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2014–15 Al Ain FC season

The 2014–15 season was Al Ain Football Club's 47th in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2014–15 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZlatko Dalić
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed, Al Ain
UAE Pro-League1st
UAE Super CupRunners–up
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupGroup stage
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (13)
All:
Asamoah Gyan (22)
Highest home attendance24,204 vs Al-Hilal
(30 September 2014)
Lowest home attendance1,386 vs Ittihad Kalba
(9 October 2014)
Average home league attendance18,830 vs Al-Ittihad
(19 August 2014)

Season overview

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June

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On 10 June, Al Ain announced its first two signing of the season by reached an agreement with Pohang Steelers to get Lee Myung-Joo for a three-year deal and Rashed Eisa for a one-season loan from Al Wasl FC in exchange deal of joining Salem Abdullah and Hazza Salem for loan.[1][2] On 23 June, Al Ain agreed a contract extension with Waleed Salem, keeping him with the club for three more years.[3] On 26 June, Alex Brosque leaves the club and return to Sydney FC,[4] has signed a two-season deal and was presented on 1 July.[5]

July

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Miroslav Stoch joined on a one-season loan from Fenerbahçe.

On 3 July, Al Ain announce the signing of the Slovakian Miroslav Stoch from Fenerbahçe on one-year loan contract to become the third player joining the club.[6] On 4 July, Team Supervisor, Mohammed Obeid Hammad, Stated that 20 players will leave the club, from the first team and most of them of the reserve team, after cancellation of the Reserve League and replaced by Under-21 Championship.[7] Khaled and his younger brother Mohammed Abdulrahman signs a new extension 3 years with the club.[8] Kembo Ekoko returned to the club after a one-year loan spell at the Qatari club El Jaish, also was called to join the club camp by Zlatko Dalić, to decide the 4th foreign player.[9] On 9 July, Mohammed Salem became the third player loaned to Al Wasl FC, After Salem, Hazza.[10] Sultan Nasser moved to promoted club Ittihad Kalba, for one season.[11] Al Ain announce the signing of former Al Ahli Defender Mohammed Fawzi from Baniyas for three seasons along with the transfer of midfielder Bandar Al Ahbabi and Defender Abdulsalam Mohammed. He will wear the number 77 shirt.[12][13] On the same day, Al Ain also announced that Kembo Ekoko will stay and will be the last foreign player.[14] Later on the day, Mirel Rădoi moved to Al Ain rivals Al Ahli after end of his contract at the end of the 2013–14 season.[15][16] Al Ain camp was supposed to be in Erzurum, Turkey. Due to bad weather they moved to Montecatini, Italy.[17] On 11 July, Al Ain began its pre-season campaign against Italy 3rd Division side Montecatini FC. Al Ain won 2–0, goals coming from Faris Jumaa and Ibrahim Diaky, assisted by Bandar Al Ahbabi.[18] On 14 July, Al Ain won in its second pre-season match against Folgore Falciano, with a 1–7, goals coming from a brace by Ryan Yslam and goals from Ibrahim Diaky, Mohamed Ahmed, Miroslav Stoch, Rashed Eisa and Khalid Khalfan.[19] On 15 July, goalkeeper Yousif Abdelrahman moved to Fujairah for two seasons.[20] On 17 July, Asamoah Gyan awarded Al Hadath Al Riyadi's golden boot for the third time in a row, After he scored 29 goals in 26 match in league.[21] On 18 July, Al Ain beat Barnsley 2–1 in its third pre-season match, a brace by Kembo Ekoko.[22] On 23 July, Al Ain played their fifth pre-season match in the Al Ain International Championship against Kuwait at the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain. The match ended 4–0, coming from a brace by Kembo Ekoko and goals from Miroslav Stoch, Mohamed Abdulrahman. Kembo Ekoko named man of the match.[23] On 24 July, Asamoah Gyan extending contract until 2018. Gyan joined Al Ain in 2011 from Sunderland on one season loan. On 6 July 2012 signed a five-year contract with club. He scored 103 goals in 92 match. Become Al Ain second top scorers in all competitions behind Ahmed Abdullah with 180.[24][25] On 25 July, Al Ain won Al Ain International Championship in their sixth pre-season match after a draw with Al Nassr 1–1, with Al Ain only goal coming from Kembo Ekoko in the 72nd minute. Ahmed Barman named man of the match.[26] Kembo Ekoko was top scorer of the Championship for scoring three goals.[27] After the match Al Ain honored Asamoah Gyan as the top African goalscorer in the World Cup.[28] He also ranked 35 on Goal 50 best footballers of the 2013–14 season, ahead of Paul Pogba and Robin van Persie.[29][30][31] On 30 July, Al Ain announced renewed the contracts of four players Ahmed Barman, Mohamad Busanda, Saeed Mosabah, and Khalid Khalfan for long term contracts.[32]

August

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On 5 August, Al Ain lose from Catania 0–3 in its sixth pre-season match.[33] On 6 August, Faraj Juma moved on a 1-year loan deal to club Al Shaab.[34] On 8 August, Al Ain win 2–1, in its seventh pre-season match against Al Wahda, a penalty goal from Asamoah Gyan and a second goal from Mohamed Abdulrahman.[35] On 11 August, Al Ain win 1–0 in its last pre-season match against Moroccan club Raja Casablanca. The only goal coming from Asamoah Gyan in the 85th minute.[36]

Club

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Players

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First team squad

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No. Position(s) Nationality Name Since Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
12 GK   Waleed Salem 2001 (1980-10-28) 28 October 1980 (age 43)
17 GK   Khalid Eisa 2013 (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34)
22 GK   Mahmood Al Mas 2011 (1983-09-08) 8 September 1983 (age 40)
36 GK   Dawoud Sulaiman 2010 (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)
Defenders
5 CB   Ismail Ahmed 2008 (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)
15 LB   Khaled Abdulrahman 2009 (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 35)
19 CB   Mohanad Salem 2008 (1985-03-01) 1 March 1985 (age 39)
21 RB   Fawzi Fayez 2007 (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 36)
23 RB / CB   Mohamed Ahmed 2012 (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35)
44 CB / RB   Faris Jumaa 2007 (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 35)
50 LB   Mohammed Fayez 2007 (1989-10-06) 6 October 1989 (age 34)
77 DM / RB / CB   Mohammed Fawzi 2014 (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Midfielders
4 DM   Sultan Al Ghaferi 2013 (1986-09-18) 18 September 1986 (age 37)
7 RM / RW / AM   Ali Al-Wehaibi (VC) 2001 (1983-10-27) 27 October 1983 (age 40)
8 AM   Rashed Eisa 2014 (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 33)
9 RW / LW / SS   Kembo Ekoko 2012 (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36)
10 LW / RW / AM   Omar Abdulrahman 2008 (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 32)
18 CM / AM / DM   Ibrahim Diaky 2013 (1982-05-24) 24 May 1982 (age 42)
20 DM / CM   Helal Saeed (C) 2011 (1982-03-24) 24 March 1982 (age 42)
24 DM / CM   Ahmed Barman 2013 (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30)
29 DM / CM   Lee Myung-joo 2014 (1990-04-24) 24 April 1990 (age 34)
30 AM / RM   Mohammed Al Saadi 2011 (1982-10-28) 28 October 1982 (age 41)
99 LW / RW / AM   Miroslav Stoch 2014 (1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 34)
Forwards
3 CF   Asamoah Gyan 2011 (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 38)
16 CF / RW / LW / AM / CM / DM   Mohammed Abdulrahman 2012 (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35)

From the youth squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   UAE Khalefah Rashed
31 DF   UAE Ahmad Salem
33 FW   UAE Majed Ahmad
35 FW   UAE Yousef Ahmed
37 DF   UAE Rashed Muhayer
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 DF   UAE Saeed Mosabah
39 MF   UAE Saqer Mohd
43 MF   UAE Ryan Yslam
40 GK   UAE Mohamad Busanda
49 DF   UAE Salem Juma

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player From Fee Date Ref.
8 AM   Rashed Eisa   Al Wasl FC Loan AlAinFC.net
29 CM   Lee Myung-joo   Pohang Steelers Transfer AlAinFC.net
6 LW   Miroslav Stoch   Fenerbahçe Loan AlAinFC.net
9 CF   Kembo Ekoko   El Jaish Loan return AlAinFC.net
77 RB   Mohammed Fawzi   Baniyas Transfer 24.ae
11 CF   Hamad Raqea   Al Dhafra Loan return EmaratAlYoum.com

Out

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No. Pos. Player To Type Source
– LW   Michel Bastos   São Paulo Transfer AlAinFC.net
8 LW   Yassine El Ghanassy   Gent End of Loan AlAinFC.net
— DM   Bakary Saré   CFR Cluj End of Loan AlAinFC.net
27 CM   Salem Abdullah   Al Wasl FC Loan AlAinFC.net
31 RB   Hazza Salem   Al Wasl FC Loan AlAinFC.net
32 CF   Alex Brosque   Sydney FC End of contact SydneyFC.com.au Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
33 LB   Mohammed Salem   Al Wasl FC Loan EmaratAlYoum.com
— GK   Yousif Abdelrahman   Fujairah SC Transfer EmaratAlYoum.com
34 CM   Sultan Nasser   Ittihad Kalba Transfer AlRoeya.ae Archived 13 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
14 RW   Bandar Al Ahbabi   Baniyas Tra. (included in M.Fawzi transfer) 24.ae
26 CB   Abdulsalam Mohammed   Baniyas Tra. (included in M.Fawzi transfer) 24.ae
6 DM   Mirel Rădoi   Al Ahli End of contact AlAhliClub.ae
2 CB   Mohammed Ali Ayed   Al Shabab Loan EmaratAlYoum.com
37 CF   Faraj Juma   Al Shaab Loan AlShaabClub.ae
11 CF   Abdulaziz Fayez   Al Wasl FC Loan AlBayan.ae
25 AM   Ahmed Al Shamisi   Al Wasl FC Loan AlBayan.ae

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

11 July 2014 Montecatini FC   0 – 2   Al Ain Montecatini, Italy
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report   38' Faris
  44' Diaky		 Stadium: Stadio Di Montecatini
Referee: Sikshi
14 July 2014 Folgore Falciano   1 – 7   Al Ain Montecatini, Italy
23:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Matinee   70' Report   26' Diaky
  36' M.Ahmed
  45' M.Stoch
  56', 75' Ryan.Y
  66' Rashed.E
  83' K.Khalfan		 Stadium: Stadio Di Montecatini
Referee: Torbeka Silver
18 July 2014 Barnsley   1 – 2   Al Ain Verona, Italy
  75' Brad Report   6', 27' Kembo Stadium: Verona club
Referee: Zambalini
23 July 2014 AIFC Al Ain   4 – 0   Kuwait Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
22:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Kembo   29', 53'
M.Stoch   45'
Mohammed.A   58'
K.Khalfan   88'		 Report   22' N.Al Qahtani
  75' Makelele		 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Man of the Match: Kembo Ekoko[37]
25 July 2014 AIFC Al Ain   1 – 1   Al Nassr Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
22:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Mohammed.F   9'
Kembo   72'
Ismail   30'
Mohanad   88'		 Report   29' Al-Sahlawi
  37' Al-Sahlawi
  62' Al-Raheb
  81' Abdulghani
  88' Hawsawi		 Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
Man of the Match: Ahmed Barman
5 August 2014 Al Ain   0 – 3   Catania Logan, Austria
Report   5', 35' Castro
  70' Rosina
8 August 2014 Al Ain   2 – 1   Al Wahda Logan, Austria
Gyan   44' (pen.)
Mohammed.A   56'		 Report   45' (pen.) Tagliabué
11 August 2014 Al Ain   1 – 0   Raja Casablanca Logan, Austria
Gyan   85'
14 August 2014 Al Ain   2 – 0   Sohar SC Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Lee   20'
Rashed.E   61'		 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
2 September 2014 Al Sharjah   1 – 2   Al Ain Sharjah
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Saif.R   18' Report   77' Faris
  83' Mohammed.A		 Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Hassan Karim

Goalscorers and assists

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Player Goals Assists
  Kembo Ekoko 5 1
  Mohammed Abdulrahman 3
  Faris Jumaa 2
  Rashed Eisa 2
  Asamoah Gyan 2
  Miroslav Stoch 2 1
  Ibrahim Diaky 2
  Ryan Yslam 2
  Bandar Al Ahbabi 2
  Ismail Ahmed 1
  Ahmed Al Shamisi 1
  Yousef Ahmed 1
  Lee Myung-joo 1 1
  Khalid Khalfan 1
  Mohamed Ahmed 1

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
UAE Pro League 20 September 2014 9 May 2015 Matchday 1 Winners 26 18 6 2 62 19 +43 069.23
UAE President's Cup 14 May 2015 23 May 2015 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 050.00
UAE League Cup 9 October 2014 9 January 2015 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 033.33
UAE Super Cup 27 March 2015 Final Runners–up 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
AFC Champions League 24 February 2015 27 May 2015 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 5 0 10 5 +5 037.50
Total 43 24 11 8 85 36 +49 055.81

Source: Soccerway

Pro League

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Main article: 2014–15 UAE Pro League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ain (C) 26 18 6 2 62 19 +43 60 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Al-Jazira 26 16 3 7 66 46 +20 51 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Al-Shabab 26 14 7 5 49 35 +14 49 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
4 Al-Wahda 26 13 8 5 44 32 +12 47
5 Al-Nasr 26 10 9 7 43 32 +11 39 Qualification to the 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2015. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Nasr qualifies for 2016 AFC Champions League Group Stage as winners of 2014–15 UAE President's Cup.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 4 1 1 15 7  +8 13 3 0 0 7 2  +5 1 1 1 8 5  +3

Last updated: 27 October 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultPWWPLWWDDWWWW
Position537534655211
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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20 September 2014 2 Al Ain 2–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 3,783
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
24 September 2014 3 Ajman 0–4 Al Ain Ajman
18:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Nasser.A   62'
  • Haddaf   45+1'   90+4'
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Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Hamad Ali
5 October 2014 5 Al Jazira 4–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
17 October 2014 6 Al Ain 3–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 2,772
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
22 October 2014 7 Al Ain 2–1 Emirates Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • J.Maroof   2'
  • Rodrigo   38'
  • Mubarek   81'
 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
27 October 2014 8 Al Ahli 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
30 November 2014 9 Al Ain 1–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
5 December 2014 10 Ittihad Kalba 1–4 Al Ain Kalba
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
10 December 2014 11 Al Ain 4–0 Al Wahda Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
14 December 2014 12 Baniyas 0–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazaq
18 December 2014 13 Al Ain 4–1 Sharjah Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
22 December 2014 1 Al Shabab 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
18:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
4 February 2015 14 Al Ain 2–1 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
9 February 2015 15 Al Wasl 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
13 February 2015 16 Al Ain 7–1 Ajman Al Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazaq
19 February 2015 17 Fujairah 1–0 Al Ain Fujairah
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
28 February 2015 4 Al Ain 3–0 Fujairah Al Ain
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
8 March 2015 18 Al Ain 2–1 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
13 March 2015 19 Al Dhafra 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
22 March 2015 20 Emirates 1–5 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
2 April 2015 21 Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
11 April 2015 22 Al Nasr 1–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
16 April 2015 23 Al Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba Al Ain
17:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
27 April 2015 24 Al Wahda 0–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Al-Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
1 May 2015 25 Al Ain 1–0 Baniyas Al Ain
18:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
9 May 2015 26 Sharjah 1–1 Al Ain Sharjah
18:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh

President's Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 UAE President's Cup
14 May 2015 Round of 16 Al Ain 5–0 Dibba Al Ain
19:10
Report
Details		 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
23 May 2015 Quarter-finals Al Nasr 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
19:45
Report
Details		 Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla

Super Cup

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Main article: 2014 UAE Super Cup
27 March 2015 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

League Cup

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Main article: 2014–15 UAE League Cup

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al Nasr 6 4 2 0 8 3 +5 14
2 Al Shabab 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12
3 Al Wasl 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11
4 Kalba 6 2 1 3 4 10 −6 7
5 Al Ain 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6
6 Al Jazira 6 2 0 4 6 8 −2 6
7 Ajman 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
Source: Soccerway.com
9 October 2014 1 Al Ain 0–1 Kalba Al Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Al Ghaferi   61'

Kembo   88'

Barman   90+2'		 Report
Details
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Ali Hassan Karim
6 November 2014 2 Al Jazira 3–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:30
Report
Stadium: Mohammad Bin Zayed
Attendance: 320
Referee: Ahmad Salem Khalfan
12 November 2014 3 Al Ain 1–2 Al Nasr Al Ain
16:45
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
30 December 2014 4 Al Shabab 2–3 Al Ain Dubai
19:30
Report
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
4 January 2015 5 Al Ain 3–1 Ajman Al Ain
16:55
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Hassan Karim
9 January 2015 6 Al Wasl 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
18:30
Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Yaseen Al Mansory

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League group stage § Group B

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN NAF PAK SHB
1   Al-Ain 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–1 0–0
2   Naft Tehran 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 — 1–1 2–1
3   Pakhtakor 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6 0–1 2–1 — 0–2
4   Al-Shabab 6 1 2 3 5 8 −3 5 0–1 0–3 2–2 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2015 Al Ain   0–0   Al-Shabab Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:00 UTC+4 Report Attendance: 15,426
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Bin Yaacob (Malaysia)
3 March 2015 Naft Tehran   1–1   Al Ain Azadi Stadium, Tehran
18:00 UTC+3:30 Kouroshi   50' Report Gyan   58' (pen.) Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Tan Hai (China)
18 March 2015 Pakhtakor   0–1   Al Ain Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
17:00 UTC+5 Report Stoch   61' Attendance: 8,675
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
7 April 2015 Al Ain   1–1   Pakhtakor Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4 Kembo   20' Report Sergeev   45+2' Attendance: 6,872
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
22 April 2015 Al-Shabab   0–1   Al Ain Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
20:40 UTC+3 Report Gyan   58' Attendance: 1,977
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
6 May 2015 Al Ain   3–0   Naft Tehran Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4 O. Abdulrahman   63'
Gyan   74'
Kembo   87'		 Report Attendance: 4,299
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Knockout phase

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Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League knock-out stage
Round of 16
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20 May 2015 First leg Al Ahli   0–0   Al Ain Rashid Stadium, Dubai
19:45 UTC+4 Report Attendance: 8,900
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
27 May 2015 Second leg Al Ain   3–3   Al Ahli Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 14,270
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Eesee Sarray (Iraq)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli won on away goals.

Statistics

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Squad, appearances and goals

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No. Nat Player Total League Asia Cup League Cup Super Cup
Starts Apps Goals Min Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
12   Waleed.S 1 1 — 95 0 — 0 — 0 — 1 — 0 —
17   Khalid.E 9 9 — 824 6 — 3 — 0 — 0 — 0 —
36   Dawoud 0 1 — 29 0 — 1 — 0 — 0 — 0 —
40   Bu Senda 1 1 — 94 0 — 0 — 0 — 1 — 0 —
Defenders
5   Ismail 9 9 1 856 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
15   Khaled.A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   Mohanad 5 6 2 486 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21   Fawzi 5 6 0 476 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
23   M. Ahmed 7 7 0 575 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38   Saeed.M 2 2 0 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
44   Fares.J 5 5 0 471 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
49   Salem.J 2 2 0 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
50   Mohammed.F 10 10 0 934 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
77   M.Fawzi 0 4 1 97 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4   S. Al Ghaferi 2 6 0 225 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
7   Al Wehaibi (VC) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8   Rashed 1 3 0 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9   Kembo 8 8 3 612 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10   Omar.A 5 5 1 433 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18   Diaky 6 9 3 626 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
20   Helal.S (C) 4 5 0 384 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24   A.Barman 6 10 0 597 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
29   Lee.M.J 9 9 0 831 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30   Mohammed.S 0 2 0 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
43   Rayan.Y 1 2 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
99   Stoch 10 10 4 882 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Forwards
3   Asamoah 5 6 4 475 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
11   H.Raqea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13   Khalefah.R 0 1 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16   Mohammed.A 5 8 2 487 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33   Majed.A 0 1 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35   Yousef.A 1 4 0 173 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 6 November 2014

Goalscorers

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As of 27 May 2015

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

Rank No. Pos. Player League President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1 3 FW   Asamoah Gyan 13 4 5 22
2 99 MF   Miroslav Stoch 9 1 3 1 14
9 MF   Kembo Ekoko 11 1 2 14
4 18 MF   Ibrahim Diaky 6 2 8
5 16 FW   Mohammed Abdulrahman 5 5
6 10 MF   Omar Abdulrahman 3 1 4
8 MF   Rashed Eisa 3 1 4
8 29 MF   Lee Myung-joo 2 1 3
9 19 DF   Mohanad Salem 2 2
23 DF   Mohamed Ahmed 2 2
11 FW   Saeed Al-Kathiri 2 2
12 77 DF   Mohammed Fawzi 1 1
5 DF   Ismail Ahmed 1 1
44 DF   Fares Jumaa 1 1
Own Goals 1 1 2
TOTALS 62 5 8 10 85

Assists

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R Pos. Player League President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
1 MF   Miroslav Stoch 8 1 1 10
— MF   Kembo Ekoko 7 1 8
— FW   Mohammed Abdulrahman 4 1 5
— MF   Lee Myung-joo 4 1 5
4 MF   Ibrahim Diaky 3 3
— MF   Rashed Eisa 2 1 3
— DF   Mohamed Ahmed 1 1 1 3
4 MF   Omar Abdulrahman 1 1 1 3
— FW   Asamoah Gyan 2 2
6 DF   Mohammed Fayez 1 1 2
— MF   Helal Saeed 1 1 2
6 DF   Fawzi Fayez 1 1
— DF   Mohammed Fawzi 1 1

Disciplinary record

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N P Nat. Name League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total Notes
                                   
3 FW   Gyan 1 1
4 MF   S. Al Ghaferi 1 1 2
5 DF   Ismail 2 2
9 MF   Kembo 1 1
10 MF   Omar.A 1 1 2
16 MF   Mohammed.A 2 2
17 GK   Khalid.E 1 1
18 MF   Diaky 1 1
20 MF   Helal 1 1
23 DF   M. Ahmed 1 1 1 2 1
24 MF   Barman 1 1 2
38 DF   Saeed.M 1 1
44 DF   Fares.J 1 1
49 DF   Salem.J 1 1
99 MF   M.Stoch 1 1 1 3

Last updated: 6 November 2014
Source: Competitive matches and AGLeague.ae
Only competitive matches
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition Round
  Asamoah Gyan4 Dibba 5–0 14 May 2015 President's Cup Round of 16

4 – Player scored four goals.

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