2023–24 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain 2023–24 football season

Al Ain2023–24 season

President| Mohammed Bin Zayed
Chairman| Hazza Bin Zayed
Head coach| Alfred Schreuder
(from 27 May 2023[1][2]
until 8 November 2023[3])
Hernán Crespo
(from 14 November 2023)
Stadium| Hazza Bin Zayed
UAE Pro League| 3rd
President's Cup| Quarter-finals
League Cup| Runners–up
AFC Champions League| Winners
Top goalscorer| League: Kodjo Laba (12)
All: Soufiane Rahimi (23)

Home colours

Away colours

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2024–25 ->

All statistics correct as of 7 June 2024.

The 2023–24 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 56th in existence and their 49th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

## Kits[edit]

* Supplier: Nike
* Sponsors: FAB (front) / Solutions Plus[4] (left sleeve) / EIH – Ethmar International Holding[5] (back) / Nirvana Travel & Tourism[6] (Short)

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## Club[edit]

### Staff[edit]

Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Hernán Crespo
Assistant coaches  |  Juan Branda
Nicolás Domínguez
Ahmed Abdullah
Chief analyst  |  Carles Martínez
Analyst  |  Tiago Freire
Goalkeeping coaches  |  Gustavo Nepote
Fitness coach  |  Federico Martinetti
U-21 team head coach  |  Ismail Ahmed
Physiotherapist  |  Santiago Thompson
Felipe Perseu Pianca
Abdelnasser Aljohny
Club Doctor  |  Nikos Tzouroudis
Nutritionist  |  Ricardo Pinto
Scout  |  Daniele Di Napoli
Team manager  |  Ahmed Al Shamsi
Team supervisor  |  Abdullah Al Shamsi[7]

Last updated: 14 November 2023
Source: 1

### The Steering Committee[edit]

Office  | Name

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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Chairman of the Steering Committee  | Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Members of the Steering Committee  | Mohammad Obaid Hammad
Members of the Steering Committee  | Awad Al Kaabi
Members of the Steering Committee  | Matar Al Darmaki
Members of the Steering Committee  | Mohamed Al Mahmood

Source: alainclub.ae

## Players[edit]

### First Team[edit]

[8][9][10]

N  | Position  | Nation  | Player  | Age  | Since  | Notes

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Goalkeepers
1  | GK  |  | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 29  | 2014  |
12  | GK  |  | Sultan Al-Mantheri | 29  | 2021  |
17  | GK  |  | Khalid Eisa (VC)  | 34  | 2013  |
36  | GK  |  | Amer Al-Faresi | 19  | 2024  | U21
Defenders
3  | DF  |  | Kouame Autonne | 23  | 2021  |
4  | DF  |  | Mohammed Shaker | 27  | 2019  |
15  | DF  |  | Erik Jorgens | 23  | 2020  |
16  | DF  |  | Khalid Al-Hashemi | 27  | 2023  |
44  | DF  |  | Saeed Juma | 25  | 2017  |
46  | DF  |  | Dramane Koumare | 19  | 2024  |
50  | DF  |  | Manea Al Shamsi | 22  | 2021  |
66  | DF  |  | Mansour Al Shamsi | 22  | 2020  |
Midfielders
5  | MF  |  | Park Youg-woo | 30  | 2023  |
6  | MF  |  | Yahia Nader | 25  | 2018  |
7  | MF  |  | Omer Atzili | 30  | 2023  |
8  | MF  |  | Mohammed Abbas | 21  | 2021  | U21
10  | MF  |  | Kaku | 29  | 2023  |
11  | MF  |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi (C)  | 33  | 2016  |
13  | MF  |  | Ahmed Barman | 30  | 2013  |
18  | MF  |  | Khalid Al-Balochi | 25  | 2018  |
20  | MF  |  | Matías Palacios | 22  | 2022  |
21  | MF  |  | Soufiane Rahimi | 29  | 2021
22  | MF  |  | Falah Waleed | 25  | 2018  |
26  | MF  |  | Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 22  | 2021  |
27  | MF  |  | Sultan Al-Shamsi | 28  | 2021  |
30  | MF  |  | Hazem Mohammad | 19  | 2023  | U19
42  | MF  |  | Jonatas Santos | 22  | 2019  |
70  | MF  |  | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 19  | 2023  | U19
Forwards
9  | FW  |  | Kodjo Laba | 32  | 2019  |
77  | FW  |  | Rilwanu Sarki | 20  | 2023  | U19
90  | FW  |  | Eisa Khalfan | 21  | 2021  | U21
99  | FW  |  | Josna Loulendo | 20  | 2023  | U21

### Unregistered players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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-- | MF |  GHA | Sampson Agyapong
98  | DF |  UAE | Salem Abdullah

## Transfers[edit]

### In[edit]

No.  | Position  | Player  | From  | Fee  | Date  | Ref.

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7  | FW |  Omer Atzili |  Maccabi Haifa | €2,000,000  | 9 June 2023 | [11]
77  | FW |  Rilwanu Sarki U21 |  Mahanaim | Undisclosed  | 18 June 2023 | [12]
14  | DF |  Khalid Al-Hashemi |  Baniyas | Undisclosed  | 20 June 2023 | [13]
10  | MF |  Kaku |  Al Taawoun | €5,000,000  | 28 June 2023 | [14]
30  | MF |  Mohammed Khalfan |  Al Bataeh | Loan return  | 1 July 2023
27  | MF |  Sultan Al-Shamsi |  Al Nasr
4  | DF |  Mohammed Shaker |  Al Nasr
33  | DF |  Gianluca Santini U21 |  Masfout
5  | MF |  Park Yong-woo |  Ulsan Hyundai | €1,000,000  | 16 July 2023 | [15]
–  | DF |  Yohan Gonzalez U19 |  Zamora | Undisclosed  | 19 July 2023 |

### Out[edit]

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16  | DF |  Tin Jedvaj |  Lokomotiv Moscow | Loan return  | 13 June 2023 | [16]
10  | MF |  Andriy Yarmolenko |  Dynamo Kyiv | Free transfer  | 13 June 2023 | [17]
7  | FW |  Caio Canedo |  Al Wasl | Free transfer  | 13 June 2023 | [18]
22  | DF |  Saeed Ahmed |  Khor Fakkan | Free transfer  | 7 July 2023 | [19][20]
23  | DF |  Mohamed Ahmed |  Al Bataeh | Free transfer  | 7 July 2023 | [21][22]
33  | DF |  Gianluca Santini U21 |  Dibba Al-Hisn | Free transfer  | 11 July 2023 | [23]
2  | DF |  Danilo Arboleda |  Al Ahli | Released  | 14 July 2023 | [24]
29  | DF |  Omar Saeed |  Khor Fakkan | Free transfer  | 15 August 2023 | [25]

### Loans in[edit]

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30  | MF |  Mohammed Khalfan |  Khor Fakkan | 23 July 2023  | End of Season  | [26]
72  | FW |  Mohamed Awadalla U21 |  Khor Fakkan | 1 August 2023  | End of Season  | [27]
34  | DF |  Rafael Pereira |  Khor Fakkan | 18 August 2023  | End of Season  | [28][29]
2  | MF |  El Mehdi El Moubarik |  Raja | 18 August 2023  | End of Season  | [30]

## Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Cotillas C.D.  v  Al Ain 14 July 2023 Friendly|  Cotillas C.D.  | 1–10|  Al Ain | La Manga, Spain

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12:20 |  | Report |  | Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium
Referee: Kevin Javier Moreno

Deportivo Murcia  v  Al Ain 20 July 2023 Friendly|  Deportivo Murcia  | 0–10|  Al Ain | Murcia, Spain

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12:20 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Alejandro Clemente Ortuño

Racing v  Al Ain 28 July 2023 Friendly|  Racing | 0–1|  Al Ain | Spain

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Intercity v  Al Ain 28 July 2023 Friendly|  Intercity | 0–2|  Al Ain | Spain

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Al Ain  v  Al-Khaldiya 6 August 2023 Friendly|  Al Ain  | 3–1|  Al-Khaldiya | Al Ain

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Al Ain  v  Khor Fakkan 12 August 2023 Friendly|  Al Ain  | 2–0|  Khor Fakkan | Al Ain

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## 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 | 18 August 2023  | 7 June 2024  | Matchday 1  | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 37 | +17  | 053.85
President's Cup | 18 February 2024  | 3 April 2024  | Round of 16  | Quarter-finals  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 050.00
League Cup | 30 August 2023  | 3 May 2024  | First round  | Runners–up  | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6  | 057.14
AFC Champions League | 19 September 2023  | 25 May 2024  | Group stage  | Winners  | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 21 | +13  | 064.29
Total  | 49 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 102 | 66 | +36  | 057.14

Last updated: 7 June 2024
Source: Soccerway

### Pro League[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UAE Pro League

Pos | Team

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1  | Al Wasl (C, Q) | 26  | 21  | 4  | 1  | 70  | 27  | +43  | 67  | Qualification for ACLE League stage
2  | Shabab Al Ahli (Q) | 26  | 18  | 4  | 4  | 73  | 34  | +39  | 58  | Qualification for ACLE play off round
3  | Al Ain (Q) | 26  | 14  | 3  | 9  | 54  | 37  | +17  | 45  | Qualification for ACLE League stage[a]
4  | Sharjah (Q) | 26  | 10  | 12  | 4  | 53  | 40  | +13  | 42[b] | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
5  | Al Wahda | 26  | 12  | 6  | 8  | 45  | 34  | +11  | 42[b] |

Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source: UPLeague
Rules for classification: [31] 1) points; 2) head-to-head goal difference; 3) head-to-head goals scored; 4) head-to-head away goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) number of away goals scored; 8) head-to-head points; 9) fair play ranking 10) draw
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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1. ^ As 2023–24 AFC Champions League winners.
2. ^ a b Sharjah are ahead of Al Wahda on head-to-head points: Sharjah 3–2 Al Wahda, Al Wahda 1–1 Sharjah

#### 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
26  | 14  | 3  | 9  | 54  | 37  |  +17  | 45  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 29  | 24  |  +5  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 25  | 13  |  +12

Last updated: 7 June 2024.
Source: Soccerway

#### 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| 23| 24| 25| 26

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Ground| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| H| H| H| A| H| A
Result| W| W| W| W| L| W| L| W| W| D| L| W| D| W| W| W| D| L| W| L| L| W| L| W| L| L
Position| 4| 2| 1| 1| 2| 1| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 3| 3| 3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 June 2024. Source: UPLeague
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

#### Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.[32]

Al Ain v Baniyas 18 August 2023 1|  Al Ain | 3–2|  Baniyas | Al Ain

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20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Kaku 38'
* Autonne 49'
* H. Abbas 64' (o.g.)

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* Niakaté 23'
* Abunamous 74'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Hatta v Al Ain 26 August 2023 2|  Hatta | 0–2|  Al Ain | Hatta

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18:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Laba 10', 26'

| Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq

Al Ain v Ajman 23 September 2023 3|  Al Ain | 6–0|  Ajman | Al Ain

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* Rahimi 19', 44'
* Y. Nader 31'
* Jonatas 68'
* Rakan 14' (o.g.)
* Laba 87'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Sharjah v Al Ain 28 September 2023 4|  Sharjah | 2–3|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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* Caio 50', 54'

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* Autonne 14' 37'
* Rahimi 41'
* Laba 50'
* Jonatas 66'

| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver

Al Nasr v Al Ain 8 October 2023 5|  Al Nasr | 1–0|  Al Ain | Dubai

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Memišević 71'

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* Jonatas 52' 82'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Al Ain v Emirates 28 October 2023 6|  Al Ain | 3–1|  Emirates | Al Ain

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16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Al-Ahbabi 10'
* Laba 7', 49'
* Erik 44'

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* Iniesta 58' (pen.)

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wasl v Al Ain 2 November 2023 7|  Al Wasl | 3–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Lima 23'
* Bouftini 53'
* Canedo 80'

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* Loulendo 64'

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Shabab Al Ahli v Al Ain 26 November 2023 8|  Shabab Al Ahli | 0–3|  Al Ain | Dubai

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Laba 9', 82'
* Palacios 23'

| Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Raphael Claus

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain 9 December 2023 10|  Ittihad Kalba | 2–2|  Al Ain | Kalba

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* Vombergar 30'
* Bessa 38'
* Ghayedi 50'

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* Kaku 20'
* Jonatas 24'
* Rahimi 71'

| Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Al Ain v Al Wahda 16 December 2023 11|  Al Ain | 0–2|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Khribin 12'
* Bakayev 54'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Daniele Orsato

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan 20 December 2023 9|  Al Ain | 4–1|  Khor Fakkan | Al Ain

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16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Laba 7', 37'
* Al-Ahbabi 47'
* Atzili 64'

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* Sulaiman 23'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Al Bataeh v Al Ain 24 December 2023 12|  Al Bataeh | 1–3|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Baba 49'

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* Laba 36'
* Atzili 47'
* Kaku 65'

| Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Baniyas v Al Ain 25 February 2024 14|  Baniyas | 0–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Loulendo 94'

| Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq

Al Ain v Hatta 29 February 2024 15|  Al Ain | 5–3|  Hatta | Al Ain

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17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Atzili 21'
* Al-Shamsi 44', 47'
* Kaku 47'
* Nader 62'

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* Gabrielzinho 49'
* Egbuchulam 87', 91'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Ajman v Al Ain 15 March 2024 16|  Ajman | 0–4|  Al Ain | Ajman

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

* Rahimi 19' (pen.), 74', 88'
* Traoré 21'

| Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Al Ain v Sharjah 30 March 2024 17|  Al Ain | 1–1|  Sharjah | Al Ain

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Laba 53'

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* Ben Larbi 56'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

Al Ain v Al Nasr 7 April 2024 18|  Al Ain | 1–3|  Al Nasr | Al Ain

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22:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Kaku 68'

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* Taarabt 10'
* Medeiros 16'
* Jshak 50'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Al Ain v Al Jazira 11 April 2024 13|  Al Ain | 2–2|  Al Jazira | Al Ain

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20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Autonne 51'
* Palacios 61'

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* Bruno 11'
* Coulibaly 94'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli 27 April 2024 21|  Al Ain | 1–2|  Shabab Al Ahli | Al Ain

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* M. Abbas 50'

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* Milivojević 31'
* Jesus 61'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali

Al Ain v Khor Fakkan 7 May 2024 22|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Khor Fakkan | Al Ain

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* Al-Shamsi 26'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Bader Bujamhoor

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba 16 May 2024 23|  Al Ain | 0–1|  Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain

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18:10 |  | Report |

* Ghayedi 7'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

Al Wahda v Al Ain 20 May 2024 24|  Al Wahda | 0–2|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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21:00 |  | Report |

* Loulendo 23'
* Sarki 69'

| Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Al Ain v Al Wasl 29 May 2024 20|  Al Ain | 2–4|  Al Wasl | Al Ain

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* Rahimi 69'
* Yong-woo 84'

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* Bouftini 7'
* Canedo 19', 60'
* Lima 40'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi

Al Jazira v Al Ain 2 June 2024 26|  Al Jazira | 2–1|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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* Traoré 46'
* Akonnor 59'

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* Hazem.M 21'

| Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Alali

Emirates v Al Ain 5 June 2024 19|  Emirates | 2–3|  Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah

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* M.Fahad 15'
* Alcácer 29'

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* Al-Balochi 42'
* Atzili 43'
* Palacios 52'

| Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
Referee: Rashid Abdulla Mohammed

Al Ain v Al Bataeh 7 June 2024 25|  Al Ain | 0–2|  Al Bataeh | Al Ain

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18:20 |  | Report |

* Abang 32'
* A. Khalil 89'

| Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Rawdha Almansoori

### UAE President's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UAE President's Cup

Al Ain v Al Wahda 18 February 2024 Round of 16|  Al Ain | 1–0|  Al Wahda | Al Ain

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* Palacios 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed
Referee: Sergei Karasev

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain 3 April 2024 Quarter-finals|  Ittihad Kalba | 2–1|  Al Ain | Dubai

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21:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Ghayedi 10', 26' (pen.)

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* Loulendo 45+3'

| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali

### UAE League Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 UAE League Cup

#### First round[edit]

Al Bataeh v Al Ain 30 August 2023 First leg|  Al Bataeh | 0–5|  Al Ain | Sharjah

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18:00 |  | Report |

* Autonne 11'
* S. Al-Shamsi 37'
* Atzili 65'
* Loulendo 91', 97'

| Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Naser Al Ali

Al Ain v Al Bataeh 14 September 2023 Second leg|  Al Ain | 2–1|  Al Bataeh | Al Ain

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* Rahimi 23'
* Atzili 43'

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* Abang 25'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

#### Quarter-finals[edit]

Al Nasr v Al Ain 19 October 2023 First leg|  Al Nasr | 0–2|  Al Ain | Dubai

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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Traoré 28'
* Palacios 61'

| Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Al Ain v Al Nasr 12 December 2023 Second leg|  Al Ain | 1–2
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19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Kaku 88'

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* Tshibangu 41'
* Mohammed 92'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

#### Semi-finals[edit]

Ittihad Kalba v Al Ain 9 February 2024 First leg|  Ittihad Kalba | 0–2|  Al Ain | Kalba

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17:20 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Rahimi 47'
* Abbas 91'

| Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

Al Ain v Ittihad Kalba 7 March 2024 Second leg|  Al Ain | 0–2
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(2–0 p)|  Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain

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17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |  | Report |

* Bessa 46', 83'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Referee: Yahya Al Mulla

#### Final[edit]

Al Wahda v Al Ain 3 May 2024 |  Al Wahda | 1–0|  Al Ain | Abu Dhabi

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20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) |

* Pimenta 15'

| Report |  | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 29,768
Referee: César Arturo Ramos

### AFC Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  |  Al-Ain | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 17  | 9  | +8  | 15  | Advance to round of 16 |  | -- | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2
2  |  Al-Fayha | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 12  | 10  | +2  | 9  |  | 2–3 | -- | 2–0 | 3–1
3  |  Pakhtakor | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 7  |  |  | 0–3 | 1–4 | -- | 3–0
4  |  Ahal | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 13  | −7  | 4  |  | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | --

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Pakhtakor v  Al Ain 19 September 2023 1|  Pakhtakor | 0–3|  Al Ain | Tashkent

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* Laba 11', 66'
* Al-Balochi 25'

| Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium[note 1]
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Al Ain  v  Ahal 3 October 2023 2|  Al Ain  | 4–2|  Ahal | Al Ain

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* Erik 4'
* Rahimi 32'
* Laba 41'
* Autonne 70'

| Report |

* Tagaýew 58'
* Meredov 85'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 8,126
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

Al Ain  v  Al-Fayha 24 October 2023 3|  Al Ain  | 4–1|  Al-Fayha | Al Ain

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* Autonne 36'
* Kaku 45+3', 67'
* Rahimi 90'

| Report |

* Al-Harthi 84'

| Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)

Al-Fayha v  Al Ain 7 November 2023 4|  Al-Fayha | 2–3|  Al Ain | Riyadh

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20:00 |  | Report |  | Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium[note 1]
Attendance: 1,002
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Ain  v  Pakhtakor 28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 5|  Al-Ain  | 1–3|  Pakhtakor | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

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* Khalfan 18'

| Report |

* Erkinov 55', 62'
* Ćeran 78'

| Attendance: 2,926
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Ahal v  Al-Ain 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 6|  Ahal | 1–2|  Al-Ain | Ashgabat Stadium, Ashgabat

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19:00 UTC+5 |

* Tagaýew 35'

| Report |

* Rahimi 13' (pen.)
* Atzili 32' (pen.)

| Attendance: 9,544
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

#### Round of 16[edit]

Nasaf v  Al Ain 14 February 2024 (2024-02-14) First leg|  Nasaf | 0–0|  Al Ain | Markaziy Stadium, Qarshi

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19:00 UTC+5 |  | Report |  | Attendance: 15,186
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al Ain  v  Nasaf 21 February 2024 (2024-02-21) Second leg|  Al Ain  | 2–1
(2–1 agg.)|  Nasaf | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

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* Laba 55'
* Rahimi 90+2'

| Report |

* Mozgovoy 51'

| Attendance: 10,036
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

#### Quarter-finals[edit]

Al Ain  v  Al Nassr 4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) First leg|  Al Ain  | 1–0|  Al Nassr | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

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* Rahimi 44'

| Report |  | Attendance: 22,326
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Al Nassr v  Al Ain 11 March 2024 (2024-03-11) |  Al Nassr | 4–3 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)|  Al Ain | Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh

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* Ghareeb 45+5'
* Eisa 51' (o.g.)
* Telles 72'
* Ronaldo 118' (pen.)

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* Rahimi 28', 45'
* Al-Shamsi 103'

| Attendance: 23,878
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
| Penalties|

* Brozović
* Telles
* Ronaldo
* Otávio

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* Rahimi
* Kaku
* Al-Shamsi

4–4 on aggregate; Al Ain won 3–1 on penalties.

#### Semi-finals[edit]

Al Ain v  Al Hilal 17 April 2024 (2024-04-17)[a] |  Al Ain | 4–2|  Al Hilal | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

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* Rahimi 6', 26' (pen.), 38' (pen.)
* Kaku 56' (pen.)

| Report |

* Malcom 49'
* S. Al-Dawsari 78'

| Attendance: 21,226
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Al Hilal v  Al Ain 23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) |  Al Hilal | 2–1
(4–5 agg.)|  Al Ain | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh

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* Neves 4' (pen.)
* S. Al-Dawsari 51'

| Report |

* Erik 12'

| Attendance: 18,445
Referee: Ahmed Al-Alili (United Arab Emirates)

Al Ain won 5–4 on aggregate.

#### Final[edit]

Yokohama F. Marinos v  Al Ain 11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 2–1|  Al Ain | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama

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* Uenaka 72'
* Watanabe 84'

| Report |

* M. Abbas 12'

| Attendance: 53,704
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)

Al Ain v  Yokohama F. Marinos 25 May 2024 (2024-05-25) |  Al Ain | 5–1|  Yokohama F. Marinos | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

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* Rahimi 8', 67'
* Kaku 33' (pen.)
* Laba 90+1', 90+5'

| Report |

* Matheus 40'

## Statistics[edit]

### Overall[edit]

As of 3 April 2024[34][35][36]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player  | Pro League | President's Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total  | Discipline  | Notes

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  |  |
Goalkeepers
1 | GK |  | Mohammed Abo Sandah | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 1 | 0  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | GK |  | Sultan Al-Mantheri | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | GK |  | Khalid Eisa | 16 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 4 | 0  | 9 | 0  | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders
3 | DF |  | Kouame Autonne | 14 | 1  | 2 | 0  | 5 | 1  | 9 | 0  | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
4 | DF |  | Mohammed Shaker | 0+5 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 4 | 0  | 2+1 | 0  | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF |  | Erik Jorgens | 14 | 1  | 1 | 0  | 6 | 0  | 6 | 1  | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
16 | DF |  | Khalid Al-Hashemi | 14 | 0  | 1+1 | 0  | 1+1 | 0  | 8+1 | 0  | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
40 | DF |  | Khaled Ali | 1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 4 | 0  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF |  | Saeed Juma | 3+7 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 1+4 | 0  | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
46 | DF |  | Dramane Koumare | 3+1 | 0  | 1 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
50 | DF |  | Manea Al Shamsi | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
66 | DF |  | Mansour Al Shamsi | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 1+2 | 0  | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Midfielders
5 | MF |  | Park Youg-woo | 14 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 1+2 | 0  | 8 | 0  | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | MF |  | Yahia Nader | 10+2 | 2  | 1+1 | 0  | 1+1 | 0  | 7 | 0  | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF |  | Omer Atzili | 8+6 | 3  | 0+2 | 0  | 5 | 2  | 2 | 1  | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF |  | Mohammed Abbas | 3+4 | 0  | 1 | 0  | 0+3 | 1  | 5+4 | 0  | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
10 | MF |  | Kaku | 15+1 | 4  | 2 | 0  | 2 | 1  | 7 | 2  | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
11 | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 11 | 1  | 2 | 0  | 5 | 0  | 9+1 | 0  | 26 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
13 | MF |  | Ahmed Barman | 0+6 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 4+1 | 0  | 2+4 | 0  | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF |  | Khalid Al-Balochi | 1+5 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 3+1 | 1  | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
20 | MF |  | Matías Palacios | 8 | 1  | 1 | 1  | 3+1 | 1  | 4+1 | 0  | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
21 | MF |  | Soufiane Rahimi | 15 | 7  | 2 | 0  | 4+2 | 2  | 9 | 8  | 32 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
22 | MF |  | Falah Waleed | 0+5 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 2+1 | 0  | 0+6 | 0  | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF |  | Ahmed Al-Qatesh | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF |  | Sultan Al-Shamsi | 1+3 | 2  | 0 | 0  | 2 | 1  | 1+4 | 1  | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
28 | MF |  | Solomon Sosu | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF |  | Hazem Mohammad | 0+5 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0+3 | 0  | 0+7 | 0  | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
42 | MF |  | Jonatas Santos | 2+5 | 2  | 0 | 0  | 2+2 | 0  | 2 | 0  | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
70 | MF |  | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 6+5 | 1  | 1 | 0  | 3+2 | 1  | 2 | 0  | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
88 | MF |  | Hamid Mohamed | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Forwards
9 | FW |  | Kodjo Laba | 14 | 12  | 1+1 | 0  | 1+2 | 0  | 6 | 6  | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
90 | FW |  | Eisa Khalfan | 0+1 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0  | 1+3 | 1  | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
99 | FW |  | Josna Loulendo | 2+6 | 2  | 1 | 1  | 3+2 | 2  | 1+1 | 0  | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |

### Goalscorers[edit]

As of 5 June 2024

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

Rank | No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Pro League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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1 | 21 | MF |  Soufiane Rahimi | 8 |  | 2 | 13 | 23
2 | 9 | FW |  Kodjo Laba | 12 |  |  | 8 | 20
3 | 10 | MF |  Kaku | 5 |  | 1 | 4 | 10
4 | 7 | MF |  Omer Atzili | 4 |  | 2 | 1 | 7
5 | 99 | FW |  Josna Loulendo | 3 | 1 | 2 |  | 6
6 | 20 | MF |  Matías Palacios | 3 | 1 | 1 |  | 5
27 | MF |  Sultan Al-Shamsi | 3 |  | 1 | 1 | 5
33 | DF |  Kouame Autonne | 2 |  | 1 | 2 | 5
9 | 8 | MF |  Mohammed Abbas | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 3
15 | DF |  Erik Jorgens | 1 |  |  | 2 | 3
11 | 18 | MF |  Khalid Al-Balochi | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2
6 | MF |  Yahia Nader | 2 |  |  |  | 2
42 | MF |  Jonatas Santos | 2 |  |  |  | 2
70 | MF |  Abdoul Karim Traoré | 1 |  | 1 |  | 2
15 | 30 | MF |  Hazem Mohammad | 1 |  |  |  | 1
5 | MF |  Park Yong-woo | 1 |  |  |  | 1
77 | FW |  Rilwanu Sarki | 1 |  |  |  | 1
11 | MF |  Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 1 |  |  |  | 1
90 | FW |  Eisa Khalfan |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Own goals (from the opponents) | 2 |  |  |  | 2
Totals | 54 | 2 | 12 | 34 | 102

### Assists[edit]

As of 5 June 2024[37]

No.  | Player  | Pro League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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10  |  Kaku | 6 |  |  | 4 | 10
15  |  Erik Jorgens | 6 |  | 2 | 2 | 10
21  |  Soufiane Rahimi | 2 |  | 3 | 3 | 8
11  |  Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7
7  |  Omer Atzili | 5 |  |  |  | 5
18  |  Khalid Al-Balochi | 2 |  | 2 |  | 4
9  |  Kodjo Laba |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4
20  |  Matías Palacios | 1 |  |  | 2 | 3
6  |  Yahia Nader | 1 |  |  | 2 | 3
8  |  Mohammed Abbas | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2
44  |  Saeed Juma | 1 |  |  |  | 1
66  |  Mansour Al Shamsi | 1 |  |  |  | 1
46  |  Dramane Koumare | 1 |  |  |  | 1
28  |  Solomon Sosu | 1 |  |  |  | 1
5  |  Park Youg-woo |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Totals | 31 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 61

### Clean sheets[edit]

As of 20 May 2024

Rank  | No.  | Player  | Pro League  | President's Cup  | League Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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1  | 17  |  Khalid Eisa | 5  | 1  | 3  | 3  | 12
2  | 1  |  Mohammed Abo Sandah | 2  |  |  |  | 2
Totals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14

### Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 7 June 2024[38][39][40]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player  | Pro League | President's Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total

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42  | MF |  | Jonatas Santos | 3 | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 1
11  | MF |  | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | 5 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | 9 |  | 1
33  | DF |  | Kouame Autonne | 5 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 | 1 |
21  | MF |  | Soufiane Rahimi | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |
70  | MF |  | Abdoul Karim Traoré | 2 |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 1
8  | MF |  | Mohammed Abbas | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |
15  | DF |  | Erik Jorgens | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 6 |  |
10  | MF |  | Kaku | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |
99  | FW |  | Josna Loulendo | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |
30  | MF |  | Hazem Mohammad | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |  |
5  | MF |  | Park Youg-woo | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |
13  | MF |  | Ahmed Barman | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |
28  | MF |  | Solomon Sosu | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
46  | DF |  | Dramane Koumare | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
16  | DF |  | Khalid Al-Hashemi | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |
20  | MF |  | Matías Palacios | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |
17  | GK |  | Khalid Eisa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |
6  | MF |  | Yahia Nader | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
9  | FW |  | Kodjo Laba | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
18  | MF |  | Khalid Al-Balochi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |
4  | DF |  | Mohammed Shaker |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
77  | FW |  | Rilwanu Sarki | 1 |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1
7  | MF |  | Omer Atzili | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
88  | MF |  | Hamid Mohamed | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
44  | DF |  | Saeed Juma |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
66  | DF |  | Mansour Al Shamsi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
27  | MF |  | Sultan Al-Shamsi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
90  | FW |  | Eisa Khalfan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
Totals | 47 | 2 | 4 | 2 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 92 | 2 | 4

Source: Soccerway.com
Ordered by ,  and
= Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Hat-tricks[edit]

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Soufiane Rahimi | Ajman | 0–4 (A) | 15 March 2024 | Pro-League | 16
Soufiane Rahimi | Al Hilal | 4–2 (H) | 17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) | AFC Champions League | Semi-finals (FL)

4 – Player scored four goals.

## Awards[edit]

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Soufiane Rahimi | Midfielder | AFC Champions League (2023–24) MVP, Top scorer | [41]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Team is not using their own home stadium.

1. ^ The match was postponed from 16 April due to adverse weather conditions.[33]

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