Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ain: With Saturday’s AFC Champions League final second leg looming large, all you need to know about title hopefuls Al Ain.
Overview
Al Ain entered the history books in 2003 when they won the inaugural AFC Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand in the final. The Emirati club also finished runners-up in 2005 and reached the semi-finals in 2014 but they went out on in the round of 16 on away goals to UAE league rivals Al Ahli last year. They booked their place in this season’s tournament after winning the UAE league for a record 12th time in the 2014-15 season, finishing nine points ahead of runners-up Al Jazira.
AFC Champions League record
2015 – Round of 16
2014 – Semi-finals
2013 – Group stage
2011 – Group stage
2010 – Group stage
2007 – Group stage
2006 – Quarter-finals
2005 – Runners-up
2004 – Quarter-finals
2003 – Champions
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