UAE’s local football season postponed till October
Pro League promises to announce fresh schedule in near future
The UAE Football Association (UAE FA) has announced the postponement of the start of their 2020-2021 football season.
A statement issued by the UAE Pro League on Wednesday said: “The UAE Pro League has decided, in coordination with the UAE Football Association, to postpone the start of the 2020-’21 season to October 2020.
“The decision follows consultations and coordination with the relevant UAE authorities. The new fixture dates will be announced at a later date.”
The new football season was scheduled to commence from Thursday (September 3) with the opening rounds of the Arabian Gulf Cup. The opening round of the Arabian Gulf League (AGL) was scheduled to kick off with matches the following week (September 9-10) before the four qualifying UAE clubs departed for their group fixtures of the 2020 AFC Champions League scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar from September 13.
League champions Sharjah had qualified for the AFC Champions League along with Shabab Al Ahli, Al Wahda and Al Ain in the four groups being played in West Asia.
