Al Ain FC

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Al-Ain Club

Full name

Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club

Nickname(s)

The Boss

Founded

1968

Ground

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
(Capacity 12,000
10,000)

Chairman

Mohamed Bin Zayed AL Nahyan

Manager

Winfried Schäfer

League

UAE League

06/07

UAE League, 9th





Home colours





Away colours

Al-Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional association football club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ain won the 2003 Asian Champions League competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.

Al Ain FC is by far the most successful club in the UAE and among the best in Asia. The team was established in 1968 in the quiet garden city of Al Ain. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most UAE league titles (nine) and the first UAE side to win the AFC Champions league title in 2003.

1 Al Ain Club Leaders
2 Al Ain Stadiums
3 Al Ain Jersey
4 Current Squad
5 Transfers In
6 Transfers Out
7 Famous Players
8 Notable Coaches
9 The New Stadium
10 Titles
11 Performance in AFC Competitions
12 Trivia
13 External links

[edit] Al Ain Club Leaders

Honorary President: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (President of the UAE/Ruler of Abu Dhabi)

President: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)

Vice President 1: Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Vice President 2: Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

[edit] Al Ain Stadiums

Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, capacity: 15,000

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, capacity: 15,000

[edit] Al Ain Jersey

The Al Ain purple jersey was inspired by the Belgian Club Anderlecht's colours during a football training camp in Morroco in 1977. Al Ain's previous colours were green and then red but they are now permanently purple.

[edit] Current Squad

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Mutaz Abdulla
2	DF	Mohamed Fayez
3	DF	Hilal Saeed
4	DF	Msalam Fayez
5	MF	Sultan Rashed
6	DF	Ali Msarri
7	MF	Ali Al-Wehaibi
8	MF	Ahmad Khalfan
9	FW	Faisal Ali
10	MF	Pedrinho
11	MF	Ahmad Mathaad
12	GK	Waleed Salim
13	MF	Rami Yaslam
15	FW	Nasser Khamis
16	DF	Abdullah Ali
18	FW	Ahmed Khamis

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Fahad Ali (captain)
20	MF	Hilal Saeed
21	DF	Fawzi Fayez
22	FW	Adnan Mohammed
23	MF	Shehab Ahmed
24	MF	Subait Khater
25	DF	Humaid Fakher (vice-captain)
26	DF	Abdulla Mousa
27	FW	Salem Abdulla
28	DF	Mahbob Jumaa
29	DF	Juma Abdulla
30	GK	Abdulla Sultan
33	FW	Soufiane Alloudi
34	DF	Faris Jumaa
35	FW	Ousman Jallow

Team Administrator: Majed Al-Owais
Team Manager: Hamad Bin Nukhairat Al-Ameri

[edit] Transfers In

No.	Position	Player
31	MF	Saif Mohammed (from Al Shaab F.C)
11	MF	Ahmad Mathaad (from Al Fujeriah F.C)
3	DF	Hilal Saeed (from Al Fujeriah F.C)
18	FW	Ahmad Khamis (from Al Fujeriah F.C)
33	FW	Soufiane Alloudi (from Raja Casablanca)
35	FW	Ousman Jallow (Loan Ends Raja Casablanca)
10	MF	Pedrinho (Loan Transfer Santos)

[edit] Transfers Out

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Juma Khater (to Al Dhafra F.C)
31	FW	Naseeb Ishaaq (to Al Dhafra F.C)
21	MF	Ghareeb Hareb (to AL Dhafra F.C)
26	DF	Abdulla Mousa (to Al Nasr F.C)

[edit] Famous Players

[edit] Notable Coaches

[edit] The New Stadium

It has been confirmed that a new 45,000 capacity all seater stadium will be built for the club as part of a new major residential and commercial project called Ain Al Emarat (Eye of the Emirates) which will be conducted by the Al Qudra Holding company in Al Ain, however the completion date for this project is yet to have been confirmed. Many news articles on the internet stated that the new stadium will be one of the world's most technologically advanced sports stadiums with movable seat tiers similar to that of Japans Sapporo Dome, the stadium will also be fully covered with climate control features in order to protect the spectators from the suns heat and the new score board will be suspended above the playing pitch by four powerful steel cables.

[edit] Titles

UAE League (9): 76/77, 80/81, 83/84, 92/93, 97/98, 99/2000, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004
UAE Emir Cup (5): 1998/1999, 2000/2001, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2007/08
AFC Champions League (1): 2003
Gulf Club Champions Cup (1): 2001
UAE Federation cup (3): 88/89, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
UAE Super Cup (2): 94/95, 2002/2003
Abudhabi Championship Cup (2): 73/74, 74/75

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

AFC Champions League: 5 appearances

2002-03: Champion

2004: Quarter-Finals

2005: Finalist

2006: Quarter-Finals

2007: Group Stage

Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances

1986: Qualifying Stage

1999: 3rd place

2001: Second Round

Asian Cup Winners Cup: 3 appearances

1995/96: Second Round

1999/00: First Round

2001/02: Quarter-Final

[edit] Trivia

Al Ain Club is the first team to win the domestic soccer league for three years in a row, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004
Two of the UAEs four goals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship held in the Emirates were scored by Al Ain players Ali Al-Wehaibi and Shehab Ahmed.
Al Ain is the only club in the uae to defeat al sharjah in the UAE Emir Cup final