Table: Table: 1.Wahda 18 11 6 1 28-16 39 2.Nasr 18 11 4 3 28-14 37 3.Sharjah 18 9 4 5 25-21 31 4.Ain 18 8 6 4 29-19 30 5.Shabab 18 7 6 5 20-19 27 6.Wasl 18 6 4 8 25-23 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Khaleej 18 5 6 7 17-22 21 8.Bani Yas 18 5 1 12 17-29 16 9.Ittihad 18 4 3 11 13-26 15 [=Kalba Union] 10.Shaab 18 2 4 12 19-32 10 Top-6 enter second phase; Wahda obtains three bonus points. Bottom-4 enter second phase second division. Round 1 Ittihad K 0-1 Ain Bani Yas 1-0 Shaab Sharjah 2-1 Wasl Khaleej 0-2 Nasr Shabab 0-1 Wahda Round 2 Shaab 1-1 Ittihad K Ain 0-0 Shabab Wasl 2-2 Nasr Wahda 3-2 Sharjah Bani Yas 2-2 Khaleej Round 3 Nasr 0-1 Wahda Sharjah 2-1 Ain Khaleej 1-3 Wasl Shabab 3-1 Shaab Ittihad K 1-0 Bani Yas Round 4 Bani Yas 0-1 Shabab Ittihad K 0-0 Khaleej Wahda 1-1 Wasl Sharjah 1-0 Shaab Ain 0-1 Nasr Round 5 Shabab 2-1 Ittihad K Sharjah 0-1 Bani Yas Wasl 2-1 Ain Khaleej 1-1 Wahda Nasr 1-1 Shaab Round 6 Ain 3-3 Wahda Sharjah 1-0 Ittihad K Shabab 1-1 Khaleej Shaab 2-0 Wasl Bani Yas 3-2 Nasr Round 7 Sharjah 2-0 Shabab Khaleej 1-1 Ain Nasr 3-0 Ittihad K [3-1?] Wahda 3-1 Shaab Wasl 2-1 Bani Yas Round 8 Shabab 0-3 Nasr Wahda 2-1 Bani Yas [3-2?] Shaab 2-3 Ain Ittihad K 1-1 Wasl Sharjah 3-1 Khaleej Round 9 Nasr 2-1 Sharjah Shabab 3-2 Wasl Wahda 1-0 Ittihad K Ain 4-0 Bani Yas Khaleej 4-2 Shaab Round 10 Nasr 1-0 Khaleej Wahda 0-0 Shabab Sharjah 2-1 Wasl Ain 4-0 Ittihad K Bani Yas 3-1 Shaab Round 11 Nasr 2-1 Wasl Wahda 2-2 Sharjah Shabab 1-1 Ain Khaleej 2-0 Bani Yas Ittihad K 1-0 Shaab [inferred] Round 12 Wahda 0-0 Nasr Bani Yas 1-2 Ittihad K Ain 1-1 Sharjah Shaab 2-2 Shabab Wasl 2-0 Khaleej Round 13 Nasr 1-1 Ain Shaab 1-0 Sharjah Wasl 0-1 Wahda Shabab 2-0 Bani Yas Khaleej 1-0 Ittihad K Round 14 Wahda 2-0 Khaleej Bani Yas 1-2 Sharjah [inferred] Ain 1-0 Wasl Ittihad K 1-2 Shabab Shaab 1-2 Nasr Round 15 [Nov 18] Khaleej 1-0 Shabab Wasl 1-1 Shaab Ittihad K 3-0 Sharjah Wahda 1-2 Ain Nasr 1-0 Bani Yas Round 16 Ain 1-0 Khaleej Ittihad K 1-3 Nasr Shaab 0-1 Wahda Bani Yas 0-2 Wasl Shabab 1-1 Sharjah Round 17 Nasr 1-0 Shabab Bani Yas 2-3 Wahda Ain 4-3 Shaab Wasl 3-0 Ittihad K Khaleej 1-1 Sharjah Round 18 Sharjah 2-1 Nasr Wasl 1-2 Shabab Ittihad K 1-2 Wahda Bani Yas 1-0 Ain Shaab 0-1 Khaleej Table: 1.Wahda 18 11 6 1 28-16 39 2.Nasr 18 11 4 3 28-14 37 3.Sharjah 18 9 4 5 25-21 31 4.Ain 18 8 6 4 29-19 30 5.Shabab 18 7 6 5 20-19 27 6.Wasl 18 6 4 8 25-23 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.Khaleej 18 5 6 7 17-22 21 8.Bani Yas 18 5 1 12 17-29 16 9.Ittihad 18 4 3 11 13-26 15 [=Kalba Union] 10.Shaab 18 2 4 12 19-32 10 Top-6 enter second phase; Wahda obtains three bonus points. Bottom-4 enter second phase second division. Second Phase ============ Table: 1.Al Wasl 10 6 1 3 14- 7 19 [old name of Dubai] 2.Al Nasr 10 4 4 2 12- 7 16 ['Victory'] 3.Al Wahda 10 4 1 5 12-16 16 [*] ['Unity'] 4.Al Shabab 10 4 2 4 11-11 14 ['Youths'] 5.Al Ain 10 2 5 3 11-12 11 6.Sharjah 10 3 1 6 9-16 10 [*] Al Wahda 3 bonus points as winners first stage Round 1 [Jan 2,3] Shabab 0-0 Ain Nasr 0-0 Wasl Wahda 2-1 Sharjah [Jan 13] Round 2 [Jan 8] Ain 2-1 Wahda Sharjah 0-1 Nasr Wasl 0-1 Shabab Round 3 [Jan 16,17] Ain 2-1 Wasl Wahda 1-3 Nasr Shabab 2-0 Sharjah Round 4 [Jan 23,24] Sharjah 2-1 Ain Wahda 1-2 Wasl Nasr 1-0 Shabab Round 5 [Jan 30,31] Ain 1-1 Nasr Shabab 1-2 Wahda Wasl 2-0 Sharjah Round 6 [Feb 13,14] Ain 2-2 Shabab Sharjah 2-1 Wahda Wasl 2-1 Nasr Round 7 [Feb 20,21] Wahda 1-0 Ain Nasr 3-0 Sharjah Shabab 1-3 Wasl Round 8 [Feb 24,25] Wasl 1-0 Ain Nasr 1-1 Wahda Sharjah 1-2 Shabab Round 9 [Feb 27,28] Ain 2-2 Sharjah Wasl 3-0 Wahda Shabab 1-0 Nasr Round 10 [Mar 6] Wahda 2-1 Shabab Sharjah 1-0 Wasl [played at Al-Wasl] Nasr 1-1 Ain Table: 1.Al Wasl 10 6 1 3 14- 7 19 [old name of Dubai] 2.Al Nasr 10 4 4 2 12- 7 16 ['Victory'] 3.Al Wahda 10 4 1 5 12-16 16 [*] ['Unity'] 4.Al Shabab 10 4 2 4 11-11 14 ['Youths'] 5.Al Ain 10 2 5 3 11-12 11 6.Sharjah 10 3 1 6 9-16 10 [*] Al Wahda 3 bonus points as winners first stage Al Wasl 1996/97 champions. Author: Mohammed Qayed (mhqayed@emirates.net.ae) Last updated: 22 Mar 2001 (C) Copyright Mohammed Qayed and RSSSF 1999/2001