Al Ain FC in international football

Al Ain FC in international football competitionsClub| Al Ain FC

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Most appearances| Omar Abdulrahman (61)
Top scorer| Omar Abdulrahman
Asamoah Gyan
(18)
First entry| 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry| 2023–24 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League|

* 2003, 2024

GCC Champions League|

* 2001

Asamoah Gyan Al Ain's top foreign goalscorer in AFC Champions League with 18 goals

Al Ain FC is an Emirati football club in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates that competes in the UAE Pro League, it has contested in various international competitions and has won two titles so far. It has made the most appearances in the AFC Champions League out any other team in the United Arab Emirates and is by far the only team in the UAE to win a Champions League title after winning the 2003 Asian CL Final.

## History[edit]

Al Ain first contested participation was in 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup were they lost to Kazma SC 0–6 on aggregate. Al Ain won their first international title in the 2001 Gulf Club Champions Cup after finishing first in a round-robin tournament, however only two years later Al Ain would win its first major international title after beating BEC Tero Sasana 2–1 on aggregate, Al Ain became the first Emirati team to win the Asian Cup and is by far the only UAE side to do so in present time. Al Ain would qualify for the final of the ACL twice only to lose both finals. Al Ain also qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final were they lost to Real Madrid CF 1–4.

## Overall record[edit]

As of 23 April 2024 Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win%

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Club Championship / Champions League[n 1] | 142 | 60 | 39 | 43 | 230 | 188 | +42  | 042.25
Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5  | 037.50
GCC Champions League | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6  | 035.71
Arab Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +0  | 025.00
Total | 170 | 70 | 44 | 56 | 261 | 230 | +31  | 041.18

1. ^ does not include 4 match in play-off round.

### Participations[edit]

* W : Withdrew, QS : Qualifying stage, R1 : First round, R2 : Second round, GS : Group stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarterfinals, SF : Semifinal, R : Runner-up, C : Champions
* RR Round-robin tournament

Competition  | No.  |

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AFC Champions League | 16
Season  | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2024
Round  | C | QF | RU | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | R16 | RU | QF | R16 | GS | GS | QS | F
Asian Club Championship | 2
Season  | 1999 | 2001 |
Round  | 3rd | R2
Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 3
Season  | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 |
Round  | R2 | R1 | QF
Arab Club Champions Cup | 1
Season  | 2001 | 2017 | 2019 |
Round  | W | W | R1
GCC Club Cup | 3
Edition  | 1985 | 1995 | 2001 |
Round  | 3rdRR | 5thRR | CRR
FIFA Club World Cup | 1
Edition  | 2018 |
Round  | RU

## International competitions[edit]

Match won  | Match drawn  | Match lost  | Champions  | Runners-up

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### AFC Champions League[edit]

| Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2003[1] | Group stage |  Al-Hilal | 1–0  | 1st
Al-Sadd | 2–0
Esteghlal | 3–1
Semi-finals |  Dalian Shide | 4–2  | 3–4  | 7–6
Final |  BEC Tero Sasana | 2–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
2004[2] | Quarter-finals |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–1  | 1–4  | 1–5
2005[3] | Group stage |  Al-Wahda | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1st
Sepahan | 3–2  | 1–1
Al-Shabab | 3–0  | 0–1
Quarter-finals |  PAS Tehran | 1–1  | 3–3  | 4–4 (a)
Semi-finals |  Shenzhen | 6–0  | 0–0  | 6–0
Final |  Al-Ittihad | 1–1  | 2–4  | 3–5
2006[4] | Group stage |  Al-Hilal | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1st
Mash'al | 2–1  | 1–1
Al-Minaa | 2–1  | 2–1
Quarter-finals |  Al-Qadsia | 2–2  | 0–3  | 2–5
2007[5] | Group stage |  Al-Shabab | 0–2  | 0–2  | 3rd
Al-Ittihad | 1–1  | 0–0
Sepahan | 3–2  | 1–1
2010[6] | Group stage |  Pakhtakor | 0–1  | 2–3  | 4th
Sepahan | 2–0  | 0–0
Al-Shabab | 2–1  | 2–3
2011[7] | Play off round |  Sriwijaya | 4–0
Group stage |  FC Seoul | 0–1  | 0–3  | 3rd
Hangzhou Greentown | 1–0  | 0–0
Nagoya Grampus | 3–1  | 0–4
2013[8] | Group stage |  Al-Hilal | 3–1  | 0–2  | 3rd
Esteghlal | 0–1  | 0–2
Al-Rayyan | 2–1  | 1–2
2014[9] | Group stage |  Lekhwiya | 2–1  | 5–0  | 1st
Al-Ittihad | 1–1  | 1–2
Tractor Sazi | 3–1  | 2–2
Round of 16 |  Al-Jazira | 2–1  | 2–1  | 4–2
Quarter-finals |  Al-Ittihad | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–1
Semi-finals |  Al-Hilal | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–4
2015[10] | Group stage |  Al-Shabab | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1st
Naft Tehran | 3–0  | 1–1
Pakhtakor | 1–1  | 1–0
Round of 16 |  Al-Ahli | 3–3  | 0–0  | 3–3 (a)
2016[11] | Group stage |  El-Jaish | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2nd
Al-Ahli | 1–0  | 2–1
Nasaf Qarshi | 2–0  | 1–1
Round of 16 |  Zob Ahan | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–1
Quarter-finals |  Lokomotiv Tashkent | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Semi-finals |  El-Jaish | 3–1  | 2–2  | 5–3
Final |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3
2017[12] | Group stage |  Zob Ahan | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1st
Bunyodkor | 3–0  | 3–2
Al-Ahli | 2–2  | 2–2
Round of 16 |  Esteghlal | 6–1  | 0–1  | 6–2
Quarter-finals |  Al-Hilal | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–3
2018[13] | Play off round |  Malkiya | 2–0
Group stage |  Al-Hilal | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2nd
Al-Rayyan | 1–1  | 4–1
Esteghlal | 2–2  | 1–1
Round of 16 |  Al-Duhail | 2–4  | 1–4  | 3–8
2019[14] | Group stage |  Al-Hilal | 0–1  | 0–2  | 4th
Esteghlal | 1–2  | 1–1
Al-Duhail | 0–2  | 2–2
2020[15] | Play off round |  Bunyodkor | 1–0
Group stage |  Sepahan | 0–4  | 0–0  | 4th
Al-Nassr | 1–2  | 1–0
Al-Sadd | 3–3  | 0–4
2021[16] | Play off round |  Foolad | 0–4
2023–24
Group stage |  Pakhtakor | 1–3  | 3–0  | 1st
Ahal | 4–2  | 2–1
Al-Fayha | 4–1  | 3–2
Round of 16 |  Nasaf | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
Quarter-finals |  Al-Nassr | 1–0  | 3–4 (a.e.t.)  | 4–4 (3–1 p)
Semi-finals |  Al Hilal | 4–2  | 1–2  | 5–4
Final |  Yokohama F. Marinos | 5–1  | 1–2  | 6–3

### Asian Club Championship[edit]

| Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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1998–99 | First round |  Oman | 5–2  | 2–0  | 7–2
Second round |  Al-Ansar | 3–1  | 0–1  | 3–2
Group stage |  Köpetdag Aşgabat | 6–1  | 1st
Esteghlal | 0–1
Al-Hilal | 1–0
Semi-finals |  Júbilo Iwata | 2–2 (p) (2–4)
Third place match |  Dalian Shide | 3–2
2000–01 | First round |  Al-Zawraa | 1–2  | 4–0  | 5–2
Second round |  Persepolis | 0–2  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–4

### Asian Cup Winners' Cup[edit]

Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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1995 | Second round |  Kazma | 0–4  | 0–2  | 0–6
1999–2000 | First round |  Al-Jaish | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2 (a)
2001–2002 | Second round |  Al-Wehdat | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2
Quarter-finals |  Al-Sadd | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2 (a)

### Arab Club Champions Cup[edit]

Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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2018–19 | First round |  ES Sétif | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–2 (a)

### GCC Champions League[edit]

Season  | Round  | Club  | Home  | Away  | Aggregate

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1985 | Group stage |  Al-Ahli | 0–2  | 4–1  | 3rd
Fanja | 2–3  | 1–2
1995 | Round robin |  Kazma | 0–0  | 5th
Al-Arabi | 1–2
Al-Shabab | 1–1
Dhofar | 0–0
Riffa | 0–2
2001[17] | Round robin |  Riffa | 2–1  | C
Al-Salmiya | 2–1
Al-Gharafa | 1–0
Dhofar | 1–0
Al-Ittihad | 0–2

### FIFA Club World Cup[edit]

Season  | Round  | Club  | Result

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2018 | First round |  Team Wellington | 3–3 (p) (4–3)
Second round |  Espérance de Tunis | 3–0
Semi-finals |  River Plate | 2–2 (p) (5–4)
Final |  Real Madrid | 1–4

## Statistics[edit]

### By club[edit]

| Opposition  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Win%

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Al-Hilal | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 043.75
Esteghlal | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 020.00
Al-Shabab | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 033.33
Sepahan | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 037.50
Al-Ittihad | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 028.57
Al-Ahli | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 033.33
Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 033.33
Pakhtakor | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 033.33
Al-Sadd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 040.00
Al-Nassr | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 050.00
Zob Ahan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 050.00
Nasaf | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 050.00
Al-Rayyan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 050.00
El-Jaish | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 025.00
Jeonbuk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 000.00
Bunyodkor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 100.00
Kazma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 000.00
Dalian Shide | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 066.67
Al-Fayha | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 100.00
Persepolis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 000.00
Tractor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 050.00
Naft Tehran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 050.00
PAS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 000.00
Mash'al | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 050.00
Lokomotiv | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 050.00
Al-Wahda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 100.00
Al-Jaish | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00
Al-Ittihad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00
Qadsia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 000.00
Shenzhen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 050.00
Zhejiang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 050.00
Nagoya Grampus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 050.00
Yokohama F. Marinos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 050.00
Ahal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 100.00
Oman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 100.00
Dhofar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 050.00
Fanja | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 050.00
Riffa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 050.00
Al-Mina'a | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.00
Al-Zawraa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 050.00
Seoul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 000.00
Shabab Al Ahli | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 000.00
Al-Jazira | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.00
Al-Wehdat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 050.00
ES Sétif | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00
Police Tero | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 050.00
Al-Ansar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 050.00
Foolad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 000.00
Al-Gharafa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00
Al-Arabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 000.00
Al-Salmiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.00
Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.00
Malkiya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00
Real Madrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 000.00
River Plate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.00
Sriwijaya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.00
Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100.00
Team Wellington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 000.00
ES Tunis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00

### By competition[edit]

Al Ain FC in international football by competition[n 1] | Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win%

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Club Championship / Champions League | 148 | 64 | 39 | 45 | 243 | 195 | +48  | 043.24
Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −5  | 037.50
GCC Champions League | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | −6  | 035.71
Arab Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +0  | 025.00
Total | 176 | 74 | 44 | 58 | 274 | 237 | +37  | 042.05

As of 25 May 2024

1. ^ included 4 match in play-off round.

### By country[edit]

Country  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | For  | Against  | Win%

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Saudi Arabia | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 61 | 040.91
Iran | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 029.03
Qatar | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 038.10
Uzbekistan | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 052.94
China | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 057.14
South Korea | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 000.00
Kuwait | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 016.67
Syria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 050.00
Oman | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 066.67
Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 040.00
Iraq | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 075.00
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 050.00
Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 066.67
Turkmenistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 100.00
Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 050.00
Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 050.00
Lebanon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 050.00
Thailand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 050.00
Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.00
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 000.00
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.00
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.00
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 000.00

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2003 AFC Champions League".
2. ^ "2004 AFC Champions League".
3. ^ "2005 AFC Champions League".
4. ^ "2006 AFC Champions League".
5. ^ "2007 AFC Champions League".
6. ^ "2010 AFC Champions League".
7. ^ "2011 AFC Champions League".
8. ^ "2013 AFC Champions League".
9. ^ "2014 AFC Champions League".
10. ^ "2015 AFC Champions League".
11. ^ "2016 AFC Champions League".
12. ^ "2017 AFC Champions League".
13. ^ "2018 AFC Champions League".
14. ^ "2019 AFC Champions League".
15. ^ "2020 AFC Champions League".
16. ^ "2021 AFC Champions League".
17. ^ "Gulf Cup for Clubs 2001". RSSSF.

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