2011–12 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2011–12 football season

Al Ain2011–12 season

President| Mohammed Bin Zayed
Manager| Cosmin Olăroiu
Stadium| Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Pro-League| 1st
President's Cup| Quarter-finals
League Cup| Group stage
Top goalscorer| League:
Asamoah Gyan (22)
All:
Asamoah Gyan (27)
Highest home attendance| 15,187 vs Al Jazira
(27 April 2012)
Lowest home attendance| 1,856 vs Al Jazira
(7 October 2011)
Biggest win| 1–3 vs Al Jazira
4–0 vs Emirates
4–1 vs Ajman
1–4 vs Sharjah
3–0 vs Baniyas
1–4 vs Emirates
0–4 vs Ajman
4–2 vs Al Jazira
0–3 vs Emirates
1–4 vs Al Wahda
4–2 vs Emirates
Biggest defeat| 4–0 vs Al Jazira

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2010–11

2012–13 ->

All statistics correct as of 26 May 2012.

The 2011–12 season was Al Ain Football Club's 44th in existence and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Al Ain started the season with a new board of directors,[1][2] after the former board of directors resigned following the 2010–11 season, one of the worst in the club's history.[3]

## Season overview[edit]

### Pre-season[edit]

On June 6, Al Ain announced officially Cosmin Olaroiu as the new manager for two seasons and released all the foreign players.[4] After only one day of contracted with Cosmin Olaroiu, Al Ain reaching an agreement with AEK Athens for Argentine Ignacio Scocco according to reports a value of €3 million.[5]

### August[edit]

On 8 August, Al Hilal announced on his official website an agreement to loan Saudi international Forward Yasser Al Qahtani to Al Ain for one-year at a cost of €2.5 million.[6]

On 13 August, At the opening of Al Ain Football International Championship, Al Ain S.C.C. launched the new logo for the club.[7]

## Club[edit]

### Technical staff[edit]

| Position  | Staff

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Head coach  |  Cosmin Olăroiu
Assistant coach  |  Cătălin Necula
Gabriel Caramarin
Massimo Pedrazzini
Translator  |  Hussein Fakih
Fitness Coach  |  Ferdinando Hippoliti
Goalkeeping coach  |  Vasile Iordache
Amer Abdul Wahab
Head of Performance Analysis  |  Liam Weeks
Academy Director  |  Wayne Harrison
Reserve team head coach  |  Ahmed Abdullah
Team Manager  |  Matar Obaid Al Sahbani
Physiotherapist  |  Ion Buduga
Abdelnasser Aljohny
Wiesław Sojka
Team Supervisor  |  Mohammed Obeid Hammad
Team Administrator  |  Nasser Al Junaibi

Last updated: 6 June 2011
Source: AlKhaleej.ae, Al Ain FC

### Board of directors[edit]

| Office  | Name

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President  | Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
First Deputy President  | Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Second Deputy President  | Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Chairman of Board of Directors  | Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Khaled Al Nahyan
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors  | Rashid bin Mubarak Al Hajri
Supervising of Financial and Administrative affairs  | Awad bin Hasoum Al Darmaki
Member of Board of Directors  | Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh
Supervise of the football sector  | Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri

Last updated: 26 March 2011
Source: Al Ain FC, Al Ain FC

### Other information[edit]

Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium (10,000 / )

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Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium (16,000 / )

### Kit[edit]

Home

Away

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Source: Al Ain FC
Supplier: Kappa / Sponsor: Tamouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels
Al Ain used this kit only for represent the new players and for three match in Al Ain Football International Championship.

Home

Away

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Source: Al Ain FC
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Sorouh / Abu Dhabi National Hotels / Strata
On 16 September 2011, Al Ain wear this kit against Al Wahda in League Cup from the new supplier Adidas.

## Players[edit]

### First Team[edit]

|  No.  | Position(s)  | Nationality  | Name  | Since  | Age  | Signed from  | Notes

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Goalkeepers
12  | GK |  UAE | Waleed Salem | 2001  | 31  | Youth system |
22  | GK |  UAE | Mahmoud Al Mas | 2011  | 28  |  Sharjah |
Defenders
4  | DF |  UAE | Musallem Fayez | 2007  | 25  | Youth system |
5  | DF |  UAE | Ismail Ahmed | 2008  | 28  |  FUS de Rabat |
14  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Fayez | 2010  | 22  | Youth system |
19  | DF |  UAE | Mohanad Salem | 2008  | 27  |  Al Dhafra |
21  | DF |  UAE | Fawzi Fayez | 2007  | 24  | Youth system |
33  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Al-Dhahri | 2010  | 21  | Youth system |
44  | DF |  UAE | Fares Jumaa | 2007  | 23  | Youth system |
77  | DF |  UAE | Hazza Salem | 2010  | 23  | Youth system |
Midfielders
6  | MF |  ROU | Mirel Rădoi | 2011  | 31  |  Al Hilal | (3rd C)
7  | MF |  UAE | Ali Al-Wehaibi | 2001  | 28  | Youth system | (VC)
8  | MF |  UAE | Mohammed Al Saadi | 2011  | 29  |  Al Dhafra |
10  | MF |  UAE | Omar Abdulrahman | 2008  | 20  | Youth system |
13  | MF |  UAE | Rami Yaslam | 2001  | 30  | Youth system |
17  | MF |  UAE | Ahmed Al Shamisi | 2009  | 24  | Youth system |
20  | MF |  UAE | Helal Saeed (C) | 2011  | 35  |  Al Jazira | Originally from Youth system
23  | MF |  UAE | Shehab Ahmed | 2002  | 28  | Youth system |
24  | MF |  UAE | Abdullah Malallah | 2008  | 28  |  Emirates |
27  | MF |  UAE | Salem Abdullah | 2006  | 25  | Youth system |
Forwards
3  | FW |  GHA | Asamoah Gyan | 2011  | 26  |  Sunderland | (on loan from Sunderland)
9  | FW |  KSA | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 2011  | 29  |  Al Hilal | (on loan from Al Hilal)
18  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 2008  | 23  | Youth system |
28  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Naser | 2011  | 24  |  Al Shabab |
29  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Malallah | 2011  | 28  |  Ittihad Kalba |
32  | FW |  ARG | Ignacio Scocco | 2011  | 26  |  AEK Athens |

### From Reserve and Youth Academy[edit]

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15  | DF |  UAE | Khaled Abdulrahman | 2010
26  | MF |  UAE | Hamad Al Marri | 2010
28  | FW |  UAE | Hamad Raqea | 2010
30  | GK |  UAE | Abdullah Sultan | 2007
31  | MF |  UAE | Haddaf Al Ameri | 2010
34  | MF |  UAE | Sultan Nasser | 2010
36  | GK |  UAE | Dawoud Sulaiman | 2010
37  | DF |  UAE | Abdusalam Mohammed | 2012
38  | MF |  UAE | Ahmed Sahel | 2010
70  | DF |  UAE | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 2010
—  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Ayed | 2009
—  | MF |  UAE | Saqer Mohammed | 2012
—  | MF |  UAE | Ibrahim Aziz | 2011
—  | FW |  CIV | Jumaa Saeed | 2010

### New contracts[edit]

Date |  Pos  |  No.  |  Player | Ref. | Notes

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24 May 2012  | DF  | 44  |  Fares Jumaa | [8] | 30 June 2018
24 May 2012  | DF  | 21  |  Fawzi Fayez | [8] | 30 June 2018
24 May 2012  | MF  | 27  |  Salem Abdullah | [8] | 30 June 2018
24 May 2012  | DF  | 4  |  Musallem Fayez | [8] | 30 June 2015
24 May 2012  | GK  | 30  |  Abdullah Sultan | [8] | 30 June 2015
24 May 2012  | MF  | 8  |  Mohammed Al Saadi | [8] | 30 June 2015
24 May 2012  | DF  | —  |  Abdusalam Mohammed | [8] | 30 June 2018 (first professional contract)

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

| Date  | Position  | No.  | Name  | From  | Type  | Transfer window  | Fee  | Ref.

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7 June 2011 | FW | 32 |  Ignacio Scocco |  AEK Athens | Transfer | Summer | €2.800,000 | [9]
9 June 2011 | FW | 28 |  Mohamed Naser |  Al Shabab | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [10]
11 June 2011 | FW | 29 |  Mohamed Malallah |  Ittihad Kalba | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [11]
24 June 2011 | MF | 6 |  Mirel Rădoi |  Al Hilal | Transfer | Summer | €4,200,000 | [12]
12 July 2011 | GK | 22 |  Mahmoud Al Mass |  Sharjah | Transfer | Summer | €917,000 | [13]
13 July 2011 | DF | – |  Adnan Bisho |  Al Shaab | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [13]
4 August 2011 | MF | 20 |  Helal Saeed |  Al Jazira | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [14]
7 August 2011 | FW | 9 |  Yasser Al-Qahtani |  Al Hilal | Loan | Summer | €1,300,000 | [15]
11 August 2011 | MF | 8 |  Mohammed Al Saadi |  Al Dhafra | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | [16]
9 September 2011 | FW | 3 |  Asamoah Gyan |  Sunderland | Loan | Summer | €7,000,000 | [17]
Total  | €16,217,000

### Out[edit]

| Date  | Position  | No.  | Name  | To  | Type  | Transfer window  | Fee  | Ref.

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26 June 2011 | MF | 38 |  Elias Ribeiro |  Figueirense | Transfer | Summer | Free | [18]
30 June 2011 | FW | — |  José Sand |  Tijuana | Transfer | Summer | €4,370,000 | [19]
30 June 2011 | MF | 6 |  Ibrahima Keita |  Qadsia | End of loan | Summer | Free | [20]
3 August 2011 | GK | 39 |  Ismail Rabee |  Al Shabab | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | [21]
5 August 2011 | FW | 99 |  Faisal Ali |  Al Dhafra | Transfer | Summer | Free | [22]
25 August 2011 | MF | — |  Milovan Mirošević |  Universidad Católica | Transfer | Summer | Released | [23]
26 August 2011 | DF | — |  Adnan Bisho |  Al Shaab | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | [24]
8 September 2011 | MF | 11 |  Saif Mohammed |  Al Shaab | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | [25]
27 September 2011 | FW | 9 |  Valentin Badea |  Concordia Chiajna | Transfer | Summer | Free | [26]
Total  | €4,370,000

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Riccione v  Al Ain 12 July 2011 Friendly|  Riccione | 1–3|  Al Ain | Italy

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21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report
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Palermo v  Al Ain 16 July 2011 Friendly|  Palermo | 2–0|  Al Ain | Brixen

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report
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Referee: Zuliani

Leogang v  Al Ain 23 July 2011 Friendly|  Leogang | 0–11|  Al Ain | Austria

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* S. Mohammed
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* M. Naser
* Al Ahbabi
* Raqea
* Shehab
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Wigan Athletic v  Al Ain 24 July 2011 Friendly|  Wigan Athletic | 0–0|  Al Ain | Bischofshofen

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |  | Attendance: 418

MTK Budapest v  Al Ain 26 July 2011 Friendly|  MTK Budapest | 2–0|  Al Ain | Austria

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PAS Giannina v  Al Ain 28 July 2011 Friendly|  PAS Giannina | 3–1|  Al Ain | Austria

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20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Tzimopoulos 27'
* Tzanis 66'
* Becerra 68'

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* Scocco 51' (pen.)

Al Ain v  Al Riffa 13 August 2011 AFIC|  Al Ain | 6–1|  Al Riffa | Al Ain

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22:30 | Yasser 14' 32' (pen.)
Mohamed. M 37'
Haddaf 66'
Helal. S 70'
Salem. A 73'
R. Yaslam 80' | Report |  17' Hussein
60' Abubakar | Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Ain v  Al Suwaiq 16 August 2011 AFIC|  Al Ain | 0–0|  Al Suwaiq | Al Ain

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21:30 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Ammar Al Junaibi

Al Ain v  Al Shabab 19 August 2011 AFIC|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Al Shabab | Al Ain

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23:30 | Musallem. F 49'
Radoi 55'
Yasser 58'
Azoz 87' | Report |  22' (o.g.) Ismail
54' Hassan
55' Abdulmalk
57' Marcelo
61' Fernando
73' Waleed
77' Ahmed | Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulkarim

Al Ain v  Dubai 23 August 2011 Friendly|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Dubai | Al Ain

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | M. Nasser 54' 62'
Raqea 75' | Report |  20' Feindouno
44' J.Abdulla
53' Camara
69' A.Salim | Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Sultan Mohammed Saleh

Alkharitiyat v  Al Ain 5 September 2011 Friendly|  Alkharitiyat | 0–1|  Al Ain | Doha

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19:45 | Vivian  26' | Report |  27' (pen.) Radoi
48' S. Rabie | Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad
Referee: Abdul Rahman Jassim

Al Sadd v  Al Ain 8 September 2011 Friendly|  Al Sadd | 1–0|  Al Ain | Doha

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19:45 | Al-Hamad 65' | Report |  | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad
Referee: Mohammed Taha

Al Ain v  Al Shabab 18 September 2011 Friendly|  Al Ain | 3–1|  Al Shabab | Al Ain

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21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Mohammed .S 40'
Shehab 43' (pen.)
Ayed 50'
S. Rabie 59'
I. Aziz  83' | Report |  2' Rabia
80' Dew | Stadium: Khalifa Bin Zyed
Referee: Issa Khalifa

## 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 | 16 October 2011  | 26 May 2012  | Matchday 1  | Winners  | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | +36  | 077.27
League Cup | 16 September 2011  | 2 March 2012  | Group stage  | Group stage  | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4  | 050.00
President's Cup | 18 December 2011  | 10 January 2012  | Round of 16  | Quarter-finals  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1  | 050.00
Total  | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 32 | +41  | 067.65

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitions

### UAE Pro-League[edit]

Main article: 2011–12 UAE Pro League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Al Ain (C) | 22  | 17  | 4  | 1  | 52  | 16  | +36  | 55  | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage
2  | Al Nasr | 22  | 11  | 8  | 3  | 49  | 33  | +16  | 41  | 2013 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off
3  | Al Shabab | 22  | 10  | 8  | 4  | 39  | 27  | +12  | 38
4  | Al Jazira | 22  | 11  | 2  | 9  | 47  | 38  | +9  | 35  | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage[a]
5  | Al-Ahli | 22  | 10  | 4  | 8  | 45  | 42  | +3  | 34  |

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2012. Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Al Jazira secured qualification for the 2013 AFC Champions League through winning the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

#### Results summary[edit]

| Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
22  | 17  | 4  | 1  | 52  | 16  |  +36  | 55  | 12  | 0  | 0  | 30  | 4  |  +26  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 22  | 12  |  +10

Last updated: 26 May 2012.
Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round[edit]

| Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22

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Ground| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| W| D| W| W| W| D| W| W| W| D| W| L| W| W| W| W| W| D| W| W| W| W
Position| 3| 3| 3| 1| 3| 3| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2012. Source: Pro-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches[edit]

Al Ain v Al Nasr 16 October 2011 1|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

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18:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* I. Ahmed 13'
* Al Qahtani 32' 56'

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Report |

* Lima 14'
* T. Hamad 40'
* Bangoura 75'
* A. Moosa 75'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,322
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Al Wahda v Al Ain 21 October 2011 2|  Al Wahda | 2–2|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Kamali 30'
* Al Shehhi 42'
* K. Jalal 83'
* Eisa .A 86'
* Baiano 87'

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Report |

* Gyan 27'
* Al Wehaibi 29'
* R. Yaslam 85'
* I. Ahmed 90+3'

| Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 8,882
Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Ain v Dubai 29 October 2011 3|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Dubai | Al Ain

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* F. Fayez 8'
* Scocco 19'
* Gyan 20', 23'
* M. Fayez 38'
* W. Salem 41'
* M. Abdulrahman 67'
* S. Abdullah 90+3'

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Report |

* Daoudi 33'
* Feindouno 43'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,845
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Sharjah 26 November 2011 5|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Sharjah | Al Ain

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Scocco 6'
* Al Wehaibi 74'

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* Y. Mustafa 42'
* Marcelinho 48'
* H. Ahmed 52'
* Al-Maghni 60'
* Fahad. M 76'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Baniyas v Al Ain 4 December 2011 6|  Baniyas | 2–2|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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16:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Senghor 6' 6'
* A. Abdulrahman 14'
* F. Bashir 43'
* M. Khalaf 47'
* N. Mubarak 86'
* Thamer. M 88'

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* Gyan 12', 49' (pen.)
* Scocco 28'
* F. Jumaa 52'

| Stadium: Baniyas
Attendance: 3,037
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Wasl 9 December 2011 7|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Gyan 12' (pen.)
* Scocco 38'

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* M. Nasser 45'
* S. Saeed 56'
* Rashed. E 75'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 7,432
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ahli v Al Ain 13 December 2011 4|  Al Ahli | 0–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Grafite 41'
* M. Qassim 76'

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* Gyan 20'
* K. Abdulrahman 23'
* Scocco 46'
* M. Salem 62'
* Musallem. F 90+1'

| Stadium: Rashid
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Jazira v Al Ain 22 December 2011 8|  Al Jazira | 1–3|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* J. Abdullah 49'

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Report |

* Gyan 4', 90+3'
* F. Jumaa 32'
* F. Fayez 60'
* W. Salem 66'
* Scocco 81'

| Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Emirates 30 December 2011 9|  Al Ain | 4–0|  Emirates | Al Ain

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16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Gyan 6' (pen.)
* K. Abdulrahman 14'
* A. Fayez 44'
* M. Naser 49'
* Al Saadi 67'

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* Shamarikh 37'
* Malek 42'
* M. Ali 66'
* A. Ali 86'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Shabab v Al Ain 4 January 2012 10|  Al Shabab | 1–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* E. Dhahi 5'
* A. Al Blooshi 42'
* César 57' (pen.)
* W. Abbas 90+3'

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* Scocco 6' (pen.)
* M. Salem 9'
* F. Jumaa 10'
* F. Fayez 56'

| Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Attendance: 7,623
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Ain v Ajman 14 January 2012 11|  Al Ain | 4–1|  Ajman | Al Ain

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18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* M. Naser 56', 84'
* Scocco 82' (pen.), 90'
* M. Abdulrahman 85'

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* Touré 33'
* W. Ahmed 59'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Al Nasr v Al Ain 23 January 2012 12|  Al Nasr | 2–0|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Bresciano 5' 15'
* Younes. A 90+2'
* Diané 90+2'

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* H. Salem 2'
* Al Qahtani 49'
* W. Salem 90+2'

| Stadium: Al-Maktoum
Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Wahda 8 February 2012 13|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Qahtani 11'
* F. Jumaa 82'

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* Yaqoub 12'
* Ismail. M 47'
* Mahmoud. K 73'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 10,322
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Dubai v Al Ain 15 February 2012 14|  Dubai | 0–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* A. Abdulqader 37'
* Hassan. M 61'
* Camara 66'
* Y. Al Hammadi 77'

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* Scocco 20'
* Gyan 62'

| Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh

Al Ain v Al Ahli 16 March 2012 15|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Ahli | Al Ain

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20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Gyan 65' (pen.)
* F. Jumaa 85'
* H. Saeed 90+2'

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* M. Hassan 14'
* A. Khamis 45'
* Y. Mohamad 45+2'
* Haikal 61'
* Emaná 83'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 7,821
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Sharjah v Al Ain 24 March 2012 16|  Sharjah | 1–4|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Sharif 7'
* Al Maghni 20'
* Y. Saeed 57'

| Summary
Report |

* Gyan 8' (pen.)
* F. Jumaa 15'
* Al Qahtani 58', 67'
* A. Fayez 90+3'

| Stadium: Sharjah
Attendance: 3,704
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Baniyas 30 March 2012 17|  Al Ain | 3–0|  Baniyas | Al Ain

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17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Wehaibi 26'
* Gyan 50' 55', 84'
* I. Ahmed 56'

| Summary
Report |

* I. Saeed 12'
* M. Jaber 50'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 6,502
Referee: Ali Hamad

Al Wasl v Al Ain 14 April 2012 18|  Al Wasl | 2–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* T. Hassan 83'
* Khalatbari 65' 78'
* Olivera 67' 67'
* K. Abdullah 69'

| Summary
Report |

* H. Saeed 19'
* Gyan 36', 84' (pen.)
* Scocco 53'

| Stadium: Zabeel
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Jazira 27 April 2012 19|  Al Ain | 2–0|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Qahtani 9', 21' 64'
* M. Salem 40'

| Summary
Report |

* A. Abbas 23'
* K. Sebil 69'
* Baré 90+4'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 15,187
Referee: Ali Hamad

Emirates v Al Ain 6 May 2012 20|  Emirates | 1–4|  Al Ain | Ras al-Khaimah

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19:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* A. Rabee 26'
* Geynrikh 30'
* Hasanov 90+1'

| Summary
Report |

* Gyan 7', 23'
* Rădoi 11'
* O. Abdulrahman 44'
* M. Abdulrahman 45+1'
* Scocco 54'

| Stadium: Emirates Club
Attendance: 3,752
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Ain v Al Shabab 11 May 2012 21|  Al Ain | 3–1|  Al Shabab | Al Ain

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19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al Qahtani 38'
* Scocco 45'
* I. Ahmed 53'
* Gyan 87'

| Summary
Report |

* A. Al Blooshi 17' (pen.)
* H. Ibrahim 22'
* Kieza 46'
* E. Mohammed 55'
* A. Darwish 71'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Al Ain v Ajman 26 May 2012 22|  Al Ain | 4–0|  Ajman | Al Ain

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18:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Rădoi 20'
* Scocco 32'
* Gyan 63', 80'
* O. Abdulrahman 67'
* F. Jumaa 90+4'

| Summary
Report |

* Adel. M 87'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 10,432
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

### Etisalat Cup[edit]

Main article: 2011–12 UAE League Cup

#### Group A[edit]

Team

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

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Al Jazira | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 28  | 13  | +15  | 22
Al Wasl | 10  | 6  | 0  | 4  | 18  | 18  | 0  | 18
Al Ain | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 17  | 13  | +4  | 17
Dubai | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 18  | 13  | +5  | 16
Al Wahda | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 13  | 20  | −7  | 9
Emirates | 10  | 1  | 2  | 7  | 7  | 24  | −17  | 5

Source: UAEProLeague

Al Ain v Al Wahda 16 September 2011 1|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Al Wahda | Dubai

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* Rădoi 35'
* I. Ahmed 76'
* R. Yaslam 89'

| Report |

* Hugo 20' (pen.), 50'
* Al Hosani 40'

| Stadium: Rashid
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Dubai v Al Ain 23 September 2011 2|  Dubai | 1–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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* Camara 10'
* I. Ahmed 41'
* A. Malallah  90+3'

| Report |

* Scocco 4'
* Al-Qahtani 56'

| Stadium: Police Officers Club
Attendance: 1,950
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

Emirates v Al Ain 1 October 2011 3|  Emirates | 1–1|  Al Ain | Ras al-Khaimah

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* A. Ali 17'
* Keita 77'
* Shamarikh 90+2'

| Report |

* Gyan 25' (pen.)
* I. Ahmed 82'
* M. Fayez 90+4'

| Stadium: Emirates Club
Attendance: 841
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater

Al Ain v Al Jazira 7 October 2011 4|  Al Ain | 4–2|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

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21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Rădoi 19' (pen.), 70' (pen.), 83'
* Ayed 51'
* Al Saadi 74' 85'
* H. Saeed 89'

| Report |

* A. Qasim 22'
* Oliveira 32'
* Delgado 53' 69'
* S. Obaid 56'
* K. Esmaeel 65'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Mohammed Abdullah

Al Wasl v Al Ain 12 November 2011 5|  Al Wasl | 1–0|  Al Ain | Dubai

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* Porta 20'
* Olivera 65'
* H. Ali 71'
* Al Mesmari  90+1'

| Report |

* H. Saeed 48'
* Al-Dhahri 56'

| Stadium: Zabeel
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel

Al Ain v Al Wasl 19 November 2011 6|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

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* Scocco 14'
* Musallem. F 22'
* Gyan 23'
* Al-Qahtani 29' 39'
* Al Shamisi 90+4'

| Report |

* Fadel 10'
* Issa 28'
* Yasser 40'
* Puch 64'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi

Al Jazira v Al Ain 27 January 2012 7|  Al Jazira | 4–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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* S. Masoud 7'
* Diaky 14'
* A. Jumaa 33'
* Baré 63', 90+1'
* Oliveira 67'
* Al-Senani 73'
* M. Barqesh 75'

| Report |  | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed
Attendance: 3,754
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater

Al Ain v Emirates 3 February 2012 8|  Al Ain | 3–0|  Emirates | Al Ain

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* Scocco 13'
* Al-Qahtani 36' (pen.), 65'
* Ayed 56'

| Report |

* Saif. M 44'
* A. Al Shehhi 81'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 4,133
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

Al Ain v Dubai 23 February 2012 9|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Dubai | Al Ain

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* H. Saeed 20'
* Al-Qahtani 28'
* M. Malallah 33'

| Report |

* Hassan. M 6'
* Y. Al Hammadi 52'

| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wahda v Al Ain 2 March 2012 10|  Al Wahda | 1–4|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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* A. Alawi 4'
* Eisa. A 67'
* Al-Harthi 71'
* Al Mansoori 77'
* H. Rashed 90+4'

| Report |

* Al-Ahbabi 36'
* K. Abdulrahman 48'
* Al Saadi 65', 89'
* Gyan 72' (pen.), 90+1'
* W. Salem 76'

| Stadium: Al Nahyan
Attendance: 2,312
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi

### President's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2011–12 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Emirates 18 December 2011 Round of 16|  Al Ain | 4–2|  Emirates | Dubai

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* Gyan 17', 45+1'
* M. Abdulrahman 19' 42'
* M. Salem 54'

| Report
Details |

* Moutaouali 4'
* Akarandut 20'
* A. Ali 36'
* M. Ali 52'
* F. Jumaa 90+2' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Rashid
Referee: Ibrahim Al Muhairi

Baniyas v Al Ain 10 January 2012 Quarter-finals|  Baniyas | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Al Ain | Dubai

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* Fawzi 2'
* Msarri 46'
* Y. Jaber 84'
* Al Ghaferi 105'
* Senghor 113' 114'

| Report
Details |  | Stadium: Al Maktoum
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

## Statistics[edit]

### Squad appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 26 May 2012.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Pro-League | President's Cup | League Cup

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Goalkeepers
22  | GK |  UAE | Mahmoud Al Mas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
12  | GK |  UAE | Waleed Salem | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0
30  | GK |  UAE | Abdullah Sultan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
36  | GK |  UAE | Dawoud Sulaiman | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
Defenders
2  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Ayed | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
4  | DF |  UAE | Musallem Fayez | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0
5  | DF |  UAE | Ismail Ahmed | 14 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1
14  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Fayez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
15  | DF |  UAE | Khaled Abdulrahman | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0
19  | DF |  UAE | Mohanad Salem | 20 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0
21  | DF |  UAE | Fawzi Fayez | 22 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0
33  | DF |  UAE | Mohammed Al-Dhahri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
35  | DF |  UAE | Hazza Salem | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
44  | DF |  UAE | Fares Jumaa | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
Midfielders
6  | MF |  ROU | Mirel Rădoi | 29 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3
7  | MF |  UAE | Ali Al-Wehaibi | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
8  | MF |  UAE | Mohammed Al Saadi | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3
10  | MF |  UAE | Omar Abdulrahman | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
13  | MF |  UAE | Rami Yaslam | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0
18  | MF |  UAE | Abdullah Malallah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  UAE | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
20  | MF |  UAE | Helal Saeed | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0
23  | MF |  UAE | Shehab Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
17→25  | MF |  UAE | Ahmed Al Shamisi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0
27  | MF |  UAE | Salem Abdullah | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0
31  | MF |  UAE | Haddaf Al Ameri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
34  | MF |  UAE | Sultan Nasser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Forwards
3  | FW |  GHA | Asamoah Gyan | 24 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3
9  | FW |  KSA | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 21 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5
11  | FW |  UAE | Abdulaziz Fayez | 28 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0
16  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0
28  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Naser | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0
29  | FW |  UAE | Mohamed Malallah | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0
32  | FW |  ARG | Ignacio Scocco | 27 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2
40  | FW |  UAE | Hamad Raqea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

### Disciplinary record[edit]

N | P | Nat. | Name | Pro-League | League Cup | President's Cup | Total | Notes

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2  | DF |  | Mohammed Ayed |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
3  | FW |  | Asamoah Gyan | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
4  | DF |  | Musallem Fayez | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
5  | DF |  | Ismail Ahmed | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
6  | MF |  | Mirel Rădoi | 1  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 1 |
7  | MF |  | Ali Al-Wehaibi | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
8  | MF |  | Mohammed Al Saadi |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
9  | FW |  | Yasser Al-Qahtani | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
12  | GK |  | Waleed Salem | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
13  | MF |  | Rami Yaslam | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
14  | DF |  | Mohammed Fayez | 1  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
15  | DF |  | Khaled Abdulrahman | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
16  | FW |  | Mohamed Abdulrahman | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
17  | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
19  | DF |  | Mohanad Salem | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
20  | MF |  | Helal Saeed | 2  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
21  | DF |  | Fawzi Fayez | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
25  | MF |  | Ahmed Al Shamisi |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
27  | MF |  | Salem Abdullah | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
29  | FW |  | Mohamed Malallah |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
32  | FW |  | Ignacio Scocco | 5  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
33  | DF |  | Mohammed Al-Dhahri |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
44  | DF |  | Fares Jumaa | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |
77  | DF |  | Hazza Salem | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Assists[edit]

|  Rnk  |  No.  |  Pos  | Player  | League  | League Cup  | President's Cup  | Champions League  | Super Cup  | Total

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1  | 6  | MF |  Mirel Rădoi |  | 4 |  |  |  | 4
2  | 32  | FW |  Ignacio Scocco |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2
—  | 11  | FW |  Abdulaziz Fayez |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2
—  | 44  | DF |  Fares Jumaa |  | 1 | 1 |  |  | 2
5  | 16  | MF |  Mohamed Abdulrahman |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
—  | 3  | FW |  Asamoah Gyan |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
—  | 19  | DF |  Mohanad Salem |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
—  | 9  | FW |  Yasser Al-Qahtani |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
—  | 13  | MF |  Rami Yaslam |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1
TOTALS |  | 11 | 4 |  |  | 15

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitive matches

### Goalscorers[edit]

Rnk  |  No.  |  Pos  | Player  | League  | League Cup  | President's Cup  | Total

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1  | 3  | FW |  Asamoah Gyan | 22 | 3 | 2 | 27
2  | 9  | FW |  Yasser Al-Qahtani | 7 | 5 |  | 12
3  | 32  | FW |  Ignacio Scocco | 9 | 2 |  | 11
4  | 5  | DF |  Ismail Ahmed | 3 | 1 |  | 4
—  | 8  | MF |  Mohammed Al Saadi | 1 | 3 |  | 4
6  | 6  | MF |  Mirel Radoi |  | 3 |  | 3
—  | 28  | FW |  Mohamed Naser | 3 |  |  | 3
8  | 10  | MF |  Omar Abdulrahman | 2 |  |  | 2
—  | 11  | FW |  Abdulaziz Fayez | 2 |  |  | 2
—  | 7  | MF |  Ali Al-Wehaibi | 2 |  |  | 2
11  | 19  | DF |  Mohanad Salem |  |  | 1 | 1
—  | 21  | DF |  Fawzi Fayez | 1 |  |  | 1
—  | 16  | FW |  Mohamed Abdulrahman |  |  | 1 | 1
Own Goals |  |  | 1 | 1
TOTALS | 52 | 17 | 5 | 74

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitive matches

### Hat-tricks[edit]

Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition

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Mirel Rădoi |  Al Dhafra | 4–2 (H) | 7 October 2011 | League Cup

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Clean sheets[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Clean sheets

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1  |  Dawoud Sulaiman | 7
2  |  Waleed Salem | 5
TOTALS | 12

Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitive matches

## Awards[edit]

Award  | Winner

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UAE Pro League Top Scorer |  Asamoah Gyan

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*[Nat]: Nationality
*[N]: Squad number
*[P]: Position
*[Nat.]: FIFA nationality
*[ Rnk ]: Ranking