2016–17 Al Ain FC season explained

Club:Al Ain
Season:2016–17
Chairman:Mohammed Bin Zayed
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Zlatko Dalić
(until 23 January)
Joško Španjić
(interim, from 23 January, until 1 February)
Zoran Mamić
(from 1 February)
Stadium:Hazza Bin Zayed
League:UAE Pro League
League Result:4th
Cup1:President's Cup
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup4:AFC Champions League
Cup4 Result:Quarter-finals
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

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

PositionName
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

Goalscorers

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

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1 7 MF 12 0 1 3 16
2 10 MF 6 2 0 7 15
3 20 FW 8 0 0 3 11
18 MF 8 1 1 1 11
5 9 FW 6 0 4 0 10
6 70 MF 5 0 3 1 9
7 5 DF 3 0 0 2 5
11 FW 2 0 3 0 5
935 FW 3 0 0 0 3
1013 MF 1 0 0 0 1
30 FW 1 0 0 0 1
19 DF 1 0 0 0 1
16 MF 0 0 0 1 1
29 MF 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 1 3
Totals583 12 20 93

Disciplinary record