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2015–16 Al Ain FC season

The 2015–16 season was Al Ain Football Club's 48th in existence and the club's 41st consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2015–16 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZlatko Dalić
UAE Pro League2nd
President's CupRunners-up
League CupGroup stage
UAE Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dyanfres Douglas (9 goals)
All:
Dyanfres Douglas (19 goals)
Biggest winAl Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba
Biggest defeatAl Ain 1–3 Dibba
Sharjah 3–2 Al Ain
Fujairah 3–2 Al Ain

Club edit

Players edit

Transfers edit

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 21 August 2015 8 May 2016 Matchday 1 2nd 26 18 3 5 53 24 +29 069.23
President's Cup 27 February 2016 29 May 2016 Round of 16 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 075.00
League Cup 28 August 2015 16 November 2015 Group stage Group stage 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 016.67
UAE Super Cup 15 August 2015 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
AFC Champions League 24 February 2016 26 November 2016 Group stage Runners-up 14 6 5 3 19 13 +6 042.86
Total 51 29 11 11 95 53 +42 056.86

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League edit

Main article: 2015–16 UAE Pro League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 26 21 3 2 60 20 +40 66 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Ain 26 18 3 5 53 24 +29 57
3 Al-Wahda 26 13 4 9 45 28 +17 43 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round and the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship Group Stage
4 Al-Nasr 26 11 8 7 47 36 +11 41
5 Al-Shabab 26 11 7 8 34 27 +7 40
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: UAE League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches edit

21 August 2015 1 Al Ain 3–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
13 September 2015 2 Al Wasl 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
21 September 2015 3 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah Al Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
26 September 2015 4 Al Wahda 2–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
17 October 2015 5 Al Ain 1–0 Dibba Al Ain
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
23 October 2015 6 Al Shabab 1–4 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid
Referee: Hamad Ali
30 October 2015 7 Al Ain 2–0 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
22 November 2015 8 Baniyas 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Baniyas
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
28 November 2015 9 Al Nasr 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
5 December 2015 10 Al Ain 3–0 Al Ahli Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmad Salem
11 December 2015 11 Al Shaab 2–4 Al Ain Sharjah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
20 December 2015 12 Al Ain 2–1 Fujairah Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa
25 December 2015 13 Emirates 0–1 Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Emirates Club
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili
8 January 2016 14 Al Dhafra 1–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
23 January 2016 15 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
29 January 2016 16 Sharjah 3–2 Al Ain Sharjah
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah
Referee: Mohamed Obaid
5 February 2016 17 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
12 February 2016 18 Dibba 0–1 Al Ain Fujairah
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
18 February 2016 19 Al Ain 1–2 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
6 March 2016 20 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
11 March 2016 21 Al Ain 4–2 Baniyas Al Ain
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
10 April 2016 22 Al Ain 1–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
14 April 2016 23 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Rashid
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
24 April 2016 24 Al Ain 3–0 Al Shaab Al Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Khalid Najem
28 April 2016 25 Fujairah 3–2 Al Ain Fujairah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
8 May 2016 26 Al Ain 0–0 Emirates Al Ain
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

UAE Super Cup edit

Main article: 2015 UAE Super Cup
15 August 2015 Final Al Ain 4–2 Al Nasr Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

President's Cup edit

Main article: 2015–16 UAE President's Cup
27 February 2016 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba Dubai
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Zabeel
12 May 2016 Quarter-finals Al Ain 4–2 Al Wasl Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
21 May 2016 Semi-finals Al Ain 3–2 Baniyas Abu Dhabi
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
29 May 2016 Final Al Jazira 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
18:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City
Penalties

League Cup edit

Main article: 2015–16 UAE League Cup

Group stage edit

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Shabab 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
Al Wahda 6 2 4 0 11 8 +3 10
Dibba 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Al Ain 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
Fujairah 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6
Sharjah 6 1 2 3 12 15 −3 5
Al Jazira 6 0 4 2 10 13 −3 4
Source: Soccerway
28 August 2015 1 Al Jazira 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
4 September 2015 2 Al Ain 1–2 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
  • Jô   68', 86'
 Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
9 October 2015 3 Al Wahda 0–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Al Nahyan
Referee: Ahmad Salem
5 November 2015 4 Al Ain 1–1 Sharjah Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
10 November 2015 5 Fujairah 1–2 Al Ain Fujairah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Mohamed Obaid
16 November 2015 6 Al Ain 1–3 Dibba Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa

AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League group stage
Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JSH AIN AHL NSF
1   El Jaish 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 10 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–4 1–0
2   Al-Ain 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
3   Al-Ahli 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9 2–0 1–2 — 2–1
4   Nasaf Qarshi 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–0 1–1 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) Al-Ain   1–2   El Jaish Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:00 UTC+4 Douglas   65' (pen.) Report Hamdallah   9'
Romarinho   45'		 Attendance: 8,226
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) El Jaish   2–1   Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:30 UTC+3 Hamdallah   49'
Abubakar   79'		 Report Al-Kathiri   86' Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
16 March 2016 (2016-03-16) Al-Ain   1–0   Al-Ahli Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:10 UTC+4 O. Abdulrahman   71' Report Attendance: 12,473
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) Al-Ahli   1–2   Al-Ain King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:25 UTC+3 Al-Amri   90+3' Report Douglas   25', 77' Attendance: 13,608
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) Nasaf Qarshi   1–1   Al-Ain Qarshi Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
19:30 UTC+5 Karimov   1' Report Asprilla   32' Attendance: 10,952
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
3 May 2016 (2016-05-03) Al-Ain   2–0   Nasaf Qarshi Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:30 UTC+4 Asprilla   39'
Ahmed   90'		 Report Attendance: 8,163
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Knockout stage edit
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16 edit
18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) Al-Ain   1–1   Zob Ahan Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:40 UTC+4 Douglas   9' Report Abbasi   75' Attendance: 10,708
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) Zob Ahan   0–2   Al-Ain Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:45 UTC+4:30 Report Lee Myung-joo   12'
Asprilla   62'		 Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Quarter-finals edit
23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Al-Ain   0–0   Lokomotiv Tashkent Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4 Report Attendance: 15,733
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Lokomotiv Tashkent   0–1   Al-Ain Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
19:00 UTC+5 Report Caio   38' Attendance: 7,661
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Semi-finals edit
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) Al-Ain   3–1   El Jaish Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:50 UTC+4 Douglas   17'
O. Abdulrahman   22'
Caio   90+1'		 Report Rashidov   52' (pen.) Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) El Jaish   2–2   Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:15 UTC+3 Romarinho   67', 81' Report O. Abdulrahman   57'
M. Abdulrahman   90+3'		 Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Final edit
Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League Final
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   2–1   Al-Ain Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+9 Leonardo   70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla   63' Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) Al-Ain   1–1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:25 UTC+4 Lee Myung-joo   34' Report Han Kyo-won   30' Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics edit

References edit

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External links edit

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