Al Ain FC in international football

Al Ain FC in international football

Club	Al Ain FC
Most appearances	Omar Abdulrahman (61)
Top scorer	Omar Abdulrahman Asamoah Gyan (18)
First entry	1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry	2023–24 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League	2 2003, 2024
GCC Champions League	1 2001

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

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

As of 26 June 2025. 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	7	2	2	3	11	21	−10	028.57
Total	176	72	45	59	270	246	+24	040.91

1. does not include 4 match in play-off round.

Participations

• 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.	Result
AFC Champions League Elite	17
		Season	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2024	2025
		Round	C	QF	RU	QF	GS	GS	GS	GS	SF	R16	RU	QF	R16	GS	GS	QS	C	GS
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	3
		Season	2001	2017	2019
		Round	W	W	R1
GCC Club Cup	4
		Edition	1985	1995	2001	2025–26
		Round	3rdRR	5thRR	CRR
FIFA Club World Cup	2
		Edition	2018	2025
Round	RU	GS

International competitions

Match won

Match drawn

Match lost

Champions

Runners-up

AFC Champions League/AFC Champions League Elite Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2003 [1] Group stage Al-Hilal 1–0 1st Al-Sadd 2–0 Esteghlal 3–1 Semi-finals Dalian Shide 4–2 3–4 7–6 Final BEC Tero Sasana 2–0 0–1 2–1 2004 [2] Quarter-finals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–1 1–4 1–5 2005 [3] Group stage Al-Wahda 3–0 3–2 1st Sepahan 3–2 1–1 Al-Shabab 3–0 0–1 Quarter-finals PAS Tehran 1–1 3–3 4–4 (a) Semi-finals Shenzhen 6–0 0–0 6–0 Final Al-Ittihad 1–1 2–4 3–5 2006 [4] Group stage Al-Hilal 2–0 1–2 1st Mash'al 2–1 1–1 Al-Minaa 2–1 2–1 Quarter-finals Al-Qadsia 2–2 0–3 2–5 2007 [5] Group stage Al-Shabab 0–2 0–2 3rd Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–0 Sepahan 3–2 1–1 2010 [6] Group stage Pakhtakor 0–1 2–3 4th Sepahan 2–0 0–0 Al-Shabab 2–1 2–3 2011 [7] Play off round Sriwijaya 4–0 Group stage FC Seoul 0–1 0–3 3rd Hangzhou Greentown 1–0 0–0 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 0–4 2013 [8] Group stage Al-Hilal 3–1 0–2 3rd Esteghlal 0–1 0–2 Al-Rayyan 2–1 1–2 2014 [9] Group stage Lekhwiya 2–1 5–0 1st Al-Ittihad 1–1 1–2 Tractor Sazi 3–1 2–2 Round of 16 Al-Jazira 2–1 2–1 4–2 Quarter-finals Al-Ittihad 2–0 3–1 5–1 Semi-finals Al-Hilal 2–1 0–3 2–4 2015 [10] Group stage Al-Shabab 0–0 1–0 1st Naft Tehran 3–0 1–1 Pakhtakor 1–1 1–0 Round of 16 Al-Ahli 3–3 0–0 3–3 (a) 2016 [11] Group stage El-Jaish 1–2 1–2 2nd Al-Ahli 1–0 2–1 Nasaf Qarshi 2–0 1–1 Round of 16 Zob Ahan 1–1 2–0 3–1 Quarter-finals Lokomotiv Tashkent 0–0 1–0 1–0 Semi-finals El-Jaish 3–1 2–2 5–3 Final Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–1 1–2 2–3 2017 [12] Group stage Zob Ahan 1–1 3–0 1st Bunyodkor 3–0 3–2 Al-Ahli 2–2 2–2 Round of 16 Esteghlal 6–1 0–1 6–2 Quarter-finals Al-Hilal 0–0 0–3 0–3 2018 [13] Play off round Malkiya 2–0 Group stage Al-Hilal 2–1 0–0 2nd Al-Rayyan 1–1 4–1 Esteghlal 2–2 1–1 Round of 16 Al-Duhail 2–4 1–4 3–8 2019 [14] Group stage Al-Hilal 0–1 0–2 4th Esteghlal 1–2 1–1 Al-Duhail 0–2 2–2 2020 [15] Play off round Bunyodkor 1–0 Group stage Sepahan 0–4 0–0 4th Al-Nassr 1–2 1–0 Al-Sadd 3–3 0–4 2021 [16] Play off round Foolad 0–4 2023–24 Group stage Pakhtakor 1–3 3–0 1st Ahal 4–2 2–1 Al-Fayha 4–1 3–2 Round of 16 Nasaf 2–1 0–0 2–1 Quarter-finals Al-Nassr 1–0 3–4 (a.e.t.) 4–4 (3–1 p) Semi-finals Al Hilal 4–2 1–2 5–4 Final Yokohama F. Marinos 5–1 1–2 6–3 2024–25 League Stage Al Sadd 1–1 — TBD Al Gharafa — 2–4 Al Hilal — Al Nassr — Al Ahli — Pakhtakor — Al Rayyan — Al Shorta —

Asian Club Championship Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1998–99 First round Oman 5–2 2–0 7–2 Second round Al-Ansar 3–1 0–1 3–2 Group stage Köpetdag Aşgabat 6–1 1st Esteghlal 0–1 Al-Hilal 1–0 Semi-finals Júbilo Iwata 2–2 (p) (2–4) Third place match Dalian Shide 3–2 2000–01 First round Al-Zawraa 1–2 4–0 5–2 Second round Persepolis 0–2 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–4 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1995 Second round Kazma 0–4 0–2 0–6 1999–2000 First round Al-Jaish 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a) 2001–2002 Second round Al-Wehdat 2–0 1–2 3–2 Quarter-finals Al-Sadd 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a) Arab Club Champions Cup Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2018–19 First round ES Sétif 1–2 1–0 2–2 (a) GCC Champions League Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1985 Group stage Al-Ahli 0–2 4–1 3rd Fanja 2–3 1–2 1995 Round robin Kazma 0–0 5th Al-Arabi 1–2 Al-Shabab 1–1 Dhofar 0–0 Riffa 0–2 2001 [17] Round robin Riffa 2–1 C Al-Salmiya 2–1 Al-Gharafa 1–0 Dhofar 1–0 Al-Ittihad 0–2 FIFA Club World Cup Season Round Club Result 2018 First round Team Wellington 3–3 (p) (4–3) Second round Espérance de Tunis 3–0 Semi-finals River Plate 2–2 (p) (5–4) Final Real Madrid 1–4 2025 Group G Juventus FC 0–5 Group G Manchester City F.C. 0–6 Group G Wydad AC 2–1

Statistics

By club Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win% Al-Hilal 16 7 2 7 17 20 043.75 Esteghlal 10 2 3 5 14 13 020.00 Al-Shabab 9 3 2 4 9 10 033.33 Sepahan 8 3 4 1 10 10 037.50 Al-Ittihad 7 2 2 3 10 11 028.57 Al-Ahli 6 2 2 2 8 11 033.33 Al-Sadd 6 2 2 2 8 10 033.33 Al-Duhail 6 2 1 3 12 13 033.33 Pakhtakor 6 2 1 3 8 8 033.33 Al-Nassr 4 2 0 2 6 6 050.00 Zob Ahan 4 2 2 0 7 2 050.00 Nasaf 4 2 2 0 5 2 050.00 Al-Rayyan 4 2 1 1 8 5 050.00 El-Jaish 4 1 1 2 7 7 025.00 Jeonbuk 4 0 1 3 3 8 000.00 Bunyodkor 3 3 0 0 7 2 100.00 Kazma 3 0 1 2 0 6 000.00 Dalian Shide 3 2 0 1 10 8 066.67 Al-Fayha 2 2 0 0 7 3 100.00 Persepolis 2 0 1 1 2 4 000.00 Tractor 2 1 1 0 5 3 050.00 Naft Tehran 2 1 1 0 4 1 050.00 PAS 2 0 2 0 4 4 000.00 Mash'al 2 1 1 0 3 2 050.00 Lokomotiv 2 1 1 0 1 0 050.00 Al-Wahda 2 2 0 0 6 2 100.00 Al-Jaish 2 1 0 1 2 2 050.00 Al-Ittihad 2 0 2 0 1 1 000.00 Qadsia 2 0 1 1 2 5 000.00 Shenzhen 2 1 1 0 6 0 050.00 Zhejiang 2 1 1 0 1 0 050.00 Nagoya Grampus 2 1 0 1 3 5 050.00 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 1 0 1 6 3 050.00 Ahal 2 2 0 0 6 3 100.00 Oman 2 2 0 0 7 2 100.00 Dhofar 2 1 1 0 1 0 050.00 Fanja 2 1 0 1 4 4 050.00 Riffa 2 1 0 1 2 3 050.00 Al-Mina'a 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 Al-Zawraa 2 1 0 1 5 2 050.00 Seoul 2 0 0 2 0 4 000.00 Shabab Al Ahli 2 0 2 0 3 3 000.00 Al-Jazira 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 Al-Wehdat 2 1 0 1 3 2 050.00 Al-Gharafa 2 1 0 1 3 4 050.00 ES Sétif 2 1 0 1 2 2 050.00 Police Tero 2 1 0 1 2 1 050.00 Al-Ansar 2 1 0 1 3 2 050.00 Foolad 1 0 0 1 0 4 000.00 Al-Arabi 1 0 0 1 1 2 000.00 Al-Salmiya 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00 Júbilo Iwata 1 0 1 0 2 2 000.00 Malkiya 1 1 0 0 2 0 100.00 Real Madrid 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 River Plate 1 0 1 0 2 2 000.00 Sriwijaya 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.00 Köpetdag Aşgabat 1 1 0 0 6 1 100.00 Team Wellington 1 0 1 0 3 3 000.00 ES Tunis 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.00 Juventus 1 0 0 1 0 5 000.00 Manchester City 1 0 0 1 0 6 000.00 Wydad AC 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00 By competition Al Ain FC in international football by competition [n 1] Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win% Club Championship / Champions League 148 64 39 45 243 195 +48 043.24 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 176 74 44 58 274 237 +37 042.05 As of 25 May 2024. included 4 match in play-off round. By country Country Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win% Saudi Arabia 44 18 8 18 57 61 040.91 Iran 31 9 14 8 46 41 029.03 Qatar 23 8 5 10 39 41 034.78 Uzbekistan 17 9 5 3 24 14 052.94 China 7 4 2 1 17 8 057.14 South Korea 6 0 1 5 3 12 000.00 Kuwait 6 1 2 3 4 12 016.67 Syria 6 3 2 1 9 5 050.00 Oman 6 4 1 1 12 6 066.67 Japan 5 2 1 2 11 10 040.00 Iraq 4 3 0 1 9 4 075.00 United Arab Emirates 4 2 2 0 7 5 050.00 Bahrain 3 2 0 1 4 3 066.67 Turkmenistan 3 3 0 0 12 4 100.00 Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 050.00 Jordan 2 1 0 1 3 2 050.00 Lebanon 2 1 0 1 3 2 050.00 Thailand 2 1 0 1 2 1 050.00 Tunisia 1 1 0 0 3 0 100.00 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 3 3 000.00 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0 100.00 Argentina 1 0 1 0 2 2 000.00 Spain 1 0 0 1 1 4 000.00 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 5 000.00 England 1 0 0 1 0 6 000.00 Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 1 100.00

References

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 .