UAE President's Cup

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

The UAE President's Cup started in the 1974–75 season, held by United Arab Emirates Football Association. Shabab Al Ahli is the competition's most successful club with ten wins, followed by Sharjah with nine. 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
# 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
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

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

All-time top scorers
Rank Nat Name Club Years Goals Apps
1 United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 1978–1995
2 United Arab Emirates Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 1980–1999—
3 United Arab Emirates Abdelkarim Hassan 39
4 United Arab Emirates Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 1980–199734—
5 United Arab Emirates Khamees Saad Mubarak Al Shabab 34
6 United Arab Emirates Eissa Jumaa Al Nasr 1996-200533
7 United Arab Emirates Saad Bakheet Mubarak Al Shabab 25

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