2016–17 Al Ain FC season

The 2016–17 season was Al Ain Football Club's 49th in existence and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Technical staff
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 * Head coach
 * Zlatko Dalić
 * Assistant coach
 * Borimir Perković
 * Assistant coach
 * Borimir Perković
 * Fitness coach
 * Frano Leko
 * Goalkeeping coach
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Rouse
 * Club doctor
 * Jurica Rakic
 * Physiotherapist
 * Ivica Orsolic
 * Jurica Rakic
 * Physiotherapist
 * Ivica Orsolic
 * Ivica Orsolic
 * Nutritionist
 * 🇲🇦 Mohsen Belhoz
 * U-21 team head coach
 * Joško Španjić
 * Team Manager
 * Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
 * Team Supervisor
 * Mohammed Obeid Hammad
 * Team Administrator
 * Essam Abdulla
 * Director of football
 * Sultan Rashed
 * Team Administrator
 * Essam Abdulla
 * Director of football
 * Sultan Rashed
 * Director of football
 * Sultan Rashed

Board of directors
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Kits
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports

On 22 August 2016, Al Ain unveil new Kit for season 2016–17. The away kit was reveal on 10 December.

Round of 16
Al-Ain won 6–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Al Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Squad appearances and goals

 * Last updated on 11 September 2017.

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!colspan=14 style="background:#7300E6; color:#ffffff; "|Forwards

!colspan=14 style="background:#7300E6; color:#ffffff; "| Players transferred out during the season


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Goalscorers
''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.''