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{{Infobox football league | logo = UAE Second Division League (2).png | pixels = 150px | organiser = [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE Football Association]] | country = United Arab Emirates | confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | ranking = | founded = {{Start date and age|2019}} | teams = 15 | promotion = [[UAE First Division League]] | relegation = [[UAE Third Division League]] | levels = 3 | domest_cup = | champagne league’s = | confed_cup = | champions = [[Palm City FC]] (1st title) | season = [[2025–26 UAE Division 2|2025–26]] | most successful club = 7 clubs (1 title each) | tv = | website = [http://www.uaefa.ae/ www.uaefa.ae] | current = [[2025–26 UAE Division 2|2025–26 season]] }}

'''UAE Second Division League''' is the third tier of [[football (soccer)|football]] league competition in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. The league is organised by [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE Football Association]] for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=اتحاد الكرة يُطلق مسابقة دوري الدرجة الثانية في الموسم الجديد|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/#/news/27711|publisher=UAEFA|access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref> The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season,<ref>{{cite web |last1=دبي |first1=خالد صديق- |title=دوري الدرجة الثانية ينطلق للمرة الأولى غداً بمشاركة 10 فرق - الإمارات اليوم |url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/local/2019-11-20-1.1275984 |website=www.emaratalyoum.com |language=ar}}</ref> however, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates]], the UAE footballing season was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/arabian-gulf-league-season-cancelled-decision-on-champions-awaited-1.1035047|title=Arabian Gulf League season cancelled, decision on champions awaited|publisher=The National|access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/no-arabian-gulf-league-champion-this-season|title=No Arabian Gulf League champion this season|publisher=Al Khaleej times|access-date=18 June 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619072414/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/no-arabian-gulf-league-champion-this-season|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid.<ref>{{cite web|title=لجنة المسابقات باتحاد الكرة تعتمد الفرق المشاركة في دوري الدرجة الثانية|url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2020-10-01-1.3975025|publisher=albayan|access-date=1 October 2020|language=ar}}</ref> Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the [[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE FA]] confirmed that the format of league will remain as 12 teams, with the introduction of the [[UAE Third Division League]] with a [[Promotion and relegation|promotion-relegation]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE Football Association: |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/news/30292 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.uaefa.ae}}</ref>

==Current teams== ''As of 2025–26 UAE Second Division League'' <ref>{{cite web |title=UAE SECOND DIVISION LEAGUE |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1380 |website=www.uaefa.ae}}</ref> :''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |- ! Club ! Home city ! Stadium |- | [[Al Fath FC|Al Fath]] | [[Al Jazirah Al Hamra]] | Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium |- | [[Al-Ittihad SC (Abu Dhabi)|Al Ittihad]] | [[Abu Dhabi]] | Unknown |- | [[Al Rams Club|Al Rams]] | [[Rams (Ras Al Khaimah)|Al Rams]] | [[Al Rams Stadium]] |- | [[Arabian Falcons FC|Arabian Falcons]] | [[Dubai]] | Jebel Ali Shooting Club |- | [[Fursan Hispania FC|Fursan Hispania]] | [[Dubai]] <small>([[Al Sufouh]])</small> | [[The Sevens Stadium]] |- | [[Baynounah SC|Baynounah]] | [[Al Dhannah]] | [[Soccer City Stadium (UAE)|Soccer City Stadium]] |- | [[Forte Virtus FC|Forte Virtus]] | [[Dubai]] <small>([[Mirdif]])</small> | UIS International School |- | [[Gulf United FC|Gulf United B]] | [[Dubai]] <small>([[Al Jaddaf]])</small> | Dubai Club Stadium |- | [[Legentus FC|Legentus]] | Dubai | Unknown |- | [[FC Palm City|Palm City]] | Dubai | Unknown |- | [[Royal FC Dubai|Royal]] | Dubai <small>([[Al Khawaneej]])</small> | UIS International |- | [[Precision Football|Precision]] | [[Jebel Ali]] | Precision Football - Ibn Battuta Mall- Dubai |- | [[Madenat]] | [[Dubai]] | Dubai Club For People Of Determination |- | [[United FC (Dubai)|United II]] | [[Dubai]] | ISD Stadium Pitch |}

==List of champions== Source:{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

* [[2019–20 UAE Division 2|2019–20]]: [[Quattro FC|Quattro]] * [[2020–21 UAE Division 2|2020–21]]: [[Abtal Al Khaleej FC|Abtal Al Khaleej]] * [[2021–22 UAE Division 2|2021–22]]: [[Fursan Hispania FC|Al Fursan]] * [[2022–23 UAE Division 2|2022–23]]: [[Gulf United FC|Gulf United]] * [[2023–24 UAE Division 2|2023–24]]: [[Fleetwood United F.C.|Fleetwood United]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-11 |title=Fleetwood United crowned UAE Second Division champions |url=https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/fufc-crowned-champions/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Fleetwood Town Football Club |language=en-GB}}</ref> * 2024–25: [[Elite Falcons FC|Elite Falcons]] * 2025-26: [[FC Palm City|Palm City]]

===Performance by club=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Club ! Winners ! Winning seasons |- | [[Quattro FC|Quattro]] | rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" | 1 | [[2019–20 UAE Division 2|2019–20]] |- | [[Abtal Al Khaleej FC|Abtal Al Khaleej]] | [[2020–21 UAE Division 2|2020–21]] |- | [[Fursan Hispania FC|Al Fursan]] | [[2021–22 UAE Division 2|2021–22]] |- | [[Gulf United FC|Gulf United]] | [[2022–23 UAE Division 2|2022–23]] |- | [[Fleetwood United F.C.|Fleetwood United]] | [[2023–24 UAE Division 2|2023–24]] |- |[[Elite Falcons FC|Elite Falcons]] |2024–25 |- |[[Palm City FC]] |2025-26 |}

===Performance by city=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! [[List of cities in the United Arab Emirates|City / Area]] ! Titles ! Clubs ! Winning seasons |- | rowspan="4" |[[Dubai]] | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 4 |[[Abtal Al Khaleej FC|Abtal Al Khaleej]] | (1): [[2020–21 UAE Division 2|2020–21]] |- |[[Fursan Hispania FC|Al Fursan]] | (1): [[2021–22 UAE Division 2|2021–22]] |- |[[Gulf United FC|Gulf United]] | (1): [[2022–23 UAE Division 2|2022–23]] |- |[[Elite Falcons FC|Elite Falcons]] |(1): 2024–25 |- |[[Ajman]] |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1 |[[Quattro FC|Quattro]] | (1): [[2019–20 UAE Division 2|2019–20]] |- |[[Jebel Ali]] |[[Fleetwood United F.C.|Fleetwood United]] | (1): [[2023–24 UAE Division 2|2023–24]] |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1380 UAE FA Official website] {{in lang|en|ar}}

{{Football in the United Arab Emirates}} {{AFC third leagues}}

[[Category:Football leagues in the United Arab Emirates]] [[Category:Third-level domestic association football leagues in Asia]] {{UnitedArabEmirates-footy-competition-stub}}