2020–21 UAE Division 2

2020–21 UAE Division two is the second season of newly formed third tier Emirati football league and it will be the first to be completed as the 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] Abtal Al Khaleej were crowned the champions of this season after defeating City 3–0 in the final.^[3]

UAE Second Division League

Season	2020–21
Dates	4 December 2020 – 10 April 2021
Champions	Abtal Al Khaleej (1st title)
Promoted	Abtal Al Khaleej Dubai City
Matches played	175
Goals scored	382 (2.18 per match)
Biggest home win	Regional 13–0 Atletico Arabia (13 March 2021)
Biggest away win	Atletico Arabia 0–7 Laval (4 December 2020) Liwa 0–7 Baynounah (12 February 2021)
Highest scoring	Regional 13–0 Atletico Arabia (13 March 2021)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

Group A

Club	Home city	Stadium
Al-Hilal United	Al Lisaili	The Sevens Stadium
Al-Mooj	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	Al Jazirah Al Hamra Stadium
Atletico Arabia	Jebel Ali	JA Club Pitch
Dubai United	Dubai (Jumeirah)	Dubai British School
HPC	Dubai	Dubai Sports City
Laval United	Dubai (various towns)	Various Grounds
Regional	Abu Dhabi (Al Rowdah)	Zayed Sports City
United Sport	Al Ain	As-hab Al-Himam Stadium

Group B

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

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Hilal	14	10	2	2	37	12	+25	32	Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals
2	Al Mooj	14	10	0	4	40	17	+23	30
3	HPC	14	8	3	3	32	13	+19	27[a]
4	Laval	14	8	3	3	34	13	+21	27[a]
5	Regional	14	4	3	7	37	38	−1	15
6	Dubai United	14	4	2	8	26	37	−11	14
7	United Sport	14	3	3	8	20	33	−13	12
8	Atletico Arabia	14	1	0	13	5	68	−63	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2021. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. HPC are ahead of Laval United on head-to-head points: HPC 4, Laval United 1.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dubai City	12	10	1	1	26	10	+16	31	Qualification to the promotion Semi-finals
2	Abtal Al Khaleej	12	7	2	3	27	14	+13	23
3	Al Fursan	12	7	1	4	22	15	+7	22
4	Baynounah	12	6	2	4	22	14	+8	20
5	Al Dar	12	1	5	6	11	24	−13	8
6	Liwa	12	1	4	7	11	25	−14	7
7	Al Ittifaq	12	1	3	8	17	34	−17	6

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2021. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

	Semi-finals							Final
	1A	Al-Hilal	0	0	0
	2B	Abtal Al Khaleej	5	4	9
								2B	Abtal Al Khaleej	3
								1B	Dubai City	0
	1B	Dubai City	2	0	2
	2A	Al Mooj	1	0	1

Results

Group A

Home \ Away	HIL	MOJ	ATA	DUN	HPC	LVL	RSP	UNA
Al-Hilal		1–3	3–0	0–0	1–2	2–0	3–0	4–1
Al-Mooj	2–3		3–0	1–3	1–0	0–1	2–0	4–1
Atletico Arabia	0–3	0–5		0–3	0–5	0–7	3–2	0–2
Dubai United	0–4	3–6	8–2		0–4	0–3	2–3	4–3
HPC	1–2	0–2	7–0	1–0		0–0	2–2	0–0
Laval	2–2	2–1	4–0	4–0	1–3		6–0	0–3
Regional	1–6	2–4	13–0	4–1	3–4	2–2		1–1
United Sport	0–3	1–6	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–4

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2021. Source: GSA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away	ABK	DAR	ITT	FSN	BNN	DCI	LWA
Abtal Al Khaleej		4–0	4–2	0–3	2–3	0–2	1–0
Al Dar	0–0		2–3	1–1	1–2	0–3	3–3
Al Ittifaq	2–7	0–2		2–4	0–0	1–2	3–3
Al Fursan	1–2	5–0	3–0		0–2	3–1	2–1
Baynounah	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–3		1–2	1–0
Dubai City	1–1	2–1	2–1	4–0	2–1		3–1
Liwa	0–1	0–0	2–2	1–0	0–7	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2021. Source: GSA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Number of teams by Emirates

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