[1] As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each team.

The top two sides gain promotion to the UAE Pro-League.

On 29 May 2019, UAEFA announced that a UAE Second Division League to be established with smaller clubs, privately owned clubs, football academies with semi-professional teams compete for promotion to UAE Division one.

[2][3] On 6 July 2022, UAEFA announced that the number of participants will increase to 17 teams for the 2022–23 season.

[4] As of 2024-25 UAE First Division League 1,000 Source:[6][7] Al Khaleej was renamed in June 2017 to the match the name of the city Khorfakkan*[8] 1 Club no longer exists.