2018–19 Al Ain FC season

The 2018–19 season is Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE. 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 defeated Copa Libertadores champions River Plate by penalties hosted in 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, was lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Al Ain
2018–19 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZoran Mamić
(until 30 January 2019)[1]
Juan Carlos Garrido
(from 18 February 2019)[2]
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed Stadium
UAE Pro-League4th
President's CupRound of 16
League CupQuarter Finals
UAE Super CupRunners–up
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
FIFA Club World CupRunners–up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Berg (10 goals)

All:
Caio (17 goals)

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 September 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
17 GK Khalid Eisa (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 29) Al Jazira
Defenders
5 CB Ismail Ahmed (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 35) Youth system
19 CB / LB Mohanad Salem (1985-03-01)1 March 1985 (aged 33) Al Dhafra
14 LB Mohammed Fayez (1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 28) Youth system
23 CB Mohamed Ahmed (1989-04-16)16 April 1989 (aged 29) Al-Shabab
33 CB / DM Tsukasa Shiotani (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 29) Sanfrecce Hiroshima
44 Saeed Juma (1998-07-08)8 July 1998 (aged 20) Youth system
Midfielders
11 RB / RW Bandar Al-Ahbabi (1990-07-09)9 July 1990 (aged 28) Baniyas
13 CM / LM / RM Ahmed Barman (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 24) Youth system
16 CF / RW / LW Mohamed Abdulrahman (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 29) Youth system
43 AM Rayan Yaslam (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 23) Youth system
58 Falah Waleed (1998-09-13)13 September 1998 (aged 20) Youth system
88 DM Yahia Nader (1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 20) Youth system
Forwards
99 FW Jamal Maroof (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 26) Al Sharjah

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 26 14 4 8 45 35 +10 053.85 N/A 4th 31 August 2018 26 May 2019
President's Cup 1 0 0 1 3 5 −2 000.00 Round of 16 7 December 2018
League Cup 7 4 1 2 11 5 +6 057.14 Group stage Quarter-finals 5 September 2018 28 December 2018
UAE Super Cup 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00 Final Runners–up 25 August 2018
Champions League 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 000.00 Group stage 5 March 2019 20 May 2019
FIFA Club World Cup 4 1 2 1 9 9 +0 025.00 First round Runners–up 12 December 2018 22 December 2018
Total 45 19 10 16 75 67 +8 042.22

Updated to match played 19 December 2019
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Shabab Al Ahli 26 17 2 7 57 36 +21 53 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al Wahda 26 14 4 8 63 40 +23 46
4 Al Ain 26 14 4 8 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al Jazira 26 13 6 7 66 41 +25 45 Qualification for Arab Champions League
6 Baniyas 26 11 7 8 50 40 +10 40
Source: AGLeague
Rules for classification: [3] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored; 5) number of away goals scored; 6) fair play ranking[4] 7) draw
Notes:
  1. Since league runners-up Shabab Al Ahli were also UAE President's Cup winners, the league 3rd place qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 14 4 8 45 35  +10 46 8 2 3 24 15  +9 6 2 5 21 20  +1

Last updated: 19 December 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWWWDLWLWWWWWDLWLWLLDLDWWL
Position43322322222122222234445534
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

31 August 2018 Round 1Emirates1–3Al AinRas al-Khaimah
18:50 Ibini-Isei  18' Soccerway report El Shahat  2'
Berg  21'
Caio  78'
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
15 September 2018 Round 2Al Ain2–1Al DhafraAl Ain
19:35 Diaky  80', 87' Soccerway report Al Abri  18' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
21 September 2018 Round 3Al Nasr0–3Al AinDubai
19:30 Soccerway report Berg  15'
Shiotani  30'
Caio  74' (pen.)
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazaq Ibrahim Al Marzouqi
28 September 2018 Round 4Al Ain2–1Shabab Al AhliAl Ain
21:00 El Shahat  41'
Abdulrahman  45+6'
Soccerway report Luvannor  66' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Ajel Al Zaabi
5 October 2018 Round 5Fujairah2–2Al AinFujairah
21:00 Benyettou  39'
Mubarak  88'
Soccerway report Berg  15'
Diaky  78'
Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
20 October 2018 Round 6Al Ain1–2Al JaziraAl Ain
20:45 Berg  33' Soccerway report Leonardo  85'
Yousef  90'
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
26 October 2018 Round 7Ajman0–3Al AinAjman
18:00 Soccerway report Berg  81'
El Shahat  87'
Diaky  90+4'
Stadium: Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
31 October 2018 Round 8Al Ain1–2SharjahAl Ain
19:30 Berg  67' Soccerway report Welliton  25'
Coronado  61' (pen.)
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla Hassan
4 November 2018 Round 9Al Ain2–0BaniyasAl Ain
19:30 Yaslam  13'
El Shahat  75'
Soccerway report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazaq Ibrahim Al Marzouqi
24 November 2018 Round 10Kalba1–2Al AinKalba
16:40 Tobar  54' Soccerway report Berg  41'
Shiotani  89'
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
29 November 2018 Round 11Al Ain4–0Dibba Al FujairahAl Ain
16:45 Berg  15', 47'
El Shahat  19'
Caio  49'
Soccerway report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
3 December 2018 Round 12Al Wasl1–3Al AinZabeel, Dubai
19:30 Ismail Ahmed  56' (o.g.) Soccerway report Berg  19'
Caio  48'
El Shahat  90'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
10 February 2019 Round 13Al Ain1–0Al WahdaAl Ain
20:00 Caio  65' Soccerway report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
5 February 2019 Round 14Al Ain0–0EmiratesAl Ain
20:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazaq Ibrahim Al Marzouqi
15 February 2019 Round 15Al Dhafra3–0Al AinMadinat Zayed
17:35 Bawazir  2'
Rômulo  85'
Yousef  90'
Soccerway report Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
23 February 2019 Round 16Al Ain2–1Al NasrAl Ain
20:15 Jamal Ibrahim  28'
Diaky  86'
Soccerway report Negredo  26' (pen.) Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
28 February 2019 Round 17Shabab Al Ahli2–0Al AinDubai
20:15 Luvannor  7'
Ahmed Khalil  84'
Soccerway report Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
30 March 2019 Round 18Al Ain2–1FujairahAl Ain
20:30 Shiotani  14'
Rúben Ribeiro  59'
Soccerway report Khamis  77' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
3 April 2019 Round 19Al Jazira5–1Al AinAbu Dhabi City
21:30 Asante  3', 48'
Mabkhout  28', 79'
Barazite  45+3'
Soccerway report Ismail Ahmed  42' Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla Hassan
13 April 2019 Round 20Al Ain0–4AjmanAl Ain
18:55 Soccerway report Ohawuchi  29'
Malallah  42'
Khalid Eisa  51' (o.g.)
Vander  90'
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
17 April 2019 Round 21Sharjah2–2Al AinSharjah City
21:30 Coronado  28'
Welliton  88'
Soccerway report Jamal Ibrahim  35'
Shiotani  72' (pen.)
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
27 April 2019 Round 22Baniyas2–0Al AinAl Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
19:05 Ortega  49'
Pedro Conde  65'
Soccerway report Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Abdulrazaq Ibrahim Al Marzouqi
1 May 2019 Round 23Al Ain2–2KalbaAl Ain
19:05 Al-Ahbabi  7'
Mohammed Khalfan  16'
Soccerway report Sio  2', 45+1' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Ajel Al Zaabi
11 May 2019 Round 24Dibba Al Fujairah0–2Al AinFujairah
23:00 Soccerway report Amer Abdulrahman  27'
Caio  90+5'
Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Yahya Ali Hassan
15 May 2019 Round 25Al Ain5–1Al WaslAl Ain
23:00 Rúben Ribeiro  3' (pen.)
Yahya Nader  6'
Falah Waleed  19'
Caio  27'
Al-Bloushi  39'
Soccerway report Noor  80' Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Essa Mohammed
26 May 2019 Round 26Al Wahda1–0Al AinAl Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
23:00 Tagliabué  87' Soccerway report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohammed

UAE Super Cup

25 August 2018 Al Ain3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Al WahdaCairo
23:00 Berg  62'
Diaky  73' (pen.)
Caio  77'
Report Matar  4'
Batna  7'
Tagliabúe  40'
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Zaabi
Penalties
Diaky
Berg
El Shahat
Caio
Al-Ahbabi
Batna
Tagliabúe
Chang-woo
Al-Kamali
Leornado

President's Cup

7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) Round of 16Al Ain3–5Al WaslAbu Dhabi
19:30 Caio  47'
Hussein  58'
Diaky  76'
Lima  21', 63'
Jassem  29'
Caio  42', 82' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

League Cup

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Nasr 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 15
Al Ain 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
Al Jazira 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Emirates 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Al Dhafra 6 2 1 3 8 11 3 7
Fujairah 6 2 1 3 13 18 5 7
Sharjah 6 0 0 6 5 15 10 0
Source: GSA
5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) Matchday 1Sharjah1–4Al AinAbu Dhabi
21:30 Igor Coronado  80' Report Caio  10' (pen.), 35'
Tsukasa Shiotani  78'
Jamal Ibrahim  88'
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
10 September 2018 (2018-09-10) Matchday 2Al Ain1–2Al NasrAl Ain
21:15 Caio  32' Report Iury  2'
Salem Saleh  84'
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali
10 October 2018 (2018-10-10) Matchday 3Al Jazira0–2Al AinAbu Dhabi
18:10 Report Caio  59'
Jamal Ibrahim  90+4'
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
15 October 2018 (2018-10-15) Matchday 4Al Ain1–0Al DhafraAl Ain
18:05 Caio  27' Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed
12 November 2018 (2018-11-12) Matchday 5Fujairah1–3Al AinFujairah
17:45 Ahmad Moosa  86' Report Caio  24' (pen.), 77'
Jamal Ibrahim  60'
Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) Matchday 6Al Ain0–0SharjahAl Ain
17:45 Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium
Referee: Khalid Abdulla Bu Hasan

Knockout Stage

28 December 2018 (2018-12-28) Quarter FinalsAl Ain0–1Baniyas ClubAl Ain
17:55 Report Haboush Saleh  68' Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan

FIFA Club World Cup

In the first round on 12 December, Al-Ain defeated Team Wellington in a penalty shoot-out following a 3–3 draw at their home stadium, Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Wellington, a semi-professional club that qualified as the OFC Champions League champion, entered halftime with a 3–1 lead that was cut back by an equalising volley from Marcus Berg.[5] The match remained scoreless after extra time and advanced to a penalty shoot-out, which Al-Ain won 4–3 after five rounds after goalkeeper Khalid Eisa made two saves.[6][7]

Al-Ain advanced to face African champions Espérance de Tunis in the second round match, held three days later at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. The team defeated Espérance 3–0 in an upset that began with two goals scored in the opening 16 minutes.[8] Al-Ain produced a larger upset in the semi-finals, defeating Copa Libertadores champions River Plate in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the Club World Cup final.[9] The match began with two early goals for River Plate scored by Rafael Santos Borré following an opening strike from Berg; after an equalising goal was disallowed by the video assistant referee, Caio Lucas Fernandes scored for Al-Ain in the 51st minute to draw the teams level at 2–2. After a scoreless extra time, aided by goalkeeper Essa's saves, Al-Ain defeated River Plate 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out, its second of the competition,[10] with Essa making one save on River's Enzo Pérez.[11][12][13] The semi-final upset of River was called the "greatest achievement" in Emirati football history by Al-Ain manager Zoran Mamić.[10]

12 December 2018 (2018-12-12) First roundAl-Ain 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Team WellingtonAl Ain
19:30
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 15,279[14]
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Penalties
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) Second roundEspérance de Tunis 0–3 Al-AinAl Ain
20:30 Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 21,333[15]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Semi-finalsRiver Plate 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Al-AinAl Ain
20:30
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 21,383[16]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Penalties
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) FinalReal Madrid 4–1 Al-AinAbu Dhabi
20:30
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 40,696[17]
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

2019 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIL DUH EST AIN
1 Al-Hilal 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13 Round of 16 3–1 1–0 2–0
2 Al-Duhail 6 2 3 1 11 8 +3 9 2–2 3–0 2–2
3 Esteghlal 6 2 2 2 6 8 2 8 2–1 1–1 1–1
4 Al-Ain 6 0 2 4 4 10 6 2 0–1 0–2 1–2
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1Al-Ain 0–1 Al-HilalAl Ain
19:20 UTC+4 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2Esteghlal 1–1 Al-AinTehran
19:00 UTC+3:30
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Azadi Stadium
Attendance: 65,178
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
8 April 2019 (2019-04-08) 3Al-Duhail 2–2 Al-AinDoha
18:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
  • Maroof  36'
  • Berg  58'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
23 April 2019 (2019-04-23) 4Al-Ain 0–2 Al-DuhailAl Ain
20:00 UTC+4 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 6,126
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-AinRiyadh
22:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 12,105
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6Al-Ain 1–2 EsteghlalAl Ain
22:00 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPro-LeaguePresident's CupLeague CupChampions LeagueOther[lower-alpha 1]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah 303000000000
12 GK Hamad Al-Mansouri 700000700000
17 GK Khalid Eisa 34023000006050
Defenders
2 DF Ali Al Haidhani 704000300000
3 DF Tongo Doumbia 1010000006041
4 DF Saeed Musabbeh 1106000401000
5 DF Ismail Ahmed 26117100004050
14 DF Mohammed Fayez 1807000503030
15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 805000003000
19 DF Mohanad Salem 27016000306020
23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1418000100051
33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 42626400615150
44 DF Saeed Juma 20011000504000
45 DF Abdulrahman Almahri 100000100000
50 DF Ahmed Jamal 302000100000
56 DF Salem Abdullah 401000300000
62 DF Khalid Al Bloushi 101000000000
Midfielders
6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 27118100005040
7 MF Caio 361622700673052
8 MF Hazem Fayez 300000300000
11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 32221100006051
13 MF Ahmed Barman 26018000004040
16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 22115100201040
18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 15611500101021
28 MF Sulaiman Nasser 500000500000
29 MF Mohamed Fathy 600000600000
43 MF Rayan Yaslam 26117100103050
51 MF Khalid Al-Bloushi 916100102000
54 MF Abdalla Mazen 302000100000
58 MF Falah Waleed 1214100602000
74 MF Hussein El Shahat 18712600100051
88 MF Yahia Nader 22114100500030
Forwards
9 FW Marcus Berg 3215201000106253
10 FW Rúben Ribeiro 12212200000000
20 FW Saad Khamis 902000601000
30 FW Mohammed Khalvan 26115100605000
99 FW Jamal Maroof 32620200734110
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. PL PC SC LC CL 1 CWC TOTAL
7CaioMF71170117
9Marcus BergFW100102215
74Hussein El ShahatMF6100018
33Tsukasa ShiotaniDF4001128
18Ibrahim DiakyMF5110007
99Jamal MaroofFW2003106
10Rúben RibeiroFW2000002
11Bandar Al-AhbabiMF1000012
30Mohammed KhalvanFW1000001
88Yahya NaderMF1000001
58Falah WaleedMF1000001
51Khalid Al-BloushiMF1000001
43Rayan YaslamMF1000001
16Mohamed AbdulrahmanMF1000001
6Amer AbdulrahmanMF1000001
5Ismail AhmedDF1000001
3Tongo DoumbiaDF0000011
23Mohamed AhmedDF0000011
Own Goals0000000
Totals4533114975

Assists

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat Name PL PC SC LC CL 1 CWC Total
1 Mohammed Abo Sandah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Hamad Abdulla Nasser 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
17 Khalid Eisa 6 0 0 0 0 1 7
TOTALS 7 0 0 3 0 1 11

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player from club Transfer fee Source
29 July 2018MF Hussein El Shahat Misr Lel-Makkasa2,700,000 [18]
1 July 2018FW Rúben RibeiroUnattachedFree transfer
5 October 2018MF Tongo Doumbia Dinamo ZagrebFree transfer[19]

Out

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