The 2024–25 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 57th in existence and their 50th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed |
| Chairman | Hazza Bin Zayed |
| Head coach | Hernán Crespo (from 14 November 2023) |
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed |
| UAE Pro League | Pre-season |
| President's Cup | Pre-season |
| League Cup | First round |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Pre-season |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Pre-season |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
Season overview
editPre-season
editOn 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja CA on 10 August.[1][2]
Management
edit| Position | Name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching staff | ||||||
| Head coach |  Hernán Crespo
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| Assistant coaches | Juan Branda Nicolás Domínguez Ahmed Abdullah
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| Chief analyst |  Carles Martínez
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| Analyst |  Tiago Freire
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| Goalkeeping coaches | Gustavo Nepote
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| Fitness coach | Federico Martinetti
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| U-21 team head coach | Ismail Ahmed
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| Physiotherapist | Santiago Thompson Felipe Perseu Pianca Abdelnasser Aljohny
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| Club Doctor |  Nikos Tzouroudis
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| Nutritionist | Ricardo Pinto
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| Scout |  Daniele Di Napoli
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| Administration staff | ||||||
| Team manager | Ahmed Al Shamsi
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| Front office | ||||||
| Sporting Director | Rodrigo Mendes[3]
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Board of Directors
edit| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed |
| Supervising Sports affairs | Mohammed Al Mahmoud |
| Supervising Media affairs | Mohammed Al Ketbi |
| Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs | Ziad Amir Ahmed Saleh |
| Supervising the Academy and Talents sector | Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Khouri |
Source: AlAinClub.ae
Players
editFirst Team
edit| N | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK |
|
Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29 | 2014 | ||||||
| 17 | GK |
|
Khalid Eisa (VC) | 34 | 2013 | ||||||
| 36 | GK |
|
Amer Al-Faresi | 19 | 2024 | U21 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF |
|
Kouame Autonne | 23 | 2021 | ||||||
| 15 | DF |
|
Erik Jorgens | 23 | 2020 | ||||||
| 16 | DF |
|
Khalid Al-Hashemi | 27 | 2023 | ||||||
| 46 | DF | 
|
Dramane Koumare | 19 | 2024 | ||||||
| 50 | DF |
|
Manea Al Shamsi | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
| 66 | DF |
|
Mansour Al Shamsi | 22 | 2020 | ||||||
| — | DF |
|
Khalid Butti | 33 | 2024 | ||||||
| — | DF |
|
Marlon Santos | 29 | 2024 | on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk | |||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | MF | 
|
Park Youg-woo | 31 | 2023 | ||||||
| 6 | MF |
|
Yahia Nader | 26 | 2018 | ||||||
| 8 | MF |
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Mohammed Abbas | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
| 10 | MF | 
|
Kaku | 29 | 2023 | ||||||
| 11 | MF |
|
Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C) | 34 | 2016 | ||||||
| 13 | MF |
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Ahmed Barman | 30 | 2013 | ||||||
| 18 | MF |
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Khalid Al-Balochi | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
| 20 | MF |
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Matías Palacios | 22 | 2022 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | 
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Soufiane Rahimi | 29 | 2021 | ||||||
| 26 | MF |
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Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
| 30 | MF |
|
Hazem Mohammad | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
| 70 | MF |
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Abdoul Karim Traoré | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
| — | MF |
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El Mehdi El Moubarik | 23 | 2022 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | 
|
Kodjo Laba | 32 | 2019 | ||||||
| 77 | FW | 
|
Rilwanu Sarki | 20 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
| 90 | FW |
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Eisa Khalfan | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
| 99 | FW | 
|
Josna Loulendo | 20 | 2023 | U21 | |||||
| — | FW |
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Mohamed Awadalla | 22 | 2020 | U21 | |||||
New contracts
edit| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2024 | GK | 1 | Mohammed Abo Sandah
|
[7] | 2026 |
Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||||
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan
|
Khor Fakkan
|
Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| — | FW | Mohamed Awadalla U21
|
Khor Fakkan
|
[8] | ||
| — | DF | Rafael Pereira
|
Khor Fakkan
| |||
| — | MF | El Mehdi El Moubarik
|
Raja
|
[9] | ||
| — | DF | Khalid Butti
|
Al Wahda
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Free | 12 July 2024 | [10] |
| Total | €0 million | |||||
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||||
| 22 | MF | Falah Waleed
|
Dibba Al-Hisn
|
End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [11][12] |
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Shaker
|
Khor Fakkan
|
End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [11][13] |
| 44 | DF | Saeed Juma
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] | |
| 27 | MF | Sultan Al-Shamsi
|
Khor Fakkan
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11][14] |
| 12 | GK | Sultan Al-Mantheri
|
Kalba
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11][15] |
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan
|
Dibba Al-Hisn
|
End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [16] |
Loans in
edit| No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Marlon Santos
|
 Shakhtar Donetsk
|
3 July 2024 | End of season | [17] |
Pre-season and friendlies
editOn 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja on 10 August.[1]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 July 2024 1 | Union de Touarga | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
| 5 August 2024 3 | Chabab Mohammédia | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
| 10 August 2024 4 | Raja | v | Al Ain | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli |
Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro-League | 24 August 2024 | TBD 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 |
| President's Cup | TBD | TBD | Round of 16 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| League Cup | 18 August 2024 | TBD | First round | TBD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 16 September 2024 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 22 September 2024 | TBD | First round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| FIFA Club World Cup | June 2025 | July 2025 | First round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 75.00 | ||||
Last updated: 27 August 2024
Source: Competitions
Pro League
editResults summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 6 July 2024.[18]
| TBC 1 | Al Ain | v | Khor Fakkan | Al Ain |
| TBC GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 2 | Al Bataeh | v | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed |
| TBC 3 | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
| TBC 4 | Al Ain | v | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 5 | Al Ain | v | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 6 | Dibba Al-Hisn | v | Al Ain | Dibba Al-Hisn |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Dibba |
| TBC 7 | Al Ain | v | Shabab Al Ahli | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 9 | Al Ain | v | Baniyas | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 10 | Al Jazira | v | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
| TBC 11 | Al Ain | v | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 12 | Ajman | v | Al Ain | Ajman |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed |
| TBC 13 | Al Ain | v | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
UAE President's Cup
editUAE League Cup
editFirst round
edit| First leg | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
| Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
| Second leg | Al Ain | v | Kalba | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
AFC Champions League Elite
editFIFA Intercontinental Cup
editAl Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
FIFA Club World Cup
editGroup stage
editReferences
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- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (5 July 2024). "Al Ain Football Club have appointed Rodrigo Mendes as the Sporting Director" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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- ^ "UAEFA; Players". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@DHCLUB1980] (25 June 2024). "يسعدنا أن نعلن عن أولى تعاقداتنا للفريق الأول لكرة القدم مع اللاعب فلاح وليد قادماً من نادي العين في صفقة انتقال حر" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Khor Fakkan Football Club [@khorfakkanfc] (27 June 2024). "محمد شاكر بقميص خورفكان ولمدة موسمين" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@dhclubfc] (3 July 2024). "Welcome Mohammed Baroot" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (3 July 2024). "The Champion of Asia.. Signs the Brazilian defender Marlon Santos" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ADNOC Pro League and ADIB Cup Draws Announced for 2024-2025 Season". UAE Pro League Committee. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
edit- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)