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The 2021–22 season was Al Ain Football Club's 54th in existence and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | |||
| Manager | Serhii Rebrov (from 6 June 2021[1]) | |||
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | |||
| UAE Pro-League | 1st | |||
| President's Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| League Cup | Winners | |||
| AFC Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kodjo Laba (26 goals) All: Kodjo Laba (31 goals) | |||
| Biggest win | Al Jazira 1–5 Al Ain Al Ain 5–0 Al Jazira | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022. | ||||
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Serhii Rebrov |
| Assistant coach |  Vicente Gómez Ahmed Abdullah |
| Assistant coach and analyst | Alberto Bosch |
| Fitness coach | Jesus Pinedo Alessandro Sarrocco |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Radu Lefter Dan Zdrinca[2] |
| Physiotherapist |  Felipe Perseu[3] |
| U-21 team head coach |  Ghazi Fahad |
| First and U21 team supervisor | Abdullah Al Shamsi[4] |
Board of directors
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Vice President | Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Chairman of Board of Directors | Matar Al Darmaki |
| Vice Chairman of Board of Directors | Khaled Al Dhaheri |
| Board of Directors Member | Matar Al Dhaheri |
| Board of Directors Member | Salem Al Jneibi |
| Board of Directors Member | Majid Al Owais |
Last updated: 22 June 2019
Source: Al Ain Club
First Team
| No | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | |
Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29 | 2014 | 2024 | |
| 3 | DF | |
Salem Abdullah | 26 | 2018 | 2024 | |
| 4 | DF | |
Mohammed Shaker | 27 | 2019 | 2024 | |
| 5 | DF |  |
Danilo Arboleda | 29 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| 6 | MF | |
Yahia Nader | 26 | 2018 | 2021 | Second nationality: Egypt |
| 7 | FW | |
Caio Canedo | 34 | 2019 | 2024 | Second nationality: Brazil |
| 8 | FW | |
Ali Eid | 26 | 2017 | ||
| 9 | FW |  |
Kodjo Laba | 32 | 2019 | 2024 | |
| 10 | MF |  |
Cristian Guanca | 31 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| 11 | MF | |
Bandar Al-Ahbabi (captain) | 34 | 2016 | 2024 | |
| 12 | GK | |
Sultan Al-Mantheri | 29 | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 13 | MF | |
Ahmed Barman | 30 | 2013 | 2024 | |
| 14 | MF | |
Rayan Yaslam | 29 | 2014 | 2024 | |
| 15 | DF | |
Erik Jorgens | 23 | 2020 | ||
| 17 | GK | |
Khalid Eisa (3rd captain) | 35 | 2013 | 2024 | |
| 18 | MF | |
Khalid Al-Balochi | 25 | 2018 | ||
| 20 | DF |  |
Yassine Meriah | 28 | 2021 | 2023 | |
| 21 | FW |  |
Soufiane Rahimi | 29 | 2021 | 2026 | |
| 22 | DF | |
Saeed Ahmed | 30 | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 23 | DF | |
Mohamed Ahmed (vice-captain) | 35 | 2012 | 2024 | |
| 27 | MF | |
Sultan Al-Shamsi | 28 | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 29 | DF | |
Omar Saeed | 25 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| 30 | MF | |
Mohammed Khalfan | 26 | 2016 | 2024 | |
| 31 | GK | |
Suhail Al-Shamsi | 26 | 2021 | ||
| 33 | DF |  |
Kouame Autonne | 24 | 2021 | 2024 | |
| 34 | DF | |
Rafael Pereira | 24 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| 44 | DF | |
Saeed Juma | 26 | 2017 | 2024 |
Unregistered players
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF | Yassine Meriah (Injured) | Tunisia |
| — | MF | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Doping ban) |  Kazakhstan |
From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Saoud Al-Mahri | United Arab Emirates |
| 24 | MF | Andrija Radovanovic |  Serbia |
| 25 | MF | Ali Al-Balochi | United Arab Emirates |
| 35 | MF | Khalid Alaa | United Arab Emirates |
| 39 | FW | Hamad Al Kalbani | United Arab Emirates |
| 40 | DF | Khaled Al Balouchi | United Arab Emirates |
| 42 | MF | Jonathan Santos | Brazil |
| 50 | DF | Manea Al Shamsi | United Arab Emirates |
| 57 | DF | Khalifa Al Hosani | United Arab Emirates |
| 59 | MF | Khaled Waleed | United Arab Emirates |
| 61 | GK | Zayed Khaled | United Arab Emirates |
| 66 | DF | Mansour Saeed | United Arab Emirates |
| 70 | MF | Mohammed Abbas | United Arab Emirates |
| 72 | FW | Mohamed Awadalla |  Sudan |
| 74 | DF | Adham Khalid |  Egypt |
| 75 | MF | Zayed Alharthi | United Arab Emirates |
| 78 | MF | Hamid Yahya |  Oman |
| 88 | MF | Naser Al-Shikali | United Arab Emirates |
| 89 | MF | Ahmed Al Qatesh | United Arab Emirates |
New contracts
| Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2021 | FW | 9 | Kodjo Laba |
[5] | 2024 |
| 8 July 2021 | MF | 30 | Mohammed Khalfan |
[6] | 2024 |
| 8 July 2021 | DF | 44 | Saeed Juma |
[6] | 2024 |
| 21 September 2021 | MF | 70 | Mohammed Abbas |
[7] | 2025 |
| 21 January 2022 | MF | 42 | Jonathan Santos |
[8] | 2025 |
Injury record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Type | Status | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
| 38 | DF | |
Saeed Al-Menhali | cruciate ligament |  |
AlAinClub.ae | Pre-Season | Unknown | 13 December 2021 |
| 27 | MF | |
Sultan Al-Shamsi | muscles rupture | |
AlAinClub.ae | in training (Pre-Season) | 20 July 2021 | 7 August 2021 |
| 70 | MF | |
Mohammed Abbas | back muscle | |
Sharjah24.ae, AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 13 November 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| 27 | MF | |
Sultan Al-Shamsi | leg muscle | |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Al-Ittihad (Friendly) | 6 December 2021 | 20 January 2022 |
| 20 | DF | |
Yassine Meriah | tear in the right anterior cruciate ligament |  |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Egypt with Tunisia | 15 December 2021 | 15 June 2022 |
| 7 | FW | |
Caio Canedo | moderate bruise | |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | 1 January 2022 |
| 11 | MF | |
Bandar Al-Ahbabi | mild back pain | |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | 27 December 2021 |
| 33 | DF | |
Kouame Autonne | back muscle tear | |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 17 December 2021 | 21 January 2022 |
| 9 | FW | |
Kodjo Laba | leg muscle | |
AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Nasr | 21 December 2021 | 31 January 2022 |
| 18 | MF | |
Khalid Al-Balochi | muscle injury | |
AlAinClub.ae | in training | 9 January 2022 | Unknown |
| 6 | MF | |
Yahia Nader | |
UAEFA.ae | in training with UAE | 18 January 2022 | 3 February 2022 | |
| 42 | MF | |
Jonathan Santos | |
AlAinClub.ae | in training | 26 January 2022 | Unknown | |
| 7 | FW | |
Caio Canedo | bruise in his ankle | |
AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 1 February 2022 | Unknown |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 5 April 2022
Source: AlAinClub.ae
In
| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Type | Transfer window | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2021 | MF | — |  Hazem Muhanaeh | Al-Taawon | Loan return | Summer | Reserve U21 | ||
| 1 June 2021 | DF | — | Waleed Siraj | Khor Fakkan | Loan return | Summer | First team | ||
| 1 June 2021 | MF | — |  Idriss Mzaouiyani | Al Dhafra | Loan return | Summer | First team | ||
| 1 June 2021 | FW | 8 | Ali Eid | Al-Fujairah | Loan return | Summer | First team | ||
| 1 June 2021 | MF | — | Falah Waleed | Khor Fakkan | Loan return | Summer | First team | ||
| 1 June 2021 | MF | — | Mohammed Jamal | Al Jazira | Loan return | Summer | First team | ||
| 1 June 2021 | MF | 27 | Sultan Al-Shamsi | Baniyas | Transfer | Summer | Free | First team | [9] |
| 7 July 2021 | DF | 33 | Kouame Autonne | Khor Fakkan | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | First team | [10] |
| 14 July 2021 | GK | 12 | Sultan Al-Mantheri | Al Wasl | Transfer | Summer | Free | First team | [11] |
| 28 July 2021 | DF | 20 | Yassine Meriah |  Olympiacos | Transfer | Summer | €1,500,000 | First team | [12] |
| 6 August 2021 | DF | 74 | Adham Khalid | Al Jazira | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Reserve U21 | |
| 8 August 2021 | FW | 21 | Soufiane Rahimi | Raja Casablanca | Transfer | Summer | €2,550,000 | First team | [13] |
| 14 August 2021 | DF | 22 | Saeed Ahmed | Shabab Al Ahli | Transfer | Summer | Free | First team | [14] |
| 7 January 2022 | DF | 5 | Danilo Arboleda |  Sheriff | Transfer | Winter | Free | First team | [15] |
| 31 January 2022 | DF | 29 | Omar Saeed | Hatta | Transfer | Winter | Free | First team | [16] |
| 7 February 2022 | MF | — | Vítor Hugo | Fiorentina U18 | Transfer | Winter | Free | Al Ain U19 |
Loans in
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Cristian Guanca |
 Al Shabab |
11 July 2021 | End of Season | [17] |
Out
| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2021 | MF | 29 | Abdullah Sameer | Hatta | Free transfer | Reserve U21 | [18] |
| 6 June 2021 | DF | 31 | Saoud Al-Abri | Hatta | Free transfer | Reserve U21 | [19] |
| 8 June 2021 | MF | — | Hazem Muhanaeh | Free agent | End of contract | Reserve U21 | [20] |
| 12 June 2021 | DF | 33 |  Tsukasa Shiotani | Free agent | End of contract | First team | [21] |
| 15 June 2021 | MF | 99 | Fahad Hadeed | Khor Fakkan | Free transfer | First team | [22] |
| 26 June 2021 | DF | 50 | Mohammed Fayez | Free agent | End of contract | First team | [23] |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | — | Waleed Siraj | Free agent | End of contract | Reserve U21 | |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Ismail Ahmed | Retired | First team | ||
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 22 | Shoya Nakajima |  Porto | End of loan | First team | |
| 8 July 2021 | GK | 12 | Hamad Al-Mansouri | Ittihad Kalba | Free transfer | Reserve U21 | [24] |
| 12 July 2021 | MF | 20 |  Wilson Eduardo | Free agent | Contract termination | First team | [25] |
| 27 July 2021 | DF | 75 | Saif Ghazi | Al Dhafra | Free transfer | Reserve U21 | [26] |
| 30 July 2021 | DF | 71 | Ali Al-Haidhani | Al Urooba | Free transfer | First team | |
| 6 August 2021 | MF | 21 | Mohammed Helal | Ajman | Free transfer | First team | [27] |
| 27 September 2021 | MF | 20 | Mohamed Abdulrahman | Al-Wasl | Free transfer | First team | [28] |
| 6 January 2022 | DF | 35 | Ahmed Jamal | Hatta | Contract termination | First team | [29] |
| 12 January 2022 | MF | — | Omar Yaisien | Al Hamriyah | Contract termination | First team | [30] |
| 28 January 2022 | MF | — | Idriss Mzaouiyani | Fujairah | Free transfer | First team | [31] |
Loans out
| No. | Pos | Name | To | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | Falah Waleed |
Khor Fakkan |
6 July 2021 | End of Season | [32] |
| 19 | DF | Mohanad Salem |
Ittihad Kalba |
27 July 2021 | End of Season | [33] |
| 77 | GK | Ibrahim Al-Kaebi |
Al Urooba |
4 October 2021 | End of Season | [34] |
| — | MF | Mohammed Jamal |
Al Jazira |
4 January 2022 | End of Season | [35] |
| 99 | FW | Jamal Maroof |
Khor Fakkan |
31 January 2022 | End of Season | [36] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | UCAM Murcia | 1–0 | Al Ain | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report + |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Pavlo Ivarsky |
| 1 August 2021 Friendly | Real Murcia | 0–1 | Al Ain | Roldán, Spain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report + + |
|
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort Attendance: 0 Referee: Rafael Sánchez López |
| 2 August 2021 Friendly | Al Raed | 0–1 | Al Ain | Los Belones, Spain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
|
Stadium: La Manga Club Football Attendance: 0 |
| 6 August 2021 Friendly | Atlético Pulpileño | 2–3 | Al Ain | Roldán, Spain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
|
Report + |
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort Attendance: 0 Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera |
| 7 August 2021 Friendly | Alzira | 0–1 | Al Ain | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report + |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Francisco Roca |
| 13 August 2021 Friendly | Al Nasr | 1–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report + |
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Stadium: Al-Maktoum Attendance: 0 |
| 5 September 2021 Friendly | Al Ain | 8–0 | United Sport | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 0 |
| 8 October 2021 Friendly | Al Urooba | 1–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
|
Report | Stadium: Humaid Al Tayer Attendance: 0 |
| 10 November 2021 Friendly | Al Ain | 3–0 | Madenat Alamal | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 0 |
| 14 November 2021 Friendly | Al Ain | 5–0 | Baynounah | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 0 |
| 6 December 2021 Friendly | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Ittihad | Dubai |
| Report | Attendance: 0 |
| 24 January 2022 Friendly | Al Ain | 3–1 | Al Taawon | Al Ain |
| 18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 0 |
| 29 January 2022 Friendly | Al Ain | 1–2 |  Pyunik | Al-Ain |
| 17:18 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Attendance: 0 |
| 26 March 2022 Friendly | Al-Ain | 1–2 |  Mumbai City | Al Ain, UAE |
| Report | Jahouh  ?' Apuia ?' |
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 0 |
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro-League | 20 August 2021 | 26 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 76.92 |
| President's Cup | 21 December 2021 | 15 January 2022 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| League Cup | 15 October 2021 | 4 May 2022 | First round | Winners | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 42.86 |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 68.57 | ||||
Last updated: 26 May 2022
Source: Soccerway
UAE Pro-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ain (C) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sharjah | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 55 | |
| 3 | Al Wahda | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 53 | |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Shabab Al Ahli | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 42 |
Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [37] 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
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: [37] 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
(C) Champions
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 |
| 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 65 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 |
Last updated: 26 May 2022.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2022. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 20 August 2021 1 | Khor Fakkan | 1–3 | Al Ain | Khor Fakkan |
| 19:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Salah Salim Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
| 25 August 2021 2 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Emirates | Al-Ain |
| 21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah, Hasan Al Hammadi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan |
| 11 September 2021 3 | Baniyas | 0–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani Fourth official: Mohamed Alharmoodi |
| 17 September 2021 4 | Al Ain | 4–1 | Ittihad Kalba | Al-Ain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan Fourth official: Khalid Almula |
| 23 September 2021 5 | Al Urooba | 3–3 | Al Ain | Fujairah |
| 18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fujairah Stadium Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Amer Al Qadri Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali |
| 29 September 2021 6 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Wahda | Al-Ain |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Almahri Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi |
| 21 October 2021 7 | Al Wasl | 0–2 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Saeed Almarzooqi Fourth official: Khalid Almula |
| 29 October 2021 8 | Shabab Al Ahli | 1–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Jasem Abdulla Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
| 2 November 2021 9 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Dhafra | Al-Ain |
| 18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Ali Alshehhi Fourth official: Humaid Khalfan Alshamsi |
| 20 November 2021 10 | Al Jazira | 1–5 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Daniele Doveri Assistant referees: Matteo Passeri, Alessandro Costanzo Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
| 25 December 2021 11 | Al Ain | 3–1 | Al Nasr | Al-Ain |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi |
| 30 December 2021 12 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Ajman | Al-Ain |
| 17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan Fourth official: Naser Alali |
| 8 January 2022 13 | Sharjah | 2–0 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Ahmed Alrashdi Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
| 5 February 2022 14 | Al Ain | 4–1 | Khor Fakkan | Al-Ain |
| 16:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi Assistant referees: Juma Almukhaini, Mohamed Alobeidli Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi |
| 11 February 2022 15 | Emirates | 0–3 | Al Ain | Ras al-Khaimah |
| 17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Assistant referees: Jasim Al Ajmi, Amer Abdulla Fourth official: Hasan Al Blooshi |
| 18 February 2022 16 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Baniyas | Al-Ain |
| 17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Hossani, Ibrahim Al Ajmi Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
| 25 February 2022 17 | Ittihad Kalba | 0–2 | Al Ain | Kalba |
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Khamis Fairooz, Yasser Almurshdi Fourth official: Naser Alali |
| 4 March 2022 18 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Urooba | Al-Ain |
| 17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Mohamed Almaazmi, Mohammed Alshehhi Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
| 12 March 2022 19 | Al Wahda | 0–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Attendance: 15,127 Referee: Danny Makkelie Assistant referees: Hessel Steegstra, Jan De Vries Fourth official: Mohamed Al Harmoodi |
| 5 April 2022 20 | Al Ain | 3–2 | Al Wasl | Al-Ain |
| 22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi Assistant referees: Juma Al Mukhaini, Mohamed Alobeidli Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
| 30 April 2022 21 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Shabab Al Ahli | Al-Ain |
| 22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan |
| 7 May 2022 22 | Al Dhafra | 1–0 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
| 18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Jasim Al Ajmi Fourth official: Hasan Ali Mohamed Alblooshi |
| 11 May 2022 23 | Al Ain | 5–0 | Al Jazira | Al-Ain |
| 20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Almahri Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
| 17 May 2022 24 | Al Nasr | 0–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ali Alshehhi, Turki Alzaabi Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi |
President's Cup
| 21 December 2021 Round of 16 | Al Nasr | 0–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| 19:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Maktoum Referee: Ahmed Salim Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef Ahmed Al Hossani Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi |
League Cup
First round
| 15 October 2021 First leg | Al Ain | 2–0 | Emirates | Al Ain |
| 18:15 | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Ali Al Zarouni Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Maazmi Hasan Abdulrahman Al Jelani Fourth official: Ahmad Al Naqbi |
| 26 October 2021 Second leg | Emirates | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 18:15 | Yago 78' |
Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Referee: Zayed Alawlaqi Assistant referees: Ali Alshehhi Yasser Sabeel Almurshdi Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali |
Quarter-finals
| 17 December 2021 First leg | Al Ain | 3–3 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| 20:15 | Report |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Ali Abdulla Shamlan Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi |
Semi-finals
Final
| 4 May 2022 | Al Ain | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Shabab Al Ahli | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Mohamed Alharmoodi Assistant referees: Saeed Almarzooqi, Waled Al Karmati Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea |
Squad appearances and goals
- Last updated on 26 May 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro-League | President's Cup | League Cup | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | UAE |
Mohammed Abo Sandah | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK | UAE |
Sultan Al-Mantheri | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | GK | UAE |
Khalid Eisa | 33 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | UAE |
Mohammed Shaker | 16 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | COL |
Danilo Arboleda | 18 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | BRA |
Erik Menezes | 31 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | DF | TUN |
Yassine Meriah | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | UAE |
Saeed Ahmed | 16 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | UAE |
Mohamed Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
| 29 | DF | UAE |
Omar Saeed | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | DF | CIV |
Kouame Autonne | 23 | 4 | 15+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 34 | DF | BRA |
Rafael Pereira | 22 | 2 | 12+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | DF | UAE |
Saeed Juma | 25 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| 74 | DF | EGY |
Adham Khalid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | UAE |
Yahia Nader | 29 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | ARG |
Cristian Guanca | 34 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | MF | UAE |
Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 27 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | MF | UAE |
Ahmed Barman | 28 | 3 | 19+2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | UAE |
Khalid Al-Bloushi | 17 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | MAR |
Soufiane Rahimi | 30 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | ||||
| 25 | MF | UAE |
Ali Al-Blooshi | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF | UAE |
Sultan Al-Shamsi | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | MF | BRA |
Jonathan Santos | 23 | 1 | 5+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | ||||
| 45 | MF | UAE |
Khalifa Al Mazrouei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 70 | MF | UAE |
Mohammed Abbas | 21 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||||
| 88 | MF | UAE |
Naser Al-Shikali | 19 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 89 | MF | UAE |
Ahmed Al Qatesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | UAE |
Caio Canedo | 23 | 6 | 12+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | FW | UAE |
Ali Eid | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | TOG |
Kodjo Laba | 29 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3+2 | 4 | ||||
| 72 | FW | SDN |
Mohamed Awadalla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 99 | FW | UAE |
Jamal Maroof | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
As of 22 May 2022
| Rank | No. | Player | Pro League | League Cup | President's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Khalid Eisa |
12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Mohammed Abo Sandah |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goalscorers
- As of 26 May 2022
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 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | Kodjo Laba | 26 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Cristian Guanca | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 21 | FW | Soufiane Rahimi | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Caio Canedo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 33 | DF | Kouame Autonne | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | MF | Ahmed Barman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 34 | DF | Rafael Pereira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 15 | DF | Erik Jorgens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Danilo Arboleda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 | MF | Jonathan Santos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Yassine Meriah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 57 | 2 | 12 | 71 | |||
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Pro-League | League Cup | President's Cup | Total | Notes | ||||||||
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| 70 | MF | |
Mohammed Abbas | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Kodjo Laba | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 | MF | |
Ahmed Barman | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 34 | DF | |
Rafael Pereira | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 15 | DF | |
Erik Jorgens | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | |
Yahia Nader | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | |
Soufiane Rahimi | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 42 | MF | |
Jonathan Santos | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 33 | DF | |
Kouame Autonne | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | |
Caio Canedo | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | |
Cristian Guanca | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | |
Mohammed Shaker | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 20 | DF | |
Yassine Meriah | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | MF | |
Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 88 | MF | |
Naser Al-Shikali | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 23 | DF | |
Mohamed Ahmed | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | MF | |
Ali Al-Balochi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | GK | |
Khalid Eisa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Last updated: 26 May 2022
Source: UAEProLeague.ae, AlAinClub.ae
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Assists
As of 26 May 2022[38]
| No. | Player | Pro-League | President's Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cristian Guanca |
7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 21 | Soufiane Rahimi |
9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Erik Menezes |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Kodjo Laba |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Caio Canedo |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | Jonathan Santos |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Sultan Al-Shamsi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Khalid Eisa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Yassine Meriah |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Kouame Autonne |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Saeed Juma |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Mohamed Ahmed |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Ahmed Barman |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | Naser Al-Shikali |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 1 | 9 | 48 | |
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodjo Laba | Al Urooba | 3–3 (A) | 24 September 2021 | 5 |
| Kodjo Laba | Al Jazira | 1–5 (A) | 20 November 2021 | 10 |
| Kodjo Laba4 | Al Jazira | 5–0 (H) | 11 May 2022 | 23 |
4 – Player scored four goals.
Pro League Monthly awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Serhii Rebrov |
Kodjo Laba |
[39] | |
| September | Serhii Rebrov |
Soufiane Rahimi |
[40] | |
| October | Serhii Rebrov |
Kouame Autonne |
Khalid Eisa |
[41] |
| November | Serhii Rebrov |
Soufiane Rahimi |
Khalid Eisa |
[42] |
| December | Serhii Rebrov |
[43] | ||
| January | Serhii Rebrov |
[43] | ||
| February | Serhii Rebrov |
Soufiane Rahimi |
Khalid Eisa |
[44] |
| March | Serhii Rebrov |
Khalid Eisa |
[45] |
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