Al Ain
2008–09 season
PresidentMohammed Bin Zayed
ManagerWinfried Schäfer
(from 26 Dec 2007[1])
StadiumKhalifa bin Zayed
UAE Pro League3rd
President's CupWinners
League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jorge Valdivia (23)
All: André Dias (23)
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2009.

The 2008–09 season was Al Ain Football Club's 41st season in existence and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Competitions

Overview

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

Last updated: 24 May 2009
Source: Competitions

UAE Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Ahli (C) 22 17 4 1 54 25 +29 55 2009 Club World Cup and 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
2 Al Jazira 22 17 3 2 57 17 +40 54 2010 AFC Champions League Group Stage
3 Al Ain 22 12 7 3 40 20 +20 43
4 Al-Wahda 22 10 4 8 40 39 +1 34 2010 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
5 Al Shabab 22 8 4 10 33 37 4 28 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Since Al-Ain also won the 2008–09 UAE President's Cup, the fourth-placed team of the league also qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League.

Matches

19 September 2008 1 Al Ain 4–0 Sharjah Al Ain
22:00
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi
25 September 2008 2 Al Dhafra 0–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
22:00 Report Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar
4 October 2008 3 Khor Fakkan 0–2 Al Ain Khor Fakkan
17:15 Report
Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qassimi
Referee: Ali Al Mulla
24 October 2008 4 Al Ain 2–0 Al Shabab Al Ain
20:00
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
6 November 2008 5 Al Nasr 2–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:00
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi
11 November 2008 6 Al Ain 2–0 Ajman Al Ain
20:15
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
24 November 2008 7 Al Wahda 0–1 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:15
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
6 December 2008 8 Al Ain 0–2 Al Jazira Al Ain
20:15 Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar
13 December 2008 9 Al Ahli 2–2 Al Ain Dubai
20:15
Report
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi
18 December 2008 10 Al Ain 2–0 Al Wasl Al Ain
18:00 Dias 82', 89' Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
6 February 2009 11 Al Shaab 1–2 Al Ain Sharjah
17:25
Report
Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
15 February 2009 12 Sharjah 1–2 Al Ain Sharjah
17:30
Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel
20 February 2009 13 Al Ain 2–2 Al Dhafra Al Ain
17:30
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdelwahid Khatir
28 February 2009 14 Al Ain 2–1 Khor Fakkan Al Ain
17:35
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
6 March 2009 15 Al Shabab 0–0 Al Ain Dubai
17:45 Report Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Referee: Mohamed Omar
14 March 2009 16 Al Ain 1–2 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:15
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni
17 April 2009 17 Ajman 0–5 Al Ain Ajman
18:00 Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
25 April 2009 18 Al Ain 4–2 Al Wahda Al Ain
20:00
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi
2 May 2009 19 Al Jazira 2–0 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
20:30
Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi
11 May 2009 20 Al Ain 2–2 Al Ahli Al Ain
19:35
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Omar
16 May 2009 21 Al Wasl 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
19:35
Report
Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
24 May 2009 22 Al Ain 2–0 Al Ahli Al Ain
19:40
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

UAE President's Cup

31 October 2008 Round of 32 Al Ain 8–0 Dibba Dubai
16:50
Report Stadium: Al Aweer Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef
29 November 2008 Round of 16 Al Ain 4–0 Fujairah Dubai
16:40
Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Bader Abdullah
2 February 2009 Quarter-finals Al Ain 3–2 Baniyas Dubai
20:15
Report
  • Georges 33'
  • Diarra 82'
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Ali Al Mulla
24 February 2009 Semi-finals Al Dhafra 1–3 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:30 Report
Stadium: Zayed Sports City
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi
13 April 2009 Final Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab Abu Dhabi
17:55
Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al-Zarouni

UAE League Cup

Group stage

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Ain 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Al-Ahli 6 3 1 2 13 10 +3 10
Al-Nasr 6 2 0 4 6 6 0 6
Ajman 6 2 0 4 5 13 8 6
Source: goalzz.com
11 October 2008 1 Al Ain 1–0 Ajman Al Ain
17:20 Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
18 October 2008 2 Al Ahli 1–1 Al Ain Dubai
20:00 Report Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Omar
7 January 2009 3 Al Nasr 0–1 Al Ain Dubai
17:05 Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
13 January 2009 4 Al Ain 2–1 Al Nasr Al Ain
20:00
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Khaled Al-Doukhi
18 January 2009 5 Ajman 0–3 Al Ain Ajman
17:10 Report
Stadium: Rashid Bin Saeed
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh
24 January 2009 6 Al Ain 1–2 Al Ahli Al Ain
17:15
Report
Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Abdullah Karam

Semi-finals

22 March 2009 First leg Al Jazira 1–4 Al Ain Abu Dhabi
17:55
Report
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla
27 March 2009 Second leg Al Ain 1–0
(5–1 agg.)
Al Jazira Al Ain
20:30
Report Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed
Referee: Mohamed Al Junaibi

Final

3 April 2009 Al Ain 1–0 Al Wahda Abu Dhabi
19:30 Report
Details
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 24 May 2009

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

Rank Pos. Player Pro League President's Cup League Cup Total
1FWBrazil André Dias89623
2MFChile Jorge Valdivia93214
3FWSenegal André Senghor81211
4MFUnited Arab Emirates Saif Mohammed3104
MFUnited Arab Emirates Ali Al-Wehaibi3014
FWUnited Arab Emirates Faisal Ali2204
7MFUnited Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman3003
MFUnited Arab Emirates Salem Abdullah1113
9FWMorocco Soufiane Alloudi2002
10DFUnited Arab Emirates Hazza Salem1001
DFUnited Arab Emirates Ismail Ahmed0101
MFUnited Arab Emirates Rami Yaslam0011
DFUnited Arab Emirates Hilal Al Mesmari0011
MFUnited Arab Emirates Shehab Ahmed0011
Own goals (from the opponents)0101
Totals40191574

References

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