The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club
Technical staff On 4 November 2020, Al Ain announced appointing David Platt as the Sports Director. On 13 December 2020, Goncalo Bexiga appointed as the Club’s Head of Scouting from Benfica in line with the improvement procedures adopted by the Al Ain Football Club Company to boost the key performance indicators at all levels, from First Team to Academy. {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Name |- |Head coach | Pedro Emanuel |- |Assistant coach | Rui Gomes |- |Fitness coach | André Galve |- |Goalkeeping coach | Luis Miguel |- |First team technical analyst | Virgilio Fernandes |- |Physiotherapist | Fabio Santos |- |U-21 team head coach | Ghazi Fahad |- |Team Manager | Matar Obaid Al Sahbani |- |Team Supervisor | Mohammed Obeid Hammad |- |Team Administrator | Essam Abdulla |- |Director of football | Sultan Rashed |- |Sports Director | David Platt |- |Head Scout | Goncalo Bexiga
Board of directors
OfficeNameKits
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Dubai Bank On 15 October 2020, Al Ain reveals new Nike home and away kits that was inspired by the team’s most ground-breaking win in 2003.
Players
First Team NoPositionNationPlayerAgeSinceEndsNotes1GK Mohammed Abo Sandah201420243DF Salem Abdullah201820244DF Mohammed Shaker201920245DF Ismail Ahmed (captain)20082024 Second nationality: Morocco6MF Yahia Nader 20182021 Second nationality: Egypt7FW Caio Canedo 20192022 Second nationality: Brazil9FW Kodjo Laba 20192024 11MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi (3rd captain)20162024 12GK Hamad Al-Mansouri2017202113MF Ahmed Barman20132024 15DF Erik Menezes20202023 16MF Mohamed Abdulrahman (vice-captain)20082023 17GK Khalid Eisa (4th captain) 2013202418MF Khalid Al-Balochi 2018 19DF Mohanad Salem 20082021 20FW Wilson Eduardo 20202022 Second nationality: Portugal21MF Mohammed Hilal 20192024 22MF Shoya Nakajima 20212021 23DF Mohamed Ahmed 20122024 26MF Omar Yaisien 20192022 Second nationality: France27MF Mohsen Abdullah 20162024 30MF Mohammed Khalfan 20162021 33DF Tsukasa Shiotani 20172021 34DF Rafael Pereira 20202022 44DF Saeed Juma 20172021 50DF Mohammed Fayez 2010 71DF Ali Al Haidhani 2018 77GK Ibrahim Al-Kaebi 2020 88MF Fahad Hadeed 2020 99FW Jamal Maroof 20182025
From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy NoPositionPlayerNation
Unregistered players NoPositionPlayerNation New contracts
Injury record
Transfers In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref.1 July 2020 MF 42 Jonathan Santos Hatta Loan return Summer Loan return 1 July 2020 MF 24 Andrija Radovanovic Ittihad Kalba Loan return Summer Loan return 7 July 2020 DF 15 Erik Menezes Internacional Transfer Summer €3,330,000 15 July 2020 MF 20 Wilson Eduardo Braga Transfer Summer Free28 July 2020 MF 88 Fahad Hadeed Khor Fakkan Transfer Summer Free28 July 2020 GK 77 Ibrahim Al-Kaebi Dibba Al-Hisn Transfer Summer Free4 October 2020 MF 66 Mohammed Al-Zaabi Al Wahda Transfer Summer Free 16 January 2021 MF 22 Shoya Nakajima Porto Loan Winter Undisclosed
Out Date Position No. Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 MF — Balázs Dzsudzsák Free agent Free 1 July 2020 MF — Khaled Khalfan Hatta Free 4 July 2020 MF — Sulaiman Nasser Ajman Free 7 July 2020 DF — Firas Al Khusaibi Hatta Free 20 July 2020 FW — Hamza Muhanaeh Taliya Free 10 August 2020 FW 20 Saad Khamis Free agent Released 6 October 2020 MF — Ângelo Barbosa Dibba Al-Hisn Free 13 October 2020 FW — Guido Licheri San Fernando Free 26 December 2020 MF 8 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Free agent Released
Loans out Name To Start date End date Ref.— Ali Eid Al-Fujairah8 July 2020End of Season — Waleed Siraj Khor Fakkan13 July 2020End of Season — Falah Waleed Khor Fakkan27 July 2020End of Season 70 Hazem Muhanaeh Al-Taawon16 September 2020End of Season 28 Idriss Mzaouiyani Al-Dhafra6 October 2020End of Season — Mohammed Jamal Al Jazira23 January 2021End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
UAE Pro-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
President's Cup
Round of 16
League Cup
First round
AFC Champions League
Play-off round
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 11 May 2021. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayers who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
Clean sheets As of 11 May 2021 RankPlayerClean sheets 1 Khalid Eisa72 Mohammed Abo Sandah1
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Pos.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Champions LeagueTotal1 9 FW Kodjo Laba 13 0 0 0 132 7 FW Caio Canedo 7 0 0 073 20 MF Wilson Eduardo 3 0 0 0 3 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 2 0 1 0 34 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 2 0 0 0 2 14 MF Rayan Yaslam 2 0 0 0 2 88 MF Fahad Hadeed 2 0 0 0 2 34 DF Rafael Pereira 1 0 1 0 25 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 0 0 0 1 70 MF Mohammed Abbas 1 0 0 0 1 18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi 1 0 0 0 1 3 DF Salem Abdullah 1 0 0 0 1 4 DF Mohammed Shaker 1 0 0 0 1 19 MF Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 6 DF Yahia Nader 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 1 0 0 0 1Totals40 0 2 0 42
Disciplinary record
Assists As of 11 May 2021 No.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Champions LeagueTotal11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi400049 Kodjo Laba300033 Salem Abdullah300018 Khalid Al-Balochi300015 Erik Menezes2000216 Mohamed Abdulrahman200020 Wilson Eduardo200042 Jonathan Santos1000114 Rayan Yaslam100088 Fahad Hadeed100033 Tsukasa Shiotani100034 Rafael Pereira00108 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan1000Totals25 0 1 0 26
Squad statistics
LeagueAsiaLeague CupPresident's CupTotalGames played 26 1 2 1 30Games won 11 0 0 0 11Games drawn 8 0 1 0 9Games lost 7 1 1 1 10Goals scored 39 0 2 0 41Goals conceded 33 4 4 1 42Goal difference 6 -4 2 -1 13Clean sheets 7 0 1 0 8Goal by Substitute 2 0 0 0 2Total shots 360 0 26 20 406Shots on target 127 0 8 - 135Corners 158 0 18 11 187Players used 35 15 21 15 85Offsides 36 0 2 0 38Fouls suffered 340 4 35 11 390Fouls committed 323 4 30 9 366Yellow cards 45 0 2 2 49Red cards 2 0 2 0 4
Notes
References
External links Al Ain FC official website