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Al-Ain

ALA· 25,174 capacity

Position

1

R16
Also inCWC3rd

Played

3

Points

9

3W 0D 0L

Goal difference

+8

10 scored, 2 against

Form

Recent form, oldest first: W, W, W
Where the season ends16%to win it

From 8,000 simulated seasons.

Win the leagueest.

16.3%

Top fourest.

53.8%

European placeest.

0.0%

Relegationest.

0.0%

Projected pointsest.

17

likely 13–21

Projected finishest.

5th

range 1–11

Power rating

1524

#2 in the division

Attack / defenceest.

92 / 83

75 is league average

Squad20

20 players from 13 countries.

Morocco3UAE3Argentina1Egypt1Austria2+8 more
Squad by position, ordered by minutes played
PlayerMinutesGAShare of goals
GK
17Khalid Eisa18000—
DF
4Yahya Ben Khaleq18001—
25Rami Rabia1801020%
6Djordje Skoko17300—
2Rafael Rodrigues13501—
97Adis Jašić2600—
15Erik1900—
38Ibrahima Ndiaye1000—
3Marcos André700—
56Amadou Niang200—
MF
20Matías Palacios18001—
—Abdoul Traoré18000—
10Alejandro Romero1691020%
19Valentino Lazaro15200—
5Teun Gijselhart2800—
8Mohammed Al Baloushi100—
FW
13Houssine Rahimi1523060%
21Soufiane Rahimi9001—
7Georgios Giakoumakis7100—
18Baba Bello Ilou4500—

Ordered by minutes within each position, so the first-choice side sits at the top. Share of goals is measured against this squad’s 5 in the same matches these minutes come from — never against the league table, whose season is longer than the window player data covers. That window is 30 of 47 matches.

Season by season13 seasons
Finishing position, 2014/2015 to 2026/20272014/2015: 1 of 14 in the Pro League, 60 points2015/2016: 2 of 14 in the Pro League, 57 points2016/2017: 4 of 14 in the Pro League, 55 points2017/2018: 1 of 12 in the Pro League, 53 points2018/2019: 4 of 14 in the Pro League, 46 points2019/2020: 2 of 14 in the Pro League, 37 points2020/2021: 6 of 14 in the Pro League, 41 points2021/2022: 1 of 14 in the Pro League, 65 points2022/2023: 2 of 14 in the Pro League, 54 points2023/2024: 3 of 14 in the Pro League, 45 points2024/2025: 5 of 14 in the Pro League, 44 points2025/2026: 1 of 14 in the Pro League, 68 points2026/2027: 4 of 14 in the Pro League, 13 points
Best12014/2015Worst62020/2021Seasons13

First place is at the top. A change of division breaks the line, because 8th in one is not 8th in another.

Show data
Finishing position by season
SeasonCompetitionPosPts
2026/2027Pro League4 of 1413
2025/2026Pro League1 of 1468
2024/2025Pro League5 of 1444
2023/2024Pro League3 of 1445
2022/2023Pro League2 of 1454
2021/2022Pro League1 of 1465
2020/2021Pro League6 of 1441
2019/2020Pro League2 of 1437
2018/2019Pro League4 of 1446
2017/2018Pro League1 of 1253
2016/2017Pro League4 of 1455
2015/2016Pro League2 of 1457
2014/2015Pro League1 of 1460
Honours0 titles
  • AFC Champions League Elite0
  • AGCFF Gulf Champions League0
  • FIFA Club World Cup0
  • League Cup0
  • Presidents Cup0
  • Pro League0
  • Super Cup0
In the dugout13 managers
Manager by season, with points per game
SeasonManagerW–D–LPts / game
2026/2027Vladimir IvićPro League4–1–1
2.17
2025/2026Vladimir IvićPro League21–5–0
2.62
2024/2025Hernán CrespoPro League2–2–1
1.60
2024/2025Leonardo JardimPro League4–3–2
1.67
2024/2025Vladimir IvićPro League6–3–3
1.75
2023/2024Alfred SchreuderPro League5–0–2
2.14
2023/2024Hernán CrespoPro League9–3–7
1.58
2022/2023Sergiy RebrovPro League16–6–4
2.08
2021/2022Sergiy RebrovPro League20–5–1
2.50
2020/2021Pedro EmanuelPro League11–8–7
1.58
2019/2020Ivan LekoPro League6–3–3
1.75
2019/2020Pedro EmanuelPro League5–1–1
2.29
2018/2019Zoran MamićPro League9–1–2
2.33
2018/2019Željko SopićPro League1–1–1
1.33
2018/2019Juan Carlos GarridoPro League4–2–5
1.27
2017/2018Zoran MamićPro League16–5–1
2.41
2016/2017Zlatko DalićPro League9–4–2
2.07
2016/2017Zoran MamićPro League7–0–3
2.10
2015/2016Zlatko DalićPro League18–3–5
2.19
2014/2015Zlatko DalićPro League18–6–2
2.31
2013/2014Quique Sánchez FloresPro League6–6–4
1.50
2013/2014Zlatko DalićPro League5–1–1
2.29
2012/2013Cosmin OlăroiuPro League20–2–4
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 9
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
13+89
16%
23+49
10%
33+37
3%
43+26
1%
53+16
1%
63+25
<1%
73+15
<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.