Al Ain FC in international football explained

Continent:Asia
Al Ain FC in international football competitions
Club:Al Ain FC
Most Capped Player:Omar Abdulrahman (61)
Top Scorer:Omar Abdulrahman
Asamoah Gyan
(18)
First Entry:1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

Al Ain FC is an Emirati football club in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates that competes in the UAE Pro League, it has contested in various international competitions and has won two titles so far. It has made the most appearances in the AFC Champions League out any other team in the United Arab Emirates and is by far the only team in the UAE to win a Champions League title after winning the 2003 Asian CL Final.

History

Al Ain first contested participation was in 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup where they lost to Kazma SC 0–6 on aggregate. Al Ain won their first international title in the 2001 Gulf Club Champions Cup after finishing first in a round-robin tournament, however only two years later Al Ain would win its first major international title after beating BEC Tero Sasana 2–1 on aggregate, Al Ain became the first Emirati team to win the Asian Cup and is by far the only UAE side to do so in present time. Al Ain would qualify for the final of the ACL twice only to lose both finals. Al Ain also qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final where they lost to Real Madrid CF 1–4.

Overall record

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

Participations

CompetitionNo.
AFC Champions League Elite1
Season2025
Round TBD
AFC Champions League16
Season20032004200520062007201020112013201420152016201720182019202020212024
Round bgcolor=goldCQF bgcolor=silverRU QF GS GS GS GS SF R16 bgcolor=silverRU QF R16 GS GS QS bgcolor=goldC
Asian Club Championship2
Season19992001
Round 3rd R2
Asian Cup Winners' Cup3
Season199520002002
Round R2 R1 QF
Arab Club Champions Cup1
Season200120172019
Round W W R1
GCC Club Cup3
Edition1995
Round 3rd 5th bgcolor=gold C
FIFA Club World Cup1
Edition2018
Round bgcolor=silverRU

International competitions

Match wonMatch drawnMatch lostChampionsRunners-up

AFC Champions League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2003[1] Group stage Al-Hilal1–01st
Al-Sadd2–0
Esteghlal3–1
Semi-finals Dalian Shide4–23–47–6
Final BEC Tero Sasana2–00–12–1
2004[2] Quarter-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors0–11–41–5
2005[3] Group stage Al-Wahda3–03–21st
Sepahan3–21–1
Al-Shabab3–00–1
Quarter-finals PAS Tehran1–13–34–4 (a)
Semi-finals Shenzhen6–00–06–0
Final Al-Ittihad1–12–43–5
2006[4] Group stage Al-Hilal2–01–21st
Mash'al2–11–1
Al-Minaa2–12–1
Quarter-finals Al-Qadsia2–20–32–5
2007[5] Group stage Al-Shabab0–20–23rd
Al-Ittihad1–10–0
Sepahan3–21–1
2010[6] Group stage Pakhtakor0–12–34th
Sepahan2–00–0
Al-Shabab2–12–3
2011[7] Play off round Sriwijaya4–0
Group stage FC Seoul0–10–33rd
Hangzhou Greentown1–00–0
Nagoya Grampus3–10–4
2013[8] Group stage Al-Hilal3–10–23rd
Esteghlal0–10–2
Al-Rayyan2–11–2
2014[9] Group stage Lekhwiya2–15–01st
Al-Ittihad1–11–2
Tractor Sazi3–12–2
Round of 16 Al-Jazira2–12–14–2
Quarter-finals Al-Ittihad2–03–15–1
Semi-finals Al-Hilal2–10–32–4
2015[10] Group stage Al-Shabab0–01–01st
Naft Tehran3–01–1
Pakhtakor1–11–0
Round of 16 Al-Ahli3–30–03–3 (a)
2016[11] Group stage El-Jaish1–21–22nd
Al-Ahli1–02–1
Nasaf Qarshi2–01–1
Round of 16 Zob Ahan1–12–0 3–1
Quarter-finals Lokomotiv Tashkent0–01–0 1–0
Semi-finals El-Jaish3–12–25–3
Final Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1–11–22–3
2017[12] Group stage Zob Ahan1–13–01st
Bunyodkor3–03–2
Al-Ahli2–22–2
Round of 16 Esteghlal6–10–16–2
Quarter-finals Al-Hilal0–00–30–3
2018[13] Play off round Malkiya2–0
Group stage Al-Hilal2–10–02nd
Al-Rayyan1–14–1
Esteghlal2–21–1
Round of 16 Al-Duhail2–41–43–8
2019[14] Group stage Al-Hilal0–10–24th
Esteghlal1–21–1
Al-Duhail0–22–2
2020[15] Play off round Bunyodkor1–0
Group stage Sepahan0–40–04th
Al-Nassr1–21–0
Al-Sadd3–30–4
2021[16] Play off round Foolad0–4
2023–24
Group stage Pakhtakor1–33–01st
Ahal4–22–1
Al-Fayha4–13–2
Round of 16 Nasaf2–10–02–1
Quarter-finals Al-Nassr1–03–4 4–4 (3–1 p)
Semi-finals Al Hilal4–21–25–4
Final Yokohama F. Marinos5–11–2 6–3

AFC Champions League Elite

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2024–25
League Stage Al Sadd1–1— TBD
Al Gharafa— 2–4
Al Hilal—
Al Nassr—
Al Ahli—
Pakhtakor—
Al Rayyan—
Al Shorta—

Asian Club Championship

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1998–99First round Oman5–22–07–2
Second round Al-Ansar3–10–13–2
Group stage Köpetdag Aşgabat6–11st
Esteghlal0–1
Al-Hilal1–0
Semi-finals Júbilo Iwata2–2 (2–4)
Third place match Dalian Shide3–2
2000–01First round Al-Zawraa1–24–05–2
Second round Persepolis0–22–2 2–4

Asian Cup Winners' Cup

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1995Second round Kazma0–40–20–6
1999–2000First round Al-Jaish1–21–02–2 (a)
2001–2002Second round Al-Wehdat2–01–23–2
Quarter-finals Al-Sadd2–10–12–2 (a)

GCC Champions League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1985Group stage Al-Ahli0–24–13rd
Fanja2–31–2
Round robin0–0 5th
Al-Arabi1–2
Al-Shabab1–1
Dhofar0–0
Riffa0–2
2001[17] Round robin Riffa2–1 C
Al-Salmiya2–1
Al-Gharafa1–0
Dhofar1–0
Al-Ittihad0–2

FIFA Club World Cup

SeasonRoundClubResult
2018First round Team Wellington3–3 (4–3)
Second round Espérance de Tunis3–0
Semi-finals River Plate2–2 (5–4)
Final Real Madrid1–4

Statistics

By club

OppositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%
Al-Hilal
Esteghlal
Al-Shabab
Sepahan
Al-Ittihad
Al-Ahli
Al-Sadd
Al-Duhail
Pakhtakor
Al-Nassr
Zob Ahan
Nasaf
Al-Rayyan
El-Jaish
Jeonbuk
Bunyodkor
Kazma
Dalian Shide
Al-Fayha
Persepolis
Tractor
Naft Tehran
PAS
Mash'al
Lokomotiv
Al-Wahda
Al-Jaish
Al-Ittihad
Qadsia
Shenzhen
Zhejiang
Nagoya Grampus
Yokohama F. Marinos
Ahal
Oman
Dhofar
Fanja
Riffa
Al-Mina'a
Al-Zawraa
Seoul
Shabab Al Ahli
Al-Jazira
Al-Wehdat
Al-Gharafa
ES Sétif
Police Tero
Al-Ansar
Foolad
Al-Arabi
Al-Salmiya
Júbilo Iwata
Malkiya
Real Madrid
River Plate
Sriwijaya
Köpetdag Aşgabat
Team Wellington
ES Tunis

By country

CountryPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Qatar
Uzbekistan
China
South Korea
Kuwait
Syria
Oman
Japan
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Turkmenistan
Algeria
Jordan
Lebanon
Thailand
Tunisia
New Zealand
Indonesia
Argentina
Spain

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003 AFC Champions League.
  2. Web site: 2004 AFC Champions League.
  3. Web site: 2005 AFC Champions League.
  4. Web site: 2006 AFC Champions League.
  5. Web site: 2007 AFC Champions League.
  6. Web site: 2010 AFC Champions League.
  7. Web site: 2011 AFC Champions League.
  8. Web site: 2013 AFC Champions League.
  9. Web site: 2014 AFC Champions League.
  10. Web site: 2015 AFC Champions League.
  11. Web site: 2016 AFC Champions League.
  12. Web site: 2017 AFC Champions League.
  13. Web site: 2018 AFC Champions League.
  14. Web site: 2019 AFC Champions League.
  15. Web site: 2020 AFC Champions League.
  16. Web site: 2021 AFC Champions League.
  17. Web site: Gulf Cup for Clubs 2001. .

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