2009–10 Al Ain FC season

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Al Ain
2009–10 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ChairmanHazza Bin Zayed
Head coachWinfried 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 League3rd
President's CupRound of 16
League CupSemi-finals
UAE Super CupWinners
AFC Champions League
2010: Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague: José Sand (24)
All: José Sand (33)

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.

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[edit]

First Team[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Yousif Al Bairaq
2 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Fayez
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Hilal Saeed
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Msalam Fayez
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ismail Ahmed
6 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Abdulrahman
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ali Al-Wehaibi
8 FW Brazil BRA Emerson
9 FW Argentina ARG José Sand
10 MF Chile CHI Jorge Valdivia (captain)
11 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmad Mathaad
12 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Waleed Salem
13 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Rami Yaslam
15 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Nasser Khamis
17 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Al-Shamsi
18 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Khamis
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohanad Salem
20 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Abdulrahman
21 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Fawzi Fayez
22 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Musabah
23 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Shehab Ahmed
24 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Malallah
26 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Saif Mohammed
27 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Salem Abdullah
30 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Sultan
44 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Faris Jumaa
50 MF South Korea KOR Lee Ho
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Hazaa Salem
80 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohamed Fayez
99 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Faisal Ali

Starting 11[edit]

No. Pos. Name
1 GK United Arab Emirates Waleed Salim
5 DF United Arab Emirates Ismaeel Ahmed
19 DF United Arab Emirates Mohanad Salem
44 DF United Arab Emirates Fares Jumaa
80 DF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Fayez
10 MF Chile Jorge Valdivia
27 MF United Arab Emirates Salem Abdullah
26 MF United Arab Emirates Saif Mohammed
7 MF United Arab Emirates Ali Al-Wehaibi
8 FW Brazil Emerson
9 FW Argentina José Sand

From youth system[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Abdulrahman
6 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Omar Abdulrahman
15 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khaled Abdulrahman
2 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulaziz Fayez

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Position Player From Fee Date Ref.
1 GK United Arab Emirates Yousif Al Bairaq United Arab Emirates Ittihad Kalba Undisclosed 21 June 2009 [7]
9 FW Argentina José Sand Argentina Lanús €9,280,000 8 August 2009 [8]
8 FW Brazil Emerson Brazil Flamengo €1,600,000 2 September 2009 [9]
50 MF South Korea Lee Ho South Korea Seongnam Free transfer 18 January 2010 [10]

Out[edit]

No. Position Player To Fee Date Ref.
MF United Arab Emirates Fadel Ahmad United Arab Emirates Al Wasl Undisclosed 8 June 2009 [11]
29 DF United Arab Emirates Jumaa Abdullah United Arab Emirates Al Jazira €610,000 13 June 2009 [12]
6 DF United Arab Emirates Ali Msarri United Arab Emirates Baniyas €410,000 18 June 2009 [13]
1 GK United Arab Emirates Mutaz Abdulla United Arab Emirates Al Wahda Undisclosed 20 June 2009 [14]
16 DF United Arab Emirates Abdullah Ali United Arab Emirates Baniyas Undisclosed 28 June 2009 [15]
DF United Arab Emirates Mahboob Juma United Arab Emirates Ajman Free transfer 4 July 2009 [16]
14 FW Senegal André Senghor United Arab Emirates Baniyas Undisclosed 1 July 2009
99 FW Brazil André Dias Unattached 1 July 2009
25 DF United Arab Emirates Humaid Fakher United Arab Emirates Baniyas Undisclosed 17 July 2009 [17]
77 MF United Arab Emirates Darwish Ahmed United Arab Emirates Al Wasl Undisclosed 23 July 2009 [18]

Loans out[edit]

No. Pos Name To Start date End date Ref.
8 MF United Arab Emirates Ahmad Khalfan United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 19 June 2009 End of Season [19]
33 FW Morocco Soufiane Alloudi Morocco Raja 19 August 2009 End of Season [20]

Managerial changes[edit]

During the season[edit]

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Germany Winfried Schaefer Sacked 2 December 2009[2][3] Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud (Caretaker) 2 December 2009[3] 3rd
Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud Caretaker 11 December 2009[4] Brazil Toninho Cerezo 11 December 2009[4] 4th
Brazil Toninho Cerezo Sacked (poor ACL performances) 14 April 2010[5][21] United Arab Emirates Abdulhameed Al Mistaki (Coach U17) (Caretaker) 14 April 2010[22][23][6] 3rd

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

UAE-Germany Super Cup[edit]

5 February 2010 Al Ain 1–2 SV Werder Bremen Al Ain
8:00
(Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

UAE Pro League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a]
2 Al Jazira 22 15 6 1 48 26 +22 51 2011 AFC Champions League group stage[b]
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
Source: goalzz.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ League champions Al-Wahda also qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League group stage.
  2. ^ 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[edit]

Overall Home Away
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[edit]

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GroundHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHA
ResultWWWDWDLLWWWWWWLWLLWWWD
Position3111123433333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2010. Source: UPLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

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
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)
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) 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) Report
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
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
10 January 2010 10 Baniyas 1–6 Al Ain Al Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
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 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
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)
Report 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
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 11,863
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
14 March 2010 16 Al Shabab 2–5 Al Ain Dubai
17:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
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)
Report
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 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) 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 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) Report
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) Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

UAE League Cup[edit]

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AIN AJM YAS SHA
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
Source: Standings and Matches
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
(Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
13 December 2009 3 Baniyas 0–1 Al Ain Al Ain
16:00 (Report)[permanent dead link] Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
30 December 2009 4 Al Ain 1–1 Baniyas Al Ain
12:55 (Report) Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
19 January 2010 5 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
13:00
(Report) Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
28 February 2010 6 Al Ain 0–4 Ajman Al Ain
16:30 (Report)
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed

Semi-finals[edit]

4 March 2010 First leg Ajman 1–1 Al Ain Ajman
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ajman Stadium
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
27 March 2010 Second leg Al Ain 3–3
(4–4(a) agg.)
Ajman Al Ain
13:45
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

UAE President's Cup[edit]

24 November 2009 Round of 16 Ajman 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Al Ain Dubai
16:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Penalties

2010 AFC Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 6 3 0 3 8 10 −2 9
3 Iran Sepahan 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
4 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
24 February 2010 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Uzbekistan 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 Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates 2–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Al Ain
19:30 (UTC+4)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)
31 March 2010 Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 3–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Riyadh
20:30 (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)
13 April 2010 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 3–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Tashkent
18:00 (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
27 April 2010 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–0 Iran Sepahan Al Ain
19:50 (UTC+4)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 1,543
Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

References[edit]

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