Rugby team
Dubai United
Club · United Arab Emirates · Division 1
«The Lions»
Al-Maktoum Stadium seats 15,058, and until this year it had never needed to hold a Dubai United crowd. The ground becomes home only from the 2026/27 season.
Dubai United was not assembled from an older club's ashes or a stalled name change. Owner Ilie Cebanu built it new in 2022, and it went up through the UAE pyramid without a season to spare: runner-up in the Second Division in 2022–23, sixth and then fourth in the First Division across the two seasons that followed, and runner-up again in 2025–26, the finish that sent the Lions into the UAE Pro League for the first time.
Black and white are the colours, The Lions the nickname, and Al-Maktoum Stadium — 15,058 seats in Dubai — the ground the promotion was for.
Latest results
All matches| 5 Sep | Pro League |
Sharjah FC
A
|
3:4 | L |
| 28 Aug | Pro League |
Al Ittihad Kalba
H
|
4:1 | W |
| 23 Aug | Pro League |
Baniyas SC
A
|
3:2 | W |
| 15 Aug | Pro League |
Al Wasl SC
A
|
1:5 | L |
| 29 May | Division 1 |
Al Hamriyah
A
|
0:2 | L |
| 23 May | Division 1 |
Ittifaq
H
|
1:1 | D |
Standing
Pro League| # | Team | M | W | D | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
Sharjah FC
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:6 | 9 |
| 6 |
 Ajman
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:8 | 9 |
| 7 |
Dubai United
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:12 | 6 |
| 8 |
 Al Wahda FC
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 6 |
| 9 |
 Al Nasr
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 4 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 103| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 103 | 51 | 52 |
| Scored | 198 | 97 | 101 |
| Conceded | 137 | 52 | 85 |
| Scored per game | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Conceded per game | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Difference | +61 | +45 | +16 |
Key players
by appearances over the last year
Willy Johnson Semedo Afonso
Midfielder
1 Matches
El Mehdi Maouhoub
Forward
1 Matches
K. A. Al-Hassani
Defender
1 Matches
Moustapha Name
Midfielder
1 Matches
Samuel Rosa Gonçalves
Midfielder
1 Matches
Haris Seferović
Forward
1 Matches
B. Nagoro
Defender
1 Matches
Shavy Warren Babicka
Forward
1 Matches
Squad of Dubai United
by appearances over the last year| Number | Player | Position | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Willy Johnson Semedo Afonso |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 49 | El Mehdi Maouhoub |
Forward | 1 |
| 66 | K. A. Al-Hassani |
Defender | 1 |
| 25 | Moustapha Name |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 4 | Samuel Rosa Gonçalves |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 9 | Haris Seferović |
Forward | 1 |
| 2 | B. Nagoro |
Defender | 1 |
| 80 | Shavy Warren Babicka |
Forward | 1 |
| 3 |  O. Jamal |
Defender | 1 |
| 13 |  I. Noor |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 30 |  A. Al Chadli |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 17 |  D. Ndembo-Michel |
Forward | 1 |
| 19 |  Hamid Yahya |
Defender | 1 |
| 5 |  A. Karimi |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 23 |  Jonas Naafo |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 1 |  Salam Khairi |
Goalkeeper | 1 |
| 73 |  M. Moraes |
Defender | 1 |
| 7 |  P. Guèye |
Forward | 1 |
| 8 |  Baidi Diakite |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 52 |  Hussain Abbas |
Defender | 1 |
| 22 |  Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam |
Midfielder | 1 |
| 88 |  Habib Al Fardan |
Midfielder | 1 |
Fixtures of Dubai United
-
10 Sep · 14:40
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
H
Pro League
-
5 Sep
Sharjah FC
A
3:4
L
-
28 Aug
Al Ittihad Kalba
H
4:1
W
-
23 Aug
Baniyas SC
A
3:2
W
-
15 Aug
Al Wasl SC
A
1:5
L
-
29 May
Al Hamriyah
A
0:2
L
-
23 May
Ittifaq
H
1:1
D
-
15 May
Al Urooba
A
0:0
D
-
10 May
Al Arabi
H
2:0
W