The 2002–03 season was Al Ain Football Club's 35th season in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
| 2002–03 season | ||||
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| President | Mohammed Bin Zayed | |||
| Manager | Bruno Metsu | |||
| Stadium | Tahnoun bin Mohammed | |||
| UAE Football League | 1st | |||
| President's Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UAE Super Cup | Winners | |||
| AFC Champions League | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Boubacar Sanogo (15) All: Boubacar Sanogo (24) | |||
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Club
editStaff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Bruno Metsu
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Competitions
editOverview
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Football League | 18 October 2002 | 3 March 2003 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 63.64 |
| President's Cup | 13 September 2002 | 2 May 2003 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 75.00 |
| UAE Super Cup | 7 May 2003 | 16 May 2003 | Semi-finals | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| AFC Champions League | 9 March 2003 | 11 October 2003 | Group stage | Winners | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 71.43 |
| Total | 40 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 95 | 37 | +58 | 67.50 | ||||
Last updated: 11 October 2003
Source: Soccerway
UAE Football League
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ain | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 48 |
| 2 | Al Wahda | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Ahli | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Nasr | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 34 |
| 5 | Al Shaab | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 32 |
Source: rsssf.com
Matches
edit| 18 October 2002 1 | Al Ain | 4–0 | Sharjah | Al Ain |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 24 October 2002 2 | Al Shabab | 2–2 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| 30 October 2002 3 | Al Ain | 5–3 | Al Wahda | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 14 November 2002 5 | Al Ain | 3–2 | Al Wasl | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 22 November 2002 6 | Dubai | 1–1 | Al Ain | Dubai |
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| 2 December 2002 7 | Al Ain | 2–4 | Al Ahli | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 12 December 2002 8 | Al Shaab | 0–2 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
| Stadium: Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium |
| 19 December 2002 9 | Ittihad Kalba | 1–1 | Al Ain | Kalba |
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Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium |
| 26 December 2002 10 | Al Ain | 5–1 | Al Jazira | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 7 January 2003 12 | Sharjah | 1–0 | Al Ain | Sharjah |
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Stadium: Sharjah Stadium |
| 11 January 2003 13 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Al Shabab | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 17 January 2003 14 | Al Wahda | 1–1 | Al Ain | Abu Dhabi |
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Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium |
| 30 January 2003 15 | Al Ain | 6–0 | Al Dhafra | Al Ain |
| Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 5 February 2003 16 | Al Wasl | 0–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
| 9 February 2003 17 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Dubai | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 12 February 2003 18 | Al Ahli | 1–5 | Al Ain | Dubai |
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Stadium: Rashid Stadium |
| 17 February 2003 19 | Al Ain | 4–1 | Al Shaab | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 22 February 2003 20 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Ittihad Kalba | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
| 3 March 2003 22 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Nasr | Al Ain |
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Stadium: Tahnoun bin Mohammed |
UAE President's Cup
editGroup stage
editGroup D
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 16 |
| Al Wasl | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 |
| Al Shabab | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 |
| Al Khaleej | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 |
| Hatta | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 5 |
| Al Hamriyah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 |
| Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: rsssf.org
| 13 September 2002 Round 1 | Al Ain | 6–0 | Al Hamriyah | |
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Report |
| 20 September 2002 Round 2 | Al Khaleej | 1–3 | Al Ain | |
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| 26 September 2002 Round 3 | Al Ain | 1–1 | Al Shabab | Dubai |
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Report |
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Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
| 20 March 2003 Round 6 | Al Jazirah Al Hamra | 0–1 | Al Ain | |
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Round of 16
edit| 30 March 2003 | Al Ain | 6–0 | Al Urooba | Dubai |
| Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
Quarter-finals
edit| 2 May 2003 | Al Ain | 0–3 | Sharjah | Abu Dhabi |
| Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium |
UAE Super Cup
editSemi-finals
edit| 7 May 2003[1] First leg | Al Ahli | 0–0 | Al Ain | Dubai |
| Stadium: Rashid Stadium |
Final
edit| 16 May 2003[4] Final | Al Ain | 3–1 | Al Wahda | Sharjah |
| Report Report |
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Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi[5] |
AFC Champions League
editGroup stage
editGroup C
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Al Ain (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Al Sadd
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
 Esteghlal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
 Al-Hilal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| 9 March 2003 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al-Hilal | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Shaban Qassem |
| 12 March 2003 | Al Ain | 2–0 | Al Sadd | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lu Jun |
| 15 March 2003 | Esteghlal | 1–3 | Al Ain | Al Ain |
Samereh  67' |
Report | Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lu Jun |
Semi-finals
edit| 9 April 2003 First leg | Al Ain | 4–2 |  Dalian Shide | Al Ain |
| Report | Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ahdul Rahman |
| 30 August 2003[A] Second leg | Dalian Shide | 4–3 (6–7 agg.) | Al Ain | Dalian |
| Report | Stadium: People's Stadium Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada |
Notes
- ^ Matches was postponed from 22 April 2003 to 30 August 2003 due to SARS outbreak in China.
Final
edit| 3 October 2003 First leg | Al Ain | 2–0 |  BEC Tero Sasana | Al Ain |
| Majidi 38' Majidi 74' |
Report | Stadium: Tahnoun Bin Mohamed |
| 11 October 2003 Second leg | BEC Tero Sasana | 1–0 (1–2 agg.) | Al Ain | Bangkok |
| Chaiman 60' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- As of 11 October 2003
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Football League | President's Cup | Super Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | FW |  Boubacar Sanogo |
15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | FW | Mohammad Omar |
8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | FW | Faisal Ali |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | MF | Subait Khater |
5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | FW | Kandia Traoré |
7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | MF | Rami Yaslam |
2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | DF | Fahad Ali |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | Farhad Majidi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MF | Gharib Harib |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| MF | Sultan Rashed |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | Salem Johar |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 | FW |  Said Kherrazi |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Ali Msarri |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | FW | Musabbah Salem |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW |  Rodrigo Mendes |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | Helal Saeed |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals (from the opponents) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 95 | ||
References
edit- ^ "لقاء ناري ضمن "السوبر" الاماراتية". Sauress.com.
- ^ "العين والوحدة أقرب إلى النهائي في كأس السوبر الإماراتية". Sauress.com.
- ^ "العين والوحدة اقرب الى النهائي". Addiyar.com.ae.
- ^ "اللقب بين العين والوحدة اليوم". Addiyar.com.ae.
- ^ "النتائج الكاملة لمباريات كأس السوبر". AlKhaleej.ae.
- ^ "AFC Champions League 02-03 - Group C". AFCChampionsLeague.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
External links
edit- Al Ain FC official website (in English and Arabic)