2006–07 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2006–07 football season

Al Ain2006–07 season

President| Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager| Anghel Iordănescu
(from 10 June 2006[1])
(until 20 Nov 2006[2])
Tiny Ruys*
(from 20 Nov 2006[2])
(until 31 December 2007)
Walter Zenga
(from 31 December 2007)
(until 1 June 2007)
Stadium| Khalifa bin Zayed
UAE Football League| 9th
President's Cup| Runner-ups
Federation Cup| Group Stage
AFC Champions League|
2006: Quarter-finals
2007: Group stage
Top goalscorer| League: Hawar Mulla
Nenad Jestrović (4)
All: Nenad Jestrović (9)

<- 2005–06

2007–08 ->

All statistics correct as of 27 May 2007.

The 2006–07 season was Al Ain Football Club's 39th season in existence and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

## Competitions[edit]

### Overview[edit]

Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

|
|
|
|
|

Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Football League | 29 September 2006  | 27 May 2007  | Matchday 1  | 9th  | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | −4  | 031.82
President's Cup | 28 October 2006  | 3 April 2007  | Round of 16  | Runner-ups  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2  | 075.00
Federation Cup | 10 October 2006  | 28 December 2006  | Group stage  | Group stage  | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 050.00
2006 ACL | 13 September 2006  | 20 September 2006  | Quarter-finals  | Quarter-finals  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3  | 000.00
2007 ACL | 8 March 2006  | 17 May 2006  | Group stage  | Group stage  | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3  | 016.67
Total  | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 51 | −8  | 034.21

Last updated: 27 May 2007
Source: Competitions

### UAE Football League[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 UAE Football League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

7  | Al Ahli (Dubai) | 22  | 10  | 0  | 12  | 33  | 34  | −1  | 30
8  | Al Nasr | 22  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 30  | 32  | −2  | 28
9  | Al Ain | 22  | 7  | 7  | 8  | 22  | 26  | −4  | 28
10  | Emirates | 22  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 29  | 40  | −11  | 23
11  | Al Ahly (Fujairah) | 22  | 5  | 4  | 13  | 27  | 41  | −14  | 19

Source: rsssf.org

#### Matches[edit]

Al Ain v Al Ahli 29 September 2006 2|  Al Ain | 0–1|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

21:30 |  | Report |

* Adel .A 32'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Shabab v Al Ain 2 October 2006 3|  Al Shabab | 3–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

21:30 |

* Mobali 31', 32'
* E. Obaid 42'

| Report |

* F. Ali 37'

| Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

Al Ain v Al Ahli 16 October 2006 4|  Al Ain | 3–1|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

21:30 |

* Jestrović 44', 63'
* Dodô 71'

| Report |

* Tarish 73'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al Mulla

Al Shaab v Al Ain 21 October 2006 1|  Al Shaab | 3–3|  Al Ain | Sharjah

|
|
|
|

21:30 |

* S. Ibraheem 39'
* Samereh 71'
* Hamed .M 77'

| Report |

* Dodô 16'
* S. Khater 24'
* Jestrović 36'

| Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Wahda v Al Ain 2 November 2006 5|  Al Wahda | 1–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

|
|
|
|

19:20 |

* I. Matar 75'

| Report |  | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Ain v Al Nasr 7 November 2006 6|  Al Ain | 0–0|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

19:20 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi

Al Wasl v Al Ain 19 November 2006 7|  Al Wasl | 4–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

16:45 |

* Barbosa 35', 52', 75'
* Oliveira 71'

| Report |

* Jestrović 77' (p)
* G. Harib 85'

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Al Ain v Emirates 17 December 2006 8|  Al Ain | 0–0|  Emirates | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

16:50 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al Mulla

Sharjah v Al Ain 24 December 2006 9|  Sharjah | 1–0|  Al Ain | Sharjah

|
|
|
|

19:15 |

* Salim .S 84'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Ain v Al Jazira 11 February 2007 10|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

19:50 |

* S. Khater 27', 83'

| Report |

* Alebri 41'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi

Al Ain v Fujairah 18 February 2007 11|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Fujairah | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

17:30 |

* Hawar .M 90'

| Report |

* Almesmari 11'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Shaab 1 March 2007 12|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Shaab | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

20:05 |

* Hawar .M 67'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

Al Ahli v Al Ain 11 March 2007 13|  Al Ahli | 0–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

17:40 |  | Report |

* Ishak 57'

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Ain v Al Shabab 26 March 2007 14|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Al Shabab | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

17:50 |

* F. Ali 11'
* Adel .A 17' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Suroor .S 41'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Dubai v Al Ain 30 March 2007 15|  Dubai | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

17:50 |

* Dufrennes 26'

| Report |

* N. Khamis 11'

| Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi

Al Ain v Al Wahda 15 April 2007 16|  Al Ain | 2–3|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

20:10 |

* Ongfiang 44' (p)
* Hawar .M 88'

| Report |

* Haider .A 23'
* Al-Shehhi 67'
* Maurito 89'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Nasr v Al Ain 19 April 2007 17|  Al Nasr | 0–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

20:10 |  | Report |

* Hawar .M 55'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Al Ain v Al Wasl 29 April 2007 18|  Al Ain | 0–0|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

18:05 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Emirates v Al Ain 3 May 2007 19|  Emirates | 2–0|  Al Ain | Ras al-Khaimah

|
|
|
|

17:55 |

* Khatibi 80'
* Enayati 93'

| Report |  | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Ain v Sharjah 13 May 2007 20|  Al Ain | 0–3|  Sharjah | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

19:45 |  | Report |

* Shojaei 27', 55'
* Tareq .A 66'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Karam

Al Jazira v Al Ain 18 May 2007 21|  Al Jazira | 0–2|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

|
|
|
|

19:45 |  | Report |

* Musallem .F 58'
* Ongfiang 70'

| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi

Fujairah v Al Ain 27 May 2007 22|  Fujairah | 0–0|  Al Ain | Fujairah

|
|
|
|

18:15 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Hassan Abdulla

### UAE President's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 UAE President's Cup

Ras Al Khaimah v Al Ain 28 October 2006 Round of 16|  Ras Al Khaimah | 2–5|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

16:55 |

* Shalnk 52', 57'

| Report |

* Jestrović 40', 47', 69', 89'
* Dodô 73'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi

Al Shaab v Al Ain 23 February 2007 Quarter-finals|  Al Shaab | 2–3|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

|
|
|
|

17:35 |

* S. Ibraheem 15'
* Kazemian 90'

| Report |

* F. Ali 40'
* Al-Wehaibi 62'
* Hawar .M 69'

| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Al Ain v Fujairah 16 March 2007 Semi-finals|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Fujairah | Sharjah

|
|
|
|

17:40 |

* F. Ali 64'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Al Wasl v Al Ain 3 April 2007 Final|  Al Wasl | 4–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

|
|
|
|

17:50 |

* Oliveira 12', 44', 61'
* Tariq .H 50'

| Report |

* Ongfiang 25'

| Stadium: Zayed Sports City
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

### UAE Federation Cup[edit]

Main article: 2006–07 UAE Federation Cup

#### Group stage[edit]

##### Group B[edit]

Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Al Nasr | 4  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 6  | 2  | +4  | 8
Al Ahli | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 3  | +2  | 7
Al Ain | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 7
Al Wasl | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 4
Fujairah | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | 5  | −4  | 1

Source: goalzz.com

Al Ain v Al Wasl 10 October 2006 1|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

21:30 |

* Dodô 23'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdelwahid Khatir

Al Nasr v Al Ain 3 December 2006 2|  Al Nasr | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

16:45 |

* W. Murad 74'

| Report |

* Kelly 8'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Al Ain v Fujairah 8 December 2006 3|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Fujairah | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

16:45 |

* R. Yaslam 35'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Bin Hanifa

Al Ahli v Al Ain 28 December 2006 4|  Al Ahli | 3–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

|
|
|
|

16:55 |

* Shah 40'
* Abdulrahman .K 58'
* Parodi 89' (p)

| Report |

* Al-Wehaibi 64' (p)

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Karam

### 2006 AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2006 AFC Champions League § Knock-out stage

#### Quarter-finals[edit]

Al Qadisiya v  Al Ain 13 September 2006 First leg|  Al Qadisiya | 2–2|  Al Ain | Kuwait City

|
|
|
|

* Al-Salamah 45', 48'

| Report |

* Jestrović 23'
* Dodô 66'

| Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 9,000

Al Ain v  Al Qadisiya 20 September 2006 Second leg|  Al Ain | 0–3
(2–5 agg.)|  Al Qadisiya | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

|  | Report |

* Bashir 25', 90'
* Al-Hinai 90+3'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 10,000

### 2007 AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2007 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage[edit]

##### Group D[edit]

Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Sepahan | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 13
Al-Shabab | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 10
Al Ain | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 6
Al-Ittihad | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 13  | −10  | 3

Source: afcchampionsleague.com

Al Ain v  Al-Shabab 7 March 2007 |  Al Ain | 0–2|  Al-Shabab | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

|  | (Report) |

* Attram 45'
* Al-Gizani 72'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Al-Ittihad v  Al Ain 21 March 2007 |  Al-Ittihad | 0–0|  Al Ain | Aleppo

|
|
|
|

|  | (Report) |  | Stadium: Al-Hamadaniah Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alaa Abdul-Kadir Nema (Iraq)

Al Ain v  Sepahan 11 April 2007 |  Al Ain | 3–2|  Sepahan | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

* Al-Wehaibi 6'
* Musallem .F 44'
* Ongfiang 84'

| (Report) |

* Salehi 8'
* Emad .M 65'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

Sepahan v  Al Ain 25 April 2007 |  Sepahan | 1–1|  Al Ain | Isfahan

|
|
|
|

* Papi 49'

| (Report) |

* Hawar .M 86'

| Stadium: Foolad Shahr Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Al-Shabab v  Al Ain 9 May 2007 |  Al-Shabab | 2–0|  Al Ain | Riyadh

|
|
|
|

* Al Astaa 59'
* Al-Gizani 88'

| (Report) |  | Stadium: King Fahd II Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Al Ain v  Al-Ittihad 23 May 2007 |  Al Ain | 1–1|  Al-Ittihad | Al Ain

|
|
|
|

* G. Harib 53'

| (Report) |

* Sari 90'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

## Statistics[edit]

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 27 May 2007

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Rank | Pos.  | Player  | Football League  | President's Cup  | Federation Cup  | 2006 ACL  | 2007 ACL  | Total

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1 | FW |  Nenad Jestrović | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9
2 | MF |  Hawar Mulla | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6
3 | FW |  Dodô | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5
4 | MF |  Franck Ongfiang | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4
FW |  Faisal Ali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4
6 | MF |  Subait Khater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
MF |  Ali Al-Wehaibi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3
8 | MF |  Gharib Harib | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
DF |  Musallem Fayez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
10 | MF |  Rami Yaslam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
FW |  Naseeb Ishak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
MF |  Kelly | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
FW |  Nasser Khamis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Own goals (from the opponents) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Totals | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 43

## References[edit]

1. ^ "إدارة العين تتعاقد مع الروماني يوردانسكو مدربا للفريق الأول" (in Arabic). AlAinClub.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16.
2. ^ a b "قبول اعتذار الروماني انجيل يوردانسكو" (in Arabic). AlAinClub.com. Archived from the original on 2006-11-21.

## External links[edit]

* Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)

* v
* t
* e

Al Ain FC seasons

Foundation and early years|

* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75

UAE Football League|

* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08

UAE Pro League|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Win %]: Winning percentage
*[Pos]: Position
*[Pts]: Points
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template