Al Ain Football Club, known simply as Al Ain, is a professional football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup was the 17th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in the United Arab Emirates from 5 January to 1 February 2019.
The 2013–14 UAE Pro League, known as the Arabian Gulf League for sponsorship reasons, is the 39th top-level football season in the United Arab Emirates, and the sixth professional season. Fourteen teams participate, once again with Al Ain as the defending champions after winning the previous two seasons.
The Hazza bin Zayed Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the City of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, the UAE. It is the home stadium of Al Ain FC of the UAE Pro-League. The stadium holds 22,717 spectators and opened in 2014. The stadium was named after the chairman of the club, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
The knock-out stage of the 2014 AFC Champions League was played from 6 May to 1 November 2014. A total of 16 teams competed in the knock-out stage.
The 2017 FIFA Club World Cup was the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup was the 15th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions. The tournament was hosted by the United Arab Emirates from 12 to 22 December 2018.
The Australia national soccer team has represented Australia at the AFC Asian Cup on four occasions in 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019. Australia has qualified for the 2023 tournament to be held in Qatar.
The 2016 AFC Champions League knockout stage was played from 17 May to 26 November 2016. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2016 AFC Champions League.
The 2016 AFC Champions League Final was the final of the 2016 AFC Champions League, the 35th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 14th under the current AFC Champions League title.
The 2017 Egyptian Super Cup was the 14th edition of the Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. The match is usually contested by the winners of the Premier League and the Egypt Cup, Al Ahly won the 2015–16 Egyptian Premier League, Zamalek won the 2016 Egypt Cup. The match was played for 2nd time on international soil at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The 2017–18 season is Al Ahly's 59th season in the Egyptian Premier League. The club will participate in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Egyptian Super Cup, finish the 2017 CAF Champions League campaign and start the 2018 campaign.
The 2018 Egyptian Super Cup was the 15th edition of the Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. The match is usually contested by the winners of the Premier League and the Egypt Cup, but since Al Ahly won the double, Al Masry qualified by default as the runners-up of the cup. The match was played for the third consecutive time in the United Arab Emirates at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Al Ahly won the match 1–0 at extra time, after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes.
The 2018 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, an international club association football tournament hosted by the United Arab Emirates. It was the 15th final of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation's league champions.
The 2018–19 UAE League Cup or 2018–19 Arabian Gulf Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the UAE League Cup.
The 2018–19 season was Al Ain Football Club's 51st in existence and the club's 44th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE. In December 2018, Al Ain which celebrated the 50th anniversary participating in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup, representing the host nation as the reigning champions of the UAE Pro-League, Al Ain defeated Copa Libertadores champions River Plate by penalties hosted in home stadium Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium to enter the final for the first time in team history and became the first Emirati club to reach the decisive match. The final, on 22 December, was lost 4–1 to UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
The 2020 Egyptian Super Cup was the 17th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 20 February 2020, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.
The 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 28th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 1st season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The 2021 UAE Super Cup was the 14th professional and 20th overall UAE Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's League and President's Cup. It was played between Al Jazira who won the league on the final day of the season and Shabab Al Ahli who defeated Al Nasr in the President's cup final. Al Jazira would win their first super cup title after beating Shabab Al Ahli 5–3 on penalty shootouts.
The 2022 Egyptian Super Cup was the 19th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. The match is usually contested by the winners of the Premier League and the Egypt Cup, but since Zamalek won the double, Al Ahly qualified by default as the runners-up of the cup. The match was played on 28 October 2022 and for the fifth time in the United Arab Emirates at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Al Ahly won the match 2–0.
