# 2020–21 Al Ain FC season

The 2020–21 season was Al Ain Football Club's 53rd in existence and the club's 46th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

## Players
### Injury record

| N | P | Name | Type | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
| 1 | GK | Mohammed Abo Sandah | knee injury | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Dhafra (Pre-Season) | 22 August 2020 | 11 October 2020 |
| 99 | FW | Jamal Maroof | fibula bone fracture in left foot | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Nassr (2019–20 season) | 24 September 2020 | 30 April 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Kodjo Laba | muscle injury | DubaiSports.ae | in training | 7 October 2020 | 18 October 2020 |
| 7 | FW | Caio Canedo | tear in the adductor muscle | AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 7 October 2020 | 21 October 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | left foot injury | DubaiSports.ae | in training with UAE | 10 October 2020 | 18 October 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Bauyrzhan Islamkhan | muscle injury | DubaiSports.ae | in training with Kazakhstan | 11 October 2020 | 18 October 2020 |
| 14 | MF | Rayan Yaslam | | AlAinClub.ae | vs Shabab Al Ahli | 23 October 2020 | 4 November 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Ismail Ahmed | meniscus tear in right knee | AlAinClub.ae | 2019–20 season | 5 November 2020 | Unknown |
| 4 | DF | Mohammed Shaker | tear in the front and upper ligaments left shoulder | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Dhafra | 7 November 2020 | 2 December 2020 |
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Barman | | AlAinClub.ae | in training with UAE | 12 November 2020 | 17 November 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Bandar Al-Ahbabi | Femoral bicep rupture (in left leg) | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al Wasl | 20 November 2020 | 1 December 2020 |
| 7 | FW | Caio Canedo | Hamstring injury | AlKhaleej.ae | in training | 26 November 2020 | 16 December 2020 |
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Abdulrahman | | AlAinClub.ae | in training | 8 December 2020 | 17 December 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Kodjo Laba | foot injury | AlAinClub.ae | in training | 9 December 2020 | 17 December 2020 |
| 44 | DF | Saeed Juma | | AlAinClub.ae | vs Al-Nasr in warm-up | 18 December 2020 | 22 December 2020 |
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Barman | | AlAinClub.ae | in training | 12 January 2021 | 11 February 2021 |
| 17 | GK | Khalid Eisa | | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training | 1 February 2021 | 7 February 2021 |
| 22 | MF | Shoya Nakajima | ankle injury | AlAinClub.ae | in training | 22 February 2021 | End of season |
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Barman | | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training | 23 February 2021 | 16 March 2021 |
| 20 | MF | Wilson Eduardo | | EmaratAlYoum.com | in training | 4 March 2021 | 15 March 2021 |
| 6 | MF | Yahia Nader | bruise on the left foot | AlRoeya.com | in training | 11 March 2021 | 15 March 2021 |
| 7 | FW | Caio Canedo | right foot injury | AlAinClub.ae | vs Bani Yas | 16 March 2021 | 2 April 2021 |
| 42 | MF | Jonathan Santos | right foot injury | AlAinClub.ae | vs Ajman | 21 March 2021 | Unknown |
| 44 | DF | Saeed Juma | Femoral rupture in right foot | AlAinClub.ae | vs Ajman | 21 March 2021 | 2 April 2021 |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury Last updated: 30 April 2021 Source: AlAinClub.ae

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Type | Transfer window | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | 42 | Jonathan Santos | Hatta | Loan return | Summer | Loan return |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | 24 | Andrija Radovanovic | Ittihad Kalba | Loan return | Summer | Loan return |
| 7 July 2020 | DF | 15 | Erik Menezes | Internacional | Transfer | Summer | €3,330,000 |
| 15 July 2020 | MF | 20 | Wilson Eduardo | Braga | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 28 July 2020 | MF | 88 | Fahad Hadeed | Khor Fakkan | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 28 July 2020 | GK | 77 | Ibrahim Al-Kaebi | Dibba Al-Hisn | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 4 October 2020 | MF | 66 | Mohammed Al-Zaabi | Al Wahda | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 16 January 2021 | MF | 22 | Shoya Nakajima | Porto | Loan | Winter | Undisclosed |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro-League | 17 October 2020 | 11 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 042.31 |
| President's Cup | 5 December 2020 | 5 December 2020 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 9 October 2020 | 13 November 2020 | First round | First round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 10 April 2021 | 10 April 2021 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 036.67 |
Last updated: 11 May 2021 Source: Soccerway

### UAE Pro-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sharjah | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al Nasr | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 46 | |
| 6 | Al Ain | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 41 | |
| 7 | Al Wahda | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 40 | |
| 8 | Kalba | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 39 | |

#### Matches

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.