2023–24 Al Ain FC season

The 2023–24 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 56th in existence and their 49th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2023–24 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ChairmanHazza Bin Zayed
Head coachAlfred Schreuder
(from 27 May 2023[1][2]
until 8 November 2023[3])

Hernán Crespo
(from 14 November 2023)
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League3rd
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupFinal
AFC Champions LeagueFinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Kodjo Laba (12)
All: Soufiane Rahimi (20)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2024.

Kits edit

  • Supplier: Nike
  • Sponsors: FAB (front) / Solutions Plus[4] (left sleeve) / EIH – Ethmar International Holding[5] (back) / Nirvana Travel & Tourism[6] (Short)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Goalkeeper 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goalkeeper 3

Club edit

Staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Hernán Crespo
Assistant coaches   Juan Branda
  Nicolás Domínguez
  Ahmed Abdullah
Chief analyst   Carles Martínez
Analyst   Tiago Freire
Goalkeeping coaches   Gustavo Nepote
Fitness coach   Federico Martinetti
U-21 team head coach   Ismail Ahmed
Physiotherapist   Santiago Thompson
  Felipe Perseu Pianca
  Abdelnasser Aljohny
Club Doctor   Nikos Tzouroudis
Nutritionist   Ricardo Pinto
Scout   Daniele Di Napoli
Team manager   Ahmed Al Shamsi
Team supervisor   Abdullah Al Shamsi[7]

Last updated: 14 November 2023
Source: 1

The Steering Committee edit

Office Name
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Chairman of the Steering Committee
Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Members of the Steering Committee Mohammad Obaid Hammad
Members of the Steering Committee Awad Al Kaabi
Members of the Steering Committee Matar Al Darmaki
Members of the Steering Committee Mohamed Al Mahmood

Source: alainclub.ae

Players edit

First Team edit

[8][9][10]

N Position Nation Player Age Since Notes
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Mohammed Abo Sandah 28 2014
12 GK   Sultan Al-Mantheri 29 2021
17 GK   Khalid Eisa (VC) 34 2013
36 GK   Amer Al-Faresi 19 2024 U21
Defenders
3 DF   Kouame Autonne 23 2021
4 DF   Mohammed Shaker 27 2019
15 DF   Erik Jorgens 23 2020
16 DF   Khalid Al-Hashemi 27 2023
44 DF   Saeed Juma 25 2017
46 DF   Dramane Koumare 19 2024
50 DF   Manea Al Shamsi 22 2021
66 DF   Mansour Al Shamsi 22 2020
Midfielders
5 MF   Park Youg-woo 30 2023
6 MF   Yahia Nader 25 2018
7 MF   Omer Atzili 30 2023
8 MF   Mohammed Abbas 21 2021 U21
10 MF   Kaku 29 2023
11 MF   Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C) 33 2016
13 MF   Ahmed Barman 30 2013
18 MF   Khalid Al-Balochi 25 2018
20 MF   Matías Palacios 21 2022
21 MF   Soufiane Rahimi 29 2021
22 MF   Falah Waleed 25 2018
26 MF   Ahmed Al-Qatesh 22 2021
27 MF   Sultan Al-Shamsi 27 2021
30 MF   Hazem Mohammad 19 2023 U19
42 MF   Jonatas Santos 22 2019
70 MF   Abdoul Karim Traoré 19 2023 U19
Forwards
9 FW   Kodjo Laba 32 2019
77 FW   Rilwanu Sarki 20 2023 U19
90 FW   Eisa Khalfan 21 2021 U21
99 FW   Josna Loulendo 20 2023 U21

Unregistered players 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
MF   GHA Sampson Agyapong
98 DF   UAE Salem Abdullah

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Position Player From Fee Date Ref.
7 FW   Omer Atzili   Maccabi Haifa €2,000,000 9 June 2023 [11]
77 FW   Rilwanu Sarki U21   Mahanaim Undisclosed 18 June 2023 [12]
14 DF   Khalid Al-Hashemi   Baniyas Undisclosed 20 June 2023 [13]
10 MF   Kaku   Al Taawoun €5,000,000 28 June 2023 [14]
30 MF   Mohammed Khalfan   Al Bataeh Loan return 1 July 2023
27 MF   Sultan Al-Shamsi   Al Nasr
4 DF   Mohammed Shaker   Al Nasr
33 DF   Gianluca Santini U21   Masfout
5 MF   Park Yong-woo   Ulsan Hyundai €1,000,000 16 July 2023 [15]
DF   Yohan Gonzalez U19   Zamora Undisclosed 19 July 2023

Out edit

No. Position Player To Fee Date Ref.
16 DF   Tin Jedvaj   Lokomotiv Moscow Loan return 13 June 2023 [16]
10 MF   Andriy Yarmolenko   Dynamo Kyiv Free transfer 13 June 2023 [17]
7 FW   Caio Canedo   Al Wasl Free transfer 13 June 2023 [18]
22 DF   Saeed Ahmed   Khor Fakkan Free transfer 7 July 2023 [19][20]
23 DF   Mohamed Ahmed   Al Bataeh Free transfer 7 July 2023 [21][22]
33 DF   Gianluca Santini U21   Dibba Al-Hisn Free transfer 11 July 2023 [23]
2 DF   Danilo Arboleda   Al Ahli Released 14 July 2023 [24]
29 DF   Omar Saeed   Khor Fakkan Free transfer 15 August 2023 [25]

Loans in edit

No. Pos Player From Start date End date Ref.

Loans out edit

No. Pos Name To Start date End date Ref.
30 MF   Mohammed Khalfan   Khor Fakkan 23 July 2023 End of Season [26]
72 FW   Mohamed Awadalla U21   Khor Fakkan 1 August 2023 End of Season [27]
34 DF   Rafael Pereira   Khor Fakkan 18 August 2023 End of Season [28][29]
2 MF   El Mehdi El Moubarik   Raja 18 August 2023 End of Season [30]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 July 2023 Friendly Cotillas C.D.   1–10   Al Ain La Manga, Spain
12:20 Report Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium
Referee: Kevin Javier Moreno
20 July 2023 Friendly Deportivo Murcia   0–10   Al Ain Murcia, Spain
12:20 Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Alejandro Clemente Ortuño
28 July 2023 Friendly Racing   0–1   Al Ain Spain
28 July 2023 Friendly Intercity   0–2   Al Ain Spain
6 August 2023 Friendly Al Ain   3–1   Al-Khaldiya Al Ain
20:30 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
12 August 2023 Friendly Al Ain   2–0   Khor Fakkan Al Ain
19:30 Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro-League 18 August 2023 11 April 2024 Matchday 1 3rd 18 11 3 4 44 24 +20 061.11
President's Cup 18 February 2024 3 April 2024 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
League Cup 30 August 2023 7 March 2024 First round Final 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 066.67
AFC Champions League 19 September 2023 23 April 2024 Group stage Final 12 8 1 3 28 18 +10 066.67
Total 38 24 4 10 86 49 +37 063.16

Last updated: 23 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Pro League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Wasl 21 17 4 0 56 19 +37 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Shabab Al Ahli 21 14 4 3 53 26 +27 46 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 group stage
3 Al Ain 20 12 3 5 46 26 +20 39
4 Al Wahda 21 10 5 6 37 27 +10 35[a]
5 Al Nasr 21 10 5 6 35 29 +6 35[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2024. Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [31] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Al Wahda are ahead of Al Nasr on head-to-head away goals scored: Al Nasr 1–1 Al Wahda


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
18 11 3 4 44 24  +20 36 5 2 2 25 15  +10 6 1 2 19 9  +10

Last updated: 11 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWWWLWLWWDLWDWWWDL
Position421121322332222223
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2024. Source: UPLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.[32]

18 August 2023 1 Al Ain 3–2 Baniyas Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
26 August 2023 2 Hatta 0–2 Al Ain Hatta
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
23 September 2023 3 Al Ain 6–0 Ajman Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
28 September 2023 4 Sharjah 2–3 Al Ain Sharjah
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 October 2023 5 Al Nasr 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
28 October 2023 6 Al Ain 3–1 Emirates Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
2 November 2023 7 Al Wasl 3–1 Al Ain Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Slavko Vinčić
26 November 2023 8 Shabab Al Ahli 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Raphael Claus
9 December 2023 10 Ittihad Kalba 2–2 Al Ain Kalba
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
16 December 2023 11 Al Ain 0–2 Al Wahda Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Daniele Orsato
20 December 2023 9 Al Ain 4–1 Khor Fakkan Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi
24 December 2023 12 Al Bataeh 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
25 February 2024 14 Baniyas 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
29 February 2024 15 Al Ain 5–3 Hatta Al Ain
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi
15 March 2024 16 Ajman 0–4 Al Ain Ajman
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi
30 March 2024 17 Al Ain 1–1 Sharjah Al Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
7 April 2024 18 Al Ain 1–3 Al Nasr Al Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
11 April 2024 13 Al Ain 2–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
27 Apr 2024 21 Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli Al Ain
20:45 Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
7 May 2024 22 Khor Fakkan v Al Ain Khor Fakkan
18:05 Report Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi
12 May 2024 19 Emirates v Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
18:05 Report Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
16 May 2024 23 Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba Al Ain
21:00 Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
20 May 2024 20 Al Ain v Al Wasl Al Ain
21:00 Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
May 2024 24 Al Wahda v Al Ain Abu Dhabi
Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
May 2024 25 Al Ain v Al Bataeh Al Ain
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

UAE President's Cup edit

18 February 2024 Round of 16 Al Ain 1–0 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:20
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sergei Karasev
3 April 2024 Quarter-finals Ittihad Kalba 2–1 Al Ain Dubai
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali

UAE League Cup edit

First round edit

30 August 2023 First leg Al Bataeh 0–5 Al Ain Sharjah
18:00 Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Naser Al Ali
14 September 2023 Second leg Al Ain 2–1 Al Bataeh Al Ain
17:30
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Quarter-finals edit

19 October 2023 First leg Al Nasr 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
12 December 2023 Second leg Al Ain 1–2
(3–2 agg.)
Al Nasr Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Semi-finals edit

9 February 2024 First leg Ittihad Kalba 0–2 Al Ain Kalba
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
7 March 2024 Second leg Al Ain 0–2
(2–2 agg.)
(2–0 p)
Ittihad Kalba Al Ain
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

Final edit

TBC Al Wahda v Al Ain TBC
TBC Report Stadium: TBC

AFC Champions League edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AIN FEI PAK AHA
1   Al-Ain 6 5 0 1 17 9 +8 15 Advance to round of 16 4–1 1–3 4–2
2   Al-Fayha 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9 2–3 2–0 3–1
3   Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 0–3 1–4 3–0
4   Ahal 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–2 1–0 1–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
19 September 2023 1 Pakhtakor   0–3   Al Ain Tashkent
18:00 Report
Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium[note 1]
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
3 October 2023 2 Al Ain   4–2   Ahal Al Ain
20:00
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 8,126
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
24 October 2023 3 Al Ain   4–1   Al-Fayha Al Ain
20:00
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
7 November 2023 4 Al-Fayha   2–3   Al Ain Riyadh
20:00 Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 5 Al-Ain   1–3   Pakhtakor Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 2,926
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 6 Ahal   1–2   Al-Ain Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat
19:00 UTC+5
Report
Attendance: 9,544
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Round of 16 edit

14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) First leg Nasaf   0–0   Al Ain Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
19:00 UTC+5 Report Attendance: 15,186
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
21 February 2024 (2024-02-21) Second leg Al Ain   2–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Nasaf Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Quarter-finals edit

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) First leg Al Ain   1–0   Al Nassr Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report Attendance: 22,326
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
11 March 2024 (2024-03-11) Al Nassr   4–3 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  Al Ain Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 23,878
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Penalties

4–4 on aggregate; Al Ain won 3–1 on penalties.

Semi-finals edit

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17)[a] Al Ain   4–2   Al Hilal Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) Al Hilal   2–1
(4–5 agg.)
  Al Ain Kingdom Arena, Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Attendance: 18,445
Referee: Ahmed Al-Alili (United Arab Emirates)

Al Ain won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final edit

Statistics edit

Overall edit

As of 3 April 2024[34][35][36]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Mohammed Abo Sandah 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
12 GK   Sultan Al-Mantheri 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 GK   Khalid Eisa 16 0 2 0 4 0 9 0 31 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF   Kouame Autonne 14 1 2 0 5 1 9 0 30 2 5 1
4 DF   Mohammed Shaker 0+5 0 0 0 4 0 2+1 0 12 0 2 0
15 DF   Erik Jorgens 14 1 1 0 6 0 6 1 27 1 5 0
16 DF   Khalid Al-Hashemi 14 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 8+1 0 27 0 3 0
40 DF   Khaled Ali 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0
44 DF   Saeed Juma 3+7 0 0+1 0 2 0 1+4 0 18 0 1 0
46 DF   Dramane Koumare 3+1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
50 DF   Manea Al Shamsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF   Mansour Al Shamsi 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 5 0 1 0
Midfielders
5 MF   Park Youg-woo 14 0 2 0 1+2 0 8 0 27 0 3 0
6 MF   Yahia Nader 10+2 2 1+1 0 1+1 0 7 0 23 2 2 0
7 MF   Omer Atzili 8+6 3 0+2 0 5 2 2 1 23 6 0 0
8 MF   Mohammed Abbas 3+4 0 1 0 0+3 1 5+4 0 20 1 4 0
10 MF   Kaku 15+1 4 2 0 2 1 7 2 27 7 3 0
11 MF   Bandar Al-Ahbabi 11 1 2 0 5 0 9+1 0 26 1 8 1
13 MF   Ahmed Barman 0+6 0 0 0 4+1 0 2+4 0 17 0 1 0
18 MF   Khalid Al-Balochi 1+5 0 0+1 0 2 0 3+1 1 13 1 2 0
20 MF   Matías Palacios 8 1 1 1 3+1 1 4+1 0 18 3 3 0
21 MF   Soufiane Rahimi 15 7 2 0 4+2 2 9 8 32 17 4 0
22 MF   Falah Waleed 0+5 0 0 0 2+1 0 0+6 0 14 0 0 0
26 MF   Ahmed Al-Qatesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Sultan Al-Shamsi 1+3 2 0 0 2 1 1+4 1 11 4 1 0
28 MF   Solomon Sosu 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF   Hazem Mohammad 0+5 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+7 0 15 0 3 0
42 MF   Jonatas Santos 2+5 2 0 0 2+2 0 2 0 13 2 2 2
70 MF   Abdoul Karim Traoré 6+5 1 1 0 3+2 1 2 0 19 2 0 0
88 MF   Hamid Mohamed 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   Kodjo Laba 14 12 1+1 0 1+2 0 6 6 25 18 2 0
90 FW   Eisa Khalfan 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1+3 1 5 1 1 0
99 FW   Josna Loulendo 2+6 2 1 1 3+2 2 1+1 0 15 5 5 0

Goalscorers edit

As of 23 April 2024

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 21 MF   Soufiane Rahimi 7 2 11 20
2 9 FW   Kodjo Laba 12 6 18
3 10 MF   Kaku 5 1 3 9
4 7 MF   Omer Atzili 3 2 1 6
5 33 DF   Kouame Autonne 2 1 2 5
99 FW   Josna Loulendo 2 1 2 5
7 20 MF   Matías Palacios 2 1 1 4
27 MF   Sultan Al-Shamsi 2 1 1 4
9 15 DF   Erik Jorgens 1 2 3
10 6 MF   Yahia Nader 2 2
42 MF   Jonatas Santos 2 2
70 MF   Abdoul Karim Traoré 1 1 2
13 8 MF   Mohammed Abbas 1 1
11 MF   Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1
90 FW   Eisa Khalfan 1 1
18 MF   Khalid Al-Balochi 1 1
Own goals (from the opponents) 2 2
Totals 44 2 12 28 86

Assists edit

As of 23 April 2024[37]

No. Player Pro League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total
10   Kaku 6 4 10
15   Erik Jorgens 6 2 2 10
11   Bandar Al-Ahbabi 3 1 1 2 7
21   Soufiane Rahimi 2 3 2 7
9   Kodjo Laba 1 2 1 4
7   Omer Atzili 4 4
18   Khalid Al-Balochi 1 2 3
6   Yahia Nader 1 1 2
20   Matías Palacios 1 1 2
8   Mohammed Abbas 1 1 2
5   Park Youg-woo 1 1
Totals 24 2 10 15 51

Clean sheets edit

As of 15 March 2024

Rank No. Player Pro League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total
1 17   Khalid Eisa 5 1 3 3 12

Disciplinary record edit

As of 23 April 2024[38][39][40]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League President's Cup League Cup Champions League Total
                                       
42 MF   Jonatas Santos 2 1 1 2 1 1
11 MF   Bandar Al-Ahbabi 5 1 4 9 1
33 DF   Kouame Autonne 3 1 3 6 1
15 DF   Erik Jorgens 3 1 2 6
99 FW   Josna Loulendo 2 1 2 5
8 MF   Mohammed Abbas 1 4 5
21 MF   Soufiane Rahimi 1 1 3 5
10 MF   Kaku 2 2 4
16 DF   Khalid Al-Hashemi 2 1 3
5 MF   Park Youg-woo 2 1 3
20 MF   Matías Palacios 1 1 1 3
30 MF   Hazem Mohammad 1 1 1 3
17 GK   Khalid Eisa 2 2
46 DF   Dramane Koumare 2 2
6 MF   Yahia Nader 2 2
9 FW   Kodjo Laba 2 2
18 MF   Khalid Al-Balochi 2 2
4 DF   Mohammed Shaker 2 2
70 MF   Abdoul Karim Traoré 1 1
13 MF   Ahmed Barman 1 1
7 MF   Omer Atzili 1 1
88 MF   Hamid Mohamed 1 1
44 DF   Saeed Juma 1 1
66 DF   Mansour Al Shamsi 1 1
27 MF   Sultan Al-Shamsi 1 1
90 FW   Eisa Khalfan 1 1
Totals 32 2 2 2 7 33 74 2 2

Source: Soccerway.com
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks edit

Player Against Result Date Competition Round
  Soufiane Rahimi Ajman 0–4 (A) 15 March 2024 Pro-League 16
  Soufiane Rahimi Al Hilal 4–2 (H) 17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) AFC Champions League Semi-finals (FL)

4 – Player scored four goals.

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Team is not using their own home stadium.
  1. ^ The match was postponed from 16 April due to adverse weather conditions.[33]

References edit

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