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2009–10 Al Ain FC season

The 2009–10 season was Al Ain Football Club's 42nd in existence and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2009–10 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ChairmanHazza Bin Zayed
Head coachWinfried Schäfer
(from 26 Dec 2007[1])
(until 2 December 2009[2][3])
Rachid Benmahmoud*
(from 2 December 2009[3])
(until 11 December 2009[4])
Toninho Cerezo
(from 11 December 2009[4])
(until 14 April 2010[5])
Abdulhameed Al Mistaki*
(from 14 April 2010[6])
UAE Pro League3rd
President's CupRound of 16
League CupSemi-finals
UAE Super CupWinners
AFC Champions League
2010: Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: José Sand (24)
All: José Sand (33)

Al Ain began this season by winning the Super Cup. To continue his career at winning competitions, after a Great achievement in last season, at winning two titles in two weeks., Etisalat Emirates Cup and UAE President Cup.

During the summer transfer window, Al Ain Club signing with Emerson for 2 years from Flamengo, and with the player Jose Sand from Lanús at $10 million for 4 years, Also signed a contract with Ittihad kalba goalkeeper Yousef Abdulrahman at $10 million for 5 years .

On 18 January, During The winter transfer window opened, Al Ain Club signing the Asian foreigner and the four professional player in the team Lee Ho from Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma till the end of the season, and he was given the number 50.

Players edit

First Team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Yousif Al Bairaq
2 FW   UAE Abdulaziz Fayez
3 DF   UAE Hilal Saeed
4 DF   UAE Msalam Fayez
5 DF   UAE Ismail Ahmed
6 MF   UAE Omar Abdulrahman
7 MF   UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi
8 FW   BRA Emerson
9 FW   ARG José Sand
10 MF   CHI Jorge Valdivia (captain)
11 MF   UAE Ahmad Mathaad
12 GK   UAE Waleed Salem
13 MF   UAE Rami Yaslam
15 FW   UAE Nasser Khamis
17 MF   UAE Ahmed Al-Shamsi
18 FW   UAE Ahmed Khamis
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   UAE Mohanad Salem
20 FW   UAE Mohammed Abdulrahman
21 DF   UAE Fawzi Fayez
22 GK   UAE Sultan Musabah
23 MF   UAE Shehab Ahmed
24 MF   UAE Abdullah Malallah
26 MF   UAE Saif Mohammed
27 MF   UAE Salem Abdullah
30 GK   UAE Abdulla Sultan
44 DF   UAE Faris Jumaa
50 MF   KOR Lee Ho
77 MF   UAE Hazaa Salem
80 DF   UAE Mohamed Fayez
99 FW   UAE Faisal Ali

Starting 11 edit

No. Pos. Name
1 GK   Waleed Salim
5 DF   Ismaeel Ahmed
19 DF   Mohanad Salem
44 DF   Fares Jumaa
80 DF   Mohammed Fayez
10 MF   Jorge Valdivia
27 MF   Salem Abdullah
26 MF   Saif Mohammed
7 MF   Ali Al-Wehaibi
8 FW   Emerson
9 FW   José Sand

From youth system edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW   UAE Mohammed Abdulrahman
6 MF   UAE Omar Abdulrahman
15 DF   UAE Khaled Abdulrahman
2 FW   UAE Abdulaziz Fayez

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Position Player From Fee Date Ref.
1 GK   Yousif Al Bairaq   Ittihad Kalba Undisclosed 21 June 2009 [7]
9 FW   José Sand   Lanús €9,280,000 8 August 2009 [8]
8 FW   Emerson   Flamengo €1,600,000 2 September 2009 [9]
50 MF   Lee Ho   Seongnam Free transfer 18 January 2010 [10]

Out edit

No. Position Player To Fee Date Ref.
— MF   Fadel Ahmad   Al Wasl Undisclosed 8 June 2009 [11]
29 DF   Jumaa Abdullah   Al Jazira €610,000 13 June 2009 [12]
6 DF   Ali Msarri   Baniyas €410,000 18 June 2009 [13]
1 GK   Mutaz Abdulla   Al Wahda Undisclosed 20 June 2009 [14]
16 DF   Abdullah Ali   Baniyas Undisclosed 28 June 2009 [15]
— DF   Mahboob Juma   Ajman Free transfer 4 July 2009 [16]
14 FW   André Senghor   Baniyas Undisclosed 1 July 2009
99 FW   André Dias Unattached 1 July 2009
25 DF   Humaid Fakher   Baniyas Undisclosed 17 July 2009 [17]
77 MF   Darwish Ahmed   Al Wasl Undisclosed 23 July 2009 [18]

Loans out edit

No. Pos Name To Start date End date Ref.
8 MF   Ahmad Khalfan   Al Wasl 19 June 2009 End of Season [19]
33 FW   Soufiane Alloudi   Raja 19 August 2009 End of Season [20]

Managerial changes edit

During the season edit

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
  Winfried Schaefer Sacked 2 December 2009[2][3]   Rachid Benmahmoud (Caretaker) 2 December 2009[3] 3rd
  Rachid Benmahmoud Caretaker 11 December 2009[4]   Toninho Cerezo 11 December 2009[4] 4th
  Toninho Cerezo Sacked (poor ACL performances) 14 April 2010[5][21]   Abdulhameed Al Mistaki (Coach U17) (Caretaker) 14 April 2010[22][23][6] 3rd

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UAE-Germany Super Cup edit

5 February 2010 Al Ain 1–2 SV Werder Bremen Al Ain
8:00
(Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed

Competitions edit

Overview edit

UAE Pro League edit

Main article: 2009–10 UAE Pro League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Wahda (C) 22 19 1 2 42 15 +27 58 2010 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage and 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Al Jazira 22 15 6 1 48 26 +22 51 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[b]
3 Al Ain 22 14 3 5 57 29 +28 45 2011 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Baniyas 22 10 6 6 44 37 +7 36
5 Al Wasl 22 8 5 9 41 40 +1 29
Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.
  2. ^ Emirates Club, which played in the UAE Division 1 Group A, also secured 2011 AFC Champions League group stage qualification by winning the 2009–10 UAE President's Cup.

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 14 3 5 57 29  +28 45 7 1 3 26 14  +12 7 2 2 31 15  +16

Last updated: 23 May 2010.
Source: UAE Premier League

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWWWDWDLLWWWWWWLWLLWWWD
Position3111123433333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2010. Source: UPLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

28 September 2009 1 Al Ain 2–0 Al Nasr Al Ain
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajeel
2 October 2009 2 Al Ahli 1–5 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
18 October 2009 3 Al Ain 3–2 Ajman Al Ain
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
24 October 2009 4 Al Jazira 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi
29 October 2009 5 Al Ain 4–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi
7 November 2009 6 Al Ain 1–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajeel
1 December 2009 7 Al Wahda 1–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
6 December 2009 8 Al Ain 1–3 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar
21 December 2009 9 Emirates 0–1 Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
10 January 2010 10 Baniyas 1–6 Al Ain Al Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
16 January 2010 11 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
29 January 2010 12 Al Nasr 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
8 February 2010 13 Al Ain 5–1 Al Ahli Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi
13 February 2010 14 Ajman 4–5 Al Ain Ajman
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Ali Al Mulla
18 February 2010 15 Al Ain 0–1 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 11,863
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
14 March 2010 16 Al Shabab 2–5 Al Ain Dubai
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
18 March 2010 17 Al Dhafra 2–1 Al Ain Madinat Zayed
17:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Attendance: 2,217
Referee: Mohamed Omar
9 April 2010 18 Al Ain 0–1 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 11,371
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi
22 April 2010 19 Al Wasl 1–3 Al Ain Dubai
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
2 May 2010 20 Al Ain 5–3 Emirates Al Ain
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
7 May 2010 21 Al Ain 3–1 Baniyas Al Ain
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
16 May 2010 22 Sharjah 1–1 Al Ain Sharjah
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

UAE League Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 Etisalat Emirates Cup

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AIN AJM YAS SHA
1 Al Ain 6 4 1 1 9 8 +1 13 3–1 1–1 1–0
2 Ajman 6 3 1 2 14 9 +5 10 4–0 3–1 5–3
3 Baniyas 6 3 1 2 10 5 +5 10 0–1 2–1 1–0
4 Al Shabab 6 0 1 5 6 15 −9 1 2–3 0–0 1–5
Source: Standings and Matches
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
8 October 2009 1 Al Shabab 2–3 Al Ain Dubai
16:00
(Report)
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
13 November 2009 2 Al Ain 3–1 Ajman Al Ain
12:45
(Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
13 December 2009 3 Baniyas 0–1 Al Ain Al Ain
16:00 (Report)[permanent dead link]
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
30 December 2009 4 Al Ain 1–1 Baniyas Al Ain
12:55
(Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
19 January 2010 5 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
13:00
(Report) Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
28 February 2010 6 Al Ain 0–4 Ajman Al Ain
16:30 (Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed

Semi-finals edit

4 March 2010 First leg Ajman 1–1 Al Ain Ajman
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
27 March 2010 Second leg Al Ain 3–3
(4–4(a) agg.)		 Ajman Al Ain
13:45
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

UAE President's Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 UAE President's Cup
24 November 2009 Round of 16 Ajman 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Al Ain Dubai
16:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Report		 Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Penalties

2010 AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2010 AFC Champions League group stage

Group stage edit

Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Shabab 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Pakhtakor 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9
3   Sepahan 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
4   Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
Source: AFC Champions League Official Page
24 February 2010 Al Ain   0–1   Pakhtakor Al Ain
19:20 (UTC+4) Report Gevorkyan   60' Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 6,405
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
10 March 2010 Sepahan   0–0   Al Ain Isfahan
17:00 (UTC+3:30) Report Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)
23 March 2010 Al Ain   2–1   Al-Shabab Al Ain
19:30 (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
31 March 2010 Al-Shabab   3–2   Al Ain Riyadh
20:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
13 April 2010 Pakhtakor   3–2   Al Ain Tashkent
18:00 (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
27 April 2010 Al Ain   2–0   Sepahan Al Ain
19:50 (UTC+4)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 1,543
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

References edit

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  2. ^ a b "Firing of Schaefer and naming a new coach within a few hours". Al Ain Football Club. 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2010.
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External links edit

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