2016–17 UAE Pro League
The 2016–17 UAE Pro League was the 42nd season of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ahli are the defending champions of this season's UAE pro league after securing their seventh title last season. Al-Jazira won its 2nd title on the 29th of April 2017 after defeating Hatta 5-0.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Ahli | Dubai | Al-Rashid Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Ain | Al-Ain | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Dhafra | Madinat Zayed | Al Dhafra Stadium | |
| Al-Jazira | Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium | |
| Al-Nasr | Dubai | Al-Maktoum Stadium | |
| Al-Shabab | Dubai | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium | |
| Sharjah | Sharjah | Sharjah Stadium | |
| Al-Wahda | Abu Dhabi | Al Nahyan Stadium | |
| Al-Wasl | Dubai | Zabeel Stadium | |
| Baniyas | Abu Dhabi | Baniyas Stadium | |
| Dibba Al-Fujairah | Fujairah | Fujairah Club Stadium | |
| Emirates | Ras Al-Khaimah | Emirates Club Stadium | |
| Hatta | Hatta | Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium | |
| Kalba | Kalba | Ittihad Kalba Stadium |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
| Al-Ahli |  Cosmin Olaroiu | Catalin Necula |  Ahmed Khalil | Nike | Skydive Dubai |
| Al-Ain |  Zoran Mamić | Borimir Perkovic | Nike | First Gulf Bank | |
| Al-Dhafra |  Mohammad Kwid |  Badreddine Al-Idrissi | Adidas | ||
| Al-Jazira |  Henk ten Cate | Jan Versleijen | Ali Khasif | Nike | IPIC |
| Al-Nasr | Dan Petrescu |  Emil Caras Valeriu Bordeanu | Adidas | Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Emirates NBD DP World | |
| Al-Shabab | Fred Rutten | Saad Obaid Patrick Greveraars | Umbro | Al-Naboodah | |
| Sharjah |  Giorgos Donis | Adidas | SAIF Zone | ||
| Al-Wahda |  Javier Aguirre |  Juan Erabrin | Ismail Matar | Adidas | Al-Wahda Mall |
| Al-Wasl |  Rodolfo Arruabarrena | Saleem Abdulrahman | Waheed Ismail | Macron | Saif Belhasa Holding |
| Baniyas |  José Manuel Gomes | Salem Al-Arfi | Yousif Jaber | Adidas | Saaed Secure Engineering |
| Dibba | Paulo Sergio |  Tarek Al-Sayed | uhlsport | ||
| Emirates |   Theo Bucker | Klaus Dieter Nourredine bin Al-Hadi | Haidar Alo Ali | uhlsport | |
| Hatta | Waleed Obaid | Mohammad Al-Ajmani | Adidas | ||
| Kalba |  Fabio Viviani | Salem Al-Qaddami | Errea |
Foreign players
The number of foreign players is restricted to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player |
| Al-Ahli |  Everton Ribeiro |  Asamoah Gyan |  Makhete Diop | |
| Al-Ain | Caio |  Danilo Asprilla |  Nasser Al-Shamrani |  Lee Myung-Joo |
| Al-Dhafra | Issam El Adoua | Adil Hermach |  Khalid Al-Hajri | |
| Al-Jazira | Aílton | Leonardo | Mbark Boussoufa | Park Jong-woo |
| Al-Nasr | Wanderley |  Jires Kembo Ekoko | Abdel Barrada |  Joan Oumari |
| Al-Shabab | Tomas De Vincenti | Luvannor |  Nana Poku |  Azizbek Haydarov |
| Sharjah | Digão |  Adrian Mierzejewski |  Gelmin Rivas |  Chikashi Masuda |
| Al-Wahda | Sebastian Tagliabue |  Jorge Valdivia |  Balázs Dzsudzsák | Rim Chang-Woo |
| Al-Wasl | Fábio Lima | Ronaldo Mendes | Serginho |  Caio |
| Baniyas | Harry Novillo | Jean-Philippe Mendy |  Ezekiel Henty |  Mark Milligan |
| Dibba | Bruno Moraes | Derley | Driss Fettouhi |  Yaseen Al-Bakhit |
| Emirates | Mourad Batna |  Osman Sow | Hocine Ragued |  Ahmad Ibrahim |
| Hatta | Samuel | Rafael Silva | Adrian Ropotan | Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
| Kalba |  Bakare Kone | Ciel |  Modibo Maïga | Salam Shaker |
Transfers
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Manner of departure | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
| Al-Shabab | Caio Junior | 8 May 2016 | End of Contract | Pre-season | Fred Rutten | 11 May 2016 |
| Sharjah | Abdulaziz Al-Anbari | 13 May 2016 | End of Contract | Pre-season | Giorgos Donis | 27 July 2016 |
| Al-Wasl | Gabriel Calderon | 25 May 2016 | Sacked | Pre-season | Rodolfo Arruabarrena | 6 June 2016 |
| Baniyas | Abdullah Mesfer | 5 June 2016 | Mutual Consent | Pre-season |  Pablo Repetto | |
| Dibba | Theo Bucker | 22 June 2016 | Left to Emirates | Pre-season | Paulo Sergio | 29 June 2016 |
| Emirates | Paulo Comelli | 31 May 2016 | Mutual Consent | Pre-season | Theo Bucker | 22 June 2016 |
| Al-Sharjah | Paulo Bonamigo | 27 July 2016 | Sacked | Pre-season |  Giorgos Donis | 27 July 2016 |
| Kalba | Mourad Okbi | 28 Aug 2016 | Mutual Consent | Pre-season | Fabio Viviani | 28 Aug 2016 |
| Baniyas | Pablo Repetto | 22 October 2016 | Sacked | 12th | José Manuel Gomes | 23 October 2016 |
| Al-Nasr |  Ivan Jovanović | 31 October 2016 | Sacked | 8th | Dan Petrescu | 31 October 2016 |
| Sharjah | Giorgos Donis | 1 January 2017 | Mutual Consent | 10th |  José Peseiro | 2 January 2017 |
League table
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ali Mabkhout | Al Jazira | 33 |
| 2 | Fábio Lima | Al Wasl | 25 |
| 3 | Makhete Diop | Al-Ahli | 21 |
| 4 | Sebastián Tagliabué | Al-Wahda | 19 |
| 5 | Caio Canedo Corrêa | Al-Wasl | 14 |
| 6 | Sebastián Sáez | Emirates | 13 |
| 7 | Ahmed Khalil | Al-Ahli | 12 |
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