Al Ain FC
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Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club ' onMouseout='HidePop("68120")' href="/topics/Arabic_transliteration">transliterated
: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional association football and mult-sports club based in the city of Al Ain
in the United Arab Emirates
. The football section of Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League
competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand
.
Al Ain Club is by far the most successful club in the UAE. 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
.
colours during a football training camp in Morocco
in 1977. Al Ain's previous colours were green and then red but they are now permanently purple.
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!Office
!Name
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|President
|Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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|First Deputy President
|Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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|Second Deputy President
|Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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|Chairman of Board of Directors
|Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan
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|Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
|Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri
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|Member of Board of Directors
|Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki
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|Member of Board of Directors
| Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh
|-
|Member of Board of Directors
|Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri
In the past HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half brother of Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohammed also chaired the club in 1970s.
Argentina Roberto Acuña
Sergio Berti
José Sand
Brazil André Dias
Emerson
Chile Jorge Valdivia
Côte d'Ivoire Boubacar Sanogo
Egypt Hossam Hassan
Republic of Ireland Richard Barrett
Gambia Ousman Jallow
Ghana Asamoah Gyan
Abedi Pele
Iran Farhad Majidi
Iraq Nashat Akram
Hussein Alaa Hussein
Hawar Mulla Mohammed
Morocco Soufiane Alloudi
Mustapha Hadji
Panama Alberto Blanco
Romania Valentin Badea
Eduard Iordănescu
Mirel Rădoi
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
Senegal André Senghor
Serbia Nenad Jestrovic
Tunisia Skander Souayah
United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman Hamad Al Merri Ali Al-Wehaibi
Ibrahim Diaky
Subait Khater
Ali Msarri
Mohamed Omar Hilal Saeed
Winners (9): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Winners (5): 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
Winners (3): 1989, 2005, 2007
Winners (1): 2008–09
Winners (3): 1995, 2003, 2009
Winners (2): 1974, 1975
Arabic transliteration
Different approaches and methods for the romanization of Arabic exist. They vary in the way that they address the inherent problems of rendering written and spoken Arabic in the Latin alphabet; they also use different symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in English or other European...
: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional association football and mult-sports club based in the city of Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...
in the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. The football section of Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Al Ain Club is by far the most successful club in the UAE. The team was established in 1968 in Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...
. 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
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
.
Jersey
The Al Ain purple jersey was inspired by the Belgian Club Anderlecht'sR.S.C. Anderlecht
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
colours during a football training camp in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
in 1977. Al Ain's previous colours were green and then red but they are now permanently purple.
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium is one of the home grounds of Al Ain. The stadium holds approximately 15,000 people and was built in 1987.This stadium played host to two AFC Champions League final matches one in 2003 and the other in 2005.Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium is the second stadium for Al Ain ,holds 12,000 people. One of the most famous events to be staged on this stadium was the group E matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Tournament and the stadium also hosted some matches from the 1996 Asian Cup.Current technical staff
- See also List of Al Ain S.C.C. managers
Management
Current board of directors
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!Office
!Name
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|President
|Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces .-Political and business career:...
|-
|First Deputy President
|Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati banker. In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank, while his brother Tahnoon was elected as vice-chairman. Sheikh Hazza himself is the son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late emir of Abu Dhabi emirate, and the...
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|Second Deputy President
|Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
|-
|Chairman of Board of Directors
|Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan
|-
|Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
|Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri
|-
|Member of Board of Directors
|Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki
|-
|Member of Board of Directors
| Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh
|-
|Member of Board of Directors
|Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri
- President of the Honorary Board: HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanMohammed bin Zayed Al NahyanMohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces .-Political and business career:...
(Crown PrinceCrown PrinceA crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....
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 NahyanHazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al NahyanHH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a United Arab Emirati banker. In 2006, he was elected as Chairman of First Gulf Bank, while his brother Tahnoon was elected as vice-chairman. Sheikh Hazza himself is the son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late emir of Abu Dhabi emirate, and the...
In the past HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half brother of Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohammed also chaired the club in 1970s.
Current squad
Out on loan
Notable players
- See also
Argentina Roberto Acuña
Roberto Acuña
Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Club Rubio Ñú.Nicknamed El Toro due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated as a central midfielder...
Sergio Berti
Sergio Berti
Sergio Ángel Berti is a retired Argentine professional football player, nicknamed La Bruja....
José Sand
José Sand
José Gustavo Sand , commonly known as José Sand and nicknamed Pepe, is an Argentine footballer Striker who currently plays for Club Tijuana in the Primera División Mexicana.-Early career:...
Brazil André Dias
André Felippe Seixas Dias
André Felippe Seixas Dias or simply André Dias , is a striker. He currently plays for Villa Nova Atlético Clube.-Honours:*Brazilian League: 2002*South American U-20 Championship 2001*Russian cup 2003 Al Ain FC...
Emerson
Marcio Emerson Passos
Márcio Passos de Albuquerque , also known as Emerson or Emerson Sheik, is a Brazilian-Qatari football striker, who plays for Corinthians Paulista.-Controversy:...
Chile Jorge Valdivia
Jorge Valdivia
Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras and the Chilean national team....
Côte d'Ivoire Boubacar Sanogo
Boubacar Sanogo
Boubacar Sanogo is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for AS Saint-Étienne in the French Ligue 1.- Career :...
Egypt Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan
Hossam Hassan Hussein is a retired Egyptian footballer who played as a striker, and a current coach.A prolific goalscorer, he amassed well over 150 caps for Egypt, netting more than 50 times...
Republic of Ireland Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett was an American lawyer, white nationalist, and self-proclaimed leader in the nationalist Skinheadz movement. Barrett was a speaker and editor of the All The Way monthly newsletter...
Gambia Ousman Jallow
Ousman Jallow
Ousman Jallow is a Gambian footballer who is currently playing for Turkish second-tier Çaykur Rizespor. He plays as a striker.-Early career:...
Ghana Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Ain in the UAE Pro-League , and the Ghana national team....
Abedi Pele
Abédi Pelé
Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique...
Iran Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi
Farhad Majidi is an Iranian football striker who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League. He was also a member of Iran national football team.- Club career :...
Iraq Nashat Akram
Nashat Akram
Nashat Akram Abid Ali is an Iraqi professional footballer who is currently playing for Lekhwiya. He is an Iraqi international. He usually plays as a midfielder. Akram is one of Iraq's promising young prospects, and has been linked with Manchester City and Sunderland...
Hussein Alaa Hussein
Hussein Alaa Hussein
Hussein Alaa Hussein is an Iraqi football player. He played with clubs in Asia and Africa...
Hawar Mulla Mohammed
Hawar Mulla Mohammed
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger and Wingback positions for Zob Ahan in Iran. Hawar is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team and was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory...
Morocco Soufiane Alloudi
Soufiane Alloudi
Soufiane Alloudi is a Moroccan football striker currently playing for Al-Ain FC.On September 2007, ADLI has transferred by Raja Casablanca to Al-Ain FC on a 3 year contract, his loan fee was reported to be 450.000 $....
Mustapha Hadji
Mustapha Hadji
Mustapha Hadji in Ifrane, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco is a former Moroccan footballer.-Early life:Hadji was born in Ifrane, Morocco. He immigrated with his family to France.-Club career:Mustapha Hadji began playing football there...
Panama Alberto Blanco
Alberto Blanco
Luis Alberto Blanco is a Panamanian football midfielder who currentlys plays for Chorrillo F.C..He was a member of the Panama 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament...
Romania Valentin Badea
Valentin Badea
Valentin Vasile Badea is a Romanian football player. He plays as a striker for Al Ain. He has a very powerful shot and is very much technically gifted.-Club career:...
Eduard Iordănescu
Eduard Iordănescu
Eduard Iordănescu is a Romanian football coach and former player. He's the eldest son of former international player and coach Anghel Iordănescu.-Club career:...
Mirel Rădoi
Mirel Radoi
Mirel Matei Rădoi is a Romanian football midfielder who can also play as center back. He currently plays for Al-Ain FC in the UAE Pro-League. Radoi is considered a symbolic player for Steaua Bucureşti...
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
Yasser Al-Qahtani
Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker currently on loan with U.A.E. Al-Ain FC captains of the Saudi Arabian national team....
Senegal André Senghor
André Senghor
André Senghor , is a striker. He currently plays for Bani Yas Club.-Club career:Senghor previously was loaned to Raja Casablanca, where he scored two goals in his first league match, against CODM Meknès, the second was one of the best of season.Senghor also played an important role in Al-Karamah's...
Serbia Nenad Jestrovic
Nenad Jestrovic
Nenad Jestrović is a retired Serbian football forward, last playing for FC Metz.-Career:...
Tunisia Skander Souayah
Skander Souayah
Skander Souayah is a Tunisian football player.He played for a few clubs, including CS Sfaxien and Espérance Tunis.He played for the Tunisia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal from the penalty kick in match against Romania.Souayah...
United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman Hamad Al Merri Ali Al-Wehaibi
Ali Al-Wehaibi
Ali Ahmad Ali Mohammed Al-Wehaibi is a United Arab Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for Al-Ain.Al-Wehaibi is also a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team....
Ibrahim Diaky
Ibrahim Diaky
Ibrahim Diaky is an Emirati football midfielder. He currently plays for Al-Jazira Club. Diaky is originally from the Ivory Coast though he was granted UAE citizenship in late 2006.-External links:*...
Subait Khater
Subait Khater
Subait Khater Fayel Khamis Al-Mekhaini is a United Arab Emirati footballer who is a midfielder for Al Jazira. He was a member of the United Arab Emirates national football team.-Club:...
Ali Msarri
Ali Msarri
Ali Msarri is a UAE football player who plays as a defender for Al Wasl FC Club in Dubai.He was transferred to Al Wasl FC from Al Ain FC during the Winter 2008 transfer window in a 6 month loan deal.-Notes:...
Mohamed Omar Hilal Saeed
Hilal Saeed
Hilal Saeed is footballer at Al-Nasr SC playing as a defender. He transferred from al fujairah football club to Al Ain FC in the summer of 2007 and played an important role in the defense line of the team during the season of that year.-Al-Ain FC:...
League
- Pro-LeagueUAE Pro-LeagueThe UAE Pro-League is the First Division of the UAE Football League, commonly known as Etisalat Pro-League for sponsorship reasons, since 2008, is the top professional association football league in United Arab Emirates...
Winners (9): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
- Runners-up (7): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2004–05
Cups
- President's Cup
Winners (5): 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
- Runners-up (3): 1994, 1995, 2007
- Federation CupUAE Vice Presidents CupThe UAE Vice Presidents Cup was played between 2004 and 2007. There have so far been 3 editions played- Winners :* 2004/05 : Al-Ain 1-1 Al-Ahli '* 2005/06 : Al-Ain 4-1 Al-Wahda* 2006/07 : Al-Jazira Club 4-1 Al-Ahli...
Winners (3): 1989, 2005, 2007
- Etisalat CupEtisalat Emirates CupThe UAE Etisalat Emirates Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Cup, is a knockout tournament of the United Arab Emirates football.The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008-2009 season.-Winners and Results:*2009: Al Ain 1 - 0 Al Wahda...
Winners (1): 2008–09
- Runners-up (1): 2010–112010–11 Etisalat Emirates CupThe 2010–11 Etisalat Emirates Cup is the third season of the league cup competition for teams in the UAE Pro-League.-Group A:-Group B:-Semi-Finals:-Final:-Top goalscorers:Last updated 2 May 2011-External links:*...
- Super CupUAE Super CupThe UAE Super Cup, commonly known as the Etisalat Super Cup, is the curtain raiser of the of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners. The first edition has been played on 14 September 2008.-Winners:-Titles...
Winners (3): 1995, 2003, 2009
- Abu Dhabi Championship Cup
Winners (2): 1974, 1975
Asian
- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
- Winners (1) : 2003
- Runners-up (1) : 2005
AFC competitions history
- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
: 6 appearances
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- 2002-03AFC Champions League 2002-03The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title...
: Champion - 2004AFC Champions League 2004The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage...
: Quarter-Finals - 2005AFC Champions League 2005The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
: Finalist - 2006AFC Champions League 2006The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
: Quarter-Finals - 2007AFC Champions League 2007The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
: Group Stage - 2011: Group Stage
- Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances
- 1986: Qualifying Stage
- 1999: 3rd place
- 2001: Second Round
- Asian Cup Winners CupAsian Cup Winners CupThe Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
: 3 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup
- 1995/96: Second Round
- 1999/00: First Round
- 2001/02: Quarter-Finals
- 2002-03