2020–21 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain

2020–21 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Pedro Emanuel (from 5 January 2020[1] until 11 May 2021[2])
Stadium	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
UAE Pro-League	6th
President's Cup	Round of 16
League Cup	First round
Champions League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Kodjo Laba (13 goals) All: Kodjo Laba (13 goals)
Biggest win	0–4 vs Al Wahda 4–1 vs Al Dhafra 3–1 vs Fujairah
Biggest defeat	4–1 vs Baniyas 1–4 vs Shabab Al Ahli 2–4 vs Khor Fakkan 1–3 vs Al Nasr 4–0 vs Foolad
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff On 4 November 2020, Al Ain announced appointing David Platt as the Sports Director.[3] On 13 December 2020, Goncalo Bexiga appointed as the Club’s Head of Scouting from Benfica in line with the improvement procedures adopted by the Al Ain Football Club Company to boost the key performance indicators at all levels, from First Team to Academy.[4] Position Name Head coach Pedro Emanuel Assistant coach Rui Gomes[5] Fitness coach André Galve Goalkeeping coach Luis Miguel First team technical analyst Virgilio Fernandes Physiotherapist Fabio Santos U-21 team head coach Ghazi Fahad Team Manager Matar Obaid Al Sahbani Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad Team Administrator Essam Abdulla Director of football Sultan Rashed Sports Director David Platt Head Scout Goncalo Bexiga Last updated: 21 March 2021 Source: [1]

Board of directors Office Name President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Board of Directors Matar Al Darmaki Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Khaled Al Dhaheri Board of Directors Member Matar Al Dhaheri Board of Directors Member Salem Al Jneibi Board of Directors Member Majid Al Owais Last updated: 22 June 2019 Source: Al Ain Club Kits Home 0 Away 0 Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Dubai Bank On 15 October 2020, Al Ain reveals new Nike home and away kits that was inspired by the team’s most ground-breaking win in 2003.[6][7]

Players

First Team No Position Nation Player Age Since Ends Notes 1 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah 29 2014 2024 3 DF Salem Abdullah 26 2018 2024 4 DF Mohammed Shaker 27 2019 2024 5 DF Ismail Ahmed (captain) 41 2008 2024 Second nationality: Morocco 6 MF Yahia Nader 26 2018 2021 Second nationality: Egypt 7 FW Caio Canedo 34 2019 2022 Second nationality: Brazil 9 FW Kodjo Laba 33 2019 2024 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi (3rd captain) 34 2016 2024 12 GK Hamad Al-Mansouri 28 2017 2021 13 MF Ahmed Barman 30 2013 2024 15 DF Erik Menezes 23 2020 2023 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman (vice-captain) 36 2008 2023 17 GK Khalid Eisa (4th captain) 35 2013 2024 18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi 25 2018 19 DF Mohanad Salem 39 2008 2021 20 FW Wilson Eduardo 34 2020 2022 Second nationality: Portugal 21 MF Mohammed Hilal 29 2019 2024 22 MF Shoya Nakajima 30 2021 2021 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 35 2012 2024 26 MF Omar Yaisien 24 2019 2022 Second nationality: France 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 29 2016 2024 30 MF Mohammed Khalfan 26 2016 2021 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 36 2017 2021 34 DF Rafael Pereira 24 2020 2022 44 DF Saeed Juma 26 2017 2021 50 DF Mohammed Fayez 35 2010 71 DF Ali Al Haidhani 27 2018 77 GK Ibrahim Al-Kaebi 31 2020 88 MF Fahad Hadeed 31 2020 99 FW Jamal Maroof 33 2018 2025

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy No Position Player Nation 2 DF Saoud Al-Mahri  United Arab Emirates 24 MF Andrija Radovanovic  Serbia 25 MF Ali Al-Balochi  United Arab Emirates 29 MF Abdullah Sameer  United Arab Emirates 31 DF Saoud Al-Abri  United Arab Emirates 35 DF Ahmed Jamal  Egypt 42 MF Jonathan Santos  Brazil 53 DF Mansour Al-Shamsi  United Arab Emirates 54 MF Abdalla Mazen  Palestine 61 GK Zayed Khaled  United Arab Emirates 66 MF Mohammed Al-Zaabi  United Arab Emirates 70 MF Mohammed Abbas  United Arab Emirates 72 FW Mohamed Awadalla  Sudan 74 MF Naser Al-Shikali  United Arab Emirates 75 DF Saif Ghazi  United Arab Emirates 90 FW Eisa Khalfan  United Arab Emirates Unregistered players No Position Player Nation 14 MF Rayan Yaslam  United Arab Emirates 38 DF Saeed Musabbeh  United Arab Emirates New contracts

Injury record

N	P	Nat.	Name	Type	Status	Source	Match	Inj. Date	Ret. Date
1	GK		Mohammed Abo Sandah	knee injury		AlAinClub.ae	vs Al Dhafra (Pre-Season)	22 August 2020	11 October 2020
99	FW		Jamal Maroof	fibula bone fracture in left foot		AlAinClub.ae	vs Al Nassr (2019–20 season)	24 September 2020	30 April 2021
9	FW		Kodjo Laba	muscle injury		DubaiSports.ae	in training	7 October 2020	18 October 2020
7	FW		Caio Canedo	tear in the adductor muscle		AlAinClub.ae	in training with UAE	7 October 2020	21 October 2020
11	MF		Bandar Al-Ahbabi	left foot injury		DubaiSports.ae	in training with UAE	10 October 2020	18 October 2020
8	MF		Bauyrzhan Islamkhan	muscle injury		DubaiSports.ae	in training with Kazakhstan	11 October 2020	18 October 2020
14	MF		Rayan Yaslam			AlAinClub.ae	vs Shabab Al Ahli	23 October 2020	4 November 2020
5	DF		Ismail Ahmed	meniscus tear in right knee		AlAinClub.ae	2019–20 season	5 November 2020	Unknown
4	DF		Mohammed Shaker	tear in the front and upper ligaments left shoulder		AlAinClub.ae	vs Al Dhafra	7 November 2020	2 December 2020
13	MF		Ahmed Barman			AlAinClub.ae	in training with UAE	12 November 2020	17 November 2020
11	MF		Bandar Al-Ahbabi	Femoral bicep rupture (in left leg)		AlAinClub.ae	vs Al Wasl	20 November 2020	1 December 2020
7	FW		Caio Canedo	Hamstring injury		AlKhaleej.ae	in training	26 November 2020	16 December 2020
16	MF		Mohamed Abdulrahman			AlAinClub.ae	in training	8 December 2020	17 December 2020
9	FW		Kodjo Laba	foot injury		AlAinClub.ae	in training	9 December 2020	17 December 2020
44	DF		Saeed Juma			AlAinClub.ae	vs Al-Nasr in warm-up	18 December 2020	22 December 2020
13	MF		Ahmed Barman			AlAinClub.ae	in training	12 January 2021	11 February 2021
17	GK		Khalid Eisa			EmaratAlYoum.com	in training	1 February 2021	7 February 2021
22	MF		Shoya Nakajima	ankle injury		AlAinClub.ae	in training	22 February 2021	End of season
13	MF		Ahmed Barman			EmaratAlYoum.com	in training	23 February 2021	16 March 2021
20	MF		Wilson Eduardo			EmaratAlYoum.com	in training	4 March 2021	15 March 2021
6	MF		Yahia Nader	bruise on the left foot		AlRoeya.com	in training	11 March 2021	15 March 2021
7	FW		Caio Canedo	right foot injury		AlAinClub.ae	vs Bani Yas	16 March 2021	2 April 2021
42	MF		Jonathan Santos	right foot injury		AlAinClub.ae	vs Ajman	21 March 2021	Unknown
44	DF		Saeed Juma	Femoral rupture in right foot		AlAinClub.ae	vs Ajman	21 March 2021	2 April 2021

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 30 April 2021
Source: AlAinClub.ae

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Type	Transfer window	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	MF	42	Jonathan Santos	Hatta	Loan return	Summer	Loan return	[8]
1 July 2020	MF	24	Andrija Radovanovic	Ittihad Kalba	Loan return	Summer	Loan return	[9]
7 July 2020	DF	15	Erik Menezes	Internacional	Transfer	Summer	€3,330,000	[10]
15 July 2020	MF	20	Wilson Eduardo	Braga	Transfer	Summer	Free	[11]
28 July 2020	MF	88	Fahad Hadeed	Khor Fakkan	Transfer	Summer	Free	[12]
28 July 2020	GK	77	Ibrahim Al-Kaebi	Dibba Al-Hisn	Transfer	Summer	Free	[12]
4 October 2020	MF	66	Mohammed Al-Zaabi	Al Wahda	Transfer	Summer	Free	[13]
16 January 2021	MF	22	Shoya Nakajima	Porto	Loan	Winter	Undisclosed	[14]

Out Date Position No. Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 MF — Balázs Dzsudzsák Free agent Free [15] 1 July 2020 MF — Khaled Khalfan Hatta Free [16] 4 July 2020 MF — Sulaiman Nasser Ajman Free [17] 7 July 2020 DF — Firas Al Khusaibi Hatta Free [18] 20 July 2020 FW — Hamza Muhanaeh Taliya Free [19] 10 August 2020 FW 20 Saad Khamis Free agent Released [20] 6 October 2020 MF — Ângelo Barbosa Dibba Al-Hisn Free [21] 13 October 2020 FW — Guido Licheri San Fernando Free [22] 26 December 2020 MF 8 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Free agent [a] Released [24] Islamkhan was handed a two-year ban from football after testing positive for a banned substance after an Al Ain game in the AFC Champions League during September 2020.[23]

Loans out No. Pos Name To Start date End date Ref. — FW Ali Eid Al-Fujairah 8 July 2020 End of Season [25] — DF Waleed Siraj Khor Fakkan 13 July 2020 End of Season [26][27] — MF Falah Waleed Khor Fakkan 27 July 2020 End of Season [28] 70 MF Hazem Muhanaeh Al-Taawon 16 September 2020 End of Season [29] 28 MF Idriss Mzaouiyani Al-Dhafra 6 October 2020 End of Season [30] — MF Mohammed Jamal Al Jazira 23 January 2021 End of Season [31]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

22 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)	Al Ain	1–0	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Hadeed 67'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Omar Gharib

Al Ain v Baniyas

25 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)	Al Ain	0–1	Baniyas	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Salem Abdullah  27'		Giménez 32'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al Hosani

Al Ain v Al Wahda

29 August 2020 Friendly (Abu Dhabi Football Clubs tournament)	Al Ain	4–1	Al Wahda	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Laba 10', 12' Hadeed 67' Maroof 88'		K. Ibrahim 79'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Ibrahim Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Shabab Al-Ahli

4 September 2020 Friendly	Al Ain	3–1	Shabab Al-Ahli	Al Ain
	Laba Eduardo Shiotani		Leonardo	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain v Al Nasr

10 September 2020 Friendly	Al Ain	1–2	Al Nasr	Al Ain
	Laba		Mendes	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

21 April 2021 Friendly	Al Ain	2–2	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Laba Hadeed	Report		Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Eisa

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro-League	17 October 2020	11 May 2021	Matchday 1	6	26	11	8	7	39	33	+6	042.31
President's Cup	5 December 2020	5 December 2020	Round of 16	Round of 16	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
League Cup	9 October 2020	13 November 2020	First round	First round	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	000.00
AFC Champions League	10 April 2021	10 April 2021	Play-off round	Play-off round	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Total					30	11	9	10	41	42	−1	036.67

Last updated: 11 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

Main article: 2020–21 UAE Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Sharjah	26	14	6	6	48	29	+19	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5	Al Nasr	26	14	4	8	47	33	+14	46
6	Al Ain	26	11	8	7	39	33	+6	41
7	Al Wahda	26	10	10	6	48	33	+15	40
8	Kalba	26	11	6	9	29	39	−10	39

Source: Arabian Gulf League
Rules for classification: [32] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw

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 11 8 7 39 33  +6 41 5 4 4 19 17  +2 6 4 3 20 16  +4 Last updated: 11 May 2021. Source: Soccerway

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 H A H A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H Result W D L D W W W L D L D D W D L W W L D W L W L D L W Position 6 5 8 9 6 5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2021. Source: UAE Pro League A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan

17 October 2020 1	Al Ain	2–0	Khor Fakkan	Al-Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	R. Yaslam 27' W. Eduardo 90'	Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0 [a] Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Hasan Ahmed Alhammadi Fourth official: Ahmed Mussabah Mubarak

Shabab Al-Ahli v Al Ain

23 October 2020 2	Shabab Al-Ahli	1–1	Al Ain	Dubai
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Y. Jaber 55'	Report	Laba 90'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Mohamed Alobeidli Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Sharjah

30 October 2020 3	Al Ain	1–2	Sharjah	Al-Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Shaker 83'	Report	Caio 16' Coronado 30'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hamad Ali Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Amer Al Qadri Fourth official: Ahmed Al Hammadi

Fujairah v Al Ain

3 November 2020 4	Fujairah	1–1	Al Ain	Fujairah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rosa 90+1'	Report	Hadeed 90+3'	Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Yousef Alqiwani Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Hussain Bilal

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

7 November 2020 5	Al Ain	4–1	Al Dhafra	Al-Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Kodjo Laba 27' (pen.), 90+6' Shiotani 89' Hadeed 90'	Report	Rosheuvel 20'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ahmed Salim Assistant referees: Qais Al Khaddeim, Saeed Al Marzooqi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

Al-Wasl v Al Ain

20 November 2020 6	Al-Wasl	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Saleh 28' Al-Azizi  21'  54'	Report	M. Abdulrahman 42' Laba 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Ahmed Al Abdouli Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Al Wahda

27 November 2020 7	Al Ain	1–0	Al Wahda	Al-Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Yaslam 64'	Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Qais Al Khaddeim Fourth official: Abdalla Rashid

Baniyas v Al Ain

1 December 2020 8	Baniyas	4–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Pedro 2', 90' Al-Noubi 5', 82'	Report	Eduardo 70'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Salah Salim Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Ajman

10 December 2020 9	Al Ain	0–0	Ajman	Al-Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report		Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood, Amer Abdulla Hasan Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Nasr v Al Ain

18 December 2020 10	Al Nasr	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Shiotani 70' (o.g.)	Report	Al-Ahbabi  23' M. Abdulrahman 36' Pereira 57'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Mohamed Alobeidli Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Kalba

26 December 2020 11	Al Ain	1–1	Kalba	Al-Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Eduardo 28'	Report	Jshak 69'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ammar Al Jneibi Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Ali Al Shehhi Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Ain v Al Jazira

31 December 2020 12	Al Ain	2–2	Al Jazira	Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 23', 37' Y. Nader  40'  42'	Report	Conçeicão 61' K. Mubarak 63'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef Assistant referees: Juma Al Mukhaini, Waled Al Karmati Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Hatta v Al Ain

15 January 2021 13	Hatta	0–1	Al Ain	Dubai
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	S. Abdullah 43'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Khamis Fairooz Fourth official: Ahmed Mussabah Mubarak

Khor Fakkan v Al Ain

30 January 2021 14	Khor Fakkan	2–2	Al Ain	Khor Fakkan
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Hammadi 25' Dodô 68'	Report	Shiotani 40' Laba 60'	Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Abdulla Sharif Almarzooqi Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Hussain Bilal

Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli

5 February 2021 15	Al Ain	1–4	Shabab Al Ahli	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Salem 90+3'	Report	Eduardo 9' (pen.), 74' Cartabia 53' I. Jesus 82'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan Fourth official: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Sharjah v Al Ain

13 February 2021 16	Sharjah	1–2	Al Ain	Sharjah
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 10'	Report	Y. Nader 47' Laba 72'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Waled Al Karmati Fourth official: Yousuf Al Shamali

Al Ain v Fujairah

19 February 2021 17	Al Ain	3–1	Fujairah	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 23', 83' Laba 71' (pen.)	Report	Armenteros 89'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ahmed Alabdouli Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea

Al Dhafra v Al Ain

25 February 2021 18	Al Dhafra	2–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Diop 34', 77' (pen.)	Report	Laba 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Qais Al Khaddeim, Ali Saeed Alnaqbi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

Al Ain v Al-Wasl

6 March 2021 19	Al Ain	1–1	Al-Wasl	Al-Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 55'	Report	Mendes 59'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Yahya Al Mulla Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

Al Wahda v Al Ain

12 March 2021 20	Al Wahda	0–4	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Rashed  65'  74'	Report	Laba 10', 88' Caio 15' K. Al-Balochi 31'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali Assistant referees: Hasan Al Mahri, Amer Al Qadri Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Baniyas

16 March 2021 21	Al Ain	1–2	Baniyas	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Laba 4'	Report	S. Al-Shamsi 51' J. Pedro 78'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Hasan Ali Mohamed Alblooshi

Ajman v Al Ain

21 March 2021 22	Ajman	0–2	Al Ain	Ajman
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Trawally  29' Al-Yamahi  32' Ahmad  62'	Report	Abbas 15' Yaisien  22' Shiotani  35' Laba 86'	Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq Assistant referees: Juma Almukhaini, Qais Al Khaddeim Fourth official: Naser Alali

Al Ain v Al Nasr

2 April 2021 23	Al Ain	1–3	Al Nasr	Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al Ahbabi 47' M. Salem  83'	Report	Gláuber  24' Saba 38' Ghuloom  51' Ayed  57' Valentini 79' Tagliabúe 88' Abeid  93'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Rashdi, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

Kalba v Al Ain

3 May 2021 24	Kalba	1–1	Al Ain	Kalba
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mlapa 31' Mariani  40' M. Rashed  54'	Report	Laba 18' K. Eisa  40' K. Al-Balochi  40'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Ali Al Nuaimi, Jasim Al Ajmi Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

Al Jazira v Al Ain

7 May 2021 25	Al Jazira	2–0	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
23:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	S. Rashid  24' Mabkhout 33' Traoré  61' Kosanović 80' Rabii  93'	Report	Erik  5' Rafael  79'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Al Mahri Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea

Al Ain v Hatta

11 May 2021 26	Al Ain	1–0	Hatta	Al-Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 31' Erik  34' Al-Shikali  61'	Report	Al Marzouqi  45'	Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Mohamed Ali Helal Fourth official: Humaid Khalfan Al Shamsi

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.[33]

President's Cup

Main article: 2020–21 UAE President's Cup

Round of 16

Al Ain v Ajman

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)	Al Ain	0–1	Ajman	Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Owusu 44'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 UAE League Cup

First round

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan

9 October 2020 First leg	Al Ain	2–4	Khor Fakkan	Al-Ain
18:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Abdulrahman 45+2' Pereira 71'	Report	Autonne 34' Juninho 47' Jumaa 48' Lopes 82'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi Assistant referees: Mohammed Ahmed Yousuf Mohamed Ali Al Shehhi Fourth official: Mohomed Obaid Khadim

Khor Fakkan v Al Ain

13 November 2020 Second leg	Khor Fakkan	0–0 (4–2 agg.)	Al Ain	Khor Fakkan
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report		Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan Assistant referees: Hassan Ali Al Hammadi Othman Al Maazmi Fourth official: Hasan Al Blooshi

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs § West 2.3

Foolad v Al-Ain

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10)	Foolad	4–0	Al-Ain	Riyadh [note 1]
19:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Sal. Hardani 41' Chimba 49', 86' Patosi 56'	Live Report Stats Report	41'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 11 May 2021. No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 GK  UAE Mohammed Abo Sandah 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 GK  UAE Hamad Al-Mansouri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 GK  UAE Khalid Eisa 26 0 24 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Defenders 3 DF  UAE Salem Abdullah 17 1 14 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 DF  UAE Mohammed Shaker 9 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF  BRA Erik Menezes 27 0 23 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 10 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 DF  UAE Mohammed Hilal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 DF  UAE Mohamed Ahmed 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 DF  JPN Tsukasa Shiotani 29 2 25 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 34 DF  BRA Rafael Pereira 20 2 17 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 35 DF  EGY Ahmed Jamal 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 DF  UAE Saeed Juma 21 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 50 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 MF  EGY Yahia Nader 25 1 21 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 11 MF  UAE Bandar Al-Ahbabi 22 1 20 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 MF  UAE Ahmed Barman 22 0 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 MF  UAE Rayan Yaslam 10 2 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 16 MF  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 14 3 11 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 MF  UAE Khalid Al-Bloushi 18 1 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 MF  ANG Wilson Eduardo 20 3 18 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 MF  UAE Mohammed Hilal 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 MF  JPN Shoya Nakajima 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 MF  SRB Andrija Radovanovic 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 MF  UAE Ali Al-Blooshi 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 MF  EGY Omar Yaisien 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 27 MF  UAE Mohsen Abdullah 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 MF  UAE Abdullah Sameer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 MF  BRA Jonathan Santos 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 MF  PLE Abdallah Mazen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 70 MF  UAE Mohammed Abbas 8 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 74 MF  UAE Naser Al-Shikali 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 88 MF  UAE Fahad Hadeed 19 2 15 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 Forwards 7 FW  BRA Caio Canedo 21 7 20 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 FW  TOG Kodjo Laba 25 13 23 13 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 FW  UAE Mohammed Khalfan 12 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 72 FW  SDN Mohamed Awad 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 90 FW  UAE Eisa Khalfan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club 8 MF  KAZ Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clean sheets As of 11 May 2021 Rank Player Clean sheets 1 Khalid Eisa 7 2 Mohammed Abo Sandah 1 Goalscorers As of 11 May 2021 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 9 FW Kodjo Laba 13 0 0 0 13 2 7 FW Caio Canedo 7 0 0 0 7 3 20 MF Wilson Eduardo 3 0 0 0 3 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 2 0 1 0 3 4 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 2 0 0 0 2 14 MF Rayan Yaslam 2 0 0 0 2 88 MF Fahad Hadeed 2 0 0 0 2 34 DF Rafael Pereira 1 0 1 0 2 5 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 0 0 0 1 70 MF Mohammed Abbas 1 0 0 0 1 18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi 1 0 0 0 1 3 DF Salem Abdullah 1 0 0 0 1 4 DF Mohammed Shaker 1 0 0 0 1 19 MF Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 6 DF Yahia Nader 1 0 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 0 2 0 42

Disciplinary record N P Nat. Name Pro-League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Total Notes 3 DF Salem Abdullah 4 1 5 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 5 5 15 DF Erik Menezes 5 1 5 1 34 DF Rafael Pereira 4 4 25 MF Ali Al-Blooshi 2 1 3 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 2 1 3 74 MF Nasser Al-Shekaili 2 2 18 MF Khalid Al-Bloushi 2 2 17 GK Khalid Eisa 2 2 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1 1 2 1 8 MF Yahia Nader 2 1 2 1 88 MF Fahad Hadeed 2 2 44 DF Saeed Juma 2 2 4 DF Mohammed Shaker 1 1 2 19 DF Mohanad Salem 2 2 26 MF Omar Yaisien 1 1 7 FW Caio Canedo 1 1 0 FW Kodjo Laba 1 1 13 MF Ahmed Barman 1 1 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1 1 30 MF Mohammed Khalfan 1 1 14 MF Rayan Yaslam 1 1 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 1 1 Last updated: 11 May 2021 Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. Assists As of 11 May 2021[34] No. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi 4 0 0 0 4 9 Kodjo Laba 3 0 0 0 3 3 Salem Abdullah 3 0 0 0 18 Khalid Al-Balochi 3 0 0 0 15 Erik Menezes 2 0 0 0 2 16 Mohamed Abdulrahman 2 0 0 0 20 Wilson Eduardo 2 0 0 0 42 Jonathan Santos 1 0 0 0 1 14 Rayan Yaslam 1 0 0 0 88 Fahad Hadeed 1 0 0 0 33 Tsukasa Shiotani 1 0 0 0 34 Rafael Pereira 0 0 1 0 8 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 1 0 0 0 Totals 25 0 1 0 26 Squad statistics As of 11 May 2021[35] League Asia League Cup President's Cup Total Games played 26 1 2 1 30 Games won 11 0 0 0 11 Games drawn 8 0 1 0 9 Games lost 7 1 1 1 10 Goals scored 39 0 2 0 41 Goals conceded 33 4 4 1 42 Goal difference 6 -4 2 -1 13 Clean sheets 7 0 1 0 8 Goal by Substitute 2 0 0 0 2 Total shots 360 0 26 20 406 Shots on target 127 0 8 - 135 Corners 158 0 18 11 187 Players used 35 15 21 15 85 Offsides 36 0 2 0 38 Fouls suffered 340 4 35 11 390 Fouls committed 323 4 30 9 366 Yellow cards 45 0 2 2 49 Red cards 2 0 2 0 4

Notes

1. Originally scheduled to be held on 7 April 2021 in Foolad Arena, Ahvaz, the Asian Football Confederation announced that teams from Iran would not be allowed to host their home matches in their country, so the match was rescheduled to 10 April 2021 and was held in Saudi Arabia.

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External links

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