Al Bataeh assistant coach Adnan Mohammed spoke at the press conference for the Al Bataeh and Al Orouba match, saying: The circumstances of the two teams are similar in terms of their position in the standings and points, as a difficult and important match awaits us, and we will try to get the match points to improve our position in the league table. There is no doubt that the team’s position is not reassuring in terms of the number of points, but I am confident that the current group is able to provide a better level and win.

Our Cameroonian player Anatoly said that the Al Orouba match is important for us because the number of points for the two teams is close, and we trust in our capabilities and ability to overcome the difficult stage, which I consider normal in football. Regarding Al Orouba, he said that Al Orouba includes distinguished players and a good coach, but we will provide all our capabilities, and I say to the fans of Al Bataeh Club, do not worry about the team, as we are able to get out of the series of negative results

Al Bataeh Football Club announces the agreement with the Croatian first team coach Goran Tomic to terminate the contract by mutual consent and extends its sincere thanks to him for all the effort and dedication he has made in performing his duties during the past period, wishing him continued success and prosperity. It was also decided to assign the national coach Mohammed Al Raisi, coach of the under-23 team, to lead the first team temporarily.

In the eleventh round of the ADNOC Professional League, Al Bataeh lost its match against Al Jazira by three goals to nothing, which was held at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium in Sharjah, freezing its score at 5 points in thirteenth place, as Al Bataeh coach entered with a lineup consisting of Darwish Mohammed, Denny Borges, Mohammed Ahmed, Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Rafael, Mohammed Juma, Maliki, Aziz Ganiev, Ahmed Khalil and Nicola Clemente. Al Jazira ended the first half with a goal from the ball completed by Mello after the ball returned from Al Bataeh goalkeeper Darwish Mohammed. In the second half, Al Bataeh coach made changes in the desire to return, but Al Jazira added the second and third goals, with which he ended the match. In the press conference that came after the match, Al Bataeh coach Goran Tomic said that the team was affected by the injury of some players during the preparation for the match, such as Alvaro and Anatol, and stated that his team presented a good defensive match in the first half.

Al Bataeh Croatian coach Goran Tomic spoke at the press conference for the Al Bataeh vs. Al Jazira match, saying: An important and difficult match awaits us against Al Jazira, and we know the quality of Al Jazira players. We played two matches against them in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, where the path of the game is clear to both parties. We learned hard during the break, and we aspire to start the new year in a better way than we ended last year. A positive mood prevails in the team and among the players.

Our player Saeed Juma said that the Al Jazira match will be difficult, as Al Jazira has great capabilities, but we trained well for this match and will follow the coach’s instructions. We are determined to start the new year in a distinctive way. We played previous matches against Al Jazira, as we know their way of playing, and we will seek to balance the team during the match to come out with a positive result

Al Bataeh returned with a point from Al Shamkha Stadium in the match that brought them together with Bani Yas in the tenth round of the ADNOC Professional League. The match ended in a positive draw with a goal for each team, as Bani Yas took the lead in the 30th minute, and Bataeh quickly equalized the score by scoring a goal by Mohammed Jumaa Pele with a pass from Anatole. With this draw, Bataeh raised its score to 4 points in twelfth place. To return to the course of the match, in which Bataeh dominated most of the match, especially after the expulsion of the Bani Yas defender, Bataeh tried to score the second goal with the entry of Ahmed Khalil, Mohammed Rashid and Paulinho, but the team’s attacks collided with Bani Yas defenders, and the match witnessed the goalkeeper leaving injured in the 90th minute

Al Bataeh coach, Croatian Goran Tomic, spoke at the pre-match press conference saying: An important match awaits us before the break and we will enter this match with a positive spirit despite the recent loss because I saw a good performance in the Al Wasl match and it gave me a dose of confidence and faith in my team’s capabilities. I hope that in the next match we will stop the series of negative results and start a new journey. Goran said that I will repeat what I said before in many matches, we did not deserve to lose and in the last match the team proved that it has a fighting spirit and can get out of this situation.

Our Brazilian player Neto said that the preparations are good and everyone is at the peak of their focus and we know that it will be an easy match and I am confident that we will present a great match, and what we really lack is a little focus and success. Neto said that the players are implementing the coach’s instructions and working hard in training to be fully prepared

Al Bataeh team suffered a new loss in the ninth round of the ADNOC Professional League, and the loss came from Al Wasl with a score of three goals to one in the match that was held at Zabeel Stadium at Al Wasl Club, as Al Bataeh took an early lead with a royal goal in the second minute, and Al Wasl equalized the score in the 43rd minute of the first half from a penalty kick, and in the second half Al Wasl was able to score two goals with which it ended the match, and with this loss Al Bataeh’s balance froze at 4 points in 13th place, and it will meet Bani Yas team in the tenth round on Saturday, December 14

The Croatian coach of Al Bataeh team, Goran Tomic, spoke in the press conference for the Al Bataeh and Al Wasl match, saying that the opponent is strong and the match will be difficult because Al Wasl is one of the candidates to win the league, and despite the negative results, we will try to have a reaction and try to get a positive result. He said, “We respect Al Wasl team and we know very well how good its players are. We tried during the break to correct some mistakes and work hard, and the most important thing is to be positive.” Goran described the match as difficult, but anything is possible in football.  

First team player Ahmed Khalil spoke about the match and the players’ preparations, describing them as good preparations and that the match will be difficult and important, especially since the team is going through a difficult situation, and sometimes those circumstances bring you back strongly. Khalil mentioned that he has confidence in his fellow players and the technical and administrative staff to change the image of the team. Ahmed Khalil mentioned that in most matches, the team is close to winning, but we did not take advantage of the situation to lose focus. We need to restore confidence and focus, and we also miss the small details during the matches. We have to work and strive to return the team to its normal state. Ahmed Khalil mentioned The long break period affects all teams and whoever gets the three points in any match will be very lucky and in the coming period we will be in a better position

In the presence of His Excellency Khalfan Saif Al Musafiri, Chairman of Al Bataeh Football Club Company, and Ahmed Abdulaziz, Executive Director, the club opened today at the company’s headquarters in Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium the online store of Al Bataeh Football Club store.albataehfc.ae, which allows fans to obtain products bearing the club’s logo, first team kits and age groups, as Al Bataeh joined the ranks of professional clubs that have online stores. He stated that the club opened the Al Bataeh Club store at the company’s headquarters in Al Hazana during the past season. His Excellency Khalfan Saif Al Musafiri, Chairman of Al Bataeh Football Club Company, stated that the online store is a marketing and promotional event in the first place for the club’s logo and allows fans wishing to obtain the first team shirt to shop and obtain it with ease, as well as obtaining the shirts of players who have a fan base in the country, such as Ahmed Khalil, the star of Asia, Aziz Ganiev, Ahmed Mohammed, Abdulaziz Heikal, Darwish Mohammed and other players.

As we indicated in the statement published on November 26, FIFA lifts the temporary ban on Al Bataeh Football Club.