The 2011–12 season was Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club's 36th consecutive season in Pro-League. Al Ain started the season with a new board of directors,[1][2] after the former board of directors resigned following the 2010–11 season, one of the worst in the club's history.[3]
Season overview
Pre-season
On June 6, Al Ain announced officially Cosmin Olaroiu as the new manager for two seasons and released all the foreign players.[4] After only one day of contracted with Cosmin Olaroiu, Al Ain reaching an agreement with AEK Athens for Argentine Ignacio Scocco according to reports a value of €3 million.[5]
August
On 8 August, Al Hilal announced on his official website an agreement to loan Saudi international Forward Yasser Al Qahtani to Al Ain for one-year at a cost of €2.5 million.[6]
On 13 August, At the opening of Al Ain Football International Championship, Al Ain S.C.C. launched the new logo for the club.[7]
Players
From the youth system
As of 18 September 2011[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. |
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Position |
Player
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| 36 |
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GK |
Dawoud Sulaiman
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| 38 |
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MF |
Ahmed Sahel
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| 37 |
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DF |
Abdulsalam Mohammed
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| 70 |
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MF |
Bandar Mohammed
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MF |
Hamad Raqea
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MF |
Ibrahim Aziz |
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Players in / out
In
Total spending: 
€11.05 million
Out
Total income: 
€0 million
Club
Current technical staff
| Position |
Staff |
|---|
| Manager |
 Cosmin Olăroiu |
| Assistant manager |
Ahmed Abdullah |
| Goalkeeping Coach |
 Amer Abdul Wahab |
| Head of Performance Analysis |
 Liam Weeks |
| Academy Director |
Wayne Harrison |
Kit
Supplier: Kappa
Source: AlAinfc.ae
Official sponsors
Source: AlAinfc.ae
Statistics
Squad Stats
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Pro-League |
Etisalat Cup |
President's Cup |
| Games played | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goals for | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goals against | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shots | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Corners for | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Corners against | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players used | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Offsides | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Fouls received | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Fouls committed | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Stats
Last updated: 16 September
Source:
Ordered by position
0 shown as blank
1 Other Competitions: Friendly
Top scorers
| R |
Player |
Position |
League |
Etisalat Cup |
Presidents Cup |
Total |
|---|
| 1 |
Ismail Ahmed |
CB |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| TOTALS |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Last updated: 16 September 2011
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Assists
| R |
Player |
Position |
League |
Etisalat Cup |
Presidents Cup |
Total |
| 1 |
Mirel Rădoi |
DM |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Last updated: 16 September 2011
Disciplinary record
| N |
P |
Nat. |
Name |
- |
Pro-League |
Etisalat Cup |
President's Cup |
Total |
Notes |
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| 6 |
DM |
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Mirel Rădoi |
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1 |
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1 |
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| 13 |
DM |
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Rami Yaslam |
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1 |
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1 |
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Last updated: 16 September 2011
Source: Competitive matches and PL.ae
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Competitions
Pre-season
| Friendly 12 July 2011 |
Reischach  |
1 – 3 |
Al Ain |
Bruneck Stadium, Italia |
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| 21:30 |
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Report |
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| Friendly 5 September 2011 |
Alkharitiyat  |
0 – 1 |
Al Ain |
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha |
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| 19:45 |
Vivian   26' |
Report |
 27' (pen.) Radoi
48' S. Rabie |
Referee: Abdul Rahman Jassim
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Overall
| Competition |
Started round | Current
position / round |
Final
position / round |
First match |
Last match |
| Pro-League |
— | 1 |
1 |
16 October 2011 | 26 May 2012 |
| Etisalat Cup |
Group stage | — |
|
16 September 2011 | 2 March 2012 |
Last updated: 26 May 2012
Source: Competitions
Pro-League
League table
2011–12 Pro-League Table
Updated to games played on 27 May 2012.
Source: UFL
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 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 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
52 |
16 |
+36 |
55 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
4 |
+26 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
22 |
12 |
+10 |
Last updated: 26 May 2012.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by Round
| 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 27 May 2012.
Source: Pro-League
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Matches
Kickoff times are in UAE Time (GMT+4).
| Round 5 26 November 2011 |
Al Ain |
2 - 1 |
Al Sharjah |
Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain |
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| 16:00 |
Scocco 6'
Ali Al Wehaibi 74' |
Summary |
Yahya Mohammad 42'
Marcelinho 48'
Humaid Ahmed 50'
Sulaiman Yousuf 60'
Fahad Mohamed Amin 76' |
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Hamad Al Shaikh Hashmi
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| Round 6 4 December 2011 |
Baniyas |
2 - 2 |
Al Ain |
Bani Yas Stadium, Baniyas |
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| 16:50 |
Senghor 6'
Senghor 7'
Amer Al Hammadi 14'
Fawzi Bashir 43'
Mohamed Khalef 47'
Nawaf Mubarak 86'
Thamer Mohammed 88' |
Summary |
Gyan 13' (49), pen.'
Scocco 28'
Fares Juma 52' |
Attendance: 3,037
Referee: Saleh Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Al Marzouqi
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| Round 8 22 December 2011 |
Al Jazira |
1 - 3 |
Al Ain |
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
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| 16:00 |
Juma Abdullah 50' |
Summary |
Gyan 4' (90+15)
Fares Juma 33'
Fawzi Fayez 61'
Waleed Salem 66'
Scocco 81' |
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Ammar Ali Abdulla Jumaa Al Junaibi
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| Round 12 23 January 2012 |
Al Nasr |
2 - 0 |
Al Ain |
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
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| 16:00 |
Bresciano 5'
Bresciano 15'
Younis Ahmad 90+2'
Diané 90+3' |
Summary |
Hazza Salem 3'
Yasser Al Qahtani 49'
Waleed Salem 90+4' |
Attendance: 6,427
Referee: Mohamed Abdulla Hassan Mohd
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Etisalat Cup
Group A
| Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
| Al Jazira |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 22 |
| Al Wasl |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | +0 | 18 |
| Al Ain |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 17 |
| Dubai |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 16 |
| Al Wahda |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 9 |
| Emirates |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -17 | 5 |
President's Cup
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