2008–09 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2008–09 football season

Al Ain2008–09 season

President| Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager| Winfried Schäfer
(from 26 Dec 2007[1])
Stadium| Khalifa bin Zayed
UAE Pro League| 3rd
President's Cup| Winners
League Cup| Winners
Top goalscorer| League: Jorge Valdivia (23)
All: André Dias (23)

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All statistics correct as of 24 May 2009.

The 2008–09 season was Al Ain Football Club's 41st season in existence and the club's 34th 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

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Pro League | 19 September 2008  | 24 May 2009  | Matchday 1  | 3rd  | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20  | 054.55
President's Cup | 31 October 2008  | 13 April 2009  | Round of 32  | Winners  | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15  | 100.00
League Cup | 11 October 2008  | 3 April 2009  | Group stage  | Winners  | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10  | 077.78
Total  | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 29 | +45  | 066.67

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Competitions

### UAE Pro League[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 UAE Pro League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Al-Ahli (C) | 22  | 17  | 4  | 1  | 54  | 25  | +29  | 55  | 2009 Club World Cup and 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2  | Al Jazira | 22  | 17  | 3  | 2  | 57  | 17  | +40  | 54  | 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
3  | Al Ain | 22  | 12  | 7  | 3  | 40  | 20  | +20  | 43
4  | Al-Wahda | 22  | 10  | 4  | 8  | 40  | 39  | +1  | 34  | 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[a]
5  | Al Shabab | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 33  | 37  | −4  | 28  | 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Since Al-Ain also won the 2008–09 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.

#### Matches[edit]

Al Ain v Sharjah 19 September 2008 1|  Al Ain | 4–0|  Sharjah | Al Ain

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22:00 |

* Dias 2'
* Valdivia 45'
* Alloudi 55'
* Salem .A 85'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Al Dhafra v Al Ain 25 September 2008 2|  Al Dhafra | 0–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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22:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Khor Fakkan v Al Ain 4 October 2008 3|  Khor Fakkan | 0–2|  Al Ain | Khor Fakkan

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17:15 |  | Report |

* Alloudi 48'
* Senghor 57'

| Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi
Referee: Ali Al Mulla

Al Ain v Al Shabab 24 October 2008 4|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Shabab | Al Ain

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20:00 |

* Valdivia 14', 28'

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

Al Nasr v Al Ain 6 November 2008 5|  Al Nasr | 2–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 |

* Mosalam .A 23'
* Madanchi 43'

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* Valdivia 17'
* Senghor 55'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Ain v Ajman 11 November 2008 6|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Ajman | Al Ain

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20:15 |

* Valdivia 30', 45'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Al Wahda v Al Ain 24 November 2008 7|  Al Wahda | 0–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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* Senghor 50'

| Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

Al Ain v Al Jazira 6 December 2008 8|  Al Ain | 0–2|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

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20:15 |  | Report |

* Saleh .A 34'
* Baiano 57'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Ahli v Al Ain 13 December 2008 9|  Al Ahli | 2–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:15 |

* Abd Rabo 22', 33'

| Report |

* Valdivia 60'
* Senghor 89'

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi

Al Ain v Al Wasl 18 December 2008 10|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

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18:00 | Dias 82', 89' | Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi

Al Shaab v Al Ain 6 February 2009 11|  Al Shaab | 1–2|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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17:25 |

* Attram 39'

| Report |

* Dias 8'
* Senghor 48'

| Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Sharjah v Al Ain 15 February 2009 12|  Sharjah | 1–2|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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17:30 |

* Barbosa 17'

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* Al-Wehaibi 46'
* Senghor 93'

| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel

Al Ain v Al Dhafra 20 February 2009 13|  Al Ain | 2–2|  Al Dhafra | Al Ain

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17:30 |

* Saif .M 27'
* F. Ali 37'

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* Kader 79'
* Suhail 82'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdelwahid Khatir

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan 28 February 2009 14|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Khor Fakkan | Al Ain

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17:35 |

* Senghor 60'
* Hazza .S 76'

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* Malallah 78'

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

Al Shabab v Al Ain 6 March 2009 15|  Al Shabab | 0–0|  Al Ain | Dubai

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17:45 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Ain v Al Nasr 14 March 2009 16|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

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20:15 |

* F. Ali 95'

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* Madanchi 51', 60'

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

Ajman v Al Ain 17 April 2009 17|  Ajman | 0–5|  Al Ain | Ajman

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18:00 |  | Report |

* Dias 11', 69'
* Al-Wehaibi 46'
* Saif .M 73'
* Valdivia 90'

| Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Wahda 25 April 2009 18|  Al Ain | 4–2|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

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20:00 |

* Dias 49', 54'
* Al-Wehaibi 62'
* Senghor 87'

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* Coly 59', 75'

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

Al Jazira v Al Ain 2 May 2009 19|  Al Jazira | 2–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:30 |

* Baiano 53'
* Mabkhout 89'

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

Al Ain v Al Ahli 11 May 2009 20|  Al Ain | 2–2|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

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19:35 |

* Valdivia 56'
* Omar .A 78'

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* Baré 26', 80'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Wasl v Al Ain 16 May 2009 21|  Al Wasl | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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19:35 |

* Mobali 86'

| Report |

* Omar .A 55'

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Ahli 24 May 2009 22|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

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19:40 |

* Omar .A 85'
* Saif .M 89'

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

### UAE President's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Dibba 31 October 2008 Round of 32|  Al Ain | 8–0|  Dibba | Dubai

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16:50 |

* Abdulla .A 4' (o.g.)
* Dias 27', 66', 72'
* Valdivia 32', 84'
* Saif .M 50'
* Salem .A 85'

| Report |  | Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef

Al Ain v Fujairah 29 November 2008 Round of 16|  Al Ain | 4–0|  Fujairah | Dubai

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16:40 |

* Dias 49', 61', 68'
* F. Ali 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Bader Abdullah

Al Ain v Baniyas 2 February 2009 Quarter-finals|  Al Ain | 3–2|  Baniyas | Dubai

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20:15 |

* Valdivia 71'
* I. Ahmed 77'
* F. Ali 119'

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* Georges 33'
* Diarra 82'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Al Mulla

Al Dhafra v Al Ain 24 February 2009 Semi-finals|  Al Dhafra | 1–3|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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17:30 |

* Al Saadi 22'

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* Dias 55', 75'
* Senghor 82'

| Stadium: Zayed Sports City
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Al Ain v Al Shabab 13 April 2009 Final|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Shabab | Abu Dhabi

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17:55 |

* Dias 64' (p)

| Report |  | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

### UAE League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup

#### Group stage[edit]

##### Group C[edit]

Team

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Al Ain | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 4  | +5  | 13
Al-Ahli | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 10
Al-Nasr | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 6
Ajman | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 5  | 13  | −8  | 6

Source: goalzz.com

Al Ain v Ajman 11 October 2008 1|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Ajman | Al Ain

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17:20 |

* Al-Wehaibi 14'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ahli v Al Ain 18 October 2008 2|  Al Ahli | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 |

* Abd Rabo 57'

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* Senghor 8'

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Omar

Al Nasr v Al Ain 7 January 2009 3|  Al Nasr | 0–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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17:05 |  | Report |

* Valdivia 41'

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Nasr 13 January 2009 4|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

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20:00 |

* Valdivia 18' (p)
* Dias 76'

| Report |

* Nosrati 49'

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

Ajman v Al Ain 18 January 2009 5|  Ajman | 0–3|  Al Ain | Ajman

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17:10 |  | Report |

* R. Yaslam 34'
* Salem .A 41'
* Dias 52'

| Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Al Ahli 24 January 2009 6|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

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17:15 |

* Senghor 34'

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* F. Khalil 52'
* Baré 65'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Karam

#### Semi-finals[edit]

Al Jazira v Al Ain 22 March 2009 First leg|  Al Jazira | 1–4|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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17:55 |

* Baiano 48'

| Report |

* Dias 10', 30', 45' (p)
* Hilal .M 46'

| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Al Ain v Al Jazira 27 March 2009 Second leg|  Al Ain | 1–0
(5–1 agg.)|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

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20:30 |

* Dias 70'

| Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

#### Final[edit]

Al Ain v Al Wahda 3 April 2009 |  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wahda | Abu Dhabi

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19:30 |

* Shehab .A 74'

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Details |  | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

## Statistics[edit]

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 24 May 2009

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

Rank | Pos.  | Player  | Pro League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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1 | FW |  André Dias | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23
2 | MF |  Jorge Valdivia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14
3 | FW |  André Senghor | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11
4 | MF |  Saif Mohammed | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4
MF |  Ali Al-Wehaibi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4
FW |  Faisal Ali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4
7 | MF |  Omar Abdulrahman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3
MF |  Salem Abdullah | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3
9 | FW |  Soufiane Alloudi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2
10 | DF |  Hazza Salem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
DF |  Ismail Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
MF |  Rami Yaslam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
DF |  Hilal Al Mesmari | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
MF |  Shehab Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Own goals (from the opponents) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Totals | 40 | 19 | 15 | 74

## References[edit]

1. ^ "العين الإماراتي يتعاقد رسميا مع المدرب الإلماني شايفر" (in Arabic). Al Arabiya.

## External links[edit]

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

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