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Al Ain Football Club is an association football club based in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, that competes in UAE Pro League, the top-division football league in United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates. [1] Al Ain is one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Emirati football since 1975–76 season, the others being Al Nasr and Al Wasl.
Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Advanced to next round but the cup continued in next season |
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1969–70 [n 1] | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | Not held |
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1970–71 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | RU | ||
1971–72 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Not completed | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | RU |
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1972–73 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | |||
1973–74 | Abu Dhabi Championship | 1st | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | Not held |
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1974–75 [n 2] | Abu Dhabi Championship | 1st | UAE President's Cup | R16 [5] |
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1975–76 | 1 | 2nd | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 24 | Not completed | Not held | – | – |
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1976–77 | 1 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
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1977–78 | 1 | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | – | 34 | Not completed | |||||||||||||||
1978–79 | 1 | 3rd | 20 | – | 27 | RU |
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1979–80 | 1 | 8th | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 12 | Semi-Finals |
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1980–81 | 1 | 1st | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | RU |
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1981–82 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | – | 21 | Quarter-finals | Not held | – |
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1982–83 | 1 | 5th | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | Not held | – | Not held | Joint League | C |
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1983–84 | 1 | 1st | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 27 | Semi-Finals | – | – |
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1984–85 | 1 | 8th | – | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Not held | Gulf Club Champions Cup | GS | Joint League | 4th |
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1985–86 | 1 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 14 | Semi-Finals | RU | – | – | ||||||||||
1986–87 | 1 | 3rd | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 25 | Semi-Finals | Not held |
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1987–88 | 1 | 5th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 33 |
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1988–89 | 1 | 5th | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | Quarter-finals | C |
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1989–90 | 1 | 7th | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 27 | RU | Not held | – | Not held | Not held | |||||||||
1990–91 [n 2] | 1 | 8th | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 15 | Not held | Not held | – | cancelled [n 3] |
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1991–92 | 1 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 34 | Round of 16 | – | ||||||||||||
1992–93 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 35 | Group Stage | – |
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1993–94 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 29 | RU | RU | RU |
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1994–95 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 23 | RU | – | 1st | Gulf Club Champions Cup | 5th |
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1995–96 | 1 | 3rd | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | Round of 16 | Not held | 4th | – | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | R2 |
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1996–97 | 1 | 5th | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 41 | Round of 16 | Not held | – |
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1997–98 | 1 | 1st | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 61 | Semi-Finals |
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1998–99 | 1 | 2nd | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 57 | C | Asian Club Championship | 3rd |
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1999–2000 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 47 | Round of 16 | Group Stage | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |
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2000–01 | 1 | 4th | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 34 | C | Group Stage | Gulf Club Champions Cup | C | Asian Club Championship | R2 |
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2001–02 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 47 | Semi-Finals | Group Stage | RU | – | Arab Club Champions Cup | W [n 4] | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | QF |
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2002–03 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 48 | Quarter-finals | Not held | C | – | AFC Champions League | C |
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2003–04 | 1 | 1st | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 36 | Semi-Finals | Not held | Not held | AFC Champions League | bye GS [n 5] |
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2004–05 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 57 | C | C | – | |||||||||||
AFC Champions League | QF |
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2005–06 | 1 | 4th | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 41 | C | C | ||||||||||||
AFC Champions League | RU |
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2006–07 | 1 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 28 | RU | Group Stage | ||||||||||||
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2007–08 | 1 | 6th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 32 | Round of 16 | Not held | – |
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2008–09 | 1 | 3rd | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 43 | C | C | – | Not held |
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2009–10 | 1 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 45 | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals | C | – | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2010–11 | 1 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | Round of 16 | RU | – | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2011–12 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 55 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | – |
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2012–13 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 62 | Semi-Finals | Group Stage | C | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2013–14 | 1 | 6th | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 43 | C | Group Stage | RU | AFC Champions League | QF |
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2014–15 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 60 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | RU | |||||||||||
AFC Champions League | SF |
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2015–16 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 57 | RU | Group Stage | C | Cancelled | AFC Champions League | QF | Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup | C |
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2016–17 | 1 | 4th | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 55 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | – | Arab Club Champions Cup | W [n 6] | AFC Champions League | RU | – |
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2017–18 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | C | Quarter-Finals | Not held | – | AFC Champions League | QF |
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2018–19 | 1 | 4th | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals | RU | Arab Club Champions Cup | R32 | AFC Champions League | GS | FIFA Club World Cup | RU |
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2019–20 [n 7] | 1 | 2nd | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 37 | Final | Semi-Finals | – | – | AFC Champions League | GS | — |
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2020–21 | 1 | 6th | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | Round of 16 | First Round | – | AFC Champions League | QS |
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2021–22 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 65 | Quarter-finals | C | — |
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2022–23 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 54 | RU | RU | RU |
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2023–24 | 1 | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 45 | Quarter-finals | RU | — | AFC Champions League | C |
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Notes
This article relies largely or entirely on a
single source. (April 2022) |
Al Ain Football Club is an association football club based in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, that competes in UAE Pro League, the top-division football league in United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates. [1] Al Ain is one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top level of Emirati football since 1975–76 season, the others being Al Nasr and Al Wasl.
Champions | Runners-up | 3rd Place | Advanced to next round but the cup continued in next season |
Season | Div. | Pos. | Cup | Manager | |
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1969–70 [n 1] | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | Not held |
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1970–71 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | RU | ||
1971–72 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Not completed | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | RU |
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1972–73 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | |||
1973–74 | Abu Dhabi Championship | 1st | Abu Dhabi Ruler Cup | Not held |
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1974–75 [n 2] | Abu Dhabi Championship | 1st | UAE President's Cup | R16 [5] |
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Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | President's Cup | Federation Cup / League Cup [n 1] | Super Cup | GCC | ACCC | Asia | Other competitions | Top scorer | Manager | |||||
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1975–76 | 1 | 2nd | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 24 | Not completed | Not held | – | – |
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1976–77 | 1 | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
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1977–78 | 1 | 2nd | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | – | 34 | Not completed | |||||||||||||||
1978–79 | 1 | 3rd | 20 | – | 27 | RU |
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1979–80 | 1 | 8th | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 12 | Semi-Finals |
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1980–81 | 1 | 1st | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | RU |
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1981–82 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | – | 21 | Quarter-finals | Not held | – |
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1982–83 | 1 | 5th | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 19 | Not held | – | Not held | Joint League | C |
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1983–84 | 1 | 1st | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 27 | Semi-Finals | – | – |
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1984–85 | 1 | 8th | – | Quarter-finals | Group Stage | Not held | Gulf Club Champions Cup | GS | Joint League | 4th |
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1985–86 | 1 | 9th | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 14 | Semi-Finals | RU | – | – | ||||||||||
1986–87 | 1 | 3rd | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 25 | Semi-Finals | Not held |
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1987–88 | 1 | 5th | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 33 |
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1988–89 | 1 | 5th | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 | Quarter-finals | C |
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1989–90 | 1 | 7th | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 27 | RU | Not held | – | Not held | Not held | |||||||||
1990–91 [n 2] | 1 | 8th | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 15 | Not held | Not held | – | cancelled [n 3] |
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1991–92 | 1 | 7th | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 34 | Round of 16 | – | ||||||||||||
1992–93 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 35 | Group Stage | – |
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1993–94 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 29 | RU | RU | RU |
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1994–95 | 1 | 2nd | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 23 | RU | – | 1st | Gulf Club Champions Cup | 5th |
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1995–96 | 1 | 3rd | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 25 | Round of 16 | Not held | 4th | – | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | R2 |
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1996–97 | 1 | 5th | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 41 | Round of 16 | Not held | – |
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1997–98 | 1 | 1st | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 61 | Semi-Finals |
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1998–99 | 1 | 2nd | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 57 | C | Asian Club Championship | 3rd |
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1999–2000 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 47 | Round of 16 | Group Stage | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | R1 |
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2000–01 | 1 | 4th | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 34 | C | Group Stage | Gulf Club Champions Cup | C | Asian Club Championship | R2 |
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2001–02 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 47 | Semi-Finals | Group Stage | RU | – | Arab Club Champions Cup | W [n 4] | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | QF |
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2002–03 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 48 | Quarter-finals | Not held | C | – | AFC Champions League | C |
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2003–04 | 1 | 1st | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 36 | Semi-Finals | Not held | Not held | AFC Champions League | bye GS [n 5] |
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2004–05 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 57 | C | C | – | |||||||||||
AFC Champions League | QF |
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2005–06 | 1 | 4th | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 41 | C | C | ||||||||||||
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2006–07 | 1 | 9th | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 28 | RU | Group Stage | ||||||||||||
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2007–08 | 1 | 6th | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 32 | Round of 16 | Not held | – |
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2008–09 | 1 | 3rd | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 43 | C | C | – | Not held |
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2009–10 | 1 | 3rd | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 45 | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals | C | – | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2010–11 | 1 | 10th | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 25 | Round of 16 | RU | – | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2011–12 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36 | 55 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | – |
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2012–13 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 62 | Semi-Finals | Group Stage | C | AFC Champions League | GS |
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2013–14 | 1 | 6th | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 43 | C | Group Stage | RU | AFC Champions League | QF |
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2014–15 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 60 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | RU | |||||||||||
AFC Champions League | SF |
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2015–16 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 57 | RU | Group Stage | C | Cancelled | AFC Champions League | QF | Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup | C |
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2016–17 | 1 | 4th | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 55 | Quarter-Finals | Group Stage | – | Arab Club Champions Cup | W [n 6] | AFC Champions League | RU | – |
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2017–18 | 1 | 1st | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 53 | C | Quarter-Finals | Not held | – | AFC Champions League | QF |
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2018–19 | 1 | 4th | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals | RU | Arab Club Champions Cup | R32 | AFC Champions League | GS | FIFA Club World Cup | RU |
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2019–20 [n 7] | 1 | 2nd | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 37 | Final | Semi-Finals | – | – | AFC Champions League | GS | — |
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2020–21 | 1 | 6th | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | Round of 16 | First Round | – | AFC Champions League | QS |
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2021–22 | 1 | 1st | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 65 | Quarter-finals | C | — |
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2022–23 | 1 | 2nd | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 54 | RU | RU | RU |
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2023–24 | 1 | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 45 | Quarter-finals | RU | — | AFC Champions League | C |
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