2020–21 Al Ain FC season explained

Club:Al Ain
Season:2020–21
Chairman:Mohammed Bin Zayed
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Pedro Emanuel
Stadium:Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium
League:UAE Pro-League
League Result:6th
Cup1:President's Cup
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:First round
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:Play-off round
League Topscorer:
Kodjo Laba (13 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Kodjo Laba (13 goals)
Largest Win:0–4 vs Al Wahda
4–1 vs Al Dhafra
3–1 vs Fujairah
Largest Loss:4–1 vs Baniyas
1–4 vs Shabab Al Ahli
2–4 vs Khor Fakkan
1–3 vs Al Nasr
4–0 vs Foolad
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Updated:11 May 2021
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

On 4 November 2020, Al Ain announced appointing David Platt as the Sports Director.[1] On 13 December 2020, Goncalo Bexiga appointed as the Club’s Head of Scouting from Benfica in line with the improvement procedures adopted by the Al Ain Football Club Company to boost the key performance indicators at all levels, from First Team to Academy.[2]

PositionName
Head coach Pedro Emanuel
Assistant coach Rui Gomes[3]
Fitness coach André Galve
Goalkeeping coach Luis Miguel
First team technical analyst Virgilio Fernandes
Physiotherapist Fabio Santos
U-21 team head coach Ghazi Fahad
Team Manager Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator Essam Abdulla
Director of football Sultan Rashed
Sports Director David Platt
Head Scout Goncalo Bexiga

Clean sheets

As of 11 May 2021

RankPlayerClean sheets
1 Khalid Eisa7
2 Mohammed Abo Sandah1

Goalscorers

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

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1 9 FW 13 0 0 0 13
2 7 FW 7 0 0 07
3 20 MF 3 0 0 0 3
16MF 2 0 1 0 3
4 33 DF 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF 2 0 0 0 2
88 MF 2 0 0 0 2
34DF Rafael Pereira 1 0 1 0 2
5 11 MF 1 0 0 0 1
70 MF 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF 1 0 0 0 1
3 DF 1 0 0 0 1
4 DF 1 0 0 0 1
19 MF 1 0 0 0 1
6 DF 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals400 2 0 42

Disciplinary record

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Platt Appointed Sports Director at Al Ain Football Club Company. AlAinClub.ae . 4 November 2020. 21 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Al Ain Appoints Goncalo Bexiga From Benfica as Head of Scouting. AlAinClub.ae . 13 December 2020. 21 March 2021.
  3. News: بيدرو يلجأ إلى "رفاق التعاون" مع الزعيم. 9 January 2020. 15 January 2020 . Al Ittihad Newspaper. ar.