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UAE President's Cup

Summary

The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup,[1] is a football tournament that takes place in United Arab Emirates, between clubs in the UAE Pro League and the UAE First Division League. The winner qualifies for the AFC Champions League.

UAE President Cup
Founded1974
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams16
Current championsSharjah
(2022–23)
Most championshipsShabab Al Ahli
Sharjah (10 titles)
Current: 2023–24 UAE President's Cup

History edit

The UAE President's Cup started in the 1974–75 season, held by Uniteهd Arab Emirates Football Association. Shabab Al Ahli and Sharjah are the competition's most successful club with ten wins. Al Ain has contested the most finals with fourteen. The first match of the President's Cup, played on March 20, 1974, between Al Wasl, Ajman ended 2–3, Ali Saeed scored the first goal of the competition.[2] Kuwaiti Ghazi Al-Qandi is the first referee to run a final match of the Cup, on April 11, 1975.[3]

Finals edit

# Season Champion Final score Runner-up
1 1974–75 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Nasr
1975–76 not completed
2 1976–77 Al Ahli 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.)[4] Al Shabab
1977–78 not completed
3 1978–79 Sharjah 2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ain
4 1979–80 Sharjah 1–0 Al Nasr
5 1980–81 Al Shabab 3–1 Al Ain
6 1981–82 Sharjah 2–0 Al Shaab
7 1982–83 Sharjah 2–0 Al Wasl
8 1983–84 Ajman 4–1 Al Nasr
9 1984–85 Al Nasr 3–0 Al Shabab
10 1985–86 Al Nasr 2–1 Al Wasl
11 1986–87 Al Wasl 2–0 Al Khaleej
12 1987–88 Al Ahli 3–2 Al Shabab
13 1988–89 Al Nasr 1–0 Al Wahda
14 1989–90 Al Shabab 2–1 Al Ain
15 1990–91 Sharjah 3–0 Al Wasl
16 1991–92 Baniyas 2–1 (a.e.t.) Al Nasr
17 1992–93 Al Shaab 2–1 Al Wasl
18 1993–94 Al Shabab 1–0 Al Ain
19 1994–95 Sharjah 0–0 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.) Al Ain
20 1995–96 Al Ahli 4–1 Al Wahda
21 1996–97 Al Shabab 1–1 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.) Al Nasr
22 1997–98 Sharjah 3–2 (asdet) Al Wasl
23 1998–99 Al Ain 1–0 (asdet) Al Shabab
24 1999–00 Al Wahda 1–1 (asdet, 8–7 pens.) Al Wasl
25 2000–01 Al Ain 3–2 Al Shaab
26 2001–02 Al Ahli 3–1 Al Jazira
27 2002–03 Sharjah 1–1 (asdet, 6–5 pens.) Al Wahda
28 2003–04 Al Ahli 2–1 Al Shaab
29 2004–05 Al Ain 3–1 (a.e.t.) Al Wahda
30 2005–06 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah
31 2006–07 Al Wasl 4–1 Al Ain
32 2007–08 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Wasl
33 2008–09 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab
34 2009–10 Emirates 3–1 Al Shabab
35 2010–11 Al Jazira 4–0 Al Wahda
36 2011–12 Al Jazira 3–1 Baniyas
37 2012–13 Al Ahli 4–3 Al Shabab
38 2013–14 Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli
39 2014–15 Al Nasr 1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ahli
40 2015–16 Al Jazira 1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.) Al Ain
41 2016–17 Al Wahda 3–0 Al Nasr
42 2017–18 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wasl
43 2018–19 Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Al Dhafra
2019–20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
44 2020–21 Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Al Nasr
45 2021–22 Sharjah 1−0 Al Wahda
46 2022–23 Sharjah 1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.) Al Ain

Performance by club edit

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Shabab Al Ahli
10
2
 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021 2014, 2015
Sharjah
10
1
 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 2023 2006
Al Ain
7
8
 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023
Al Nasr
4
7
 1985, 1986, 1989, 2015 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021
Al Shabab
4
7
 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997 1977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013
Al Jazira
3
1
 2011, 2012, 2016 2002
Al Wasl
2
8
 1987, 2007 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018
Al Wahda
2
6
 2000, 2017 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022
Al Shaab
1
3
 1993 1982, 2001, 2004
Baniyas
1
1
 1992 2012
Ajman
1
0
 1984 –
Emirates
1
0
 2010 –
Al Dhafra
0
1
 – 2019
Khor Fakkan
0
1
 – 1987
Total 46 46

Top scorers edit

Top scorers by season edit

Season Player Club Goals
1974–75[5]   Mohamed Hamdoun Al Ahli 5
1975–76 Cancelled
1977–78 Cancelled
1978–79[6]   Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 5
1982–83[7]   Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 13
1984–85[7]   Khalid Ismail Al Nasr 7
1985–86[7]   Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 6
1987–88[7]   Khalid Abdullah Al Shabab 7
1988–89[7]   Salim Khalifa Alshamsi Al Wahda 4
1990–91[7]   Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim Sharjah 7
1992–93[7]   Mubarak Mohamed Al Shaab 4
1998–99   Jasem Al-Huwaidi Al Shabab 6
2003–04[7]   Denílson Martins Nascimento Dubai 21
2004–05[7]   Ismail Matar Al Wahda 5
2005–06[8]   Anderson Barbosa Sharjah 8
2006–07[9]   Nenad Jestrović Al Ain 4
2007–08[10]   Ahmed Khalil
  Faisal Khalil
  Alexandre Oliveira
  Essa Obaid 		Al Ahli
Al Ahli
Al Wasl
Al Shabab 		4
2008–09[11]   André Dias Al Ain 9
2009–10[12]   Michaël N'dri Ittihad Kalba 11
2010–11[13]   Jader Baré Al Jazira 5
2011–12[14]   Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira 7
2012–13[15]   Edgar Bruno Al Shabab 4
2013–14[16][17]   Asamoah Gyan
  Patrick Fabiano 		Al Ain
Fujairah 		6
2014–15[18]   Asamoah Gyan
  Ahmed Khalil 		Al Ain
Al Ahli 		4
2015–16[19]   Dyanfres Douglas
  Ali Mabkhout 		Al Ain
Al Jazira 		5
2016–17[20]   Balázs Dzsudzsák
  Mamadou Coulibaly
  Hassan Rashid 		Al Wahda
Dubai
Dibba Al Hisn 		5
2017–18[21]   Caio Canedo
  Papa Waigo
  Marcus Vinícius 		Al Wasl
Al Dhaid
Al Hamriyah 		5
2018–19[22]   Adeílson Al Urooba 5
2019–20[23]   Alex Al Bataeh 7
2020–21[24]   Diogo Acosta Emirates 7
2021–22[25]   Diogo Acosta Dibba 8
2022–23[26]   Firas Ben Larbi
  Diogo Acosta 		Ajman
Emirates 		4

All-time top scorers edit

Rank Nat Name Club Years Goals Apps
1   Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 1978–1995
2   Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 1980–1999 —
3   Abdelkarim Hassan 39
4   Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 1980–1997 34 —
5   Khamees Saad Mubarak Al Shabab 34
6   Eissa Jumaa Al Nasr 1996-2005 33
7   Saad Bakheet Mubarak Al Shabab 25

References edit

  1. ^ Official UAE FA site in English
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  14. ^ "UAE President's Cup 2011/2012". Kooora.com.
  15. ^ "UAE President's Cup 2012/2013". Kooora.com.
  16. ^ "جيان جلاد الحراس يهدي الكأس إلى العين". AlBayan.ae. 18 May 2014.
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  18. ^ "President's Cup 2014/2015". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  19. ^ "President's Cup 2015/2016". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  20. ^ "President's Cup 2016/2017". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  21. ^ "President's Cup 2017/2018". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  22. ^ "President's Cup 2018/2019". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  23. ^ "President's Cup 2019/2020". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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External links edit

  • "UAE Presidents Cup". goalzz.com. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  • "United Arab Emirates - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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