2024–25 season | |
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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 | First round |
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.
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja CA on 10 August. [1] [2]
Position | Name | |||||
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Coaching staff | ||||||
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Chief analyst |
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Analyst |
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Goalkeeping coaches |
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Fitness coach |
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U-21 team head coach |
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Physiotherapist |
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Club Doctor |
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Nutritionist |
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Scout |
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Administration staff | ||||||
Team manager |
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Front office | ||||||
Sporting Director |
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Office | Name |
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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: AlAinClub.ae
N | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Notes | |||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK |
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Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29 | 2014 | ||||||
17 | GK |
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Khalid Eisa ( VC) | 34 | 2013 | ||||||
36 | GK |
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Amer Al-Faresi | 19 | 2024 | U21 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
3 | DF |
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Kouame Autonne | 23 | 2021 | ||||||
15 | DF |
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Erik Jorgens | 23 | 2020 | ||||||
16 | DF |
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Khalid Al-Hashemi | 27 | 2023 | ||||||
46 | DF |
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Dramane Koumare | 19 | 2024 | ||||||
50 | DF |
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Manea Al Shamsi | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
66 | DF |
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Mansour Al Shamsi | 22 | 2020 | ||||||
— | DF |
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Khalid Butti | 32 | 2024 | ||||||
— | DF |
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Marlon Santos | 28 | 2024 | on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
5 | MF |
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Park Youg-woo | 30 | 2023 | ||||||
6 | MF |
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Yahia Nader | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
8 | MF |
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Mohammed Abbas | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
10 | MF |
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Kaku | 29 | 2023 | ||||||
11 | MF |
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Bandar Al-Ahbabi ( C) | 34 | 2016 | ||||||
13 | MF |
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Ahmed Barman | 30 | 2013 | ||||||
18 | MF |
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Khalid Al-Balochi | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
20 | MF |
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Matías Palacios | 22 | 2022 | ||||||
21 | MF |
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Soufiane Rahimi | 29 | 2021 | ||||||
26 | MF |
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Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
30 | MF |
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Hazem Mohammad | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
70 | MF |
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Abdoul Karim Traoré | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
— | MF |
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El Mehdi El Moubarik | 23 | 2022 | ||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW |
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Kodjo Laba | 32 | 2019 | ||||||
77 | FW |
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Rilwanu Sarki | 20 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
90 | FW |
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Eisa Khalfan | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
99 | FW |
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Josna Loulendo | 20 | 2023 | U21 | |||||
— | FW |
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Mohamed Awadalla | 22 | 2020 | U21 |
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
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12 July 2024 | GK | 1 |
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[7] | 2026 |
No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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Summer | ||||||
— | MF |
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
— | FW |
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[8] | ||
— | DF |
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— | MF |
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[9] | ||
— | DF |
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Free | 12 July 2024 | [10] |
Total | €0 million |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
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Summer | ||||||
22 | MF |
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End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [11] [12] |
4 | DF |
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End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [11] [13] |
44 | DF |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] | |
27 | MF |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] [14] |
12 | GK |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] [15] |
— | MF |
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End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [16] |
No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
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— | DF |
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3 July 2024 | End of season | [17] |
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga 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 |
Union de Touarga
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5 August 2024 3 |
Chabab Mohammédia
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10 August 2024 4 |
Raja
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Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Soccerway
The league fixtures were announced on 6 July 2024. [18]
TBC 1 | Al Ain | v | Khor Fakkan | Al Ain |
TBC GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 2 | Al Bataeh | v | Al Ain | Sharjah |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed |
TBC 3 | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
TBC 4 | Al Ain | v | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 5 | Al Ain | v | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 6 | Dibba Al-Hisn | v | Al Ain | Dibba Al-Hisn |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Dibba |
TBC 7 | Al Ain | v | Shabab Al Ahli | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 9 | Al Ain | v | Baniyas | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 10 | Al Jazira | v | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
TBC 11 | Al Ain | v | Sharjah | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 12 | Ajman | v | Al Ain | Ajman |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed |
TBC 13 | Al Ain | v | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
First leg | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
Second leg | Al Ain | v | Kalba | Al Ain |
Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
Al Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.
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 | First round |
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.
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga on 24 July, Kénitra on 1 August, Chabab Mohammédia on 5 August and Raja CA on 10 August. [1] [2]
Position | Name | |||||
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Coaching staff | ||||||
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Chief analyst |
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Analyst |
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Goalkeeping coaches |
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Fitness coach |
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U-21 team head coach |
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Physiotherapist |
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Club Doctor |
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Nutritionist |
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Scout |
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Administration staff | ||||||
Team manager |
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Front office | ||||||
Sporting Director |
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Office | Name |
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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: AlAinClub.ae
N | Position | Nation | Player | Age | Since | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK |
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Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29 | 2014 | ||||||
17 | GK |
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Khalid Eisa ( VC) | 34 | 2013 | ||||||
36 | GK |
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Amer Al-Faresi | 19 | 2024 | U21 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||
3 | DF |
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Kouame Autonne | 23 | 2021 | ||||||
15 | DF |
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Erik Jorgens | 23 | 2020 | ||||||
16 | DF |
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Khalid Al-Hashemi | 27 | 2023 | ||||||
46 | DF |
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Dramane Koumare | 19 | 2024 | ||||||
50 | DF |
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Manea Al Shamsi | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
66 | DF |
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Mansour Al Shamsi | 22 | 2020 | ||||||
— | DF |
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Khalid Butti | 32 | 2024 | ||||||
— | DF |
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Marlon Santos | 28 | 2024 | on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||
5 | MF |
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Park Youg-woo | 30 | 2023 | ||||||
6 | MF |
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Yahia Nader | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
8 | MF |
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Mohammed Abbas | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
10 | MF |
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Kaku | 29 | 2023 | ||||||
11 | MF |
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Bandar Al-Ahbabi ( C) | 34 | 2016 | ||||||
13 | MF |
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Ahmed Barman | 30 | 2013 | ||||||
18 | MF |
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Khalid Al-Balochi | 25 | 2018 | ||||||
20 | MF |
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Matías Palacios | 22 | 2022 | ||||||
21 | MF |
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Soufiane Rahimi | 29 | 2021 | ||||||
26 | MF |
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Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 22 | 2021 | ||||||
30 | MF |
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Hazem Mohammad | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
70 | MF |
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Abdoul Karim Traoré | 19 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
— | MF |
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El Mehdi El Moubarik | 23 | 2022 | ||||||
Forwards | |||||||||||
9 | FW |
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Kodjo Laba | 32 | 2019 | ||||||
77 | FW |
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Rilwanu Sarki | 20 | 2023 | U19 | |||||
90 | FW |
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Eisa Khalfan | 21 | 2021 | U21 | |||||
99 | FW |
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Josna Loulendo | 20 | 2023 | U21 | |||||
— | FW |
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Mohamed Awadalla | 22 | 2020 | U21 |
Date | Pos | No. | Player | Ref. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 July 2024 | GK | 1 |
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[7] | 2026 |
No. | Position | Player | From | Fee | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | ||||||
— | MF |
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Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
— | FW |
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[8] | ||
— | DF |
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— | MF |
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[9] | ||
— | DF |
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Free | 12 July 2024 | [10] |
Total | €0 million |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transfer to | Fee | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | ||||||
22 | MF |
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End of contract | 25 June 2024 | [11] [12] |
4 | DF |
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End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [11] [13] |
44 | DF |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] | |
27 | MF |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] [14] |
12 | GK |
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [11] [15] |
— | MF |
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End of contract | 3 July 2024 | [16] |
No. | Pos | Player | From | Start date | End date | Ref. |
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— | DF |
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3 July 2024 | End of season | [17] |
On 27 June 2024, Al Ain announced they would be touring in Rabat, Morocco, with four friendly matches against Union de Touarga 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 |
Union de Touarga
![]() | v |
![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
5 August 2024 3 |
Chabab Mohammédia
![]() | v |
![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
10 August 2024 4 |
Raja
![]() | v |
![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
Stadium: Stade Larbi Zaouli |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Soccerway
The league fixtures were announced on 6 July 2024. [18]
TBC 1 | Al Ain | v | Khor Fakkan | Al Ain |
TBC GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 2 | Al Bataeh | v | Al Ain | Sharjah |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed |
TBC 3 | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
TBC 4 | Al Ain | v | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 5 | Al Ain | v | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 6 | Dibba Al-Hisn | v | Al Ain | Dibba Al-Hisn |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Dibba |
TBC 7 | Al Ain | v | Shabab Al Ahli | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 9 | Al Ain | v | Baniyas | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 10 | Al Jazira | v | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed |
TBC 11 | Al Ain | v | Sharjah | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
TBC 12 | Ajman | v | Al Ain | Ajman |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed |
TBC 13 | Al Ain | v | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
TBC | Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
First leg | Kalba | v | Al Ain | Kalba |
Report | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba |
Second leg | Al Ain | v | Kalba | Al Ain |
Report | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed |
Al Ain qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.