2016–17 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2016–17 football season

Al Ain

2016–17 season

President

Manager

Zlatko Dalić
(until 23 January)
Joško Španjić
(interim, from 23 January, until 1 February)
Zoran Mamić
(from 1 February)

Stadium

UAE Pro League

Group stage

AFC Champions League

Quarter-finals

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2016–17 season was Al Ain Football Club's 49th in existence and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Zlatko Dalić
Assistant coach	Borimir Perković Anel Karabeg
Fitness coach	Frano Leko
Goalkeeping coach	David Rouse
Club doctor	Jurica Rakic
Physiotherapist	Ivica Orsolic Marin Polonijo Bozo Sinkovic Abdul Nasser Al Juhani
Nutritionist	Mohsen Belhoz
U-21 team head coach	Joško Španjić
Team Manager	Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Team Supervisor	Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator	Essam Abdulla
Director of football	Sultan Rashed

Source: Al Ain Club

Board of directors

Office	Name
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President	Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Board of Directors	Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors	Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouie
Board of Directors Member	Mohammed Obaid Hammad
Board of Directors Member	Sultan Rashed
Board of Directors Member	Ali Msarri

Source: Al Ain Club

Kits

Home
0

Away
0

Third
0

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports

On 22 August 2016, Al Ain unveil new Kit for season 2016–17.^[1] The away kit was reveal on 10 December.^[2]

Players

First Team

No	Position	Player	Age	Since
12	GK	Waleed Salem	36	2001
17	GK	Khalid Eisa	27	2013
22	GK	Mahmoud Almas	34	2011
36	GK	Dawoud Sulaiman	27	2010
3	DF	Dawood Ali	33	2017
5	DF	Ismail Ahmed (vice-captain)	34	2008
14	DF	Mohammed Al-Dhahri	26	2017
15	DF	Khaled Abdulrahman	29	2010
19	DF	Mohanad Salem	32	2008
21	DF	Fawzi Fayez	30	2009
23	DF	Mohamed Ahmed	28	2012
50	DF	Mohammed Fayez (3rd captain)	27	2010
6	MF	Amer Abdulrahman	28	2016
7	MF	Caio Lucas	23	2016
10	MF	Omar Abdulrahman (captain)	25	2008
13	MF	Ahmed Barman	23	2013
16	MF	Mohamed Abdulrahman	28	2008
18	MF	Ibrahim Diaky	35	2013
29	MF	Lee Myung-joo	27	2014
43	MF	Rayan Yaslam	22	2014
70	MF	Danilo Asprilla	28	2017
77	MF	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	27	2016
9	FW	Dyanfres Douglas	29	2016
11	FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	29	2015
20	FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	33	2017

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy

No	Position	Player	Nation
40	GK	Mohammed Abo Sandah	United Arab Emirates
75	GK	Hamad Al Mansoori	United Arab Emirates
2	DF	Ali Moustafa	United Arab Emirates
3	DF	Firas Al Khusaibi	United Arab Emirates
4	DF	Saeed Al-Menhali	United Arab Emirates
37	DF	Rashed Muhayer	United Arab Emirates
31	DF	Ahmed Salem	United Arab Emirates
44	DF	Salem Al-Azizi	United Arab Emirates
59	DF	Saeed Juma	United Arab Emirates
26	MF	Khaled Khalfan	United Arab Emirates
27	MF	Mohsen Abdullah	United Arab Emirates
28	MF	Sulaiman Nasser	United Arab Emirates
30	MF	Mohammed Khalfan	United Arab Emirates
71	MF	Abdullah Karama	United Arab Emirates
79	MF	Hussain Abdullah	United Arab Emirates
35	FW	Yousef Ahmed	United Arab Emirates
52	FW	Ali Eid	United Arab Emirates

Transfers

In

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Type	Transfer window	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2016	DF	37	Rashed Muhayer	Al-Wasl	Loan return	Summer		First team
1 July 2016	GK	36	Dawoud Sulaiman	Baniyas	Loan return	Summer		First team
2 July 2016	MF	6	Amer Abdulrahman	Baniyas	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[3]
2 July 2016	MF	7	Caio Lucas	Kashima Antlers	Transfer	Summer	€3,000,000	First team	^[4]
20 October 2016	MF	77	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	Baniyas	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[5]

Loans in

No.	Pos	Player	From	Transfer window	Start date	End date	Fee	Team	Ref.
20	FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	Al Hilal	Winter	18 January 2017	End of Season	Undisclosed	First team	^[6]
14	DF	Mohammed Al-Dhahri	Al Wahda	Winter	21 January 2017	End of Season	Undisclosed	First team	^[7]
3	DF	Dawood Ali	Al Shabab	Winter	21 January 2017	End of Season	Undisclosed	First team	^[8]

Out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Type	T.window	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2016	FW	11	Abdulaziz Fayez	Free agent	Contract expired	Summer		First team
17 July 2016	MF	99	Yasser Matar	Fujairah	Contract termination	Summer		First team	^[9]^[10]^[11]
2 August 2016	DF	77	Mohamed Fawzi	Al Jazira	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed	First team	^[12]
8 September 2016	FW	49	Ryan Babel	Deportivo La Coruña	Contract termination	Summer	Free transfer	First team	^[13]
12 January 2017	MF	8	Rashed Eisa	Al Shabab	Contract termination	Winter	Free transfer	First team	^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

Loans out

No.	Pos	Name	To	Transfer window	Start date	End date	Fee	Team	Ref.
6	MF	Fellipe Bastos	Baniyas	Summer	21 July 2016	End of Season	Undisclosed^[A]	First team	^[18]
39	MF	Saqer Mohammed	Ittihad Kalba	Summer	12 October 2016	End of Season	Undisclosed	Reserve U21	^[19]
24	DF	Abdullah Ghamran	Ittihad Kalba	Winter	5 January 2017	End of Season	Undisclosed	Reserve U21	^[20]

^ Option to buy at the end of the season

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	18 September 2016	13 May 2017	Matchday 1	4th	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	065.38
President's Cup	26 December 2016	5 January 2016	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
League Cup	2 September 2016	13 December 2016	Group stage	Group stage	6	2	2	2	12	15	−3	033.33
AFC Champions League	21 February 2017	11 September 2017	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	4	4	2	20	12	+8	040.00
Total					44	24	10	10	93	66	+27	054.55

Last updated: 11 September 2017
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Al Wasl	26	17	6	3	55	26	+29	57	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Al Ahli	26	16	8	2	50	18	+32	56
4	Al Ain	26	17	4	5	58	37	+21	55	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round^[21]
5	Al Wahda	26	10	9	7	54	40	+14	39	Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
6	Al Nasr	26	11	3	12	42	32	+10	36

Source: uae.agleague.ae
Rules for classification: ^[22] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking^[23] 10) draw

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	6	2	3	4	5	4	1	3	5	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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	17	4	5	58	37	+21	55	10	1	2	31	15	+16	7	3	3	27	22	+5

Last updated: 13 May 2017.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

Al Ain v Baniyas

18 September 2016 1	Al Ain	1–0	Baniyas	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 70'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3153 Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Al Ain v Emirates

22 September 2016 2	Al Ain	5–2	Emirates	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 20' (pen.), 22', 56' Caio 24' Asprilla 58'	Report	Sáez 29', 95'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3612 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Nasr v Al Ain

23 October 2016 4	Al Nasr	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Barrada 21'	Report	Caio 8' K. Jalal 23' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Dibba v Al Ain

28 October 2016 5	Dibba	2–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Dhanhani 70' M. Salem 76' (o.g.)	Report	I. Ahmed 18' Douglas 56'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Ain v Al Shabab

2 November 2016 6	Al Ain	2–1	Al Shabab	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 54' Diaky 94'	Report	R. Hassan 81'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Dhafra v Al Ain

30 November 2016 9	Al Dhafra	1–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Hermach 4'	Report	I. Ahmed 52' O. Abdulrahman 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Eisa Al Hajri

Al Ain v Al Wasl

4 December 2016 10	Al Ain	2–1	Al Wasl	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 58' M. Salem 73'	Report	Lima 3' (pen.)	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Wahda v Al Ain

9 December 2016 11	Al Wahda	1–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Dzsudzsák 26'	Report	Al-Kathiri 52'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Sharjah

17 December 2016 12	Al Ain	3–0	Sharjah	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 14' O. Abdulrahman 70' (pen.) Diaky 93'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmad Salem

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain

22 December 2016 13	Ittihad Kalba	1–2	Al Ain	Kalba
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Ciel 81'	Report	Al-Kathiri 42' Diaky 91'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Ahli

31 December 2016 3	Al Ain	1–1	Al Ahli	Al Ain
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 76'	Report	Al Fardan 82'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Hatta v Al Ain

10 January 2017 7	Hatta	2–3	Al Ain	Hatta
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	E. Obaid 82' Samuel 95' (pen.)	Report	Douglas 28' Caio 31' Al-Ajmani 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Baniyas v Al Ain

14 January 2017 14	Baniyas	1–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Novillo 71'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 11'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Emirates v Al Ain

19 January 2017 15	Emirates	3–2	Al Ain	Ras Al Khaimah
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Batna 22', 73' Sow 83'	Report	Caio 38' Diaky 71'	Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Sultan Mohamed

Al Ain v Al Jazira

23 January 2017 8	Al Ain	1–3	Al Jazira	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	O. Abdulrahman 84'	Report	M. Fawzi 31' Leonardo 74' Mabkhout 90'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ahli v Al Ain

28 January 2017 16	Al Ahli	1–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	S. Jassim 87'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 51' Caio 91'	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Ain v Al Nasr

3 February 2017 17	Al Ain	3–0	Al Nasr	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 22' I. Ahmed 57' O. Abdulrahman 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Dibba

9 February 2017 18	Al Ain	1–2	Dibba	Al Ain
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 52'	Report	K. Abdulrahman 56' (o.g.) Moraes 76'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Shabab v Al Ain

15 February 2017 19	Al Shabab	1–3	Al Ain	Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Marzooq 41'	Report	Al-Shamrani 10' (pen.), 54' (pen.) Diaky 77'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Hatta

4 March 2017 20	Al Ain	2–0	Hatta	Al Ain
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 27' Diaky 83'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali

Al Jazira v Al Ain

8 March 2017 21	Al Jazira	2–0	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Mabkhout 83', 94'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

6 April 2017 22	Al Ain	5–2	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Shamrani 12', 31' Barman 24' Diaky 58' Y. Ahmed 73'	Report	H. Al-Ahbabi 18' Salhi 86'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wasl v Al Ain

15 April 2017 23	Al Wasl	4–3	Al Ain	Dubai
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 37' (pen.), 56' Lima 77', 92'	Report	Y. Ahmed 23', 25' Caio 28'	Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Wahda

29 April 2017 24	Al Ain	3–2	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 59', 74' Al-Shamrani 94'	Report	Chang-woo 81' Valdivia 85'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Sharjah v Al Ain

3 May 2017 25	Sharjah	2–4	Al Ain	Sharjah
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Rivas 16' A. Omar 77'	Report	Asprilla 24' Al-Shamrani 55' (pen.), 82' (pen.) M. Khalfan 84'	Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba

13 May 2017 26	Al Ain	2–1	Ittihad Kalba	Al Ain
18:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Diaky 24' Al-Shamrani 85'	Report	S. Suroor 61'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

President's Cup

Al Ahli v Al Ain

26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) Round of 16	Al Ahli	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:55	A. Khalil 57' (pen.)	Report	O. Abdulrahman 79' (pen.), 122' Diaky 97'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Al Nasr

5 January 2017 (2017-01-05) Quarter-finals	Al Ain	0–1	Al Nasr	Abu Dhabi
20:00		Report	J. Yaqoob 26'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Omar Al Ali

League Cup

Group stage

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Shabab	6	3	2	1	13	9	+4	11
Al Ahli	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	11
Al Nasr	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11
Al Ain	6	2	2	2	12	15	−3	8
Dibba	6	2	1	3	8	10	−2	7
Ittihad Kalba	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5
Baniyas	6	0	3	3	6	10	−4	3

Source: Soccerway

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba

2 September 2016 1	Al Ain	3–2	Ittihad Kalba	Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Diaky 11' (pen.) Douglas 27' Al-Kathiri 93'	Report	Y. Abdullah 59' Costea 64'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

Al Ahli v Al Ain

7 September 2016 2	Al Ahli	5–1	Al Ain	Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Lima 5' Al Fardan 42' W. Hussain 69' Gyan 79' Ribeiro 89'	Report	Caio 91'	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Nasr

30 September 2016 3	Al Ain	2–3	Al Nasr	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Douglas 58' Asprilla 91'	Report	A. Khamis 23', 56' Barrada 45'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Shabab v Al Ain

10 October 2016 4	Al Shabab	2–2	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Mohammed 8' Luvannor 39'	Report	Asprilla 22' Douglas 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Ahmad Salem

Al Ain v Baniyas

11 November 2016 5	Al Ain	2–2	Baniyas	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Asprilla 62' Douglas 70'	Report	Hernández 73' Larrivey 80'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Dibba v Al Ain

13 December 2016 6	Dibba	1–2	Al Ain	Fujairah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Bakhit 36'	Report	Al-Kathiri 33', 92'	Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AIN	AHL	ZOB	BUN
1	Al-Ain	6	3	3	0	14	7	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–2	1–1	3–0
2	Al-Ahli	6	3	2	1	10	7	+3	11	Advance to knockout stage	2–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Zob Ahan	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7		0–3	1–2	—	2–1
4	Bunyodkor	6	1	0	5	5	12	−7	3		2–3	2–0	0–2	—

Source: AFC

Al Ain

Zob Ahan

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)	Al Ain	1–1	Zob Ahan	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4	Ismail 76'	Report	Bengtson 57'	Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Bunyodkor

Al Ain

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28)	Bunyodkor	2–3	Al Ain	Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
18:00 UTC+5	Cemîrtan 10' Khamdamov 43'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 8', 89' (pen.) Caio 15'	Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

Al-Ahli

Al Ain

13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)	Al-Ahli	2–2	Al Ain	King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:30 UTC+3	Balghaith 26' Fetfatzidis 50'	Report	Al-Shamrani 28' Balghaith 52' (o.g.)	Attendance: 23,431 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al Ain

Al-Ahli

11 April 2017 (2017-04-11)	Al Ain	2–2	Al-Ahli	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:35 UTC+4	Ismael 7' O. Abdulrahman 85' (pen.)	Report	Al Somah 43', 89'	Attendance: 9,224 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Zob Ahan

Al Ain

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)	Zob Ahan	0–3	Al Ain	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:30 UTC+4:30		Report	Asprilla 25' O. Abdulrahman 59' M. Abdulrahman 80'	Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Al Ain

Bunyodkor

8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)	Al Ain	3–0	Bunyodkor	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:40 UTC+4	Al-Shamrani 34' O. Abdulrahman 76' Diaky 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Esteghlal

Al Ain

22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)	Esteghlal	1–0	Al Ain	Azadi Stadium, Tehran
20:45 UTC+4:30	Rezaei 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 67,202 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al Ain

Esteghlal

29 May 2017 (2017-05-29)	Al Ain	6–1	Esteghlal	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
22:45 UTC+4	Caio 27', 33' O. Abdulrahman 49', 60' Lee Myung-joo 56' Al-Shamrani 75'	Report	Rezaei 83'	Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al-Ain won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Al Ain

Al-Hilal

21 August 2017 (2017-08-21)	Al Ain	0–0	Al-Hilal	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4		Report		Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)

Al-Hilal

Al Ain

11 September 2017 (2017-09-11)	Al-Hilal	3–0	Al Ain	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:00 UTC+3	Carlos Eduardo 42', 45+1', 74'	Report		Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Al Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals

Last updated on 11 September 2017.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		League Cup		President's Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
17	GK	UAE	Khalid Eisa	34	0	21	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
22	GK	UAE	Mahmoud Almas	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
36	GK	UAE	Dawoud Sulaiman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	UAE	Mohammed Abo Sandah	6	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
75	GK	UAE	Hamad Al Mansoori	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	UAE	Ali Moustafa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	UAE	Dawood Ali	11	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF	UAE	Saeed Al-Menhali	11	0	7	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	UAE	Ismail Ahmed	30	5	19	3	0	0	2	0	9	2
14	DF	UAE	Mohammed Al-Dhahri	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	UAE	Khaled Abdulrahman	30	0	13+3	0	3+1	0	2	0	8	0
19	DF	UAE	Mohanad Salem	28	1	19	1	0	0	2	0	7	0
21	DF	UAE	Fawzi Fayez	14	0	7+2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	UAE	Mohamed Ahmed	5	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
31	DF	UAE	Ahmed Salem	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	JPN	Tsukasa Shiotani	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
37	DF	UAE	Rashed Muhayer	16	0	4+4	0	3+2	0	0	0	3	0
44	DF	UAE	Salem Al-Azizi	17	0	5+3	0	3+1	0	0	0	5	0
50	DF	UAE	Mohammed Fayez	4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
59	DF	UAE	Saeed Juma	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	UAE	Amer Abdulrahman	19	0	11+5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	BRA	Caio Lucas	41	16	24	12	5	1	2	0	10	3
10	MF	UAE	Omar Abdulrahman	34	9	22	0	0	0	2	2	10	7
13	MF	UAE	Ahmed Barman	40	1	19+5	1	5	0	2	0	9	0
16	MF	UAE	Mohamed Abdulrahman	33	1	17+4	0	2	0	1	0	9	1
18	MF	UAE	Ibrahim Diaky	31	11	4+13	8	6	1	2	1	6	1
26	MF	UAE	Khaled Khalfan	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	UAE	Mohsen Abdullah	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	UAE	Sulaiman Nasser	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	KOR	Lee Myung-joo	39	1	24	0	5	0	2	0	8	1
30	MF	UAE	Mohammed Khalfan	7	1	0+3	1	0+1	0	0	0	3	0
43	MF	UAE	Rayan Yaslam	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	COL	Danilo Asprilla	29	9	14+2	5	5	3	2	0	6	1
71	MF	UAE	Abdullah Karama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	UAE	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	23	0	12+3	0	1	0	2	0	5	0
79	MF	UAE	Hussain Abdullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Dyanfres Douglas	21	10	11+1	6	5	4	2	0	2	0
9	FW	SWE	Marcus Berg	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	UAE	Saeed Al-Kathiri	22	5	4+11	2	2+2	3	1	0	2	0
20	FW	KSA	Nasser Al-Shamrani	15	11	8+2	8	0	0	0	0	5	3
35	FW	UAE	Yousef Ahmed	18	3	2+5	3	1+4	0	0	0	6	0
52	FW	UAE	Ali Eid	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
8	MF	UAE	Rashed Eisa	5	0	0+3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 29 May 2017

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Pro-League	President's Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	7	MF	Caio Lucas	12	0	1	3	16
2	10	MF	Omar Abdulrahman	6	2	0	7	15
3	20	FW	Nasser Al-Shamrani	8	0	0	3	11
3	18	MF	Ibrahim Diaky	8	1	1	1	11
5	9	FW	Dyanfres Douglas	6	0	4	0	10
6	70	MF	Danilo Asprilla	5	0	3	1	9
7	5	DF	Ismail Ahmed	3	0	0	2	5
7	11	FW	Saeed Al-Kathiri	2	0	3	0	5
9	35	FW	Yousef Ahmed	3	0	0	0	3
10	13	MF	Ahmed Barman	1	0	0	0	1
	30	FW	Mohammed Khalfan	1	0	0	0	1
	19	DF	Mohanad Salem	1	0	0	0	1
	16	MF	Mohamed Abdulrahman	0	0	0	1	1
	29	MF	Lee Myung-joo	0	0	0	1	1
Own goals				2	0	0	1	3
Totals				58	3	12	20	93

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name											Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Pro League			League Cup	President's Cup	Champions League		Total			Notes
10	MF		Omar Abdulrahman	7	1			1	1		9	1
5	DF		Ismail Ahmed	3		1		2	3		8		1
29	MF		Lee Myung-joo	7							7
13	MF		Ahmed Barman	3				1	2		6
7	MF		Caio Lucas	4	1			1			5	1
19	DF		Mohanad Salem	4						1	4	1
6	MF		Amer Abdulrahman	4							4
16	MF		Mohamed Abdulrahman	3					1		4
9	FW		Dyanfres Douglas	1			1	1	1		4
15	DF		Khaled Abdulrahman				1		2		3
11	FW		Saeed Al-Kathiri	2			1				3
21	DF		Fawzi Fayez	1			2				3
18	MF		Ibrahim Diaky				2				2
4	DF		Saeed Al-Menhali				2				2
30	FW		Mohammed Khalfan	1					1		2
17	GK		Khalid Eisa	2							2
70	MF		Danilo Asprilla	2							2
59	DF		Saeed Juma							1		1
22	GK		Mahmoud Almas	1							1
40	GK		Mohammed Abo Sandah	1							1
37	DF		Rashed Muhayer	1							1
44	DF		Salem Al-Azizi	1							1
14	DF		Mohammed Al-Dhahri	1							1
77	MF		Bandar Al-Ahbabi	1							1
20	FW		Nasser Al-Shamrani	1							1
3	DF		Dawood Ali						1		1
23	DF		Mohamed Ahmed						1		1
70	MF		Danilo Asprilla					1			1
8	MF		Rashed Eisa				1				1
26	MF		Khaled Khalfan				1				1

Last updated: 11 September 2017
Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae, The-Afc.com
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Assists

No.	Player	Pro-League	President's Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
10	Omar Abdulrahman	13	0	0	5	18
7	Caio Lucas	8	0	2	1	11
77	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	4	0	0	1	5
70	Danilo Asprilla	1	0	3	0	4
29	Lee Myung-joo	3	0	1	1	4
20	Nasser Al-Shamrani	1	0	0	2	3
35	Yousef Ahmed	1	0	1	0	2
15	Khaled Abdulrahman	2	0	0	0	2
5	Ismail Ahmed	1	0	0	1	2
9	Dyanfres Douglas	2	0	0	0	2
19	Mohanad Salem	1	0	0	0	1
16	Mohamed Abdulrahman	1	0	0	0	1
17	Khalid Eisa	1	0	0	0	1
30	Mohammed Khalfan	1	0	0	0	1
13	Ahmed Barman	0	0	1	0	1
6	Amer Abdulrahman	0	1	0	0	1
Totals		40	1	8	11	59

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Douglas	Emirates	5–2 (H)	22 September 2016	Pro League (Round 2)

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Player	Pro-League	Champions League	Total
1	17	Khalid Eisa	3	3	6
2	40	Mohammed Abo Sandah	1	0	1
Totals			4	3	7

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