2023–24 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain
2023–24 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Chairman	Hazza Bin Zayed
Head coach	Alfred Schreuder; (from 27 May 2023)
Stadium	Hazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League	1st
President's Cup	Round of 16
League Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Kodjo Laba (4); All: Kodjo Laba (6)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 23 September 2023.

The 2023–24 Al Ain Football Club season will be the club's 56th in existence and their 49th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Kits

Supplier: Nike
Sponsors: FAB (front) / Solutions Plus^[3] (left sleeve) / EIH – Ethmar International Holding^[4] (back) / Nirvana Travel & Tourism^[5] (Short)

Home

Away

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Club

Staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alfred Schreuder
Assistant coach	Bart Schreuder Ahmed Abdullah
Analysts	Erwin Koenis Tiago Freire
Goalkeeping coach	Carlo l'Ami
Fitness coach	Ebben Lambertus
U-21 team head coach	Edwin de Graaf
Physiotherapist	Marco van der Steen Abdelnasser Aljohny Felipe Perseu^[6]
Club Doctor	Nikos Tzouroudis
Head Scout	Daniele di Napoli
Team Manager	Ahmed Al Shamsi
First and U21 team supervisor	Abdullah Al Shamsi^[7]

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: [1], [2]

The Steering Committee

Office	Name
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Chairman of the Steering Committee	Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Members of the Steering Committee	Mohammad Obaid Hammad
Members of the Steering Committee	Awad Al Kaabi
Members of the Steering Committee	Matar Al Darmaki
Members of the Steering Committee	Mohamed Al Mahmood

Source: alainclub.ae

Players

First Team

^[8]^[9]^[10]

N	Position	Player	Age	Since	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Mohammed Abo Sandah	29	2014
12	GK	Sultan Al-Mantheri	29	2021
17	GK	Khalid Eisa (VC)	35	2013
Defenders
3	DF	Kouame Autonne	24	2021
4	DF	Mohammed Shaker	27	2019
15	DF	Erik Jorgens	23	2020
16	DF	Khalid Al-Hashemi	27	2023
44	DF	Saeed Juma	26	2017
50	DF	Manea Al Shamsi	23	2021
66	DF	Mansour Al Shamsi	23	2020
Midfielders
5	MF	Park Youg-woo	31	2023
6	MF	Yahia Nader	26	2018
7	MF	Omer Atzili	31	2023
8	MF	Mohammed Abbas	22	2021	^U21
10	MF	Kaku	29	2023
11	MF	Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C)	34	2016
13	MF	Ahmed Barman	30	2013
18	MF	Khalid Al-Balochi	25	2018
20	MF	Matías Palacios	22	2022
21	MF	Soufiane Rahimi	29	2021
22	MF	Falah Waleed	26	2018
26	MF	Ahmed Al-Qatesh	23	2021
27	MF	Sultan Al-Shamsi	28	2021
30	MF	Hazim Abbas	19	2023	^U19
42	MF	Jonatas Santos	22	2019
70	MF	Abdoul Karim Traoré	19	2023	^U19
Forwards
9	FW	Kodjo Laba	32	2019
90	FW	Eisa Khalfan	21	2021	^U21
99	FW	Josna Loulendo	20	2023	^U21

Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GHA	Sampson Agyapong
98	DF	UAE	Salem Abdullah

Transfers

In

No.	Position	Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref.
7	FW	Omer Atzili	Maccabi Haifa	€2,000,000	9 June 2023	^[11]
77	FW	Rilwanu Sarki ^U21	Mahanaim	Undisclosed	18 June 2023	^[12]
14	DF	Khalid Al-Hashemi	Baniyas	Undisclosed	20 June 2023	^[13]
10	MF	Kaku	Al Taawoun	€5,000,000	28 June 2023	^[14]
30	MF	Mohammed Khalfan	Al Bataeh	Loan return	1 July 2023
27	MF	Sultan Al-Shamsi	Al Nasr
4	DF	Mohammed Shaker	Al Nasr
33	DF	Gianluca Santini ^U21	Masfout
5	MF	Park Yong-woo	Ulsan Hyundai	€1,000,000	16 July 2023	^[15]
–	DF	Yohan Gonzalez ^U19	Zamora	Undisclosed	19 July 2023

Out

No.	Position	Player	To	Fee	Date	Ref.
16	DF	Tin Jedvaj	Lokomotiv Moscow	Loan return	13 June 2023	^[16]
10	MF	Andriy Yarmolenko	Dynamo Kyiv	Free transfer	13 June 2023	^[17]
7	FW	Caio Canedo	Al Wasl	Free transfer	13 June 2023	^[18]
22	DF	Saeed Ahmed	Khor Fakkan	Free transfer	7 July 2023	^[19]^[20]
23	DF	Mohamed Ahmed	Al Bataeh	Free transfer	7 July 2023	^[21]^[22]
33	DF	Gianluca Santini ^U21	Dibba Al-Hisn	Free transfer	11 July 2023	^[23]
2	DF	Danilo Arboleda	Al Ahli	Released	14 July 2023	^[24]
29	DF	Omar Saeed	Khor Fakkan	Free transfer	15 August 2023	^[25]

Loans in

No.	Pos	Player	From	Start date	End date	Ref.

Loans out

No.	Pos	Name	To	Start date	End date	Ref.
30	MF	Mohammed Khalfan	Khor Fakkan	23 July 2023	End of Season	^[26]
72	FW	Mohamed Awadalla ^U21	Khor Fakkan	1 August 2023	End of Season	^[27]
34	DF	Rafael Pereira	Khor Fakkan	18 August 2023	End of Season	^[28]^[29]
2	MF	El Mehdi El Moubarik	Raja	18 August 2023	End of Season	^[30]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly	Cotillas C.D.	1–10	Al Ain	La Manga, Spain
12:20		Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium Referee: Kevin Javier Moreno

20 July 2023 Friendly	Deportivo Murcia	0–10	Al Ain	Murcia, Spain
12:20		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Alejandro Clemente Ortuño

28 July 2023 Friendly

Racing

0–1

Al Ain

Spain

28 July 2023 Friendly

Intercity

0–2

Al Ain

Spain

6 August 2023 Friendly	Al Ain	3–1	Al-Khaldiya	Al Ain
20:30				Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

12 August 2023 Friendly	Al Ain	2–0	Khor Fakkan	Al Ain
19:30				Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

Competitions

Overview

Pro League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Wasl (C)	26	21	4	1	70	27	+43	67	Qualification for ACLE League stage
2	Shabab Al Ahli	26	18	4	4	73	34	+39	58	Qualification for ACLE play off round
3	Al Ain	26	14	3	9	54	37	+17	45	Qualification for ACLE League stage^[a]
4	Sharjah	26	10	12	4	53	40	+13	42^[b]	Qualification for AFC CL2 group stage
5	Al Wahda	26	12	6	8	45	34	+11	42^[b]

Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: ^[31] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ As 2023–24 AFC Champions League winners.
^ ^a ^b Sharjah are ahead of Al Wahda on head-to-head points: Sharjah 3–2 Al Wahda, Al Wahda 1–1 Sharjah

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	9	2	0	0	9	2	+7	1	0	0	2	0	+2

Last updated: 23 September 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W
Position	4	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 23 September 2023. Source: UPLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.^[32]

18 August 2023 1	Al Ain	3–2	Baniyas	Al Ain
20:30	Kaku 38' Autonne 49' H. Abbas 64' (o.g.)	Report	Niakaté 23' Abunamous 74'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

26 August 2023 2	Hatta	0–2	Al Ain	Hatta
18:00		Report	Laba 10', 26'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq

23 September 2023 3	Al Ain	6–0	Ajman	Al Ain
20:00	Rahimi 19', 44' Y. Nader 31' Jonatas 68' Rakan 14' (o.g.) Laba 87'	Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

September 2023 4	Sharjah	v	Al Ain	Sharjah
		Report		Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

October 2023 5	Al Nasr	v	Al Ain	Dubai
		Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

October 2023 6	Al Ain	v	Emirates	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

November 2023 7	Al Wasl	v	Al Ain	Dubai
		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

November 2023 8	Shabab Al Ahli	v	Al Ain	Dubai
		Report		Stadium: Rashid Stadium

December 2023 9	Al Ain	v	Khor Fakkan	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

December 2023 10	Ittihad Kalba	v	Al Ain	Kalba
		Report		Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

December 2023 11	Al Ain	v	Al Wahda	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

December 2023 12	Al Bataeh	v	Al Ain	Sharjah
		Report		Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed

February 2024 13	Al Ain	v	Al Jazira	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

February 2024 14	Baniyas	v	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
		Report		Stadium: Baniyas Stadium

March 2024 15	Al Ain	v	Hatta	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

March 2024 16	Ajman	v	Al Ain	Ajman
		Report		Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed

March 2024 17	Al Ain	v	Sharjah	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

April 2024 18	Al Ain	v	Al Nasr	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

April 2024 19	Emirates	v	Al Ain	Ras Al Khaimah
		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

April 2024 20	Al Ain	v	Al Wasl	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

April 2024 21	Al Ain	v	Shabab Al Ahli	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

May 2024 22	Khor Fakkan	v	Al Ain	Khor Fakkan
		Report		Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi

May 2024 23	Al Ain	v	Ittihad Kalba	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

May 2024 24	Al Wahda	v	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
		Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

May 2024 25	Al Ain	v	Al Bataeh	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

May 2024 26	Al Jazira	v	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
		Report		Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

UAE President's Cup

Round of 16

UAE League Cup

First round

30 August 2023 First leg	Al Bataeh	0–5	Al Ain	Sharjah
18:00		Report	Autonne 11' S. Al-Shamsi 37' Atzili 65' Loulendo 91', 97'	Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Referee: Naser Al Ali

14 September 2023 Second leg	Al Ain	2–1	Al Bataeh	Al Ain
17:30	Rahimi 23' Atzili 43'	Report	Abang 25'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Quarter-finals

Al Ain

v

Al Nasr

AFC Champions League

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AIN	FEI	PAK	AHA
1	Al-Ain	6	5	0	1	17	9	+8	15	Advance to round of 16	—	4–1	1–3	4–2
2	Al-Fayha	6	3	0	3	12	10	+2	9	Advance to round of 16	2–3	—	2–0	3–1
3	Pakhtakor	6	2	1	3	8	11	−3	7		0–3	1–4	—	3–0
4	Ahal	6	1	1	4	6	13	−7	4		1–2	1–0	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

19 September 2023 1	Pakhtakor	0–3	Al Ain	Tashkent
18:00		Report	Laba 11', 66' Al-Balochi 25'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

3 October 2023 2	Al Ain	v	Ahal	Al Ain
20:00				Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

24 October 2023 3	Al Ain	v	Al-Fayha	Al Ain
20:00				Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

7 November 2023 4	Al-Fayha	v	Al Ain	Al Majma'ah
20:00				Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City

28 November 2023 5	Al Ain	v	Pakhtakor	Al Ain
20:00				Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

5 December 2023 6	Ahal	v	Al Ain	Ashgabat
18:00				Stadium: Ashgabat Stadium

Statistics

Overall

As of 30 August 2023^[33]^[34]^[35]

No..	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Pro League		President's Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline		Notes
No..	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals			Notes
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Mohammed Abo Sandah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK		Sultan Al-Mantheri	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	GK		Khalid Eisa	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF		Kouame Autonne	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0
4	DF		Mohammed Shaker	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
15	DF		Erik	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
16	DF		Khalid Al-Hashemi	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
44	DF		Saeed Juma	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
50	DF		Manea Al Shamsi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Mansour Al Shamsi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Park Youg-woo	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
6	MF		Yahia Nader	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF		Omer Atzili	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
8	MF		Mohammed Abbas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Kaku	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
11	MF		Bandar Al-Ahbabi	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
13	MF		Ahmed Barman	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
18	MF		Khalid Al-Balochi	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF		Matías Palacios	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Soufiane Rahimi	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
22	MF		Falah Waleed	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
26	MF		Ahmed Al-Qatesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Sultan Al-Shamsi	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
30	MF		Hazim Abbas	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
42	MF		Jonatas Santos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF		Abdoul Karim Traoré	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Kodjo Laba	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
90	FW		Eisa Khalfan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Josna Loulendo	0	0	0	0	0+1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 23 September 2023

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Pro League	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	9	FW	Kodjo Laba	3		2	5
2	21	MF	Soufiane Rahimi	2	1		3
3	7	MF	Omer Atzili		2		2
	99	FW	Josna Loulendo		2		2
	33	DF	Kouame Autonne	1	1		2
6	42	MF	Jonatas Santos	1			1
	6	MF	Yahia Nader	1			1
	18	MF	Khalid Al-Balochi			1	1
	27	MF	Sultan Al-Shamsi		1		1
	10	MF	Kaku	1			1
Own goals (from the opponents)				2			2
Totals				11	7	3	21

Assists

As of 23 September 2023^[36]

No.	Player	Pro League	League Cup	Champions League	Total
7	Omer Atzili	3			3
10	Kaku	2			2
11	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	1		1	2
18	Khalid Al-Balochi		2		2
15	Erik		2		2
5	Park Youg-woo			1	1
9	Kodjo Laba			1	1
21	Soufiane Rahimi		1		1
6	Yahia Nader	1			1
Totals		7	5	3	15

Clean sheets

As of 23 September 2023

Rank	No.	Player	Pro League	President's Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	17	Khalid Eisa	2		1	1	4

Disciplinary record

As of 23 September 2023^[37]^[38]^[39]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Pro League	League Cup	Champions League	Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
33	DF		Kouame Autonne	1		1	2
13	MF		Ahmed Barman			1	1
5	MF		Park Youg-woo			1	1
8	MF		Mohammed Abbas			1	1
4	DF		Mohammed Shaker		1		1
15	DF		Erik	1			1
11	MF		Bandar Al-Ahbabi	1			1
Totals				3	1	4	8

Source: Soccerway.com
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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^ "Article (15) P.50 of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
^ "UAE Pro League Holds AI-Powered Draw for 2023-24 Season at Yas Island's SeaWorld - New Season Kicks Off August 18, 2023". UAE Pro League Committee. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Team | ALAINFC". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "UAEFA; Players". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "UAEProLeague; Squad and Manager". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "UAE Pro League 2023/24 – Top Scorers & Top Assists". Soccerway.
^ "Player Stats". UAEProLeague.ae. UAE Pro League. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Competition". UAEFA.ae. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Stats". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

External links

Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)

[table_note_res_CLTH0.42921790314336-31] As 2023–24 AFC Champions League winners.

[table_hth_SHR0.42921790314336-32] Sharjah are ahead of Al Wahda on head-to-head points: Sharjah 3–2 Al Wahda, Al Wahda 1–1 Sharjah

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[2] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (27 May 2023). "شكر ريبروف..العين يتعاقد مع الهولندي ألفريد شرودر" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Twitter.

[3] "Al Ain FC and "Solutions Plus" announce a strategic partnership at a press conference". AlAinClub.ae. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[4] "Al Ain Club and Ethmar International Holding sign a 2-year partnership contract". AlAinClub.ae. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[5] "Al Ain Announces A New Marketing Deal With Nirvana joining "Al Zaeem" Partners". AlAinClub.ae. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[6] "With great pleasure I come to announce my new home and club Al Ain". Felipe Perseu Instagram. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[7] "Abdullah Al Shamesi Appointed The Supervisor Of First And Reserved Football Teams". AlAinClub.ae. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] "Team | ALAINFC". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[9] "UAEFA; Players". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[10] "UAEProLeague; Squad and Manager". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[11] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (9 June 2023). "Al Ain Club signs in initials with Maccabi Haifa player Omer Atzili to play for the Boss Squad" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[12] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (18 June 2023). "Al Ain Club Wins A New Long Term Deal Nigeria' Sarki Joins Al Ain Reserve Team" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[13] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (20 June 2023). "Khaled Al Hashemi Signs to the Boss Squad Until 2026" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[14] "Kaku" Happiness Creator and Man of Records.. He is the Eid Gift for Ainawi Nation". AlAinClub.ae. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[15] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (16 July 2023). "Park Youg Woo.. Welcome to Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[16] "رسميا.. العين يعلن رحيل ‏أندري يارمولينكو وكايو كانيدو". EremNews. 13 June 2023.

[17] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (13 June 2023). "Good Luck & Thank You.. Yarmolenko" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[18] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (13 June 2023). "Good Luck & Thank You.. Caio Canedo" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via Twitter.

[19] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (7 July 2023). "Thank You" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[20] Khor Fakkan Football Club [@KhorFakkanfc] (13 July 2023). "سعيد أحمد نسراً جديداً في خورفكان" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[21] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (7 July 2023). "Mohamed Ahmed: My relationship with Al Ain is endless" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[22] Al Bataeh Football Club [@AlBataehFC] (8 July 2023). "شركة البطائح لكرة القدم تتعاقد مع المدافع محمد أحمد علي" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[23] Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club [@DHCLUB1980] (11 July 2023). "نرحب بإنضمام اللاعب "جيانلوكا سانتيني" إلى صفوف فريقنا دبا الحصن" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[24] "الأهلي يتعاقد مع المدافع الكولمبي دانيلو اربوليدا لمدة موسم". AlAhli.qa. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[25] Khor Fakkan Football Club [@KhorFakkanfc] (15 August 2023). "(عمر سعيد) نسراً جديداً في خورفكان" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[26] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (23 July 2023). "Al Ain FC player Mohammed Khalfan has joined Khor Fakkan on loan for the 2023-2024 season" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 July 2023 – via Twitter.

[27] Khor Fakkan Football Club [@KhorFakkanfc] (1 August 2023). "محمد عوض الله بقميص خورفكان في الموسم الجديد" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[28] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (18 August 2023). "Our Player Rafa has joined Khorfakkan on loan" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[29] Khor Fakkan Football Club [@KhorFakkanfc] (18 August 2023). "النسر (رافاييل بيريرا) لاعباً جديداً في صفوف خورفكان" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[30] Raja Club Athletic [@RCAofficiel] (18 August 2023). "Welcome Mehdi Moubarik to Raja Club Athletic" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Twitter.

[33] "Article (15) P.50 of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF) (in Arabic). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

[34] "UAE Pro League Holds AI-Powered Draw for 2023-24 Season at Yas Island's SeaWorld - New Season Kicks Off August 18, 2023". UAE Pro League Committee. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[35] "Team | ALAINFC". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[36] "UAEFA; Players". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[37] "UAEProLeague; Squad and Manager". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[SW-38] "UAE Pro League 2023/24 – Top Scorers & Top Assists". Soccerway.

[39] "Player Stats". UAEProLeague.ae. UAE Pro League. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[40] "Competition". UAEFA.ae. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[41] "Stats". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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