The 2012–13 season was Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club
Technical staff
Massimo Pedrazzini
Board of directors
OfficeNamePresidentMohammed Bin Zayed Al NahyanFirst Deputy President Hazza bin Zayed Al NahyanSecond Deputy PresidentTahnoon Bin Zayed Al NahyanChairman of Board of DirectorsAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al NahyanVice Chairman of Board of DirectorsRashid bin Mubarak Al HajriMember of Board of DirectorsAwad bin Hasom Al DarmakiMember of Board of Directors Hamad Nekhirat Al AmeriMember of Board of Directors Mohammed Abdullah bin BdouhMember of Board of DirectorsMohammed bin Obaid Al DhaheriOther information
Source: AlAinClub.ae
Kits
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Strata / Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Players
First team Position(s) Nationality Name Since Age Signed from Goalkeepers 2001 Youth system 2011 Sharjah 2007 Youth system 2010 Youth system Defenders 2007 Youth system 2008 FUS de Rabat 2007 Youth system 2010 Youth system 2008 Al Dhafra 2007 Youth system 2012 Al Shabab 2010 Youth system 2007 Youth system Midfielders 2012 Al Wahda (3rd C) 2011 Al Hilal (VC) 2001 Youth system 2011 Al Dhafra 2008 Youth system 2008 Emirates (C) 2011 Al Jazira 2009 Youth system 2006 Youth system Forwards 2011 Sunderland 2012 Rennais 2009 Youth system 2008 Youth system 2012 Shimizu S-Pulse 2011 Ittihad Kalba 2011 Al Shabab
From Reserve and Youth Academy No. NatPositionPlayerSince 2012 2009 2012 2012 2012 2010 2010 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013
New contracts Date PlayerRef.Notes13 September 2012MF6 Mirel Rădoi16 January 2013FW65 Yousef Ahmedfirst professional contract
Transfers
In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Ref.12 May 2012 MF 2 Yaqoub Al Hosani Al Wahda Transfer Summer €277,000 7 June 2012 DF 23 Mohamed Ahmed Al Shabab Transfer Summer €4,600,000 6 July 2012 FW 3 Asamoah Gyan Sunderland Transfer Summer €7.500,000 31 August 2012 FW 9 Kembo Ekoko Rennais Transfer Summer €3.700,000 26 September 2012 FW 32 Alex Brosque Shimizu S-Pulse Transfer Summer €4.000,000
Transfer summary Undisclosed fees are not included in the transfer totals.
Expenditure
Summer: €20,077,000
Winter: €0,000,000
Total: €20,077,000
Income
Summer: €1.300,000
Winter: €0,000,000
Total: €1.300,000
Net totals
Summer: €18,777,000
Winter: €0,000,000
Total: €18,777,000
Out Date Position No. Name To Type Transfer window Fee Ref. 30 June 2012 FW 9 Yasser Al-Qahtani Al Hilal End of loan Summer Free 1 June 2012 MF 23 Shehab Ahmed Ajman Transfer Summer Undisclosed 7 June 2012 GK 39 Ismail Rabee Al Shabab Swap Summer Free 16 June 2012 DF 35 Hazza Salem Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 16 June 2012 MF 26 Hamad Al Merri Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 16 June 2012 DF 70 Bandar Al-Ahbabi Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 16 June 2012 MF 31 Haddaf Al Ameri Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 16 June 2012 FW — Hamad Raqea Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 29 June 2012 MF — Saif Mohammed Al Dhafra Loan Summer Undisclosed 1 August 2012 FW 32 Ignacio Scocco Newell's Old Boys Loan Summer €1.300,000 23 August 2012 GK 55 Yousif Al Bairaq Al Shaab Loan Summer Undisclosed 13 September 2012 MF — Rami Yaslam Dubai Loan Summer Undisclosed 20 September 2012 FW — Jumaa Saeed Al Nahda Loan Summer Undisclosed 23 January 2013 FW 45 Mohamed Naser Al Wasl Transfer Winter Undisclosed 4 February 2013 FW 29 Mohamed Malallah Ittihad Kalba Loan Winter Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
UAE Pro-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Super Cup
President's Cup
League Cup
Group stage
Group A
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group D
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 24 May 2013. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders ForwardsPlayers who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
Clean sheets {| class=wikitable |- !Rank !Player !Clean sheets |- |align=center|1 |align=left| Dawoud Sulaiman |rowspan=1 align="center" |8 |- |align=center|2 |align=left| Mahmoud Almas |rowspan=1 align="center" |5 |- |align=center|3 |align=left| Abdulla Sultan |rowspan=1 align="center" |3 |- |colspan="2" align="center"|TOTALS |align=center|16
Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Asamoah Gyan Al Dhafra 7–0 (H) Pro-League Alex Brosque Dubai 2–4 (A) League Cup Asamoah Gyan Dubai 3–0 (H) Pro-League (H) – Home; (A) – Away
Assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=200|Player !width=50|League !width=50|League Cup !width=50|President's Cup !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Super Cup !width=50|Total |- |1 |10 |MF |align="left"| Omar Abdulrahman |12||||||4||||16 |- |2 |9 |FW |align="left"| Kembo Ekoko |4||||3||||||7 |- |— |3 |FW |align="left"| Asamoah Gyan |6||||1||||||7 |- |4 |6 |MF |align="left"| Mirel Radoi |4||1||1||||||6 |- |5 |16 |FW |align="left"| Mohamed Abdulrahman |5||||||||||5 |- |— |20 |MF |align="left"| Helal Saeed |5||||||||||5 |- |7 |32 |FW |align="left"| Alex Brosque |4||||||||||4 |- |— |15 |DF |align="left"| Khaled Abdulrahman |2||||||2||||4 |- |9 |7 |MF |align="left"| Ali Al-Wehaibi |1||1||1||||||3 |- |10 |8 |MF |align="left"| Mohammed Al Saadi |||2||||||||2 |- |— |33 |DF |align="left"| Mohammed Al-Dhahri |2||||||||||2 |- |12 |23 |DF |align="left"| Mohamed Ahmed |1||||||||||1 |- |— |19 |DF |align="left"| Mohanad Salem |||||1||||||1 |- |— |25 |MF |align="left"| Ahmed Al Shamisi |1||||||||||1 |- |— |65 |FW |align="left"| Yousef Ahmed |||1||||||||1 |- |— |45 |FW |align="left"| Mohamed Naser |||1||||||||1 |- |— |36 |GK |align="left"| Dawoud Sulaiman |1||||||||||1 |- |— |18 |MF |align="left"| Abdullah Malallah |||1||||||||1 |- |— |27 |MF |align="left"| Salem Abdullah |||1||||||||1 |- |— |30 |GK |align="left"| Abdulla Sultan |1||||||||||1 |- |— |34 |MF |align="left"| Sultan Al Shamsi |1||||||||||1 |- |colspan="4"|TOTALS |49||8||7||6||||70
Goalscorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" |- !width=20| !width=20| !width=20| !width=200|Player !width=50|League !width=50|League Cup !width=50|President's Cup !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Super Cup !width=50|Total |- |1 |3 |FW |align="left"| Asamoah Gyan |31||||||1||||32 |- |2 |32 |FW |align="left"| Alex Brosque |10||3||2||2||||17 |- |3 |9 |FW |align="left"| Kembo Ekoko |8||2||2||1||||13 |- |4 |10 |MF |align="left"| Omar Abdulrahman |7||||||1||||8 |- |5 |65 |FW |align="left"| Yousef Ahmed |2||3||||1||||6 |- |6 |5 |DF |align="left"| Ismail Ahmed |3||||1||||||4 |- |— |16 |FW |align="left"| Mohamed Abdulrahman |3||1||||||||4 |- |8 |8 |MF |align="left"| Mohammed Al Saadi |||2||1||||||3 |- |— |7 |MF |align="left"| Ali Al-Wehaibi |2||||1||||||3 |- |10 |6 |MF |align="left"| Mirel Radoi |2||||||||||2 |- |— |23 |DF |align="left"| Mohamed Ahmed |2|||||||||||2 |- |12 |21 |DF |align="left"| Fawzi Fayez |1||||||||||1 |- |— |25 |MF |align="left"| Ahmed Al Shamisi |||1||||||||1 |- |— |18 |MF |align="left"| Abdullah Malallah |||1||||||||1 |- |colspan="4"|Own Goals
|colspan="4"|TOTALS |71||13||7||6||||97
Awards Award Winner Fans’ Player of the Year Omar Abdulrahman Emirati Player of the Year Omar Abdulrahman UAE Pro League Top Scorer Asamoah Gyan Young Player of the Year Yousef Ahmed
References
External links Al Ain FC official website