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Al Ain

Full name

Al Ain Football Club

Nickname(s)

Al Zaeem (The Boss)

Short name

AIN

Founded

August 1, 1968; 56 years ago (as Al Ain Sports Club)

Ground

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Capacity

25,053

President

Chairman

Head coach

League

UAE Pro League, 3rd

Website

alainclub.ae

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Al Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) 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).

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 (38 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, Joint League, Gulf Club Champions Cup and two AFC Champions League and one Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.^[4]

History

Foundation and early years

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

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] On 10 November 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.

Waleed

Fahad^[ar]

Afanou

Abdullah

Fakher

Joher (C)

Subait

Harib

Mendes

Faisal

Omar

2003 AFC Champions League Final starting lineup

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.

Eisa

Ismail (C)

Fayez

M.Ahmed

Shiotani

Abdulrahman

Rayan

Doumbia

El Shahat

Caio

Berg

2018 Club World Cup Final starting lineup

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. On 22 December during the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final, Al Ain lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi with Japanese player Tsukasa Shiotani scoring the only goal for the club.

In the 2023–24 AFC Champions League campaign, Al Ain was drawn with Saudi Arabia club Al Fayha, Uzbekistan side Pakhtakor and Turkmenistan side Ahal FK. Al Ain than finished the group as group leaders with 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses which sees the club qualified to the Round of 16. Al Ain than faced Uzbekistan club Nasaf in which Al Ain won 3–0 on aggregate to qualified to the quarter-finals. Al Ain than faced Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr containing multiplies world renowned superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané, Alex Telles, David Ospina, Aymeric Laporte, Marcelo Brozović and Talisca. Al Ain won the first leg 1–0 at home but suffered a 4–3 away defeat after extra time which was tied 4–4 on aggregate leading both team to penalties shootout. Al Ain managed to win 3–1 on penalties thus seeing them qualified to the semi-finals against another Saudi Arabian giants, Al Hilal. On 17 April 2024, Al Ain won Al Hilal 4–2 at home with Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi scoring a hat-trick in the match for the club. However Al Ain suffered an 2–1 away defeat to Al Hilal but managed to qualified to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League final 5–4 on aggregate thus seeing them face Japanese Yokohama F.Marinos where they’d suffer a 2-1 defeat in the first leg.However in the second leg they’d go on to win 5-1 and win 6-3 on aggregate making them champions of Asia.

Club rivalries

Abu Dhabi Classico (Al Ain vs Al Wahda)

Al Ain–Shabab Al Ahli rivlary

Al Ain–Sharjah rivlary

Crest, colours, logo

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.

Logo

3 colors purple, gold and white are used in Al Ain club logo. Inside the logo, the name of the club is engraved in Arabic and English. In the middle of the logo, there is an image of Al Jahili Fort Castle, and at the end of the logo, the date of the club's establishment is written. Above the logo, two golden stars can be seen which means winning two championship positions in AFC Champions League.

Kits and colours

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.^[12]

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1968–74^{[n1 1]}

1974–77 ^{[n1 2]}

1977–78 ^{[n1 3]}

2018–19 ^{[n1 4]}

2023–24 ^{[n1 5]}

Notes

^ The club colours worn from 1968 to in 1974.^[13]
^ Al Tadhamon colour became Al Ain's from 1974 to in 1977
^ Purple became the main colour of the club with the beginning of the season 1977–78.
^ The club’s 50th anniversary kits, with the number 50 emblazoned in gold stitching during the 2018-19 season
^ Al Ain had primarily worn purple and white home and away kits. In 2023–24 season, Al Ain changed home kit to black base with a purple graphic design and gold for logos, with black shorts and socks.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Period	Kit manufacturer	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^[it], Adidas
1998–1999	Lotto	Bin Hamoodah		None		None
1999–2000	CALANNI	Abu Dhabi National Hotels				None
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	Nike	ADCB
2004–2005	Lotto	Sasan Trading^[16]		ADCB
2005–2006		AlFahim^[16]		ADCB
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	Sorouh	First Gulf Bank^[17]		Abu Dhabi National Hotels^[18]	Strata
2011	Kappa	None			Abu Dhabi National Hotels^[18]	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		First Gulf Bank				BMW Abu Dhabi Motors^[23]
2016–2018		FAB – First Abu Dhabi Bank				None
2018–2021				None		None
2021–2023				None		Expo 2020	Rain^[24]
2023–				EIH – Ethmar International Holding^[25]		None

Grounds

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Al Ain training grounds

Khalifa bin Zayed

Tahnoun bin Mohammed

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.^[26] 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 been Al Ain home ground.^[9]

Panorama view of Al Ain current ground, Hazza bin Zayed.

Honours

36 official Championships.^[27]

Type	Competition	Seasons
Type	Competition	Titles		Runners-up
Domestic	Pro League	1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 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, 2022–23	9
	President's Cup^[28]	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, 2022–23	8^S
	Super Cup	1995, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015	5^S	1993, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022	6
	League Cup	2008–09, 2021–22	2	2010–11, 2022–23, 2023–24	3^S
	Federation Cup	1988–89, 2004–05, 2005–06	3	1986, 1994	2
	Joint League^[29]	1982–83	1^S
Regional	GCC Champions League	2001	1
Regional	Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup	2015	1
Continental	AFC Champions League	2003, 2024	2	2005, 2016	2
Intercontinental	FIFA Club World Cup			2018	1

record
^S shared record

Minor titles

Abu Dhabi Championship
- Winners (2): 1973–74, 1974–75^[7]

Doubles and trebles

Doubles:
- League and President's Cup (1): 2017–18
- League and League Cup (1): 2021–22
- President's Cup and Federation Cup/League Cup (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09
Trebles:
- League, Super Cup and Champions League (1): 2002–03

Players

Current squad

As of 28 July 2024^[30]^[31]^[32]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	UAE	Mohammed Abo Sandah
3	DF	UAE	Kouame Autonne
4	DF	POR	Fábio Cardoso (on loan from Porto)
5	MF	KOR	Park Yong-woo
6	MF	UAE	Yahia Nader
7	MF	PAR	Matías Segovia ^U23 (on loan from Botafogo)
8	MF	UAE	Mohammed Abbas
9	FW	TOG	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
10	MF	PAR	Kaku
11	DF	UAE	Bandar Al-Ahbabi (captain)
13	MF	UAE	Ahmed Barman
15	DF	UAE	Erik
16	DF	UAE	Khalid Al-Hashemi
17	GK	UAE	Khalid Eisa (vice-captain)
18	MF	UAE	Khalid Mohammed Al-Baloushi
19	FW	ARG	Mateo Sanabria
20	MF	UAE	Matías Palacios ^U23
21	FW	MAR	Soufiane Rahimi
23	DF	UAE	Khalid Butti
24	DF	ARG	Felipe Salomoni ^U23 (on loan from Guaraní)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	UAE	Sékou Gassama ^U23
28	MF	UAE	Solomon Sosu ^U23
29	MF	ARG	Gino Infantino ^U23 (on loan from Fiorentina)
30	MF	UAE	Hazem Mohammad ^U23
32	DF	UAE	Khalid Al-Hassani ^U23
35	GK	NGA	Hassan Sani ^U21
36	MF	UAE	Yousef Abdou ^U23
40	DF	UAE	Khalid Ali Al-Baloushi ^U23
44	DF	UAE	Manea Al-Shamsi ^U23
46	DF	MLI	Dramane Koumare ^U21
50	GK	UAE	Saif Al-Maazmi ^U23
60	FW	UAE	Jonas Naafo ^U23
66	DF	UAE	Mansour Al-Shamsi ^U23
70	MF	MLI	Abdoul Karim Traoré
72	FW	SDN	Mohamed Awadalla
77	MF	NGA	Rilwanu Sarki ^U23
88	DF	GHA	Hamid Mohammed ^U23
90	FW	UAE	Eisa Khalfan ^U23
99	FW	CGO	Josna Loulendo

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	MF	MAR	El Mehdi El Moubarik (on loan to Wydad)
22	MF	UAE	Jonatas Santos ^U23 (on loan to Al-Wasl)
26	MF	UAE	Ahmed Al-Qatesh (on loan to Majd)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
51	MF	MLI	Ahmed Bathily ^U21 (on loan to Majd)
65	GK	TAN	Abdullah Hamisi ^U21 (on loan to Majd)
94	MF	VEN	Yohan González ^U21 (on loan to Fleetwood United)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Leonardo Jardim
Assistant coaches	António Vieira José Barroso Ahmed Abdullah Abdulla Khaseeb Alnasri Salem Al-Kaabi
Chief analyst	Carles Martínez
Analyst	Tiago Freire
Goalkeeping coaches	Carlos Pires
Fitness coach	Miguel Moita
U-21 team head coach	Ismail Ahmed
Physiotherapist	Santiago Thompson Felipe Perseu Pianca Abdelnasser Aljohny
Club Doctor	Nikos Tzouroudis
Nutritionist	Ricardo Pinto
Scout	Daniele Di Napoli
Team manager	Ahmed Al Shamsi
Team supervisor	Abdullah Al Shamsi^[33]

Last updated: 14 November 2023
Source: 1

Management

Position	Name
President President of the Honorary Council	Mohammed Bin Zayed
First Vice President First Vice President of the Honorary Council Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC	Hazza Bin Zayed
Second Vice President Second Vice President of the Honorary Council	Tahnoun bin Zayed
Honorary President	Khalifa bin Zayed
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Chairman of the Board of Directors Al Ain FC^[34]	Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed

Board of directors

Office	Name
Chairman of the Board of Directors	Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Supervising Sports affairs	Mohammed Al Mahmoud
Supervising Media affairs	Mohammed Al Ketbi
Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs	Ziad Amir Ahmed Saleh
Supervising the Academy and Talents sector	Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Khouri

Last updated: 10 June 2024
Source: Source: Wam.ae

Managerial history

^* Served as caretaker coach.

No.	Head coach	From	Until	Honours
1	Nasser Dhaen^*	1968	1971^[35]^[36]^[37]
2	Abdel Aziz Hammami	1971^[36]	1973
3	Ahmed Alyan	1973	1976	2 Abu Dhabi Championship
4	Humaid Dhib	1976	1978	1 Championship
5	Ahmed Alyan	1978	1979
6	Abdelmajid Chetali	1979	1980
7	Ahmed Nagah^*	1980	1982	1 Championship
8	Nelsinho Rosa	1982	1984	1 Championship, 1 Joint League
9	Miljan Miljanić	1984	1986
10	Jair Picerni	1986	1986
11	João Francisco	1986	1988
12	Zé Mario	1988	1990	1 Federation Cup
13	Mahieddine Khalef	1990	1992
14	Yusri Abdul Ghani	1992	1992
15	Amarildo	1992	1995	1 Championship
16	Shaker Abdel-Fattah	1995	1995	1 Supercup
17	Ángel Marcos	1995	1996
18	Lori Sandri	1996	1996
19	Yusri Abdul Ghani*	1996	1997
20	Cabralzinho	1997	1997
21	Shaker Abdel-Fattah	1997	1998	1 Championship
22	Nelo Vingada	1998	15 November 1998
23	Ilie Balaci	15 November 1998	10 May 2000	1 President's Cup 1 Championship
24	Oscar Fulloné	29 June 2000	November 2000
25	Mrad Mahjoub	November 2000	March 2001	1 Gulf Club Champions Cup
26	Anghel Iordănescu	March 2001	4 January 2002	1 President's Cup
27	Ahmed Abdullah^*	6 January 2002	8 January 2002
28	Džemal Hadžiabdić	8 January 2002	15 June 2002	1 Championship
29	Bruno Metsu	14 July 2002	1 June 2004	2 Championships, 1 Champions League, 1 Supercup
30	Alain Perrin	July 2004	21 Oct 2004
31	Mohammad El Mansi^*	23 Oct 2004	Jan 2005	1 Federation Cup

No.	Head coach	From	Until	Honours
32	Milan Máčala	Jan 2005	Jan 2006	1 President's Cup
33	Mohammad El Mansi^*	Jan 2006	June 2006	1 President's Cup, 1 Federation Cup
34	Anghel Iordănescu	June 2006	Nov 2006
35	Tiny Ruys^*	Nov 2006	January 2007
36	Walter Zenga	7 January 2007	1 June 2007
37	Tite	9 July 2007	22 Dec 2007
38	Winfried Schäfer	25 Dec 2007	2 Dec 2009	1 League Cup, 1 President's Cup, 1 Supercup
39	Rachid Benmahmoud^*	2 Dec 2009	6 Dec 2009
40	Toninho Cerezo	6 Dec 2009	14 April 2010
41	Abdulhameed Al Mistaki^*	14 April 2010	20 Dec 2010
42	Ahmed Abdullah^*	20 Dec 2010	30 Dec 2010
43	Alexandre Gallo	30 Dec 2010	6 June 2011
44	Cosmin Olăroiu	6 June 2011	6 July 2013	2 Championships, 1 Supercup
45	Jorge Fossati	29 July 2013	13 Sept 2013
46	Ahmed Abdullah^*	13 Sept 2013	27 Sept 2013
47	Quique Sánchez Flores	27 Sept 2013	8 March 2014
48	Zlatko Dalić	8 March 2014	23 January 2017	1 Championship, 1 President's Cup, 1 Supercup 1 Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup
49	Joško Španjić^*	23 January 2017	1 February 2017
50	Zoran Mamić	1 February 2017	30 January 2019	1 Championship, 1 President's Cup
51	Željko Sopić^*	30 January 2019	18 February 2019
52	Juan Carlos Garrido	18 February 2019	26 May 2019
53	Ivan Leko	1 June 2019	21 December 2019
54	Ghazi Fahad^*	21 December 2019	5 January 2020
55	Pedro Emanuel	5 January 2020	11 May 2021
56	Serhiy Rebrov	6 June 2021	27 May 2023	1 Championship, 1 League Cup
57	Alfred Schreuder	27 May 2023	8 November 2023
58	Hernán Crespo	14 November 2023	6 November 2024	1 Champions League

Record

Recent seasons

Al Ain's season-by-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
2010–11	1	10th	22	6	7	9	33	35	−2	25	R16	RU	—	—	—	AFC Champions League	GS	—		José Sand Omar Abdulrahman	11	Abdulhameed Al Mistaki* Ahmed Abdullah* Alexandre Gallo
2011–12	1	1st	22	17	4	1	52	16	+36	55	QF	GS	—			—				Asamoah Gyan	27	Cosmin Olăroiu
2012–13	1	1st	26	20	2	4	74	26	+48	62	SF	GS	C			AFC Champions League	GS			Asamoah Gyan	32	Cosmin Olăroiu
2013–14	1	6th	26	12	7	7	52	33	+19	43	C	GS	RU			AFC Champions League	QF			Asamoah Gyan	45	Jorge Fossati Ahmed Abdullah* Quique Flores Zlatko Dalić
2014–15	1	1st	26	18	6	2	62	19	+43	60	QF	GS	RU
																AFC Champions League	SF			Asamoah Gyan	24	Zlatko Dalić
																AFC Champions League	R16			Asamoah Gyan	24
2015–16	1	2nd	26	18	3	5	53	24	+29	57	RU	GS	C			AFC Champions League	QF	Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup	C	Douglas	18
2016–17	1	4th	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	55	QF	GS	—		W^{[n 2]}	AFC Champions League	RU	—		Caio Lucas	18	Zlatko Dalić Joško Španjić* Zoran Mamić
2016–17	1	4th	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	55	QF	GS			W^{[n 2]}	AFC Champions League	QF			Caio Lucas	18	Zlatko Dalić Joško Španjić* Zoran Mamić
2017–18	1	1st	22	16	5	1	65	23	+42	53	C	QF			—	AFC Champions League	QF			Marcus Berg	35	Zoran Mamić
2017–18	1	1st	22	16	5	1	65	23	+42	53	C	QF			—	AFC Champions League	R16			Marcus Berg	35	Zoran Mamić
2018–19	1	4th	26	14	4	8	45	35	+10	46	R16	QF	RU		R32	AFC Champions League	GS	FIFA Club World Cup	RU	Caio Lucas	17	Zoran Mamić Željko Sopić* Juan Garrido
2019–20^{[n 3]}	1	2nd	19	11	4	4	46	21	+25	37	Finalists	SF	—		—	AFC Champions League	GS	—		Kodjo Laba	28	Ivan Leko Ghazi Fahad* Pedro Emanuel
2020–21	1	6th	26	11	8	7	39	33	+6	41	R16	First Round	—			AFC Champions League	QS			Kodjo Laba	13	Pedro Emanuel
2021–22	1	1st	26	20	5	1	57	17	+40	65	QF	C	—			—				Kodjo Laba	31	Serhiy Rebrov
2022–23	1	2nd	26	16	6	4	67	31	+36	54	RU	RU	RU			—				Kodjo Laba	31	Serhiy Rebrov
2023–24	1	3rd	26	14	3	9	54	37	+17	45	Quarter-finals	RU	—			AFC Champions League	C			Soufiane Rahimi	23	Alfred Schreuder Hernán Crespo

Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Advanced to next round but the cup continued in next season

Notes

^ Starting from the 2008-09 season or whats known as the Pro Era, UAE Federation Cup was replaced with UAE League Cup.
^ Al Ain withdrew, Al Wahda replaced it.
^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Most appearances

As of match played 25 May 2024

The below list is since the professional era starting in 2008–09.
Bold indicates player is still active at club level.

Rank	Player	Years	Total
1	Khalid Eisa	2013–	389
2	Mohanad Salem	2008–2021	331
2	Mohammed Abdulrahman	2008–2021	331
4	Ismail Ahmed	2008–2021	328
5	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	2010–	241
6	Omar Abdulrahman	2008–2018	231
7	Mohamed Ahmed	2012–2023	212

Top goalscorers

Updated 11 December 2024.
Note: this includes goals scored in all competitions.^[38]

Rank	Player	Years	Goals
1	Ahmed Abdullah	1978–1995	185
2	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba	2019–present	136
3	Asamoah Gyan	2011–2015	128
4	Majid Al Owais	1992–2001	86
5	Mohieddine Habita	1976–1983	71
6	Omar Abdulrahman	2008–2018	62
7	Matar Al Sahbani	1983	60
7	Salem Johar	1992–2005	60
9	Soufiane Rahimi	2019–	57
10	Saif Sultan	1992–2005	55

Top scorers in Asian competitions

Since 2002–03 AFC Champions League, includes goals scored in qualifying play-off
Statistics correct as of 6 December 2024

R	Player	TOTAL
1	Omar Abdulrahman	18
	Asamoah Gyan
	Soufiane Rahimi
4	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba	10
5	Marcus Berg	9
6	Boubacar Sanogo	7
6	Ibrahim Diaky	7
8	Nenad Jestrović	6
8	Caio Lucas	6
10	Mohamed Abdulrahman	5
	Douglas
	Danilo Asprilla
	Subait Khater

Asian

Overview

As of 25 May 2024.

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Club Championship / Champions League^{[n 1]}	144	61	39	44	236	191	+45	042.36
Cup Winners' Cup	8	3	0	5	7	12	−5	037.50
Total	152	64	39	49	243	203	+40	042.11

GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

^ does not include 4 match in play-off round.

Participations

Competition	1995	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2024
Asian Cup Winners' Cup	2R		1R		QF
Club Championship / Champions League		3rd		2R		C	QF	RU	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS	SF	R16	RU	QF	R16	GS	GS	QS	C

QS : Qualifying Stage, 1R/2R : First/Second round, GS : Group Stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarterfinals, SF : Semifinal, RU : Runner-up, C : Champions

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v t e Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club
History Academy Players Managers Presidents Seasons International Statistics Current season
Home stadiums	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium (2014–present) Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (1987–2014) Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium (1971–1987)
Training ground	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Rivalries	Al Wahda Shabab Al Ahli
Other sports	Basketball Handball Volleyball Athletics Swimming Jiu-Jitsu (Men's) Jiu-Jitsu (Women's) Superleague Formula (defunct)
Category Commons

Al Ain FC – current squad

v t e Al Ain FC seasons
Foundation and early years	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
UAE Football League	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
UAE Pro League	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Football teams in UAE
UAE Pro League	Ajman Al Ain Al Bataeh Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Orooba Al-Sharjah Al Wahda Al Wasl Baniyas Dibba Al Hisn Kalba Khor Fakkan Shabab Al-Ahli
UAE First Division League	Al Arabi Al Dhafra Al Dhaid Al-Fujairah Al Hamriyah Al Jazirah Al Hamra Dibba Al Fujairah Emirates Fleetwood United Gulf Gulf United Hatta Majd Masfout United
UAE Second Division League	Al Ittifaq Al Mooj Arabian Falcons Baynounah D-Gardens Dubai City Elite Falcons Fursan Hispania Gulf B HPC Laval Madenat Precision Regional Royal
UAE Third Division League	AFC AL Ethihad Al Hilal Al Qabila Dibba Al Fujairah B Dubai City B Emerald Falcon Gulf United B Irish Liver Sport Support Sporting Sporty PE Sports TFA United Sport United B
Other clubs	Al Gharbia Al Madam Al Rams Al Taawon Al Wathba Falaj Al Mualla Green Herons Masafi Mleiha Ras Al Khaimah
Defunct clubs	Al Dar Al Falah Al-Hazem Al Nujoom Al-Quwwat Al-Musallaha Al Rimal Al Shaab Al Shabab Atletico Arabia Dubai Inter City Liwa Quattro Zamalek

Al Ain FC honours

AFC Champions League Elite winners

Asian Champion Club Tournament era, 1967–1972
1960s	1967: Hapoel Tel Aviv 1969: Maccabi Tel Aviv
1970s	1970: Taj 1971: Maccabi Tel Aviv 1972: Cancelled

Asian Club Championship era, 1985–2002
1980s	1985–86: Daewoo Royals 1986: Furukawa Electric 1987: Yomiuri 1988–89: Al-Sadd 1989–90: Liaoning
1990s	1990–91: Esteghlal 1991: Al-Hilal 1992–93: PAS Tehran 1993–94: Thai Farmers Bank 1994–95: Thai Farmers Bank 1995: Ilhwa Chunma 1996–97: Pohang Steelers 1997–98: Pohang Steelers 1998–99: Júbilo Iwata 1999–2000: Al-Hilal
2000s	2000–01: Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2001–02: Suwon Samsung Bluewings

AFC Champions League era, 2002–2024
2000s	2002–03: Al Ain 2004: Al-Ittihad 2005: Al-Ittihad 2006: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2007: Urawa Red Diamonds 2008: Gamba Osaka 2009: Pohang Steelers
2010s	2010: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2011: Al-Sadd 2012: Ulsan Hyundai 2013: Guangzhou Evergrande 2014: Western Sydney Wanderers 2015: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 2016: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2017: Urawa Red Diamonds 2018: Kashima Antlers 2019: Al-Hilal
2020s	2020: Ulsan Hyundai 2021: Al-Hilal 2022: Urawa Red Diamonds 2023–24: Al Ain

AFC Champions League Elite era, 2024–present

v t e AFC Club of the Year
2000: Al-Hilal 2001: Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2002: Pakhtakor Tashkent 2003: Al-Ain 2004: Al-Ittihad 2005: Al-Ittihad 2006: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2007: Urawa Red Diamonds 2008: Gamba Osaka 2009: Pohang Steelers 2010: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2011: Al-Sadd 2012: Ulsan Hyundai 2013: Guangzhou Evergrande 2014: Western Sydney Wanderers 2015: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao