2016–17 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain

2016–17 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Zlatko Dalić (until 23 January) Joško Španjić (interim, from 23 January, until 1 February) Zoran Mamić (from 1 February)
Stadium	Hazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League	4th
President's Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Group stage
AFC Champions League	Quarter-finals
Home colours Away colours

The 2016–17 season was Al Ain Football Club's 49th in existence and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff Position Name Head coach Zlatko Dalić Assistant coach Borimir Perković Anel Karabeg Fitness coach Frano Leko Goalkeeping coach David Rouse Club doctor Jurica Rakic Physiotherapist Ivica Orsolic Marin Polonijo Bozo Sinkovic Abdul Nasser Al Juhani Nutritionist Mohsen Belhoz U-21 team head coach Joško Španjić Team Manager Matar Obaid Al Sahbani Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad Team Administrator Essam Abdulla Director of football Sultan Rashed Source: Al Ain Club

Board of directors Office Name President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Board of Directors Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouie Board of Directors Member Mohammed Obaid Hammad Board of Directors Member Sultan Rashed Board of Directors Member Ali Msarri Source: Al Ain Club Kits Home 0 Away 0 Third 0 Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports On 22 August 2016, Al Ain unveil new Kit for season 2016–17.[1] The away kit was reveal on 10 December.[2]

Players

First Team No Position Nation Player Age Since 12 GK Waleed Salem 36 2001 17 GK Khalid Eisa 27 2013 22 GK Mahmoud Almas 34 2011 36 GK Dawoud Sulaiman 27 2010 3 DF Dawood Ali 33 2017 5 DF Ismail Ahmed (vice-captain) 34 2008 14 DF Mohammed Al-Dhahri 26 2017 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 29 2010 19 DF Mohanad Salem 32 2008 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 30 2009 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 28 2012 50 DF Mohammed Fayez (3rd captain) 27 2010 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 28 2016 7 MF Caio Lucas 23 2016 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman (captain) 25 2008 13 MF Ahmed Barman 23 2013 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 28 2008 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 35 2013 29 MF Lee Myung-joo 27 2014 43 MF Rayan Yaslam 22 2014 70 MF Danilo Asprilla 28 2017 77 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 27 2016 9 FW Dyanfres Douglas 29 2016 11 FW Saeed Al-Kathiri 29 2015 20 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani 33 2017

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy No Position Player Nation 40 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah  United Arab Emirates 75 GK Hamad Al Mansoori  United Arab Emirates 2 DF Ali Moustafa  United Arab Emirates 3 DF Firas Al Khusaibi  United Arab Emirates 4 DF Saeed Al-Menhali  United Arab Emirates 37 DF Rashed Muhayer  United Arab Emirates 31 DF Ahmed Salem  United Arab Emirates 44 DF Salem Al-Azizi  United Arab Emirates 59 DF Saeed Juma  United Arab Emirates 26 MF Khaled Khalfan  United Arab Emirates 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah  United Arab Emirates 28 MF Sulaiman Nasser  United Arab Emirates 30 MF Mohammed Khalfan  United Arab Emirates 71 MF Abdullah Karama  United Arab Emirates 79 MF Hussain Abdullah  United Arab Emirates 35 FW Yousef Ahmed  United Arab Emirates 52 FW Ali Eid  United Arab Emirates

Transfers

In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2016 DF 37 Rashed Muhayer Al-Wasl Loan return Summer First team 1 July 2016 GK 36 Dawoud Sulaiman Baniyas Loan return Summer First team 2 July 2016 MF 6 Amer Abdulrahman Baniyas Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team [3] 2 July 2016 MF 7 Caio Lucas Kashima Antlers Transfer Summer €3,000,000 First team [4] 20 October 2016 MF 77 Bandar Al-Ahbabi Baniyas Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team [5]

Loans in No. Pos Player From Transfer window Start date End date Fee Team Ref. 20 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani Al Hilal Winter 18 January 2017 End of Season Undisclosed First team [6] 14 DF Mohammed Al-Dhahri Al Wahda Winter 21 January 2017 End of Season Undisclosed First team [7] 3 DF Dawood Ali Al Shabab Winter 21 January 2017 End of Season Undisclosed First team [8]

Out Date Position No. Name To Type T.window Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2016 FW 11 Abdulaziz Fayez Free agent Contract expired Summer First team 17 July 2016 MF 99 Yasser Matar Fujairah Contract termination Summer First team [9][10][11] 2 August 2016 DF 77 Mohamed Fawzi Al Jazira Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team [12] 8 September 2016 FW 49 Ryan Babel Deportivo La Coruña Contract termination Summer Free transfer First team [13] 12 January 2017 MF 8 Rashed Eisa Al Shabab Contract termination Winter Free transfer First team [14][15][16][17]

Loans out No. Pos Name To Transfer window Start date End date Fee Team Ref. 6 MF Fellipe Bastos Baniyas Summer 21 July 2016 End of Season Undisclosed[A] First team [18] 39 MF Saqer Mohammed Ittihad Kalba Summer 12 October 2016 End of Season Undisclosed Reserve U21 [19] 24 DF Abdullah Ghamran Ittihad Kalba Winter 5 January 2017 End of Season Undisclosed Reserve U21 [20] Option to buy at the end of the season

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	18 September 2016	13 May 2017	Matchday 1	4th	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	065.38
President's Cup	26 December 2016	5 January 2016	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
League Cup	2 September 2016	13 December 2016	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	12	15	−3	033.33
AFC Champions League	21 February 2017	11 September 2017	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	4	4	2	20	12	+8	040.00
Total					44	24	10	10	93	66	+27	054.55

Last updated: 11 September 2017
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

Main article: 2016–17 UAE Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Al Wasl	26	17	6	3	55	26	+29	57	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Al Ahli	26	16	8	2	50	18	+32	56
4	Al Ain	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	55	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round[21]
5	Al Wahda	26	10	9	7	54	40	+14	39	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
6	Al Nasr	26	11	3	12	42	32	+10	36

Source: uae.agleague.ae
Rules for classification: [22] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking[23] 10) draw

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 H H A A H A H A H A H A A A A H H A H A H A H A H Result W W D W D W W L W W D W W D L W W L W W L W L W W W Position 6 2 3 4 5 4 1 3 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: UAE Pro League A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 17 4 5 58 37  +21 55 10 1 2 31 15  +16 7 3 3 27 22  +5 Last updated: 13 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

Matches

Al Ain v Baniyas

18 September 2016 1	Al Ain	1–0	Baniyas	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 70'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3153 Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Al Ain v Emirates

22 September 2016 2	Al Ain	5–2	Emirates	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 20' (pen.), 22', 56' Caio 24' Asprilla 58'	Report	Sáez 29', 95'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3612 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Nasr v Al Ain

23 October 2016 4	Al Nasr	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Barrada 21'	Report	Caio 8' K. Jalal 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Dibba v Al Ain

28 October 2016 5	Dibba	2–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Dhanhani 70' M. Salem 76' (o.g.)	Report	I. Ahmed 18' Douglas 56'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Ain v Al Shabab

2 November 2016 6	Al Ain	2–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 54' Diaky 94'	Report	R. Hassan 81'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Dhafra v Al Ain

30 November 2016 9	Al Dhafra	1–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Hermach 4'	Report	I. Ahmed 52' O. Abdulrahman 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Eisa Al Hajri

Al Ain v Al Wasl

4 December 2016 10	Al Ain	2–1	Al Wasl	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 58' M. Salem 73'	Report	Lima 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Wahda v Al Ain

9 December 2016 11	Al Wahda	1–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Dzsudzsák 26'	Report	Al-Kathiri 52'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Sharjah

17 December 2016 12	Al Ain	3–0	Sharjah	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 14' O. Abdulrahman 70' (pen.) Diaky 93'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmad Salem

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain

22 December 2016 13	Ittihad Kalba	1–2	Al Ain	Kalba
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Ciel 81'	Report	Al-Kathiri 42' Diaky 91'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Ahli

31 December 2016 3	Al Ain	1–1	Al Ahli	Al Ain
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 76'	Report	Al Fardan 82'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Hatta v Al Ain

10 January 2017 7	Hatta	2–3	Al Ain	Hatta
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	E. Obaid 82' Samuel 95' (pen.)	Report	Douglas 28' Caio 31' Al-Ajmani 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Baniyas v Al Ain

14 January 2017 14	Baniyas	1–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Novillo 71'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 11'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Emirates v Al Ain

19 January 2017 15	Emirates	3–2	Al Ain	Ras Al Khaimah
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Batna 22', 73' Sow 83'	Report	Caio 38' Diaky 71'	Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Sultan Mohamed

Al Ain v Al Jazira

23 January 2017 8	Al Ain	1–3	Al Jazira	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	O. Abdulrahman 84'	Report	M. Fawzi 31' Leonardo 74' Mabkhout 90'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ahli v Al Ain

28 January 2017 16	Al Ahli	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	S. Jassim 87'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 51' Caio 91'	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Ain v Al Nasr

3 February 2017 17	Al Ain	3–0	Al Nasr	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 22' I. Ahmed 57' O. Abdulrahman 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Dibba

9 February 2017 18	Al Ain	1–2	Dibba	Al Ain
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 52'	Report	K. Abdulrahman 56' (o.g.) Moraes 76'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Shabab v Al Ain

15 February 2017 19	Al Shabab	1–3	Al Ain	Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Marzooq 41'	Report	Al-Shamrani 10' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Diaky 77'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Hatta

4 March 2017 20	Al Ain	2–0	Hatta	Al Ain
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 27' Diaky 83'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Jazira v Al Ain

8 March 2017 21	Al Jazira	2–0	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mabkhout 83', 94'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

6 April 2017 22	Al Ain	5–2	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Shamrani 12', 31' Barman 24' Diaky 58' Y. Ahmed 73'	Report	H. Al-Ahbabi 18' Salhi 86'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wasl v Al Ain

15 April 2017 23	Al Wasl	4–3	Al Ain	Dubai
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 37' (pen.), 56' Lima 77', 92'	Report	Y. Ahmed 23', 25' Caio 28'	Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Wahda

29 April 2017 24	Al Ain	3–2	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 59', 74' Al-Shamrani 94'	Report	Chang-woo 81' Valdivia 85'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Sharjah v Al Ain

3 May 2017 25	Sharjah	2–4	Al Ain	Sharjah
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rivas 16' A. Omar 77'	Report	Asprilla 24' Al-Shamrani 55' (pen.), 82' (pen.) M. Khalfan 84'	Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba

13 May 2017 26	Al Ain	2–1	Ittihad Kalba	Al Ain
18:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Diaky 24' Al-Shamrani 85'	Report	S. Suroor 61'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

President's Cup

Main article: 2016–17 UAE President's Cup

Al Ahli v Al Ain

26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) Round of 16	Al Ahli	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:55	A. Khalil 57' (pen.)	Report	O. Abdulrahman 79' (pen.), 122' Diaky 97'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Al Nasr

5 January 2017 (2017-01-05) Quarter-finals	Al Ain	0–1	Al Nasr	Abu Dhabi
20:00		Report	J. Yaqoob 26'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Omar Al Ali

League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 UAE League Cup

Group stage

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Shabab	6	3	2	1	13	9	+4	11
Al Ahli	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
Al Nasr	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
Al Ain	6	2	2	2	12	15	−3	8
Dibba	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
Ittihad Kalba	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5
Baniyas	6	0	3	3	6	10	−4	3

Source: Soccerway

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba

2 September 2016 1	Al Ain	3–2	Ittihad Kalba	Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Diaky 11' (pen.) Douglas 27' Al-Kathiri 93'	Report	Y. Abdullah 59' Costea 64'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

Al Ahli v Al Ain

7 September 2016 2	Al Ahli	5–1	Al Ain	Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Lima 5' Al Fardan 42' W. Hussain 69' Gyan 79' Ribeiro 89'	Report	Caio 91'	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Nasr

30 September 2016 3	Al Ain	2–3	Al Nasr	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 58' Asprilla 91'	Report	A. Khamis 23', 56' Barrada 45'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Shabab v Al Ain

10 October 2016 4	Al Shabab	2–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Mohammed 8' Luvannor 39'	Report	Asprilla 22' Douglas 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Ahmad Salem

Al Ain v Baniyas

11 November 2016 5	Al Ain	2–2	Baniyas	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 62' Douglas 70'	Report	Hernández 73' Larrivey 80'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Dibba v Al Ain

13 December 2016 6	Dibba	1–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Bakhit 36'	Report	Al-Kathiri 33', 92'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AIN	AHL	ZOB	BUN
1	Al-Ain	6	3	3	0	14	7	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	1–1	3–0
2	Al-Ahli	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11			2–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Zob Ahan	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7			0–3	1–2	—	2–1
4	Bunyodkor	6	1	0	5	5	12	−7	3			2–3	2–0	0–2	—

Source: AFC

Al Ain v Zob Ahan

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)	Al Ain	1–1	Zob Ahan	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4	Ismail 76'	Report	Bengtson 57'	Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Bunyodkor v Al Ain

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)	Bunyodkor	2–3	Al Ain	Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
18:00 UTC+5	Cemîrtan 10' Khamdamov 43'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 8', 89' (pen.) Caio 15'	Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Al-Ahli v Al Ain

13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)	Al-Ahli	2–2	Al Ain	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+3	Balghaith 26' Fetfatzidis 50'	Report	Al-Shamrani 28' Balghaith 52' (o.g.)	Attendance: 23,431 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al Ain v Al-Ahli

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)	Al Ain	2–2	Al-Ahli	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:35 UTC+4	Ismael 7' O. Abdulrahman 85' (pen.)	Report	Al Somah 43', 89'	Attendance: 9,224 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Zob Ahan v Al Ain

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)	Zob Ahan	0–3	Al Ain	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:30 UTC+4:30		Report	Asprilla 25' O. Abdulrahman 59' M. Abdulrahman 80'	Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Al Ain v Bunyodkor

8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)	Al Ain	3–0	Bunyodkor	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:40 UTC+4	Al-Shamrani 34' O. Abdulrahman 76' Diaky 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Round of 16

Esteghlal v Al Ain

22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)	Esteghlal	1–0	Al Ain	Azadi Stadium, Tehran
20:45 UTC+4:30	Rezaei 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 67,202 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al Ain v Esteghlal

29 May 2017 (2017-05-29)	Al Ain	6–1	Esteghlal	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
22:45 UTC+4	Caio 27', 33' O. Abdulrahman 49', 60' Lee Myung-joo 56' Al-Shamrani 75'	Report	Rezaei 83'	Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al-Ain won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Al Ain v Al-Hilal

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21)	Al Ain	0–0	Al-Hilal	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4		Report		Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Al-Hilal v Al Ain

11 September 2017 (2017-09-11)	Al-Hilal	3–0	Al Ain	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:00 UTC+3	Carlos Eduardo 42', 45+1', 74'	Report		Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Al Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 11 September 2017. No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 17 GK  UAE Khalid Eisa 34 0 21 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 22 GK  UAE Mahmoud Almas 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 GK  UAE Mohammed Abo Sandah 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 GK  UAE Hamad Al Mansoori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 DF  UAE Ali Moustafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DF  UAE Dawood Ali 11 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 DF  UAE Saeed Al-Menhali 11 0 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 30 5 19 3 0 0 2 0 9 2 14 DF  UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 30 0 13+3 0 3+1 0 2 0 8 0 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 28 1 19 1 0 0 2 0 7 0 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 14 0 7+2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 DF  UAE Mohamed Ahmed 5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 DF  UAE Ahmed Salem 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 DF  JPN Tsukasa Shiotani 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 DF  UAE Rashed Muhayer 16 0 4+4 0 3+2 0 0 0 3 0 44 DF  UAE Salem Al-Azizi 17 0 5+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 5 0 50 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 59 DF  UAE Saeed Juma 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Midfielders 6 MF  UAE Amer Abdulrahman 19 0 11+5 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 MF  BRA Caio Lucas 41 16 24 12 5 1 2 0 10 3 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 34 9 22 0 0 0 2 2 10 7 13 MF  UAE Ahmed Barman 40 1 19+5 1 5 0 2 0 9 0 16 MF  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 33 1 17+4 0 2 0 1 0 9 1 18 MF  UAE Ibrahim Diaky 31 11 4+13 8 6 1 2 1 6 1 26 MF  UAE Khaled Khalfan 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 27 MF  UAE Mohsen Abdullah 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 MF  UAE Sulaiman Nasser 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 MF  KOR Lee Myung-joo 39 1 24 0 5 0 2 0 8 1 30 MF  UAE Mohammed Khalfan 7 1 0+3 1 0+1 0 0 0 3 0 43 MF  UAE Rayan Yaslam 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 MF  COL Danilo Asprilla 29 9 14+2 5 5 3 2 0 6 1 71 MF  UAE Abdullah Karama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 MF  UAE Bandar Al-Ahbabi 23 0 12+3 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 79 MF  UAE Hussain Abdullah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 9 FW  BRA Dyanfres Douglas 21 10 11+1 6 5 4 2 0 2 0 9 FW  SWE Marcus Berg 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 FW  UAE Saeed Al-Kathiri 22 5 4+11 2 2+2 3 1 0 2 0 20 FW  KSA Nasser Al-Shamrani 15 11 8+2 8 0 0 0 0 5 3 35 FW  UAE Yousef Ahmed 18 3 2+5 3 1+4 0 0 0 6 0 52 FW  UAE Ali Eid 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 Players transferred out during the season 8 MF  UAE Rashed Eisa 5 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 Goalscorers As of 29 May 2017 Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Rank No. Pos. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 1 7 MF Caio Lucas 12 0 1 3 16 2 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 6 2 0 7 15 3 20 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani 8 0 0 3 11 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 8 1 1 1 11 5 9 FW Dyanfres Douglas 6 0 4 0 10 6 70 MF Danilo Asprilla 5 0 3 1 9 7 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 3 0 0 2 5 11 FW Saeed Al-Kathiri 2 0 3 0 5 9 35 FW Yousef Ahmed 3 0 0 0 3 10 13 MF Ahmed Barman 1 0 0 0 1 30 FW Mohammed Khalfan 1 0 0 0 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 0 0 0 1 1 29 MF Lee Myung-joo 0 0 0 1 1 Own goals 2 0 0 1 3 Totals 58 3 12 20 93

Disciplinary record N P Nat. Name Pro League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Total Notes 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 7 1 1 1 9 1 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 3 1 2 3 8 1 29 MF Lee Myung-joo 7 7 13 MF Ahmed Barman 3 1 2 6 7 MF Caio Lucas 4 1 1 5 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 4 1 4 1 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 4 4 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 3 1 4 9 FW Dyanfres Douglas 1 1 1 1 4 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 1 2 3 11 FW Saeed Al-Kathiri 2 1 3 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 1 2 3 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 2 2 4 DF Saeed Al-Menhali 2 2 30 FW Mohammed Khalfan 1 1 2 17 GK Khalid Eisa 2 2 70 MF Danilo Asprilla 2 2 59 DF Saeed Juma 1 1 22 GK Mahmoud Almas 1 1 40 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah 1 1 37 DF Rashed Muhayer 1 1 44 DF Salem Al-Azizi 1 1 14 DF Mohammed Al-Dhahri 1 1 77 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1 20 FW Nasser Al-Shamrani 1 1 3 DF Dawood Ali 1 1 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1 1 70 MF Danilo Asprilla 1 1 8 MF Rashed Eisa 1 1 26 MF Khaled Khalfan 1 1 Last updated: 11 September 2017 Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae, The-Afc.com 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 No. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 10 Omar Abdulrahman 13 0 0 5 18 7 Caio Lucas 8 0 2 1 11 77 Bandar Al-Ahbabi 4 0 0 1 5 70 Danilo Asprilla 1 0 3 0 4 29 Lee Myung-joo 3 0 1 1 4 20 Nasser Al-Shamrani 1 0 0 2 3 35 Yousef Ahmed 1 0 1 0 2 15 Khaled Abdulrahman 2 0 0 0 2 5 Ismail Ahmed 1 0 0 1 2 9 Dyanfres Douglas 2 0 0 0 2 19 Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 16 Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 1 17 Khalid Eisa 1 0 0 0 1 30 Mohammed Khalfan 1 0 0 0 1 13 Ahmed Barman 0 0 1 0 1 6 Amer Abdulrahman 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 40 1 8 11 59 Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Douglas Emirates 5–2 (H) 22 September 2016 Pro League (Round 2) Clean sheets Rank No. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 1 17 Khalid Eisa 3 0 0 3 6 2 40 Mohammed Abo Sandah 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 4 0 0 3 7

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External links

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