| 2016–17 season | |||
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| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | ||
| Manager | Zlatko Dalić (until 23 January) Joško Španjić (interim, from 23 January, until 1 February) Zoran Mamić (from 1 February)  | ||
| Stadium | Hazza Bin Zayed | ||
| UAE Pro League | 4th | ||
| President's Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| AFC Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
| 
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The 2016–17 season was Al Ain Football Club's 49th in existence and the club's 42nd consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club
Technical staff
 Source: Al Ain Club  | 
Board of directors
 Source: Al Ain Club Kits
 Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: First Gulf Bank / Abu Dhabi Airports On 22 August 2016, Al Ain unveil new Kit for season 2016–17.[1] The away kit was reveal on 10 December.[2]  | 
Players
Transfers
In
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Loans in
 
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Out
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Loans out
 
 
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Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 18 September 2016 | 13 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 65.38 | 
| President's Cup | 26 December 2016 | 5 January 2016 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | 
| League Cup | 2 September 2016 | 13 December 2016 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 33.33 | 
| AFC Champions League | 21 February 2017 | 11 September 2017 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 40.00 | 
| Total | 44 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 66 | +27 | 54.55 | ||||
Last updated: 11 September 2017
Source: Soccerway
UAE Pro-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 2 | Al Wasl | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 57 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage | 
| 3 | Al Ahli | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 18 | +32 | 56 | |
| 4 | Al Ain | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 55 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League play-off round[21] | 
| 5 | Al Wahda | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 54 | 40 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage | 
| 6 | Al Nasr | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 36 | 
Rules for classification: [22] 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking[23] 10) draw
Results by roundUpdated to match(es) played on 13 May 2017. Source: UAE Pro League A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss  | 
Results summary
 Last updated: 13 May 2017. 
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Matches
| 18 September 2016 1 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Baniyas | Al Ain | 
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3153 Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel  | 
| 22 September 2016 2 | Al Ain | 5–2 | Emirates | Al Ain | 
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Attendance: 3612 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 23 October 2016 4 | Al Nasr | 1–2 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Al Maktoum Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi  | 
| 28 October 2016 5 | Dibba | 2–2 | Al Ain | Fujairah | 
| 16:55 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Fujairah Referee: Hamad Ali  | 
| 2 November 2016 6 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Shabab | Al Ain | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 30 November 2016 9 | Al Dhafra | 1–2 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Hamdan Bin Zayed Referee: Eisa Al Hajri  | 
| 4 December 2016 10 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Wasl | Al Ain | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 9 December 2016 11 | Al Wahda | 1–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi  | 
| 17 December 2016 12 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Sharjah | Al Ain | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ahmad Salem  | 
| 22 December 2016 13 | Ittihad Kalba | 1–2 | Al Ain | Kalba | 
| 16:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi  | 
| 31 December 2016 3 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Ahli | Al Ain | 
| 19:40 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi  | 
| 10 January 2017 7 | Hatta | 2–3 | Al Ain | Hatta | 
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 14 January 2017 14 | Baniyas | 1–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel  | 
| 19 January 2017 15 | Emirates | 3–2 | Al Ain | Ras Al Khaimah | 
| 17:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Emirates Club Referee: Sultan Mohamed  | 
| 23 January 2017 8 | Al Ain | 1–3 | Al Jazira | Al Ain | 
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi  | 
| 28 January 2017 16 | Al Ahli | 1–2 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Rashid Referee: Hamad Ali  | 
| 3 February 2017 17 | Al Ain | 3–0 | Al Nasr | Al Ain | 
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 9 February 2017 18 | Al Ain | 1–2 | Dibba | Al Ain | 
| 17:25 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi  | 
| 15 February 2017 19 | Al Shabab | 1–3 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:15 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 4 March 2017 20 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Hatta | Al Ain | 
| 17:35 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Hamad Ali  | 
| 8 March 2017 21 | Al Jazira | 2–0 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi  | 
| 6 April 2017 22 | Al Ain | 5–2 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain | 
| 17:50 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Adel Al Naqbi  | 
| 15 April 2017 23 | Al Wasl | 4–3 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Zabeel Referee: Mohammed Abdulla  | 
| 29 April 2017 24 | Al Ain | 3–2 | Al Wahda | Al Ain | 
| 20:45 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Sultan Al Marzouqi  | 
| 3 May 2017 25 | Sharjah | 2–4 | Al Ain | Sharjah | 
| 21:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | 
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Stadium: Sharjah Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar  | 
| 13 May 2017 26 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain | 
| 18:05 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi  | 
President's Cup
| 26 December 2016 Round of 16 | Al Ahli | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi | 
| 19:55 | Report | 
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Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi  | 
League Cup
Group stage
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
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| Al Shabab | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | 
| Al Ahli | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | 
| Al Nasr | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 
| Al Ain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 8 | 
| Dibba | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 
| Ittihad Kalba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | 
| Baniyas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 
| 2 September 2016 1 | Al Ain | 3–2 | Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain | 
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | 
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yahya Al Mulla  | 
| 7 September 2016 2 | Al Ahli | 5–1 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Stadium: Rashid Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi  | 
| 30 September 2016 3 | Al Ain | 2–3 | Al Nasr | Al Ain | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi  | 
| 10 October 2016 4 | Al Shabab | 2–2 | Al Ain | Dubai | 
| 20:00 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | 
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Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Referee: Ahmad Salem  | 
| 11 November 2016 5 | Al Ain | 2–2 | Baniyas | Al Ain | 
| 19:30 GMT+4 (UAE Time) | Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Referee: Abdulla Al Ajel  | 
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AIN | AHL | ZOB | BUN | |
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| 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 
| 21 February 2017 |  Al Ain  | 1–1 |   | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 
| 19:15 UTC+4 | 
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Report | 
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Attendance: 8,122 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)  | 
| 28 February 2017 |  Bunyodkor  | 2–3 |   | Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent | 
| 18:00 UTC+5 | Report | 
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Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)  | 
| 13 March 2017 |  Al-Ahli  | 2–2 |   | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah | 
| 20:30 UTC+3 | 
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Report | 
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Attendance: 23,431 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)  | 
| 11 April 2017 |  Al Ain  | 2–2 |   | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 
| 19:35 UTC+4 | 
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Report | 
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Attendance: 9,224 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)  | 
| 24 April 2017 |  Zob Ahan  | 0–3 |   | Foolad Shahr Stadium, Isfahan | 
| 20:30 UTC+4:30 | Report | 
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Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)  | 
| 8 May 2017 |  Al Ain  | 3–0 |   | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 
| 19:40 UTC+4 | 
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Report | Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)  | 
Knockout stage
Round of 16
| 22 May 2017 |  Esteghlal  | 1–0 |   | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | 
| 20:45 UTC+4:30 | Report | Attendance: 67,202 Referee: Fu Ming (China)  | 
| 29 May 2017 |  Al Ain  | 6–1 |   | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 
| 22:45 UTC+4 | 
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Report | 
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Attendance: 11,226 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)  | 
Al-Ain won 6–2 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
| 21 August 2017 |  Al Ain  | 0–0 |   | Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain | 
| 19:50 UTC+4 | Report | Attendance: 21,223 Referee: Peter Green (Australia)  | 
| 11 September 2017 |  Al-Hilal  | 3–0 |   | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh | 
| 20:00 UTC+3 | 
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Report | Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)  | 
Al Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
Statistics
Squad appearances and goals
 
 Goalscorers
 Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. 
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Disciplinary record
 Last updated: 11 September 2017 Assists
 Hat-tricks
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References
- ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (August 22, 2016). "New Kit for season 2016-2017" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (December 10, 2016). "Amoory reveals Al Ain's new away kit" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (July 2, 2016). "Amer Abdulrahman signed 3 Years Contract for Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (July 2, 2016). "Caio will wear shirt number "7" with Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (October 20, 2016). "Al Ain is delighted to announce that Bandar completed his transfer from Baniyas" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (January 18, 2017). "Official! Al Ain sign the International Saudi Arabia player Nasser Al-Shamrani for six month loan" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (January 21, 2017). "Our new player Mohammed Salem will wear shirt number 14 with Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae_en] (January 21, 2017). "Dawood Ali will wear the no.3 shirt with Al Ain" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ "العين يستغني عن خدمات ياسر مطر". AlIttihad.ae. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (July 20, 2016). "حماد: العين أنهى عقده مع ياسر مطر بالتراضي" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Fujairah Football Club [@FujairahClub] (July 24, 2016). "رسميا : ياسر مطر ينضم لنادي الفجيرة" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Jazira Club [@aljazirafc] (August 2, 2016). "رسميا: شركة الجزيرة الرياضية لكرة القدم تكمل جميع إجراءات التعاقد مع مدافع منتخبنا الوطني محمد فوزي" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ "العين يفسخ عقد ريان بابل". AlIttihad.ae. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
 - ↑ Rashed Eisa [@rashidessa_24] (January 12, 2017). "بعد سنتين ونص حان موعد الوداع .. شكراً لأدارة العين" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Rashed Eisa [@rashidessa_24] (January 12, 2017). "أشكر أدارة النادي على التعامل الاحترافي وحل كل شي بالتراضي" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Al Ain Football Club [@alainfcae] (January 12, 2017). "زلاتكو: راشد عيسى أظهر رغبة كبيرة في خوض تحدٍ جديد مع نادٍ آخر" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ "الشباب يتعاقد مع راشد عيسى 6 أشهر". EmaratAlyoum.com. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
 - ↑ Baniyas Club [@BaniyasClub] (July 20, 2016). "Baniyas Football Company signs with the Brazilian player Fellipe Bastos" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ Ittihad Kalba Football Club [@ittihadkalbafc] (October 12, 2016). "أعار نادي العين لاعبه صقر محمد البدواوي إلى فريق كلباء" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 November 2021 – via Twitter.
 - ↑ "كلباء يستعير «العيناوي» عمران". AlBayan.ae. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
 - ↑ "Al Ain cleared to play in AFC Champions League". Gulf News. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
 - ↑ "Article (15) of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
 - ↑ "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf League - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
 
External links
- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)