2021–22 Al Ain FC season
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President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | |||
Manager | Serhiy Rebrov (from 6 June 2021[1]) | |||
Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | |||
UAE Pro-League | 1st | |||
President's Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Kodjo Laba (12 goals) All: Kodjo Laba (14 goals) | |||
Biggest win | Al Jazira 1–5 Al Ain | |||
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All statistics correct as of 25 December 2021. |
The 2021–22 season will be Al Ain Football Club's 48rd in existence and the club's 46st consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club[]
Technical staff[]
Last updated: 18 July 2021 |
Board of directors[]Last updated: 22 June 2019
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Players[]
First Team[]
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From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy[]
New contracts[]
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Injury record[]
N | P | Nat. | Name | Type | Status | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
38 | DF | Saeed Al-Menhali | cruciate ligament | AlAinClub.ae | Pre-Season | Unknown | 13 December 2021 | ||
27 | MF | Sultan Al-Shamsi | muscles rupture | AlAinClub.ae | in training (Pre-Season) | 20 July 2021 | 7 August 2021 | ||
70 | MF | Mohammed Abbas | back muscle | Sharjah24.ae, AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 13 November 2021 | Unknown | ||
27 | MF | Sultan Al-Shamsi | leg muscle | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al-Ittihad (Friendly) | 6 December 2021 | Unknown | ||
20 | DF | Yassine Meriah | tear in the right anterior cruciate ligament | AlAinClub.ae | vs Egypt with Tunisia | 15 December 2021 | 15 June 2022 | ||
7 | FW | Caio Canedo | moderate bruise | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | 27 December 2021 | ||
11 | MF | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | mild back pain | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | Unknown | ||
33 | DF | Kouame Autonne | back muscle tear | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | 10 January 2022 | ||
9 | FW | Kodjo Laba | leg muscle | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Nasr | 21 December 2021 | Unknown |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 19 December 2021
Source: AlAinClub.ae
Transfers[]
In[]
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Loans in[]
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Out[]
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Loans out[]
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
24 July 2021 Friendly | UCAM Murcia | 1–0 | Al Ain | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report + |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavlo Ivarsky |
1 August 2021 Friendly | Real Murcia | 0–1 | Al Ain | Roldán, Spain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report + + |
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Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
2 August 2021 Friendly | Al Raed | 0–1 | Al Ain | Los Belones, Spain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: La Manga Club Football Attendance: 0 |
6 August 2021 Friendly | Pulpileño | 2–3 | Al Ain | Roldán, Spain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report + |
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort Attendance: 0 Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera |
7 August 2021 Friendly | Alzira | 0–1 | Al Ain | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report + |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Francisco Roca |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Pro-League | 20 August 2021 | 25 December 2021 | Matchday 1 | 1st | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 72.73 |
President's Cup | 21 December 2021 | 21 December 2021 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
League Cup | 15 October 2021 | 17 December 2021 | First round | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 33.33 |
Total | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 66.67 |
Last updated: 25 December 2021
Source: Soccerway
UAE Pro-League[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al Ain | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 27 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Al Wahda | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 20 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
3 | Shabab Al Ahli | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 20 | |
4 | Sharjah | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 19[a] | |
5 | Al Jazira | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 19[a] |
Rules for classification: [26] 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[27] 10) draw
Notes:
Results summary[]
Last updated: 25 December 2021. |
Results by round[]Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 2021. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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Matches[]
20 August 2021 1 | Khor Fakkan | 1–3 | Al Ain | Khor Fakkan |
19:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Salah Salim Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
25 August 2021 2 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Emirates | Al-Ain |
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah, Hasan Al Hammadi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan |
11 September 2021 3 | Baniyas | 0–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani Fourth official: Mohamed Alharmoodi |
17 September 2021 4 | Al Ain | 4–1 | Ittihad Kalba | Al-Ain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan Fourth official: Khalid Almula |
23 September 2021 5 | Al Urooba | 3–3 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Amer Al Qadri Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali |
29 September 2021 6 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Wahda | Al-Ain |
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Almahri Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi |
21 October 2021 7 | Al Wasl | 0–2 | Al Ain | Dubai |
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Saeed Almarzooqi Fourth official: Khalid Almula |
29 October 2021 8 | Shabab Al Ahli | 1–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Jasem Abdulla Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
2 November 2021 9 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Dhafra | Al-Ain |
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Ali Alshehhi Fourth official: Humaid Khalfan Alshamsi |
20 November 2021 10 | Al Jazira | 1–5 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Daniele Doveri Assistant referees: Matteo Passeri, Alessandro Costanzo Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
25 December 2021 11 | Al Ain | 3–1 | Al Nasr | Al-Ain |
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi |
7 January 2022 13 | Sharjah | v | Al Ain | Sharjah |
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium |
President's Cup[]
21 December 2021 Round of 16 | Al Nasr | 0–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Maktoum Referee: Ahmed Salim Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef Ahmed Al Hossani Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
League Cup[]
First round[]
15 October 2021 First leg | Al Ain | 2–0 | Emirates | Al Ain |
18:15 | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Ali Al Zarouni Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Maazmi Hasan Abdulrahman Al Jelani Fourth official: Ahmad Al Naqbi |
26 October 2021 Second leg | Emirates | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah |
18:15 | 78' | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Referee: Zayed Alawlaqi Assistant referees: Ali Alshehhi Yasser Sabeel Almurshdi Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali |
Quarter-finals[]
17 December 2021 First leg | Al Ain | 3–3 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
20:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Ali Abdulla Shamlan Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi |
3 January 2022 Second leg | Al Wasl | v | Al Ain | Dubai |
19:30 | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
Statistics[]
Squad appearances and goals[]
Clean sheets[]As of 21 December 2021
Goalscorers[]
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
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Disciplinary record[]
Last updated: 25 December 2021 Assists[]As of 25 December 2021[28]
Hat-tricks[]
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Awards[]
Pro League Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References |
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August | Serhiy Rebrov | Kodjo Laba | [29] | |
September | Serhiy Rebrov | Soufiane Rahimi | [30] | |
October | Serhiy Rebrov | Kouame Autonne | Khalid Eisa | [31] |
November | Serhiy Rebrov | Soufiane Rahimi | Khalid Eisa | [32] |
References[]
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (6 June 2021). "Al Ain announces that Sergiy Rebrov will be the new head coach" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Abdullah Al Shamesi Appointed The Supervisor Of First And Reserved Football Teams". AlAinClub.ae. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "The Boss Extends Togo's Laba Kodjo Until 2024". Al Ain. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Al Ain Renews the Contracts of Saeed Jumaa and Mohammed Khalfan Until 2024". Al Ain. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Al Ain Club Extends Mohammed Abbas Until 2025". Al Ain. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (1 June 2021). "DEAL DONE: Sultan Al Shamsi has signed for Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The Boss Has Completed the Signing of Ivorian Kouame Autonne". Al Ain. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Al Mantheri Joins the Protectors of the Boss' Den Until 2024". Al Ain. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Tunisian International Yassine Meriah Signs to Al Ain Until 2023". Al Ain. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Arryadia [@Arryadia_Brk] (8 August 2021). "Done deal Soufiane Rahimi is now Al Ain player" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Wearing Jersey #22.. Saeed Ahmad Is a New Star Joining the Boss Squad Until 2024". Al Ain. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Super Guanca Is Ainawi". Al Ain. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (31 May 2021). "Abdullah Sameer from Al Ain to Hatta" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ittihad Newspaper [@alittihadSport] (6 June 2021). "Hatta sign Saoud Al-Abri" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (12 June 2021). "Thank you for everything you've done for our club" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (15 June 2021). "Fahad Hadeed from Al Ain to Khor Fakkan" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (26 June 2021). "Farewell to Mohammed Fayez" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (8 July 2021). "Hamad Al Mansory from Al Ain to Ittihad Kalba" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (12 July 2021). "Thank you Wilson Eduardo!" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "الظفرة يضم سيف الحارثي". AlBayan.ae.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (8 August 2021). "Best of luck, Mohammed" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "The "EMPEROR" signs "Ajab"". AlWaslSC.ae.
- ^ "Khorfakkan renewed the contract of the midfielder Falah Waleed for one seasons". Khor Fakkan. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (27 July 2021). "Mohanad Salem joined Ittihad Kalba on loan for one season" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (4 October 2021). "Best of luck, Ibrahim" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 October 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League". uae.agleague.ae. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "UAE Pro League 2021/22 – Top Scorers & Top Assists". Soccerway.
- ^ "UAE Pro League announces winners of "The Best" awards for August". Pro-League. 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
- ^ "UAE Pro League announces the winners of 'The Best' monthly awards for September". Pro-League. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Al Ain make a clean sweep of October's "The Best" awards". Pro-League. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021.
- ^ "UAE Pro league announces winners of "The Best" awards for November". Pro-League. 24 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021.
External links[]
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)
- Al Ain FC seasons
- Emirati football clubs 2021–22 seasons