Al Ain FC
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Al Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn), known simply as Al Ain, is a professional football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي العين الرياضي الثقافي).
Full name | Al Ain Football Club نادي العين لكرة القدم | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al Zaeem (The Boss) | ||
Short name | AIN | ||
Founded | August 1968; 55 years ago (1968-08), as Al Ain Sports Club | ||
Ground | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium | ||
Capacity | 25,053 | ||
President | Mohamed Bin Zayed | ||
Chairman | Hazza bin Zayed | ||
Manager | Hernán Crespo | ||
League | UAE Pro League | ||
2022–23 | UAE Pro League, 2nd | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was 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] The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most trophies (35 in total).[2]
Al Ain is by far the most successful club in the UAE.[3] Al Ain has won a record 14 UAE Pro League, 7 President's Cups, 5 Super Cups, 3 Federation Cups, two League Cup, two Abu Dhabi Championship, Joint League, Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, Gulf Club Champions Cup and AFC Champions League. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.[4]