| 2017–18 season | |||
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| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | ||
| Manager | Zoran Mamić | ||
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | ||
| UAE Pro League | 1st | ||
| President's Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marcus Berg (25 goals) All: Marcus Berg (35 goals) | ||
The2017–18 season wasAl Ain Football Club's 50th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in thetop-level football league in the UAE.
Technical staff[edit]
Source:Al Ain Club | Board of directors[edit]
Source:Al Ain Club
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First Team[edit]
| From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy[edit]
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In[edit]
| Loans in[edit]
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Out[edit]
| Loans out[edit]
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 16 September 2017 | 29 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 072.73 |
| President's Cup | 17 January 2018 | 3 May 2018 | Round of 16 | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 100.00 |
| League Cup | 4 September 2017 | 16 February 2018 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 028.57 |
| AFC Champions League | 13 February 2018 | 15 May 2018 | play-offs | Round of 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Total | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 106 | 57 | +49 | 061.54 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2018
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ain(C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | Qualification to the2018 FIFA Club World Cup first round and the2019 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 46 | Qualification to the2019 AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al Wasl | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 37 | Qualification to the2019 AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 31 | |
| 6 | Sharjah | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Al Jazira | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 28 | |
| 8 | Ajman | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 26 | |
| 9 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 21 | |
| 10 | Al Dhafra | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 18 | |
| 11 | Emirates(Q) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 17 | Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off |
| 12 | Hatta(Q) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 16 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 13 | +29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 |
Last updated: 29 April 2018.
Source:Competitive matches
| 16 September 20171 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| 20:30GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Mohammed Abdulla |
| 23 September 20172 | Hatta | 0–3 | Al Ain | Hatta |
| 17:25GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee:Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 29 September 20173 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Shabab Al-Ahli | Al Ain |
| 20:15GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
| Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
| 14 October 20174 | Ajman | 2–3 | Al Ain | Ajman |
| 17:05GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Rashid Bin Saeed Referee:Omar Al Ali |
| 21 October 20175 | Emirates | 0–2 | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 17:00GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Emirates Club Referee:Mohammed Abdulla |
| 28 October 20176 | Al Ain | 3–3 | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| 19:45GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Yahya Al Mulla |
| 4 November 20177 | Al Wahda | 0–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:45GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
| Stadium:Al Nahyan Referee:Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 18 November 20178 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Al Jazira | Al Ain |
| 19:45GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Mohammed Abdulla |
| 23 November 20179 | Dibba | 0–0 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 16:40GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Fujairah Club Referee:Omar Al Ali |
| 1 December 201710 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| 19:30GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
| Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Adel Al Naqbi |
| 8 December 201711 | Al Dhafra | 1–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 16:50GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee:Abdulla Al Ajel |
| 12 January 201812 | Al Wasl | 1–3 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Zabeel Referee:Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 21 January 201813 | Al Ain | 6–2 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
| 17:10GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Adel Al Naqbi |
| 26 January 201814 | Shabab Al Ahli | 1–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:00GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Rashid Referee:Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 3 February 201815 | Al Ain | 7–0 | Ajman | Al Ain |
| 17:20GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Sultan Mohamed |
| 8 February 201816 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Emirates | Al Ain |
| 20:00GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Ahmed Essa |
| 24 February 201817 | Sharjah | 3–1 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 20:15GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
| Stadium:Sharjah Referee:Ammar Al-Jeneibi |
| 1 March 201818 | Al Ain | 6–2 | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| 20:15GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Mohammed Abdulla |
| 17 March 201819 | Al Jazira | 2–3 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:30GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
| Stadium:Mohammed bin Zayed Referee:Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
| 6 April 201820 | Al Ain | 4–0 | Dibba | Al Ain |
| 17:50GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Ahmed Essa |
| 21 April 201821 | Al Nasr | 0–4 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 18:00GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Al Maktoum Referee:Sultan Al Marzouqi |
| 29 April 201822 | Al Ain | 5–0 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain |
| 19:20GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Referee:Yahya Al Mulla |
| 17 January 2018Round of 16 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain |
| 17:05 | Berg | Report | Stadium:Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
| 12 April 2018Quarter-finals | Al Ain | 4–2 | Fujairah | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium:Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium |
| 25 April 2018Semi-finals | Shabab Al-Ahli | 0–6 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| Report | Stadium:Rashid Stadium |
| 3 May 2018Final | Al Wasl | 1–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| Report | Stadium:Zayed Sports City Stadium |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jazira | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| Al Nasr | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 |
| Al Ain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 |
| Hatta | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ajman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 |
| Al Dhafra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 4 |
| 4 September 2017 (2017-09-04)1 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Hatta | Al Ain |
| 17:25 | Yousef Ahmed Caio | Report | Mahir Jasem Fernando Gabriel | Stadium:Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Mulla |
| 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)2 | Al Jazira | 2–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:00 | Al Ghilani Al-Eidi | Report | Caio | Stadium:Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 11 November 2017 (2017-11-11)3 | Al Ain | 7–1 | Al Dhafra | Al-Ain |
| 16:50 | Douglas Caio Yousef Ahmed | Report | Abdulqader | Stadium:Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 14 December 2017 (2017-12-14)4 | Ajman | 2–3 | Al Ain | Ajman |
| 16:45 | Kone Abdulrahman | Report | Diaky Douglas Abdullah | Stadium:Ajman Stadium |
| 21 December 2017 (2017-12-21)5 | Al Nasr | 3–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45 | Marcelo Cirino Saleh | Report | Stadium:Zabeel Stadium |
| 29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)First leg | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al Wahda | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium |
| 17:15 | Report | Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq |
| 16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)Second leg | Al Wahda | 5–1 | Al Ain | Al Nahyan Stadium |
| 20:00 | Report |
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| 30 January 2018 (2018-01-30) | Al-Ain | 2–0 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain | |
| 18:15 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report | Attendance: 5,063 Referee:Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | AIN | RAY | HIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Advance toknockout stage | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | 2–2 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — |
| 13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) | Al-Hilal | 0–0 | King Saud University Stadium,Riyadh | |
| 20:25 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report | Attendance: 24,010 Referee:Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) | Al-Ain | 1–1 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain | |
| 19:10 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report | Attendance: 8,856 Referee:Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) |
| 6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) | Al-Ain | 2–2 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain | |
| 19:20 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 10,036 Referee:Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
| 12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) | Esteghlal | 1–1 | Azadi Stadium,Tehran | |
| 19:00 UTC+3:30 | Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 90,000 Referee:Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) |
| 2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) | Al-Ain | 2–1 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain | |
| 19:30 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 15,126 Referee:Ma Ning (China) |
| 16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) | Al-Rayyan | 1–4 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha | |
| 18:45 UTC+3 |
| Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 6,178 Referee:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) | Al-Ain | 2–4 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium,Al Ain | |
| 20:10 UTC+4 | Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 7,124 Referee:Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) | Al-Duhail | 4–1 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium,Doha | |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Live Report Stats Report |
| Attendance: 6,853 Referee:Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.
Squad appearances and goals[edit]
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Last updated: 15 May 2018 Hat-tricks[edit]
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Goalscorers[edit]
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