The UAE Pro League announced the dates of the matches of the competitions of the Arab Gulf League, the Arab Gulf Cup, and the Arab Gulf League U-21 (Al-Radeef) for the 2020-2021 season, after a coordination meeting with representatives of the royal channels for rights Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah Sports, which was held with the communication technology Remote visible.
UAE Pro League announces the dates of the Arab Gulf League and Cup matches
The meeting was chaired by Hassan Talib Al-Marri, member of the UAE Pro League Association’s Board of Directors, head of the technical committee, and was attended by Walid Al-Hosani, CEO, employees of the concerned departments and representatives of the transport channels, during which the proposed dates for the matches were discussed in light of the results of the sports season draw held on July 18.
Arab Gulf Cup championship
The kick-off for the new sports season 2020-2021 will be in the Arab Gulf Cup championship with its new system, where the preliminary rounds will be held in two rounds, the first on September 3 and 4, 2020, then the second on October 1-2, 2020
The first round will witness the establishment of three games on its first day, where Al Kalba Union will host the Al-Jazira team at 7:00 pm, and at the same time the Al-Ahly and Al-Dhafra youth match will be held, and the first day of the tour will be concluded with Fujairah and Ajman at 9:30 pm.
On the second day of the tour, two matches will be held at seven in the evening, Hatta and Bani Yas, Al Ain and Khorfakkan, and the tour will end with the Al-Wahda and Al-Wasl match at 9:30 pm.
UAE Pro League new system
According to the UAE Pro League new competition system, the Sharjah team, the Arab Gulf League champion 2018-2019 season, and Al-Nasr, the Arab Gulf Cup champion 2019-2020 season, will directly advance to the quarter-finals.
As for the Arab Gulf League Championship, it will start on September 9, 2020, by holding the first round over three days (9-10-11 September), and on its first day it will host the Kalba Union of Al-Ahly Youth Team at 6:45 pm, then Hatta will be a guest of the unit at 9:30 pm the same day, the first round competitions will continue with two games on the second day (September 10), the first gathering Fujairah and Sharjah at 6:45 pm, followed by the match between Al Ain and Khor Fakkan at 9:30 pm.
The UAE Pro League tour concludes with three matches on the third day (September 11), and Ajman will host Al Dhafra at 6:45 pm, and at the same time Al Wasl host Bani Yas team, followed by Al-Nasr and Al-Jazira match at 9:30 pm.
The first round of the Arab Gulf League championship is scheduled to end with the holding of round 13 on January 1 and 2, 2021.
