2017–18_Al_Ain_FC_season
2017–18 Al Ain FC season
Al Ain 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Al Ain Football Club's 50th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Quick Facts President, Manager ...
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| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | ||
| Manager | Zoran Mamić | ||
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | ||
| UAE Pro League | 1st | ||
| President's Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcus Berg (25 goals) All: Marcus Berg (35 goals) | ||
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Technical staff
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Board of directors
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First Team
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From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy
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In
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Loans in
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Out
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Loans out
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Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 16 September 2017 | 29 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 072.73 |
| President's Cup | 17 January 2018 | 3 May 2018 | Round of 16 | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 100.00 |
| League Cup | 4 September 2017 | 16 February 2018 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 028.57 |
| AFC Champions League | 13 February 2018 | 15 May 2018 | play-offs | Round of 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 106 | 57 | +49 | 061.54 | ||||
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Last updated: 15 May 2018
Source: Soccerway
UAE Pro-League
Main article: 2017–18 UAE Pro League
League table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Al Ain (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | Qualification to the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup first round and the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 46 | Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al Wasl | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 37 | Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Al Jazira | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Ajman | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 18 | |
| 11 | Emirates (Q) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off |
| 12 | Hatta (Q) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 16 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2018. Source: AGLeague
Rules for classification: [11] 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[12] 10) draw
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: [11] 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[12] 10) draw
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 |
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Last updated: 29 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Matches
Al Ain v Al Wasl
| 16 September 2017 1 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
Hatta v Al Ain
| 23 September 2017 2 | Hatta | 0–3 | Al Ain | Hatta |
| 17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi |
Al Ain v Shabab Al-Ahli
| 29 September 2017 3 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Shabab Al-Ahli | Al Ain |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
Ajman v Al Ain
| 14 October 2017 4 | Ajman | 2–3 | Al Ain | Ajman |
| 17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Referee: Omar Al Ali |
Emirates v Al Ain
| 21 October 2017 5 | Emirates | 0–2 | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
Al Ain v Sharjah
| 28 October 2017 6 | Al Ain | 3–3 | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla |
Al Wahda v Al Ain
| 4 November 2017 7 | Al Wahda | 0–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
Al Ain v Al Jazira
| 18 November 2017 8 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Al Jazira | Al Ain |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
Dibba v Al Ain
| 23 November 2017 9 | Dibba | 0–0 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 16:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Fujairah Club Referee: Omar Al Ali |
Al Ain v Al Nasr
| 1 December 2017 10 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
Al Dhafra v Al Ain
| 8 December 2017 11 | Al Dhafra | 1–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel |
Al Wasl v Al Ain
| 12 January 2018 12 | Al Wasl | 1–3 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
Al Ain v Al Nasr
| 21 January 2018 13 | Al Ain | 6–2 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| 17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
Shabab Al Ahli v Al Ain
| 26 January 2018 14 | Shabab Al Ahli | 1–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Stadium: Rashid Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi |
Al Ain v Ajman
| 3 February 2018 15 | Al Ain | 7–0 | Ajman | Al Ain |
| 17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Mohamed |
Al Ain v Emirates
| 8 February 2018 16 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Emirates | Al Ain |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa |
Sharjah v Al Ain
| 24 February 2018 17 | Sharjah | 3–1 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
Al Ain v Al Wahda
| 1 March 2018 18 | Al Ain | 6–2 | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
Al Jazira v Al Ain
| 17 March 2018 19 | Al Jazira | 2–3 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
Al Ain v Dibba
| 6 April 2018 20 | Al Ain | 4–0 | Dibba | Al Ain |
| 17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa |
President's Cup
Main article: 2017–18 UAE President's Cup
Al Ain v Al Dhafra
| 17 January 2018 Round of 16 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain |
| 17:05 | Berg
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Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
Al Ain v Fujairah
| 12 April 2018 Quarter-finals | Al Ain | 4–2 | Fujairah | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
Shabab Al-Ahli v Al Ain
| 25 April 2018 Semi-finals | Shabab Al-Ahli | 0–6 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| Report | Stadium: Rashid Stadium |
League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 UAE League Cup
Group stage
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Al Jazira | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| Al Nasr | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| Al Ain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 |
| Hatta | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ajman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| Al Dhafra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
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Source: Soccerway
Al Ain v Hatta
| 4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) 1 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Hatta | Al Ain |
| 17:25 | Yousef Ahmed 40' Caio 53' (pen.) |
Report | Mahir Jasem 5' Fernando Gabriel 25' |
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Mulla |
Al Jazira v Al Ain
| 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) 2 | Al Jazira | 2–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:00 | Al Ghilani 44' Al-Eidi 68' |
Report | Caio 51' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
Al Ain v Al Dhafra
| 11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) 3 | Al Ain | 7–1 | Al Dhafra | Al-Ain |
| 16:50 | Douglas 26', 31', 45', 57' Caio 35', 69'Yousef Ahmed 90' |
Report | Abdulqader 86' |
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
Ajman v Al Ain
| 14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) 4 | Ajman | 2–3 | Al Ain | Ajman |
| 16:45 | Kone 52' Abdulrahman 64' |
Report | Diaky 28' Douglas 77'Abdullah 84' |
Stadium: Ajman Stadium |
Al Nasr v Al Ain
| 21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) 5 | Al Nasr | 3–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45 | Marcelo Cirino 2' Saleh 17', 62' |
Report | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League
Play-off round
Al-Ain 
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Malkiya
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Malkiya
| 30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) | Al-Ain | 2–0 | Malkiya | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 18:15 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
Group stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | AIN | RAY | HIL | |
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| 1 |  Esteghlal |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al-Ain |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Rayyan |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Al-Hilal |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
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Source: AFC
Al-Hilal 
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v Al-Ain
| 13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | Al-Ain | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh |
| 20:25 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
Attendance: 24,010 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
Al-Ain v 
Al-Rayyan
v Al-Rayyan
| 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) | Al-Ain | 1–1 | Al-Rayyan | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 19:10 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) |
Al-Ain v 
Esteghlal
v Esteghlal
| 6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) | Al-Ain | 2–2 | Esteghlal | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 19:20 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 10,036 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
Esteghlal v Al-Ain
v Al-Ain
| 12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Al-Ain | Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
| 19:00 UTC+3:30 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) |
Al-Ain v Al-Hilal
v Al-Hilal
| 2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) | Al-Ain | 2–1 | Al-Hilal | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 19:30 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
Al-Rayyan v Al-Ain
v Al-Ain
| 16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) | Al-Rayyan | 1–4 | Al-Ain | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha |
| 18:45 UTC+3 |
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Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
Knockout stage
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Al-Ain v Al-Duhail
v Al-Duhail
| 8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) | Al-Ain | 2–4 | Al-Duhail | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:10 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Al-Duhail v Al-Ain
v Al-Ain
| 15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) | Al-Duhail | 4–1 | Al-Ain | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Attendance: 6,853 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.
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Disciplinary record
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Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
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- "Al Ain Contracts With the International Japanese Tsukasa Shiotani for Two Seasons". Al Ain. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "Al Ain Officially Signs the Swedish Striker for Two Season". Al Ain. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "Officially Joined Al Ain's Squad.. Ahmed Khalil: Ambitious to Write a New Chapter in My Career Wearing the "boss'" Logo". Al Ain. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "Hussein El Shahat Signs to Al Ain in a Loan Contract Replacing Douglas". Al Ain. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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- "Al Ain Loans Syria's Striker Hamza to Sharjah". Al Ain. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- "Article (15) of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)