2012–13 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain

2012–13 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Cosmin Olăroiu
Stadium	Tahnoun bin Mohammed
League	1st
Super Cup	Winners
President's Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Group Stage
Champions League	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Asamoah Gyan (31) All: Asamoah Gyan (32)
Biggest win	7–0 vs Al Dhafra 6–0 vs Ittihad Kalba 5–0 vs Al Wasl
Biggest defeat	3–6 vs Al Ahli
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2013.

The 2012–13 season was Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

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 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 Apostolos Dritsas Abdelnasser Aljohny Wiesław Sojka Georgios Bosineaus Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad Team Administrator Nasser Al Junaibi Doctor Nikolaos Tzouroudis Last updated: 23 August 2012 Source: AlKhaleej.ae

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 Member of Board of Directors Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki Member of Board of Directors Hamad Nekhirat Al Ameri Member of Board of Directors Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh Member of Board of Directors Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri Last updated: 21 November 2011 Source: Al Ain Club Official Website, AlKhaleej.ae Other information Ground (capacity and dimensions) Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (15,000 / 91,341) Source: AlAinClub.ae

Kits Home 0 Away 0 Third 0 Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Strata / Abu Dhabi National Hotels Cosmin Olăroiu at Al Ain Training In May 2013.

Players

First team No. Position(s) Nationality Name Since Age Signed from Goalkeepers 12 GK  UAE Waleed Salem 2001 32 Youth system 22 GK  UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 2011 29 Sharjah 30 GK  UAE Abdullah Sultan 2007 27 Youth system 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 2010 23 Youth system Defenders 4 DF  UAE Musallem Fayez 2007 26 Youth system 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 2008 29 FUS de Rabat — DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 2007 23 Youth system 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 2010 24 Youth system 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 2008 28 Al Dhafra 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 2007 25 Youth system 23 DF  UAE Mohamed Ahmed 2012 24 Al Shabab 33 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 2010 22 Youth system 44 DF  UAE Fares Jumaa 2007 24 Youth system Midfielders 2 MF  UAE Yaqoub Al Hosani 2012 25 Al Wahda 6 MF  ROU Mirel Rădoi (3rd C) 2011 32 Al Hilal 7 MF  UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi (VC) 2001 29 Youth system 8 MF  UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 2011 30 Al Dhafra 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 2008 21 Youth system 18 MF  UAE Abdullah Malallah 2008 29 Emirates 20 MF  UAE Helal Saeed (C) 2011 36 Al Jazira 25 MF  UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 2009 25 Youth system 27 MF  UAE Salem Abdullah 2006 26 Youth system Forwards 3 FW  GHA Asamoah Gyan 2011 27 Sunderland 9 FW  FRA Kembo Ekoko 2012 25 Rennais 11 FW  UAE Abdulaziz Fayez 2009 22 Youth system 16 FW  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 2008 24 Youth system 32 FW  AUS Alex Brosque 2012 29 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 FW  UAE Mohamed Malallah 2011 29 Ittihad Kalba 45 FW  UAE Mohamed Naser 2011 25 Al Shabab

From Reserve and Youth Academy No. Nat Position Player Since 1 GK  UAE Saif Rashed 2012 17 DF  UAE Mohammed Ayed 2009 26 DF  UAE Abdulsalam Mohammed 2012 28 FW  UAE Abdulla Al Sheeba 2012 31 DF  UAE Fahad Juma 2012 34 MF  UAE Sultan Nasser 2010 37 FW  UAE Faraj Juma 2010 60 DF  UAE Saeed Al-Menhali 2012 39 MF  UAE Saqer Mohammed 2012 43 DF  UAE Salem Sultan 2012 47 DF  UAE Souad Mosabeh 2012 51 MF  UAE Abdulrahman Ahmed 2013 64 MF  UAE Rayan Yaslam 2012 65 FW  UAE Yousef Ahmed 2012 66 FW  UAE Majed Ahmed 2012 68 MF  UAE Ahmed Barman 2012 13 MF  UAE Ahmed Sahel 2013 New contracts Date Pos No. Player Ref. Notes 13 September 2012 MF 6 Mirel Rădoi [1] 16 January 2013 FW 65 Yousef Ahmed [2] first professional contract

Transfers

In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 12 May 2012 MF 2 Yaqoub Al Hosani Al Wahda Transfer Summer €277,000 [3][4] 7 June 2012 DF 23 Mohamed Ahmed Al Shabab Transfer Summer €4,600,000 [5][6] 6 July 2012 FW 3 Asamoah Gyan Sunderland Transfer Summer €7.500,000 [7] 31 August 2012 FW 9 Kembo Ekoko Rennais Transfer Summer €3.700,000 [8] 26 September 2012 FW 32 Alex Brosque Shimizu S-Pulse Transfer Summer €4.000,000 [9] Transfer summary Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals. Expenditure Summer: €20,077,000 Winter: €0,000,000 Total: €20,077,000 Income Summer: €1.300,000 Winter: €0,000,000 Total: €1.300,000 Net totals Summer: €18,777,000 Winter: €0,000,000 Total: €18,777,000

Out Date Position No. Name To Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 30 June 2012 FW 9 Yasser Al-Qahtani Al Hilal End of loan Summer Free [10] 1 June 2012 MF 23 Shehab Ahmed Ajman Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11] 7 June 2012 GK 39 Ismail Rabee Al Shabab Swap Summer Free [5][6] 16 June 2012 DF 35 Hazza Salem Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12] 16 June 2012 MF 26 Hamad Al Merri Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12] 16 June 2012 DF 70 Bandar Al-Ahbabi Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12] 16 June 2012 MF 31 Haddaf Al Ameri Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12] 16 June 2012 FW — Hamad Raqea Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12] 29 June 2012 MF — Saif Mohammed Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [13] 1 August 2012 FW 32 Ignacio Scocco Newell's Old Boys Loan Summer €1.300,000 [14][15] 23 August 2012 GK 55 Yousif Al Bairaq Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed [16] 13 September 2012 MF — Rami Yaslam Dubai Loan Summer Undisclosed [17][18] 20 September 2012 FW — Jumaa Saeed Al Nahda Loan Summer Undisclosed [19] 23 January 2013 FW 45 Mohamed Naser Al Wasl Transfer Winter Undisclosed [20] 4 February 2013 FW 29 Mohamed Malallah Ittihad Kalba Loan Winter Undisclosed [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Krasnodar v Al Ain

15 July 2012 Friendly	Krasnodar	3–0	Al Ain	Leogang
	Golyshev 55' Lambarschi 71' Picușceac 89'	Report		Referee: Hill Hannes

Energie Cottbus v Al Ain

18 July 2012 Friendly	Energie Cottbus	1–1	Al Ain	Tirol
17:00	Glasner 51'	Report	A. Fayez 65'	Stadium: Angerberg Attendance: 100 Referee: Issen Steen

Al Ain v Higher Education

26 July 2012 Friendly	Al Ain	2–0	Higher Education	Al Ain
17:00	Al-Rami 41' (o.g.) A. Sahel 60'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Referee: Abdullah Naji

Al Ain v Al Shaab

2 August 2012 Friendly	Al Ain	5–0	Al Shaab	Al Ain
	Gyan 32', 44' M. Malallah 46' M. Naser 84' (pen.) J. Saeed 94'	Report		Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq

Al Ain v Al Orouba

9 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship	Al Ain	2–1	Al Orouba	Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 47', 63'	Report	Katkout 34'	Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq

Al Ain v Al Salmiya

12 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship	Al Ain	4–0	Al Salmiya	Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 19' A. Fayez 25' M. Naser 47' J. Saeed 74'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Al Shabab

15 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship	Al Ain	1–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
23:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Naser 7'	Report	Tagliabué 59'	Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim

Getafe v Al Ain

28 August 2012 Friendly	Getafe	1–2	Al Ain	Getafe
	León 7'	Report	Rădoi 85' (pen.) A. Fayez 86'	Stadium: Alfonso Pérez Referee: García Valencia

Rayo Vallecano v Al Ain

29 August 2012 Trofeo Vallecas	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Al Ain	Madrid
	Quero 7'	Report	I. Ahmed 8' A. Fayez 31'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jose Luis Lopez

Atlético Madrid v Al Ain

4 September 2012 Friendly	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Al Ain	Madrid
	Costa 7'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Sánchez

Al Ain v Al Shabab

10 September 2012 Friendly	Al Ain	0–0	Al Shabab	Al Ain
		Report		Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Referee: Abdullah Naji

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	23 September 2012	24 May 2013	Matchday 1	Winners	26	20	2	4	74	26	+48	076.92
League Cup	9 October 2012	17 March 2013	Group stage	Group stage	8	5	3	0	13	5	+8	062.50
President's Cup	20 December 2012	5 May 2013	Round of 16	Semi-finals	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67
Super Cup	17 September 2012		Final	Winners	1	1	0	0	0	0	+0	100.00
Champions League	27 February 2013	30 April 2013	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	033.33
Total					44	30	5	9	100	43	+57	068.18

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

Main article: 2012–13 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)	26	20	2	4	74	26	+48	62	Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2	Al Ahli	26	15	6	5	62	33	+29	51
3	Al Jazira	26	13	8	5	56	37	+19	47
4	Baniyas	26	14	5	7	50	37	+13	47	Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
5	Al Shabab	26	13	3	10	48	39	+9	42	Qualification to the 2014 GCC Champions League

Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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 26 20 2 4 74 26  +48 62 10 1 2 39 13  +26 10 1 2 35 13  +22 Last updated: 24 May 2013. 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 23 24 25 26 Ground H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H Result L W W W D W W W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W L D L W Position 12 9 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2013. Source: Competitive matches A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Al Ain v Al Ahli

23 September 2012 1	Al Ain	3–6	Al Ahli	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	D. Sulaiman  17' I. Ahmed  29' M. Abdulrahman  36' Kembo 38' Gyan 11', 71' H. Saeed  83' Rădoi  85'	Report	Grafite 18', 52', 65', 81'  76' B. Saeed 50'  70' Sanqour  53' Jiménez 83'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 5,178 Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Bader Abdullah

Ajman v Al Ain

28 September 2012 2	Ajman	1–4	Al Ain	Ajman
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Sy 18'	Report	Gyan 5', 11' F. Fayez 43' M. Abdulrahman 48' Al Hosani  58'	Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium Attendance: 5,422 Referee: Fahad Al Kassar Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassim, Omar Sulaiman Al Adab Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

5 October 2012 3	Al Ain	7–0	Al Dhafra	Al-Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 4', 19', 51' M. Abdulrahman 48', 90+2' O. Abdulrahman 50' Brosque 68'	Report	A. Jumaa  3' M. Awad  27' M. Qassim  47'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 4,421 Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani Fourth official: Fahad Al Hawasin

Dibba Al Fujairah v Al Ain

21 October 2012 4	Dibba Al Fujairah	1–5	Al Ain	Al-Ain
18:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Naqbi  51' Murad  68' Alex 76' Júnior  83'	Report	Kembo 6' F. Jumaa  26' Gyan 38', 42' Brosque 41', 67' Al-Dhahri  75'	Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 1,730 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah Al Ali, Abdulsattar Sanqoor Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory

Al Jazira v Al Ain

29 October 2012 5	Al Jazira	2–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Hyung-min  33' S. Masoud  44' A. Mousa 59'  72' K. Esmaeel  65' R. Oliveira 74' Diaky  79'	Report	Gyan 45+1' Kembo 50' O. Abdulrahman  75' M. Ahmed  87'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 19,756 Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf Al Mehairi, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi

Al Ain v Al Wasl

3 November 2012 6	Al Ain	5–0	Al Wasl	Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	O. Abdulrahman 21' H. Saeed  24' Brosque 45+1' Gyan 57', 74' M. Abdulrahman  85'	Report	R. Eisa  42' S.Saeed  55' Shikabala  56' Neill  75'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory

Al Shabab v Al Ain

8 November 2012 7	Al Shabab	2–3	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Marzooq  36' Ciel 54', 90+3'  87' Edgar  76'	Report	Gyan 43', 64' Kembo  45+3' H. Saeed  60' M. Ahmed  69' I. Ahmed 75' Rădoi  83' K. Abdulrahman  90+2' D. Sulaiman  90+4'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater Assistant referees: Hasan Al Mahri, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba

18 November 2012 8	Al Ain	6–0	Ittihad Kalba	Al-Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Ahmed 43', 55' O. Abdulrahman 45', 53' Gyan 65' Kembo 78' Brosque  85'	Report	Jahouh  27' S.Saeed  41' J. Musabeh  44' S. Faraj  62' N. Mohamed  85'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 1,263 Referee: Yaseen Al Mansory Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassem, Sabet Al Ali Fourth official: Rashid Abdulkarim

Dubai v Al Ain

23 November 2012 9	Dubai	2–5	Al Ain	Dubai
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Hassan  31' Keita  68' Porta  84' Y. Al Hammadi  85'	Report	Gyan 3', 67' Brosque 15' O. Abdulrahman 33', 43'  33'	Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium Attendance: 2,450 Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Abdulsattar Sanqoor Fourth official: Ahmed Sulaiman Jemei

Al Ain v Al Shaab

30 November 2012 10	Al Ain	2–1	Al Shaab	Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 14' M. Salem  35' I. Ahmed  47' Al-Wehaibi 60'	Report	S. Abbas  17' Bu Safared  29' Careca  82'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 7,802 Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory

Baniyas v Al Ain

5 December 2012 11	Baniyas	0–3	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Zidan  52' Nawaf .M  63' M. Jaber  72'	Report	Kembo 9' Brosque 47'  75' Gyan 90+1'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Wahda

10 December 2012 12	Al Ain	2–1	Al Wahda	Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Brosque 6' K. Abdulrahman  17' I. Ahmed  60' Gyan 81' M. Abdulrahman  90+2'	Report	Santo  21' Al Mansoori  42' Al Kathiri  74'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 6,931 Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi

Al Nasr v Al Ain

16 December 2012 13	Al Nasr	0–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mascara  29'	Report	Kembo 7' Gyan 37' M. Ahmed  68' O. Abdulrahman  90+1' D. Sulaiman  90+3' K. Abdulrahman  90+4'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 7,340 Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Ali Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Ajman

26 January 2013 15	Al Ain	4–0	Ajman	Al-Ain
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Kembo 11'  53' M. Ahmed  44' Brosque 64' O. Abdulrahman 76' Yousef 87'	Report	Waleed  34' Shehab  71' Al Yassi  75'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Mohamed Al Hammadi Fourth official: Sultan Mohamed Saleh

Al Dhafra v Al Ain

14 February 2013 16	Al Dhafra	0–3	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Abdulrahim  30' Zahran  40'	Report	I. Ahmed 13' Al Wehaibi 43' Rădoi  61' Brosque 76' H. Saeed  86' M. Ahmed  90+1'	Stadium: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan Attendance: 1,054 Referee: Fahad Al Kassar Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory Fourth official: Abdul Ghafar Besher

Al Ain v Dibba Al Fujairah

21 February 2013 17	Al Ain	0–1	Dibba Al Fujairah	Al-Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Fernandinho 33' Ocran  50' Malallah  65' Al Rowaihy  83'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 1,733 Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi Assistant referees: Sabet Al Ali, Esshaq Ali Al Hammadi Fourth official: Abdallah Rashid Al Naqbi

Al Ain v Al Jazira

3 March 2013 18	Al Ain	1–0	Al Jazira	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	O. Abdulrahman  25' K. Abdulrahman  61' Gyan 80' M. Abdulrahman  90+3'	Report	Oliveira  37' Delgado  63' Y. Matar  78' Juma .A  79' Khamis .E  86'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Bader Abdullah

Al Wasl v Al Ain

7 March 2013 19	Al Wasl	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Emaná 3' Ahmed .I  30' Yasser  39' A. Abbas  41' Mahir  64' Mahmoud  72' Waheed  88'	Report	Gyan 66', 79' Kembo  16'	Stadium: Za'abeel Stadium Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Shabab

29 March 2013 20	Al Ain	2–1	Al Shabab	Al-Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Salem  23' Yaqoub  68' Brosque 77' Yousef 81' F. Fayez  85'	Report	Henrique 49'  76' Essa .o  75'  79' Hamdan .Q  90+3'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi Fourth official: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Ahli v Al Ain

6 April 2013 14	Al Ahli	0–3	Al Ain	Dubai
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	B. Saeed  11' Grafite  46' Y. Mohamad  71' Al Hammadi  89'	Report	Al-Dhahri  30'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Mohamed Al Jalaf Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Note: Called off at the end of the match after an assistant referee Mohamed Al Jalaf was hit by an metal object thrown from Al Ahli crowd.[22] Al Ain have been awarded a 3-0 victory by the Football Association's Disciplinary Committee.[23]

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain

14 April 2013 21	Ittihad Kalba	1–3	Al Ain	Kalba
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Dufrennes  18' Faraj 38' S. Saif  72' Al-Mansoori  74' Abdulazeiz  89'	Report	Rădoi 6', 47' Gyan 90+1'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium Attendance: 850 Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim Al Zarouni Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Zayed Dawood Kamal Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater

Al Ain v Dubai

18 April 2013 22	Al Ain	3–0	Dubai	Al-Ain
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 37', 56', 75' Yaqoub  90' M. Salem  90+2'	Report	I. Ahmed  12' Magrão  19'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Khamis Fairooz Obid Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi

Al Shaab v Al Ain

27 April 2013 23	Al Shaab	1–0	Al Ain	Sharjah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Junaibi  44' N'dri 79'	Report		Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 1,856 Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Zayed Dawood Kamal Fourth official: Abdullah Eshtairy

Al Ain v Baniyas

12 May 2013 24	Al Ain	2–2	Baniyas	Al-Ain
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Gyan 23', 65'  32' Al-Dhahri  33' Al Nasseri  90+3' Kembo  90+4'	Report	Y. Jaber  44' Senghor 74', 86'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 1,074 Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Sabet Al Ali Fourth official: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi

Al Wahda v Al Ain

18 May 2013 25	Al Wahda	2–0	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Salem 42' Waigo 75' Al-Hosani  83'	Report	Rădoi  58'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 3,855 Referee: Fahad Al Kassar Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Abdulsattar Sanqoor Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory

Al Ain v Al Nasr

24 May 2013 26	Al Ain	2–1	Al Nasr	Al-Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Kembo 67'  73' Gyan 88'	Report	Correa 9'  89' Humaid  36' Ghazi  72' Mascara  88'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater Assistant referees: Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi

Super Cup

Main article: 2012 Arabian Gulf Super Cup

Al Ain v Al Jazira

17 September 2012 Final	Al Ain	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Al Jazira	Dubai
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	K. Abdulrahman  68' M. Ahmed  88'	Report	K. Esmaeel  21' Hyung-min  66' Bargash  85'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 8,274 Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater
	Penalties
	Gyan Kembo Rădoi O. Abdulrahman F. Jumaa M. Ahmed M. Abdulrahman D. Sulaiman		Diaky Fernandinho Bargash R. Oliveira A. Mousa Y. Matar Hyung-min S. Masoud

President's Cup

Main article: 2012–13 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Al Fujairah

20 December 2012 Round of 16	Al Ain	4–0	Al Fujairah	Sharjah
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Kembo 31', 45' I. Ahmed  35' 46' (2H)  60' M. Fayez  60' Gyan  70' Y. Ahmed  70' Al Saadi 75' Rădoi  76' M. Malallah  76'	Report		Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Abdullah Najee
Note: Lineups

Al Ain v Bani Yas

10 February 2013 Quarter-finals	Al Ain	2–1	Bani Yas	Dubai
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Brosque 15' I. Ahmed  56' M. Salem  56' Al-Wehaibi 77' Kembo  89' M. Abdulrahman  89' H. Saeed  92' Al Hosani  92'	Report	Y. Jaber  63' Senghor  63' N. Mubarak  65' H. Saleh  65' Aboutrika 68'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups

Al Ain v Al Ahli

5 May 2013 Semi-finals	Al Ain	1–2	Al Ahli	Al Nahyan Stadium
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Ahmed  24'  58' I. Ahmed  29' F. Jumaa  30'  45' Al-Dhahri  45' Gyan  47' Kembo  62' Al-Wehaibi  62' H. Saeed  73' M. Abdulrahman  73' Brosque 82'  84' Mahmoud Al Mas  93' O. Abdulrahman  96'  96'	Report	Grafite 16' B. Saeed 35' M.Naser  84' Haikal  84'	Attendance: Abu Dhabi Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups

League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 UAE League Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al-Wahda	8	6	1	1	18	7	+11	19
2	Al Ain	8	5	3	0	13	5	+8	18
3	Al Nasr	8	2	3	3	13	10	+3	9
4	Dubai	8	2	1	5	11	16	−5	7
5	Al-Shaab	8	0	2	6	6	23	−17	2

Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Dubai v Al Ain

9 October 2012 1	Dubai	2–4	Al Ain	Dubai
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Porta 24' M. Ismael  63' Feindouno 87'	Report	Brosque 13', 53', 65' Al Shamisi  41' M. Abdulrahman 74' M. Fayez  89'	Stadium: Police Officers Club Attendance: 850 Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Al Wahda

14 October 2012 2	Al Ain	0–0	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	I. Ahmed  35'	Report		Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Ali Hamad Al Badwawi

Al Nasr v Al Ain

13 November 2012 3	Al Nasr	0–0	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Al Saadi  11' Al Hosani  54' Al Dhahri  68'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel

Al Ain v Al-Shaab

28 December 2012 4	Al Ain	2–0	Al-Shaab	Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Shamisi 21' F. Jumaa  55' Y. Ahmed 80' Al Saadi  82'	Report	Careca  55'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi

Al Ain v Dubai

10 January 2013 5	Al Ain	2–1	Dubai	Al Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Saadi 2', 78' Rădoi  15' F. Fayez  90+3'	Report	A. Hassan  18' M. Ismael  38' Juca  51' Y. Al Hammadi  72' R. Yaslam 85' M. Lashkari  86'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 502 Referee: Eisa Khalifa Al Hajri

Al-Wahda v Al Ain

17 January 2013 6	Al-Wahda	0–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Basulaiman  61' Tawfeeq  88'	Report	Kembo 45' I. Ahmed  66' H. Saeed  92'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Attendance: 563 Referee: Fahad Al Kassar

Al Ain v Al Nasr

1 February 2013 7	Al Ain	1–1	Al Nasr	Al Ain
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rădoi  44' Kembo 79' A. Malallah  90'	Report	Al Ajmani  49' Lima 90+1' Mascara  90+2'	Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Attendance: 2,043 Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef

Al-Shaab v Al Ain

17 March 2013 8	Al-Shaab	1–3	Al Ain	Sharjah
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Kaseke 32' K. Saqar  59' J. Sanqoor  61'	Report	A. Malallah 43' Y. Ahmed 29', 73'	Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Attendance: 923 Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2013 AFC Champions League group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		EST	HIL	AIN	RAY
1	Esteghlal	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13	Advance to knockout stage		—	0–1	2–0	3–0
2	Al-Hilal	6	4	0	2	10	6	+4	12			1–2	—	2–0	3–1
3	Al-Ain	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6			0–1	3–1	—	2–1
4	Al-Rayyan	6	1	1	4	7	14	−7	4			3–3	0–2	2–1	—

Source: ScoresPro

Al-Ain v Al-Hilal

27 February 2013	Al-Ain	3–1	Al-Hilal	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4	Abdulrahman 27' Brosque 46' Gyan 90+2'	Report	Al-Zori 9'	Attendance: 8,819 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Esteghlal v Al-Ain

13 March 2013	Esteghlal	2–0	Al-Ain	Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Samuel 64' Majidi 73'	Report		Attendance: 21,330 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Al-Ain v Al-Rayyan

3 April 2013	Al-Ain	2–1	Al-Rayyan	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4	Ekoko 34' Brosque 70'	Report	Nilmar 32'	Attendance: 8,102 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Al-Rayyan v Al-Ain

9 April 2013	Al-Rayyan	2–1	Al-Ain	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
18:40 UTC+3	Nilmar 59' Al-Marri 86'	Report	Ahmed 78'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

Al-Hilal v Al-Ain

23 April 2013	Al-Hilal	2–0	Al-Ain	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
20:50 UTC+3	Al-Dossari 4' Wesley 24'	Report		Attendance: 13,067 Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)

Al-Ain v Esteghlal

30 April 2013	Al-Ain	0–1	Esteghlal	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4		Report	Nekounam 80' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 24 May 2013. No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Champions League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 22 GK  UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 12 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 30 GK  UAE Abdullah Sultan 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 25 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 Defenders 4 DF  UAE Musallem Fayez 9 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 32 4 21 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 14 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 30 0 20 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 17 DF  UAE Mohammed Ayed 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 30 0 20 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 26 1 15 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 23 DF  UAE Mohamed Ahmed 30 2 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 26 DF  UAE Abdulsalam Mohammed 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 DF  UAE Fahed Juma 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 19 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 43 DF  UAE Salem Sultan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 DF  UAE Fares Jumaa 30 0 15 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 5 0 60 DF  UAE Saeed Musabbeh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 2 MF  UAE Yaqoub Al Hosani 23 0 12 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 6 MF  ROU Mirel Rădoi 35 2 20 2 3 0 5 0 1 0 6 0 7 MF  UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi 32 3 19 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 8 MF  UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 13 3 5 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 31 8 22 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 18 MF  UAE Abdullah Malallah 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20 MF  UAE Helal Saeed 30 0 19 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 25 MF  UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 9 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27 MF  UAE Salem Abdullah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 MF  UAE Sultan Nasser 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 MF  UAE Rayan Yaslam 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 MF  UAE Ahmed Barman 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 3 FW  GHA Asamoah Gyan 29 32 22 31 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 9 FW  FRA Kembo Ekoko 37 13 23 8 3 2 4 2 1 0 6 1 11 FW  UAE Abdulaziz Fayez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 FW  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 36 4 22 3 2 0 5 1 1 0 6 0 28 FW  UAE Abdullah Al Sheeba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 FW  AUS Alex Brosque 32 17 20 10 2 2 4 3 0 0 6 2 37 FW  UAE Faraj Juma 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 FW  UAE Yousef Ahmed 13 6 6 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club 29 FW  UAE Mohamed Malallah 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 45 FW  UAE Mohamed Naser 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Clean sheets Rank Player Clean sheets 1 Dawoud Sulaiman 8 2 Mahmoud Almas 5 3 Abdulla Sultan 3 TOTALS 16 Last updated: 24 May 2013 Source: Competitive matches Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Asamoah Gyan Al Dhafra 7–0 (H) 5 October 2012 Pro-League Alex Brosque Dubai 2–4 (A) 9 October 2012 League Cup Asamoah Gyan Dubai 3–0 (H) 18 April 2013 Pro-League (H) – Home; (A) – Away

Assists Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total 1 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 12 4 16 2 9 FW Kembo Ekoko 4 3 7 — 3 FW Asamoah Gyan 6 1 7 4 6 MF Mirel Radoi 4 1 1 6 5 16 FW Mohamed Abdulrahman 5 5 — 20 MF Helal Saeed 5 5 7 32 FW Alex Brosque 4 4 — 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 2 2 4 9 7 MF Ali Al-Wehaibi 1 1 1 3 10 8 MF Mohammed Al Saadi 2 2 — 33 DF Mohammed Al-Dhahri 2 2 12 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1 1 — 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 1 — 25 MF Ahmed Al Shamisi 1 1 — 65 FW Yousef Ahmed 1 1 — 45 FW Mohamed Naser 1 1 — 36 GK Dawoud Sulaiman 1 1 — 18 MF Abdullah Malallah 1 1 — 27 MF Salem Abdullah 1 1 — 30 GK Abdulla Sultan 1 1 — 34 MF Sultan Al Shamsi 1 1 TOTALS 49 8 7 6 70 Last updated: 24 May 2013 Source: Competitive matches Goalscorers Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total 1 3 FW Asamoah Gyan 31 1 32 2 32 FW Alex Brosque 10 3 2 2 17 3 9 FW Kembo Ekoko 8 2 2 1 13 4 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 7 1 8 5 65 FW Yousef Ahmed 2 3 1 6 6 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 3 1 4 — 16 FW Mohamed Abdulrahman 3 1 4 8 8 MF Mohammed Al Saadi 2 1 3 — 7 MF Ali Al-Wehaibi 2 1 3 10 6 MF Mirel Radoi 2 2 — 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 2 2 12 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 1 1 — 25 MF Ahmed Al Shamisi 1 1 — 18 MF Abdullah Malallah 1 1 Own Goals TOTALS 71 13 7 6 97 Last updated: 24 May 2013 Source: Competitive matches

Awards

Award	Winner
Fans’ Player of the Year	Omar Abdulrahman[24]
Emirati Player of the Year	Omar Abdulrahman[24]
UAE Pro League Top Scorer	Asamoah Gyan[24]
Young Player of the Year	Yousef Ahmed[24]

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External links

• Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)