2002–03 Al Ain FC season

UAE Football League
	1st
President's Cup	Quarter-finals
UAE Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Boubacar Sanogo (15); All: Boubacar Sanogo (24)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 season was

top-level football league in the UAE

.

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record

Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %

Football League 18 October 2002 3 March 2003 Matchday 1 Winners 22 14 6 2 51 20 +31 063.64

President's Cup 13 September 2002 2 May 2003 Group stage Quarter-finals 8 6 1 1 23 6 +17 075.00

UAE Super Cup 7 May 2003 16 May 2003 Semi-finals Winners 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 066.67

AFC Champions League 9 March 2003 11 October 2003 Group stage Winners 7 5 0 2 15 8 +7 071.43

Total 40 27 8 5 95 37 +58 067.50

Last updated: 11 October 2003
Source: Soccerway

UAE Football League

Main article: 2002–03 UAE Football League

League table

Pos Team
v
t
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Al Ain Fc 22 14 6 2 51 20 +31 48

2 Al Wahda 22 12 7 3 50 29 +21 43

3
Al Ahli
22 9 7 6 47 36 +11 34

4
Al Nasr
22 8 10 4 36 25 +11 34

5
Al Shaab
22 8 8 6 39 31 +8 32
Source: rsssf.com

Matches

Al Ain v Sharjah
18 October 2002 1 Al Ain 4–0 Sharjah Al Ain

Sanogo 43'

Msarri 51'

S. Rashed 77'

M. Omar 82'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Shabab
v Al Ain
24 October 2002 2
Al Shabab
2–2 Al Ain Dubai

W. Obaid 38'

J. Khater 87' (o.g.)

Kherrazi 20'

M. Omar 30'
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Al Ain v Al Wahda
30 October 2002 3 Al Ain 5–3 Al Wahda Al Ain

S. Khater 17'

S. Rashed 24'

M. Omar 61', 88'

Fahad. A 78'

Sérgio
5'

A. Jumaa 45'

F. Masoud 52'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Dhafra v Al Ain
7 November 2002 4 Al Dhafra 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi

F. Ali 60'

Al Ain v Al Wasl
14 November 2002 5 Al Ain 3–2 Al Wasl Al Ain

Sanogo 11', 46'

M. Omar 86'

I. Ali 10'

Majidi 65'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Dubai v Al Ain
22 November 2002 6 Dubai 1–1 Al Ain Dubai

Montecinos 65'

M. Omar 88'

Al Ain v Al Ahli
2 December 2002 7 Al Ain 2–4 Al Ahli Al Ain

M. Omar 6'

S. Rashed 45'

H. Ali 8' (pen.)

Kazemian 48'

Karimi 62'

F. Khalil 93'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Shaab v Al Ain
12 December 2002 8 Al Shaab 0–2 Al Ain Sharjah

S. Khater 80'

S. Joher 90'
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium

Ittihad Kalba
v Al Ain
19 December 2002 9
Ittihad Kalba
1–1 Al Ain Kalba

Tamba 58'

Sanogo 52'
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Al Ain v Al Jazira
26 December 2002 10 Al Ain 5–1 Al Jazira Al Ain

Sanogo 18', 40'

F. Ali 28'

M. Omar 64'

S. Joher 68'

Weah 61'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Nasr v Al Ain
31 December 2002 11 Al Nasr 1–1 Al Ain Dubai

N'Diaye 13'

Sanogo 5'
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Sharjah v Al Ain
7 January 2003 12 Sharjah 1–0 Al Ain Sharjah

N. Mubarak 59'
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

Al Ain v
Al Shabab

11 January 2003 13 Al Ain 2–0
Al Shabab
Al Ain

Traoré 50'

R. Yaslam 75'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Wahda
v Al Ain
17 January 2003 14
Al Wahda
1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi

A. Jumaa 38' (pen.)

Traoré 78'
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Al Ain v Al Dhafra
30 January 2003 15 Al Ain 6–0 Al Dhafra Al Ain

Sanogo 3', 12'

Traoré 41'

R. Yaslam 50'

F. Ali 72'

Fahad. A 79'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Wasl
v Al Ain
5 February 2003 16
Al Wasl
0–0 Al Ain Dubai
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Ain v Dubai
9 February 2003 17 Al Ain 2–1 Dubai Al Ain

Sanogo 57', 90'

Montecinos 74'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Ahli v Al Ain
12 February 2003 18 Al Ahli 1–5 Al Ain Dubai

Kazemian 52'

Sanogo 12', 55'

S. Khater 23'

Traoré 60', 68'
Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Al Ain v Al Shaab
17 February 2003 19 Al Ain 4–1 Al Shaab Al Ain

S. Khater 7'

F. Ali 18', 34'

Traoré 44'

Y. Hassan 24'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Ain v
Ittihad Kalba

22 February 2003 20 Al Ain 1–0
Ittihad Kalba
Al Ain

Sanogo 59'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

Al Jazira v Al Ain
27 February 2003 21 Al Jazira 0–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi

S. Khater 15'

Sanogo 88'

Al Ain v Al Nasr
3 March 2003 22 Al Ain 1–0 Al Nasr Al Ain

Traoré 26'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed

UAE President's Cup

Main article: 2002–03 UAE President's Cup

Group stage

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Al Ain 6 5 1 0 17 3 +14 16

Al Wasl
6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13

Al Shabab
6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13

Al Khaleej 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8

Hatta 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5

Al Hamriyah 6 1 1 4 5 17 −12 4

Al Jazirah Al Hamra 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
Source: rsssf.org

Al Ain v Al Hamriyah
13 September 2002 Round 1 Al Ain 6–0 Al Hamriyah

Msarri 4'

H. Saeed 31'

Sanogo 32', 43'

M. Omar 61'

Musabbah .S 75'
Report

Al Khaleej v Al Ain
20 September 2002 Round 2 Al Khaleej 1–3 Al Ain

A. Mohammed 53'

Sanogo 8' (pen.)

R. Yaslam 24', 84'

Al Ain v
Al Shabab

26 September 2002 Round 3 Al Ain 1–1
Al Shabab
Dubai

Fahad. A 48'
Report

Daei 36'
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Wasl
v Al Ain
2 October 2002 Round 4
Al Wasl
0–2 Al Ain

Sanogo 41'

Kherrazi 42'

Al Ain v Hatta
10 October 2002 Round 5 Al Ain 4–1 Hatta

S. Khater 15', 65'

Fahad. A 17'

Sanogo 75'
Report

Anan 35'

Al Jazirah Al Hamra v Al Ain
20 March 2003 Round 6 Al Jazirah Al Hamra 0–1 Al Ain

M. Omar 20'

Round of 16

Al Ain v Al Urooba
30 March 2003 Al Ain 6–0 Al Urooba Dubai

M. Omar 11', 24'

S. Joher 27'

G. Harib 32'

F. Ali 44'

R. Yaslam 75'
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Quarter-finals

Al Ain v Sharjah
2 May 2003 Al Ain 0–3 Sharjah Abu Dhabi

Barbosa 56', 93'

M. Rashid 81'
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

UAE Super Cup

Main article: 2003 UAE Super Cup

Semi-finals

Al Ahli v Al Ain
7 May 2003^[1] First leg Al Ahli 0–0 Al Ain Dubai
Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Al Ain v Al Ahli
11 May 2003^[2]^[3] Second leg Al Ain 3–2 Al Ahli Al Ain

F. Ali 25', 64'

M. Qassim 69' (o.g.)
Report

F. Khalil 46'

Karimi 52'
Stadium:
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed

Final

Al Ain v Al Wahda
16 May 2003 (2003-05-16)^[4] Final Al Ain 3–1 Al Wahda Sharjah

F. Ali 18'

S. Khater 34', 89'
Report
Report

Y. Salem 84'
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi^[5]

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2002–03 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Al Ain (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9

Al Sadd 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3

Esteghlal 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3

Al-Hilal
3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: ^[6]
(H) Hosts

Al Ain v Al Sadd
12 March 2003 Al Ain 2–0 Al Sadd Al Ain

Traoré 24'

Sanogo 89'
Report Stadium:
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Lu Jun

Esteghlal v Al Ain
15 March 2003 Esteghlal 1–3 Al Ain Al Ain
Samereh 67' Report

F. Ali 65'

Sanogo 76'

G. Harib 78'
Stadium:
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lu Jun

Semi-finals

Al Ain v Dalian Shide
9 April 2003 First leg Al Ain 4–2 Dalian Shide Al Ain

Sanogo 62' (pen.) 83'

M. Omar 64'

R. Yaslam 75'
Report

Haidong 17'

Yao 88'
Stadium:
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed

Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ahdul Rahman

Dalian Shide v Al Ain
30 August 2003^[A] Second leg Dalian Shide 4–3
(6–7 agg.) Al Ain Dalian

Peng 27'

Janković 77'

Haidong 81', 84'
Report

Mendes 46'

M. Omar 65'

Majidi 87'
Stadium: People's Stadium
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada

Notes

^ Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.

Final

BEC Tero Sasana v
Al Ain
11 October 2003 Second leg
BEC Tero Sasana
1–0
(1–2 agg.) Al Ain Bangkok
Chaiman 60' (pen.) Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 11 October 2003

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. Player Football League President's Cup Super Cup Champions League Total

1 FW Boubacar Sanogo 15 5 0 4 24

2 FW Mohammad Omar 8 4 0 2 14

3 FW Faisal Ali 5 1 3 1 10

4 MF Subait Khater 5 2 2 0 9

5 FW Kandia Traoré 7 0 0 1 8

6 MF Rami Yaslam 2 3 0 1 6

7 DF Fahad Ali 2 2 0 0 4

8 FW Farhad Majidi 0 0 0 3 3

MF Gharib Harib 0 1 0 2 3

MF Sultan Rashed 3 0 0 0 3

MF Salem Johar 2 1 0 0 3

12 FW Said Kherrazi 1 1 0 0 2

DF Ali Msarri 1 1 0 0 2

14 FW Musabbah Salem 0 1 0 0 1

FW Rodrigo Mendes 0 0 0 1 1

MF Helal Saeed 0 1 0 0 1

Own goals (from the opponents) 0 0 1 0 1

Totals 51 23 6 15 95

References

^ "لقاء ناري ضمن "السوبر" الاماراتية". Sauress.com.

^ "العين والوحدة أقرب إلى النهائي في كأس السوبر الإماراتية". Sauress.com.

^ "العين والوحدة اقرب الى النهائي". Addiyar.com.ae.

^ "اللقب بين العين والوحدة اليوم". Addiyar.com.ae.

^ "النتائج الكاملة لمباريات كأس السوبر". AlKhaleej.ae.

^ "AFC Champions League 02-03 - Group C". AFCChampionsLeague.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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[7] Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.

[1] "لقاء ناري ضمن "السوبر" الاماراتية". Sauress.com.

[2] "العين والوحدة أقرب إلى النهائي في كأس السوبر الإماراتية". Sauress.com.

[3] "العين والوحدة اقرب الى النهائي". Addiyar.com.ae.

[4] "اللقب بين العين والوحدة اليوم". Addiyar.com.ae.

[5] "النتائج الكاملة لمباريات كأس السوبر". AlKhaleej.ae.

[AFC_Champions_League_02-03_-_Group_C-6] "AFC Champions League 02-03 - Group C". AFCChampionsLeague.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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