2024–25 Al Ain FC season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | |||
| Chairman | Hazza Bin Zayed | |||
| Head coach | Hernán Crespo (from 14 November 2023 until 6 November 2024[1]) Leonardo Jardim (from 8 November 2024[2] until 4 February 2025[3]) Vladimir Ivić (from 4 February 2025[4]) | |||
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | |||
| UAE Pro League | 5th | |||
| President's Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| AFC Champions League Elite | League stage | |||
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Second round | |||
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kodjo Laba (14) All: Kodjo Laba (19) | |||
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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.[5][6]
Management
| Position | Name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching staff | ||||||
| Head coach | Hernán Crespo | |||||
| Assistant coaches | Juan Branda Nicolás Domínguez Ahmed Abdullah | |||||
| Chief analyst | Carles Martínez | |||||
| Analyst | Tiago Freire | |||||
| Goalkeeping coaches | Gustavo Nepote | |||||
| Fitness coach | Federico Martinetti | |||||
| U-21 team head coach | Ismail Ahmed | |||||
| Physiotherapist | Santiago Thompson Felipe Perseu Pianca Abdelnasser Aljohny | |||||
| Club Doctor | Nikos Tzouroudis | |||||
| Nutritionist | Ricardo Pinto | |||||
| Scout | Daniele Di Napoli | |||||
| Administration staff | ||||||
| Team manager | Ahmed Al Shamsi | |||||
| Front office | ||||||
| Sporting Director | Rodrigo Mendes[7] | |||||
Board of Directors
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| 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
| N | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 30 | 2014 | |||||||
| 17 | GK | Khalid Eisa (VC) | 35 | 2013 | |||||||
| 36 | GK | Amer Al-Faresi | 20 | 2024 | U21 | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Kouame Autonne | 24 | 2021 | |||||||
| 15 | DF | Erik Jorgens | 24 | 2020 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | Khalid Al-Hashemi | 28 | 2023 | |||||||
| 46 | DF | Dramane Koumare | 20 | 2024 | |||||||
| 50 | DF | Manea Al Shamsi | 23 | 2021 | |||||||
| 66 | DF | Mansour Al Shamsi | 23 | 2020 | |||||||
| — | DF | Khalid Butti | 33 | 2024 | |||||||
| — | DF | Marlon Santos | 29 | 2024 | on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Park Youg-woo | 31 | 2023 | |||||||
| 6 | MF | Yahia Nader | 26 | 2018 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Abbas | 22 | 2021 | U21 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | Kaku | 30 | 2023 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C) | 34 | 2016 | |||||||
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Barman | 31 | 2013 | |||||||
| 18 | MF | Khalid Al-Balochi | 26 | 2018 | |||||||
| 20 | MF | Matías Palacios | 23 | 2022 | |||||||
| 21 | MF | Soufiane Rahimi | 30 | 2021 | |||||||
| 26 | MF | Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 23 | 2021 | |||||||
| 30 | MF | Hazem Mohammad | 20 | 2023 | U19 | ||||||
| 70 | MF | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 20 | 2023 | U19 | ||||||
| — | MF | El Mehdi El Moubarik | 24 | 2022 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Kodjo Laba | 33 | 2019 | |||||||
| 77 | FW | Rilwanu Sarki | 21 | 2023 | U19 | ||||||
| 90 | FW | Eisa Khalfan | 22 | 2021 | U21 | ||||||
| 99 | FW | Josna Loulendo | 21 | 2023 | U21 | ||||||
| — | FW | Mohamed Awadalla | 22 | 2020 | U21 | ||||||
New contracts
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 July 2024 | GK | 1 | Mohammed Abo Sandah | [11] | 2026 |
Transfers
In
| No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||||
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan | Khor Fakkan | Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| — | FW | Mohamed Awadalla U21 | Khor Fakkan | [12] | ||
| — | DF | Rafael Pereira | Khor Fakkan | |||
| — | MF | El Mehdi El Moubarik | Raja | [13] | ||
| — | DF | Khalid Butti | Al Wahda | Free | 12 July 2024 | [14] |
| Total | €0 million | |||||
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||||
| 22 | MF | Falah Waleed | Dibba Al-Hisn | End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [15][16] |
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Shaker | Khor Fakkan | End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [15][17] |
| 44 | DF | Saeed Juma | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [15] | |
| 27 | MF | Sultan Al-Shamsi | Khor Fakkan | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [15][18] |
| 12 | GK | Sultan Al-Mantheri | Kalba | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [15][19] |
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan | Dibba Al-Hisn | End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [20] |
Loans in
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Marlon Santos | Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 July 2024 | End of season | [21] |
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.[5]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 July 2024 1 | Union de Touarga | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
| 5 August 2024 3 | Chabab Mohammédia | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
| 10 August 2024 4 | Raja | v | Al Ain | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro-League | 24 August 2024 | TBD 2025 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 46.15 |
| President's Cup | TBD | TBD | Round of 16 | Quarter Final | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50.00 |
| League Cup | 18 August 2024 | TBD | First round | Second Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 75.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 16 September 2024 | 17 february 2025 | League phase | League Phase | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 0.00 |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | 22 September 2024 | TBD | First round | African-Asian-Pacific Cup Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | June 2025 | July 2025 | First round | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 33.33 |
| Total | 45 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 88 | 78 | +10 | 40.00 | ||||
Last updated: 27 August 2024
Source: Competitions
Pro League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 48 | Qualification for AFC CLE league stage[a] |
| 4 | Al Wasl | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 46 | Qualification for AFC CL2 group stage |
| 5 | Al Ain | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 44 | Qualification for AGCFF GCCL group stage |
| 6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 38 | |
| 7 | Al Jazira | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 37 |
Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [22] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
Notes:
Rules for classification: [22] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2024–25 UAE President's Cup, Shadab Al Ahli, had already qualified for the AFC Champions League Elite, the spot given to the UAE President's Cup winners (Champions League Two) was passed to the third-placed team.
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 |
| 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
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 6 July 2024.[23]
| 24 August 2024 1 | Al Ain | 5–1 | Khor Fakkan | Al Ain |
| 21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq |
| 30 August 2024 2 | Al Bataeh | 3–3 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 18:55 | Report |
|
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Referee: Bader Bujamhoor |
| 26 September 2024 4 | Al Ain | 4–2 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| 21:00 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Clément Turpin |
| 6 October 2024 5 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| 20:45 | Report |
|
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Davide Massa |
| 25 October 2024 6 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Dibba Al-Hisn | Al Ain |
| 17:55 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Naser AlAli |
| 21 November 2024 8 | Al Orooba | 2–4 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 19:30 | Report |
|
Stadium: Al Sharqi Referee: Suhail Abdulla Ali |
| 7 December 2024 9 | Al Ain | 4–0 | Baniyas | Al Ain |
| 19:30 | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi |
| 11 December 2024 3 | Kalba | 3–3 | Al Ain | Kalba |
| 21:30 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Referee: Ahmad Salem Khalfan |
| 15 December 2024 10 | Al Jazira | 1–3 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:30 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 11 | Al Ain | v | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
| TBC 7 | Al Ain | v | Shabab Al Ahli | 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
| 18 August 2024 First leg | Kalba | 2–3 | Al Ain | Kalba |
| 18:05 | Report |
|
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussain Bilal |
| 7 September 2024 Second leg | Al Ain | 3–1 (6–3 agg.) | Kalba | Al Ain |
| 17:45 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Nawaf Alzeyouidi |
Quarter-Finals
AFC Champions League Elite
League phase
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 22 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | |
| 4 | Al-Sadd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | |
| 5 | Al Wasl | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Al-Rayyan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 8 | Pakhtakor | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Persepolis | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Al-Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 7 | |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
| 12 | Al Ain | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 2 |
Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 16 September 2024 1 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al-Sadd | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 18,926 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan) |
| 1 October 2024 2 | Al-Gharafa | 4–2 | Al Ain | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor[note 1] |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Attendance: 3,878 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 21 October 2024 3 | Al Ain | 4–5 | Al-Hilal | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Report |
|
Attendance: 24,126 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 5 November 2024 4 | Al-Nassr | 5–1 | Al Ain | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Attendance: 23,324 |
| 25 November 2024 5 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al-Ahli | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 17,126 |
| 3 December 2024 6 | Pakhtakor | 1–1 | Al Ain | JAR Stadium, Tashkent[note 2] |
| 19:00 UTC+5 |
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 1,511 |
| 3 February 2025 7 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Al-Rayyan | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
|
Report | Attendance: 6,326 Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 17 February 2025 8 | Al-Shorta | 2–0 | Al Ain | Karbala International Stadium, Karbala[note 3] |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
|
Report | Attendance: 2,722 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Al Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
First round
African–Asian–Pacific Cup play-off
| 22 September 2024 First round | Al Ain | 6–2 | Auckland City | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 20:00 GST | Report | Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
Second round
African–Asian–Pacific Cup
| 29 October 2024 Second round | Al Ahly | 3–0 | Al Ain | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
| EGY | Report | Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey) |
FIFA Club World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Juventus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Al Ain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wydad AC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 18 June 2025 Group | Al Ain | 0–5 | Juventus | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 21:00 EDT (UTC−4) |
|
Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,161 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
| 22 June 2025 Group | Manchester City | 6–0 | Al Ain | Atlanta, United States |
| 21:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 40,392 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 26 June 2025 Group | Wydad AC | 1–2 | Al AIn | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 15:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,785 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
Notes
- ^ Al-Gharafa played their home matches at Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, instead of their regular home stadium Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan.
- ^ Pakhtakor played their home matches at JAR Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.
- ^ Al-Shorta played their home matches at Al-Madina International Stadium and Al-Zawraa Stadium, Baghdad, and Karbala International Stadium, Karbala, instead of their regular home stadium Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad.
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External links
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)