# Al Ain FC in international football

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 17 September 2024. Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
| Competition | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| Club Championship / Champions League | 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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | +0 | 025.00 |
| Total | 173 | 71 | 45 | 57 | 268 | 234 | +34 | 041.04 |
* ↑ 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 17 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 17 | Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2010 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2024 | 2025 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 17 | Round | C | QF | RU | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | R16 | RU | QF | R16 | GS | GS | QS | C | TBD |
| Asian Club Championship | 2 |
| Asian Club Championship | 2 | Season | 1999 | 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Club Championship | 2 | Round | 3rd | R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 3 |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 3 | Season | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 3 | Round | R2 | R1 | QF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 | Season | 2001 | 2017 | 2019 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 | Round | W | W | R1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GCC Club Cup | 3 |
| GCC Club Cup | 3 | Edition | 1985 | 1995 | 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GCC Club Cup | 3 | Round | 3rd$^{RR}$ | 5th$^{RR}$ | C$^{RR}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | Edition | 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | Round | RU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## International competitions

| Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Champions | Runners-up |