Al Ain FC
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| Full name | Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club نادي العين الربضي و ثقافي | |||
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| Nickname(s) | الزعيم | |||
| Founded | August 1968 | |||
| Ground | Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Capacity | 15,000 | |||
| President |  Abdulaziz Al Harbi | |||
| Manager |  Cosmin Olăroiu | |||
| League | UAE Pro-League | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي العين; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn) is a professional association football and mult-sports club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. The football section of Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.
Al Ain Club is by far the most successful club in the UAE.[citation needed] The team was established in 1968 in Al Ain. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most tournament titles (54 in Total) and the team with the most UAE league titles (14). Furthermore, the club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.
Jersey
The Al Ain purple jersey was inspired by the Belgian Club Anderlecht's colours during a football training camp in Morocco in 1977. Al Ain's previous colours were green and then red but they are now permanently purple.
Stadiums
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium is one of the home grounds of Al Ain. The stadium holds approximately 15,000 people and was built in 1987.This stadium played host to two AFC Champions League final matches one in 2003 and the other in 2005.[1][2][3]
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium is the second stadium for Al Ain, holds 12,000 people. One of the most famous events to be staged on this stadium was the group E matches of the 2003 FIFA World Youth Tournament and the stadium also hosted some matches from the 1996 Asian Cup.[4][5]
Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager | Cosmin Olăroiu |
Last updated: 6 June 2011
Source: Al Ain Club
Management
Current board of directors
| 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 |
| Member of Board of Directors | Awad bin Hasom Al Darmaki |
| Member of Board of Directors | Mohammed Abdullah bin Bdouh |
| Member of Board of Directors | Mohammed bin Obaid Al Dhaheri |
Last updated: 1 May 2011
Source: Al Ain Club Official Website
- President of the Honorary Board: HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi)
- Chairman of Board of Directors, Vice-President of the Executive Board, Vice-President of the Honorary Board: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan[6]
In the past HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, half brother of Sheikh Khalifa and Sheikh Mohammed also chaired the club in 1970s.[7]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic
League
Winners (10): 1976–77, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12
Cups
Winners (5): 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009
- Runners-up (3): 1994, 1995, 2007
Winners (3): 1989, 2005, 2007
Winners (1): 2008–09
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
Winners (4): 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012
- Abu Dhabi Championship Cup[8]
Winners (2): 1974, 1975
Gulf
- Winners (1) : 2001
Asian
AFC competitions history
- AFC Champions League: 7 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 3 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 3 appearances
References
- ^ "Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Stadium". virtual Globetrotting.com. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Stadium". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Stadium". World Stadiums.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium". World Stadiums.com. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Al Ain. The Past, the Present and the Future:". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ a b c d e "About Al Ain Sports Club". Al Ain FC. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
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