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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
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZoran Mamić
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League1st
President's CupWinners
League CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marcus Berg (25 goals)
All:
Marcus Berg (35 goals)

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 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 edit

Main article: 2017–18 UAE Pro League

League table edit

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 edit

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 edit

Matches edit

16 September 2017 1 Al Ain 2–2 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Berg   6'
  • Douglas   56'
 Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
23 September 2017 2 Hatta 0–3 Al Ain Hatta
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
29 September 2017 3 Al Ain 2–1 Shabab Al-Ahli Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
14 October 2017 4 Ajman 2–3 Al Ain Ajman
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Omar Al Ali
21 October 2017 5 Emirates 0–2 Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Emirates Club
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
28 October 2017 6 Al Ain 3–3 Sharjah Al Ain
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
4 November 2017 7 Al Wahda 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
18 November 2017 8 Al Ain 2–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
23 November 2017 9 Dibba 0–0 Al Ain Fujairah
16:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Fujairah Club
Referee: Omar Al Ali
1 December 2017 10 Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
8 December 2017 11 Al Dhafra 1–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
12 January 2018 12 Al Wasl 1–3 Al Ain Dubai
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
21 January 2018 13 Al Ain 6–2 Al Nasr Al Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
26 January 2018 14 Shabab Al Ahli 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
3 February 2018 15 Al Ain 7–0 Ajman Al Ain
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Mohamed
8 February 2018 16 Al Ain 3–0 Emirates Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa
24 February 2018 17 Sharjah 3–1 Al Ain Sharjah
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
1 March 2018 18 Al Ain 6–2 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
17 March 2018 19 Al Jazira 2–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
6 April 2018 20 Al Ain 4–0 Dibba Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa
21 April 2018 21 Al Nasr 0–4 Al Ain Dubai
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
29 April 2018 22 Al Ain 5–0 Al Dhafra Al Ain
19:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

President's Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 UAE President's Cup
17 January 2018 Round of 16 Al Ain 1–0 Al Dhafra Al Ain
17:05 Berg   22' Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
12 April 2018 Quarter-finals Al Ain 4–2 Fujairah Al Ain
 Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
25 April 2018 Semi-finals Shabab Al-Ahli 0–6 Al Ain Dubai
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
3 May 2018 Final Al Wasl 1–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
 Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

League Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 UAE League Cup

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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
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
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
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
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
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 edit
29 December 2017 (2017-12-29) First leg Al Ain 1–2 Al Wahda Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
17:15
Report
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
16 February 2018 (2018-02-16) Second leg Al Wahda 5–1 Al Ain Al Nahyan Stadium
20:00
Report

AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Play-off round edit

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

Group stage edit

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage
Group D edit

Pos Team
 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
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)
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) Al-Ain   1–1   Al-Rayyan Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:10 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Al-Ain   2–2   Esteghlal Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:20 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) Esteghlal   1–1   Al-Ain Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
2 April 2018 (2018-04-02) Al-Ain   2–1   Al-Hilal Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 15,126
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
16 April 2018 (2018-04-16) Al-Rayyan   1–4   Al-Ain Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:45 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,178
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Knockout stage edit
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage
8 May 2018 (2018-05-08) Al-Ain   2–4   Al-Duhail Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:10 UTC+4
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Al-Duhail   4–1   Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:30 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Attendance: 6,853
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.

Statistics edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Al Ain Contracts With the International Japanese Tsukasa Shiotani for Two Seasons". Al Ain. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Al Ain Officially Signs the Swedish Striker for Two Season". Al Ain. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Officially Joined Al Ain's Squad.. Ahmed Khalil: Ambitious to Write a New Chapter in My Career Wearing the "boss'" Logo". Al Ain. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Hussein El Shahat Signs to Al Ain in a Loan Contract Replacing Douglas". Al Ain. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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  7. ^ Alanyaspor [@alanyaspor] (January 31, 2018). "Dyanfres Douglas Alanyasporumuzda!" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 November 2021 – via Twitter.
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  9. ^ a b Ittihad Kalba Football Club [@ittihadkalbafc] (September 27, 2017). "إتحاد كلباء يجدد إستعارة كل من صقر البدواوي و عبدالله غمران" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Al Ain Loans Syria's Striker Hamza to Sharjah". Al Ain. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Article (15) of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links edit

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