2021–22 Al Ain FC season

The 2021–22 season will be Al Ain Football Club's 48rd in existence and the club's 46st consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain
2021–22 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerSerhii Rebrov
(from 6 June 2021[1])
StadiumHazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro-League 1st
President's CupQuarter-finals
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kodjo Laba (20 goals)

All:
Kodjo Laba (24 goals)
Biggest winAl Jazira 1–5 Al Ain
All statistics correct as of 5 April 2022.

Club

Players

Injury record

N P Nat. Name Type Status Source Match Inj. Date Ret. Date
38 DF Saeed Al-Menhali cruciate ligament AlAinClub.ae Pre-Season Unknown 13 December 2021
27 MF Sultan Al-Shamsi muscles rupture AlAinClub.ae in training (Pre-Season) 20 July 2021 7 August 2021
70 MF Mohammed Abbas back muscle Sharjah24.ae, AlAinClub.ae in training with UAE 13 November 2021 31 January 2022
27 MF Sultan Al-Shamsi leg muscle AlAinClub.ae vs Al-Ittihad (Friendly) 6 December 2021 20 January 2022
20 DF Yassine Meriah tear in the right anterior cruciate ligament AlAinClub.ae vs Egypt with Tunisia 15 December 2021 15 June 2022
7 FW Caio Canedo moderate bruise AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 1 January 2022
11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi mild back pain AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 27 December 2021
33 DF Kouame Autonne back muscle tear AlAinClub.ae vs Al Wasl 17 December 2021 21 January 2022
9 FW Kodjo Laba leg muscle AlAinClub.ae vs Al Nasr 21 December 2021 31 January 2022
18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi muscle injury AlAinClub.ae in training 9 January 2022 Unknown
6 MF Yahia Nader UAEFA.ae in training with UAE 18 January 2022 3 February 2022
42 MF Jonathan Santos AlAinClub.ae in training 26 January 2022 Unknown
7 FW Caio Canedo bruise in his ankle AlAinClub.ae in training with UAE 1 February 2022 Unknown

- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury
Last updated: 5 April 2022
Source: AlAinClub.ae

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2021 Friendly UCAM Murcia 1–0 Al Ain San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Moyita 37'
Report
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pavlo Ivarsky
1 August 2021 Friendly Real Murcia 0–1 Al Ain Roldán, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
+ +
Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
2 August 2021 Friendly Al Raed 0–1 Al Ain Los Belones, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: La Manga Club Football
Attendance: 0
6 August 2021 Friendly Atlético Pulpileño 2–3 Al Ain Roldán, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • Iglesias 30'
  • Ruiz 60'
Report
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Stadium: La Torre Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alejandro Ojaos Valera
7 August 2021 Friendly Alzira 0–1 Al Ain San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Francisco Roca
13 August 2021 Friendly Al Nasr 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
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Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Attendance: 0
5 September 2021 Friendly Al Ain 8–0 United Sport Al Ain
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 0
8 October 2021 Friendly Al Urooba 1–0 Al Ain Dubai
Report Stadium: Humaid Al Tayer
Attendance: 0
10 November 2021 Friendly Al Ain 3–0 Madenat Alamal Al Ain
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 0
14 November 2021 Friendly Al Ain 5–0 Baynounah Al Ain
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 0
1 December 2021 Friendly Al Dhaid 2–3 Al Ain Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
6 December 2021 Friendly Al Ain 1–1 Al Ittihad Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
11 December 2021 Friendly Al Ain 1–0 Pyramids Dubai
Report Attendance: 0
24 January 2022 Friendly Al Ain 3–1 Al Taawon Al Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 0
29 January 2022 Friendly Al Ain 1–2 Pyunik Al-Ain
17:18 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 0
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) Friendly Al-Ain 1–2 Mumbai City Al Ain, UAE
Report Jahouh ?'
Apuia ?'
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro-League 20 August 2021 5 April 2022 Matchday 1 1st 20 15 4 1 44 16 +28 075.00
President's Cup 21 December 2021 15 January 2022 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
League Cup 15 October 2021 8 March 2022 First round Final 6 2 3 1 10 8 +2 033.33
Total 28 18 7 3 56 26 +30 064.29

Last updated: 5 April 2022
Source: Soccerway

UAE Pro-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain 21 16 4 1 45 16 +29 52 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al Wahda 21 13 6 2 42 18 +24 45 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al Jazira 21 13 3 5 36 23 +13 42
4 Sharjah 21 13 3 5 34 21 +13 42
5 Shabab Al Ahli 21 8 6 7 24 25 1 30
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [37] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking[38] 10) draw

Matches

20 August 2021 1 Khor Fakkan 1–3 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
19:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Salah Salim
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea
25 August 2021 2 Al Ain 2–0 Emirates Al-Ain
21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah, Hasan Al Hammadi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan
11 September 2021 3 Baniyas 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Mohamed Alharmoodi
17 September 2021 4 Al Ain 4–1 Ittihad Kalba Al-Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan
Fourth official: Khalid Almula
23 September 2021 5 Al Urooba 3–3 Al Ain Fujairah
18:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
  • S. Obaid 68'
  • Madan 59', 99'
Report
Stadium: Fujairah Stadium
Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Amer Al Qadri
Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali
29 September 2021 6 Al Ain 1–1 Al Wahda Al-Ain
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Hasan Almahri
Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi
21 October 2021 7 Al Wasl 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Saeed Almarzooqi
Fourth official: Khalid Almula
29 October 2021 8 Shabab Al Ahli 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Jasem Abdulla
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
2 November 2021 9 Al Ain 1–0 Al Dhafra Al-Ain
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Ali Alshehhi
Fourth official: Humaid Khalfan Alshamsi
20 November 2021 10 Al Jazira 1–5 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Daniele Doveri
Assistant referees: Matteo Passeri, Alessandro Costanzo
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
25 December 2021 11 Al Ain 3–1 Al Nasr Al-Ain
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi
30 December 2021 12 Al Ain 2–1 Ajman Al-Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
M. Ismael 86' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq
Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Amer Abdulla Hasan
Fourth official: Naser Alali
8 January 2022 13 Sharjah 2–0 Al Ain Sharjah
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Ahmed Alrashdi
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea
5 February 2022 14 Al Ain 4–1 Khor Fakkan Al-Ain
16:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi
Assistant referees: Juma Almukhaini, Mohamed Alobeidli
Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi
11 February 2022 15 Emirates 0–3 Al Ain Ras al-Khaimah
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Sultan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Jasim Al Ajmi, Amer Abdulla
Fourth official: Hasan Al Blooshi
18 February 2022 16 Al Ain 2–0 Baniyas Al-Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan
Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Hossani, Ibrahim Al Ajmi
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea
25 February 2022 17 Ittihad Kalba 0–2 Al Ain Kalba
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Khamis Fairooz, Yasser Almurshdi
Fourth official: Naser Alali
4 March 2022 18 Al Ain 1–1 Al Urooba Al-Ain
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali
Assistant referees: Mohamed Almaazmi, Mohammed Alshehhi
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
12 March 2022 19 Al Wahda 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
Referee: Danny Makkelie
Assistant referees: Hessel Steegstra, Jan De Vries
Fourth official: Mohamed Al Harmoodi
5 April 2022 20 Al Ain 3–2 Al Wasl Al-Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi
Assistant referees: Juma Al Mukhaini, Mohamed Alobeidli
Fourth official: Amer Aldhubiea
30 April 2022 21 Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli Al-Ain
22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
8 May 2022 22 Al Dhafra v Al Ain Abu Dhabi
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
15 May 2022 23 Al Ain v Al Jazira Al-Ain
20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed

President's Cup

21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) Round of 16 Al Nasr 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
19:45 Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Referee: Ahmed Salim
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef
Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Nawwaf Alzeyoudi
15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) Quarter-finals Al Wasl 2–1 Al Ain Dubai
Report
Stadium: Zabeel
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi
Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood, Saeed Al Marzooqi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

League Cup

First round

15 October 2021 First leg Al Ain 2–0 Emirates Al Ain
18:15
Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ali Al Zarouni
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Maazmi
Hasan Abdulrahman Al Jelani
Fourth official: Ahmad Al Naqbi
26 October 2021 Second leg Emirates 1–0
(1–2 agg.)
Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
18:15 Yago 78' Report Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Zayed Alawlaqi
Assistant referees: Ali Alshehhi
Yasser Sabeel Almurshdi
Fourth official: Yousuf Alshamali

Quarter-finals

17 December 2021 First leg Al Ain 3–3 Al Wasl Al Ain
20:15
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Salah Salim, Ali Abdulla Shamlan
Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi
4 January 2022 Second leg Al Wasl 3–4
(6–7 agg.)
Al Ain Dubai
19:30 Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ahmed Alabdouli
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Semi-finals

1 March 2022 First leg Al Jazira 1–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Eisa
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi
Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan
8 March 2022 Second leg Al Ain 0–0 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Yousef, Sabet Obaid
Fourth official: Yousif Aljasmi

Final

4 May 2022 Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed

Statistics

Awards

Pro League Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
August Serhii Rebrov Kodjo Laba [40]
September Serhii Rebrov Soufiane Rahimi [41]
October Serhii Rebrov Kouame Autonne Khalid Eisa [42]
November Serhii Rebrov Soufiane Rahimi Khalid Eisa [43]
December Serhii Rebrov [44]
January Serhii Rebrov [44]
February Serhii Rebrov Soufiane Rahimi Khalid Eisa [45]

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