2024–25 Al Ain FC season
2024–25 season | |
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President | Mohammed Bin Zayed |
Chairman | Hazza Bin Zayed |
Head coach | Hernán Crespo (from 14 November 2023) |
Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed |
UAE Pro League | Pre-season |
President's Cup | Pre-season |
League Cup | First round |
AFC Champions League Elite | Pre-season |
FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Pre-season |
FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 57th in existence and their 50th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Season overview
Pre-season
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja CA on 10 August.[1][2]
Management
Position | Name | |||||
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Coaching staff | ||||||
Head coach | ![]() | |||||
Assistant coaches | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Chief analyst | ![]() | |||||
Analyst | ![]() | |||||
Goalkeeping coaches | ![]() | |||||
Fitness coach | ![]() | |||||
U-21 team head coach | ![]() | |||||
Physiotherapist | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
Club Doctor | ![]() | |||||
Nutritionist | ![]() | |||||
Scout | ![]() | |||||
Administration staff | ||||||
Team manager | ![]() | |||||
Front office | ||||||
Sporting Director | ![]() |
Board of Directors
Office | Name |
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Chairman of the Board of Directors | Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed |
Supervising Sports affairs | Mohammed Al Mahmoud |
Supervising Media affairs | Mohammed Al Ketbi |
Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs | Ziad Amir Ahmed Saleh |
Supervising the Academy and Talents sector | Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Khouri |
Source: AlAinClub.ae
Players
First Team
[4][5][6]
N | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Notes | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29 | 2014 | ||||||
17 | GK | ![]() | Khalid Eisa (VC) | 34 | 2013 | ||||||
36 | GK | ![]() | Amer Al-Faresi | 19 | 2024 | U21 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
3 | DF | ![]() | Kouame Autonne | 23 | 2021 | ||||||
15 | DF | ![]() | Erik Jorgens | 23 | 2020 | ||||||
16 | DF | ![]() | Khalid Al-Hashemi | 27 | 2023 | ||||||
46 | DF | ![]() | Dramane Koumare | 19 | 2024 | ||||||
50 | DF | ![]() | Manea Al Shamsi | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
66 | DF | ![]() | Mansour Al Shamsi | 22 | 2020 | ||||||
— | DF | ![]() | Khalid Butti | 33 | 2024 | ||||||
— | DF | ![]() | Marlon Santos | 28 | 2024 | on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
5 | MF | ![]() | Park Youg-woo | 30 | 2023 | ||||||
6 | MF | ![]() | Yahia Nader | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
8 | MF | ![]() | Mohammed Abbas | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
10 | MF | ![]() | Kaku | 29 | 2023 | ||||||
11 | MF | ![]() | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C) | 34 | 2016 | ||||||
13 | MF | ![]() | Ahmed Barman | 30 | 2013 | ||||||
18 | MF | ![]() | Khalid Al-Balochi | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
20 | MF | ![]() | Matías Palacios | 22 | 2022 | ||||||
21 | MF | ![]() | Soufiane Rahimi | 29 | 2021 | ||||||
26 | MF | ![]() | Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
30 | MF | ![]() | Hazem Mohammad | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
70 | MF | ![]() | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
— | MF | ![]() | El Mehdi El Moubarik | 23 | 2022 | ||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() | Kodjo Laba | 32 | 2019 | ||||||
77 | FW | ![]() | Rilwanu Sarki | 20 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
90 | FW | ![]() | Eisa Khalfan | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
99 | FW | ![]() | Josna Loulendo | 20 | 2023 | U21 | |||||
— | FW | ![]() | Mohamed Awadalla | 22 | 2020 | U21 |
New contracts
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 July 2024 | GK | 1 | ![]() | [7] | 2026 |
Transfers
In
No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | ||||||
— | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
— | FW | ![]() | ![]() | [8] | ||
— | DF | ![]() | ![]() | |||
— | MF | ![]() | ![]() | [9] | ||
— | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | 12 July 2024 | [10] |
Total | €0 million |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | ||||||
22 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [11][12] |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [11][13] |
44 | DF | ![]() | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] | |
27 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11][14] |
12 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11][15] |
— | MF | ![]() | ![]() | End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [16] |
Loans in
No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | DF | ![]() | ![]() | 3 July 2024 | End of season | [17] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja on 10 August.[1]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
![Morocco](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png)
![United Arab Emirates](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png)
24 July 2024 1 | Union de Touarga ![]() | v | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
![Morocco](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png)
![United Arab Emirates](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png)
5 August 2024 3 | Chabab Mohammédia ![]() | v | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
![Morocco](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png)
![United Arab Emirates](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png)
10 August 2024 4 | Raja ![]() | v | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Pro-League | 24 August 2024 | TBD 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
President's Cup | TBD | TBD | Round of 16 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
League Cup | 18 August 2024 | TBD | First round | TBD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
AFC Champions League | 16 September 2024 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 22 September 2024 | TBD | First round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
FIFA Club World Cup | June 2025 | July 2025 | First round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 100.00 |
Last updated: 27 August 2024
Source: Competitions
Pro League
2024–25 UAE Pro League
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 6 July 2024.[18]
TBC 1 | Al Ain | v | Khor Fakkan | Al Ain |
TBC GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 2 | Al Bataeh | v | Al Ain | Sharjah |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed |
TBC 3 | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
TBC 4 | Al Ain | v | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 5 | Al Ain | v | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 6 | Dibba Al-Hisn | v | Al Ain | Dibba Al-Hisn |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Dibba |
TBC 7 | Al Ain | v | Shabab Al Ahli | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 9 | Al Ain | v | Baniyas | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 10 | Al Jazira | v | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
TBC 11 | Al Ain | v | Sharjah | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 12 | Ajman | v | Al Ain | Ajman |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed |
TBC 13 | Al Ain | v | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
UAE President's Cup
UAE League Cup
First round
First leg | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
Second leg | Al Ain | v | Kalba | Al Ain |
Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
AFC Champions League Elite
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Al Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
FIFA Club World Cup
Group stage
References
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- ^ "UAEFA; Players". Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (2 July 2024). "Al Mahdi Mubarak.. One of the Moroccan Double Champions is Back to Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@DHCLUB1980] (25 June 2024). "يسعدنا أن نعلن عن أولى تعاقداتنا للفريق الأول لكرة القدم مع اللاعب فلاح وليد قادماً من نادي العين في صفقة انتقال حر" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Khor Fakkan Football Club [@khorfakkanfc] (27 June 2024). "محمد شاكر بقميص خورفكان ولمدة موسمين" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Khor Fakkan Football Club [@khorfakkanfc] (10 July 2024). "النسر ســلــطــان الشامسي بقميص خورفكان" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via Twitter.
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- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@dhclubfc] (3 July 2024). "Welcome Mohammed Baroot" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (3 July 2024). "The Champion of Asia.. Signs the Brazilian defender Marlon Santos" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "ADNOC Pro League and ADIB Cup Draws Announced for 2024-2025 Season". UAE Pro League Committee. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)
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