2020–21 UAE Division 2

2020–21 UAE Division two is the first season of newly formed third tier Emirati football league as 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season will feature 15 teams split into two groups, one containing 8 teams while the other containing 7.[1] This season will see an increase in teams from the previous season which only included 10 teams. This season will include the majority of last year's participants with the exception of Quattro and Al Falah who both are supposed to be promoted to the UAE First Division League but their step towards the 2nd tier league was denied due to the cancellation and difficult facilities of the clubs preventing them from climbing the UAE football pyramid.[2]

UAE Second Division League

Season	2020–21
Dates	4 December 2020 – TBD
Matches played	46
Goals scored	157 (3.41 per match)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Stadia and Locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Group A

Club	Home city	Stadium
Al-Hilal United FC	Al Lisaili	The Sevens Stadium
Al Mooj	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium
Atletico Arabia	Dubai City	Iranian Club Pitch
Dubai United	Dubai City (Jumeirah)	Dubai British School
HPC	Dubai City	Dubai Sports City
Laval United	Dubai City	Unknown
Regional Sports	Abu Dhabi City (Al Rowdah)	Zayed Sports City
United Al Ain	Al Ain	As-hab Al-Himam Stadium

Group B

Club	Home city	Stadium
Al Dar College	Dubai City (various towns)	Various Grounds
Al Fursan FC	Al Lisaili	The Sevens Stadium
Al Ittifaq FC	Dubai City	Iranian Club Pitch
Baynounah Sports Club	Abu Dhabi City	Armed Forces Officers Club
Dubai City	Dubai City (Al Barsha)	Kings School Al Barsha
Gulf FC	Dubai City	Unknown
Liwa FC	Abu Dhabi City	Old Baniyas Stadium

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Mooj	7	6	0	1	24	9	+15	18	Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals
2	Al Hilal	7	4	2	1	14	5	+9	14
3	HPC	7	4	1	2	19	7	+12	13
4	Laval United	7	4	1	2	18	6	+12	13
5	United Al Ain	7	2	1	4	12	15	−3	7
6	Dubai United	7	1	2	4	8	20	−12	5
7	Atletico Arabia	7	1	2	4	3	24	−21	5
8	Regional Sports	7	1	1	5	13	25	−12	4

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: uaefa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Baynounah	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals
2	Gulf FC	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11
3	Dubai City	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	10
4	Al Fursan	6	2	1	3	9	9	0	7
5	Al Dar	6	1	4	1	4	5	−1	7
6	Liwa	5	1	2	2	3	4	−1	5
7	Al Ittifaq	6	0	1	5	8	17	−9	1

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: uaefa
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Results

Group A

Home \ Away	HIL	MOJ	ATA	DUN	HPC	LVL	RSP	UNA
Al Hilal		1–3	0–0	0–0		2–0
Al Mooj					1–0		4–2	4–1
Atletico Arabia		0–5		0–0		0–7	3–2
Dubai United		3–6			0–4	0–3		4–3
HPC	1–2		7–0			0–0
Laval United		2–1					6–0	0–3
Regional Sports	1–6			4–1	3–4			1–1
United Al Ain	0–3		3–0		1–3

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: uaefa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away	DAR	ITT	FSN	BNN	DCI	GFC	LWA
Al Dar			1–1		0–3	0–0
Al Ittifaq	0–2		2–4		1–2
Al Fursan				0–2	3–1	1–2
Baynounah	1–1	3–1					1–0
Dubai City				2–1		1–1
Gulf FC		4–2		2–3			1–0
Liwa	0–0	2–2	1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: uaefa
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Number of teams by Emirates

	Emirate	Number of teams	Teams
1	Dubai	10	Al Dar, Al Fursan, Al Hilal, Al Ittifaq, Atletico Arabia, Dubai City, Dubai United, Gulf FC, HPC and Laval United
2	Abu Dhabi	4	Baynounah, Liwa, Regional Sports and United Al Ain
3	Ras Al Khaimah	1	Al Mooj

References

1. "قرعة متوازنة لدوري الدرجة الثانية الإماراتي" (in Arabic). 24. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "شروط تعجيزية تمنع كواترو والفلاح اللعب في الدرجة الأولى.. واتحاد الكرة يتعهد بتذليل الصعوبات" (in Arabic). emaratalyoum. Retrieved 2 October 2020.