2021–22 Al Ain FC season

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Al Ain
season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerSerhiy Rebrov
(from 6 June 2021[1])
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro-League 1st
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kodjo Laba (12 goals)
All:
Kodjo Laba (14 goals)
Biggest winAl 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[]

Players[]

Injury record[]

N P Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date
38 DF United Arab Emirates Saeed Al-Menhali cruciate ligament Recovery icon.png AlAinClub.ae Pre-Season Unknown 13 December 2021
27 MF United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Shamsi muscles rupture Recovery icon.png AlAinClub.ae in training (Pre-Season) 20 July 2021 7 August 2021
70 MF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Abbas back muscle Injury icon 2.svg Sharjah24.ae, AlAinClub.ae in training with UAE 13 November 2021 Unknown
27 MF United Arab Emirates Sultan Al-Shamsi leg muscle Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Al-Ittihad (Friendly) 6 December 2021 Unknown
20 DF Tunisia Yassine Meriah tear in the right anterior cruciate ligament Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Egypt with Tunisia 15 December 2021 15 June 2022
7 FW United Arab Emirates Caio Canedo moderate bruise Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 27 December 2021
11 MF United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi mild back pain Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 Unknown
33 DF Ivory Coast Kouame Autonne back muscle tear Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 10 January 2022
9 FW Togo Kodjo Laba leg muscle Injury icon 2.svg AlAinClub.ae vs Al Nasr 21 December 2021 Unknown

Injury icon 2.svg - Player is injured
Recovery icon.png - Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 19 December 2021
Source: AlAinClub.ae

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly UCAM Murcia Spain 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Moyita Goal 37'
 Report
+		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pavlo Ivarsky
1 August 2021 Friendly Real Murcia Spain 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Roldán, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
+ +
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
2 August 2021 Friendly Al Raed Saudi Arabia 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Los Belones, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: La Manga Club Football
Attendance: 0
6 August 2021 Friendly Pulpileño Spain 2–3 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Roldán, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Goal 30'
  • Goal 60'
 Report
+
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera
7 August 2021 Friendly Alzira Spain 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
+
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Francisco Roca

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 +17 072.73
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 +1 033.33
Total 15 10 4 1 32 13 +19 066.67

Last updated: 25 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UAE Pro League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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]
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: UPLeague
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:
  1. ^ a b Sharjah is ahead of Al Jazira on head to head points: Sharjah 3, Al Jazira 0

Matches[]

20 August 2021 1 Khor Fakkan 1–3 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
19:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
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
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
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)
Report
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)
Report
  • Kharbin Goal 100'
 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)
Report
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)
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)
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
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi
31 December 2021 12 Al Ain v Ajman Al-Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
7 January 2022 13 Sharjah v Al Ain Sharjah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

President's Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 UAE President's Cup
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) Round of 16 Al Nasr 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
19:45 Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Referee: Ahmed Salim
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef
Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
Quarter-finals Al Wasl v Al Ain Dubai
Stadium: Zabeel

League Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 UAE 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 Goal 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
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[]

Awards[]

Pro League Monthly awards[]

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
August Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov Togo Kodjo Laba [29]
September Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov Morocco Soufiane Rahimi [30]
October Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov Ivory Coast Kouame Autonne United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa [31]
November Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov Morocco Soufiane Rahimi United Arab Emirates Khalid Eisa [32]

References[]

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