2012–13 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2012–13 football season
Al Ain
2012–13 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerCosmin Olăroiu
StadiumTahnoun bin Mohammed
League1st
Super CupWinners
President's CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup Stage
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (31)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (32)
Biggest win7–0 vs Al Dhafra
6–0 vs Ittihad Kalba
5–0 vs Al Wasl
Biggest defeat3–6 vs Al Ahli
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2013.

The 2012–13 season was Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Romania Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant coach Romania Cătălin Necula
Romania Gabriel Caramarin
Italy Massimo Pedrazzini
Translator Lebanon Hussein Fakih
Fitness Coach Italy Ferdinando Hippoliti
Goalkeeping coach Romania Vasile Iordache
Head of Performance Analysis England Liam Weeks
Academy Director England Wayne Harrison
Reserve team head coach United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah
Team Manager United Arab Emirates Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Physiotherapist Romania Ion Buduga
Greece Apostolos Dritsas
Egypt Abdelnasser Aljohny
Poland Wiesław Sojka
Greece Georgios Bosineaus
Team Supervisor United Arab Emirates Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator United Arab Emirates Nasser Al Junaibi
Doctor Greece Nikolaos Tzouroudis

Last updated: 23 August 2012
Source: AlKhaleej.ae


Board of directors

Office Name
President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
First Deputy President Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Second Deputy President Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Board of Directors Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri
Member of Board of Directors Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki
Member of Board of Directors Hamad Nekhirat Al Ameri
Member of Board of Directors Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh
Member of Board of Directors Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri

Last updated: 21 November 2011
Source: Al Ain Club Official Website, AlKhaleej.ae

Other information

Ground (capacity and dimensions) Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (15,000 / 91,341)

Source: AlAinClub.ae


Kits

Home
0
Away
0
Third
0

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Strata / Abu Dhabi National Hotels

Cosmin Olăroiu at Al Ain Training In May 2013.

Players

First team

No. Position(s) Nationality Name Since Age Signed from
Goalkeepers
12 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Salem 2001 32 Youth system
22 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 2011 29 United Arab Emirates Sharjah
30 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Sultan 2007 27 Youth system
36 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 2010 23 Youth system
Defenders
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Musallem Fayez 2007 26 Youth system
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ismail Ahmed 2008 29 Morocco FUS de Rabat
DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Fayez 2007 23 Youth system
15 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 2010 24 Youth system
19 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohanad Salem 2008 28 United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fawzi Fayez 2007 25 Youth system
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Ahmed 2012 24 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
33 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 2010 22 Youth system
44 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fares Jumaa 2007 24 Youth system
Midfielders
2 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Yaqoub Al Hosani 2012 25 United Arab Emirates Al Wahda
6 MF Romania ROU Mirel Rădoi (3rd C) 2011 32 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi (VC) 2001 29 Youth system
8 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 2011 30 United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra
10 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Abdulrahman 2008 21 Youth system
18 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Malallah 2008 29 United Arab Emirates Emirates
20 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Helal Saeed (C) 2011 36 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
25 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 2009 25 Youth system
27 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Abdullah 2006 26 Youth system
Forwards
3 FW Ghana GHA Asamoah Gyan 2011 27 England Sunderland
9 FW France FRA Kembo Ekoko 2012 25 France Rennais
11 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Fayez 2009 22 Youth system
16 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 2008 24 Youth system
32 FW Australia AUS Alex Brosque 2012 29 Japan Shimizu S-Pulse
29 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Malallah 2011 29 United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba
45 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Naser 2011 25 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab


From Reserve and Youth Academy

No. Nat Position Player Since
1 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Rashed 2012
17 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Ayed 2009
26 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulsalam Mohammed 2012
28 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Al Sheeba 2012
31 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fahad Juma 2012
34 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Nasser 2010
37 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Faraj Juma 2010
60 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Saeed Al-Menhali 2012
39 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saqer Mohammed 2012
43 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Sultan 2012
47 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Souad Mosabeh 2012
51 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulrahman Ahmed 2013
64 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rayan Yaslam 2012
65 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Yousef Ahmed 2012
66 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Majed Ahmed 2012
68 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Barman 2012
13 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Sahel 2013

New contracts

Date Pos No. Player Ref. Notes
13 September 2012 MF 6 Romania Mirel Rădoi [1]
16 January 2013 FW 65 United Arab Emirates Yousef Ahmed [2] first professional contract

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref.
12 May 2012 MF 2 United Arab Emirates Yaqoub Al Hosani United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Transfer Summer €277,000 [3][4]
7 June 2012 DF 23 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ahmed United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Transfer Summer €4,600,000 [5][6]
6 July 2012 FW 3 Ghana Asamoah Gyan England Sunderland Transfer Summer €7.500,000 [7]
31 August 2012 FW 9 France Kembo Ekoko France Rennais Transfer Summer €3.700,000 [8]
26 September 2012 FW 32 Australia Alex Brosque Japan Shimizu S-Pulse Transfer Summer €4.000,000 [9]

Transfer summary

Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.

Expenditure

Summer: Decrease €20,077,000

Winter: Decrease €0,000,000

Total: Decrease €20,077,000

Income

Summer: Increase €1.300,000

Winter: Increase €0,000,000

Total: Increase €1.300,000


Net totals

Summer: Decrease €18,777,000

Winter: Decrease €0,000,000

Total: Decrease €18,777,000

Out

Date Position No. Name To Type Transfer window Fee Ref.
30 June 2012 FW 9 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani Saudi Arabia Al Hilal End of loan Summer Free [10]
1 June 2012 MF 23 United Arab Emirates Shehab Ahmed United Arab Emirates Ajman Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
7 June 2012 GK 39 United Arab Emirates Ismail Rabee United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Swap Summer Free [5][6]
16 June 2012 DF 35 United Arab Emirates Hazza Salem United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12]
16 June 2012 MF 26 United Arab Emirates Hamad Al Merri United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12]
16 June 2012 DF 70 United Arab Emirates Bandar Al-Ahbabi United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12]
16 June 2012 MF 31 United Arab Emirates Haddaf Al Ameri United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12]
16 June 2012 FW United Arab Emirates Hamad Raqea United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [12]
29 June 2012 MF United Arab Emirates Saif Mohammed United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed [13]
1 August 2012 FW 32 Argentina Ignacio Scocco Argentina Newell's Old Boys Loan Summer €1.300,000 [14][15]
23 August 2012 GK 55 United Arab Emirates Yousif Al Bairaq United Arab Emirates Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed [16]
13 September 2012 MF United Arab Emirates Rami Yaslam United Arab Emirates Dubai Loan Summer Undisclosed [17][18]
20 September 2012 FW Ivory Coast Jumaa Saeed Oman Al Nahda Loan Summer Undisclosed [19]
23 January 2013 FW 45 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Naser United Arab Emirates Al Wasl Transfer Winter Undisclosed [20]
4 February 2013 FW 29 United Arab Emirates Mohamed Malallah United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba Loan Winter Undisclosed [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Krasnodar Russia v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
15 July 2012 Friendly Krasnodar Russia 3–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Leogang
Report Referee: Hill Hannes
Energie Cottbus Germany v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
18 July 2012 Friendly Energie Cottbus Germany 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Tirol
17:00
Report Stadium: Angerberg
Attendance: 100
Referee: Issen Steen
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v United Arab Emirates Higher Education
26 July 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–0 United Arab Emirates Higher Education Al Ain
17:00
  • Al-Rami 41' (o.g.)
  • A. Sahel 60'
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Naji
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v United Arab Emirates Al Shaab
2 August 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 5–0 United Arab Emirates Al Shaab Al Ain
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Oman Al Orouba
9 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Oman Al Orouba Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • Katkout 34'
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Kuwait Al Salmiya
12 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 4–0 Kuwait Al Salmiya Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
15 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab Al Ain
23:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • M. Naser 7'
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
Getafe Spain v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
28 August 2012 Friendly Getafe Spain 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Getafe
Report
Stadium: Alfonso Pérez
Referee: García Valencia
Rayo Vallecano Spain v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
29 August 2012 Trofeo Vallecas Rayo Vallecano Spain 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Madrid
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jose Luis Lopez
Atlético Madrid Spain v United Arab Emirates Al Ain
4 September 2012 Friendly Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Madrid
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Sánchez
Al Ain United Arab Emirates v Oman Al Shabab
10 September 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–0 Oman Al Shabab Al Ain
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdullah Naji

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 23 September 2012 24 May 2013 Matchday 1 Winners 26 20 2 4 74 26 +48 076.92
League Cup 9 October 2012 17 March 2013 Group stage Group stage 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 062.50
President's Cup 20 December 2012 5 May 2013 Round of 16 Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67
Super Cup 17 September 2012 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 100.00
Champions League 27 February 2013 30 April 2013 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 033.33
Total 44 30 5 9 100 43 +57 068.18

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain (C) 26 20 2 4 74 26 +48 62 Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Al-Ahli 26 15 6 5 62 33 +29 51
3 Al Jazira 26 13 8 5 56 37 +19 47
4 Baniyas 26 14 5 7 50 37 +13 47 Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
5 Al Shabab 26 13 3 10 48 39 +9 42 Qualification to the 2014 GCC Champions League
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 20 2 4 74 26  +48 62 10 1 2 39 13  +26 10 1 2 35 13  +22

Last updated: 24 May 2013.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWDWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWLDLW
Position129223211111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2013. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Al Ain v Al Ahli
23 September 2012 1 Al Ain 3–6 Al Ahli Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 5,178
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Bader Abdullah
Ajman v Al Ain
28 September 2012 2 Ajman 1–4 Al Ain Ajman
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassim, Omar Sulaiman Al Adab
Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
Al Ain v Al Dhafra
5 October 2012 3 Al Ain 7–0 Al Dhafra Al-Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Fahad Al Hawasin
Dibba Al Fujairah v Al Ain
21 October 2012 4 Dibba Al Fujairah 1–5 Al Ain Al-Ain
18:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Al-Naqbi Yellow card 51'
  • Murad Yellow card 68'
  • Alex 76'
  • Júnior Red card 83'
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah Al Ali, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
Al Jazira v Al Ain
29 October 2012 5 Al Jazira 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 19,756
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf Al Mehairi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
Al Ain v Al Wasl
3 November 2012 6 Al Ain 5–0 Al Wasl Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
Al Shabab v Al Ain
8 November 2012 7 Al Shabab 2–3 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
Assistant referees: Hasan Al Mahri, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba
18 November 2012 8 Al Ain 6–0 Ittihad Kalba Al-Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Yaseen Al Mansory
Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassem, Sabet Al Ali
Fourth official: Rashid Abdulkarim
Dubai v Al Ain
23 November 2012 9 Dubai 2–5 Al Ain Dubai
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • A. Hassan Yellow card 31'
  • Keita Yellow card 68'
  • Porta Yellow card 84'
  • Y. Al Hammadi Yellow card 85'
Report
Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Ahmed Sulaiman Jemei
Al Ain v Al Shaab
30 November 2012 10 Al Ain 2–1 Al Shaab Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • S. Abbas Yellow card 17'
  • Bu Safared Yellow card 29'
  • Careca Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 7,802
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
Baniyas v Al Ain
5 December 2012 11 Baniyas 0–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 7,242
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Al Ain v Al Wahda
10 December 2012 12 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wahda Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 6,931
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi
Al Nasr v Al Ain
16 December 2012 13 Al Nasr 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Ali Al Nuaimi
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Al Ain v Ajman
26 January 2013 15 Al Ain 4–0 Ajman Al-Ain
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Mohamed Al Hammadi
Fourth official: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Al Dhafra v Al Ain
14 February 2013 16 Al Dhafra 0–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory
Fourth official: Abdul Ghafar Besher
Al Ain v Dibba Al Fujairah
21 February 2013 17 Al Ain 0–1 Dibba Al Fujairah Al-Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Assistant referees: Sabet Al Ali, Esshaq Ali Al Hammadi
Fourth official: Abdallah Rashid Al Naqbi
Al Ain v Al Jazira
3 March 2013 18 Al Ain 1–0 Al Jazira Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Bader Abdullah
Al Wasl v Al Ain
7 March 2013 19 Al Wasl 1–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Za'abeel Stadium
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Al Ain v Al Shabab
29 March 2013 20 Al Ain 2–1 Al Shabab Al-Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi
Fourth official: Adel Al Naqbi
Al Ahli v Al Ain
6 April 2013 14 Al Ahli 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Mohamed Al Jalaf
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Note: Called off at the end of the match after an assistant referee Mohamed Al Jalaf was hit by an metal object thrown from Al Ahli crowd.[22] Al Ain have been awarded a 3-0 victory by the Football Association's Disciplinary Committee.[23]
Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain
14 April 2013 21 Ittihad Kalba 1–3 Al Ain Kalba
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim Al Zarouni
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Zayed Dawood Kamal
Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater
Al Ain v Dubai
18 April 2013 22 Al Ain 3–0 Dubai Al-Ain
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • I. Ahmed Yellow card 12'
  • Magrão Yellow card 19'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 6,216
Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Khamis Fairooz Obid
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi
Al Shaab v Al Ain
27 April 2013 23 Al Shaab 1–0 Al Ain Sharjah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Zayed Dawood Kamal
Fourth official: Abdullah Eshtairy
Al Ain v Baniyas
12 May 2013 24 Al Ain 2–2 Baniyas Al-Ain
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Sabet Al Ali
Fourth official: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Al Wahda v Al Ain
18 May 2013 25 Al Wahda 2–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
Al Ain v Al Nasr
24 May 2013 26 Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Al-Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 5,852
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
Assistant referees: Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi

Super Cup

Al Ain v Al Jazira
17 September 2012 Final Al Ain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Al Jazira Dubai
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 8,274
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater
Penalties

President's Cup

Al Ain v Al Fujairah
20 December 2012 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–0 Al Fujairah Sharjah
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Najee
Note: Lineups
Al Ain v Bani Yas
10 February 2013 Quarter-finals Al Ain 2–1 Bani Yas Dubai
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups
Al Ain v Al Ahli
5 May 2013 Semi-finals Al Ain 1–2 Al Ahli Al Nahyan Stadium
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Attendance: Abu Dhabi
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups

League Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Wahda 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 19
2 Al Ain 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 18
3 Al Nasr 8 2 3 3 13 10 +3 9
4 Dubai 8 2 1 5 11 16 −5 7
5 Al-Shaab 8 0 2 6 6 23 −17 2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Dubai v Al Ain
9 October 2012 1 Dubai 2–4 Al Ain Dubai
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 850
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Al Ain v Al Wahda
14 October 2012 2 Al Ain 0–0 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • I. Ahmed Yellow card 35'
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Ali Hamad Al Badwawi
Al Nasr v Al Ain
13 November 2012 3 Al Nasr 0–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel
Al Ain v Al-Shaab
28 December 2012 4 Al Ain 2–0 Al-Shaab Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • Careca Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
Al Ain v Dubai
10 January 2013 5 Al Ain 2–1 Dubai Al Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • A. Hassan Yellow card 18'
  • M. Ismael Yellow card 38'
  • Juca Yellow card 51'
  • Y. Al Hammadi Red card 72'
  • R. Yaslam 85'
  • M. Lashkari Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 502
Referee: Eisa Khalifa Al Hajri
Al-Wahda v Al Ain
17 January 2013 6 Al-Wahda 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 563
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Al Ain v Al Nasr
1 February 2013 7 Al Ain 1–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
Al-Shaab v Al Ain
17 March 2013 8 Al-Shaab 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Kaseke 32'
  • K. Saqar Yellow card 59'
  • J. Sanqoor Yellow card 61'
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Attendance: 923
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 2–0 3–1
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 2–1
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1
Source: ScoresPro
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
27 February 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4 Abdulrahman 27'
Brosque 46'
Gyan 90+2'
Report Al-Zori 9' Attendance: 8,819
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
Esteghlal Iran v United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
13 March 2013 Esteghlal Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Samuel 64'
Majidi 73'
Report Attendance: 21,330
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates v Qatar Al-Rayyan
3 April 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4 Ekoko 34'
Brosque 70'
Report Nilmar 32' Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Al-Rayyan Qatar v United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
9 April 2013 Al-Rayyan Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
18:40 UTC+3 Nilmar 59'
Al-Marri 86'
Report Ahmed 78' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
23 April 2013 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
20:50 UTC+3 Al-Dossari 4'
Wesley 24'
Report Attendance: 13,067
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates v Iran Esteghlal
30 April 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran Esteghlal Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4 Report Nekounam 80' (pen.) Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 24 May 2013.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Super Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
22 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Mahmoud Al Mas 12 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
30 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Sultan 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 25 0 19 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Defenders
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Musallem Fayez 9 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ismail Ahmed 32 4 21 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 5 0
14 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Fayez 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 30 0 20 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Ayed 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohanad Salem 30 0 20 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fawzi Fayez 26 1 15 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 4 0
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Ahmed 30 2 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
26 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulsalam Mohammed 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fahed Juma 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri 19 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 0
43 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Sultan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fares Jumaa 30 0 15 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 5 0
60 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Saeed Musabbeh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Yaqoub Al Hosani 23 0 12 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
6 MF Romania ROU Mirel Rădoi 35 2 20 2 3 0 5 0 1 0 6 0
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi 32 3 19 2 3 1 6 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al Saadi 13 3 5 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Abdulrahman 31 8 22 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
18 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Malallah 6 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
20 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Helal Saeed 30 0 19 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 5 0
25 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al Shamisi 9 1 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
27 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Abdullah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Nasser 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
64 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rayan Yaslam 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
68 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Barman 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
3 FW Ghana GHA Asamoah Gyan 29 32 22 31 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1
9 FW France FRA Kembo Ekoko 37 13 23 8 3 2 4 2 1 0 6 1
11 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Fayez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
16 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 36 4 22 3 2 0 5 1 1 0 6 0
28 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Al Sheeba 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Australia AUS Alex Brosque 32 17 20 10 2 2 4 3 0 0 6 2
37 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Faraj Juma 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
65 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Yousef Ahmed 13 6 6 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 1
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
29 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Malallah 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Naser 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Rank Player Clean sheets
1 United Arab Emirates Dawoud Sulaiman 8
2 United Arab Emirates Mahmoud Almas 5
3 United Arab Emirates Abdulla Sultan 3
TOTALS 16

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitive matches

Hat-tricks

Player Against Result Date Competition
Ghana Asamoah Gyan United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra 7–0 (H) 5 October 2012 Pro-League
Australia Alex Brosque United Arab Emirates Dubai 2–4 (A) 9 October 2012 League Cup
Ghana Asamoah Gyan United Arab Emirates Dubai 3–0 (H) 18 April 2013 Pro-League

(H) – Home; (A) – Away


Assists

Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 10 MF United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 12 4 16
2 9 FW France Kembo Ekoko 4 3 7
3 FW Ghana Asamoah Gyan 6 1 7
4 6 MF Romania Mirel Radoi 4 1 1 6
5 16 FW United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahman 5 5
20 MF United Arab Emirates Helal Saeed 5 5
7 32 FW Australia Alex Brosque 4 4
15 DF United Arab Emirates Khaled Abdulrahman 2 2 4
9 7 MF United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Wehaibi 1 1 1 3
10 8 MF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Saadi 2 2
33 DF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al-Dhahri 2 2
12 23 DF United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ahmed 1 1
19 DF United Arab Emirates Mohanad Salem 1 1
25 MF United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Shamisi 1 1
65 FW United Arab Emirates Yousef Ahmed 1 1
45 FW United Arab Emirates Mohamed Naser 1 1
36 GK United Arab Emirates Dawoud Sulaiman 1 1
18 MF United Arab Emirates Abdullah Malallah 1 1
27 MF United Arab Emirates Salem Abdullah 1 1
30 GK United Arab Emirates Abdulla Sultan 1 1
34 MF United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Shamsi 1 1
TOTALS 49 8 7 6 70

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitive matches

Goalscorers

Rnk No. Pos Player League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Super Cup Total
1 3 FW Ghana Asamoah Gyan 31 1 32
2 32 FW Australia Alex Brosque 10 3 2 2 17
3 9 FW France Kembo Ekoko 8 2 2 1 13
4 10 MF United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman 7 1 8
5 65 FW United Arab Emirates Yousef Ahmed 2 3 1 6
6 5 DF United Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed 3 1 4
16 FW United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdulrahman 3 1 4
8 8 MF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Saadi 2 1 3
7 MF United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Wehaibi 2 1 3
10 6 MF Romania Mirel Radoi 2 2
23 DF United Arab Emirates Mohamed Ahmed 2 2
12 21 DF United Arab Emirates Fawzi Fayez 1 1
25 MF United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Shamisi 1 1
18 MF United Arab Emirates Abdullah Malallah 1 1
Own Goals
TOTALS 71 13 7 6 97

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitive matches

Awards

Award Winner
Fans’ Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman[24]
Emirati Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman[24]
UAE Pro League Top Scorer Ghana Asamoah Gyan[24]
Young Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Yousef Ahmed[24]

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External links

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