# 2011–12 Al Wasl FC season
## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | UAE | Rashid AlSuwaidi |
| 3 | MF | UAE | Hassan Ali |
| 4 | MF | UAE | Humaid Bin Lahej |
| 5 | DF | UAE | Fahad Masood |
| 6 | DF | UAE | Waheed Ismail |
| 7 | MF | UAE | Eissa Ali (Captain) |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Mariano Donda |
| 9 | DF | UAE | Tariq Hassan |
| 11 | MF | UAE | Khalifa bin Lahej |
| 12 | GK | UAE | Ali Hassan Al Amir |
| 13 | DF | UAE | Darwish Ahmed |
| 15 | GK | UAE | Ahmed Mahmoud |
| 16 | MF | UAE | Obaid Nasser |
| 17 | MF | UAE | Abdulrahman Yousif |
| 18 | MF | ARG | Juan Ignacio Mercier |
| 19 | FW | URU | Juan Manuel Olivera |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | UAE | Hamad AlHosani |
| 23 | MF | UAE | Mohammed Jamal |
| 24 | FW | UAE | Rashid Eissa |
| 27 | DF | UAE | Mubarak Hassan |
| 29 | DF | UAE | Yasser Salem |
| 32 | FW | UAE | Ammar Mubarak |
| 33 | MF | UAE | Saud Suhail |
| 55 | GK | UAE | Majed Nasser |
| 60 | DF | UAE | Jaber Abdalla Assad |
| 70 | FW | UAE | Mahir Jasem |
| 77 | FW | UAE | Hassan Yousif |
| 80 | FW | UAE | Abdulla Abdulrahman |
| 90 | FW | IRN | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari |
| 92 | MF | UAE | Khalifa Abdullah |
| 93 | MF | UAE | Sultan Rashid |
| 99 | MF | UAE | Fahad Hadeed |

## Current technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Diego Maradona |
| Vice Coach | Hector Enrique |
| Assistant Coach | Ali Hassan |
| Assistant Coach | Roberto Trotta |
| Fitness Coach | Xavier Vilamitjana |
| Goalkeepers Coach | Yacine Bentaala |
| Team Manager | Humaid Yousuf |
| Team Doctor | Dr. Dejan Jovanovic |
| Physiotherapist | Jon Abrego |
| Physiotherapist | Leandro Yoshinada Suzuki |
| Masseur | Mohammad Saad |
Source: TheNational.ae

## Transfers
### In

| Name | Moving from | Fee |
| Ali Rabeea | Emirates Club | Free transfer |
| Edson Puch | Club Universidad de Chile | $4million |
| Mubarak Hassan | Fujairah Club | AED7million |
| Coach Diego Maradona | Free agent | $4million |
| Hamad AlHosani | Al Dhafra S.C.C. | Undisclosed |
| Fahad Masood | Al Wahda S.C.C. | Loan |
| Hassan Ali | Al-Ahli Dubai | Undisclosed |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | C.A. Peñarol | Undisclosed |
| Ahmed Mahmoud | Al Shabab Club | Undisclosed |
| Mariano Donda | Godoy Cruz | Undisclosed |
| Abdulla Abdulrahman | Al-Ahli Dubai | Loan |
| Richard Porta | Nacional | Loan |
| Fahad Hadeed | Al Sharjah SC | Free |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | Al Gharafa Sports Club | $1milion |
| Juan Ignacio Mercier | Al Nassr FC | Free |
| Jaber Abdalla Assad | Al-Shaab (UAE) | Loan |
| Sultan Rashid | Dibba Al-Fujairah Club | Free transfer |

### Out

| Name | Moving To | Fee |
| Coach Khalifa Mobarak | Al Wasl FC | End of Interim Contract |
| Khalaf Ismail | Ajman Club | Free transfer |
| Saeed Al Kass | Al Sharjah SC | End of Contract |
| Mohammad Omar | Retired | Retired |
| Ali Mahmoud | Baniyas SC | Free transfer |
| Alexandre Oliveira | Botafogo | Free transfer |
| Alex Pires de Souza | U.D. Leiria | Free transfer |
| Francisco Yeste | Olympiacos F.C. | Undisclosed |
| Omran Abdul Rahman | Al Sharjah SC | Free transfer |
| Faisal Ahmed | Emirates Club | Free transfer |
| Khalid Darwish | Emirates Club | Free transfer |
| Mohammed Al Balushi | Al Wahda S.C.C. | Loan |
| Ali Rabeea | Emirates Club | Loan |
| Edson Puch | Deportes Iquique | Loan |
| Fadel Ahmad | Al Nasr SC | Loan |
| Richard Porta | Nacional | Loan return |
For Last Season's Transfers List Please visit 2010–11 Al Wasl F.C. season

## Tournaments
### Pre-Season Matches & Friendlies
#### Local Camp

Al Wasl has abandoned its annual habit of traveling to Europe for summer pre-season training camp as per the instructions of coach Diego Maradona. The new coach decided to set up camp at home as it clashes with the Holy Month of Ramadan where all the players would be fasting during the day, making it difficult to set up an external training camp. The Internal camp included two matches against lower division clubs only.

#### Results

Kickoff times are in UAE Time (GMT+4).
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Top Scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | 1 |
| Mohammed Jamal | 1 |
| Hassan Yousif | 1 |
| Darweesh Ahmad | 1 |

### UAE Pro League 2011–12
#### Standing

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 May. Source: #UAE Pro League 2011-12

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Results

Kickoff times are in UAE Time (GMT+4).
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Top Scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | 13 |
| Rashid Eissa | 4 |
| Darweesh Ahmad | 3 |
| Mariano Donda | 3 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 3 |
| Waheed Ismail | 2 |
| Edson Puch | 1 |
| Richard Porta | 1 |
| Sultan Rashid | 1 |
| Ammar Mubarak | 1 |

### 2012 GCC Champions League

Al Wasl FC is back to this regional competition after 2 years of winning it in the 2010 Tournament. This time Al Wasl enters after losing its chances in winning the 2011–12 UAE Pro-League and the 2011–12 UAE President's Cup, which makes the 2012 GCC Champions League a good opportunity to salvage its current season.

#### Standing

| Team | Rnk | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al Wasl FC | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 |

#### Top Scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | 7 |
| Mariano Donda | 4 |
| Rashid Eissa | 2 |
| Eissa Ali | 2 |
| Mubarak Hassan | 1 |
| Fahad Hadeed | 1 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 1 |
| Yasser Salem | 1 |

### UAE President's Cup 2011–12

The President Cup's draw has put Al Wasl in a very difficult side of the elimination matrix. All the matches were considered early finals, starting with a match against Al-Ahli Dubai that ended with a historic 4–0 win for Al Wasl. The next match was set against Al Wahda S.C.C. which was behind the elimination of Al Wasl FC in the previous UAE President's Cup 2011–12. Al Wahda S.C.C. was able to eliminate Al Wasl FC again, sending them to a very early summer after losing the chance on competing in the only obtainable major trophy in the season after the team's position in the Pro League to 7th after losing to Dubai Club, few days from the Cup's Quarterfinals.

#### Results

Kickoff times are in UAE Time (GMT+4).
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Top Scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | 3 |
| Mariano Donda | 2 |
| Richard Porta | 1 |

### Etisalat Cup 2011–12

The Etisalat Cup is a gap-filler between the official tournaments. It does not involve the International Players. It was the first tournament of the season, and the first ever official appearance for the Legendary Diego Maradona in the UAE as Al Wasl FC Coach. Al Wasl reached the Semifinal after a fierce group-round race, and then lost 0–1 in the Semifinal despite displaying a decent performance.

#### Standing

| Team | Rnk | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al Wasl FC | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |

#### Top Scorers

| Player | Goals |
| Mariano Donda | 4 |
| Eissa Ali | 4 |
| Juan Manuel Olivera | 4 |
| Rashid Eissa | 1 |
| Hamad AlHosani | 1 |
| Hasan Ali | 1 |
| Juan Ignacio Mercier | 1 |
| Tariq Hassan | 1 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 1 |

## Season Top scorers

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Friendlies | League | GCC Cup | President's Cup | Etisalat Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 19 | Juan Manuel Olivera | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | | 8 | Mariano Donda | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | | 24 | Rashid Eissa | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | | 7 | Eissa Ali | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | | 90 | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | 13 | Darweesh Ahmad | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | 6 | Waheed Ismail | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | 20 | Richard Porta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | | 18 | Edson Puch | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 93 | Sultan Rashid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 32 | Ammar Mubarak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 27 | Mubarak Hassan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 99 | Fahad Hadeed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 29 | Yasser Salem | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 21 | Hamad AlHosani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | 3 | Hasan Ali Ibrahim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | 18 | Juan Ignacio Mercier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | 9 | Tariq Hassan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | 23 | Mohammed Jamal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 77 | Hassan Yousif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 4 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 79 |
    Last updated on 6 June 2012

## Season Highlights

* By finishing 8th in the UAE Pro-League at the end of the season, Al Wasl has matched its all-time worst position in the League.
* Al Wasl's Goalkeeper Majed Nasser received a 17-match ban and been fined Dh30,000 (€6,200) after slapping Ahli Dubai's coach Quique Flores after the semi-final of the Etisalat Cup.
* Al Wasl was fined 5 times and received 3 Home Match ban punishments from the United Arab Emirates Football Association totaling 6 games.
* Al Wasl ended the first leg of the UAE Pro-League with a 5 match winning drought. It ended the second leg of the tournament with an even worse 6 matches winning drought.
* Al Wasl played Dubai Club, the recently promoted and relegation contender, 4 times in the 2011–2012 season. It lost them all (0–5, 1–2, 0–3, and 2–5), scoring 3 and conceding 15.

## Other Seasons

* 2008–09 Al Wasl FC season
* 2009–10 Al Wasl FC season
* 2010–11 Al Wasl FC season