2011–12 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain
2011–12 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerCosmin Olăroiu
StadiumTahnoun bin Mohammed
Pro-League1st
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (22)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (27)
Highest home attendance15,187 vs Al Jazira
(27 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance1,856 vs Al Jazira
(7 October 2011)
Biggest win1–3 vs Al Jazira
4–0 vs Emirates
4–1 vs Ajman
1–4 vs Sharjah
3–0 vs Baniyas
1–4 vs Emirates
0–4 vs Ajman
4–2 vs Al Jazira
0–3 vs Emirates
1–4 vs Al Wahda
4–2 vs Emirates
Biggest defeat4–0 vs Al Jazira
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2012.

The 2011–12 season was Al Ain Football Club's 44th in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain started the season with a new board of directors,[1][2] after the former board of directors resigned following the 2010–11 season, one of the worst in the club's history.[3]

Season overview

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Pre-season

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On June 6, Al Ain announced officially Cosmin Olaroiu as the new manager for two seasons and released all the foreign players.[4] After only one day of contracted with Cosmin Olaroiu, Al Ain reaching an agreement with AEK Athens for Argentine Ignacio Scocco according to reports a value of €3 million.[5]

August

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On 8 August, Al Hilal announced on his official website an agreement to loan Saudi international Forward Yasser Al Qahtani to Al Ain for one-year at a cost of €2.5 million.[6]

On 13 August, At the opening of Al Ain Football International Championship, Al Ain S.C.C. launched the new logo for the club.[7]

Club

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Kit

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Players

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Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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12 July 2011 Friendly Riccione Italy 1–3 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Italy
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Details
Stadium: Bruneck Stadium
16 July 2011 Friendly Palermo Italy 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Brixen
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Details
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Zuliani
23 July 2011 Friendly Leogang Austria 0–11 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Austria
24 July 2011 Friendly Wigan Athletic England 0–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Bischofshofen
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Attendance: 418
26 July 2011 Friendly MTK Budapest Hungary 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Austria
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
28 July 2011 Friendly PAS Giannina Greece 3–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Austria
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Details
13 August 2011 AFIC Al Ain United Arab Emirates 6–1 Bahrain Al Riffa Al Ain
22:30 Yasser Yellow card 14' 32' (pen.)
Mohamed. M 37'
Haddaf 66'
Helal. S 70'
Salem. A 73'
R. Yaslam 80'
Report 17' Hussein
Red card 60' Abubakar
Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Ali Hamad
16 August 2011 AFIC Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–0 Oman Al Suwaiq Al Ain
21:30 Report Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
19 August 2011 AFIC Al Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab Al Ain
23:30 Musallem. F Yellow card 49'
Radoi Red card 55'
Yasser 58'
Azoz Yellow card 87'
Report 22' (o.g.) Ismail
Yellow card 54' Hassan
Red card 55' Abdulmalk
Yellow card 57' Marcelo
Yellow card 61' Fernando
Yellow card 73' Waleed
Yellow card 77' Ahmed
Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
23 August 2011 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–0 United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) M. Nasser 54' Yellow card 62'
Raqea 75'
Report Yellow card 20' Feindouno
Yellow card 44' J.Abdulla
Yellow card 53' Camara
Yellow card 69' A.Salim
Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Sultan Mohammed Saleh
5 September 2011 Friendly Alkharitiyat Qatar 0–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Doha
19:45 Vivian Red card 26' Report 27' (pen.) Radoi
Yellow card 48' S. Rabie
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad
Referee: Abdul Rahman Jassim
8 September 2011 Friendly Al Sadd Qatar 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Doha
19:45 Al-Hamad 65' Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad
Referee: Mohammed Taha
18 September 2011 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Oman Al Shabab Al Ain
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Mohammed .S 40'
Shehab 43' (pen.)
Ayed Yellow card 50'
S. Rabie Yellow card 59'
I. Aziz 83'
Report 2' Rabia
Yellow card 80' Dew
Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Issa Khalifa

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 16 October 2011 26 May 2012 Matchday 1 Winners 22 17 4 1 52 16 +36 077.27
League Cup 16 September 2011 2 March 2012 Group stage Group stage 10 5 2 3 17 13 +4 050.00
President's Cup 18 December 2011 10 January 2012 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 34 23 6 5 73 32 +41 067.65

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain (C) 22 17 4 1 52 16 +36 55 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Al Nasr 22 11 8 3 49 33 +16 41 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3 Al Shabab 22 10 8 4 39 27 +12 38
4 Al Jazira 22 11 2 9 47 38 +9 35 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
5 Al Ahli 22 10 4 8 45 42 +3 34
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

Matches

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16 October 2011 1 Al Ain 2–0 Al Nasr Al Ain
18:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
21 October 2011 2 Al Wahda 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Ali Hamad
29 October 2011 3 Al Ain 2–1 Dubai Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,845
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
26 November 2011 5 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
4 December 2011 6 Baniyas 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Baniyas
Attendance: 3,037
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
9 December 2011 7 Al Ain 2–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
13 December 2011 4 Al Ahli 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Rashid
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
22 December 2011 8 Al Jazira 1–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Summary
Report
Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
30 December 2011 9 Al Ain 4–0 Emirates Al Ain
16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
4 January 2012 10 Al Shabab 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
14 January 2012 11 Al Ain 4–1 Ajman Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
23 January 2012 12 Al Nasr 2–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
8 February 2012 13 Al Ain 1–0 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
15 February 2012 14 Dubai 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
16 March 2012 15 Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli Al Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 7,821
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
24 March 2012 16 Sharjah 1–4 Al Ain Sharjah
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Sharjah
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
30 March 2012 17 Al Ain 3–0 Baniyas Al Ain
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ali Hamad
14 April 2012 18 Al Wasl 2–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
27 April 2012 19 Al Ain 2–0 Al Jazira Al Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 15,187
Referee: Ali Hamad
6 May 2012 20 Emirates 1–4 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Emirates Club
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
11 May 2012 21 Al Ain 3–1 Al Shabab Al Ain
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar
26 May 2012 22 Al Ain 4–0 Ajman Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Summary
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 10,432
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Etisalat Cup

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Jazira 10 7 1 2 28 13 +15 22
Al Wasl 10 6 0 4 18 18 0 18
Al Ain 10 5 2 3 17 13 +4 17
Dubai 10 5 1 4 18 13 +5 16
Al Wahda 10 3 0 7 13 20 −7 9
Emirates 10 1 2 7 7 24 −17 5
Source: UAEProLeague
16 September 2011 1 Al Ain 1–2 Al Wahda Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
23 September 2011 2 Dubai 1–2 Al Ain Dubai
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
1 October 2011 3 Emirates 1–1 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Emirates Club
Attendance: 841
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
7 October 2011 4 Al Ain 4–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah
12 November 2011 5 Al Wasl 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel
19 November 2011 6 Al Ain 1–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
27 January 2012 7 Al Jazira 4–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
3 February 2012 8 Al Ain 3–0 Emirates Al Ain
18:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
23 February 2012 9 Al Ain 1–1 Dubai Al Ain
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
2 March 2012 10 Al Wahda 1–4 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

President's Cup

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18 December 2011 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–2 Emirates Dubai
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Details
Stadium: Rashid
Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
10 January 2012 Quarter-finals