2017–18 Al Ain FC season

The 2017–18 season was Al Ain Football Club's 50th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain

2017–18 season
President	Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager	Zoran Mamić
Stadium	Hazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League	1st
President's Cup	Winners
League Cup	Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Marcus Berg (25 goals) All: Marcus Berg (35 goals)
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Club

Technical staff Position Name Head coach Zoran Mamić Assistant coach Damir Krznar Dean Klafurić Technical analyst Vedran Attias Fitness coach Ivan Štefanić Goalkeeping coach Miralem Ibrahimović Club doctor Jurica Rakic Physiotherapist Ivica Orsolic Marin Polonijo Bozo Sinkovic Abdul Nasser Al Juhani Nutritionist Mohsen Belhoz U-21 team head coach Joško Španjić Team Manager Matar Obaid Al Sahbani Team Supervisor Mohammed Obeid Hammad Team Administrator Essam Abdulla Director of football Sultan Rashed Source: Al Ain Club

Board of directors Office Name President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Chairman of Board of Directors Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri Vice Chairman of Board of Directors Ahmed Humaid Al Mazrouie Board of Directors Member Mohammed Obaid Hammad Board of Directors Member Sultan Rashed Board of Directors Member Ali Msarri Source: Al Ain Club

Players

First Team No Position Nation Player Age Since 17 GK Khalid Eisa 28 2013 36 GK Dawoud Sulaiman 28 2010 40 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah 22 2014 75 GK Hamad Al-Mansouri 22 2017 3 DF Firas Al Khusaibi 22 2016 5 DF Ismail Ahmed (vice-captain) 34 2008 14 DF Mohammed Fayez (3rd captain) 28 2010 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 29 2010 19 DF Mohanad Salem 33 2008 21 DF Fawzi Fayez 30 2009 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 29 2012 24 DF Abdullah Ghamran 23 2015 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 29 2017 37 DF Rashed Muhayer 30 2013 44 DF Saeed Juma 19 2017 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 28 2016 7 MF Caio Lucas 24 2016 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman (captain) 26 2008 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 27 2016 13 MF Ahmed Barman 24 2013 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 29 2008 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 35 2013 26 MF Khaled Khalfan 22 2016 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 23 2016 28 MF Sulaiman Nasser 20 2017 29 MF Mohammed Helal 21 2017 30 MF Mohammed Khalfan 19 2016 43 MF Rayan Yaslam 23 2014 71 MF Abdullah Karama 21 2017 79 MF Hussain Abdullah 21 2016 8 FW Ali Eid 20 2017 9 FW Marcus Berg 31 2017 35 FW Yousef Ahmed 24 2012 55 FW Dyanfres Douglas 30 2016

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy No Position Player Nation 4 DF  UAE Saeed Al-Menhali 39 MF  UAE Saqer Mohammed

Transfers

In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Team Ref. 14 June 2017 DF 33 Tsukasa Shiotani Sanfrecce Hiroshima Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team [1] 28 June 2017 FW 9 Marcus Berg Panathinaikos Transfer Summer €3,300,000 First team [2] 15 January 2018 FW 20 Ahmed Khalil Al Jazira Transfer Winter Free First team [3]

Loans in No. Pos Player From Start date End date Fee Ref. 74 MF Hussein El Shahat Misr Lel Makkasa 8 January 2018 End of Season €400,000 [4]

Out Date Position No. Name To Fee Team Ref. 19 June 2017 MF 29 Lee Myung-joo Seoul Free transfer First team [5] 1 July 2017 DF – Mohammed Al-Dhahri Al Wahda End of loan First team 1 July 2017 DF 3 Dawood Ali Shabab Al Ahli End of loan First team 1 July 2017 FW 20 Nasser Al-Shamrani Al Shabab End of loan First team 8 July 2017 DF – Salem Al-Azizi Al Wasl Free transfer First team [6] 31 January 2018 FW 55 Dyanfres Douglas Alanyaspor Undisclosed First team [7]

Loans out No. Pos Name To Start date End date Ref. 70 MF Danilo Asprilla Al-Fayha 28 July 2017 End of Season [8] 24 DF Abdullah Ghamran Ittihad Kalba 27 September 2017 End of Season [9] 39 MF Saqer Mohammed Ittihad Kalba 27 September 2017 End of Season [9] 99 FW Hamza Muhanaeh Sharjah 11 January 2018 End of Season [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	16 September 2017	29 April 2018	Matchday 1	Winners	22	16	5	1	65	23	+42	072.73
President's Cup	17 January 2018	3 May 2018	Round of 16	Winners	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	100.00
League Cup	4 September 2017	16 February 2018	Group stage	Quarter-finals	7	2	1	4	15	17	−2	028.57
AFC Champions League	13 February 2018	15 May 2018	play-offs	Round of 16	6	2	4	0	13	14	−1	033.33
Total					39	24	10	5	106	57	+49	061.54

Last updated: 15 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

Main article: 2017–18 UAE Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Ain (C)	22	16	5	1	65	23	+42	53	Qualification to the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup first round and the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
2	Al Wahda	22	14	4	4	50	29	+21	46	Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League group stage
3	Al Wasl	22	12	5	5	42	27	+15	41
4	Al Nasr	22	11	4	7	30	24	+6	37	Qualification to the 2019 AFC Champions League play-off round
5	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	22	7	10	5	25	18	+7	31
6	Sharjah	22	8	5	9	26	30	−4	29
7	Al Jazira	22	7	7	8	34	36	−2	28
8	Ajman	22	7	5	10	25	36	−11	26
9	Dibba Al-Fujairah	22	5	6	11	21	36	−15	21
10	Al Dhafra	22	4	6	12	24	42	−18	18
11	Emirates (Q)	22	4	5	13	20	39	−19	17	Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off
12	Hatta (Q)	22	4	4	14	30	52	−22	16

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2018. Source: AGLeague
Rules for classification: ^[11] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking^[12] 10) draw
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	16	5	1	65	23	+42	53	8	3	0	42	13	+29	8	2	1	23	10	+13

Last updated: 29 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Matches

Al Ain v Al Wasl

16 September 2017 1	Al Ain	2–2	Al Wasl	Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 6' Douglas 56'	Report	Caio 44' (pen.) Lima 63'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Hatta v Al Ain

23 September 2017 2	Hatta	0–3	Al Ain	Hatta
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Berg 16', 24' Douglas 59'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Shabab Al-Ahli

29 September 2017 3	Al Ain	2–1	Shabab Al-Ahli	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	M. Salem 44' Shiotani 89'	Report	Diop 66'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Ajman v Al Ain

14 October 2017 4	Ajman	2–3	Al Ain	Ajman
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Adeílson 9' Malallah 20'	Report	Shiotani 66' Douglas 67', 82'	Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Referee: Omar Al Ali

Emirates v Al Ain

21 October 2017 5	Emirates	0–2	Al Ain	Ras Al Khaimah
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Yaslam 39' Caio 88'	Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Sharjah

28 October 2017 6	Al Ain	3–3	Sharjah	Al Ain
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	A. Abdulrahman 36' M. Salem  42' Shiotani 61' Berg 85'  71'  88'	Report	E. Ahmed 26' O. Jumaa 57' Vieira 95' (pen.)	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

Al Wahda v Al Ain

4 November 2017 7	Al Wahda	0–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Mohamed Ahmed 82'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Jazira

18 November 2017 8	Al Ain	2–2	Al Jazira	Al Ain
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 9', 18'	Report	Mabkhout 36', 88'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Dibba v Al Ain

23 November 2017 9	Dibba	0–0	Al Ain	Fujairah
16:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Club Referee: Omar Al Ali

Al Ain v Al Nasr

1 December 2017 10	Al Ain	2–1	Al Nasr	Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 34' (pen.), 61'	Report	Zárate 8'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Dhafra v Al Ain

8 December 2017 11	Al Dhafra	1–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Al-Kathiri 81'	Report	M. Abdulrahman 50' Diaky 59'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Al Wasl v Al Ain

12 January 2018 12	Al Wasl	1–3	Al Ain	Dubai
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Caio 90'	Report	I. Ahmed 27' M. Salem  45' O. Abdulrahman 71' El Shahat 78'	Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Al Nasr

21 January 2018 13	Al Ain	6–2	Al Nasr	Al Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Yaslam 22' Khalil 35' Berg 44', 60' El Shahat 66' Barman 72'	Report	Khamis 31' Samuel 38'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Shabab Al Ahli v Al Ain

26 January 2018 14	Shabab Al Ahli	1–1	Al Ain	Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Jassim 77'	Report	Berg 66'	Stadium: Rashid Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Ajman

3 February 2018 15	Al Ain	7–0	Ajman	Al Ain
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	El Shahat 8', 25', 82' Berg 14' Caio 30' Yaslam 51' Khalil 77'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Mohamed

Al Ain v Emirates

8 February 2018 16	Al Ain	3–0	Emirates	Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	El Shahat 4' Khalil 16' Caio 40'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa

Sharjah v Al Ain

24 February 2018 17	Sharjah	3–1	Al Ain	Sharjah
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Vieira 4' (pen.), 66' (pen.) Lulinha 88'	Report	O. Abdulrahman 15' (pen.)	Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Al Wahda

1 March 2018 18	Al Ain	6–2	Al Wahda	Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 32', 72' Caio 41' O. Abdulrahman 75' El Shahat 80' Yaslam 90'	Report	Dzsudzsák 68', 70'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Jazira v Al Ain

17 March 2018 19	Al Jazira	2–3	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Romarinho 81' Mabkhout 90'	Report	Berg 11' O. Abdulrahman 69' (pen.), 83'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Dibba

6 April 2018 20	Al Ain	4–0	Dibba	Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 15' (pen.), 19', 75' (pen.) Caio 83'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Essa

Al Nasr v Al Ain

21 April 2018 21	Al Nasr	0–4	Al Ain	Dubai
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)		Report	Berg 35', 44', 62' Khalil 90'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

29 April 2018 22	Al Ain	5–0	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
19:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)	Berg 25', 72', 84' (pen.), 87' Diaky 67'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

President's Cup

Main article: 2017–18 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

17 January 2018 Round of 16	Al Ain	1–0	Al Dhafra	Al Ain
17:05	Berg 22'	Report		Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain v Fujairah

12 April 2018 Quarter-finals	Al Ain	4–2	Fujairah	Al Ain
	Khalil 29' Shahat 30', 39' Caio 90+2'	Report	Khamis 8' Khaled 53'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Shabab Al-Ahli v Al Ain

25 April 2018 Semi-finals	Shabab Al-Ahli	0–6	Al Ain	Dubai
		Report	Caio 4', 74' El Shahat 9' Berg 65' Khalil 82' Bandar 90+2'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Al Wasl v Al Ain

3 May 2018 Final	Al Wasl	1–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
	Caio 90+2'	Report	Ismail 3' Berg 50'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

League Cup

Main article: 2017–18 UAE League Cup

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Jazira	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	10
Al Nasr	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5	10
Al Ain	5	2	1	2	13	10	+3	7
Hatta	5	1	3	1	5	5	0	6
Ajman	5	1	1	3	5	8	−3	4
Al Dhafra	5	1	1	3	5	14	−9	4

Source: Soccerway

Al Ain v Hatta

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) 1	Al Ain	2–2	Hatta	Al Ain
17:25	Yousef Ahmed 40' Caio 53' (pen.)	Report	Mahir Jasem 5' Fernando Gabriel 25'	Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Mulla

Al Jazira v Al Ain

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) 2	Al Jazira	2–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00	Al Ghilani 44' Al-Eidi 68'	Report	Caio 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) 3	Al Ain	7–1	Al Dhafra	Al-Ain
16:50	Douglas 26', 31', 45', 57' Caio 35', 69' Yousef Ahmed 90'	Report	Abdulqader 86'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Ajman v Al Ain

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) 4	Ajman	2–3	Al Ain	Ajman
16:45	Kone 52' Abdulrahman 64'	Report	Diaky 28' Douglas 77' Abdullah 84'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Al Nasr v Al Ain

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) 5	Al Nasr	3–0	Al Ain	Dubai
19:45	Marcelo Cirino 2' Saleh 17', 62'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Quarter-finals

Al Ain v Al Wahda

29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) First leg	Al Ain	1–2	Al Wahda	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
17:15	Berg 84' (pen.)	Report	Tagliabué 70' Al-Akbari 87'	Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq

Al Wahda v Al Ain

16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) Second leg	Al Wahda	5–1	Al Ain	Al Nahyan Stadium
20:00	Batna 9' Ahmed 41' Tagliabué 62' Al Shehhi 78' Al Akbari 79'	Report	Khalil 31'

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Play-off round

Al-Ain v Malkiya

30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)	Al-Ain	2–0	Malkiya	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:15 UTC+4	Berg 53' Caio 61'	Live Report Stats Report		Attendance: 5,063 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Group stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		EST	AIN	RAY	HIL
1	Esteghlal	6	3	3	0	9	5	+4	12	Advance to knockout stage		—	1–1	2–0	1–0
2	Al-Ain	6	2	4	0	10	6	+4	10			2–2	—	1–1	2–1
3	Al-Rayyan	6	1	3	2	7	11	−4	6			2–2	1–4	—	2–1
4	Al-Hilal	6	0	2	4	3	7	−4	2			0–1	0–0	1–1	—

Source: AFC

Al-Hilal v Al-Ain

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)	Al-Hilal	0–0	Al-Ain	King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh
20:25 UTC+3		Live Report Stats Report		Attendance: 24,010 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Al-Ain v Al-Rayyan

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)	Al-Ain	1–1	Al-Rayyan	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:10 UTC+4	Berg 10' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Hamdallah 28' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,856 Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Al-Ain v Esteghlal

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	Al-Ain	2–2	Esteghlal	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:20 UTC+4	Berg 63' Khalil 89' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Thiam 52', 77'	Attendance: 10,036 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Esteghlal v Al-Ain

12 March 2018 (2018-03-12)	Esteghlal	1–1	Al-Ain	Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Thiam 42' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Shiotani 78'	Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)

Al-Ain v Al-Hilal

2 April 2018 (2018-04-02)	Al-Ain	2–1	Al-Hilal	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4	Berg 40' (pen.), 45+2' (pen.)	Live Report Stats Report	Al-Breik 7'	Attendance: 15,126 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Rayyan v Al-Ain

16 April 2018 (2018-04-16)	Al-Rayyan	1–4	Al-Ain	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:45 UTC+3	Soria 85'	Live Report Stats Report	El Shahat 11' O. Abdulrahman 55' Berg 58', 78'	Attendance: 6,178 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Al-Ain v Al-Duhail

8 May 2018 (2018-05-08)	Al-Ain	2–4	Al-Duhail	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:10 UTC+4	Khalil 68' Diaky 86'	Live Report Stats Report	El-Arabi 16' Nam Tae-hee 39' Mohammad 48' Ali 55'	Attendance: 7,124 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Al-Duhail v Al-Ain

15 May 2018 (2018-05-15)	Al-Duhail	4–1	Al-Ain	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:30 UTC+3	M. Ahmed 12' (o.g.) El-Arabi 30', 86' (pen.) Mohammad 54'	Live Report Stats Report	O. Abdulrahman 90+4' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,853 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.

Statistics

Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 15 May 2018. No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Goalkeepers 17 GK  UAE Khalid Eisa 33 0 21 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 36 GK  UAE Dawoud Sulaiman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 GK  UAE Mohammed Abo Sandah 8 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 75 GK  UAE Hamad Al-Mansouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 DF  UAE Ali Al-Haidhani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DF  UAE Firas Al Khusaibi 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 DF  UAE Saeed Al-Menhali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 DF  UAE Ismail Ahmed 29 2 18 1 3 1 1 0 7 0 14 DF  UAE Mohammed Fayez 14 0 4 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 15 DF  UAE Khaled Abdulrahman 14 0 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 19 DF  UAE Mohanad Salem 27 1 17 1 2 0 1 0 7 0 21 DF  UAE Fawzi Fayez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 23 DF  UAE Mohamed Ahmed 32 1 20 1 4 0 0 0 8 0 31 DF  UAE Ahmed Salem 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33 DF  JPN Tsukasa Shiotani 30 5 18 3 3 1 1 0 8 1 37 DF  UAE Rashed Muhayer 12 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 44 DF  UAE Saeed Juma 12 0 7 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 56 DF  UAE Salem Abdullah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58 DF  UAE Falah Waleed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midfielders 6 MF  UAE Amer Abdulrahman 26 1 16 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 7 MF  BRA Caio Lucas 33 12 19 5 3 3 5 4 6 0 10 MF  UAE Omar Abdulrahman 24 7 13 5 3 0 1 0 7 2 11 MF  UAE Bandar Al-Ahbabi 25 1 13 0 4 1 2 0 6 0 13 MF  UAE Ahmed Barman 29 1 19 1 3 0 0 0 7 0 16 MF  UAE Mohamed Abdulrahman 25 1 14 1 4 0 1 0 6 0 18 MF  UAE Ibrahim Diaky 15 4 7 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 26 MF  UAE Khaled Khalfan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27 MF  UAE Mohsen Abdullah 14 1 6 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 28 MF  UAE Sulaiman Nasser 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 43 MF  UAE Rayan Yaslam 35 4 20 4 4 0 3 0 8 0 51 MF  UAE Khalid Al-Balochi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 71 MF  UAE Abdullah Karama 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 74 MF  EGY Hussein El Shahat 20 11 11 7 4 3 0 0 5 1 79 MF  UAE Hussain Abdullah 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Forwards 8 FW  UAE Ali Eid 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 FW  SWE Marcus Berg 33 35 21 25 3 3 2 1 7 6 20 FW  UAE Ahmed Khalil 20 9 9 4 3 2 1 1 7 2 30 FW  UAE Mohammed Khalfan 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 35 FW  UAE Yousef Ahmed 13 2 5 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 Players transferred out during the season 55 FW  BRA Dyanfres Douglas 13 9 8 4 0 0 5 5 0 0

Disciplinary record N P Nat. Name Pro League League Cup President's Cup Champions League Total Notes 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 1 1 1 3 5 1 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 2 1 3 7 MF Caio Lucas 4 1 1 1 1 7 1 9 FW Marcus Berg 1 1 1 1 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 4 1 5 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1 2 13 MF Ahmed Barman 5 2 7 14 DF Mohammed Fayez 2 2 1 5 15 DF Khaled Abdulrahman 1 1 2 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 3 2 1 5 1 17 GK Khalid Eisa 3 1 4 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 1 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 2 3 4 2 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 3 1 4 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 1 1 30 MF Mohammed Khalfan 2 2 31 DF Ahmed Salem 1 1 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 1 1 37 DF Rashed Muhayer 1 1 40 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah 1 1 43 MF Rayan Yaslam 1 1 44 DF Saeed Juma 2 1 2 1 55 FW Douglas 3 3 74 MF Hussein El Shahat 2 2 Last updated: 15 May 2018 Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae, The-Afc.com Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Douglas4 Al Dhafra 7–1 (H) 11 November 2017 League Cup Hussein El Shahat Ajman 7–0 (H) 3 February 2018 Pro League (Round 15) Marcus Berg Dibba 4–0 (H) 6 April 2018 Pro League (Round 20) Marcus Berg Al Nasr 0–4 (A) 21 April 2018 Pro League (Round 21) Marcus Berg4 Al Dhafra 5–0 (H) 29 April 2018 Pro League (Round 22) 4 – Player scored four goals.

Goalscorers As of 15 May 2018 Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Rank No. Pos. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 1 9 FW Marcus Berg 25 3 1 6 35 2 7 MF Caio Lucas 5 3 4 0 12 3 74 MF Hussein El Shahat 7 3 0 1 11 4 20 FW Ahmed Khalil 4 2 1 2 9 55 FW Douglas 4 0 5 0 9 6 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 5 0 0 2 7 7 43 MF Rayan Yaslam 4 0 0 0 4 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 3 0 0 1 4 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 2 0 1 1 4 10 35 FW Yousef Ahmed 0 0 2 0 2 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 1 1 0 0 2 12 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 1 13 MF Ahmed Barman 1 0 0 0 1 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1 0 0 0 1 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 0 1 0 0 1 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 0 0 1 0 1 Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 65 13 15 13 106

Assists No. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League 9 Marcus Berg 10 0 0 0 74 Hussein El Shahat 9 0 0 0 7 Caio Lucas 9 0 0 0 43 Rayan Yaslam 4 0 0 0 10 Omar Abdulrahman 4 0 0 0 33 Tsukasa Shiotani 2 0 0 0 18 Ibrahim Diaky 2 0 0 0 55 Douglas 2 0 0 0 14 Mohammed Fayez 2 0 0 0 6 Amer Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 11 Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 0 0 0 16 Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 23 Mohamed Ahmed 1 0 0 0 13 Ahmed Barman 1 0 0 0 Totals 49 0 0 0 Clean sheets Rank No. Player Pro-League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total 1 17 Khalid Eisa 9 1 0 1 11 2 40 Mohammed Abo Sandah 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 9 2 0 1 12