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Al-Ain

ALA· 25,174 capacity

Position

1

R16
Also inCWC3rd

Played

1

Points

3

1W 0D 0L

Goal difference

+4

4 scored, 0 against

Form

Recent form, oldest first: W
Where the season ends8%to win it

From 8,000 simulated seasons.

Win the leagueest.

8.5%

Top fourest.

27.6%

European placeest.

0.0%

Relegationest.

0.0%

Projected pointsest.

13

likely 9–18

Projected finishest.

11th

range 2–22

Power rating

1508

#2 in the division

Attack / defenceest.

81 / 81

75 is league average

Squad15

15 players from 10 countries.

Morocco3UAE2Austria2Egypt1Serbia1+5 more
Squad by position, ordered by minutes played
PlayerMinutesGAShare of goals
GK
17Khalid Eisa9000
DF
4Yahya Ben Khaleq9000
25Rami Rabia9000
6Djordje Skoko9000
2Rafael Rodrigues6900
15Erik2100
38Ibrahima Ndiaye1300
97Adis Jašić100
MF
19Valentino Lazaro9000
Abdoul Traoré9000
20Matías Palacios8900
10Alejandro Romero7702
FW
21Soufiane Rahimi901125%
13Houssine Rahimi692050%
7Georgios Giakoumakis211025%

Ordered by minutes within each position, so the first-choice side sits at the top. Share of goals is measured against this squad’s 4 in the same matches these minutes come from — never against the league table, whose season is longer than the window player data covers.

Honours14 titles
  • Pro LeagueUnited Arab Emirates6 · 2 runner-up

    2025/2026 · 2021/2022 · 2017/2018 · 2014/2015 · 2012/2013 · 2011/2012

  • AFC Champions League EliteAsia2 · 2 runner-up

    2023/2024 · 2002/2003

  • Presidents CupUnited Arab Emirates2 · 2 runner-up

    2017/2018 · 2013/2014

  • Super CupUnited Arab Emirates2 · 4 runner-up

    2015/2016 · 2012/2013

  • AGCFF Gulf Champions LeagueAsia1

    2001

  • League CupUnited Arab Emirates1 · 3 runner-up

    2021/2022

  • FIFA Club World CupWorld0 · 1 runner-up
In the dugout13 managers
Manager by season, with points per game
SeasonManagerW–D–LPts / game
2026/2027Vladimir IvićPro League410
2.60
2025/2026Vladimir IvićPro League2150
2.62
2024/2025Hernán CrespoPro League221
1.60
2024/2025Leonardo JardimPro League432
1.67
2024/2025Vladimir IvićPro League633
1.75
2023/2024Alfred SchreuderPro League502
2.14
2023/2024Hernán CrespoPro League937
1.58
2022/2023Sergiy RebrovPro League1664
2.08
2021/2022Sergiy RebrovPro League2051
2.50
2020/2021Pedro EmanuelPro League1187
1.58
2019/2020Ivan LekoPro League633
1.75
2019/2020Pedro EmanuelPro League511
2.29
2018/2019Zoran MamićPro League912
2.33
2018/2019Željko SopićPro League111
1.33
2018/2019Juan Carlos GarridoPro League425
1.27
2017/2018Zoran MamićPro League1651
2.41
2016/2017Zlatko DalićPro League942
2.07
2016/2017Zoran MamićPro League703
2.10
2015/2016Zlatko DalićPro League1835
2.19
2014/2015Zlatko DalićPro League1862
2.31
2013/2014Quique Sánchez FloresPro League664
1.50
2013/2014Zlatko DalićPro League511
2.29
2012/2013Cosmin OlăroiuPro League2024
2.38

One row per season, which is the grain the source supplies — a manager who stayed four years appears four times. Points per game is what makes spells of different lengths comparable.

The groundHazza Bin Zayed Stadium
CityAl-'Ayn (Al Ain)Capacity25,174Opened2014SurfaceGrass
In the table1st on 3
AFC Champions League Elite table. Ranked by points, then goal-difference, then goals-for, then away-goals, then wins, then away-wins, then disciplinary.
#ClubPlGDPtsTitle
11+43
8%
21+33
6%
31+13
4%
41+13
4%
51+13
4%
61+13
4%
7101
1%
Round of 16

* Level on points — separated by the tiebreaker shown on hover.

Title chances are Monte Carlo estimates over the remaining fixturesest. A shown 0% means it did not occur in 8,000 simulated seasons — not that it is impossible.