2020–21 Al Ain FC season

The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Technical staff
On 4 November 2020, Al Ain announced appointing David Platt as the Sports Director. On 13 December 2020, Goncalo Bexiga appointed as the Club’s Head of Scouting from Benfica in line with the improvement procedures adopted by the Al Ain Football Club Company to boost the key performance indicators at all levels, from First Team to Academy. {| class="wikitable" ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Name
 * Head coach
 * Pedro Emanuel
 * Assistant coach
 * Rui Gomes
 * Fitness coach
 * 🇧🇷 André Galve
 * Goalkeeping coach
 * Luis Miguel
 * First team technical analyst
 * Virgilio Fernandes
 * Physiotherapist
 * Fabio Santos
 * U-21 team head coach
 * 🇮🇶 Ghazi Fahad
 * Team Manager
 * Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
 * Team Supervisor
 * Mohammed Obeid Hammad
 * Team Administrator
 * Essam Abdulla
 * Director of football
 * Sultan Rashed
 * Sports Director
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Platt
 * Head Scout
 * Goncalo Bexiga
 * Mohammed Obeid Hammad
 * Team Administrator
 * Essam Abdulla
 * Director of football
 * Sultan Rashed
 * Sports Director
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Platt
 * Head Scout
 * Goncalo Bexiga
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Platt
 * Head Scout
 * Goncalo Bexiga
 * Goncalo Bexiga

Board of directors
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Kits
Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Dubai Bank On 15 October 2020, Al Ain reveals new Nike home and away kits that was inspired by the team’s most ground-breaking win in 2003.

Squad appearances and goals

 * Last updated on 11 May 2021.

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders

! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club


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Clean sheets
As of 11 May 2021

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

Assists
As of 11 May 2021