Al Ain FC
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| Full name | Al Ain Football Club نادي العين لكرة القدم |
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Za'eem (The Leader) | |||
| Founded | August 1968 | |||
| Ground | Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (capacity: 15,000) |
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| President |  HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
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| Manager |  Cosmin Olăroiu |
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| League | UAE Pro-League | |||
| 2012–13 | 1st | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Al Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC ou simply Al Ain for a short is a professional association football club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. It's one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي العين الرياضي الثقافي) Al Ain SCC for a short.
Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League competition with a 2–1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand. It's is by far the most successful club in the UAE.[citation needed] The team was established in 1968 in Al Ain. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most tournament titles (54 in Total) and the team with the most UAE league titles (14). Furthermore, the club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League. On 24 February 2013, at a joint press conference with the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain FC announced that Khalifa Port would become its official shirt sponsor for the duration of the club's participation in the 2013 AFC Champions League. The agreement would see the Khalifa Port logo emblazoned across the front of team members' shirts during their remaining AFC Champions League ties.[1]
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Personnel [edit]
Current technical staff [edit]
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Cosmin Olăroiu |
Last updated: 6 June 2011
Source: Al Ain Club
Management [edit]
Board [edit]
| Office | Name |
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| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| First Deputy President | Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Second Deputy President | Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Chairman of board of directors | Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan |
Last updated: 1 May 2011
Source: Al Ain Club Official Website
- President of the Honorary Board: HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
- Chairman of board of directors, Vice-President of the Executive Board, Vice-President of the Honorary Board: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan[2]
In the past HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half brother of Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohammed also chaired the club in 1970s.[3]
Current squad [edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former managers [edit]
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Honours [edit]
League [edit]
Winners (11): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13
Cups [edit]
Winners (5): 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
- Runners-up (3): 1994, 1995, 2007
Winners (3): 1989, 2005, 2007
Winners (1): 2008–09
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Winners (4): 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012
- Abu Dhabi Championship Cup[4]
Winners (2): 1974, 1975
Gulf [edit]
- Winners (1) : 2001
Asian [edit]
AFC competitions history [edit]
- AFC Champions League: 7 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 3 appearances
References [edit]
- ^ "Khalifa Port sponsorship for Al Ain". Gulf News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Al Ain. The Past, the Present and the Future:". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d e "About Al Ain Sports Club". Al Ain FC. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
External links [edit]
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| Preceded by Suwon Samsung Bluewings  |
Champions of Asia 2002–03 |
Succeeded by Al-Ittihad  |
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