al Ain Club
| al Ain Club | |||
| Basic data | |||
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| Surname | al Ain Sports & Culture Club | ||
| Seat | Al Ain , United Arab Emirates | ||
| founding | 1968 | ||
| Website | alainfc.ae | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Venue |
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium |
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| Places | 12,000 15,000 |
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| league | UAE Arabian Gulf League | ||
| 2018/19 | 4th Place | ||
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The al Ain Sports & Culture Club ( Arabic نادي العين, DMG Nādī al-ʿAin ) is a football club from al-Ain founded in 1968 . The club currently plays in the UAE Arabian Gulf League , the highest football league in the United Arab Emirates . At the same time, al Ain is the league's record champions with twelve championships.
history
Al Ain celebrated its greatest success in 2003 when it won the AFC Champions League . In the final they defeated BEC-Tero Sasana from Thailand . In 2005, the team failed against the 2004 winner, al-Ittihad , in the final and finished second. al Ain plays its home games at both the Tahnon Bin Mohammed Stadium and the Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium.
In December 2007, the German Winfried Schäfer became the club's coach. With al Ain he won the Etisalat Emirates Cup and the UAE President's Cup in 2009 . Those responsible for the association then extended the contract with Schäfer until 2010, but terminated it a short time later. Until April 14, 2010, the Brazilian Toninho Cerezo coached the team. In early June 2011, Romanian Cosmin Olăroiu signed a two-year contract as head coach.
successes
- Masters 1976/77, 1980/81, 1983/84, 1992/93, 1997/98, 1999/00, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2017 / 18th
- Cup winners 1998/99, 2000/01, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2013/14
- Super Cup winners 1994/95, 2002/03, 2012
- UAE FA Cup: 1992, 2004, 2006
- 2001 winner
- 2003 winner
- League cup winners 2008/09
Known players
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Abédi Pelé (1998-2000) -
Kenneth Zeigbo (1999-2000) -
Hossam Hassan (2000) -
Abdul Kader Keïta (2001-2002) -
Boubacar Sanogo (2002-2005)
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Christer Fursth (2003-2004) -
Roberto Acuña (2004) -
Mustapha Hadji (2004-2005) -
Edílson (2004-2005) -
Luis Tejada (2005) -
Nenad Jestrović (2006-2007) -
Nasch'at Akram (2007) -
Hawar Mulla Mohammed (2007-2008)
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Emanuel Obiora Odita (2007-2009)
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Jorge Valdivia (2008-2010) -
Soufiane Alloudi (2007-2011)
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Mirel Rădoi (2011-2014) -
Asamoah Gyan (2011-2015)
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Nasser Al-Shamrani (2013-2017)
Well-known trainers
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Zé Mario (1988-1991)
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Amarildo (July 1992)
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Ilie Balaci (1998-2000)
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Anghel Iordănescu (2001–2002, June 2006 - November 2006)
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Bruno Metsu (2002-2004) -
Alain Perrin (July 2004 – October 2004)
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Milan Máčala (2005) -
Tite (2006)
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Walter Zenga (January 2007 - September 2007) -
Winfried Schäfer (December 2007 - December 2009) -
Stefan Brasas (2008–2009) goalkeeping coach,
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Toninho Cerezo (December 2009 - April 2010)
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Abdulhameed al Mishtiki (April 2010 - December 2010) -
Alexandre Gallo (January 2011 - June 2011)
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Cosmin Olăroiu (June 2011 - June 2013)
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Jorge Fossati (June 2013 - September 2013) -
Ahmed Abdullah (September 2013 - September 2013) (Interim)
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Quique Sánchez Flores (September 2013 - May 2014) -
Zlatko Dalić (May 2014-January 2017)
Other sports
In addition to soccer, there are also divisions in the sports of volleyball, swimming, handball, athletics and table tennis.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ gulfnews.com: Report on the contract extension ( Memento from January 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ espnstar.com: Al Ain sack Toninho Cerezo ( Memento from September 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ ProSport of June 6, 2011 , accessed on July 29, 2011 (Romanian)
- ↑ rsssf.com: Overview of the masters
