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Al Ain FC
نادي العين
File:Alainnewlogo.png
Full nameAl Ain Football Club
نادي العين لكرة القدم
Nickname(s)Al Zaeem (The Boss)
Short nameAIN
FoundedAugust 1968; 56 years ago (1968-08)
as Al Ain Sports Club
GroundHazza Bin Zayed
Capacity25,053
OwnerMohamed Bin Zayed
ManagerSerhiy Rebrov
LeagueUAE Pro League
2021–22UAE Pro League, 1st (Champions)
Websitehttp://alainclub.ae/
Current season

Template:Al Ain S.C.C sections Al Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) or Al Ain FC or simply Al Ain is a professional football club, based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is 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 short.

The club was founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most trophies (35 in total).[2]

Al Ain is by far the most successful club in the UAE.[3] Al Ain has won a record 14 UAE Pro League, 7 President's Cups, 5 Super Cups, 3 Federation Cups, two League Cup, two Abu Dhabi Championship, Gulf Club Champions Cup and AFC Champions League. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.[4]

History

Squad of season 1975-76
Jasim Al Dhaheri
Subait Anbar
Saeed Mubarak
Ahmed Hajeer
Abdullah Matar
Fayez Subait
Juma Khalaf
Abdelhafez Arab
Ahmed Al Qatari
Shaya Masoud
Ali Saeed
Awad Saeed

Foundation and early years

In the early 1960s, a group of young men learned the rules of the game by watching British soldiers playing football and formed their own team. The first pitch was very simple and small, taking the shape of a square sandy plot of land on the main street near the Clock Roundabout in Al Ain.[5] In August 1968, the club was officially established, taking its name from the city they lived. The founders thought it was necessary to have a permanent headquarters for the club and rented a house on the current Khalifa Road for club meetings. The club's founders took responsibility for all the club's affairs, from planning the stadium to cleaning the club headquarters and washing the kit.[5] Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan was approached for assistance and he provided the club
with a permanent headquarters in the Al Jahili district and a Land Rover to serve the club and the team.[6] Al Ain made a successful debut by beating a team made up of British soldiers and went on to play friendly matches against other Abu Dhabi clubs. In 1971, the team played their first match against international opposition when they were defeated 7–0 by the Egyptian club Ismaily in a friendly match for the war effort.

In 1971, a group members of the club (Hadher Khalaf Al Muhairi, Saleem Al Khudrawi, Mohammed Khalaf Al Muhairi and Mahmoud Fadhlullah) broke away and founded Al Tadhamun Club.[7] In 1971, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan provided the club with new headquarters with modern specifications: the Khalifa Stadium in Al Sarooj district.[6] In 1974 Al Ain combined with the breakaway Al Tadhamun, to form the Al Ain Sports Club. The first board of directors of the club was formed after the merger under the chairmanship Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri.[7]

The founders were Mohammed Saleh Bin Badooh and Khalifa Nasser Al Suwaidi, Saeed Bin Ghannoum Al Hameli, Abdullah Hazzam, Salem Hassan Al Muhairi, Abdullah and Mane'a Ajlan, Saeed Al Muwaisi, Nasser Dhaen, Abdullah Matar, Juma Al Najem, Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, Ibrahim Rasool and Ali Al Maloud and Ali Bu Majeed, who were the members of the Bahraini group of exchange students and Maamoun Abdulqader, Mahmoud Fadhlullah, Al Fateh Al Talib, Hussain Al Mirghani, Abbas Ali and Nasser, Abdullah Al Mansouri from the Sudanese and Saudi community working in the UAE.[1][8]

First titles and Entry to the Football League (1974–1997)

On 2 February 1974, the club won its first title, the Abu Dhabi League. On 13 November 1974, Sheikh Khalifa was named honorary president of Al Ain, in recognition of his continuing support for the club.[7] On 21 May 1975, Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected Chairman of Board of Directors. In 1975, Al Ain won its second Abu Dhabi League[9] In the same year on 21 March 1975, the club played its first UAE President Cup losing 4–5 on penalties in the Round of 16 against Al Shaab after drawing 1–1 in normal time. In 1975–76 season, the team participated for the first time in the UAE Football League, finishing runners-up behind Al Ahli. Al Ain won its first League title in the 1976–77 season, after drawing 1–1 with Al Sharjah in the last match. In the following season, they finished runners-up to Al Nasr; Mohieddine Habita was the top scorer with 20 goals. In the 1978–79 season, Al Ain secure third place with 27 points in the league and defeated by Sharjah in the President Cup final.

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan became president of Al Ain on 19 January 1979. Al Ain won the League again in the 1980–81 season and lost the President Cup final to Al Shabab of Dubai. In 1983–84, the team won Joint League Cup and followed with its third League title, becoming the second with Al Ahli to have won the championship three times. The team had the strongest attack with 35 goals, and Ahmed Abdullah, with 20 goals was the joint-winner of the Arab League Golden Boot award for top scorer, alongside Al Wasl striker Fahad Khamees. This season was the first season in which foreign players were excluded from the UAE League, a restriction which was opposed by Al Ain. After winning the League title in 1983–84 season, Al Ain failed to win any trophies until 1989 when they won the Federation Cup. In the following year they reached the final of the President Cup, losing to Al Shabab.

The 1992–93 season began with several new signings: Saif Sultan (Ittihad Kalba), Salem Johar (Ajman), Saeed Juma (Emirates). Al Ain won their fourth League title with three games left to play, after a 5–0 win at Al Khaleej. In the following season, they finished second in the Football League and were runners-up the 1993 UAE Super Cup losing 2–1 against Al Shaab. They also reached the President Cup final but were beaten 1–0 by Al Shabab, failing for the fourth time to win the Cup. In 1994 and 1995, Al Ain lost two President Cup finals, finished second in the League, won the 1995 UAE Super Cup and lost out in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup second round to the Kuwaiti team Kazma. In the 1996–97 season, Al Ain were eliminated in the round of 16 of the President Cup by Hatta and finished fourth in the Football League.

The Golden Age (1997–2003)

Before the start of the 1997–98 season, the honorary board was formed on 7 June 1997.[10] After this initiative, Al Ain won the league championship. In the following season, they won the President Cup and finished runner-up in the league and secured the third place
in their second appearance in Asian Club Championship, after the 1985. Ilie Balaci took charge in 1999. He led them to their sixth League championship, while in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup they were eliminated by Al Jaish on the away goals rule in the first round.

In 2003, Al Ain contested the AFC Champions League competition. In the Group stage they won all three matches, beating Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Al Sadd of Qatar and Esteghlal of Iran. In the semi-final they were matched against the Chinese side Dalian Shide over two legs.
In the first game, Al Ain won 4–2 at home, with Boubacar Sanogo scoring twice. In the return match in China Al Ain went 4–2 down with six minutes to play but won 7–6 on aggregate after a late goal by Farhad Majidi the Iranian legend. The final saw Al Ain face BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.
In the home leg, Al Ain prevailed 2–0 with goals from Salem Johar and Mohammad Omar. At the Rajamangala Stadium on 11 October, Al Ain were beaten 1–0 by Tero Sasana, but won 2–1 on aggregate to become the first Emirati club to win the Champions League.

New Era (2016–present)

In December 2018, Al Ain which celebrated the 50th anniversary participating in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League. Al Ain beat Team Wellington from New Zealand in the first round and Espérance de Tunis of 2018 CAF Champions League champions to enter semifinal. On 18 December 2018, Al Ain defeated Copa Libertadores champions River Plate by penalties hosted in their home stadium Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to enter the final for the first time in team history and became the first Emirati club to reach the decisive match. The final, on 22 December, Al Ain lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Crest and colours

Crests

Al Jahili Fort is considered as a symbol of the club, because it reflects the history of the city and also was the formal home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan since 1946 when he was a ruler's representative. It officially became a crest for the club in 1980.[11]
They import a single star in their emblem because of their 2003 AFC Champions League victory.

Al Jahili Fort symbol and crest of the club since 1980.
Al Ain FC Logo
Al Jahili Fort

Colours

The club colours worn from 1968 to in 1974.[12]
Al Tadhamon colour became Al Ain's from 1974 to in 1977
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Ain FC kits.

The team began playing in green and white in 1968. After merging with Al Tadhamon in 1974, their red colour became Al Ain's from season 1974–75 until the start of season 1976–77. During the first team training camp in Morocco in 1977, a friendly tournament was held by Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca with the Nice, Sporting CP, and Anderlecht. Al Ain admired Anderlecht's purple colors, and an idea came to change Al Ain's colors to purple. The idea was presented to Sheikh Hamdan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who agreed to change the club colors officially to the purple with the beginning of the season 1977–78.[13]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
chest back sleeve
1991–1992 Puma, Adidas None
1992–1993 Lotto
1993–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996 Lotto, Uhlsport
1996–1997 Adidas
1997–1998 Jako, Kelme, Lotto, ABM, Adidas
1998–1999 Lotto Bin Hamoodah None None
1999–2000 CALANNI Abu Dhabi National Hotels
2000–2001 Jako Mohamed Hareb Al Otaiba[14] Avis Xerox
2001–2002 Adidas Yas Perfumes[14] None
2002–2003 Nike Al Habtoor[15]
2003–2004 ADCB
2004–2005 Lotto Sasan Trading[16] ADCB
2005–2006 AlFahim[16]
2006–2009 Sorouh Tamouh Hydra None
2009 Adidas None
2009–2010 Erreà Sorouh First Gulf Bank[17] Tamouh None Hydra None
2010–2011 Macron, Erreà Abu Dhabi National Hotels[18] Strata
2011 Kappa None None
2011–2013 Adidas[19] Sorouh First Gulf Bank Abu Dhabi National Hotels Strata
2013–2015 Nike[20] First Gulf Bank Abu Dhabi Airports[21][22]
2015–2016 BMW Abu Dhabi Motors[23]
2016–2018 First Abu Dhabi Bank None
2018–2021 None
2021– Expo 2020 Rain[24]

Grounds

Al Ain training grounds
Khalifa bin Zayed
Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Main articles: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, and Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium

Al Ain first playground was set up on the main street near the Clock Roundabout in Al Ain. Took the shape of a square sandy plot of land.[25] In 1971, Al Ain moved to new stadium in Al Sarouj district at a cost of £40,290. On 18 June 1978, the new stadium named after honorary president Khalifa Bin Zayed known as Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium. The stadium underwent a renovation in 2002 and increased its capacity to 12,000 people and as of the 2006–07 season all the Al Ain matches are played in this stadium. The stadium went through another significant upgrade and renovation, to prepare for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, hosted in the UAE. As of 14 January 2014, Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium been Al Ain home ground.[9]

Panorama view of Al Ain current ground, Hazza Bin Zayed.
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Honours

See also: List of Al Ain FC records and statistics, Al Ain FC in international football, List of Al Ain FC seasons, and United Arab Emirates football records

34 official Championships.[26]

Notes
  • ^ Two Abu Dhabi Championship still not official by UAEFA
Type Competition Seasons
Titles Runners-up
Domestic National Pro League 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22 14 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2015–16 8S
President's Cup[27] 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2017–18 7 1978–79, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07, 2015–16 7
Super Cup 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015 5S 1993, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2018 5
League Cup 2008–09, 2021–22 2 2010–11 1
Federation Cup 1988–89, 2004–05, 2005–06 3 1986, 1994 2
Joint League[28] 1982–83 1S
State Abu Dhabi Championshipa[7] 1973–74, 1974–75 2S
Regional GCC Champions League 2001 1
Continental AFC Champions League 2003 1 2005, 2016 2
  •   record
  •   S shared record

Players

Main article: List of Al Ain FC players
For a list of all former and current Al Ain FC players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Al Ain FC players.
Further information: 2021–22 Al Ain FC season § Squad information

[29][30][31]

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah  United Arab Emirates
2 MF El Mehdi El Moubarik  Morocco
3 DF Kouame Autonne  United Arab Emirates
4 DF Mohammed Ali Shaker  United Arab Emirates
5 DF Danilo Arboleda  Colombia
6 MF Yahia Nader  United Arab Emirates
7 FW Caio Canedo  United Arab Emirates
9 FW Kodjo Laba  Togo
10 MF Andriy Yarmolenko  Ukraine
11 DF Bandar Al-Ahbabi (captain)  United Arab Emirates
12 GK Sultan Al-Mantheri  United Arab Emirates
13 MF Ahmed Barman  United Arab Emirates
15 DF Erik  Brazil
17 GK Khalid Eisa (3rd captain)  United Arab Emirates
18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi  United Arab Emirates
19 FW Khalid Waleed U21  United Arab Emirates
20 MF Matías Palacios  Argentina
21 FW Soufiane Rahimi  Morocco
22 MF Saeed Ahmed  United Arab Emirates
23 DF Mohamed Ahmed (vice-captain)  United Arab Emirates
26 MF Ahmed Al-Qatesh U21  United Arab Emirates
27 MF Sultan Al-Shamsi  United Arab Emirates
29 DF Omar Saeed  United Arab Emirates
34 DF Rafael Pereira  Brazil
42 MF Jonathan Santos  Brazil
44 DF Saeed Juma  United Arab Emirates
45 MF Khalifa Obaid U21  United Arab Emirates
72 FW Mohamed Awadalla U21  Sudan
74 DF Adham Khalid U21  Egypt
78 MF Falah Waleed  United Arab Emirates
88 MF Naser Al-Shikali  United Arab Emirates
90 FW Eisa Khalfan U21  United Arab Emirates
92 GK Saif Al-Mazmi U21  United Arab Emirates
98 DF Salem Abdullah  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
— MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Doping ban)  Kazakhstan
— MF Mohammed Abbas U21  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
30 MF Mohammed Khalfan (on loan to Al Bataeh)  United Arab Emirates

Personnel

Current technical staff

Serhiy Rebrov is the current head coach of Al Ain
Position Name
Head coach Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov
Assistant coach United Arab Emirates Jassim Al-Kheybari
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah
Assistant coach and analyst United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Utbah
Fitness coach United Arab Emirates Ismail Al-Ghul
Goalkeeping coach United Arab Emirates Hussain Al-Ghanim
United Arab Emirates Nawaf Al-Marzouq
U-21 team head coach United Arab Emirates Saqr Al-Balushi
First and U21 team supervisor United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al Shamsi[32]

Last updated: 18 July 2021
Source: [1]

Management

Mohammed bin Zayed is the current club president.

Board of directors

See also: List of Al Ain FC presidents
Hazza bin Zayed, current Vice President.
Office Name
President United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President United Arab Emirates Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Board of Directors United Arab Emirates Matar Al Darmaki
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Matar Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Salem Al Jneibi
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Majid Al Owais

Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Al Ain Club

Managerial history

See also: List of Al Ain FC managers
Bruno Metsu Al Ain's most successful coach with 4 trophies.

* Served as caretaker coach.

No. Nationality Head coach From Until Honours
1 United Arab Emirates Nasser Dhaen (No such name in FIFA)* 1968 1971[33][34][35]
2 Egypt Abdel Aziz Hammami 1971[34] 1973
3 Syria Ahmed Alyan 1973 1976 2 Abu Dhabi Championship
4 Tunisia Humaid Dhib 1976 1976
5 Syria Ahmed Alyan 1976 1979 1 Championship
6 Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali 1979 1980
7 Morocco Ahmed Nagah* 1980 1982 1 Championship
8 Brazil Nelsinho Rosa 1982 1984 1 Championship,
1 Joint League
9 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miljan Miljanić 1984 1986
10 Brazil Jair Picerni 1986 1986
11 Brazil João Francisco 1986 1988
12 Brazil Zé Mario 1988 1990 1 Federation Cup
13 Algeria Mahieddine Khalef 1990 1992
14 Egypt Yusri Abdul Ghani 1992 1992
15 Brazil Amarildo 1992 1995 1 Championship
16 Egypt Shaker Abdel-Fattah 1995 1995 1 Supercup
17 Argentina Ángel Marcos 1995 1996
18 Brazil Lori Sandri 1996 1996
19 Brazil Cabralzinho 1997 1997
20 Egypt Shaker Abdel-Fattah 1997 1998 1 Championship
21 Portugal Nelo Vingada 1998 1999 1 President's Cup
22 Romania Ilie Balaci 1999 2000 1 Championship
23 Argentina Oscar Fulloné June 2000 November 2000
24 Tunisia Mrad Mahjoub November 2000 March 2001 1 Gulf Club Champions Cup
25 Romania Anghel Iordănescu March 2001 Jan 2002 1 President's Cup
26 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah* Jan 2002 Jan 2002
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić Jan 2002 2002 1 Championship
28 France Bruno Metsu Aug 2002 June 2004 2 Championships,
1 Champions League,
1 Supercup
29 France Alain Perrin July 2004 21 Oct 2004
30 Tunisia Mohammad El Mansi* 23 Oct 2004 Jan 2005 1 Federation Cup
No. Nationality Head coach From Until Honours
31 Czech Republic Milan Máčala Jan 2005 Jan 2006 1 President's Cup
32 Tunisia Mohammad El Mansi* Jan 2006 June 2006 1 President's Cup,
1 Federation Cup
33 Romania Anghel Iordănescu June 2006 Nov 2006
34 Netherlands Tiny Ruys* Nov 2006 January 2007
35 Italy Walter Zenga 7 January 2007 1 June 2007
36 Brazil Tite 9 July 2007 22 Dec 2007
37 Germany Winfried Schäfer 25 Dec 2007 2 Dec 2009 1 League Cup,
1 President's Cup,
1 Supercup
38 Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud* 2 Dec 2009 6 Dec 2009
39 Brazil Toninho Cerezo 6 Dec 2009 14 April 2010
40 United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mistaki* 14 April 2010 20 Dec 2010
41 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah* 20 Dec 2010 30 Dec 2010
42 Brazil Alexandre Gallo 30 Dec 2010 6 June 2011
43 Romania Cosmin Olăroiu 6 June 2011 6 July 2013 2 Championships,
1 Supercup
44 Uruguay Jorge Fossati 29 July 2013 13 Sept 2013
45 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah* 13 Sept 2013 27 Sept 2013
46 Spain Quique Sánchez Flores 27 Sept 2013 8 March 2014
47 Croatia Zlatko Dalić 8 March 2014 23 January 2017 1 Championship,
1 President's Cup,
1 Supercup
1 Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup
– Croatia Joško Španjić* 23 January 2017 1 February 2017
49 Croatia Zoran Mamić 1 February 2017 30 January 2019 1 Championship,
1 President's Cup
– Croatia Željko Sopić* 30 January 2019 18 February 2019
51 Spain Juan Carlos Garrido 18 February 2019 26 May 2019
52 Croatia Ivan Leko 1 June 2019 21 December 2019
– Iraq Ghazi Fahad* 21 December 2019 5 January 2020
54 Portugal Pedro Emanuel 5 January 2020 11 May 2021
55 Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov 6 June 2021 1 Championship,
1 League Cup

Record

Recent seasons

Main article: List of Al Ain FC seasons
Champions Runners-up 3rd Place Advanced to next round but the
cup continued in next season
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P President's Cup Federation Cup / League Cup[n 1] Super Cup GCC ACCC Asia Other Top scorer Manager
2000–01 1 4th 22 10 4 8 33 27 +6 34 Champions Group Stage Not held Champions  – Asian Club Championship R2  – Tunisia Mrad Mahjoub
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah *
Romania Anghel Iordănescu
2001–02 1 1st 22 14 5 3 44 23 +21 47 Semi-Finals Group Stage Runner-ups  – Arab Club Champions Cup W[n 2] Asian Cup Winners' Cup QF Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić
2002–03 1 1st 22 14 6 2 51 20 +31 48 Quarter-finals Not held Champions  – AFC Champions League C France Bruno Metsu
2003–04 1 1st 16 11 3 2 34 17 +17 36 Semi-Finals Not held Not held AFC Champions League bye GS [n 3] France Bruno Metsu
2004–05 1 2nd 26 18 3 5 54 26 +28 57 Champions Champions  –
AFC Champions League QF Brazil Edílson 22 France Alain Perrin
Tunisia Mohammad El Mansi *
Czech Republic Milan Máčala
AFC Champions League QF
2005–06 1 4th 22 13 2 7 42 23 +19 41 Champions Champions
AFC Champions League RU Serbia Nenad Jestrović 14 Czech Republic Milan Máčala
Tunisia Mohammad El Mansi *
AFC Champions League QF
2006–07 1 9th 22 7 7 8 22 26 −4 28 Runner-ups Group Stage
AFC Champions League QF Serbia Nenad Jestrović 9 Romania Anghel Iordănescu
Netherlands Tiny Ruys *
Italy Walter Zenga
AFC Champions League GS
2007–08 1 6th 22 9 5 8 41 36 +5 32 Round of 16 Not held  – The Gambia Ousman Jallow 11 Brazil Tite
Germany Winfried Schäfer
2008–09 1 3rd 22 12 7 3 40 20 +20 43 Champions Champions  – Brazil André Dias 23 Germany Winfried Schäfer
2009–10 1 3rd 22 14 3 5 57 29 +28 45 Round of 16 Semi-Finals Champions AFC Champions League GS Argentina José Sand 33 Germany Winfried Schäfer
Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud *
Brazil Toninho Cerezo
United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mistaki *
2010–11 1 10th 22 6 7 9 33 35 −2 25 Round of 16 Runner-ups  – AFC Champions League GS Argentina José Sand
United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 		11 United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mistaki *
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah *
Brazil Alexandre Gallo
2011–12 1 1st 22 17 4 1 52 16 +36 55 Quarter-Finals Group Stage  – Ghana Asamoah Gyan 27 Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
2012–13 1 1st 26 20 2 4 74 26 +48 62 Semi-Finals Group Stage Champions AFC Champions League GS Ghana Asamoah Gyan 32
2013–14 1 6th 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 43 Champions Group Stage Runner-ups AFC Champions League QF Ghana Asamoah Gyan 45 Uruguay Jorge Fossati
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah *
Spain Quique Flores
Croatia Zlatko Dalić
2014–15 1 1st 26 18 6 2 62 19 +43 60 Quarter-Finals Group Stage Runner-ups
AFC Champions League SF Ghana Asamoah Gyan 24 Croatia Zlatko Dalić
AFC Champions League R16
2015–16 1 2nd 26 18 3 5 53 24 +29 57 Runner-ups Group Stage Champions AFC Champions League QF Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup C Brazil Dyanfres Douglas 18
2016–17 1 4th 26 17 4 5 58 37 +21 55 Quarter-Finals Group Stage  – Arab Club Champions Cup W[n 4] AFC Champions League RU  – Brazil Caio Lucas 18 Croatia Zlatko Dalić
Croatia Joško Španjić *
Croatia Zoran Mamić
AFC Champions League QF
2017–18 1 1st 22 16 5 1 65 23 +42 53 Champions Quarter-Finals  – AFC Champions League QF Sweden Marcus Berg 35 Croatia Zoran Mamić
AFC Champions League R16
2018–19 1 4th 26 14 4 8 45 35 +10 46 Round of 16 Quarter-Finals Runner-ups Arab Club Champions Cup R32 AFC Champions League GS FIFA Club World Cup RU Brazil Caio Lucas 17 Croatia Zoran Mamić
Croatia Željko Sopić *
Spain Juan Garrido
2019–20[n 5] 1 2nd 19 11 4 4 46 21 +25 37 Finalists Semi-Finals  –  – AFC Champions League GS  – Togo Kodjo Laba 28 Croatia Ivan Leko
Iraq Ghazi Fahad *
Portugal Pedro Emanuel
2020–21 1 6th 26 11 8 7 39 33 +6 41 Round of 16 First Round  – AFC Champions League QS Togo Kodjo Laba 13 Portugal Pedro Emanuel
2021–22 1 1st 26 20 5 1 57 17 +40 65 Quarter-finals Champions  – Togo Kodjo Laba 31 Ukraine Serhii Rebrov

Notes

  1. ^ Starting from the 2008-09 season or whats known as the Pro Era, UAE Federation Cup was replaced with UAE League Cup.
  2. ^ Al-Ain withdrew the tournament, Al-Rayyan replaced it.
  3. ^ bye through the Group Stage as the reigning champions
  4. ^ Al-Ain withdrew the tournament, Al-Wahda replaced it.
  5. ^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Top goalscorers

Further information: List of Al Ain FC records and statistics

Updated 22 August 2022.
Bold indicates player is still active at club level.

Rank Player Years Goals
1 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah 1978–1995 187
2 Ghana Asamoah Gyan 2011–2015 128
3 Togo Kodjo Laba 2019–present 72
4 Tunisia Mohieddine Habita [fr] 1976–1983 71
5 United Arab Emirates Majid Al Owais 1992 70
6 United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 2008–2018 62
7 United Arab Emirates Matar Al Sahbani 1983 60
United Arab Emirates Salem Johar 1992–2005 60
9 United Arab Emirates Saif Sultan 1992–2005 55
10 Sweden Marcus Berg 2017–2019 51

Note: this includes goals scored in all competitions.[36]

Top scorers in Asian competitions

Since 2002–03 AFC Champions League, includes goals scored in qualifying play-off
Statistics correct as of match played against Al Nassr on 24 September 2020

R Player TOTAL
1 Ghana Asamoah Gyan 18
2 United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 18
3 Sweden Marcus Berg 9
4 Ivory Coast Boubacar Sanogo 7
United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Diaky
6 Serbia Nenad Jestrović 6
Brazil Caio Lucas
8 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahman 5
Brazil Douglas
Colombia Danilo Asprilla
United Arab Emirates Subait Khater

Asian

Main article: Al Ain FC in international football

Overview

As of 24 September 2020. Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
Club Championship / Champions League[n 1] 130 52 38 40 202 170 +32 040.00
Cup Winners' Cup 8 3 0 5 7 12 −5 037.50
Total 138 55 38 45 209 182 +27 039.86
  1. ^ does not include 4 match in play-off round.

Participations

  • QS : Qualifying Stage, GS : Group Stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarterfinals, SF : Semifinal, R : Runner-up, C : Champions
Participations
Qualified 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
16 Times W QF RU QF GS GS GS GS SF R16 RU QF R16 GS GS QS

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