2019–20 Al Ain FC season explained

Club:	Al Ain
Season:	2019–20
Chairman:	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Ivan Leko ^[1] ^[2] Pedro Emanuel ^[3]
Stadium:	Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
League:	UAE Pro-League
League Result:	Cancelled
Cup1:	President's Cup
Cup1 Result:	Cancelled
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Group Stage
League Topscorer:	Kodjo Laba (19 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Kodjo Laba (28 goals)
Highest Attendance:
Lowest Attendance:
Average Attendance:	7,721
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Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21

The 2019–20 season was Al Ain Football Club's 52nd in existence and the club's 45th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 20 September 2019.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Mohammed Abo Sandah	September 20, 2019	Youth system
12		GK	Hamad Al-Mansouri	September 20, 2019	Youth system
17		GK	Khalid Eisa	September 20, 2019	Al Jazira
Defenders
2			Ali Al Haidhani	September 20, 2019	Youth system
3			Salem Abdullah	September 20, 2019	Youth system
4		CB	Mohammed Ali Shaker	September 20, 2019	Ajman
5		CB	Ismail Ahmed	September 20, 2019	Youth system
19		CB / LB	Mohanad Salem	September 20, 2019	Al Dhafra
21		AM	Mohammed Hilal	September 20, 2019	Ajman
22		LB	Mohammed Fayez	September 20, 2019	Youth system
23		CB	Mohamed Ahmed	September 20, 2019	Al-Shabab
33		CB / DM	Tsukasa Shiotani	September 20, 2019	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
44			Saeed Juma	September 20, 2019	Youth system
53			Saoud Al Abri	September 20, 2019	Youth system
Midfielders
6		DM	Yahya Nader	September 20, 2019	Youth system
11		RB / RW	Bandar Al-Ahbabi	September 20, 2019	Baniyas
13		CM / LM / RM	Ahmed Barman	September 20, 2019	Youth system
14		AM	Rayan Yaslam	September 20, 2019	Youth system
16		CF / RW / LW	Mohamed Abdulrahman	September 20, 2019	Youth system
18			Khalid Al-Bloushi	September 20, 2019	Youth system
20			Andrija Radovanovic	September 20, 2019	NK Domžale
24			Falah Waleed	September 20, 2019	Youth system
26		AM	Omar Yaisien	September 20, 2019	Paris Saint-Germain II
27			Mohsen Abdullah	September 20, 2019	Youth system
28		CM	Idriss Mzaouiyani	September 20, 2019	Paris Saint-Germain II
Forwards
7		FW / AM	Caio Canedo	September 20, 2019	Al Wasl
9		CF	Kodjo Laba	September 20, 2019	RS Berkane
30		FW	Mohammed Khalvan	September 20, 2019	Youth system
99		FW	Jamal Maroof	September 20, 2019	Al Sharjah

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Pro-League		Cancelled	20 September 2019	14 March 2020
President's Cup		Cancelled	23 December 2019	10 March 2020
League Cup		Semi-finals	23 August 2019	10 January 2020
Champions League			28 January 2020	24 September 2020
Total			23 August 2019	24 September 2020 UAE Pro-League See main article: 2019–20 UAE Pro-League. League table Matches President's Cup See main article: 2019–20 UAE President's Cup. League Cup See main article: 2019–20 UAE League Cup. Group A Knockout stage 2020 AFC Champions League See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League. Group stage See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage. Group D Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=120 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL 9 FW 19 4 3 2 28 7 FW 6 1 3 0 10 99 Jamal Maroof FW 3 1 4 0 8 11 MF 2 0 0 0 2 16 MF 0 0 2 0 2 19 DF 2 0 0 0 2 26 MF 0 0 1 0 1 44 DF 1 0 0 0 1 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 33 DF 1 0 0 0 1 Own Goals 1 0 2 0 3 Totals 27 2 15 0 44 Assists width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=120 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL 11 MF 6 0 1 0 7 8 MF 2 0 1 0 3 9 FW 3 0 0 0 3 16 MF 2 0 0 0 2 7 FW 1 0 1 0 2 33 DF 2 0 0 0 2 3 DF 0 0 2 0 2 4 DF 1 0 0 0 1 5 DF 1 0 0 0 1 99 Jamal Maroof FW 1 0 0 0 1 26 MF 0 0 1 0 1 30 FW 0 0 1 0 1 18 MF 1 0 0 0 1 6 MF 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 21 0 7 0 28 Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. width=15 width=15 width=210 Name width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=80 Total 1 Mohammed Abo Sandah 0 0 2 0 2 12 Hamad Al-Mansouri 0 0 0 0 0 17 Khalid Eisa 3 1 0 0 4 TOTALS 3 1 2 0 6 Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Ref Kodjo Laba^4 1–7 (A) ^[4] Kodjo Laba^4 6–5 (H) (H) – Home ; (A) – Away Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 5 June 2019 FW €5.34m 12 June 2019 DF Free transfer ^[5] 12 June 2019 MF Free transfer 13 June 2019 FW Free transfer ^[6] 13 June 2019 ST Free transfer ^[7] 29 June 2019 MF Free transfer ^[8] 22 August 2019 MF Free transfer ^[9] 1 September 2019 MF Free transfer ^[10] ^[11] 1 September 2019 MF Free transfer ^[12] 31 January 2020 MF Free transfer ^[13] 3 February 2020 DF Rafael Pereira Free transfer ^[14] ^[15] 8 February 2020 MF Free transfer ^[16] ^[17] Out Date Player To club Type Fee Source 23 February 2019 MF End of contract Free ^[18] 27 May 2019 MF End of contract Free ^[19] ^[20] 13 July 2019 FW End of contract Free ^[21] ^[22] July 2019 DF End of contract 16 July 2019 MF End of contract ^[23] 8 August 2019 MF End of contract Free ^[24] 18 January 2020 FW Transfer €900k ^[25] ^[26] ^[27] 25 January 2020 MF Loan Undisclosed ^[28] External links Al Ain FC official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Officiel : Ivan Leko connaît son nouveau club . walfoot.be . 2 June 2019 . 14 December 2019.
2. Web site: Les chemins d'Ivan Leko et du club d'Al Ain se séparent . walfoot.be . 21 December 2019 . 23 December 2019.
3. Web site: Pedro Emanuel assina pelo Al Ain dos Emirados Árabes Unidos. 4 January 2020 . Noticiasaominuto. 5 January 2020.
4. Web site: Fujairah 1–7 Al Ain. soccerway.com. 15 December 2019.
5. Al Ain Football Club . alainfcae_en . 1138895956613709824 . Mohamed Helal Officially Signs to Al Ain Until 2024 . 12 June 2019 . 14 December 2019.
6. Web site: Al Ain sign Al Ahly & Zamalek target Kodjo Laba, Algeria's Meziane . kingfut.com . 14 December 2019.
7. Web site: Mercato : Meziane signe à Al Ain . dzfoot.com . 13 June 2019 . 21 June 2019.
8. Web site: Mohammed Shakir Signs to Al Ain Until 2024. AlAinClub.ae . 29 June 2019.
9. Web site: Serb's Andrija Signs to Al Ain for Three Seasons. AlAinClub.ae . 22 August 2019.
10. Web site: Idriss Mzaouiyani signe 3 ans à Al-Aïn Club . lestitisdupsg.fr . 24 August 2019 . 14 December 2019.
11. Web site: French Mazouani and Yassin Sign to Al Ain for Three Seasons. AlAinClub.ae . 1 September 2019.
12. Web site: French Mazouani and Yassin Sign to Al Ain for Three Seasons. AlAinClub.ae . 1 September 2019.
13. Web site: Kazakhstan's Islam Signs to Al Ain Until the End of the Season. AlAinClub.ae . 31 January 2020.
14. Web site: Rafael Pereira reforça Al Ain. . 3 February 2020.
15. Web site: Rafael Pereira is winter reinforcement of al-AI FC. Providing Soccer Solutions Facebook Page . 4 February 2020.
16. Web site: Dzsudzsák Attends His First Training Session Wearing Al Ain Jersey. AlAinClub.ae . 8 February 2020.
17. Al Ain Football Club . alainfcae_en . 1226056929610551296. Balázs Dzsudzsák is Al Ain FC player . 8 February 2020 . 8 February 2020.
18. Al Shabab Football Club . AlShababSaudiFC . 1099253192603381760. اسبيريا شبابي ابتداءً من الموسم المقبل . 23 February 2019 . 23 February 2019 .
19. News: 27 May 2019. Reforço do Benfica despede-se do Al Ain. Benfica signing says goodbye to Al Ain. pt. 27 May 2019.
20. News: Rebelo. Marco. 27 June 2019. Bem-vindo, Caio Lucas!. Welcome, Caio Lucas!. pt. S.L. Benfica. 27 June 2019.
21. Web site: FC Krasnodar. РЯДЫ «КРАСНОДАРА» ПОПОЛНИЛ ЕЩЕ ОДИН ИГРОК СБОРНОЙ ШВЕЦИИ. Another Sweden national team player joined Krasnodar. 13 July 2019. Russian.
22. News: Ανακοίνωσε Μπεργκ η Κρασνοντάρ . 13 July 2019. el.
23. News: 8 August 2019. أندية تستغني عن لاعبي الخبرة وتغامر بالشباب. en. AlRoeya.com. 16 July 2019.
24. News: 8 August 2019. Al Jazira signs UAE National stars Omer Abdulrahman and Amer Abdulrahman. en. JC.ae. 8 August 2019. 11 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200911164841/http://www.jc.ae/en/news/football-news/al-jazira-signs-uae-national-stars-omer-abdulrahman-and-amer-abdulrahman/. dead.
25. Web site: العين يعلن بيع بطاقة اللاعب الجزائري عبد الرحمن مزيان. Al Ain Club Twitter Account . 18 January 2020.
26. Web site: Abderrahmane Meziane nouvelle recrue de l'EST . mosaiquefm.net . 18 January 2020.
27. Web site: Mercato : Meziane débarque à l'Espérance de Tunis . dzfoot.com . 18 January 2020.
28. Web site: شركة نادي اتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم تعلن عن انضمام لاعب الوسط الصربي اندريا. Ittihad Kalba Twitter Account . 25 January 2020.