List of Al Ain FC seasons explained

Al Ain Football Club is an association football club based in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, that competes in UAE Pro League, the top-division football league in United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates.[1] Al Ain is one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Emirati football since 1975–76 season, the others being Al Nasr and Al Wasl.

Key

bgcolor=goldChampionsRunners-up3rd PlaceAdvanced to next round but the cup continued in next season

Seasons

Pre-Football League era

width=90pxSeasonDiv.Pos.CupManager
1969–70Abu Dhabi ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Ruler CupNot held Nasser Dhaen[2] [3] [4]
1970–71Abu Dhabi ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Ruler Cupbgcolor=silverRU
1971–72Abu Dhabi ChampionshipNot completedAbu Dhabi Ruler Cupbgcolor=silverRU Abdelaziz Hammami
1972–73Abu Dhabi ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Ruler Cup
1973–74Abu Dhabi Championshipbgcolor=gold1stAbu Dhabi Ruler CupNot held Ahmed Alyan
1974–75Abu Dhabi Championshipbgcolor=gold1stUAE President's CupR16[5]
Notes

Football League and Pro League era

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPPresident's CupFederation Cup / League CupSuper CupGCCACCCAsiaOther competitionsTop scorerManager
1975–76bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd1610423315+1824Not completedNot held – – Ahmed Alyan
1976–77bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st321063+35Quarter-finals Mohieddine Habita[6] Humaid Dhib
1977–78bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd241545 –34Cancelled
1978–79bgcolor=13rd20 –27bgcolor=silverRU Ahmed Alyan
1979–80bgcolor=18th183692840−1212Semi-Finals Abdelmajid Chetali
1980–81bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st1810442422+224bgcolor=silverRU Ahmed Abdullah Abdelmajid Chetali
Ahmed Nagah*
1981–82bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd18 –21Quarter-finals Not held – Ahmed Nagah
1982–83bgcolor=15th186752121019Quarter-finals Not held –Not heldJoint Leaguebgcolor=goldC Nelsinho Rosa
1983–84bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st1812333518+1727Semi-Finals  –  –
1984–85bgcolor=18th –Quarter-finals Group Stage Not heldGulf Club Champions CupGSJoint League4th
1985–86bgcolor=19th1842122747−2014Semi-Finalsbgcolor=silverRU – –
1986–87bgcolor=13rd2011363223+925Semi-Finals Not held Jair Picerni
João Francisco
1987–88bgcolor=15th229672624+233Round of 16
1988–89bgcolor=15th228952921+825Quarter-finals bgcolor=goldC
1989–90bgcolor=17th269983626+1027bgcolor=silverRUNot held –Not held Not held
1990–91bgcolor=18th135531510+515bgcolor=#F8F9FA Semi-Finalsbgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan= "2" Not heldbgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan= "2" Not heldbgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan= "4" colspan="2" –cancelled bgcolor=#F8F9FA bgcolor=#F8F9FA bgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan= "2"; style="text-align:left;" Mahieddine Khalef
1991–92bgcolor=17th3013894235+734Round of 16  –
1992–93bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2215525413+4135Round of 16 Group Stage  – Saif Sultan Yusri Abdul Ghani
Amarildo
1993–94bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd1812513110+2129bgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRU Amarildo
1994–95bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd187922615+1123bgcolor=silverRU –bgcolor=gold1stGulf Club Champions Cup5th Amarildo
Shaker Abdel-Fattah
1995–96bgcolor=13rd186751711+625Round of 16Not held4th –Asian Cup Winners' CupR2 Ángel Marcos
1996–97bgcolor=15th28101174031+941Round of 16Not held – Lori Sandri
Yusri Abdul Ghani
Cabralzinho
1997–98bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st3217964929+2061Semi-Finals Salem Johar Cabralzinho
Shaker Abdel-Fattah
1998–991bgcolor=silver2nd3316985836+2257bgcolor=goldCAsian Club Championship3rd Seydou Traoré15 Nelo Vingada
Ilie Balaci
1999–2000bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2213724825+2347Round of 16Group StageAsian Cup Winners' CupR1 Majid Al Owais15 Ilie Balaci
2000–01bgcolor=14th2210483327+634bgcolor=goldCGroup StageGulf Club Champions Cupbgcolor=goldCAsian Club ChampionshipR2 Juma Mossi15 Oscar Fulloné
Mrad Mahjoub
Ahmed Abdullah *
Anghel Iordănescu
2001–02bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2214534423+2147Semi-FinalsGroup Stagebgcolor=silverRU –Arab Club Champions CupWAsian Cup Winners' CupQF Joël Tiéhi19 Džemal Hadžiabdić
2002–03bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2214625120+3148Quarter-finalsNot heldbgcolor=goldC – AFC Champions Leaguebgcolor=goldC Boubacar Sanogo24 Bruno Metsu
2003–04bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st1611323417+1736Semi-FinalsNot heldNot heldAFC Champions Leaguebye GS Rodrigo Mendes19
2004–0512nd2618355426+2857CC –
AFC Champions LeagueQF22 Alain Perrin
Mohammad El Mansi *
Milan Máčala
AFC Champions LeagueQF
2005–0614th2213274223+1941CC
AFC Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRU14 Milan Máčala
Mohammad El Mansi *
AFC Champions LeagueQF
2006–0719th227782226−428RUGroup Stage
AFC Champions LeagueQF9 Anghel Iordănescu
Tiny Ruys *
Walter Zenga
AFC Champions LeagueGS
2007–08bgcolor=16th229584136+532Round of 16Not held – Ousman Jallow11 Tite
Winfried Schäfer
2008–09bgcolor=13rd2212734020+2043bgcolor=goldCbgcolor=goldC –Not held André Dias23 Winfried Schäfer
2009–10bgcolor=13rd2214355729+2845Round of 16Semi-Finalsbgcolor=goldC –AFC Champions LeagueGS José Sand33 Winfried Schäfer
Rachid Benmahmoud *
Toninho Cerezo
Abdulhameed Al Mistaki *
2010–11bgcolor=110th226793335−225Round of 16bgcolor=silverRU –AFC Champions LeagueGS José Sand
Omar Abdulrahman		11 Abdulhameed Al Mistaki *
Ahmed Abdullah *
Alexandre Gallo
2011–12bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2217415216+3655Quarter-FinalsGroup Stage – Asamoah Gyan27 Cosmin Olăroiu
2012–13bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2620247426+4862Semi-FinalsGroup Stagebgcolor=goldCAFC Champions LeagueGS Asamoah Gyan32
2013–14bgcolor=16th2612775233+1943bgcolor=goldCGroup Stagebgcolor=silverRUAFC Champions LeagueQF Asamoah Gyan45 Jorge Fossati
Ahmed Abdullah *
Quique Flores
Zlatko Dalić
2014–151bgcolor=gold rowspan="3"1st2618626219+4360Quarter-FinalsGroup StageRU
AFC Champions LeagueSF Asamoah Gyan24 Zlatko Dalić
AFC Champions LeagueR16
2015–161bgcolor=silver2nd2618355324+2957bgcolor=silverRUGroup Stagebgcolor=goldCCancelledAFC Champions LeagueQFEmirati-Moroccan Super Cupbgcolor=goldC Dyanfres Douglas18
2016–1714th2617455837+2155Quarter-FinalsGroup Stage –Arab Club Champions CupWAFC Champions Leaguebgcolor=silverRU –18 Zlatko Dalić
Joško Španjić *
Zoran Mamić
AFC Champions LeagueQF
2017–1811st2216516523+4253CQuarter-FinalsNot held –AFC Champions LeagueQF35 Zoran Mamić
AFC Champions LeagueR16
2018–1914th2614484535+1046Round of 16Quarter-Finalsbgcolor=silverRUArab Club Champions CupR32AFC Champions LeagueGSFIFA Club World Cupbgcolor=silverRU Caio Lucas17 Zoran Mamić
Željko Sopić *
Juan Garrido
2019–2012nd1911444621+2537FinalSemi-Finals – –AFC Champions LeagueGS—bgcolor=#F8F9FA style="text-align:left;"bgcolor=#F8F9FA 28bgcolor=#F8F9FA style="text-align:left;" Ivan Leko
Ghazi Fahad *
Pedro Emanuel
2020–2116th2611873933+641Round of 16First Round  –AFC Champions LeagueQS13 Pedro Emanuel
2021–22bgcolor=1bgcolor=gold1st2620515717+4065Quarter-finalsbgcolor=goldC—31 Serhii Rebrov
2022–23bgcolor=1bgcolor=silver2nd2616646731+3654bgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRU Kodjo Laba31
2023–24bgcolor=13rd2614395437+1745Quarter-finalsbgcolor=silverRU—AFC Champions Leaguebgcolor=goldC Soufiane Rahimi23 Alfred Schreuder
Hernán Crespo
Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: club Foundation3 . https://archive.today/20070801210607/http://www.alainclub.com/English/club/clubFoundation3.aspx . dead . 1 August 2007 . alainclub.com . 23 June 2014 .
  2. Web site: ناصر ضاعن: ملعب "دوار الساعة" شاهد على الانطلاقة. Al-Ittihad.
  3. Web site: أفكار محمد وهزاع بن زايد وراء القفزة النوعية للبنفسج. Al Bayan.
  4. Web site: ناصر ضاعن أول مواطن يقود تدريب العين. Al Bayan.
  5. Web site: نهائي الأحلام بين فرسـان الوحدة والعين الليلة بمديـنـة زايـد. 16 June 2005 . AlEtihad.ae . 30 June 2024 .
  6. Web site: قصة زعامة الفريق البنفسجي. AlKhaleej.ae. 22 June 2024.

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