1998–99 UAE Football League

UAE Football League
Season1998–99
ChampionsAl Wahda
RelegatedSharjah
Ras Al Khaimah
Asian Club ChampionshipAl Wahda
Top goalscorerAlboury Lah (29 goals)

Statistics of UAE Football League for the 1998–99 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Al Wahda won the league.

Personnel

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Team Head coach
Al Ahli Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljupko Petrović
Al Ain Romania Ilie Balaci
Al Jazira Netherlands Rinus Israël
Al Khaleej
Al-Nasr
Al-Shaab
Al Shabab
Al Wahda Netherlands Ruud Krol
Al Wasl Brazil Paulo Campos
Baniyas
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah Belgium Henri Depireux

Foreign players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former players
Al Ahli Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud Nigeria Anthony Nwaigwe Nigeria Kingsley Obiekwu Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré
Iran Hashem Heydari
Al Ain Burkina Faso Seydou Traoré Ghana Abedi Pele Morocco Rachid Daoudi
Al Jazira Brazil Toninho Ivory Coast Joël Tiéhi
Al Khaleej Belgium Abdoulaye Demba Tunisia Mourad Chebbi
Al-Nasr Burundi Juma Mossi Netherlands Geert Brusselers Senegal Pape Malick Diop
Al-Shaab
Al Shabab Ghana Baba Adamu Kuwait Jasem Al-Huwaidi
Al Wahda Senegal Alboury Lah Senegal Amara Traoré Sierra Leone Lamin Conteh Zambia Kalusha Bwalya
Al Wasl Burkina Faso Kassoum Ouédraogo Ivory Coast Didier Otokoré
Baniyas Burkina Faso Abdoulaye Traoré Burkina Faso Romeo Kambou
Ras Al Khaimah Argentina Alejandro Giuntini
Sharjah

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al Wahda 33 19 8 6 68 35 +33 65
2 Al Ain 33 16 9 8 58 36 +22 57
3 Al-Nasr 33 16 8 9 64 49 +15 56
4 Al Wasl 33 16 7 10 63 37 +26 55
5 Al Ahli 33 15 7 11 69 54 +15 52
6 Al Jazira 33 13 8 12 55 40 +15 47
7 Al-Shaab 33 11 12 10 52 48 +4 45
8 Al Shabab 33 12 7 14 41 51 −10 43
9 Al Khaleej 33 11 9 13 65 69 −4 42
10 Baniyas 33 10 10 13 44 52 −8 40
11 Sharjah 33 9 10 14 43 58 −15 37
12 Ras Al Khaimah 33 2 1 30 35 126 −91 7
Source: rsssf.com

References

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