Al Ain FC is a professional football club, based in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club () Al Ain SCC for short. Founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates.
Al Ain made a successful debut by beating a team made up of British soldiers and went on to play friendly matches against other Abu Dhabi clubs. In 1971, the team played their first match against international opposition when they were defeated 7–0 by the Egyptian club Ismaily in a friendly match for the war effort. Has amassed various records since its founding, quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most trophies 36 in total.
Honours
38 official Championships. TypeCompetitionSeasonsTitlesRunners-upDomesticNationalPro League 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2021–22141975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2015–169 President's Cup1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2017–1871978–79, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2022–238 Super Cup 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012, 20155 1993, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2018, 20226League Cup 2008–09, 2021–2222010–11, 2022–232Federation Cup 1988–89, 2004–05, 2005–0631986, 19942Joint League1982–831 StateAbu Dhabi Championship1973–74, 1974–752 RegionalGCC Champions League 20011Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup20151ContinentalAFC Champions League 2003, 2024 22005, 20162WorldwideFIFA Club World Cup 20181
Doubles and trebles (9–1)
Doubles
League and President's Cup doubles (1) (shared record): 2017–18
League and League Cup (1) (shared record): 2021–22
League and Super Cup (2) (shared record): 2002–03, 2012–13
President's Cup and League Cup (1) (shared record): 2008–09
President's Cup and Federation Cup (2) (record): 2004–05, 2005–06
President's Cup and GCC Club Championship (1) (record): 2000–01
Super Cup and Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup (1) (record): 2015–16
Treble
League, Super Cup and Champions League (1) (record): 2002–03
Three-peats UAE Pro League (1) (record): 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
Players records Most appearances
All competitions As of match played 25 May 2024 The below list is since the Pro League era starting in 2008–09.
RankPlayerNationalityYearsLeagueLC/SC/PCIncludes the UAE League Cup, UAE Super Cup, UAE President CupAsia/ACCC/FCWC/EMSCIncludes the AFC Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Emirati-Moroccan Super CupTotalRef.12013–24722 / 5 / 2979 / 2 / 4 / 13892Mohanad Salem2008–202121325 / 6 / 2461 / 0 / 1 / 1331Mohammed Abdulrahman2008–202120332 / 4 / 2066 / 2 / 3 / 13314Ismail Ahmed2008–202119234 / 3 / 2270 / 2 / 4 / 13285Bandar Al-Ahbabi2010–15224 / 1 / 1345 / 2 / 4 / 024162008–20181418 / 4 / 1661 / 0 / 0 / 12317Mohamed Ahmed2012–202312511 / 4 / 1948 / 1 / 4 / 0212 Notes
Top goalscorers
All competitions As of 3 September 2024. Bold indicates player is still active at club level. Rank Player Nationality Years Goals1Ahmed Abdullah 1978–19951852Asamoah Gyan 2011–20151283 Kodjo Laba2019–present1284Mohieddine Habita 1976–1983715Majid Al Owais 1992706Omar Abdulrahman 2008–2018627Matar Al Sahbani 198360Salem Johar1992–2005609Saif Sultan 1992–20055510Marcus Berg 2017–201951 Note: this includes goals scored in all competitions.
International competitions Rank Player Nationality Goals1 Omar Abdulrahman192Asamoah Gyan183 Soufiane Rahimi134 Marcus Berg115Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba106Ibrahim Diaky9 Subait Khater 9Gharib Harib 99Caio Lucas 7Helal Saeed 7 Boubacar Sanogo 712Nenad Jestrović6
UAE Pro League Statistics correct as of match played on 25 August 2024 Rank PlayerGoals1 Ahmed Abdullah117 2 Kodjo Laba1013 Asamoah Gyan 954 Majid Al Owais 865 Mohieddine Habita 57 6 Salem Johar53 7 Saif Sultan 45 8 Omar Abdulrahman 399 Subait Khater 38 10 Matar Al Sahbani 37 11 Marcus Berg 3512 Boubacar Sanogo 3513 José Sand 31
AFC Champions League Since 2002–03 AFC Champions League, includes goals scored in qualifying play-offStatistics correct as of match played against Yokohama F. Marinos on 25 May 2024 PlayerTOTAL1 Asamoah Gyan 182 Omar Abdulrahman 183 Soufiane Rahimi 134 Kodjo Laba 105 Marcus Berg 94 Boubacar Sanogo 7 Ibrahim Diaky 6 Nenad Jestrović 6 Caio8 Mohamed Abdulrahman 5 Douglas Danilo Asprilla Subait Khater12 Kaku4 Edílson Elias Ribeiro José Sand Kembo Ekoko Ismail Ahmed Lee Myung-joo18 Mohammad Omar3 Nasser Al-Shamrani Onyekachi Nwoha Shehab Ahmed Gharib Harib Alex Brosque24 Erik Jorgens2 Kouame Autonne Rami Yaslam Luis Tejada Ahmed Khalil Tsukasa Shiotani Helal Saeed Faisal Ali Kelly32 Mohammed Abbas1 Sultan Al-Shamsi Omer Atzili Eisa Khalfan Khalid Al-Balochi Kandia Traoré Rodrigo Mendes Farhad Majidi Salem Johar Ahmed Kano Nasser Khamis Ali Msarri Dodô Ali Al-Wehaibi Musallem Fayez Franck Ongfiang Hawar Mulla Emerson Sheik Jorge Valdivia Haddaf Abdullah Hamad Al Marri Yousef Ahmed Miroslav Stoch Rashed Eisa Saeed Al-Kathiri Hussein El Shahat Jamal Maroof Saeed Juma Omar Yaisien Bauyrzhan IslamkhanTotal208
FIFA Club World Cup Statistics correct as of match played against Real Madrid on 22 December 2018 PlayerTOTAL1 Marcus Berg 2 Tsukasa Shiotani 3 Mohamed Ahmed 1 Bandar Al-Ahbabi Caio Tongo Doumbia Hussein El ShahatTotal9
Asian Cup Winners' Cup PlayerTOTAL1 Arthur Moses 42 Gharib Harib23 Helal Saeed 1Total7
Arab Club Champions Cup PlayerTOTAL1 Ibrahim Diaky 2Total2
GCC Champions League PlayerTOTAL1 Ahmed Abdullah 2 Subait Khater Gharib Harib 4 Abdulhameed Al Mistaki1 Salem Johar Fahad Ali Mohamed Mubarak Abubakar Omar Awad Gharib Jasem TawfiqTotal13
Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup PlayerTOTAL1 Lee Myung-joo 11 Omar Abdulrahman 1Total2
Asian Club Championship PlayerTOTAL1 Helal Saeed 4 Abedi Pele2 Fahad Al Nowais33 Subait Khater 2 Emiliano Rey Gharib Harib Seydou Traoré Abdullah Shila Majid Al Owais Rachid Daoudi 4 Sandro Oliviera 1 Faisal Ali Sergio Berti Jasem Tawfiq Total29
Players' individual honours and awards while playing with Al Ain
Al Ain players that have been the top scorer of UAE Pro League: Mohieddine Habita (1977–78, 20 goals) Ahmed Abdullah (1981–82, 13 goals); (1983–84, 20 goals) Saif Sultan (1992–93, 21 goals) José Sand (2009–10, 24 goals) Asamoah Gyan (2011–12, 21); (2012–13, 31); (2013–14, 29) Marcus Berg (2017–18, 25 goals) Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (2019–20, 19 goals); (2021–22, 26) Al Ain players that have been the top scorer of UAE President's Cup: Ahmed Abdullah (1978–79, 5 goals) Ali Al-Wehaibi (2005–06, 3 goals) Nenad Jestrović (2006–07, 4 goals) André Dias (2008–09, 9 goals) Asamoah Gyan (2013–14, 6 goals); (2014–15, 4 goals) Dyanfres Douglas (2015–16, 5 goals) Al Ain players that have been the top scorer of UAE Super Cup: Al Ain players that have won the GCC Golden Boot: Ahmed Abdullah (1982–83, 20 goals in 18 games) Saif Sultan (1992–93, 21 goals in 22 games) José Sand (2009–10, 24 goals in 22 games) Asamoah Gyan (2011–12, 22 goals in 22 games); (2012–13, 31 goals in 26 games); (2013–14, 29 goals in 26 games) Al Ain players that have won the Asian Footballer of the Year: Omar Abdulrahman (1): 2016 Al Ain players that have won the Best player award at AFC Champions League: Seydou Traoré (1): 1999 Omar Abdulrahman (1): 2016 Soufiane Rahimi (1): 2024 Al Ain players that have been the top scorer of AFC Champions League: Asamoah Gyan (2014, 12 goals in 12 games) Soufiane Rahimi (1): (2024, 13 goals in 13 games) Al Ain players that were included in the AFC Champions League Team of the Season: Omar Abdulrahman (3), Lee Myung-joo (2), Asamoah Gyan (1), Ismail Ahmed (1), Caio Lucas (1), Danilo Asprilla (1) Al Ain players that have won Player of the week awards at AFC Champions League: Omar Abdulrahman (1), Khalid Eisa (1) Al Ain players that have won man of the match at FIFA Club World Cup: Khalid Eisa (2), Hussein El Shahat (1) Al Ain players that have won Adidas Silver Ball at FIFA Club World Cup: Caio Lucas (1): (2018)
See also List of Al Ain FC seasons Al Ain FC in international football
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