UAE President's Cup

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UAE President Cup
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Founded1974
Country United Arab Emirates
Confederation AFC
Number of teams16
Current champions Al Wasl
(2023–24)
Most championships Shabab Al Ahli
Sharjah (10 titles)
Current: 2024–25 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 preliminary stage of AFC Champions League Elite.

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History

The UAE President's Cup started in the 1974–75 season, held by United 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

The final match is often held in a major stadium in the UAE, such as the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and is a major event in the UAE's sports calendar.

#SeasonChampion Final scoreRunner-upDateVenue
1 1974–75 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Nasr 11 April 1975Dubai Stadium, Dubai
1975–76not completed
2 1976–77 Al Ahli 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.) [4] Al Shabab Dubai Stadium, Dubai
1977–78Cancelled
3 1978–79 Sharjah 2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ain 29 April 1979Emirates Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi
4 1979–80 Sharjah 1–0 Al Nasr Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
5 1980–81 Al Shabab 3–1 Al Ain
6 1981–82 Sharjah 2–0 Al Shaab Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
7 1982–83 Sharjah 2–0 Al Wasl Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
8 1983–84 Ajman 0–0 (4–1 pens.) 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 27 April 1989 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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 2 June 2004 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
29 2004–05 Al Ain 3–1 (a.e.t.) Al Wahda 16 June 2005 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
30 2005–06 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah 3 April 2006 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
31 2006–07 Al Wasl 4–1 Al Ain 3 April 2007 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
32 2007–08 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Wasl 14 April 2008 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
33 2008–09 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab 13 April 2009 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
34 2009–10 Emirates 3–1 Al Shabab 19 April 2010 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
35 2010–11 Al Jazira 4–0 Al Wahda 11 April 2011 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
36 2011–12 Al Jazira 3–1 Baniyas 23 April 2012 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
37 2012–13 Al Ahli 4–3 Al Shabab 28 May 2013 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
38 2013–14 Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli 18 May 2014 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
39 2014–15 Al Nasr 1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ahli 3 June 2015 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
40 2015–16 Al Jazira 1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.) Al Ain 29 May 2016 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
41 2016–17 Al Wahda 3–0 Al Nasr 19 May 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
42 2017–18 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wasl 3 May 2018 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
43 2018–19 Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Al Dhafra 29 April 2019 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2019–20 not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic
44 2020–21 Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Al Nasr 16 May 2021 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
45 2021–22 Sharjah 1−0 Al Wahda 21 October 2022 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
46 2022–23 Sharjah 1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.) Al Ain 28 April 2023 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
47 2023-24 Al-Wasl 4−0 Al Nasr 17 May 2024 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunner-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
8
1985, 1986, 1989, 2015 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024
Al Shabab
4
7
 1981, 1990, 1994, 19971977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013
Al Jazira
3
1
 2011, 2012, 2016 2002
Al Wasl
3
8
1987, 2007, 20241983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018
Al Wahda
2
6
2000, 2017 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022
Al Shaab
1
3
19931982, 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
Total4646

Top scorers

Top scorers by season

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1974–75 [5] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mohamed Hamdoun Al Ahli 5
1975–76Cancelled
1977–78Cancelled
1978–79 [6] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 5
1982–83 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 13
1983–84 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al Mulla Al Khaleej 4
1984–85 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Ismail Al Nasr 7
1985–86 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 6
1987–88 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Abdullah Al Shabab 7
1988–89 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Salim Khalifa Alshamsi Al Wahda 4
1990–91 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim Sharjah 7
1992–93 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Mubarak Mohamed Al Shaab 4
1998–99 Flag of Kuwait.svg Jasem Al-Huwaidi Al Shabab 6
2003–04 [7] Flag of Brazil.svg Denílson Martins Nascimento Dubai 21
2004–05 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ismail Matar Al Wahda 5
2005–06 [8] Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Barbosa Sharjah 8
2006–07 [9] Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Jestrović Al Ain 4
2007–08 [10] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Khalil
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Faisal Khalil
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Oliveira
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Essa Obaid 		Al Ahli
Al Ahli
Al Wasl
Al Shabab 		4
2008–09 [11] Flag of Brazil.svg André Dias Al Ain 9
2009–10 [12] Flag of France.svg Michaël N'dri Ittihad Kalba 11
2010–11 [13] Flag of Brazil.svg Jader Baré Al Jazira 5
2011–12 [14] Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira 7
2012–13 [15] Flag of Brazil.svg Edgar Bruno Al Shabab 4
2013–14 [16] [17] Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah Gyan
Flag of Brazil.svg Patrick Fabiano 		Al Ain
Fujairah 		6
2014–15 [18] Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah Gyan
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Khalil 		Al Ain
Al Ahli 		4
2015–16 [19] Flag of Brazil.svg Dyanfres Douglas
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ali Mabkhout 		Al Ain
Al Jazira 		5
2016–17 [20] Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Dzsudzsák
Flag of Mali.svg Mamadou Coulibaly
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hassan Rashid 		Al Wahda
Dubai
Dibba Al Hisn 		5
2017–18 [21] Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Canedo
Flag of Senegal.svg Papa Waigo
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcus Vinícius		 Al Wasl
Al Dhaid
Al Hamriyah 		5
2018–19 [22] Flag of Brazil.svg Adeílson Al Urooba 5
2019–20 [23] Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Al Bataeh 7
2020–21 [24] Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Acosta Emirates 7
2021–22 [25] Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Acosta Dibba 8
2022–23 [26] Flag of Tunisia.svg Firas Ben Larbi
Flag of Brazil.svg Diogo Acosta 		Ajman
Emirates 		4

All-time top scorers

RankNatNameClubYearsGoalsApps
1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 1978–1995
2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 1980–1999—
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdelkarim Hassan39
4 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 1980–199734—
5 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khamees Saad Mubarak Al Shabab 34
6 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Eissa Jumaa Al Nasr 1996-200533
7 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saad Bakheet Mubarak Al Shabab 25

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