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Al Ain FC in international football

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Al Ain FC in international football competitions
ClubAl Ain FC
Most appearancesOmar Abdulrahman (61)
Top scorerOmar Abdulrahman
Asamoah Gyan
(18)
First entry1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry2023–24 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League
2
GCC Champions League
1
RAsamoah Gyan
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

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Al Ain first contested participation was in 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup where 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 where they lost to Real Madrid CF 1–4.

Overall record

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As of 17 September 2024. Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
Club Championship / Champions League[n 1] 145 61 40 44 237 192 +45 042.07
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 173 71 45 57 268 234 +34 041.04
  1. ^ does not include 4 match in play-off round.

Participations

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  • 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.
AFC Champions League Elite 1
Season 2025
Round TBD
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 C
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

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Match won Match drawn Match lost Champions Runners-up

Statistics

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References

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  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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