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2012–13 Al Ain FC season

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Al Ain
2012–13 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerCosmin Olăroiu
StadiumTahnoun bin Mohammed
League1st
Super CupWinners
President's CupSemi-finals
League CupGroup Stage
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Asamoah Gyan (31)

All:
Asamoah Gyan (32)
Biggest win7–0 vs Al Dhafra
6–0 vs Ittihad Kalba
5–0 vs Al Wasl
Biggest defeat3–6 vs Al Ahli
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2013.

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

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Players

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Transfers

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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2012 Friendly Krasnodar Russia 3–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Leogang
Report Referee: Hill Hannes
18 July 2012 Friendly Energie Cottbus Germany 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Tirol
17:00
Report Stadium: Angerberg
Attendance: 100
Referee: Issen Steen
26 July 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–0 United Arab Emirates Higher Education Al Ain
17:00
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Naji
2 August 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 5–0 United Arab Emirates Al Shaab Al Ain
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq
9 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Oman Al Orouba Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq
12 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 4–0 Kuwait Al Salmiya Al Ain
22:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
15 August 2012 Al Ain Football International Championship Al Ain United Arab Emirates 1–1 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab Al Ain
23:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim
28 August 2012 Friendly Getafe Spain 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Getafe
Report
Stadium: Alfonso Pérez
Referee: García Valencia
29 August 2012 Trofeo Vallecas Rayo Vallecano Spain 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Madrid
Report Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jose Luis Lopez
4 September 2012 Friendly Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Ain Madrid
Report Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Carlos Sánchez
10 September 2012 Friendly Al Ain United Arab Emirates 0–0 Oman Al Shabab Al Ain
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Referee: Abdullah Naji

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 23 September 2012 24 May 2013 Matchday 1 Winners 26 20 2 4 74 26 +48 076.92
League Cup 9 October 2012 17 March 2013 Group stage Group stage 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 062.50
President's Cup 20 December 2012 5 May 2013 Round of 16 Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67
Super Cup 17 September 2012 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 100.00
Champions League 27 February 2013 30 April 2013 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 033.33
Total 44 30 5 9 100 43 +57 068.18

Last updated: 24 May 2013
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ain (C) 26 20 2 4 74 26 +48 62 Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Al Ahli 26 15 6 5 62 33 +29 51
3 Al Jazira 26 13 8 5 56 37 +19 47
4 Baniyas 26 14 5 7 50 37 +13 47 Qualification to the 2014 AFC Champions League Second Qualifying Round
5 Al Shabab 26 13 3 10 48 39 +9 42 Qualification to the 2014 GCC Champions League
Source: Full Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

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23 September 2012 1 Al Ain 3–6 Al Ahli Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 5,178
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Bader Abdullah
28 September 2012 2 Ajman 1–4 Al Ain Ajman
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassim, Omar Sulaiman Al Adab
Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
5 October 2012 3 Al Ain 7–0 Al Dhafra Al-Ain
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Ahmed Al Hossani
Fourth official: Fahad Al Hawasin
21 October 2012 4 Dibba Al Fujairah 1–5 Al Ain Al-Ain
18:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 1,730
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Jasem Abdullah Al Ali, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
29 October 2012 5 Al Jazira 2–2 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 19,756
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf Al Mehairi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
3 November 2012 6 Al Ain 5–0 Al Wasl Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
8 November 2012 7 Al Shabab 2–3 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
Assistant referees: Hasan Al Mahri, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
18 November 2012 8 Al Ain 6–0 Ittihad Kalba Al-Ain
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Yaseen Al Mansory
Assistant referees: Mohamed Abdullah Jassem, Sabet Al Ali
Fourth official: Rashid Abdulkarim
23 November 2012 9 Dubai 2–5 Al Ain Dubai
16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Dubai Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,450
Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Ahmed Sulaiman Jemei
30 November 2012 10 Al Ain 2–1 Al Shaab Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 7,802
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
5 December 2012 11 Baniyas 0–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Attendance: 7,242
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
10 December 2012 12 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wahda Al-Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 6,931
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi
16 December 2012 13 Al Nasr 0–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Ali Al Nuaimi
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
26 January 2013 15 Al Ain 4–0 Ajman Al-Ain
17:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Mohamed Al Hammadi
Fourth official: Sultan Mohamed Saleh
14 February 2013 16 Al Dhafra 0–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Ebrahim Al Mansory
Fourth official: Abdul Ghafar Besher
21 February 2013 17 Al Ain 0–1 Dibba Al Fujairah Al-Ain
17:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,733
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Assistant referees: Sabet Al Ali, Esshaq Ali Al Hammadi
Fourth official: Abdallah Rashid Al Naqbi
3 March 2013 18 Al Ain 1–0 Al Jazira Al-Ain
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 8,021
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Masoud Hassan
Fourth official: Bader Abdullah
7 March 2013 19 Al Wasl 1–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Za'abeel Stadium
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
29 March 2013 20 Al Ain 2–1 Al Shabab Al-Ain
20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi
Fourth official: Adel Al Naqbi
6 April 2013 14 Al Ahli 0–3 Al Ain Dubai
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Attendance: 6,290
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
Assistant referees: Saleh Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Mohamed Al Jalaf
Fourth official: Yaqoub Al Hammadi
Note: Called off at the end of the match after an assistant referee Mohamed Al Jalaf was hit by an metal object thrown from Al Ahli crowd.[22] Al Ain have been awarded a 3-0 victory by the Football Association's Disciplinary Committee.[23]
14 April 2013 21 Ittihad Kalba 1–3 Al Ain Kalba
17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Mohamed Abdulkarim Al Zarouni
Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri, Zayed Dawood Kamal
Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater
18 April 2013 22 Al Ain 3–0 Dubai Al-Ain
19:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 6,216
Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Khamis Fairooz Obid
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi
27 April 2013 23 Al Shaab 1–0 Al Ain Sharjah
18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Mohamed Abdullah Hassan Mohamed
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Zayed Dawood Kamal
Fourth official: Abdullah Eshtairy
12 May 2013 24 Al Ain 2–2 Baniyas Al-Ain
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 1,074
Referee: Abdullah Ali Al Aajel
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Jalaf, Sabet Al Ali
Fourth official: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
18 May 2013 25 Al Wahda 2–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 3,855
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
Assistant referees: Masoud Hassan, Abdulsattar Sanqoor
Fourth official: Yaseen Al Mansory
24 May 2013 26 Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Al-Ain
18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium
Attendance: 5,852
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
Assistant referees: Ahmed Saeed Al Rashedi, Saeed Sreh Yammahi
Fourth official: Abdulla Najee Al Harthi

Super Cup

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17 September 2012 Final Al Ain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Al Jazira Dubai
19:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Attendance: 8,274
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi, Jasem Abdullah Al Ali
Fourth official: Abdulwahid Qhater
Penalties

President's Cup

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20 December 2012 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–0 Al Fujairah Sharjah
19:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Najee
Note: Lineups
10 February 2013 Quarter-finals Al Ain 2–1 Bani Yas Dubai
17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups
5 May 2013 Semi-finals Al Ain 1–2 Al Ahli Al Nahyan Stadium
18:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Attendance: Abu Dhabi
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi
Note: Lineups

League Cup

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Wahda 8 6 1 1 18 7 +11 19
2 Al Ain 8 5 3 0 13 5 +8 18
3 Al Nasr 8 2 3 3 13 10 +3 9
4 Dubai 8 2 1 5 11 16 −5 7
5 Al-Shaab 8 0 2 6 6 23 −17 2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
9 October 2012 1 Dubai 2–4 Al Ain Dubai
17:10 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 850
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
14 October 2012 2 Al Ain 0–0 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Ali Hamad Al Badwawi
13 November 2012 3 Al Nasr 0–0 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) Report
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Abdullah Al Aajel
28 December 2012 4 Al Ain 2–0 Al-Shaab Al Ain
16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi
10 January 2013 5 Al Ain 2–1 Dubai Al Ain
17:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 502
Referee: Eisa Khalifa Al Hajri
17 January 2013 6 Al-Wahda 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 563
Referee: Fahad Al Kassar
1 February 2013 7 Al Ain 1–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
17 March 2013 8 Al-Shaab 1–3 Al Ain Sharjah
17:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time)
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Attendance: 923
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EST HIL AIN RAY
1 Iran Esteghlal 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Advance to knockout stage 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 1–2 2–0 3–1
3 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 0–1 3–1 2–1
4 Qatar Al-Rayyan 6 1 1 4 7 14 −7 4 3–3 0–2 2–1
Source: ScoresPro
27 February 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:15 UTC+4 Abdulrahman 27'
Brosque 46'
Gyan 90+2'
Report Al-Zori 9' Attendance: 8,819
Referee: Peter Green (Australia)
13 March 2013 Esteghlal Iran 2–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Azadi Stadium, Tehran
19:00 UTC+3:30 Samuel 64'
Majidi 73'
Report Attendance: 21,330
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
3 April 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Al-Rayyan Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:30 UTC+4 Ekoko 34'
Brosque 70'
Report Nilmar 32' Attendance: 8,102
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
9 April 2013 Al-Rayyan Qatar 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
18:40 UTC+3 Nilmar 59'
Al-Marri 86'
Report Ahmed 78' Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)
30 April 2013 Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran Esteghlal Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain
19:50 UTC+4 Report Nekounam 80' (pen.) Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

Statistics

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Awards

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Award Winner
Fans’ Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman[24]
Emirati Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman[24]
UAE Pro League Top Scorer Ghana Asamoah Gyan[24]
Young Player of the Year United Arab Emirates Yousef Ahmed[24]

References

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