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.
2009–10 season | ||||
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President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | |||
Chairman | Hazza Bin Zayed | |||
Head coach | Winfried 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 League | 3rd | |||
President's Cup | Round of 16 | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
UAE Super Cup | Winners | |||
AFC Champions League | 2010: Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: José Sand (24) All: José Sand (33) | |||
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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
First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting 11
No. | Pos. | Name |
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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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
No. | Position | Player | To | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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— | 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
No. | Pos | Name | To | Start date | End date | Ref. |
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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
During the season
Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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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
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
UAE-Germany Super Cup
5 February 2010 | Al Ain | 1–2 | SV Werder Bremen | Al Ain |
8:00 |
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(Report) |
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Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed |
Competitions
UAE Pro League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Al Jazira | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 51 | 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2] |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.
- 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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla |
10 January 2010 10 | Baniyas | 1–6 | Al Ain | Al Ain |
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report |
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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 |
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Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Attendance: 11,863 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi |
14 March 2010 16 | Al Shabab | 5–2 | Al Ain | Dubai |
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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Report |
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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) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi |
UAE League Cup
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AIN | AJM | YAS | SHA | |
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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 |
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 |
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(Report) |
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Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed |
13 December 2009 3 | Baniyas | 0–1 | Al Ain | Al Ain |
16:00 | (Report) |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
30 December 2009 4 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Baniyas | Al Ain |
12:55 |
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(Report) |
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Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed |
19 January 2010 5 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Shabab | Al Ain |
13:00 |
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(Report) | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed |
28 February 2010 6 | Al Ain | 0–4 | Ajman | Al Ain |
16:30 | (Report) |
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Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed |
Semi-finals
4 March 2010 First leg | Ajman | 1–1 | Al Ain | Ajman |
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ajman Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar |
UAE President's Cup
2010 AFC Champions League
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
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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) |
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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) |
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External links
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)
- ZaimUae Fans (in Arabic)
- Goalzz.com: Al Ain Club Page
- Kooora.com: Al Ain Club Page (in Arabic)