2015–16 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain
2015–16 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Zlatko Dalić
UAE Pro League	2nd
President's Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	Group stage
UAE Super Cup	Winners
AFC Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Dyanfres Douglas (9 goals); All: ; Dyanfres Douglas (19 goals)
Biggest win	Al Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba
Biggest defeat	Al Ain 1–3 Dibba; Sharjah 3–2 Al Ain; Fujairah 3–2 Al Ain
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Al Ain Football Club's 48th in existence and the club's 41st consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Zlatko Dalić
Assistant coach	Borimir Perković Anel Karabeg
Fitness coach	Frano Leko
Goalkeeping coach	David Rouse
Club doctor	Jurica Rakic
Physiotherapist	Ivica Orsolic Marin Polonijo Bozo Sinkovic Abdul Nasser Al Juhani
Nutritionist	Mohsen Belhoz
U-21 team head coach	Joško Španjić
Team Manager	Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Team Supervisor	Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator	Essam Abdulla
Director of football	Sultan Rashed

Source: Al Ain Club

Board of directors

Office	Name
President Honorary Board President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
First Deputy President Honorary Board First Deputy President	Hazza Bin Zayed
Second Deputy President Honorary Board Second Deputy President	Tahnoun bin Zayed
Chairman of Board of Directors	Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors	Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri
Member of Board of Directors	Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki
Member of Board of Directors	Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh
Member of Board of Directors	Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri

Source: 1

Kits

Home
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Away
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Third
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Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports

Players

First Team

No	Position	Player	Age	Since
12	GK	Waleed Salem	36	2001
17	GK	Khalid Eisa	27	2013
22	GK	Mahmoud Almas	33	2011
5	DF	Ismail Ahmed (3rd captain)	33	2008
15	DF	Khaled Abdulrahman	28	2010
19	DF	Mohanad Salem	31	2008
21	DF	Fawzi Fayez	29	2009
23	DF	Mohamed Ahmed	27	2012
50	DF	Mohammed Fayez	27	2010
77	DF	Mohamed Fawzi	26	2014
6	MF	Fellipe Bastos	26	2015
7	MF	Ali Al-Wehaibi	33	2001
8	MF	Rashed Eisa	26	2014
10	MF	Omar Abdulrahman (4th captain)	25	2008
13	MF	Ahmed Barman	22	2013
16	MF	Mohamed Abdulrahman	27	2008
18	MF	Ibrahim Diaky (vice-captain)	34	2013
20	MF	Helal Saeed (captain)	39	2011
29	MF	Lee Myung-joo	26	2014
70	MF	Danilo Asprilla	27	2016
99	MF	Yasser Matar	31	2016
9	FW	Dyanfres Douglas	28	2016
11	FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	28	2015

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy

No	Position	Player	Nation
2	DF	Ali Moustafa	United Arab Emirates
4	DF	Saeed Al-Menhali	United Arab Emirates
14	MF	Souad Mosabeh	United Arab Emirates
24	DF	Abdullah Ghamran	United Arab Emirates
26	MF	Khaled Khalfan	United Arab Emirates
27	MF	Mohsen Abdullah	United Arab Emirates
30	MF	Abdulaziz Fayez	United Arab Emirates
31	DF	Ahmed Salem	United Arab Emirates
34	MF	Khalifa Salem	United Arab Emirates
35	FW	Yousef Ahmed	United Arab Emirates
37	DF	Rashed Muhayer	United Arab Emirates
40	GK	Mohammed Abo Sandah	United Arab Emirates
43	MF	Rayan Yaslam	United Arab Emirates
44	DF	Salem Al-Azizi	United Arab Emirates
66	FW	Khalifa Al Wahshe	United Arab Emirates
75	GK	Hamad Al Mansoori	United Arab Emirates
79	MF	Hussain Abdullah	United Arab Emirates

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Type	Transfer window	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2015	DF	—	Mohammed Ayed	Al Shabab	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	FW	—	Faraj Jumaa	Al Shaab	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	FW	—	Haddaf Abdullah	Ajman	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	FW	11	Abdulaziz Fayez	Al Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	MF	25	Ahmed Al Shamisi	Al Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	MF	27	Salem Abdullah	Al Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	DF	33	Mohammed Al-Dhahri	Al Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	DF	31	Hazza Salem	Al Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2015	FW	49	Ryan Babel	Kasımpaşa	Transfer	Summer	€2,500,000	First team	^[1]
8 July 2015	MF	6	Fellipe Bastos	Vasco da Gama	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[2]
29 July 2015	MF	8	Rashed Eisa	Al-Wasl	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[3]
4 January 2016	MF	70	Danilo Asprilla	Litex Lovech	Transfer	Winter	€2,500,000	First team	^[4]
12 January 2016	FW	9	Dyanfres Douglas	Tokushima Vortis	Transfer	Winter	€3,900,000	First team	^[5]
23 January 2016	MF	99	Yasser Matar	Al Jazira	Transfer	Winter	Free	First team	^[6]

Loans in

No.	Pos	Player	From	Transfer window	Start date	End date	Fee	Team	Ref.
9	FW	Emmanuel Emenike	Fenerbahçe	Summer	10 July 2015	End of Season	€3,500,000	First team	^[7]

Out

Date	Pos	No.	Name	To	Type	T.window	Fee	Team	Ref.
6 April 2015	FW	—	Jumaa Saeed	Al Salmiya	Transfer	Summer	€1,100,000	First team	^[8]
8 June 2015	MF	30	Mohammed Al Saadi	Al Shaab	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[9]^[10]
29 June 2015	DF	31	Hazza Salem	Al Wasl	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[11]
1 July 2015	DF	—	Mohammed Ayed	Al Shabab	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team
1 July 2015	MF	51	Abdulrahman Ahmed	Free agent	End of contract	Summer		Reserve U21	^[12]
1 July 2015	MF	27	Salem Abdullah	Al Wasl	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[13]
1 July 2015	MF	6	Miroslav Stoch	Fenerbahçe	End of loan	Summer		First team	^[14]
1 July 2015	DF	44	Fares Jumaa	Al Jazira	End of contract	Summer	Free transfer	First team	^[15]
5 July 2015	DF	33	Mohammed Al-Dhahri	Al Wahda	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[16]
7 July 2015	FW	3	Asamoah Gyan	Shanghai Port	Transfer	Summer	€9,000,000	First team	^[17]^[18]^[19]
20 July 2015	FW	—	Haddaf Abdullah	Al Dhafra	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[20]^[21]
19 August 2015	FW	9	Kembo Ekoko	Al Nasr	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[22]
13 January 2016	FW	9	Emmanuel Emenike	Fenerbahçe	Loan termination	Winter		First team	^[23]

Loans out

No.	Pos	Name	To	Transfer window	Start date	End date	Fee	Team	Ref.
—	FW	Faraj Jumaa	Al Shaab	Summer	21 July 2015	End of Season	Undisclosed	Reserve U21
37	DF	Rashed Muhayer	Al Wasl	Winter	28 December 2015	End of Season	Undisclosed	Reserve U21	^[24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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	069.23
President's Cup	27 February 2016	29 May 2016	Round of 16	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	12	5	+7	075.00
League Cup	28 August 2015	16 November 2015	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2	016.67
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	042.86
Total					51	29	11	11	95	53	+42	056.86

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Ahli (C)	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	Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Al-Wahda	26	13	4	9	45	28	+17	43	Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round and the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship Group Stage
4	Al-Nasr	26	11	8	7	47	36	+11	41
5	Al-Shabab	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

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	D
Position	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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	18	3	5	53	24	+29	57	10	2	1	27	9	+18	8	1	4	26	15	+11

Last updated: 8 May 2016.
Source: AGLeague

Matches

21 August 2015 1	Al Ain	3–1	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Myung-Joo 27' Al-Kathiri 29' R. Eisa 86'	Report	H. Al-Ahbabi 91'	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	Emenike 47', 63'	Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

21 September 2015 3	Al Ain	2–1	Sharjah	Al Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	R. Eisa 6' Babel 25'	Report	Cajá 94'	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)	Tagliabúe 18', 56'	Report	Emenike 65'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

17 October 2015 5	Al Ain	1–0	Dibba	Al Ain
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Najjarine 12' (o.g.)	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)	Jô 38'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 2' Bastos 21', 50' Emenike 45' (pen.)	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)	Myung-Joo 53' Bastos 93'	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)	F. Awana 63'	Report	Al-Kathiri 22'	Stadium: Baniyas Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

28 November 2015 9	Al Nasr	0–3	Al Ain	Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Al-Kathiri 27' (pen.) M. Fawzi 45+1' Diaky 81'	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)	Bastos 19' M. Abdulrahman 45+1' Emenike 76'	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)	N'dri 7' El Solia 57'	Report	Diaky 13', 35' Emenike 38' (pen.), 78' (pen.)	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)	Diaky 22' Myung-Joo 87'	Report	Mandanne 72'	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	I. Ahmed 76'	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)	Khribin 57'	Report	Diaky 52' Asprilla 90+3'	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)	M. Abdulrahman 19' Douglas 34' Bastos 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali

29 January 2016 16	Sharjah	3–2	Al Ain	Sharjah
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Wanderley 17', 71' Maicosuel 80'	Report	Diaky 58' Al-Kathiri 79'	Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Mohamed Obaid

5 February 2016 17	Al Ain	2–1	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 58' O. Abdulrahman 75'	Report	Tagliabúe 43'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

12 February 2016 18	Dibba	0–1	Al Ain	Fujairah
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	I. Ahmed 90'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

18 February 2016 19	Al Ain	1–2	Al Shabab	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Marzooq 1' (o.g.)	Report	Masoud 76' D. Ali 90+2'	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)	Mabkhout 37'	Report	Douglas 25' (pen.), 59', 78'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

11 March 2016 21	Al Ain	4–2	Baniyas	Al Ain
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 8', 37' M. Abdulrahman 22' Asprilla 92'	Report	F. Awana 79' Al-Noubi 91'	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)	Diaky 83'	Report	Sulaiman 52'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali

14 April 2016 23	Al Ahli	1–0	Al Ain	Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Khalil 38'	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)	Douglas 62', 84' S. Saif 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Khalid Najem

28 April 2016 25	Fujairah	3–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mandanne 17' Jalal 62' Eze 73'	Report	Al-Yamahi 85' (o.g.) Al-Kathiri 87'	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)	Emenike 3', 70' I. Ahmed 36' 79' M. Fayez 67' M. Abdulrahman 82'	Report	Maroof 50' 52' Renan 69' R. Mohammed 93'	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)	O. Abdulrahman 23' 45' I. Ahmed 50' Diaky 65' Douglas 33', 75'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel

12 May 2016 Quarter-finals	Al Ain	4–2	Al Wasl	Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 41', 69' I. Ahmed 47' O. Abdulrahman 94', 97'	Report	Salmeen 49' Caio 87'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed

21 May 2016 Semi-finals	Al Ain	3–2	Baniyas	Abu Dhabi
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Abdulrahman 66' 90' Asprilla 86' Myung-joo 111'	Report	Belfodil 87' A. Abdulrahman 49'	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)	Mabkhout 43' (pen.)	Report	M. Fayez 42' Douglas 64' O. Abdulrahman 65' Myung-joo 87'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City
	Penalties
	Mabkhout F. Jumaa K. Mubarak Jong-woo Neves A. Mousa M. Jamal		Douglas O. Abdulrahman Asprilla R. Eisa I. Ahmed Myung-joo M. Salem

League Cup

Group stage

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Shabab	6	4	1	1	12	8	+4	13
Al Wahda	6	2	4	0	11	8	+3	10
Dibba	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)	Vučinić 25' Neves 45+4'	Report	Babel 65' (pen.) Al-Kathiri 74'	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)	Myung-joo 40'	Report	Jô 68', 86'	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)	Al-Kathiri 73'	Report	Maicosuel 16'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

10 November 2015 5	Fujairah	1–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Khamis 47'	Report	Bastos 35' Al-Kathiri 48'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Mohamed Obaid

16 November 2015 6	Al Ain	1–3	Dibba	Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Kathiri 81'	Report	Al-Khodaim 51' (pen.) K. Ibrahim 62', 70'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	JSH	AIN	AHL	NSF
1	El Jaish	6	3	1	2	6	8	−2	10	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–1	1–4	1–0
2	Al-Ain	6	3	1	2	8	6	+2	10	Advance to knockout stage	1–2	—	1–0	2–0
3	Al-Ahli	6	3	0	3	10	7	+3	9		2–0	1–2	—	2–1
4	Nasaf Qarshi	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5		0–0	1–1	2–1	—

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 February 2016 (2016-02-24)	Al-Ain	1–2	El Jaish	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 (2016-03-02)	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 (2016-03-16)	Al-Ain	1–0	Al-Ahli	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:10 UTC+4	O. Abdulrahman 71'	Report		Attendance: 12,473 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05)	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 (2016-04-19)	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 (2016-05-03)	Al-Ain	2–0	Nasaf Qarshi	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:30 UTC+4	Asprilla 39' Ahmed 90'	Report		Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)	Al-Ain	1–1	Zob Ahan	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 (2016-05-25)	Zob Ahan	0–2	Al-Ain	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:45 UTC+4:30		Report	Lee Myung-joo 12' Asprilla 62'	Attendance: 9,960 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Quarter-finals

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)	Al-Ain	0–0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4		Report		Attendance: 15,733 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)	Lokomotiv Tashkent	0–1	Al-Ain	Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
19:00 UTC+5		Report	Caio 38'	Attendance: 7,661 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Semi-finals

27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)	Al-Ain	3–1	El Jaish	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:50 UTC+4	Douglas 17' O. Abdulrahman 22' Caio 90+1'	Report	Rashidov 52' (pen.)	Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

18 October 2016 (2016-10-18)	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 (2016-11-19)	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 (2016-11-26)	Al-Ain	1–1	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	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

Last updated on 26 November 2016.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		League Cup		President's Cup		Super Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
12	GK	UAE	Waleed Salem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	GK	UAE	Khalid Eisa	43	0	24	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	14	0
22	GK	UAE	Mahmoud Almas	8	0	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	UAE	Dawoud Sulaiman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	UAE	Mohammed Abo Sandah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
75	GK	UAE	Hamad Al Mansoori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	UAE	Ali Moustafa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	UAE	Saeed Al-Menhali	19	0	7+2	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0	0	3+2	0
5	DF	UAE	Ismail Ahmed	38	4	21	2	0	0	3	0	1	1	13	1
15	DF	UAE	Khaled Abdulrahman	9	0	2+1	0	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	UAE	Mohanad Salem	40	0	21+1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	14	0
21	DF	UAE	Fawzi Fayez	18	0	3	0	6	0	1+1	0	0	0	6+1	0
23	DF	UAE	Mohamed Ahmed	29	0	12+4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	8+1	0
24	DF	UAE	Abdullah Ghamran	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	UAE	Ahmed Salem	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	UAE	Rashed Muhayer	6	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	UAE	Salem Al-Azizi	7	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF	UAE	Mohammed Fayez	35	1	19	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	11+1	0
77	DF	UAE	Mohamed Fawzi	25	1	19	1	0	0	1+1	0	1	0	1+2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	UAE	Amer Abdulrahman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	MF	BRA	Fellipe Bastos	39	6	23	5	4+1	1	1+1	0	1	0	7+1	0
7	MF	BRA	Caio Lucas	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
8	MF	UAE	Rashed Eisa	26	2	7+10	2	2+1	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
10	MF	UAE	Omar Abdulrahman	42	8	21+1	2	1	0	4	3	1	0	14	3
13	MF	UAE	Ahmed Barman	28	1	12+2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	7+4	0
14	MF	UAE	Souad Mosabeh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	UAE	Mohamed Abdulrahman	38	5	14+7	3	0	0	3	1	0+1	0	9+4	1
18	MF	UAE	Ibrahim Diaky	42	8	11+12	7	5	0	1+2	1	1	0	1+9	0
20	MF	UAE	Helal Saeed	16	0	3+5	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+3	0
26	MF	UAE	Khaled Khalfan	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	UAE	Mohsen Abdullah	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	KOR	Lee Myung-joo	48	7	23	3	6	1	4	1	1	0	14	2
30	MF	UAE	Abdulaziz Fayez	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	UAE	Khalifa Salem	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	UAE	Rayan Yaslam	6	0	0	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	MF	NED	Ryan Babel	14	2	5+3	1	4+1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
70	MF	COL	Danilo Asprilla	25	7	7+3	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	9+3	4
79	MF	UAE	Hussain Abdullah	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	MF	UAE	Yasser Matar	6	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Dyanfres Douglas	28	19	10	9	0	0	4	5	0	0	12+2	5
11	FW	UAE	Saeed Al-Kathiri	30	10	5+16	5	4+2	4	0	0	0	0	0+3	1
35	FW	UAE	Yousef Ahmed	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	FW	UAE	Khalifa Al Wahshe	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	NGA	Emmanuel Emenike	15	9	11	7	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 26 November 2016

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

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Pro League	President's Cup	League Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Total
1	9	FW	Dyanfres Douglas	9	5	0	0	5	19
2	11	FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	5	0	4	0	1	10
3	9	FW	Emmanuel Emenike	7	0	0	2	0	9
4	18	MF	Ibrahim Diaky	7	1	0	0	0	8
4	10	MF	Omar Abdulrahman	2	3	0	0	3	8
6	70	MF	Danilo Asprilla	2	1	0	0	4	7
6	29	MF	Lee Myung-joo	3	1	1	0	2	7
8	6	MF	Fellipe Bastos	5	0	1	0	0	6
9	16	MF	Mohamed Abdulrahman	3	1	0	0	1	5
10	5	DF	Ismail Ahmed	2	0	0	1	1	4
11	49	FW	Ryan Babel	1	0	1	0	0	2
	8	MF	Rashed Eisa	2	0	0	0	0	2
	7	MF	Caio Lucas	0	0	0	0	2	2
14	77	DF	Mohamed Fawzi	1	0	0	0	0	1
14	50	DF	Mohammed Fayez	0	0	0	1	0	1
Own goals				4	0	0	0	0	4
Totals				53	12	7	4	19	95

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name											Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Pro League			League Cup	President's Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Total			Notes
10	MF		Omar Abdulrahman	5				2		2	9
16	MF		Mohamed Abdulrahman	5				1	1	2	9
5	DF		Ismail Ahmed	3				2	1	1	7
19	DF		Mohanad Salem	4						2	6
6	MF		Fellipe Bastos	3			2			1	6
29	MF		Lee Myung-joo	2				1		2	5
50	DF		Mohammed Fayez	1				1		3	5
77	DF		Mohamed Fawzi	4			1				5
18	MF		Ibrahim Diaky	2						1	3
23	DF		Mohamed Ahmed	2						1	3
21	DF		Fawzi Fayez				1			1	2
9	FW		Emmanuel Emenike	1			1				2
8	MF		Rashed Eisa	2			1				3
13	MF		Ahmed Barman	1	1						1	1
70	MF		Danilo Asprilla							2	2
4	DF		Saeed Al-Menhali	2							2
49	FW		Ryan Babel			1	1				1		1
43	MF		Rayan Yaslam				1				1
17	GK		Khalid Eisa	1							1
9	FW		Dyanfres Douglas	1							1
99	MF		Yasser Matar	1							1
11	FW		Saeed Al-Kathiri							1	1
15	DF		Khaled Abdulrahman				1				1

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae, The-Afc.com
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Assists

No.	Player	Pro League	President's Cup	League Cup	Super Cup	Champions League	Total
10	Omar Abdulrahman	12	1	0	1	6	20
8	Rashed Eisa	0	2	1	0	1	4
9	Dyanfres Douglas	2	2	0	0	0	4
49	Ryan Babel	2	0	1	1	0	4
70	Danilo Asprilla	1	1	0	0	1	3
23	Mohamed Ahmed	2	0	0	0	1	3
16	Mohamed Abdulrahman	3	0	0	0	0	3
29	Lee Myung-joo	2	0	0	0	0	2
9	Emmanuel Emenike	1	0	1	0	0	2
11	Saeed Al-Kathiri	1	0	1	0	0	2
7	Caio Lucas	0	0	0	0	2	2
50	Mohammed Fayez	1	1	0	0	0	2
79	Husain Abdulla	0	0	1	0	0	1
5	Ismail Ahmed	0	0	0	0	1	1
6	Fellipe Bastos	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	Saeed Al-Menhali	0	1	0	0	0	1
77	Mohamed Fawzi	1	0	0	0	0	1
19	Mohanad Salem	1	0	0	0	0	1
35	Yousef Ahmed	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals		30	8	5	3	12	58

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Douglas	Al Jazira	1–3 (A)	6 March 2016	Pro League (Round 20)

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Player	Pro-League	President's Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	17	Khalid Eisa	9	1	0	5	15
2	22	Mahmoud Almas	1	0	1	0	2
Totals			10	1	1	5	17

References

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External links

Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)

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[2] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (8 July 2015). "فيليبي باستوس: عرض نادي العين كان الأكثر جدية من بين جميع العروض" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[3] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (29 July 2015). "راشد عيسى:قررت الاستمرار مع العين" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[4] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (4 January 2016). "العين يعلن تعاقده الرسمي مع اللاعب الكولومبي دانيلو اسبريلا" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[5] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (12 January 2016). "الزعيم يكمل إجراءات التعاقد رسمياً مع البرازيلي "دوغلاس"" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[6] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (25 January 2016). "أكمل العين إجراءات تعاقده مع اللاعب ياسر مطر" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[7] Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (29 July 2015). "يرتدي القميص رقم 9 في الموسم الجديد مع العين" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via Twitter.

[8] "رسميا جمعة سعيد سلماوووي بعد شراء النادي بطاقته من العين الاماراتي". Al Salmiya. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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[14] "It feels great to be back". Miroslav Stoch Instagram. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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