UAE football fans are eagerly awaiting the 18th edition of the ADNOC Pro League, set to kick off on August 16 and 17 for the 2025–2026 season.
Across 17 previous editions of the league since the start of the professional era in 2008–2009, opening matchweeks have delivered a combined total of 381 goals.
These openers have consistently brought energy, drama, and attacking flair to set the tone for each new campaign.
The highest-scoring Matchweek One came in the 2018–2019 season, which recorded the most goals among all 17 editions of the ADNOC Pro League.
Here is the number of goals scored in the opening matchweek of each season since the professional era began:
2008–2009: 19 goals
2009–2010: 26 goals
2010–2011: 18 goals
2011–2012: 17 goals
2012–2013: 25 goals
2013–2014: 25 goals
2014–2015: 20 goals
2015–2016: 28 goals
2016–2017: 19 goals
2017–2018: 23 goals
2018–2019: 31 goals
2019–2020: 17 goals
2020–2021: 29 goals
2021–2022: 16 goals
2022–2023: 15 goals
2023–2024: 26 goals
2024–2025: 27 goals
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