The league begins with a “detection of papers” and the absence of peaks

The ADNOC professional league wheel returns to the new season 2025-2026, amid a mass anticipation of the exciting confrontations and renewed ambitions that the first round will start, as the first round will start, after tomorrow, and conclude on Sunday, in a copy that is expected to be among the strongest in the history of the tournament, especially after an active transfer market that witnessed remarkable local and international deals.

Despite the absence of the mass summits and the major derbyes from this tour, the excitement is strongly present, especially as it is the first official match for all teams after a period of arduous preparation that witnessed 47 friendly games, which resulted in 26 victories, 16 draws and five defeats, which gives an early indication of the readiness of some clubs, and other challenges awaiting some.

The first round is a key to a strong start in the way of competing for the title, and it also represents an opportunity for each team to reveal its opponents’ papers and prepare for the upcoming confrontations.

The first two rounds will also be an important opportunity for clubs to accurately stand on the situation of their foreign players and the new deals that they concluded during the summer transfer period, as the coaches are looking for the ideal combination that combines the old and new players, as well as controlling harmony within the team before entering the official competitions extensively.

The importance of this tour is highlighted in giving new players, whether local or foreigners, an opportunity to breathe and adapt to the real competition atmosphere, away from friendly matches, which enhances the chances of their appearance in the best way in the upcoming confrontations.

The youth of Al -Ahly, the champion of the last version, enters this season with confidence, after winning four historic championships in one season, but he realizes that preserving the top is more difficult than reaching it, and in return, Al Dhafra returns to the limelight after a successful season in the first division, carrying an ambitious survival among adults, which makes their confrontation in the opening match revolves around experience and ambition.

Al -Ahly youth x Al -Dhafra

Al -Ahly youth seeks to open its season with a victory that proves the continuity of its hegemony, while the newly rising naviga enters with a high combat spirit in the first real test after returning, hoping to kidnap a moral point that enhances its confidence early.

Dibba Fujairah x Sharjah

Dibba, the return to the limelight, hosts last season’s runner -up, Sharjah, one of the most prominent candidates for the title this season, and the match bears the character of caution for Sharjah who realizes that the emerging teams often make surprises in the beginnings if things are not resolved early.

Al Ain x Altnat

Al Ain, the fifth season last season, enters the tournament with the ambition of returning to the coronation platforms, after strengthening its ranks with qualitative deals, while Al -Batnah is seeking to confirm its development, and exploit any opportunity to seize a positive result in front of a senior Emirati football.

Kalba x Victory

Equal confrontation between Kalba, who is looking for his feet in the center centers, and the victory that wants to restore his prestige after a disappointing season, and the two teams possess offensive elements capable of turning the result at any moment.

Ajman x unit

Ajman (10 last season) begins his season against Al -Wahda (the third) who is strongly nominated to compete for the title, and the unit depends on his artistic stability and the experience of his international stars, while Ajman is betting on the surprises of the beginnings, and the exploitation of the land and the public.

Khorfakkan x Al Jazeera

A confrontation seems to be balanced on paper, but Al -Jazeera, seventh last season, is armed with the experience of his players, led by Ali Khasif, while Khorfakkan (eighth) is counting on the vitality of his players, and the speed of the shift from defense to attack.

Al Wasl × Bani Yas

Al -Wasl (the fourth) aspires to serious competition for the title this season, while Bani Yas (12) seeks a positive start away from the decline accounts, and the difference in aspirations may appear on the field, but the opening matches usually carry surprises.

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