Abu Dhabi: The new football season 2009-10 will kick off on August 27 with the matches of the preliminary round of the President's Cup between the clubs of the Premier and First divisions.
The UAE FA has renamed the first division as the Premier division.
The second division is now the first, starting this season, in which the divisions will compete in the domestic competitions with the professional clubs taking part in the UFL.
The FA has permitted the Premier clubs to register three foreign players with only two for the First Division clubs and thus in a match that pairs together a club from the Premier division against First division clubs in the President's Cup competition, the Premier clubs will field only two of their three foreign players.
The professional clubs of the UFL will not take part in the first round of the President's Cup, which will kick-off during Ramadan.
The UFL will commence in September.
The UAE FA has renamed the first division as the Premier division.
The second division is now the first, starting this season, in which the divisions will compete in the domestic competitions with the professional clubs taking part in the UFL.
The FA has permitted the Premier clubs to register three foreign players with only two for the First Division clubs and thus in a match that pairs together a club from the Premier division against First division clubs in the President's Cup competition, the Premier clubs will field only two of their three foreign players.
The professional clubs of the UFL will not take part in the first round of the President's Cup, which will kick-off during Ramadan.
The UFL will commence in September.