A number of fans identified six main reasons behind the absence of families from attending the matches, especially the meetings of the Arab Gulf Football League from the stands, saying that they are concentrated in general the lack of services, which may contribute to making the stands an attractive environment for families.

They asserted that it is represented by the lack of places prepared for families in most of the league's courts, the absence of the necessary services that tempt families, such as food and beverages, etc., the poor technical level of the league, the absence of marketing and good promotion of the competition, as well as holding matches in a time that is inappropriate for families and their children to attend the stands, Also, the absence of recreational activities in clubs that attract children and their families.

They said to «Emirates Today» that the presence of these families could have given the league a great momentum, as happens in international and European leagues, stressing that «the environment in most Emirati stadiums is repulsive and not attractive to families, despite the fact that the UAE hosted major international events in Football, including the Club World Cup and the World Youth Cup ».

They called on the clubs and the UAE Professional League to facilitate the mission of families in attending matches, by providing services.

The head of the Bani Yas fan club, Saeed Rabee, stressed the importance of attracting families and families residing in the country to attend the stands, and to follow the league matches.

He added: «The competent authorities, especially in the professional clubs, the Football Association and the UAE Professional League, should make sure that the league stands are attractive to fans of different groups, especially families whose presence in the stands can give a lot of momentum, and give our league another dimension of excellence and public viewing ».

The head of the Baniyas fans council, Hariz Al-Menhali, confirmed that he rarely sees a Mwatana family attend the league matches, due to the lack of necessary and basic services that encourage and motivate families to be present in the stands.

Al-Menhali added: "There is a lack of interest in attracting families to the stands, although their presence is a strength of the league."

Al-Menhali pointed out that “except for two foreign players only, one of whom is the Brazilian professional player Igor Cornado, the professional clubs did not seek to attract distinguished foreign players who can lure fans, families and families to attend the stands to watch the matches”, stressing the importance of this aspect in raising the technical level of the league, and making it Attracting all football fanatics to join the stands, to enjoy high-end soccer performance at all levels.

He stressed "the need for everyone, especially the association, to work to compel clubs to allocate comfortable and family-friendly places in the stands, and to provide all necessary services that enable these families to attend and enjoy the games."

For his part, Al-Wahdawi's fan, Hamdan Al-Hosani, confirmed that everything in the Emirates League stadiums has become repulsive and unattractive, whether for families or ordinary fans, stressing the importance of correcting this situation and providing the simplest necessary services.

He said that he knew that "there are a lot of families who want to attend the matches, but the lack of places for them makes them cancel the idea of ​​being in the stands."

Hamdan Al Hosani also said that the UAE is advanced and developed in everything except football, stressing the importance of the presence of football leaders, who can bring about the development and the desired move in this field, pointing out that «with regret the number of the mass attendance in the league stands began to decrease, because there is no incentive to tempt the fans In general to attend and follow the games ».

He added: "I was attending the league matches, especially in Al-Wahda Club, since I was a child, as many things, including entertainment, were available to families and children, as well as the presence of prizes and incentives, in addition to the great interest of clubs and football management officials." He asked why there were no such initiatives in a large number of clubs.

Al-Aynawi's fan, Mohammed Al-Kaabi, stressed that “the league’s weakness in technical terms is one of the most important reasons for families’ reluctance to come to the stands ”, calling on clubs and parties concerned with the development of Emirates football, especially in the UAE Football Association and the UAE Professional League, by making efforts Doubling the development of the league so that it takes its normal position and entices everyone, including families, whether Emirati or resident communities, especially Arabic, to attend the stands and watch the league matches.

Muhammad al-Kaabi criticized what he described as "poor organization in everything, whether in the league, or through the absence of facilities that enable the public to be able to seamlessly be present in the stands."

The 6 reasons:

1- The lack of suitable and comfortable places for families in most stadiums.

2- The absence of necessary services for families.

3- The weak technical level of the league.

4- The absence of recreational activities and promotional rewards.

5- The absence of good marketing and promotion of the league.

6- Holding matches in a time not suitable for families and their children.

Athletes emphasized that the environment in most stadiums is not attractive to families, although the UAE hosted large international events in football.