The season was contested by 14 teams due to an expansion in the league system.
[1] Al Ain were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Pro League season.
On Thursday, 18 April 2013, Al Ain won their match against Dubai Club which guaranteed them as winners of the 2012–13 Pro League and retained their Pro League trophy.
In June 2012, the UAE FA announced that the league would be expanded into 14 clubs.
[2] These playoff winners would join Ittihad Kalba and Dibba Al Fujairah who came in the top two in the second division.