UAE Second Division League is the third tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates, the league is organised by UAE Football Association for private funded clubs and universities with amateur teams. The league was established in 2019.^[1] The league featured 10 teams who played each other twice in its first season^[2] however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE footballing season was cancelled and declared a void and all results were null.^[3][4] The UAE FA set a strategy to support featuring more privately owned clubs and football academies in the UAE Football Pyramid.^[5] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, the 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-relegation system.^[6]

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UAE Second Division League

Organising body	UAE Football Association
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Country	United Arab Emirates
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	UAE First Division League
Relegation to	UAE Third Division League
Current champions	Gulf United (1st title) (2022–23)
Most championships	Gulf United Quattro Abtal Al Khaleej Al Fursan (1 title each)
Website	www.uaefa.ae
Current: 2023–24 season

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As of 2023–24 UAE Second Division League ^[7]

Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.

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• 2019–20: Quattro
• 2020–21: Abtal Al Khaleej
• 2021–22: Al Fursan
• 2022–23: Gulf United