All eyes of UAE football fans will be on the Joharah ballroom at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai starting on Friday night, May 17, as the UAE Pro League celebrates stars of the 2018/19 season at the Arabian Gulf League Awards ceremony.

This year’s event is the seventh edition of the glamorous gala which was introduced at the end of the 2012/13 season and went from strength to strength with new award categories added every year, including awards for players, coaches, clubs, fans and Fantasy Arabian Gulf League managers.

The additions continued this season with the introduction of the ‘Best Digital Sport Platform’ which aims to encourage websites, blogs and social media pages that cover the UAE Pro League competitions and play an important role in promoting the Arabian Gulf League through their content.

The UAE Pro League has also introduced a ‘Goal of The Year’ award, with three goals contesting its inaugural edition after more than 10,000 fans voted on the AGL social media pages between May 5-8.

The ‘Goal of The Year’ award is one of eight vote-based categories alongside: the Golden Ball Award for Best Emirati Player; Golden Ball for Best Foreign Player; the Leader Award for Best Coach; the Golden Glove Award for Best Goalkeeper; the Golden Boy Award for Best Young Player; Fans’ Player of The Year Award; Best Digital Sport Platform Award and the Goal of The Year Award.

Winners in six other categories are decided based on stats, these include: Dream Team, Golden Shoe Award for the Arabian Gulf League Top Scorer, the Silver Shoe for the Arabian Gulf League U21 Top Scorer, the Fantasy Arabian Gulf League Manager of the Year, Club Licensing Award and the Online Content Award.