Sports circles are anticipating the launch of the new version of the ADNOC Professional League for the 2024-2025 sports season tomorrow, as it is expected that the new version will be different from its predecessors, whether in terms of the technical level of the teams or on the organizational and administrative level by the UAE Professional League, which has made great efforts in the past period to advance its local competitions, especially the league, with the aim of reaching the ranks of advanced leagues in Asia, while the new season had started as of the 17th of this month with the Professional League Cup competition “Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup”, noting that Al Wasl had won the last league title.
Al-Emarat Al-Youm monitors six arrangements made by the Professional League in the past period, which increase the excitement and strength of competition between teams in the new season, whether in the ADNOC Professional League competition or the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup. These arrangements include the League raising the value of the financial prize for the ADNOC Professional League champion to 55 million dirhams, which makes the UAE League more expensive than the Asian Elite Cup (its prize value is equivalent to 44 million dirhams), in addition to increasing the number of entities, companies and institutions sponsoring the UAE League to 14 sponsors, which enhances the value of the competition from all aspects, in addition to the ideal scheduling of the season’s “calendar”, especially the league, despite the crowded agenda due to the external participation of local clubs in the Elite League and the Asian Champions League, as well as the expected entitlement of the national team in the final round qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, in addition to the recent initiatives launched by the Professional League to motivate the public to attract them in large numbers to the stands and attend matches, through facilitating entry and exit to the stadiums, as the number of public attendance at league matches is expected to increase The expected, in addition to the good marketing by the association for the competitions it organizes, especially the ADNOC Professional League, in addition to the association’s decision to allow the presence of a large number of distinguished foreign players, which raises the technical level of the competition.
It is worth noting that according to a circular issued by the Professional League Association, it was decided to reduce the number of players registered in the first team for the new season for professional clubs to 25 players, with a maximum of five foreign players and five resident players. The association also decided to reduce the list of teams in matches to 23 players, provided that the number of foreign and resident players does not exceed 10 players. The circular also stated that in all cases, the number of foreign and resident players on the field should not exceed seven players.
6 arrangements
1 Raising the prize money for the ADNOC Professional League champion to 55 million dirhams.
2 The number of sponsoring entities, companies and institutions for the league increased to 14 sponsors, which enhances the value of the competition.
3. The ideal schedule for the season’s “calendar”, especially the league, despite the crowded agenda.
4 recent initiatives launched by the Professional League to attract fans to the stands.
5. Good marketing by the association for the competitions it organizes, especially the league.
6 The presence of a large number of distinguished players, which contributes to increasing the rivalry.
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