabi
Sporty	UAE Division Three	4
United Sport	UAE Division Two	3	Al Ain

Sharjah

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Bataeh	UAE Pro League	1	Al Bataeh
Al Dhaid	UAE Division One	2	Dhaid
Al Hamriyah			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			Kalba	The Tigers
Madenat	UAE Division Three	4	Sharjah
Mleiha	Hiatus	?	Mleiha
Sharjah	UAE Pro League	1	Sharjah	The King

Fujairah

Club	League/Division	Lvl	Town/City	Nickname
Al Urooba	UAE Division One	2	Qidfa	Green Duo
Dibba Al Fujairah			Dibba Al-Fujairah	The Pigeons
Fujairah			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 Rams	UAE Division One	2	Ar-Rams
Al Taawon			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	The Snipers
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 Dar	Al Garhoud, Dubai
Al Falah	Al Falah, Abu Dhabi
Al Hazem	Abu Dhabi
Al Quwwat Al Musallaha
Al Shaab	Sharjah	Commandos
Al Shabab	Dubai
Atletico Arabia	Jebel Ali
Dubai CSC	Dubai