2015–16 Al Ain FC season
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The 2015–16 season was top-level football league in the UAE.
Club
Technical staff
Source: Al Ain Club |
Board of directors
Source: 1 Kits
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports
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Players
Transfers
In
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Loans in
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Out
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Loans out
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Pre-season and friendlies
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 21 August 2015 | 8 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 69.23 |
| President's Cup | 27 February 2016 | 29 May 2016 | Round of 16 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 75.00 |
| League Cup | 28 August 2015 | 16 November 2015 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 16.67 |
| UAE Super Cup | 15 August 2015 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 | |
| AFC Champions League | 24 February 2016 | 26 November 2016 | Group stage | Runners-up | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 42.86 |
| Total | 51 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 53 | +42 | 56.86 | ||||
Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: Soccerway
UAE Pro-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Ahli (C)
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26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 66 | Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ain | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 57 | |
| 3 | Al-Wahda
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26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 43 | Qualification to the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship Group Stage
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| 4 | Al-Nasr
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26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Al-Shabab
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26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 40 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: UAE League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by roundUpdated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss |
Results summary
Last updated: 8 May 2016.
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Matches
| 21 August 2015 1 | Al Ain | 3–1 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain |
| 18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
| 13 September 2015 2 | Al Wasl | 0–2 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
| 21 September 2015 3 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| 17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali |
| 26 September 2015 4 | Al Wahda | 2–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
| 17 October 2015 5 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Dibba | Al Ain |
| 17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar |
| 23 October 2015 6 | Al Shabab | 1–4 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Hamad Ali |
| 30 October 2015 7 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Al Jazira | Al Ain |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 22 November 2015 8 | Baniyas | 1–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Baniyas Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 28 November 2015 9 | Al Nasr | 0–3 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
| 5 December 2015 10 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Al Ahli | Al Ain |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmad Salem |
| 11 December 2015 11 | Al Shaab | 2–4 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 20 December 2015 12 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Fujairah | Al Ain |
| 16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa |
| 25 December 2015 13 | Emirates | 0–1 | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Ahmed Al Alili |
| 8 January 2016 14 | Al Dhafra | 1–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali |
| 23 January 2016 15 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali |
| 29 January 2016 16 | Sharjah | 3–2 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Mohamed Obaid |
| 5 February 2016 17 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
| 12 February 2016 18 | Dibba | 0–1 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
| 18 February 2016 19 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al Shabab | Al Ain |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 6 March 2016 20 | Al Jazira | 1–3 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
| 11 March 2016 21 | Al Ain | 4–2 | Baniyas | Al Ain |
| 17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 10 April 2016 22 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali |
| 14 April 2016 23 | Al Ahli | 1–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Rashid Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 24 April 2016 24 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Al Shaab | Al Ain |
| 18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Khalid Najem |
| 28 April 2016 25 | Fujairah | 3–2 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
| 8 May 2016 26 | Al Ain | 0–0 | Emirates | Al Ain |
| 19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
UAE Super Cup
| 15 August 2015 Final | Al Ain | 4–2 | Al Nasr | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
President's Cup
| 27 February 2016 Round of 16 | Al Ain | 4–0 | Ittihad Kalba | Dubai |
| 17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Zabeel |
| 12 May 2016 Quarter-finals | Al Ain | 4–2 | Al Wasl | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
| 21 May 2016 Semi-finals | Al Ain | 3–2 | Baniyas | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
| 29 May 2016 Final | Al Jazira | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 18:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Zayed Sports City | |
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League Cup
Group stage
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al Shabab
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 13 |
| Al Wahda | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
Dibba
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 |
| Al Ain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| Fujairah | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Sharjah | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 5 |
| Al Jazira | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 |
Source: Soccerway
| 28 August 2015 1 | Al Jazira | 2–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 4 September 2015 2 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al Shabab | Al Ain |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 9 October 2015 3 | Al Wahda | 0–0 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Ahmad Salem |
| 5 November 2015 4 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla |
| 10 November 2015 5 | Fujairah | 1–2 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Mohamed Obaid |
| 16 November 2015 6 | Al Ain | 1–3 | Dibba | Al Ain |
| 16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JSH | AIN | AHL | NSF | |
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| 1 |  El Jaish
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| 2 |  Al-Ain
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Al-Ahli
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 9 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  Nasaf Qarshi
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
| 24 February 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 19:00 UTC+4 | Douglas  65' (pen.) |
Report | Hamdallah 9' Romarinho 45' |
Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
| 2 March 2016 | El Jaish | 2–1 | Al-Ain | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Hamdallah 49' Abubakar 79' |
Report | Al-Kathiri 86' |
Attendance: 6,470 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
| 16 March 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 19:10 UTC+4 | O. Abdulrahman 71' |
Report | Attendance: 12,473 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 5 April 2016 | Al-Ahli | 1–2 | Al-Ain | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah |
| 20:25 UTC+3 | Al-Amri 90+3' |
Report | Douglas 25', 77' |
Attendance: 13,608 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 19 April 2016 | Nasaf Qarshi | 1–1 | Al-Ain | Qarshi Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi |
| 19:30 UTC+5 | Karimov 1' |
Report | Asprilla 32' |
Attendance: 10,952 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
| 3 May 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 20:30 UTC+4 | Ahmed 90' |
Report | Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan) |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
| 18 May 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 19:40 UTC+4 | Douglas 9' |
Report | Abbasi 75' |
Attendance: 10,708 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
| 25 May 2016 | Zob Ahan  | 0–2 | Al-Ain | Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan |
| 20:45 UTC+4:30 | Report | Asprilla 62' |
Attendance: 9,960 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
Quarter-finals
| 23 August 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 19:30 UTC+4 | Report | Attendance: 15,733 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 13 September 2016 | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent | |||
| 19:00 UTC+5 | Report | Caio 38' |
Attendance: 7,661 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore ) |
Semi-finals
| 27 September 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 18:50 UTC+4 | Caio 90+1' |
Report | Rashidov 52' (pen.) |
Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Australia ) |
| 18 October 2016 | El Jaish | 2–2 | Al-Ain | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha |
| 18:15 UTC+3 | Romarinho 67', 81' |
Report | O. Abdulrahman 57' M. Abdulrahman 90+3' |
Attendance: 5,105 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
Final
| 19 November 2016 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors  | 2–1 | Al-Ain | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | Leonardo ) 70', 77' (pen. |
Report | Asprilla 63' |
Attendance: 36,158 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 26 November 2016 | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | |||
| 18:25 UTC+4 | Lee Myung-joo 34' |
Report | Han Kyo-won 30' |
Attendance: 23,239 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
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Disciplinary record
Last updated: 26 November 2016 Assists
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
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References
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External links
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)