Al Ain FC
Al Ain Football Club (Arabic: نادي العين لكرة القدم; transliterated: Nady al-'Ayn), known simply as Al Ain, is a professional football club based in the city of Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is one of many sport sections of the multi-sports club Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club (Arabic: نادي العين الرياضي الثقافي).
| Full name | Al Ain Football Club نادي العين لكرة القدم | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Zaeem (The Boss) | ||
| Short name | AIN | ||
| Founded | August 1968, as Al Ain Sports Club | ||
| Ground | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,053 | ||
| President | Mohamed Bin Zayed | ||
| Chairman | Hazza bin Zayed | ||
| Manager | Hernán Crespo | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2022–23 | UAE Pro League, 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in 1968 by players from Al Ain, members of a Bahraini group of exchange students and the Sudanese community working in the United Arab Emirates. The team quickly gained popularity and recognition throughout the country, being the team with the most trophies (35 in total).
Al Ain is by far the most successful club in the UAE. Al Ain has won a record 14 UAE Pro League, 7 President's Cups, 5 Super Cups, 3 Federation Cups, two League Cup, two Abu Dhabi Championship, Joint League, Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup, Gulf Club Champions Cup and AFC Champions League. The club is the first and only UAE side so far to win the AFC Champions League.