2011–12 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain

2011–12 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Cosmin Olăroiu
Stadium	Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Pro-League	1st
President's Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Asamoah Gyan (22) All: Asamoah Gyan (27)
Highest home attendance	15,187 vs Al Jazira (27 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance	1,856 vs Al Jazira (7 October 2011)
Biggest win	1–3 vs Al Jazira 4–0 vs Emirates 4–1 vs Ajman 1–4 vs Sharjah 3–0 vs Baniyas 1–4 vs Emirates 0–4 vs Ajman 4–2 vs Al Jazira 0–3 vs Emirates 1–4 vs Al Wahda 4–2 vs Emirates
Biggest defeat	4–0 vs Al Jazira
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2012.

The 2011–12 season was Al Ain Football Club's 44th in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain started the season with a new board of directors,[1][2] after the former board of directors resigned following the 2010–11 season, one of the worst in the club's history.[3]

Season overview

Pre-season

On June 6, Al Ain announced officially Cosmin Olaroiu as the new manager for two seasons and released all the foreign players.[4] After only one day of contracted with Cosmin Olaroiu, Al Ain reaching an agreement with AEK Athens for Argentine Ignacio Scocco according to reports a value of €3 million.[5]

August

On 8 August, Al Hilal announced on his official website an agreement to loan Saudi international Forward Yasser Al Qahtani to Al Ain for one-year at a cost of €2.5 million.[6]

On 13 August, At the opening of Al Ain Football International Championship, Al Ain S.C.C. launched the new logo for the club.[7]

Club

Technical staff Position Staff Head coach Cosmin Olăroiu Assistant coach Cătălin Necula Gabriel Caramarin Massimo Pedrazzini Translator Hussein Fakih Fitness Coach Ferdinando Hippoliti Goalkeeping coach Vasile Iordache Amer Abdul Wahab Head of Performance Analysis Liam Weeks Academy Director Wayne Harrison Reserve team head coach Ahmed Abdullah Team Manager Matar Obaid Al Sahbani Physiotherapist Ion Buduga Abdelnasser Aljohny Wiesław Sojka Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad Team Administrator Nasser Al Junaibi Last updated: 6 June 2011 Source: AlKhaleej.ae, Al Ain FC

Board of directors Office Name President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan First Deputy President Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan Second Deputy President Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Board of Directors Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs Awad bin Hasoum Al Darmaki Member of Board of Directors Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh Supervise of the football sector Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri Last updated: 26 March 2011 Source: Al Ain FC, Al Ain FC Other information Ground (capacity and dimensions) Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (10,000 / ) Ground (capacity and dimensions) Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium (16,000 / )

Kit

Home 0 Away 0 Source: Al Ain FC Supplier: Kappa / Sponsor: Tamouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels Al Ain used this kit only for represent the new players and for three match in Al Ain Football International Championship.

Home 0 Away 0 Source: Al Ain FC Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels / Strata On 16 September 2011, Al Ain wear this kit against Al Wahda in League Cup from the new supplier Adidas.

Players

First Team No. Position(s) Nationality Name Since Age Signed from Notes Goalkeepers 12 GK  UAE Waleed Salem 2001 31 Youth system 22 GK  UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 2011 28 Sharjah Defenders 4 DF  UAE Musallem Fayez 2007 25 Youth system 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 2008 28 FUS de Rabat 14 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 2010 22 Youth system 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 2008 27 Al Dhafra 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 2007 24 Youth system 33 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 2010 21 Youth system 44 DF  UAE Fares Jumaa 2007 23 Youth system 77 DF  UAE Hazza Salem 2010 23 Youth system Midfielders 6 MF  ROU Mirel Rădoi 2011 31 Al Hilal (3rd C) 7 MF  UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi 2001 28 Youth system (VC) 8 MF  UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 2011 29 Al Dhafra 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 2008 20 Youth system 13 MF  UAE Rami Yaslam 2001 30 Youth system 17 MF  UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 2009 24 Youth system 20 MF  UAE Helal Saeed (C) 2011 35 Al Jazira Originally from Youth system 23 MF  UAE Shehab Ahmed 2002 28 Youth system 24 MF  UAE Abdullah Malallah 2008 28 Emirates 27 MF  UAE Salem Abdullah 2006 25 Youth system Forwards 3 FW  GHA Asamoah Gyan 2011 26 Sunderland (on loan from Sunderland) 9 FW  KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani 2011 29 Al Hilal (on loan from Al Hilal) 18 FW  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 2008 23 Youth system 28 FW  UAE Mohamed Naser 2011 24 Al Shabab 29 FW  UAE Mohamed Malallah 2011 28 Ittihad Kalba 32 FW  ARG Ignacio Scocco 2011 26 AEK Athens

From Reserve and Youth Academy No. Nat Position Player Since 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 2010 26 MF  UAE Hamad Al Marri 2010 28 FW  UAE Hamad Raqea 2010 30 GK  UAE Abdullah Sultan 2007 31 MF  UAE Haddaf Al Ameri 2010 34 MF  UAE Sultan Nasser 2010 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 2010 37 DF  UAE Abdusalam Mohammed 2012 38 MF  UAE Ahmed Sahel 2010 70 DF  UAE Bandar Al-Ahbabi 2010 — DF  UAE Mohammed Ayed 2009 — MF  UAE Saqer Mohammed 2012 — MF  UAE Ibrahim Aziz 2011 — FW  CIV Jumaa Saeed 2010 New contracts Date Pos No. Player Ref. Notes 24 May 2012 DF 44 Fares Jumaa [8] 30 June 2018 24 May 2012 DF 21 Fawzi Fayez [8] 30 June 2018 24 May 2012 MF 27 Salem Abdullah [8] 30 June 2018 24 May 2012 DF 4 Musallem Fayez [8] 30 June 2015 24 May 2012 GK 30 Abdullah Sultan [8] 30 June 2015 24 May 2012 MF 8 Mohammed Al Saadi [8] 30 June 2015 24 May 2012 DF — Abdusalam Mohammed [8] 30 June 2018 (first professional contract)

Transfers

In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 7 June 2011 FW 32 Ignacio Scocco AEK Athens Transfer Summer €2.800,000 [9] 9 June 2011 FW 28 Mohamed Naser Al Shabab Transfer Summer Undisclosed [10] 11 June 2011 FW 29 Mohamed Malallah Ittihad Kalba Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11] 24 June 2011 MF 6 Mirel Rădoi Al Hilal Transfer Summer €4,200,000 [12] 12 July 2011 GK 22 Mahmoud Al Mass Sharjah Transfer Summer €917,000 [13] 13 July 2011 DF – Adnan Bisho Al Shaab Transfer Summer Undisclosed [13] 4 August 2011 MF 20 Helal Saeed Al Jazira Transfer Summer Undisclosed [14] 7 August 2011 FW 9 Yasser Al-Qahtani Al Hilal Loan Summer €1,300,000 [15] 11 August 2011 MF 8 Mohammed Al Saadi Al Dhafra Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16] 9 September 2011 FW 3 Asamoah Gyan Sunderland Loan Summer €7,000,000 [17] Total €16,217,000

Out Date Position No. Name To Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 26 June 2011 MF 38 Elias Ribeiro Figueirense Transfer Summer Free [18] 30 June 2011 FW — José Sand Tijuana Transfer Summer €4,370,000 [19] 30 June 2011 MF 6 Ibrahima Keita Qadsia End of loan Summer Free [20] 3 August 2011 GK 39 Ismail Rabee Al Shabab Loan Summer Undisclosed [21] 5 August 2011 FW 99 Faisal Ali Al Dhafra Transfer Summer Free [22] 25 August 2011 MF — Milovan Mirošević Universidad Católica Transfer Summer Released [23] 26 August 2011 DF — Adnan Bisho Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed [24] 8 September 2011 MF 11 Saif Mohammed Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed [25] 27 September 2011 FW 9 Valentin Badea Concordia Chiajna Transfer Summer Free [26] Total €4,370,000

Pre-season and friendlies

Riccione v Al Ain

12 July 2011 Friendly	Riccione	1–3	Al Ain	Italy
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report Details		Stadium: Bruneck Stadium

Palermo v Al Ain

16 July 2011 Friendly	Palermo	2–0	Al Ain	Brixen
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report Details		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Zuliani

Leogang v Al Ain

23 July 2011 Friendly	Leogang	0–11	Al Ain	Austria
			S. Mohammed M. Malallah M. Naser Al Ahbabi Raqea Shehab o.g.' o.g.' o.g.'

Wigan Athletic v Al Ain

24 July 2011 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Al Ain	Bischofshofen
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report		Attendance: 418

MTK Budapest v Al Ain

26 July 2011 Friendly	MTK Budapest	2–0	Al Ain	Austria
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report

PAS Giannina v Al Ain

28 July 2011 Friendly	PAS Giannina	3–1	Al Ain	Austria
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Tzimopoulos 27' Tzanis 66' Becerra 68'	Report Details	Scocco 51' (pen.)

Al Ain v Al Riffa

13 August 2011 AFIC	Al Ain	6–1	Al Riffa	Al Ain
22:30	Yasser  14' 32' (pen.) Mohamed. M 37' Haddaf 66' Helal. S 70' Salem. A 73' R. Yaslam 80'	Report	17' Hussein  60' Abubakar	Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Ain v Al Suwaiq

16 August 2011 AFIC	Al Ain	0–0	Al Suwaiq	Al Ain
21:30		Report		Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi

Al Ain v Al Shabab

19 August 2011 AFIC	Al Ain	1–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
23:30	Musallem. F  49' Radoi  55' Yasser 58' Azoz  87'	Report	22' (o.g.) Ismail  54' Hassan  55' Abdulmalk  57' Marcelo  61' Fernando  73' Waleed  77' Ahmed	Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim

Al Ain v Dubai

23 August 2011 Friendly	Al Ain	2–0	Dubai	Al Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Nasser 54'  62' Raqea 75'	Report	20' Feindouno  44' J.Abdulla  53' Camara  69' A.Salim	Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed Referee: Sultan Mohammed Saleh

Alkharitiyat v Al Ain

5 September 2011 Friendly	Alkharitiyat	0–1	Al Ain	Doha
19:45	Vivian  26'	Report	27' (pen.) Radoi  48' S. Rabie	Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Referee: Abdul Rahman Jassim

Al Sadd v Al Ain

8 September 2011 Friendly	Al Sadd	1–0	Al Ain	Doha
19:45	Al-Hamad 65'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Referee: Mohammed Taha

Al Ain v Al Shabab

18 September 2011 Friendly	Al Ain	3–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mohammed .S 40' Shehab 43' (pen.) Ayed  50' S. Rabie  59' I. Aziz 83'	Report	2' Rabia  80' Dew	Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed Referee: Issa Khalifa

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	16 October 2011	26 May 2012	Matchday 1	Winners	22	17	4	1	52	16	+36	077.27
League Cup	16 September 2011	2 March 2012	Group stage	Group stage	10	5	2	3	17	13	+4	050.00
President's Cup	18 December 2011	10 January 2012	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Total					34	23	6	5	73	32	+41	067.65

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

Main article: 2011–12 UAE Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Ain (C)	22	17	4	1	52	16	+36	55	2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2	Al Nasr	22	11	8	3	49	33	+16	41	2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3	Al Shabab	22	10	8	4	39	27	+12	38
4	Al Jazira	22	11	2	9	47	38	+9	35	2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
5	Al Ahli	22	10	4	8	45	42	+3	34

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

Results summary Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 22 17 4 1 52 16  +36 55 12 0 0 30 4  +26 5 4 1 22 12  +10 Last updated: 26 May 2012. Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A Result W D W W W D W W W D W L W W W W W D W W W W Position 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2012. Source: Pro-League A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Al Ain v Al Nasr

16 October 2011 1	Al Ain	2–0	Al Nasr	Al Ain
18:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	I. Ahmed 13' Al Qahtani 32'  56'	Summary Report	Lima  14' T. Hamad  40' Bangoura  75' A. Moosa  75'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Al Wahda v Al Ain

21 October 2011 2	Al Wahda	2–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Kamali 30' Al Shehhi 42' K. Jalal  83' Eisa .A  86' Baiano  87'	Summary Report	Gyan 27' Al Wehaibi  29' R. Yaslam  85' I. Ahmed 90+3'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Attendance: 8,882 Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Ain v Dubai

29 October 2011 3	Al Ain	2–1	Dubai	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	F. Fayez  8' Scocco  19' Gyan 20', 23' M. Fayez  38' W. Salem  41' M. Abdulrahman  67' S. Abdullah  90+3'	Summary Report	Daoudi 33' Feindouno  43'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 4,845 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Sharjah

26 November 2011 5	Al Ain	2–1	Sharjah	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Scocco 6' Al Wehaibi 74'	Summary Report	Y. Mustafa  42' Marcelinho 48' H. Ahmed  52' Al-Maghni  60' Fahad. M  76'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 4,887 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Baniyas v Al Ain

4 December 2011 6	Baniyas	2–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Senghor 6'  6' A. Abdulrahman  14' F. Bashir 43' M. Khalaf  47' N. Mubarak  86' Thamer. M  88'	Summary Report	Gyan 12', 49' (pen.) Scocco  28' F. Jumaa  52'	Stadium: Baniyas Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Wasl

9 December 2011 7	Al Ain	2–0	Al Wasl	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 12' (pen.) Scocco 38'	Summary Report	M. Nasser  45' S. Saeed  56' Rashed. E  75'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 7,432 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ahli v Al Ain

13 December 2011 4	Al Ahli	0–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Grafite  41' M. Qassim  76'	Summary Report	Gyan 20' K. Abdulrahman  23' Scocco 46' M. Salem  62' Musallem. F  90+1'	Stadium: Rashid Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Jazira v Al Ain

22 December 2011 8	Al Jazira	1–3	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	J. Abdullah 49'	Summary Report	Gyan 4', 90+3' F. Jumaa  32' F. Fayez 60' W. Salem  66' Scocco  81'	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Attendance: 21,455 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Emirates

30 December 2011 9	Al Ain	4–0	Emirates	Al Ain
16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 6' (pen.) K. Abdulrahman  14' A. Fayez 44' M. Naser 49' Al Saadi 67'	Summary Report	Shamarikh  37' Malek  42' M. Ali  66' A. Ali  86'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Shabab v Al Ain

4 January 2012 10	Al Shabab	1–1	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	E. Dhahi  5' A. Al Blooshi  42' César 57' (pen.) W. Abbas  90+3'	Summary Report	Scocco 6' (pen.) M. Salem  9' F. Jumaa  10' F. Fayez  56'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Attendance: 7,623 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Ajman

14 January 2012 11	Al Ain	4–1	Ajman	Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Naser 56', 84' Scocco 82' (pen.), 90' M. Abdulrahman  85'	Summary Report	Touré 33' W. Ahmed  59'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 5,281 Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Al Nasr v Al Ain

23 January 2012 12	Al Nasr	2–0	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Bresciano 5'  15' Younes. A 90+2' Diané  90+2'	Summary Report	H. Salem  2' Al Qahtani  49' W. Salem  90+2'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Attendance: 6,427 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Wahda

8 February 2012 13	Al Ain	1–0	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Qahtani 11' F. Jumaa  82'	Summary Report	Yaqoub  12' Ismail. M  47' Mahmoud. K  73'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 10,322 Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Dubai v Al Ain

15 February 2012 14	Dubai	0–2	Al Ain	Dubai
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Abdulqader  37' Hassan. M  61' Camara  66' Y. Al Hammadi  77'	Summary Report	Scocco 20' Gyan 62'	Stadium: Police Officers Club Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Al Ahli

16 March 2012 15	Al Ain	1–0	Al Ahli	Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 65' (pen.) F. Jumaa  85' H. Saeed  90+2'	Summary Report	M. Hassan  14' A. Khamis  45' Y. Mohamad  45+2' Haikal  61' Emaná  83'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 7,821 Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Sharjah v Al Ain

24 March 2012 16	Sharjah	1–4	Al Ain	Sharjah
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Sharif  7' Al Maghni  20' Y. Saeed 57'	Summary Report	Gyan 8' (pen.) F. Jumaa  15' Al Qahtani 58', 67' A. Fayez 90+3'	Stadium: Sharjah Attendance: 3,704 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Baniyas

30 March 2012 17	Al Ain	3–0	Baniyas	Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Wehaibi 26' Gyan  50' 55', 84' I. Ahmed  56'	Summary Report	I. Saeed  12' M. Jaber  50'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 6,502 Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Wasl v Al Ain

14 April 2012 18	Al Wasl	2–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	T. Hassan  83' Khalatbari 65'  78' Olivera 67'  67' K. Abdullah  69'	Summary Report	H. Saeed  19' Gyan 36', 84' (pen.) Scocco  53'	Stadium: Zabeel Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Jazira

27 April 2012 19	Al Ain	2–0	Al Jazira	Al Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Qahtani 9', 21'  64' M. Salem  40'	Summary Report	A. Abbas  23' K. Sebil  69' Baré  90+4'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 15,187 Referee: Ali Hamad

Emirates v Al Ain

6 May 2012 20	Emirates	1–4	Al Ain	Ras al-Khaimah
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Rabee  26' Geynrikh 30' Hasanov  90+1'	Summary Report	Gyan 7', 23' Rădoi  11' O. Abdulrahman 44' M. Abdulrahman  45+1' Scocco 54'	Stadium: Emirates Club Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Shabab

11 May 2012 21	Al Ain	3–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Qahtani 38' Scocco  45' I. Ahmed 53' Gyan 87'	Summary Report	A. Al Blooshi 17' (pen.) H. Ibrahim  22' Kieza  46' E. Mohammed  55' A. Darwish  71'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Al Ain v Ajman

26 May 2012 22	Al Ain	4–0	Ajman	Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rădoi  20' Scocco 32' Gyan 63', 80' O. Abdulrahman 67' F. Jumaa  90+4'	Summary Report	Adel. M  87'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 10,432 Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Etisalat Cup

Main article: 2011–12 UAE League Cup

Group A

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Jazira	10	7	1	2	28	13	+15	22
Al Wasl	10	6	0	4	18	18	0	18
Al Ain	10	5	2	3	17	13	+4	17
Dubai	10	5	1	4	18	13	+5	16
Al Wahda	10	3	0	7	13	20	−7	9
Emirates	10	1	2	7	7	24	−17	5

Source: UAEProLeague

Al Ain v Al Wahda

16 September 2011 1	Al Ain	1–2	Al Wahda	Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rădoi  35' I. Ahmed 76' R. Yaslam  89'	Report	Hugo 20' (pen.), 50' Al Hosani  40'	Stadium: Rashid Attendance: 3,869 Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Dubai v Al Ain

23 September 2011 2	Dubai	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Camara 10' I. Ahmed  41' A. Malallah  90+3'	Report	Scocco 4' Al-Qahtani 56'	Stadium: Police Officers Club Attendance: 1,950 Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Emirates v Al Ain

1 October 2011 3	Emirates	1–1	Al Ain	Ras al-Khaimah
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Ali  17' Keita 77' Shamarikh  90+2'	Report	Gyan 25' (pen.) I. Ahmed  82' M. Fayez  90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Club Attendance: 841 Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater

Al Ain v Al Jazira

7 October 2011 4	Al Ain	4–2	Al Jazira	Al Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rădoi 19' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 83' Ayed  51' Al Saadi 74'  85' H. Saeed  89'	Report	A. Qasim  22' Oliveira 32' Delgado 53'  69' S. Obaid  56' K. Esmaeel  65'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 1,856 Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Wasl v Al Ain

12 November 2011 5	Al Wasl	1–0	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Porta  20' Olivera 65' H. Ali  71' Al Mesmari  90+1'	Report	H. Saeed  48' Al-Dhahri  56'	Stadium: Zabeel Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Al Ain v Al Wasl

19 November 2011 6	Al Ain	1–0	Al Wasl	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Scocco  14' Musallem. F  22' Gyan  23' Al-Qahtani 29'  39' Al Shamisi  90+4'	Report	Fadel  10' Issa  28' Yasser  40' Puch  64'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 5,380 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Jazira v Al Ain

27 January 2012 7	Al Jazira	4–0	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	S. Masoud  7' Diaky 14' A. Jumaa  33' Baré 63', 90+1' Oliveira 67' Al-Senani  73' M. Barqesh  75'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater

Al Ain v Emirates

3 February 2012 8	Al Ain	3–0	Emirates	Al Ain
18:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Scocco 13' Al-Qahtani 36' (pen.), 65' Ayed  56'	Report	Saif. M  44' A. Al Shehhi  81'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 4,133 Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Dubai

23 February 2012 9	Al Ain	1–1	Dubai	Al Ain
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	H. Saeed  20' Al-Qahtani 28' M. Malallah  33'	Report	Hassan. M 6' Y. Al Hammadi  52'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wahda v Al Ain

2 March 2012 10	Al Wahda	1–4	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Alawi  4' Eisa. A  67' Al-Harthi  71' Al Mansoori 77' H. Rashed  90+4'	Report	Al-Ahbabi  36' K. Abdulrahman  48' Al Saadi 65', 89' Gyan 72' (pen.), 90+1' W. Salem  76'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

President's Cup

Main article: 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Emirates

18 December 2011 Round of 16	Al Ain	4–2	Emirates	Dubai
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 17', 45+1' M. Abdulrahman  19' 42' M. Salem 54'	Report Details	Moutaouali 4' Akarandut  20' A. Ali  36' M. Ali  52' F. Jumaa 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi

Baniyas v Al Ain

10 January 2012 Quarter-finals	Baniyas	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Al Ain	Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Fawzi  2' Msarri  46' Y. Jaber  84' Al Ghaferi  105' Senghor 113'  114'	Report Details		Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 26 May 2012. No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 22 GK  UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 GK  UAE Waleed Salem 20 0 11 0 1 0 8 0 30 GK  UAE Abdullah Sultan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 15 0 11 0 2 0 2 0 Defenders 2 DF  UAE Mohammed Ayed 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 DF  UAE Musallem Fayez 17 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 14 4 8 3 0 0 6 1 14 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 24 0 19 0 2 0 3 0 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 20 1 16 0 2 1 2 0 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 22 1 14 1 2 0 6 0 33 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 DF  UAE Hazza Salem 6 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 44 DF  UAE Fares Jumaa 24 0 21 0 1 0 2 0 Midfielders 6 MF  ROU Mirel Rădoi 29 3 19 0 1 0 9 3 7 MF  UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi 17 2 16 2 0 0 1 0 8 MF  UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 16 4 10 1 1 0 5 3 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 9 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 13 MF  UAE Rami Yaslam 16 0 7 0 2 0 7 0 18 MF  UAE Abdullah Malallah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 MF  UAE Bandar Al-Ahbabi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 MF  UAE Helal Saeed 26 0 19 0 1 0 6 0 23 MF  UAE Shehab Ahmed 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 17→25 MF  UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 27 MF  UAE Salem Abdullah 16 0 8 0 1 0 7 0 31 MF  UAE Haddaf Al Ameri 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 MF  UAE Sultan Nasser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 3 FW  GHA Asamoah Gyan 24 27 18 22 1 2 5 3 9 FW  KSA Yasser Al-Qahtani 21 12 15 7 0 0 6 5 11 FW  UAE Abdulaziz Fayez 28 2 19 2 2 0 7 0 16 FW  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 21 1 18 0 2 1 1 0 28 FW  UAE Mohamed Naser 12 3 6 3 2 0 4 0 29 FW  UAE Mohamed Malallah 19 0 9 0 1 0 9 0 32 FW  ARG Ignacio Scocco 27 11 19 9 2 0 6 2 40 FW  UAE Hamad Raqea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club Disciplinary record N P Nat. Name Pro-League League Cup President's Cup Total Notes 2 DF Mohammed Ayed 2 2 3 FW Asamoah Gyan 1 1 2 4 DF Musallem Fayez 1 1 1 1 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 1 1 2 6 MF Mirel Rădoi 1 1 1 2 1 7 MF Ali Al-Wehaibi 1 1 8 MF Mohammed Al Saadi 1 1 9 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani 3 1 4 12 GK Waleed Salem 3 1 4 13 MF Rami Yaslam 1 1 2 14 DF Mohammed Fayez 1 1 2 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 2 1 3 16 FW Mohamed Abdulrahman 3 1 4 17 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 3 3 20 MF Helal Saeed 2 3 5 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 2 2 25 MF Ahmed Al Shamisi 1 1 27 MF Salem Abdullah 1 1 29 FW Mohamed Malallah 1 1 32 FW Ignacio Scocco 5 1 6 33 DF Mohammed Al-Dhahri 1 1 44 DF Fares Jumaa 7 7 77 DF Hazza Salem 1 1 Last updated: 26 May 2012 Source: Competitive matches Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Assists Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total 1 6 MF Mirel Rădoi 4 4 2 32 FW Ignacio Scocco 2 2 — 11 FW Abdulaziz Fayez 2 2 — 44 DF Fares Jumaa 1 1 2 5 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 1 — 3 FW Asamoah Gyan 1 1 — 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 1 — 9 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani 1 1 — 13 MF Rami Yaslam 1 1 TOTALS 11 4 15 Last updated: 26 May 2012 Source: Competitive matches Goalscorers Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Total 1 3 FW Asamoah Gyan 22 3 2 27 2 9 FW Yasser Al-Qahtani 7 5 12 3 32 FW Ignacio Scocco 9 2 11 4 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 3 1 4 — 8 MF Mohammed Al Saadi 1 3 4 6 6 MF Mirel Radoi 3 3 — 28 FW Mohamed Naser 3 3 8 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 2 2 — 11 FW Abdulaziz Fayez 2 2 — 7 MF Ali Al-Wehaibi 2 2 11 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 1 — 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 1 1 — 16 FW Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 1 Own Goals 1 1 TOTALS 52 17 5 74 Last updated: 26 May 2012 Source: Competitive matches Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Mirel Rădoi Al Dhafra 4–2 (H) 7 October 2011 League Cup (H) – Home; (A) – Away Clean sheets Rank Player Clean sheets 1 Dawoud Sulaiman 7 2 Waleed Salem 5 TOTALS 12 Last updated: 26 May 2012 Source: Competitive matches

Awards

Award	Winner
UAE Pro League Top Scorer	Asamoah Gyan

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External links

• Al Ain FC official website