2013–14 Al Ain FC season

The 2013–14 season was Al Ain Football Club's 46th in existence and the club's 39th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2013–14 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZlatko Dalić
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed, Al Ain
Arabian Gulf League6
Arabian Gulf Super CupRunners-up
President's CupWinners
League CupGroup Stage
AFC Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (29)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (47)

Club

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Season overview

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June

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Al Ain started summer transfer window signing central midfielder Sultan Al Ghaferi for a three-year deal after the end of his contract with Baniyas.[1] On 11 June, Ivorian central midfielder Ibrahim Diaky was officially presented as an Al Ain player at the press conference for two seasons in exchange deal with Al Jazira of joining Musallam Fayez and Yaqoub Al Hosani along with €1 million.[2][3][4] On 17 June, Al Ain announced the end of contract Abdullah Malallah and agreed to terminate the contract with Mohamed Malallah.[5] On 30 June, Saif Mohammed signed a two-year loan extension with Al Dhafra.[6]

July

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On 3 July, manager Cosmin Olaroiu moved to manage Al Ain's bitter rivals Al Ahli.[7][8] On 16 July, it was announced at a press conference the extension of contracts Helal Saeed, Mohanad Salem and Ismail Ahmed.[9] Goalkeeper Khalid Essa moved to Al Ain in undisclosed deal.[10][11] Hazza Salem, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Yousif Abdelrahman returned to Al Ain after the end of their loans. On 25 July, Al Ain announced that Jorge Fossati will be appointed as the new manager for a one-year deal.[12] On 31 July, Al Dhafra announced signing Al Ain goalkeeper Abdulla Sultan for 5 seasons in undisclosed deal. The 27-year-old leaves after 3 season with the first team.[13]

Jorge Fossati Al Ain FC formerly manager, sacked after seven weeks in charge
Quique Flores sacked after disappointing results

August

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On 1 August, Al Ain announced reached an agreement with Lyon over the transfer of Brazilian midfielder, Michel Bastos.[14] Reportedly Al Ain agree to pay €4 million fee for Bastos.[15] On 30 August Al Ain FC were defeated by Al Ahli on penalties after a 0–0 in the 2013 UAE Super Cup at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.[16]

September

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On 4 September, Al Ain kicked off League Cup with a disappointing 3–1 away loss to Baniyas.[17] On 7 September, Jires Kembo Ekoko joined Qatari club El Jaish for a one-season loan.[18][19] After two defeats in a row, Al Ain confidently win The Derby a 3–0 over Al Wahda.[20] On 13 September, Al Ain sack Jorge Fossati after seven weeks, due his philosophy and style of play did not suitable with the team and assigned temporarily Ahmed Abdullah, reserve team manager.[21][22] On 27 September, Quique Flores arrived at Al Ain on Friday to be the new coach on a two-year deal.[23]

October

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November

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December

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January

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February

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March

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April

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Players

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Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win  Draw  Loss

v Riffa
29 July 2013 AFIC Al Ain 2 – 0[24] Riffa Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)F. Juma 70', 83'
S. Al menhali  73'
Report  4' S. Al Dosari
 68' Mohamed
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Hamad Al Sheikh
Man of the Match: Faraj Juma[25]
v Kazma
1 August 2013 AFIC Al Ain 3 – 0[26] Kazma Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)Gyan 18'  61'
Diaky 48'
Fahad. J  70'
Salem. A 84'
ReportStadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Man of the Match: Ibrahim Diaky[27]
v Al Hilal
5 August 2013 AFIC Al Ain 2 – 4[28] Al Hilal Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
10:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)Ismail. A  9'
Gyan 67' (pen.)
Bastos 78'
Salem. A  71'
Report 14' (39), pen.' Al-Shamrani
23' Castillo
90+3' Hermach
Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
Man of the Match: Michel Bastos[29]
v Al Ain
20 August 2013 Friendly Šampion Celje 0–2 Al Ain Lienz, Austria
Report 68' Bastos
85' Abdulaziz
Stadium: Dolomiten Stadion
Referee: Triting Himlton
v Al Ain
24 August 2013 Friendly Al Ahli 2–0 Al Ain Kapfenberg, Austria
Dioko 24'
Hamzah 90'
ReportStadium: Franz Fekete Stadium

Competitions

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Overview

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CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Pro League15 September 20139 May 2014Matchday 16th2612775233+19046.15
League Cup4 September 201314 November 2013Group stageGroup stage6312119+2050.00
President's Cup10 December 201318 May 2014Round of 16Winners440094+5100.00
Super Cup30 August 2013FinalRunner-up100100+0000.00
Champions League26 February 201430 September 2014Group stageSemi-finals128222514+11066.67
Total492710129760+37055.10

Last updated: 30 September 2014
Source: Competitions

Arabian Gulf League

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4Al Shabab2613584228+14442015 GCC Champions League group stage
5Al Nasr2613584232+1044
6Al Ain2612775233+19432015 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
7Al Sharjah26101062925+440
8Al-Dhafra269894444035
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Arabian Gulf League 2013-2014 table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Ain qualified through winning the Presidents Cup.

Matches

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15 September 2013 1 Al Shabab 3–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:30Adeílson 21', 63'
Hassan.H  63'
Edgar 69'  84'
Report  42' Khalid.E
45+1'  66' Mohanad
 49' Fares.J
 70' Radoi
 90+4' Yousef.A
Stadium: Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
20 September 2013 2 Al Ain 2–1 Ajman Al Ain
17:30Gyan 20', 25'
Bastos  28'
Khalid.E  85'
Al Ghaferi  87'
Report 77' Simon
 83' Waleed.A
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Ahmad Khalfan
27 September 2013 3 Al Dhafra 4–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:35E.Clottey 53', 61', 84'
Makhete 67'  68'
H.Zahran  70'
A.Alnaqbi  70'
Report 8' Bastos
 45+1' Mohanad
72', 74' Gyan
 76' Fares.J
 80' Ismail
Stadium: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
19 October 2013 4 Al Ain 5–2 Dubai Al Ain
17:00Ismail 19'
Gyan 52', 56', 72'
Brosque 69'
Report 48' R.Yaslam
68' Traore
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
25 October 2013 5 Al Wahda 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30Estrada  16' 65'
Mubarak  27'
Eissa  78'
Report  9' Diaky
 42' Radoi
47' Bastos
 88' Omar.A
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
31 October 2013 6 Al Ain 3–2 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:30Diaky  21'
Gyan 40'
Ismail  67'
Omar.A 72'
Fares.J 90+3'
Report  32' K.Alajmani
 39' R.Malullah
48' Ibrahima.T
 56' Lima
 73' Mahmoud.H
 78' Tariq.A
81' Eder
 90' Yousif
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
24 November 2013 7 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00Grafite 32'
Haikal  45+2'
Jiménez  65'
Report  5' Diaky
 28' Ismail
 44' Omar.A
 89' Brosque
Stadium: Al-Rashid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim
29 November 2013 8 Al Ain 5–2 Emirates Al Ain
16:45Bastos 9'
Mohanad 21'
Brosque 28'
Ahmed Al Shamisi  36'
Gyan 45', 68'
Report 52', 79' HerreraStadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Qaseem Al Hammadi
5 December 2013 9 Baniyas 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
16:50M.Fawzi  43'
Fawaz.A 52'  65'
Muñoz  45+1'
Haboush  45+3'
Report  85' Hazza.S
79'  90+3' Gyan
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
15 December 2013 10 Al Ain 5–2 Al Shaab Al Ain
16:45Gyan 22', 76'
Diaky  33'
Mohanad 45+2'
Bastos 55'
Brosque 58'
Report  21' F.Rushoud
45', 78' Ndri.M
 72' J.Sanqoor
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
20 December 2013 11 Al Ain 1–1 Al Sharjah Al Ain
16:45Gyan 27'
Ismail  81'
Report 11' Y.Saeed
 37' A.Darwish
 44' A.Al Saadi
 46' A.Ahmed
 89' M.Khalifa
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
27 December 2013 12 Al Jazira 2–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30Juma.A 63'
A.Qasem 77'
Khamis.E  80'
Report 44' Gyan
 68' Omar.A
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
3 January 2014 13 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00Gyan 13'
Mohanad 41'
Omar.A  55'
Brosque 72'
Report  10' Al Hosani
 68' F.Hadeed
 75' Waheed
 79' Susak
 85' M.Jamal
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
9 January 2014 14 Al Ain 0–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:00Hazza.S  77'Report  52' SamiStadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
18 January 2014 15 Ajman 0–0 Al Ain Ajman
17:05A.Hassan  73'Report  78' Mohammed.AStadium: Ajman Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
24 January 2014 16 Al Ain 1–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
17:10Gyan 75'
Mohammed.F  90+1'
Report  11' H.Al Hammadi
 69' Mohd.Ali
83' Makhete
 85' A.Abdulqader
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
6 February 2014 17 Dubai 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
17:20S.Saidi  10'Report  9' Ismail
17', 49' Gyan
 61' Mohammed.F
 69' Fares.J
79' El Ghanassy
Stadium: Police Officers Club
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
13 February 2014 18 Al Ain 0–1 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:15Hazza.S  80'Report 13' Tagliabue
 59' Al Nobi
 73' Hussain.F
 90+4' Damián
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
21 February 2014 19 Al Nasr 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
17:30Ibrahima.T 74'
Al Husain  90+3'
Report  75' Brosque
 90+2' Mohammed.F
Radoi
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla
23 March 2014 20 Al Ain 2–3 Al Ahli Al Ain
20:30Khalid.E  35'
Mohanad  53'
M.Ahmed  72'
Gyan 78'
Ismail 90+3'
Report 36', 47' Grafite
75' I.Al Hammadi
83' Haikal
86' Salmeen
90+2' A.Khalil
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
27 March 2014 21 Emirates 1–2 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
17:45Luiz  35'
Masoud.H 63'
A.Saqr  66'
Report  35' Omar.A
 42' Diaky
56', 66' Gyan
 81' Mohamed.A
 85' Salem.A
 90+2' Mohammed.F
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
6 April 2014 22 Al Ain 2–1 Baniyas Al Ain
17:50Fares.J 53'  90+1'
Hazza.S  66'
Brosque 69'
M.Ahmed 79'
Report 3'  71' M.Fawzi
 90+1' Muñoz
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
10 April 2014 23 Al Shaab 0–5 Al Ain Sharjah
17:55Gyan 12', 45+2', 90+2'
Mohammed. A 51'
Ryan.Y 80'
Report  83' Humaid. A
 90+1' Ndri.M
Stadium: Khalid Bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
27 April 2014 24 Al Sharjah 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
19:30Shahin 1'
Al Saadi  8'
Yousif  44'
Report  63' Barman
71' Diaky
72', 90' Gyan
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
1 May 2014 25 Al Ain 2–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:45Fawzi.F  14'   80'
Gyan 21', 42'
El Ghanassy  90+1'
Report 67' Caicedo
76' Khalid.S
80' A.Mabkhout
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
9 May 2014 26 Al Wasl 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
18:05Yaser  22'
M.Al Sumiti  81'
Oliveira  90+3'
Culio  90+3'
Report 55' Mohanad
90+4' Gyan
Stadium: Za'abeel Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Salem

Last updated: 9 May 2014
Source: AGLeague.ae

Super Cup

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30 August 2013 Final Al Ain 0–0
(2–3 p)
Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)Rădoi  6'
Mohamed. A  23'
Al Shamisi  80'
Fares  85'
Report  9' A. Khalil
 90' M. Hassan
 90+3' Majed. N
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 29,874
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
Penalties
Gyan
Omar. A
Al Shamisi
Fares
Diaky
Jiménez
Ciel
Viana
Sanqour

President's Cup

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10 December 2013 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–1 Sharjah Abu Dhabi
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
30 January 2014 Semi-finals Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah
18 May 2014 Final Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi

League Cup

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Group stage

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Group A
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TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Sharjah6510112+916
Al Jazira640299012
Al Ain6312119+210
Bani Yas631297+210
Al Shaab6123710−35
Dubai6114610−44
Al Wahda610539−63
Source: Soccerway

Matches

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4 September 2013 1 Baniyas 3–1 Al Ain Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30Fawaz 14'
Nawaf 52 .pen', 60'
Report  50' Salem.A
58 .pen' Mohamed.A
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
9 September 2013 2 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wahda Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30Diaky 25'
Mohamed.A  27' 49', 59'
Khaled.A  39'
Fares.J  63'
Bastos  90+3'
ReportAttendance: 2,234
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
4 October 2013 3 Al Shaab 1–3 Al Ain Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah
17:15Julius Wobay 10'Report  38' 50' Rădoi
 45' Mohamed.A
72' Fares.J
82' Bastos
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
10 October 2013 4 Al Ain 2–2 Al Sharjah Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
20:30Mohamed.A  21'
Diaky 27'
Brosque 39'  45+1'
Fares.J  68'
Radoi  73'
Dawoud  90+1'
Report 19', 71' Ze.Carlos
 59' Bader Abdulrahman
Referee: Abdulla Najee Al Harth
14 November 2013 5 Al Jazira 3–1 Al Ain Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
20:30Oliveira  45' 78', 85'
A.Mousa  71'
Yaser Matar 90+3'
Report  24' Fares.J
36' Diaky
 90+3' Radoi
Referee: Abdulla Al Aajel
17 November 2013 6 Al Ain 1–0 Dubai Tahnoun bin Mohammed, Al Ain
16:45M. Ayed  55'
S. Al Ghafer 90+6'
Report  41' Yousuf Hassn
 78' Mohamed Ibrahim
 90+5' Hussain Abdulrahman
Referee: Hamad Ali

Last updated: 17 November 2013
Source: AGLeague.ae

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Group C

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AIN ITT LEK TRA
1 Al-Ain6321147+711Advance to knockout stage1–12–13–1
2 Al-Ittihad631286+2102–13–12–0
3 Lekhwiya6213510−570–52–00–0
4 Tractor Sazi612348−452–21–00–1
Source: Soccerway
v Lekhwiya
26 February 2014 1 Al-Ain 2–1 Lekhwiya Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 4,936
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
v Al-Ain
12 March 2014 2 Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Ain King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca
20:20 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 16,571
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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Al-Ain won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
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Al-Ain won 5–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
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v Al-Ain
16 September 2014 First leg Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Ain King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 57,170
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Al-Hilal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

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Squad, appearances and goals

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Squad Stats

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LeagueAsiaCupLeague CupSuper cupTotal Stats
Games played261246149
Games won12843027
Games drawn7201010
Games lost7202112
Goals for5225911097
Goals against331449060
Yellow cards51171115498
Red cards420006

Last updated: 30 September 2014
Source: Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

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NPNat.NameLeagueLeague CupPresident's CupChampions LeagueSuper CupTotalNotes
2DF M.Ayed11
3FW Gyan112
4MF S.Al Ghaferi11
5DF Ismail527
6MF Rădoi213161
8MF Bastos112
8MF El Ghanassy11
10MF Omar.A5218
15DF Khaled.A112
16FW Mohamed.A235
17GK Khalid.E33
18MF Diaky527
19DF Mohanad2121
20MF Helal.S123
21DF Fawzi.F21131
22GK Al Mas11
23DF M.Ahmed2215
24MF A.Barman1124
25MF Ahmed.A213
27MF Salem.A112
31DF Hazza.S314
32FW Brosque3115
35FW Yousef.A11
36GK Dawoud11
44DF Fares.J3131181
50DF Mohammed.F44

Last updated: 18 May 2014
Source: Competitive matches and AGLeague.ae
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

References

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