The 2011–12 season was Al Ain Football Club's 44th in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Al Ain started the season with a new board of directors, after the former board of directors resigned following the 2010–11 season, one of the worst in the club's history.
Season overview Pre-season On June 6, Al Ain announced officially Cosmin Olaroiu as the new manager for two seasons and released all the foreign players. After only one day of contracted with Cosmin Olaroiu, Al Ain reaching an agreement with AEK Athens for Argentine Ignacio Scocco according to reports a value of €3 million.
August On 8 August, Al Hilal announced on his official website an agreement to loan Saudi international Forward Yasser Al Qahtani to Al Ain for one-year at a cost of €2.5 million.
On 13 August, At the opening of Al Ain Football International Championship, Al Ain S.C.C. launched the new logo for the club.
Club
Technical staff {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Staff
Massimo Pedrazzini
Board of directors OfficeNamePresidentMohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanFirst Deputy President Hazza bin Zayed Al NahyanSecond Deputy PresidentTahnoon Bin Zayed Al NahyanChairman of Board of DirectorsAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al NahyanVice Chairman of Board of DirectorsRashid bin Mubarak Al HajriSupervising of Financial and Administrative affairsAwad bin Hasoum Al DarmakiMember of Board of Directors Mohammed Abdullah bin BdouhSupervise of the football sectorMohammed bin Obaid Al DhaheriOther information
Kit
Supplier: Kappa / Sponsor: Tamouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels Al Ain used this kit only for represent the new players and for three match in Al Ain Football International Championship.Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels / Strata On 16 September 2011, Al Ain wear this kit against Al Wahda in League Cup from the new supplier Adidas.
Players
First Team Position(s) Nationality Name Since Age Signed from Notes Goalkeepers 2001 Youth system 2011 Sharjah Defenders 2007 Youth system 2008 FUS de Rabat 2010 Youth system 2008 Al Dhafra 2007 Youth system 2010 Youth system 2007 Youth system 2010 Youth system Midfielders 2011 Al Hilal (3rd C) 2001 Youth system (VC) 2011 Al Dhafra 2008 Youth system 2001 Youth system 2009 Youth system (C) 2011 Al Jazira Originally from Youth system 2002 Youth system 2008 Emirates 2006 Youth system Forwards 2011 Sunderland (on loan from Sunderland) 2011 Al Hilal (on loan from Al Hilal) 2008 Youth system 2011 Al Shabab 2011 Ittihad Kalba 2011 AEK Athens
From Reserve and Youth Academy No. NatPositionPlayerSince 2010 2010 2010 2007 2010 2010 2010 2012 2010 2010 2009 2012 2011 2010
New contracts Date PlayerRef.Notes24 May 2012DF44 Fares Jumaa 30 June 201824 May 2012DF21 Fawzi Fayez 30 June 201824 May 2012MF27 Salem Abdullah 30 June 201824 May 2012DF4 Musallem Fayez 30 June 201524 May 2012GK30 Abdullah Sultan 30 June 201524 May 2012MF8 Mohammed Al Saadi 30 June 201524 May 2012DF— Abdusalam Mohammed 30 June 2018 (first professional contract)
Transfers
In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref.7 June 2011 FW 32 Ignacio Scocco AEK Athens Transfer Summer €2.800,000 9 June 2011 FW 28 Mohamed Naser Al Shabab Transfer Summer Undisclosed 11 June 2011 FW 29 Mohamed Malallah Ittihad Kalba Transfer Summer Undisclosed 24 June 2011 MF 6 Mirel Rădoi Al Hilal Transfer Summer €4,200,000 12 July 2011 GK 22 Mahmoud Al Mass Sharjah Transfer Summer €917,000 13 July 2011 DF – Adnan Bisho Al Shaab Transfer Summer Undisclosed 4 August 2011 MF 20 Helal Saeed Al Jazira Transfer Summer Undisclosed 7 August 2011 FW 9 Yasser Al-Qahtani Al Hilal Loan Summer €1,300,000 11 August 2011 MF 8 Mohammed Al Saadi Al Dhafra Transfer Summer Undisclosed 9 September 2011 FW 3 Asamoah Gyan Sunderland Loan Summer €7,000,000 Total €16,217,000
Out Date Position No. Name To Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 26 June 2011 MF 38 Elias Ribeiro Figueirense Transfer Summer Free 30 June 2011 FW — José Sand Tijuana Transfer Summer €4,370,000 30 June 2011 MF 6 Ibrahima Keita Qadsia End of loan Summer Free 3 August 2011 GK 39 Ismail Rabee Al Shabab Loan Summer Undisclosed 5 August 2011 FW 99 Faisal Ali Al Dhafra Transfer Summer Free 25 August 2011 MF — Milovan Mirošević Universidad Católica Transfer Summer Released 26 August 2011 DF — Adnan Bisho Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed 8 September 2011 MF 11 Saif Mohammed Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed 27 September 2011 FW 9 Valentin Badea Concordia Chiajna Transfer Summer Free Total €4,370,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
UAE Pro-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Etisalat Cup
Group A
President's Cup
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 26 May 2012. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayers who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
Disciplinary record
Assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=200|Player !width=50|League !width=50|League Cup !width=50|President's Cup !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Super Cup !width=50|Total |- |1 |6 |MF |align="left"| Mirel Rădoi |||4||||||||4 |- |2 |32 |FW |align="left"| Ignacio Scocco |||2||||||||2 |- |— |11 |FW |align="left"| Abdulaziz Fayez |||2||||||||2 |- |— |44 |DF |align="left"| Fares Jumaa |||1||1||||||2 |- |5 |16 |MF |align="left"| Mohamed Abdulrahman |||||1||||||1 |- |— |3 |FW |align="left"| Asamoah Gyan |||||1||||||1 |- |— |19 |DF |align="left"| Mohanad Salem |||||1||||||1 |- |— |9 |FW |align="left"| Yasser Al-Qahtani |||1||||||||1 |- |— |13 |MF |align="left"| Rami Yaslam |||1||||||||1 |- |colspan="4"|TOTALS |||11||4||||||15
Goalscorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=200|Player !width=50|League !width=90|League Cup !width=120|President's Cup !width=50|Total |- |1 |3 |FW |align="left"| Asamoah Gyan |22||3||2||27 |- |2 |9 |FW |align="left"| Yasser Al-Qahtani |7||5||||12 |- |3 |32 |FW |align="left"| Ignacio Scocco |9||2||||11 |- |4 |5 |DF |align="left"| Ismail Ahmed |3||1||||4 |- |— |8 |MF |align="left"| Mohammed Al Saadi |1||3||||4 |- |6 |6 |MF |align="left"| Mirel Radoi |||3||||3 |- |— |28 |FW |align="left"| Mohamed Naser |3||||||3 |- |8 |10 |MF |align="left"| Omar Abdulrahman |2||||||2 |- |— |11 |FW |align="left"| Abdulaziz Fayez |2||||||2 |- |— |7 |MF |align="left"| Ali Al-Wehaibi |2||||||2 |- |11 |19 |DF |align="left"| Mohanad Salem |||||1||1 |- |— |21 |DF |align="left"| Fawzi Fayez |1||||||1 |- |— |16 |FW |align="left"| Mohamed Abdulrahman |||||1||1 |- |colspan="4"|Own Goals |||||1||1 |- |colspan="4"|TOTALS |52||17||5||74
Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Mirel Rădoi Al Dhafra 4–2 (H) League Cup (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Clean sheets {| class=wikitable |- !Rank !Player !Clean sheets |- |align=center|1 |align=left| Dawoud Sulaiman |rowspan=1 align="center" |7 |- |align=center|2 |align=left| Waleed Salem |rowspan=1 align="center" |5 |- |colspan="2" align="center"|TOTALS |align=center|12
Awards Award Winner UAE Pro League Top Scorer Asamoah Gyan
References
External links Al Ain FC official website