2015–16 Al Ain FC season

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Al Ain
2015–16 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerZlatko Dalić
UAE Pro League2nd
President's CupRunners-up
League CupGroup stage
UAE Super CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dyanfres Douglas (9 goals)

All:
Dyanfres Douglas (19 goals)
Biggest winAl Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba
Biggest defeatAl Ain 1–3 Dibba
Sharjah 3–2 Al Ain
Fujairah 3–2 Al Ain

The 2015–16 season was Al Ain Football Club's 48th in existence and the club's 41st consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club[edit]

Players[edit]

Transfers[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 21 August 2015 8 May 2016 Matchday 1 2nd 26 18 3 5 53 24 +29 069.23
President's Cup 27 February 2016 29 May 2016 Round of 16 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 075.00
League Cup 28 August 2015 16 November 2015 Group stage Group stage 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 016.67
UAE Super Cup 15 August 2015 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
AFC Champions League 24 February 2016 26 November 2016 Group stage Runners-up 14 6 5 3 19 13 +6 042.86
Total 51 29 11 11 95 53 +42 056.86

Last updated: 26 November 2016
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 26 21 3 2 60 20 +40 66 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Ain 26 18 3 5 53 24 +29 57
3 Al-Wahda 26 13 4 9 45 28 +17 43 Qualification to the 2017 AFC Champions League play-off round and the 2016–17 Arab Club Championship Group Stage
4 Al-Nasr 26 11 8 7 47 36 +11 41
5 Al-Shabab 26 11 7 8 34 27 +7 40
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source: UAE League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches[edit]

21 August 2015 1 Al Ain 3–1 Al Dhafra Al Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
13 September 2015 2 Al Wasl 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
21 September 2015 3 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah Al Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
26 September 2015 4 Al Wahda 2–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
17 October 2015 5 Al Ain 1–0 Dibba Al Ain
17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
23 October 2015 6 Al Shabab 1–4 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid
Referee: Hamad Ali
30 October 2015 7 Al Ain 2–0 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
22 November 2015 8 Baniyas 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Baniyas
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
28 November 2015 9 Al Nasr 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
5 December 2015 10 Al Ain 3–0 Al Ahli Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmad Salem
11 December 2015 11 Al Shaab 2–4 Al Ain Sharjah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
20 December 2015 12 Al Ain 2–1 Fujairah Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa
25 December 2015 13 Emirates 0–1 Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Emirates Club
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili
8 January 2016 14 Al Dhafra 1–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
23 January 2016 15 Al Ain 3–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
29 January 2016 16 Sharjah 3–2 Al Ain Sharjah
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Sharjah
Referee: Mohamed Obaid
5 February 2016 17 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
12 February 2016 18 Dibba 0–1 Al Ain Fujairah
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
18 February 2016 19 Al Ain 1–2 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
6 March 2016 20 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
11 March 2016 21 Al Ain 4–2 Baniyas Al Ain
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
10 April 2016 22 Al Ain 1–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Ali
14 April 2016 23 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Rashid
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
24 April 2016 24 Al Ain 3–0 Al Shaab Al Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Khalid Najem
28 April 2016 25 Fujairah 3–2 Al Ain Fujairah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
8 May 2016 26 Al Ain 0–0 Emirates Al Ain
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

UAE Super Cup[edit]

15 August 2015 Final Al Ain 4–2 Al Nasr Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

President's Cup[edit]

27 February 2016 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–0 Ittihad Kalba Dubai
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Zabeel
12 May 2016 Quarter-finals Al Ain 4–2 Al Wasl Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
21 May 2016 Semi-finals Al Ain 3–2 Baniyas Abu Dhabi
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed

League Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Shabab 6 4 1 1 12 8 +4 13
Al Wahda 6 2 4 0 11 8 +3 10
Dibba 6 3 1 2 13 12 +1 10
Al Ain 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
Fujairah 6 1 3 2 10 10 0 6
Sharjah 6 1 2 3 12 15 −3 5
Al Jazira 6 0 4 2 10 13 −3 4
Source: Soccerway
28 August 2015 1 Al Jazira 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
4 September 2015 2 Al Ain 1–2 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi
9 October 2015 3 Al Wahda 0–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Al Nahyan
Referee: Ahmad Salem
5 November 2015 4 Al Ain 1–1 Sharjah Al Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla
10 November 2015 5 Fujairah 1–2 Al Ain Fujairah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Fujairah
Referee: Mohamed Obaid
16 November 2015 6 Al Ain 1–3 Dibba Al Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Essa

AFC Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JSH AIN AHL NSF
1 Qatar El Jaish 6 3 1 2 6 8 −2 10 Advance to knockout stage 2–1 1–4 1–0
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 1–2 1–0 2–0
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 6 3 0 3 10 7 +3 9 2–0 1–2 2–1
4 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 0–0 1–1 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 (2016-02-24) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–2 Qatar El Jaish Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:00 UTC+4 Douglas 65' (pen.) Report Hamdallah 9'
Romarinho 45'
Attendance: 8,226
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) El Jaish Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:30 UTC+3 Hamdallah 49'
Abubakar 79'
Report Al-Kathiri 86' Attendance: 6,470
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
16 March 2016 (2016-03-16) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:10 UTC+4 O. Abdulrahman 71' Report Attendance: 12,473
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
20:25 UTC+3 Al-Amri 90+3' Report Douglas 25', 77' Attendance: 13,608
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Qarshi Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi
19:30 UTC+5 Karimov 1' Report Asprilla 32' Attendance: 10,952
Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)
3 May 2016 (2016-05-03) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
20:30 UTC+4 Asprilla 39'
Ahmed 90'
Report Attendance: 8,163
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Knockout stage[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran Zob Ahan Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:40 UTC+4 Douglas 9' Report Abbasi 75' Attendance: 10,708
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
25 May 2016 (2016-05-25) Zob Ahan Iran 0–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
20:45 UTC+4:30 Report Lee Myung-joo 12'
Asprilla 62'
Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Quarter-finals[edit]
23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4 Report Attendance: 15,733
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) Lokomotiv Tashkent Uzbekistan 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent
19:00 UTC+5 Report Caio 38' Attendance: 7,661
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Semi-finals[edit]
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Qatar El Jaish Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:50 UTC+4 Douglas 17'
O. Abdulrahman 22'
Caio 90+1'
Report Rashidov 52' (pen.) Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) El Jaish Qatar 2–2 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
18:15 UTC+3 Romarinho 67', 81' Report O. Abdulrahman 57'
M. Abdulrahman 90+3'
Attendance: 5,105
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Final[edit]
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
19:00 UTC+9 Leonardo 70', 77' (pen.) Report Asprilla 63' Attendance: 36,158
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
18:25 UTC+4 Lee Myung-joo 34' Report Han Kyo-won 30' Attendance: 23,239
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Statistics[edit]

References[edit]

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