2009–10 Al Ain FC season

Al Ain Club
2009–10 season
Chairman	Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Manager	Abdel Hameed Al Mestkie
Premier League	3
Presidents Cup	Round of 16
Etisalat Cup	Semi-finals
Super Cup	Winners[1]
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: José Sand (24); All: José Sand (33)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2009–10 season is the results of Al Ain Club in all matches.

Al Ain Club began this season by winning the Super Cup To continue his career at winning competitions, after a Great achievement in last season, at winning two titles in two weeks., Etisalat Emirates Cup and UAE President Cup.

During the summer transfer window, Al Ain Club signing with Emerson for 2 years from Flamengo, and with the player Jose Sand from Lanús at $10 million for 4 years, Also signed a contract with Ittihad kalba goalkeeper Yousef Abdulrahman at $10 million for 5 years .

On 18 January, During The winter transfer window opened, Al Ain Club signing the Asian foreigner and the four professional player in the team Lee Ho from Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma till the end of the season, and he was given the number 50.

Current squad

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Yousif Abdelrahman
2	FW	Abdulaziz Fayez
3	DF	Hilal Saeed
4	DF	Msalam Fayez
5	DF	Ismail Ahmed
6	MF	Omar Abdulrahman
7	MF	Ali Al-Wehaibi
8	FW	Emerson
9	FW	José Sand
10	MF	Jorge Valdivia (captain)
11	MF	Ahmad Mathaad
12	GK	Waleed Salem
13	MF	Rami Yaslam
15	FW	Nasser Khamis
17	MF	Ahmed Al-Shamsi
18	FW	Ahmed Khamis

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Mohanad Salem
20	FW	Mohammed Abdulrahman
21	DF	Fawzi Fayez
22	GK	Sultan Musabah
23	MF	Shehab Ahmed
24	MF	Abdullah Malallah
26	MF	Saif Mohammed
27	MF	Salem Abdullah
30	GK	Abdulla Sultan
44	DF	Faris Jumaa
50	MF	Lee Ho
77	MF	Hazaa Salem
80	DF	Mohamed Fayez
99	FW	Faisal Ali

Starting 11

No.	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Waleed Salim
5	DF	Ismaeel Ahmed
19	DF	Mohanad Salem
44	DF	Faris Jumaa
80	DF	Mohamed Fayez
10	MF	Jorge Valdivia
27	MF	Salem Abdullah
26	MF	Saif Mohammed
7	MF	Ali Al-Wehaibi
8	FW	Emerson
9	FW	José Sand

W.Salim

F.Jumaa

I.Ahmed

M.Salem

M.Fayez

S.Abdullah

S.Mohammed

Al-Wehaibi

J.Valdivia

J.Sand

Emerson

Transfers

Summer 2009

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

No.	Position	Player
8	FW	Emerson (from Flamengo)
9	FW	José Sand (from Lanús)
1	GK	Yousef Abdulrahman (from Al Ittihad FC)

winter 2010

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

No.		Position	Player
50		MF	Lee Ho (from Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)^[2]

From youth system

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

No.	Position	Player
20	FW	Mohammed Abdulrahman
6	MF	Omar Abdulrahman
15	DF	Khaled Abdulrahman
2	FW	Abdulaziz Fayez

Out

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

No.	Position	Player
33	FW	Soufiane Alloudi ( On loan to Raja Casablanca)
99	FW	André Dias
16	DF	Abdulla Ali (to Bani-Yas FC)
77	MF	Darweesh Ahmed (to Al Wasl FC)
25	DF	Humaid Fakher (to Bani-Yas FC)
14	FW	André Senghor (to Bani-Yas FC)
1	GK	Mutaz Abdulla (to Al-Wahda)
8	MF	Ahmad Khalfan (to Al Wasl)
29	DF	Juma Abdulla (to Al Jazira)
6	DF	Ali Msarri (to Bani-Yas FC)

Managerial changes

During the season

Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Winfried Schaefer	Sacked	2 December 2009^[3]^[4]	Rasheed Mahmoud (Caretaker)	2 December 2009	3rd
Rasheed Mahmoud	Caretaker	13 December 2009	Toninho Cerezo	13 December 2009	4rd
Toninho Cerezo	Sacked	14 April 2010^[5]^[6]^[7]	Abdel Hameed Al Mestkie (Coach U17)	14 April 2010^[8]^[9]^[10]	3rd

UAE Premier League

Results

Kickoff times are in UTC.

Week 1 28 September 2009	Al Ain	2–0	Al-Nasr	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
13:25	Sand 20' (pen.) Emerson 89' (pen.)	(Report)		Referee: Abdullah Al Ajeel

Week 2 2 October 2009	Al-Ahli	1–5	Al Ain	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
16:00		(Report)	Emerson 20' Sand 22' 47' 66' Khamis 91'

Week 3 18 October 2009	Al Ain	3–2	Ajman	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
13:05	Sektioui 36' Kazemian 80'	(Report)	Sand 43' 54' Emerson 69'	Referee: Abd AlWahid Khater

Week 4 24 October 2009	Al Jazira	2–2	Al Ain	Mohammed Bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi
16:00	I.Ahmed 9' Sand 62'	(Report)	Toni 50' 54' (pen.)	Referee: Ali Hamad

Week 5 29 October 2009	Al Ain	4–0	Al Shabab	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:00	Sand 24' (pen.) 30' M.Salem 82' Emerson 88'	(Report)		Referee: Mohammed Al Junaibi

Week 6 7 November 2009	Al Ain	1–1	Al Dhafra	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
12:50	Sand 66'	(Report)	A.Moya 28'	Referee: Abdullah Al Ajeel

Week 7 1 December 2009	Al Wahda	1–0	Al Ain	Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
16:00	Al Kamali 43'	(Report)

Week 8 6 December 2009	Al Ain	1–3	Al Wasl	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:00	Ahmed 22'	(Report)	Darweesh 46' 85' Oliveira 70'

Week 9 21 December 2009	Emirates	0–1	Al Ain	Emirates Club Stadium, Ras al-Khaimah
12:45		(Report)	Emerson 91'

Week 10 10 January 2010	Bani Yas	1–6	Al Ain	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed, Al Ain
13:10	Senghor 62'	(Report)	Emerson 6' (pen.) T.Mohammed 17' (Own goal) Abdullah 55' Abdulrahman 17' Emerson 74' (pen.) Abdullah 55' (92)

Week 11 15 January 2010	Al Ain	2–1	Al Sharjah	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:00	Senghor 25' (pen.)	(Report)	Emerson 19' Sand 90+2'	Referee: Farid Ali

Week 12 29 January 2010	Al Ain	2–0	Al-Nasr	Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
16:00	Al-Wehaibi 14' Emerson 28' (pen.) Emerson 65'	(Report)

Week 13 8 February 2010	Al Ain	5–1	Al-Ahli	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:00	Sand 3' Malallah 5' Hilal Saeed 68' Sand 71' Malallah 86'	(Report)	Khalil 85'	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Mohammed Al Junaibi

Week 14 14 February 2010	Ajman	4–5	Al Ain	Ajman Stadium, Ajman
13:05	Harib 3' Kabi 13' Abdalqader 48' 90+1'	(Report)	Abdullah 20' Valdivia 31' Sand 45' Valdivia 49' Sand 55'	Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Ali Almulla

Week 15 18 February 2010	Al Ain	0–1	Al Jazira	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:15			Abullah 87'	Attendance: 11,863 Referee: Farid Ali

Week 16 14 March 2010	Al Shabab	2–5	Al Ain	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
	Salem 10' Renato 72'	(Report)	Sand 1' Jumaa 32' Sand 47' Fayez 68' Sand 88' (pen.)	Referee: Mohammad Abd Al Karim

Week 17 19 March 2010	Al Dhafra	2–1	Al Ain	Al Dhafra Stadium, Abu Dhabi
14:00	Abdulrahman 10' Moya 87'	(Report)	Sand 8'	Attendance: 2,217 Referee: Mohammad Omar

Week 18 9 April 2010	Al Ain	0–1	Al-Wahda	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:30		(Report)	Matar 39'	Attendance: 11,371 Referee: Ali Hamad

Week 19 22 April 2010	Al-Wasl	1–3	Al Ain	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
14:00	Hassan 59'	(Report)	Mohammed 20' Sand 69' (pen.) Valdivia 88'	Referee: Amaar Al Junaibi

Week 20 2 May 2010	Al Ain	5–3	Emirates	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
15:35	Sand 10' 19' (pen.) 47' 51' Shehab.A 26' Omar.A 75' Fawzi.F 83'	(Report)	1' Kerkar 45' Al Dawoodi 69' Enayati 3' Abdullah Ali 19' Mohamad Ali 58' Enayati 88' Kazemian	Referee: Farid Ali

Week 21 7 May 2010	Al Ain	3–1	Bani Yas	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
15:35	Azooz 5' Malallah 35' Sand 56' 61' S.Ahmed 44'	(Report)	25' Zahran 38' S.Srour 65' Senghor	Attendance: 1,162 Referee: Amaar Al Junaibi

Week 22 14 May 2010	Al Sharjah	1–1	Al Ain	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
15:40	Nawaf 30'	(Report)	40' Fawzi	Referee: Yaquob Al Hammadi

Results by round

Win Draw Loss

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	2–0	1–5	3–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–0	1–3	0–1	1–6	2–1	0–2	5–1	4–5	0–1	2–5	2–1	0–1	1–3	5–3	3–1	1–1

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	7	1	3	26	14	+12	7	2	2	31	15	+16

Last updated: 23 May 2010.
Source: UAE Premier League

League Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Wahda (C)	22	19	1	2	42	15	+27	58	AFC Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup qualification
2	Al Jazira	22	15	6	1	48	26	+22	51	AFC Champions League qualification
3	Al Ain	22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	AFC Champions League playoff

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Etisalat Emirates Cup

Results

Kickoff times are in UTC.

Groub B 8 October 2009	Al-Shabbab	2–3	Al Ain	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
16:00	Pedrao 59' N.Masoud 83'	(Report)	I.Ahmed 19' H.Salem 75' Emerson 88'

Group B 13 November 2009	Al Ain	3–1	Ajman	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
12:45	Sand 60' M.Abdulrahman 70' S.Mohammed 93'	(Report)	Kabi 14'

Group B 13 December 2009	Bani Yas	0–1	Al Ain	Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
16:00		(Report)	H.Salem 5'

Group B 30 December 2010	Al Ain	1–1	Bani Yas	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
12:55	Khamis 84'	(Report)	Awana 42'

Group B 19 January 2010	Al Ain	1–0	Al-Shabbab	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
13:00	Sand 45'	(Report)

Group B 28 February 2010	Al Ain	0–4	Ajman	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
16:30		(Report)	Kader 10' Salem 60' Kader 83' Kader 89'

Semi-finals

1st Legs

4 March 2010	Ajman Club	1–1	Al Ain	Ajman Stadium, Ajman
16:30	Kabi 71'	(Report)	Sand 34'	Referee: Fahad Al Kasar

2nd Legs

27 March 2010	Al Ain	3–3	Ajman Club	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
13:45	Sand 42' Ahmed 55' Sand 66' Valdivia 90+4'	(report)	Kader 23' Kader 60' Harib 90+4'	Referee: Farid Ali

Group B

Standings


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al Ain	6	4	1	1	9	8	+1	13
2	Ajman	6	3	1	2	14	9	+5	10
3	Baniyas	6	3	1	2	10	5	+5	10
4	Al Shabab	6	0	1	5	6	15	−9	1

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	AIN	AJM	YAS	SHA
Al Ain		3–1	1–1	1–0
Ajman	4–0		3–1	5–3
Baniyas	0–1	2–1		1–0
Al Shabab	2–3	0–0	1–5

Updated to games played on January 2010.
Source:
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

UAE President Cup

Results

Kickoff times are in UTC.

Round 2 24 November 2009	Ajman	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Al Ain	Rashed Stadium, Dubai
12:45
		Penalties
	M.Said J.Mohamed ? ? Najmi		Ahmed Mohammed Mathaad M.Abdulrahman Sand

Friendly matches

UAE-Germany Super Cup

Results

Kickoff time are in UAE.

5 February 2010	Al Ain	1–2	SV Werder Bremen	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
8:00	Fayez 59'	(Report)	Pizarro 41,44'

2010 AFC Champions League

Results

24 February 2010	Al Ain	0–1	Pakhtakor	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
19:20 (UTC+4)		Report	Gevorkyan 60'	Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

10 March 2010	Sepahan	0–0	Al Ain	Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan
17:00 (UTC+3:30)		(Report)		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore)

23 March 2010	Al Ain	2–1	Al-Shabab	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
19:30 (UTC+4)	Emerson 15' Sand 24' Valdivia 72'	(Report)	Saran 45'	Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

31 March 2010	Al-Shabab	3–2	Al Ain	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 (UTC+3)	Flávio 12', 66' M.R. Camacho 83'	Report	Sand 31' M. Alenzi (o.g.) 56'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Mohsen Basma (Syria)

13 April 2009	Pakhtakor	3–2	Al Ain	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent
18:00 (UTC+5)	Ahmedov 9', 12', 29'	Report	Valdivia 2' Suyunov 20' (o.g.)	Attendance: 14,600 Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

27 April 2009	Al Ain	2–0	Sepahan	Sheikh Khalifa International, Al Ain
19:50 (UTC+4)	Sand 43' (pen.), 71'	Report		Attendance: 1,543 Referee: Hiroyoshi Takayama (Japan)

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Shabab	6	3	1	2	10	8	+2	10
Pakhtakor	6	3	0	3	8	10	−2	9
Sepahan	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
Al-Ain	6	2	1	3	8	8	0	7

References

↑ "Al Ain clinch the Super Cup at the expense of Al-Ahli in a marathon match". kooora.com. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ "Lee Ho: Hoping to achieve a champion". alainfc.net (official website). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
↑ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
↑ "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
↑ "Al Ain sacked Toninho Cerezo and the new coach will be announced in the next period". Al Ain Official Website. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
↑ "Al Ain sack Brazilian coach Cerezo". wam.org.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
↑ "Dismissal Cerezo from training Al Ain". super.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
↑ "Abdel Hameed Al Mestkis as coach of Al Ain temporarily". super.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
↑ "dismissal Cerezo .. And mandated Abdel Hameed Al Mestkis Training the first team". alittihad.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
↑ "Begins his mission Friday .. Al Mestkis instead of Cerezo Until the end of the season". Al Ain Official Website. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

External links

Al Ain FC official website (in English),(in Arabic)
ZaimUae Fans (in Arabic)
Goalzz.com: Al Ain Club Page
Kooora.com: Al Ain Club Page (in Arabic)

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[1] "Al Ain clinch the Super Cup at the expense of Al-Ahli in a marathon match". kooora.com. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[2] "Lee Ho: Hoping to achieve a champion". alainfc.net (official website). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

[3] "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The AFC. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

[4] "Al Ain sack Schaefer". The National. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2009.

[5] "Al Ain sacked Toninho Cerezo and the new coach will be announced in the next period". Al Ain Official Website. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[6] "Al Ain sack Brazilian coach Cerezo". wam.org.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[7] "Dismissal Cerezo from training Al Ain". super.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[8] "Abdel Hameed Al Mestkis as coach of Al Ain temporarily". super.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[9] "dismissal Cerezo .. And mandated Abdel Hameed Al Mestkis Training the first team". alittihad.ae. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[10] "Begins his mission Friday .. Al Mestkis instead of Cerezo Until the end of the season". Al Ain Official Website. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

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Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club
History Players Managers Presidents Seasons Asia Records Current season
Teams	First team Reserves Academy
Home stadium	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Other Sports	Superleague Formula team

UAE Pro-League Teams List
UAE Pro-League	Ajamn Al Ain Al Dhafra Al Fujairah Al Jazira Al Nasr Al Sharjah Al Wahda Al Wasl Baniyas Dibba Al-Fujairah Emirates Ittihad Kalba Shabab Al-Ahli
UAE First Division League	Al Arabi Al Hamriyah Al Thaid Al Urooba Dibba Al-Hisn Hatta Khor Fakkan Masafi Masfut Ras Al Khaimah
Other Club	Al-Bataeh Al-Jazira Al-Hamra Al-Madam Al Rams Al Taawon Falaj Al Mualla Meliha

AFC Champions League 2010
Champions	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Runners-up	Zob Ahan
Semi-finals	Al-Shabab Al-Hilal FC
Eliminated in quarter-finals	Al-Gharafa Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Pohang Steelers Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Eliminated in round of 16	Esteghlal Mes Kerman Bunyodkor Pakhtakor Kashima Antlers Gamba Osaka Beijing Guoan Adelaide United
Eliminated in group stage	Sepahan Al-Ahli Al-Ittihad Al-Ahli Dubai Al-Ain Al-Jazira Al-Wahda Al-Sadd Kawasaki Frontale Sanfrecce Hiroshima Changchun Yatai Henan Construction Shandong Luneng Melbourne Victory Persipura Jayapura Singapore Armed Forces
Eliminated in qualifying play-off	Churchill Brothers Al-Karamah SC Sriwijaya Đà Nẵng Muang Thong United
Disqualified	Al Kuwait Kaifan
Schedule Qualifying play-off Group stage Knockout stage Final

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	7	1	3	26	14	+12	7	2	2	31	15	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	7	1	3	26	14	+12	7	2	2	31	15	+16

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	14	3	5	57	29	+28	45	7	1	3	26	14	+12	7	2	2	31	15	+16