UAE President's Cup

The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup,Official UAE FA site in English 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.

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. Kuwaiti Ghazi Al-Qandi is the first referee to run a final match of the Cup, on April 11, 1975.

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. # Season Champion Final score Runner-up Date Venue 1 1974–75 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Nasr11 April 1975 Dubai Stadium, Dubai 1975–76 not completed 2 1976–77 Al Ahli 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.) Al Shabab Dubai Stadium, Dubai 1977–78 cancelled 3 1978–79 Sharjah 2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ain29 April 1979Emirates Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi 4 1979–80 Sharjah 1–0 Al NasrZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 5 1980–81 Al Shabab 3–1 Al Ain 6 1981–82 Sharjah 2–0 Al ShaabZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 7 1982–83 Sharjah 2–0 Al WaslZayed 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 Wahda27 April 1989Mohammed 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 Shaab2 June 2004Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 29 2004–05 Al Ain 3–1 (a.e.t.) Al Wahda16 June 2005Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 30 2005–06 Al Ain 2–1 Sharjah3 April 2006Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 31 2006–07 Al Wasl 4–1 Al Ain3 April 2007Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 32 2007–08 Al Ahli 2–0 Al Wasl14 April 2008Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 33 2008–09 Al Ain 1–0 Al Shabab13 April 2009Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 34 2009–10 Emirates 3–1 Al Shabab19 April 2010Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 35 2010–11 Al Jazira 4–0 Al Wahda11 April 2011Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 36 2011–12 Al Jazira 3–1 Baniyas23 April 2012Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 37 2012–13 Al Ahli 4–3 Al Shabab28 May 2013Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 38 2013–14 Al Ain 1–0 Al Ahli18 May 2014Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 39 2014–15 Al Nasr 1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) Al Ahli3 June 2015Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain 40 2015–16 Al Jazira 1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.) Al Ain29 May 2016Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 41 2016–17 Al Wahda 3–0 Al Nasr19 May 2017Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 42 2017–18 Al Ain 2–1 Al Wasl3 May 2018 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi 43 2018–19 Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Al Dhafra29 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 Nasr16 May 2021 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain 45 2021–22 Sharjah 1−0 Al Wahda21 October 2022 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain 46 2022–23 Sharjah 1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.) Al Ain28 April 2023 Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi472023–24Al-Wasl4−0Al Nasr17 May 2024 Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain482024–25Shabab Al Ahli2−1Sharjah9 May 2025Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi492025–26Al Ain4-1Al Jazira22 May 2026Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Performance by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years Shabab Al Ahli 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2025 2014, 2015 Sharjah 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 20232006, 2025 Al Ain 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2026 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023 Al Nasr 1985, 1986, 1989, 2015 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024 Al Shabab 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997 1977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013 Al Jazira 2011, 2012, 2016 2002, 2026 Al Wasl 1987, 2007, 2024 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018 Al Wahda 2000, 2017 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022 Al Shaab 1993 1982, 2001, 2004 Baniyas 1992 2012 Ajman 1984 – Emirates 2010 – Al Dhafra – 2019 Khor Fakkan – 1987Total4949

Top scorers Top scorers by season

Season Player Club Goals 1974–75 Mohamed Hamdoun Al Ahli 5 1975–76Cancelled 1977–78Cancelled 1978–79 Ahmed Abdullah Al Ain 5 1982–83 Adnan Al Talyani Al Shaab 13 1983–84 Ahmed Al Mulla Al Khaleej 4 1984–85 Khalid Ismail Al Nasr 7 1985–86 Fahad Khamees Al Wasl 6 1987–88 Khalid Abdullah Al Shabab 7 1988–89 Salim Khalifa Alshamsi Al Wahda 4 1990–91 Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim Sharjah 7 1992–93 Mubarak Mohamed Al Shaab 4 1998–99 Jasem Al-Huwaidi Al Shabab 6 2003–04 Denílson Martins Nascimento Dubai 21 2004–05 Ismail Matar Al Wahda 5 2005–06 Anderson Barbosa Sharjah 8 2006–07 Nenad Jestrović Al Ain 4 2007–08 Ahmed Khalil Faisal Khalil Alexandre Oliveira Essa Obaid Al AhliAl AhliAl WaslAl Shabab 4 2008–09 André Dias Al Ain 9 2009–10 Michaël N'dri Ittihad Kalba 11 2010–11 Jader Baré Al Jazira 5 2011–12 Ricardo Oliveira Al Jazira 7 2012–13 Edgar Bruno Al Shabab 4 2013–14 Asamoah Gyan Patrick Fabiano Al AinFujairah 6 2014–15 Asamoah Gyan Ahmed Khalil Al AinAl Ahli 4 2015–16 Dyanfres Douglas Ali Mabkhout Al AinAl Jazira 5 2016–17 Balázs Dzsudzsák Mamadou Coulibaly Hassan Rashid Al Wahda DubaiDibba Al Hisn 5 2017–18 Caio Canedo Papa Waigo Marcus ViníciusAl Wasl Al DhaidAl Hamriyah 5 2018–19 Adeílson Al Urooba 5 2019–20 Alex Al Bataeh 7 2020–21 Diogo Acosta Emirates 7 2021–22 Diogo Acosta Dibba 8 2022–23 Firas Ben Larbi Diogo Acosta AjmanEmirates4 2023–24 Adel TaarabtAl-Nasr4 2024–25 Caio LucasSharjah4

All-time top scorers RankNatNameClubYearsGoalsApps1Ahmed AbdullahAl Ain1978–19952Adnan Al TalyaniAl Shaab1980–19993Abdelkarim Hassan 394Fahad KhameesAl Wasl1980–1997345Khamees Saad MubarakAl Shabab 346Eissa JumaaAl Nasr 1996-2005 337Saad Bakheet MubarakAl Shabab 25

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