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| Full name | Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Boss | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 18,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Mohamed Bin Zayed AL Nahyan | ||
| Manager |  Winfried Schäfer | ||
| League | UAE League | ||
| 06/07 | UAE League, 9th | ||
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Al-Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional association football club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. Al-Ain won the 2003 Asian Champions League competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.
Al Ain FC is by far the most successful club in the UAE and among the best in Asia. The team was established in 1968 in the quiet garden city of Al Ain. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most UAE league titles (nine) and the first UAE side to win the AFC Champions league title in 2003.
Al Ain Club Leaders
Honorary President: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (President of the UAE/Ruler of Abu Dhabi)
President: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
Vice President 1: Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President 2: Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Al Ain Stadiums
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, capacity: 15,000
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, capacity: 15,000
Al Ain Jersey
The Al Ain purple jersey was inspired by the Belgian Club Anderlecht's colours during a football training camp in Morroco in 1977. Al Ain's previous colours were green and then red but they are now permanently purple.
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Team Administrator: Majed Al-Owais
- Team Manager: Hamad Bin Nukhairat Al-Ameri
Transfers In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous Players
Abedi Pele- Arthur Moses
Boubacar Sanogo- Joel Tiehi
- Kandia Traoré
Farhad Majidi
Edílson- Rodrigo
- Kelly
- Dodô
Roberto Acuña
Hawar Mulla Mohammed- Nashat Akram
Ahmed Kanu
Seydou Traoré
Hossam Hassan
Skander Souayah
Rachid Daoudi- Mustapha Hadji
- Saeed Kharazi
Nenad Jestrovic
Luis Tejada- Alberto Blanco
Onyekachi- Odita
- Mohamed Omar
- Ibrahima Diakite
Mauricio Molina
Sergio Berti
Frank Olivea
Juma Mossi
Notable Coaches
Bruno Metsu- Alain Perrin
- Winfried Schäfer
Milan Macala- Mohammed AL Mansi
Iordănescu- Ilie Balaci
Walter Zenga- Tite
- Zé Mario
Budgie (Goal-Keeper Coach)
The New Stadium
It has been confirmed that a new 45,000 capacity all seater stadium will be built for the club as part of a new major residential and commercial project called Ain Al Emarat (Eye of the Emirates) which will be conducted by the Al Qudra Holding comapny in Al Ain, however the completion date for this project is yet to have been confirmed. Many news articles on the internet stated that the new stadium will be one of the worlds most technologically advanced sports stadiums with movable seat tiers similar to that of Japans Sapporo Dome, the stadium will also be fully covered with climate control features in order to protect the spectators from the suns heat and the new score board will be suspended above the playing pitch by four powerful steel cables.
Titles
- UAE League (9): 76/77, 80/81, 83/84, 92/93, 97/98, 99/2000, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004
- UAE Emir Cup (4): 1998/1999, 2000/2001, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
- AFC Champions League (1): 2003
- Gulf Club Champions Cup (1): 2001
Trivia
- Al Ain Club is the first team to win the domestic soccer league for three years in a row, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004
- Two of the UAEs four goals in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship held in the Emirates were scored by Al Ain players Ali Al-Wehaibi and Shehab Ahmed.
External links
Preceded bySuwon Samsung Bluewings
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Champions of Asia 2003 |
Succeeded byAl-Ittihad
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| Football teams in UAE | |
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| UAE Pro League | |
| UAE First Division League | |
| UAE Second Division League | |
| UAE Third Division League | |
| Other clubs | |
| Defunct clubs | |