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2021–22 Al Ain FC season

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.

Al Ain
2021–22 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerSerhii Rebrov
(from 6 June 2021[1])
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro-League1st
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupWinners
AFC Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kodjo Laba (26 goals)
All:
Kodjo Laba (31 goals)
Biggest winAl Jazira 1–5 Al Ain
Al Ain 5–0 Al Jazira
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022.

Club

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Technical staff

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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]

Last updated: 18 July 2021
Source: [1]

Board of directors

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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

Players

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First Team

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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 30 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

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No Position Player Nation
20 DF Yassine Meriah (Injured)   Tunisia
— MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Doping ban)   Kazakhstan

From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy

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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

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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

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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

Transfers

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In

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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

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No. Pos Player From Start date End date Ref.
10 MF   Cristian Guanca   Al Shabab 11 July 2021 End of Season [17]

Out

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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

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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]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  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)
  • Moyita   37'
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+		 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
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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
  • Pereira   34'
 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
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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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  • Maroof   4'
 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
  • A. Moosa   37'
 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
1 December 2021 Friendly Al Dhaid   2–3   Al Ain Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
6 December 2021 Friendly Al Ain   1–1   Al Ittihad Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
11 December 2021 Friendly Al Ain   1–0   Pyramids Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
24 January 2022 Friendly Al Ain   3–1   Al Taawon Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
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 (2022-03-26) Friendly Al-Ain   1–2   Mumbai City Al Ain, UAE
Report Jahouh   ?'
Apuia   ?'		 Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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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 +40 076.92
President's Cup 21 December 2021 15 January 2022 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
League Cup 15 October 2021 4 May 2022 First round Winners 7 3 3 1 12 10 +2 042.86
Total 35 24 8 3 71 29 +42 068.57

Last updated: 26 May 2022
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

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Main article: 2021–22 UAE Pro League

League table

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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

Results summary

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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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWWDDWDWWWWLWWWWDWWWWWWWD
Position31111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2022. Source: UAE Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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20 August 2021 1 Khor Fakkan 1–3 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
19:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
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
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
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)
Report
  • Laba   29', 38', 43'
 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
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)
Report
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)
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)
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
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)
M. Ismael   86' (o.g.)
 Report
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
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)
  • Pereira   87'
 Report
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
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)
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
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
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Ali Alshehhi, Turki Alzaabi
Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi
22 May 2022 25 Ajman 0–4 Al Ain Ajman
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Ali Alzarooni
Assistant referees: Ahmed Alabdouli, Ibrahim Al Ajmi
Fourth official: Fahed Ahmed Khalaf
26 May 2022 26 Al Ain 1–1 Sharjah Al-Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Almahri
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

President's Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 UAE President's Cup
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) Round of 16 Al Nasr 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
19:45 Report
  • Pereira   80'
 Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Referee: Ahmed Salim
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef
Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) Quarter-finals Al Wasl 2–1 Al Ain Dubai
 Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood, Saeed Al Marzooqi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

League Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 UAE League Cup

First round

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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

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17 December 2021 First leg Al Ain 3–3 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:15
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Ali Abdulla Shamlan
Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi
4 January 2022 Second leg Al Wasl 3–4
(6–7 agg.)		 Al Ain Dubai
19:30
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ahmed Alabdouli
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Semi-finals

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1 March 2022 First leg Al Jazira 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan
8 March 2022 Second leg Al Ain 0–0 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Sabet Obaid
Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi

Final

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4 May 2022 Al Ain 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Shabab Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mohamed Alharmoodi
Assistant referees: Saeed Almarzooqi, Waled Al Karmati
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea

Statistics

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Squad appearances and goals

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Last updated on 26 May 2022.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro-League President's Cup League Cup
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

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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

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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

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N P Nat. Name Pro-League League Cup President's Cup Total Notes
                       
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

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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

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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.

Awards

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Pro League Monthly awards

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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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