Al Ain 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 56th in existence and their 49th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE .
Kits
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Club
Staff
Position
Name
Head coach
Hernán Crespo
Assistant coaches
Nicolás Domínguez Ahmed Abdullah
Chief analyst
Carles Martínez
Analyst
Goalkeeping coaches
Fitness coach
U-21 team head coach
Ismail Ahmed
Physiotherapist
Club Doctor
Nutritionist
Scout
Team manager
Team supervisor
[ 7]
Last updated: 14 November 20231
The Steering Committee
Office
Name
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC
Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Members of the Steering Committee
Mohammad Obaid Hammad
Members of the Steering Committee
Awad Al Kaabi
Members of the Steering Committee
Matar Al Darmaki
Members of the Steering Committee
Mohamed Al Mahmood
Source: alainclub.ae
Players
First Team
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Unregistered players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Loans in
No.
Pos
Player
From
Start date
End date
Ref.
Loans out
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Cotillas C.D.
Deportivo Murcia
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Pro-League
18 August 2023
7 June 2024
Matchday 1
3rd
26
14
3
9
54
37
+17
0 53.85
President's Cup
18 February 2024
3 April 2024
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2
1
0
1
2
2
+0
0 50.00
League Cup
30 August 2023
3 May 2024
First round
Runners–up
7
4
0
3
12
6
+6
0 57.14
AFC Champions League
19 September 2023
25 May 2024
Group stage
Winners
14
9
1
4
34
21
+13
0 64.29
Total
49
28
4
17
102
66
+36
0 57.14
Pro League
Source:
UPLeague Rules for classification:
[ 31] 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
(C) Champions
Notes:
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
14
3
9
54
37
+17
45
6
2
6
29
24
+5
8
1
3
25
13
+12
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 A H A H A H A H A H H A H H H H A H A Result W W W W L W L W W D L W D W W W D L W L L W L W L L Position 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source:
UPLeague A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = Postponed
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.[ 32]
UAE League Cup
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
4–4 on aggregate; Al Ain won 3–1 on penalties.
Semi-finals
Al Ain won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Statistics
Overall
As of 3 April 2024 [ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
Goalscorers
As of 5 June 2024 Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
Assists
As of 5 June 2024 [ 37]
Clean sheets
As of 20 May 2024
Rank
No.
Player
Pro League
President's Cup
League Cup
Champions League
Total
1
17
Khalid Eisa
5
1
3
3
12
2
1
Mohammed Abo Sandah
2
2
Totals 7 1 3 3 14
Disciplinary record
As of 7 June 2024 [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Source: Soccerway.com bookings ; sending offs after a second yellow card; sending offs by a direct red card.
Hat-tricks
4 – Player scored four goals.
Awards
Notes
^ a b Team is not using their own home stadium.
^ The match was postponed from 16 April due to adverse weather conditions.[ 33]
References
External links
Foundation and early years UAE Football League UAE Pro League
