The UAE League Cup () is a knockout tournament for clubs in the UAE Pro-League. The first edition of the tournament was played in the 2008–2009 season.
In the 2008–09 season, UAE League Cup replaced the UAE Federation Cup and became a second tier tournament, initially under the name of Etisalat Cup in 2008–2013 and Arabian Gulf Cup in 2013–2021 for sponsorship reasons.
Finals #Season ChampionFinal score Runner-up 1 2008–09 Al Ain Al Wahda 2 2009–10 Al Jazira Ajman 3 2010–11 Al Shabab Al Ain 4 2011–12 Al Ahli Al Shabab 5 2012–13 Ajman Al Jazira 6 2013–14 Al Ahli Al Jazira 7 2014–15 Al Nasr Sharjah 8 2015–16 Al Wahda Al Shabab 9 2016–17 Al Ahli Al Shabab 10 2017–18 Al Wahda Al Wasl 11 2018–19 Shabab Al-Ahli Al Wahda 12 2019–20 Al Nasr Shabab Al Ahli 13 2020–21 Shabab Al Ahli Al Nasr 14 2021–22 Al Ain Shabab Al Ahli 15 2022–23 Sharjah Al Ain 16 2023–24 Al Wahda Al Ain 17 2024–25 Al Jazira Shabab Al-Ahli 18 2025–26 Al Wahda Al Ain
Performance by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years Shabab Al Ahli 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021 2020, 2022, 2025 Al Wahda 2016, 2018, 2024, 2026 2009, 2019 Al Ain 2009, 2022 2011, 2023, 2024, 2026 Al Jazira 2010, 2025 2013, 2014 Al Nasr 2015, 2020 2021 Al Shabab 2011 2012, 2016, 2017 Ajman 2013 2010 Sharjah 2023 2015 Al Wasl – 2018
Top goalscorers Source:
RankNatNamePosYearsTeamTotal1FW2013–2024Al Wahda (36),Sharjah FC (1)372Fábio LimaMF2014–Al Wasl (32)323FW2012–2022Al Dhafra (22), Shabab Al Ahli (7),Sharjah FC (1)304FW2009–2014Al Jazira (27)275FW2015–2020Al Shabab (15),Shabab Al Ahli (11)266Caio CanedoFW2014–Al Wasl (17), Al Ain (5)227GrafiteFW2011–2014Shabab Al Ahli (20)20CielFW2011–2018Al Shabab (12),Shabab Al Ahli (5), Ittihad Kalba (1), Ittihad Kalba (2)9Boris KabiFW2009–2015Ajman (12), Al Dhafra (4), Dibba Al-Fujairah (3)19Ibrahim DiakyMF2008–2017Al Jazira (12), Al Ain (7)
Top scorers by season
Season Player Club Goals 2008–09 Fernando Baiano Al Jazira 7 2009–10 Boris Kabi Ajman 7 2010–11 Ismaël Bangoura Aboubacar Camara Michaël N'dri Al-NasrDubaiDubai 7 2011–12 Grafite Al Ahli 13 2012–13 Founéké Sy Ajman 10 2013–14 Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira 6 2014–15 Edgar Al Shabab 6 2015–16 Jô Al Shabab 8 2016–17 Henrique Luvannor Al Shabab 10 2017–18 Sebastián Tagliabúe Al Wahda 14 2018–19 Caio Lucas Al Ain 7 2019–20 Pedro Conde Fábio Lima BaniyasAl Wasl 6 2020–21 Peniel Mlapa Ittihad Kalba 5 2021–22 Michel Araújo Al Wasl 6 2022–23 Aylton Boa Morte Khor Fakkan 5 2023–24 Fábio Lima Al Wasl 5 2024–25 Ramón Miérez Al Jazira 5 2025–26 Abdoulaye Toure Al-Nasr 5
See also UAE Super Cup UAE President's Cup Arabian Gulf Cup
References
External links Official website