The 2017–18 season was Al Ain Football Club's 50th in existence and the club's 43rd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club
Technical staff {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Name |- |Head coach | Zoran Mamić |- |Assistant coach | Damir Krznar Dean Klafurić |- |Technical analyst | Vedran Attias |- |Fitness coach | Ivan Štefanić |- |Goalkeeping coach | Miralem Ibrahimović |- |Club doctor | Jurica Rakic |- |Physiotherapist | Ivica Orsolic Marin Polonijo Bozo Sinkovic Abdul Nasser Al Juhani |- |Nutritionist | Mohsen Belhoz |- |U-21 team head coach | Joško Španjić |- |Team Manager | Matar Obaid Al Sahbani |- |Team Supervisor | Mohammed Obeid Hammad |- |Team Administrator | Essam Abdulla |- |Director of football | Sultan Rashed
Board of directors OfficeNamePlayers
First Team NoPositionNationPlayerAgeSince17GK Khalid Eisa 201336GK Dawoud Sulaiman201040GK Mohammed Abo Sandah201475GK Hamad Al-Mansouri20173DF Firas Al Khusaibi20165DF Ismail Ahmed (vice-captain)200814DF Mohammed Fayez (3rd captain)201015DF Khaled Abdulrahman201019DF Mohanad Salem200821DF Fawzi Fayez200923DF Mohamed Ahmed 201224DF Abdullah Ghamran201533DF Tsukasa Shiotani201737DF Rashed Muhayer201344DF Saeed Juma 20176MF Amer Abdulrahman 20167MF Caio Lucas 201610MF Omar Abdulrahman (captain)200811MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 201613MF Ahmed Barman201316MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 200818MF Ibrahim Diaky 201326MF Khaled Khalfan 201627MF Mohsen Abdullah 201628MF Sulaiman Nasser 201729MF Mohammed Helal 201730MF Mohammed Khalfan 201643MF Rayan Yaslam201471MF Abdullah Karama201779MF Hussain Abdullah20168FW Ali Eid 20179FW Marcus Berg 201735FW Yousef Ahmed 201255FW Dyanfres Douglas 2016
From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy NoPositionPlayerNation
Transfers
In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Team Ref.14 June 2017 DF 33 Tsukasa Shiotani Sanfrecce Hiroshima Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team 28 June 2017 FW 9 Marcus Berg Panathinaikos Transfer Summer €3,300,000 First team 15 January 2018 FW 20 Ahmed Khalil Al Jazira Transfer Winter Free First team
Loans in Player From Start date End date Fee Ref.74 Hussein El Shahat Misr Lel Makkasa8 January 2018End of Season €400,000
Out Date Position No. Name To Fee Team Ref. 19 June 2017 MF 29 Lee Myung-joo Seoul Free transfer First team 1 July 2017 DF – Mohammed Al-Dhahri Al Wahda End of loan First team 1 July 2017 DF 3 Dawood Ali Shabab Al Ahli End of loan First team 1 July 2017 FW 20 Nasser Al-Shamrani Al Shabab End of loan First team 8 July 2017 DF – Salem Al-Azizi Al Wasl Free transfer First team 31 January 2018 FW 55 Dyanfres Douglas Alanyaspor Undisclosed First team
Loans out Name To Start date End date Ref.70 Danilo Asprilla Al-Fayha28 July 2017End of Season 24 Abdullah Ghamran Ittihad Kalba27 September 2017End of Season 39 Saqer Mohammed Ittihad Kalba27 September 2017End of Season 99 Hamza Muhanaeh Sharjah11 January 2018End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies Competitions Overview
UAE Pro-League
League table <onlyinclude> Results summary
Results by round Matches
President's Cup
League Cup
Group stage Group A
Quarter-finals
AFC Champions League
Play-off round
Group stage
Group D
Knockout stage
Al-Duhail won 8–3 on aggregate.
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 15 May 2018.GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Players transferred out during the season
Disciplinary record
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Douglas4 Al Dhafra 7–1 (H) League Cup Hussein El Shahat Ajman 7–0 (H) Pro League (Round 15) Marcus Berg Dibba 4–0 (H) Pro League (Round 20) Marcus Berg Al Nasr 0–4 (A) Pro League (Round 21) Marcus Berg4 Al Dhafra 5–0 (H) Pro League (Round 22) 4 – Player scored four goals.
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Pos.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Champions LeagueTotal1 9 FW Marcus Berg 25 3 1 6 352 7 MF Caio Lucas 5 3 4 0 123 74 MF Hussein El Shahat 7 3 0 1 114 20 FW Ahmed Khalil 4 2 1 2 9 55 FW Douglas 4 0 5 0 96 10 MF Omar Abdulrahman 5 0 0 2 77 43 MF Rayan Yaslam 4 0 0 0 4 33 DF Tsukasa Shiotani 3 0 0 1 4 18 MF Ibrahim Diaky 2 0 1 1 410 35 FW Yousef Ahmed 0 0 2 0 2 5 DF Ismail Ahmed 1 1 0 0 212 16 MF Mohamed Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 1 13 MF Ahmed Barman 1 0 0 0 1 23 DF Mohamed Ahmed 1 0 0 0 1 6 MF Amer Abdulrahman 1 0 0 0 1 19 DF Mohanad Salem 1 0 0 0 1 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 0 1 0 0 1 27 MF Mohsen Abdullah 0 0 1 0 1Own goals 0 0 0 0 0Totals65 13 15 13 106
Assists No.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Champions League9 Marcus Berg 1000074 Hussein El Shahat90007 Caio Lucas900043 Rayan Yaslam400010 Omar Abdulrahman400033 Tsukasa Shiotani200018 Ibrahim Diaky200055 Douglas 200014 Mohammed Fayez20006 Amer Abdulrahman100011 Bandar Al-Ahbabi100016 Mohamed Abdulrahman100023 Mohamed Ahmed100013 Ahmed Barman1000Totals49 0 0 0 Clean sheets RankNo.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Champions LeagueTotal117 Khalid Eisa910111240 Mohammed Abo Sandah01001Totals9 2 0 1 12
References
External links Al Ain FC official website