The 2014–15 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, was the 40th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen teams participated with Al Ahli as the defending champions after securing the championship last season for the first time since the 2008–09 campaign.
The league was started on 15 September 2014 and was concluded on 15 May 2015.
Teams Al Shaab and Dubai Club were relegated to the second tier being replaced by Ittihad Kalba and Fujairah who were both relegated in the 2012–13 campaign.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Emirate Manager Stadium Capacity Ajman Ajman Ajman Manuel Cajuda Ajman Stadium 5,537 Al Ahli Dubai Dubai Cosmin Olăroiu Rashed Stadium 9,415 Al Ain Al Ain Abu Dhabi Zlatko Dalić Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium 25,000 Al Dhafra Madinat Zayed Abu Dhabi Laurent Banide Al Dhafra Stadium 5,020 Al Jazira Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Eric Gerets Al Jazira Stadium 42,056 Al Nasr Dubai Dubai Ivan Jovanović Al-Maktoum Stadium 10,954 Al Shabab Dubai Dubai Caio Júnior Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium 8,011 Al Wahda Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Sami Al-Jaber Al-Nahyan Stadium 11,538 Al Wasl Dubai Dubai Gabriel Calderon Zabeel Stadium 8,411 Baniyas Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Luis García Plaza Baniyas Stadium 9,047 Emirates Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah Paulo Comelli Emirates Club Stadium 5,020 Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Ivan Hašek Fujairah Club Stadium 5,020 Ittihad Kalba Kalba Sharjah Walid Obaid Al-Balooshi Ittihad Kalba Stadium 3,000 Sharjah Sharjah Sharjah Paulo Bonamigo Sharjah Stadium 10,082
Managerial changes
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Al Jazira Walter Zenga SackedPre-season 14 May 2014 Eric Gerets 20 May 2014 Al Shabab Marcos Paquetá Mutual consent 23 May 2014 Caio Júnior 23 May 2014 Baniyas Adnan Hamad 1 July 2014 Luis García Plaza 10 July 2014 Al Wasl Jorginho 13th 1 October 2014 Gabriel Calderón 1 October 2014 Ajman Fathi Al-JabalSacked 13th 25 January 2015 Manuel Cajuda 27 January 2015 Al Wahda José Peseiro 4th 10 February 2015 Sami Al Jaber 16 February 2015
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former players Ajman Rafael Crivellaro Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf Boris Kabi Driss Fettouhi Karim Ziani Bakari Koné Al Ahli Éverton Ribeiro Luis Jiménez Oussama Assaidi Kwon Kyung-won Ciel Grafite Carlos Muñoz Hugo Viana Mirel Rădoi Al Ain Jirès Kembo Ekoko Asamoah Gyan Miroslav Stoch Lee Myung-joo Al Dhafra Humam Tariq Bilal El Najjarine Youssef Kaddioui Makhete Diop Matías Defederico Diego Felipe Paulinho Guerreiro Al Jazira Manuel Lanzini Jucilei Jonathan Pitroipa Mirko Vučinić Al Nasr Brett Holman Renan Garcia Ibrahima Touré Pablo Hernández Ivan Trichkovski Al Shabab Edgar Carlos Villanueva Henrique Luvannor Azizbek Haydarov Al Wahda Damián Díaz Sebastián Tagliabúe Hussain Fadhel Adil Hermach Al Wasl Caio Canedo Éderson Fábio Lima Hugo Viana Neto Berola Baniyas Denis Stracqualursi Ángel Dealbert Joan Verdú Carlos Muñoz Kim Jung-woo Emirates Alexandro Luiz Henrique Issam Erraki Sin Jin-ho Germán Herrera Rodrigo Silva Fujairah Karim Ziani Madjid Bougherra Boubacar Sanogo Hassan Maatouk Hassan Yebda Ittihad Kalba Danilo Bueno Paulo Martins Said Fettah Papa Waigo Rafael Luís Leal Wael Ayan Sharjah Marion Maurício Ramos Rodriguinho Wanderley Léo Lima Luan
League table
Results
Season statistics
Goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Mirko VučinićAl Jazira252 Ibrahima TouréAl Nasr183 WanderleySharjah174 Ali MabkhoutAl Jazira164 CaioAl Wasl164 Fábio LimaAl Wasl165 Sebastián TagliabuéWahda156 ÉdersonAl Wasl147 Asamoah GyanAl Ain138 Makhete DiopDhafra129 Henrique LuvannorAl Shabab11
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Al Jazira Emirates 3–0 Al Ahli Al Jazira 4–2 Al Jazira Ajman 3–1 Al Ain Fujairah 3–0
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