Event | Super Cup | ||||||
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Date | 29 December 2023 | ||||||
Venue | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | ||||||
Referee | Sultan Abdulrazzaq | ||||||
Weather | Clear 25 °C (77 °F) humidity 64% | ||||||
The 2022 UAE Super Cup was the 16th professional and 22nd overall UAE Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Pro League and President's Cup. It Was be contested between Shabab Al Ahli and Sharjah, both clubs have previously faced each other in 2019 and 2020, Sharjah won the former on penalty shootout and Shabab Al Ahli won the latter with a scoreline of one to nothing. [1] The match resulted with Shabab Al Ahli winning by a margin of six to two, ironically winning their sixth title on the process, with goals scored by five different players despite Sharjah leading the match with two goals. [2]
Shabab Al Ahli | 6–2 | Sharjah |
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