Tag Archives: Pro League
Belgium - Pro League
The Belgian Pro League (officially known as Jupiler Pro League) is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division. Seasons run from late July to early May, with teams playing 30 matches each in the regular season, and then entering play-offs 1, play-offs 2 or the relegation play-off according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs 1 are contested by the top 6 clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. Play-offs 2 are contested by teams ranked 7 to 14 in the regular season, divided in two groups of 4 teams playing each other twice. The relegation play-off consists of 5 matches between the 15th and the 16th-placed team in the regular season. The league is sponsored by AB InBev, the brewers of the Jupiler beer, and is therefore officially known as Jupiler Pro League.
United Arab Emirates - Pro League
The UAE Pro League is the First Division of the UAE Football League, commonly known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons, since 2008, is the top professional association football league in United Arab Emirates. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with UAE Division 1 Group A.
The format of the Etisalat Pro-League from the 2008-2009 season through the 2011-2012 season had each of the 12 participating football teams play each other twice in a 10-month-long competition. On June 2, 2012, it was announced that the league would be expanding to 14 teams for 2012-13 season.
The first team to win the title was Al-Sharjah, while the team with the most titles is Al-Ain who have won the league 10 times.