2024–25 Al Ain FC season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed |
| Chairman | Hazza Bin Zayed |
| Head coach | Hernán Crespo (from 14 November 2023) |
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed |
| UAE Pro League | Pre-season |
| President's Cup | Pre-season |
| League Cup | Pre-season |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Pre-season |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Pre-season |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
The 2024–25 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 57th in existence and their 50th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Season overview[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against TBC on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja on 10 August.[1]
Club[edit]
Staff[edit]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Hernán Crespo
|
| Assistant coaches | Juan Branda Nicolás Domínguez Ahmed Abdullah
|
| Chief analyst |  Carles Martínez
|
| Analyst |  Tiago Freire
|
| Goalkeeping coaches | Gustavo Nepote
|
| Fitness coach | Federico Martinetti
|
| U-21 team head coach | Ismail Ahmed
|
| Physiotherapist | Santiago Thompson Felipe Perseu Pianca Abdelnasser Aljohny
|
| Club Doctor |  Nikos Tzouroudis
|
| Nutritionist | Ricardo Pinto
|
| Scout |  Daniele Di Napoli
|
| Team manager | Ahmed Al Shamsi
|
Board of Directors[edit]
| Office | Name |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC Chairman of the Executive Committee Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed |
| Supervising Sports affairs | Mohammed Al Mahmoud |
| Supervising Media affairs | Mohammed Al Ketbi |
| Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs | Ziad Amir Ahmed Saleh |
| Supervising the Academy and Talents sector | Abdullah Mohammed Abdullah Khouri |
Source: Wam.ae
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | ||||||
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan
|
Khor Fakkan
|
Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| — | FW | Mohamed Awadalla U21
|
Khor Fakkan
| |||
| — | DF | Rafael Pereira
|
Khor Fakkan
| |||
| — | MF |  El Mehdi El Moubarik
|
Raja
|
[2] | ||
| Total | €0 million | |||||
Out[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF | Falah Waleed
|
Dibba Al-Hisn
|
End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [3][4] |
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Shaker
|
Khor Fakkan
|
End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [3][5] |
| 44 | DF | Saeed Juma
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [3] | |
| 27 | MF | Sultan Al-Shamsi
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [3] | |
| 12 | GK | Sultan Al-Mantheri
|
Kalba
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [3][6] |
| — | MF | Mohammed Khalfan
|
Dibba Al-Hisn
|
End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [7] |
Loans in[edit]
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Marlon Santos
|
 Shakhtar Donetsk
|
3 July 2024 | End of season | [8] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against TBC on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja on 10 August.[1]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 24 July 2024 1 | TBC | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
| 5 August 2024 3 | Chabab Mohammédia | v | Al Ain | Rabat, Morocco |
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Pro League[edit]
Results summary[edit]
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
UAE President's Cup[edit]
UAE League Cup[edit]
AFC Champions League Elite[edit]
FIFA Intercontinental Cup[edit]
Al Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
FIFA Club World Cup[edit]
Group stage[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (27 June 2024). "Our Pre-Season Camp is Confirmed in preparations for the new season 2024-2025" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (2 July 2024). "Al Mahdi Mubarak.. One of the Moroccan Double Champions is Back to Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (1 July 2024). "By the end of last month, their contracts ended" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@DHCLUB1980] (25 June 2024). "يسعدنا أن نعلن عن أولى تعاقداتنا للفريق الأول لكرة القدم مع اللاعب فلاح وليد قادماً من نادي العين في صفقة انتقال حر" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Khor Fakkan Football Club [@khorfakkanfc] (27 June 2024). "محمد شاكر بقميص خورفكان ولمدة موسمين" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kalba FC [@ittihadkalbafc] (1 July 2024). "نادي كلباء لكرة القدم يعلن عن تعاقده مع الحارس سلطان المنذري لمدة موسمين" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dibba AL Hisn FC [@dhclubfc] (3 July 2024). "Welcome Mohammed Baroot" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (3 July 2024). "The Champion of Asia.. Signs the Brazilian defender Marlon Santos" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)