2013–14 Al Ain FC season

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Arabian Gulf Super Cup
Runners-up
President's CupWinners
League CupGroup Stage
AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (29)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (47)

The 2013–14 season was

top-level football league in the UAE
.

Club

Season overview

June

Al Ain started summer transfer window signing

Al Dhafra.[6]

July

On 3 July, manager

Abdulla Sultan for 5 seasons in undisclosed deal. The 27-year-old leaves after 3 season with the first team.[13]

Jorge Fossati Al Ain FC formerly manager, sacked after seven weeks in charge
Quique Flores
sacked after disappointing results

August

On 1 August, Al Ain announced reached an agreement with

Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.[16]

September

On 4 September, Al Ain kicked off League Cup with a disappointing 3–1 away loss to

Quique Flores arrived at Al Ain on Friday to be the new coach on a two-year deal.[23]

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Players

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

29 July 2013 AFIC
Riffa
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) F. Juma 70', 83'
S. Al menhali Yellow card 73'
Report Yellow card 4' S. Al Dosari
Yellow card 68' Mohamed
Stadium:
Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Hamad Al Sheikh
Man of the Match: Faraj Juma[25]
1 August 2013 AFIC
Kazma
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Gyan 18' Yellow card 61'
Diaky 48'
Fahad. J Yellow card 70'
Salem. A 84'
Report Stadium:
Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Diaky[27]
5 August 2013 AFIC
Al Hilal
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Ismail. A Yellow card 9'
Gyan 67' (pen.)
Bastos 78'
Salem. A
Yellow card 71'
Report 14' (39), pen.' Al-Shamrani
23' Castillo
90+3' Hermach
Stadium:
Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
Man of the Match: Michel Bastos[29]
Šampion Celje Slovenia v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
20 August 2013 Friendly Šampion Celje Slovenia 0–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Lienz, Austria
Report 68'
Abdulaziz
Stadium: Dolomiten Stadion
Referee: Triting Himlton
24 August 2013 Friendly Al Ahli Qatar 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Kapfenberg, Austria
Dioko 24'
Hamzah 90'
Report Stadium: Franz Fekete Stadium
15 May 2014 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–3 England Manchester City Abu Dhabi
19:50
Lopes 63'
Jovetić 79'
Hiwula 89' (pen.
)
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 15 September 2013 9 May 2014 Matchday 1 6th 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 046.15
League Cup 4 September 2013 14 November 2013 Group stage Group stage 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 050.00
President's Cup 10 December 2013 18 May 2014 Round of 16 Winners 4 4 0 0 9 4 +5 100.00
Super Cup
30 August 2013 Final Runner-up 1 0 0 1 0 0 +0 000.00
Champions League 26 February 2014 30 September 2014 Group stage Semi-finals 12 8 2 2 25 14 +11 066.67
Total 49 27 10 12 97 60 +37 055.10

Last updated: 30 September 2014
Source: Competitions

Arabian Gulf League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4
Al Shabab
26 13 5 8 42 28 +14 44
2015 GCC Champions League group stage
5 Al Nasr 26 13 5 8 42 32 +10 44
6 Al Ain 26 12 7 7 52 33 +19 43 2015 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
7
Al Sharjah
26 10 10 6 29 25 +4 40
8
Al-Dhafra
26 9 8 9 44 44 0 35
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Arabian Gulf League 2013-2014 table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Ain qualified through winning the Presidents Cup.

Matches

Al Ain v Ajman
20 September 2013 2 Al Ain 2–1 Ajman Al Ain
17:30 Gyan 20', 25'
Bastos Yellow card 28'
Khalid.E Yellow card 85'
Al Ghaferi Yellow card 87'
Report 77' Simon
Yellow card 83' Waleed.A
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Ahmad Khalfan
Al Ain v Dubai
19 October 2013 4 Al Ain 5–2 Dubai Al Ain
17:00
Ismail 19'
Gyan 52', 56', 72'
Brosque
69'
Report 48'
Traore
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
31 October 2013 6
Al Nasr
Al Ain
20:30
Fares.J
90+3'
Report Yellow card 32' K.Alajmani
Yellow card 39' R.Malullah
48'
Eder

Yellow card 90' Yousif
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Al Ain v Emirates
29 November 2013 8 Al Ain 5–2 Emirates Al Ain
16:45 Bastos 9'
Mohanad 21'
Brosque 28'
Ahmed Al ShamisiYellow card 36'
Gyan 45', 68'
Report 52', 79' Herrera Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Qaseem Al Hammadi
Al Ain v Al Shaab
15 December 2013 10 Al Ain 5–2 Al Shaab Al Ain
16:45 Gyan 22', 76'
Diaky Yellow card 33'
Mohanad 45+2'
Bastos 55'
Brosque 58'
Report Yellow card 21' F.Rushoud
45', 78' Ndri.M
Yellow card 72' J.Sanqoor
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
20 December 2013 11
Al Sharjah
Al Ain
16:45
Ismail
Yellow card 81'
Report 11' Y.Saeed
Yellow card 37' A.Darwish
Yellow card 44' A.Al Saadi
Yellow card 46' A.Ahmed
Yellow card 89' M.Khalifa
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
27 December 2013 12 Al Jazira 2–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30 Juma.A 63'
A.Qasem 77'
Khamis.E Yellow card 80'
Report 44' Gyan
Yellow card 68' Omar.A
Stadium:
Mohammed Bin Zayed

Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
3 January 2014 13
Al Wasl
Al Ain
20:00 Gyan 13'
Mohanad 41'
Omar.A Yellow card 55'
Brosque 72'
Report Yellow card 10' Al Hosani
Yellow card 68' F.Hadeed
Yellow card 75' Waheed
Yellow card 79' Susak
Yellow card 85' M.Jamal
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
9 January 2014 14
Al Shabab
Al Ain
20:00
Hazza.S
Yellow card 77'
Report Yellow card 52' Sami Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
18 January 2014 15 Ajman 0–0 Al Ain Ajman
17:05 A.Hassan Yellow card 73' Report Yellow card 78' Mohammed.A Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
24 January 2014 16
Al Dhafra
Al Ain
17:10 Gyan 75'
Mohammed.F Yellow card 90+1'
Report Yellow card 11' H.Al Hammadi
Yellow card 69' Mohd.Ali
83' Makhete
Yellow card 85' A.Abdulqader
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed

Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
6 February 2014 17 Dubai 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
17:20 S.Saidi Yellow card 10' Report Yellow card 9'
Fares.J
79' El Ghanassy
Stadium:
Police Officers Club

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
13 February 2014 18
Al Wahda
Al Ain
20:15
Hazza.S
Yellow card 80'
Report 13'
Hussain.F
Yellow card 90+4' Damián
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed

Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
23 March 2014 20
Al Ahli
Al Ain
20:30 Khalid.E Yellow card 35'
Ismail
90+3'
Report 36', 47'
Haikal
86' Salmeen
90+2' A.Khalil
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed

Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Emirates v Al Ain
27 March 2014 21
Ras al-Khaimah
17:45 Luiz Yellow card 35'
Masoud.H 63'
A.Saqr Yellow card 66'
Report Yellow card 35' Omar.A
Yellow card 42' Diaky
56', 66' Gyan
Yellow card 81' Mohamed.A
Yellow card 85' Salem.A
Yellow card 90+2' Mohammed.F
Stadium:
Emirates Club Stadium

Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
6 April 2014 22
Baniyas
Al Ain
17:50
Hazza.S Yellow card 66'
Brosque 69'
M.Ahmed
79'
Report 3' Yellow card 71' M.Fawzi
Red card 90+1' Muñoz
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed

Referee: Hamad Ali
10 April 2014 23
Sharjah
17:55 Gyan 12', 45+2', 90+2'
Mohammed. A 51'
Ryan.Y 80'
Report Yellow card 83' Humaid. A
Yellow card 90+1' Ndri.M
Stadium:
Khalid Bin Mohammed

Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
Al Ain v Al Jazira
1 May 2014 25 Al Ain 2–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:45 Fawzi.F Yellow card 14' Red card 80'
Gyan 21', 42'
El Ghanassy Yellow card 90+1'
Report 67' Caicedo
76' Khalid.S
80' A.Mabkhout
Stadium:
Hazza Bin Zayed

Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel

Last updated: 9 May 2014
Source:
AGLeague.ae

Super Cup

30 August 2013
Al Ahli
Abu Dhabi
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Fares
Yellow card 85'
Report Yellow card 9'
Majed. N
Stadium:
Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 29,874
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
Penalties
Fares soccer ball with check mark
Diaky
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X

President's Cup

10 December 2013 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–1 Sharjah Abu Dhabi
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
30 January 2014 Semi-finals Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah
18 May 2014
Al Ahli
Abu Dhabi
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi

League Cup

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sharjah
6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
Al Jazira 6 4 0 2 9 9 0 12
Al Ain
6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
Bani Yas
6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Al Shaab 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Dubai
6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
Al Wahda
6 1 0 5 3 9 −6 3
Source: Soccerway

Matches

9 September 2013 2
Al Wahda
Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30
Fares.J Yellow card 63'
Bastos
Yellow card 90+3'
Report Attendance: 2,234
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Al Shaab v Al Ain
4 October 2013 3
Sharjah
17:15 Julius Wobay 10' Report Yellow card 38' 50'
Fares.J
82' Bastos
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
10 October 2013 4
Al Sharjah
Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30
Radoi
Yellow card 73'
Dawoud Yellow card 90+1'
Report 19', 71' Ze.Carlos
Yellow card 59' Bader Abdulrahman
Referee: Abdulla Najee Al Harth
14 November 2013 5
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30 Oliveira Yellow card 45' 78', 85'
A.Mousa Yellow card 71'
Yaser Matar 90+3'
Report Yellow card 24'
Radoi
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
17 November 2013 6
Dubai
Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
16:45 M. Ayed Yellow card 55'
S. Al Ghafer 90+6'
Report Yellow card 41' Yousuf Hassn
Yellow card 78' Mohamed Ibrahim
Yellow card 90+5' Hussain Abdulrahman
Referee: Hamad Ali

Last updated: 17 November 2013
Source: AGLeague.ae

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN
ITT
LEK
TRA
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 2 1 14 7 +7 11 Advance to knockout stage 1–1 2–1 3–1
2
Al-Ittihad
6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 2–1 3–1 2–0
3
Lekhwiya
6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–5 2–0 0–0
4
Tractor Sazi
6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5 2–2 1–0 0–1
Source: Soccerway
26 February 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 4,936
Referee:
Australia
)
18 March 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:15 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 7,103
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
22 April 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 8,606
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates v United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
6 May 2014
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 18,650
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
13 May 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 9,379
Referee:
Uzbekistan
)

Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
19 August 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 18,830
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
30 September 2014
Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 24,204
Referee:
Uzbekistan
)

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Squad Stats

League
Asia Cup League Cup Super cup Total Stats
Games played 26 12 4 6 1 49
Games won 12 8 4 3 0 27
Games drawn 7 2 0 1 0 10
Games lost 7 2 0 2 1 12
Goals for 52 25 9 11 0 97
Goals against 33 14 4 9 0 60
Yellow cards 51 17 11 15 4 98
Red cards 4 2 0 0 0 6

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
2 DF United Arab Emirates M.Ayed 1 1
3 FW Ghana Gyan 1 1 2
4 MF United Arab Emirates S.Al Ghaferi 1 1
5 DF United Arab Emirates
Ismail
5 2 7
6 MF Romania Rădoi 2 1 3 1 6 1
8 MF Brazil Bastos 1 1 2
8 MF Belgium El Ghanassy 1 1
10 MF United Arab Emirates Omar.A 5 2 1 8
15 DF United Arab Emirates Khaled.A 1 1 2
16 FW United Arab Emirates Mohamed.A 2 3 5
17 GK United Arab Emirates Khalid.E 3 3
18 MF Ivory Coast Diaky 5 2 7
19 DF United Arab Emirates Mohanad 2 1 2 1
20 MF United Arab Emirates Helal.S 1 2 3
21 DF United Arab Emirates Fawzi.F 2 1 1 3 1
22 GK United Arab Emirates Al Mas 1 1
23 DF United Arab Emirates M.Ahmed 2 2 1 5
24 MF United Arab Emirates A.Barman 1 1 2 4
25 MF United Arab Emirates Ahmed.A 2 1 3
27 MF United Arab Emirates Salem.A 1 1 2
31 DF United Arab Emirates
Hazza.S
3 1 4
32 FW Australia Brosque 3 1 1 5
35 FW United Arab Emirates Yousef.A 1 1
36 GK United Arab Emirates Dawoud 1 1
44 DF United Arab Emirates
Fares.J
3 1 3 1 1 8 1
50 DF United Arab Emirates Mohammed.F 4 4

Last updated: 18 May 2014
Source: Competitive matches and AGLeague.ae
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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