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UAE President's Cup

{{Infobox football league

| name = UAE President Cup

| logo = UAE President's Cup.png

| pixels = 200

| country = United Arab Emirates

| confed = Asian Football Confederation

| founded = {{start date and age|1974}}

| teams = 16

| levels =

| champions = Shabab Al Ahli (11 titles)

| season = 2024–25

| most successful club = Shabab Al Ahli (11 titles)

| website =

| current = 2025–26 UAE President's Cup

}}

The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup,[https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competitions 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.albayan.ae/five-senses/2007-09-18-1.790689|title=History|website=AlBayan.ae|publisher=Al Bayan newspaper|date=18 September 2007|access-date=15 February 2022}} Kuwaiti Ghazi Al-Qandi is the first referee to run a final match of the Cup, on April 11, 1975.{{cite web|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/news/29096|title=Al-qandi Expresses His Appreciation With Tears|website=UAEFA.ae|publisher=UAEFA|date=10 May 2021|access-date=15 February 2022}}

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.

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! Season

! style="background:gold"| Champion

! Final score

! style="background:silver"| Runner-up

! Date

! Venue

1

| 1974–75

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 2–0

|align=center| Al Nasr

|align=center|11 April 1975

|align=center| Dubai Stadium, Dubai

! 1975–76

! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | not completed

2

|align=center| 1976–77

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.){{cite web|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/news/29080|title=زايد يسلم الكأس لـ"لفرسان" 1977 و"العميد" 1986|website=UAEFA.ae|publisher=UAEFA|date=6 May 2021|access-date=15 February 2022}}

|align=center| Al Shabab

|align=center|

|align=center| Dubai Stadium, Dubai

! 1977–78

! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | Cancelled

3

|align=center| 1978–79

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.)

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center|29 April 1979

|Emirates Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi

4

|align=center| 1979–80

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 1–0

|align=center| Al Nasr

|

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

5

|align=center| 1980–81

|align=center| Al Shabab

|align=center| 3–1

|align=center| Al Ain

6

| 1981–82

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 2–0

|align=center| Al Shaab

|

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

7

| 1982–83

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 2–0

|align=center| Al Wasl

|

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

8

| 1983–84

|align=center| Ajman

|align=center| 0–0 (4–1 pens.)

|align=center| Al Nasr

9

| 1984–85

|align=center| Al Nasr

|align=center| 3–0

|align=center| Al Shabab

10

| 1985–86

|align=center| Al Nasr

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Wasl

11

| 1986–87

|align=center| Al Wasl

|align=center| 2–0

|align=center| Al Khaleej

12

| 1987–88

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 3–2

|align=center| Al Shabab

13

| 1988–89

|align=center| Al Nasr

|align=center| 1–0

|align=center| Al Wahda

|align=center|27 April 1989

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

14

| 1989–90

|align=center| Al Shabab

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Ain

15

| 1990–91

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 3–0

|align=center| Al Wasl

16

| 1991–92

|align=center| Baniyas

|align=center| 2–1 (a.e.t.)

|align=center| Al Nasr

17

| 1992–93

|align=center| Al Shaab

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Wasl

18

| 1993–94

|align=center| Al Shabab

|align=center| 1–0

|align=center| Al Ain

19

| 1994–95

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 0–0 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.)

|align=center| Al Ain

20

| 1995–96

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 4–1

|align=center| Al Wahda

21

| 1996–97

|align=center| Al Shabab

|align=center| 1–1 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.)

|align=center| Al Nasr

22

| 1997–98

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 3–2 (asdet)

|align=center| Al Wasl

23

| 1998–99

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 1–0 (asdet)

|align=center| Al Shabab

24

| 1999–00

|align=center| Al Wahda

|align=center| 1–1 (asdet, 8–7 pens.)

|align=center| Al Wasl

25

| 2000–01

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 3–2

|align=center| Al Shaab

26

| 2001–02

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 3–1

|align=center| Al Jazira

27

| 2002–03

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 1–1 (asdet, 6–5 pens.)

|align=center| Al Wahda

28

| 2003–04

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Shaab

|2 June 2004

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

29

| 2004–05

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 3–1 (a.e.t.)

|align=center| Al Wahda

|16 June 2005

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

30

| 2005–06

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Sharjah

|3 April 2006

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

31

| 2006–07

|align=center| Al Wasl

|align=center| 4–1

|align=center| Al Ain

|3 April 2007

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

32

| 2007–08

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 2–0

|align=center| Al Wasl

|14 April 2008

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

33

| 2008–09

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 1–0

|align=center| Al Shabab

|13 April 2009

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

34

| 2009–10

|align=center| Emirates

|align=center| 3–1

|align=center| Al Shabab

|19 April 2010

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

35

| 2010–11

|align=center| Al Jazira

|align=center| 4–0

|align=center| Al Wahda

|11 April 2011

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

36

| 2011–12

|align=center| Al Jazira

|align=center| 3–1

|align=center| Baniyas

|23 April 2012

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

37

| 2012–13

|align=center| Al Ahli

|align=center| 4–3

|align=center| Al Shabab

|28 May 2013

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

38

| 2013–14

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 1–0

|align=center| Al Ahli

|18 May 2014

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

39

| 2014–15

|align=center| Al Nasr

|align=center| 1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.)

|align=center| Al Ahli

|3 June 2015

|Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

40

| 2015–16

|align=center| Al Jazira

|align=center| 1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.)

|align=center| Al Ain

|29 May 2016

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

41

| 2016–17

|align=center| Al Wahda

|align=center| 3–0

|align=center| Al Nasr

|19 May 2017

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

42

| 2017–18

|align=center| Al Ain

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Wasl

|3 May 2018

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

43

| 2018–19

|align=center| Shabab Al Ahli

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Dhafra

|29 April 2019

|Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

! 2019–20

! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic

44

| 2020–21

|align=center| Shabab Al Ahli

|align=center| 2–1

|align=center| Al Nasr

|16 May 2021

|Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

45

| 2021–22

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 1−0

|align=center| Al Wahda

|21 October 2022

|Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

46

| 2022–23

|align=center| Sharjah

|align=center| 1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.)

|align=center| Al Ain

|28 April 2023

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

47

|2023–24

|align=center|Al-Wasl

|align=center|4−0

|align=center|Al Nasr

|17 May 2024

|Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain

48

|2024–25

|align=center|Shabab Al Ahli

|align=center|2−1

|align=center|Sharjah

|9 May 2025

|Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Performance by club

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#efefef;"

! Club

! Winners

! Runners-up

! Winning years

! Runner-up years

Shabab Al Ahli

| {{center|11}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2025

| 2014, 2015

Sharjah

| {{center|10}}

| {{center|2}}

| 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 2023

|2006, 2025

Al Ain

| {{center|7}}

| {{center|8}}

| 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018

| 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023

Al Nasr

| {{center|4}}

| {{center|8}}

| 1985, 1986, 1989, 2015

| 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024

bgcolor=#DCDCDC

| Al Shabab

| {{center|4}}

| {{center|7}}

| 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997

| 1977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013

Al Jazira

| {{center|3}}

| {{center|1}}

| 2011, 2012, 2016

| 2002

Al Wasl

| {{center|3}}

| {{center|8}}

| 1987, 2007, 2024

| 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018

Al Wahda

| {{center|2}}

| {{center|6}}

| 2000, 2017

| 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022

bgcolor=#DCDCDC

| Al Shaab

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|3}}

| 1993

| 1982, 2001, 2004

Baniyas

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|1}}

| 1992

| 2012

Ajman

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|0}}

| 1984

|align=center| –

Emirates

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|0}}

| 2010

|align=center| –

Al Dhafra

| {{center|0}}

| {{center|1}}

|align=center| –

| 2019

Khor Fakkan

| {{center|0}}

| {{center|1}}

|align=center| –

| 1987

Total

!46

!46

!

!

Top scorers

=Top scorers by season=

class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#efefef;" | Season

! style="background:#efefef;" | Player

! style="background:#efefef;" | Club

! style="background:#efefef; | Goals

1974–75{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uae75.html|website=RSSSF|title=United Arab Emirates 1974/75}}

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mohamed Hamdoun

| Al Ahli

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

bgcolor=#DCDCDC

| 1975–76

| colspan=7 align=center|Cancelled

bgcolor=#DCDCDC

| 1977–78

| colspan=7 align=center|Cancelled

1978–79{{cite web|url=https://www.alittihad.ae/article/64729/2017/أحمد-عبدالله-يفتح-ملفات-«الزمن-الجميل»|title=أحمد عبدالله يفتح ملفات «الزمن الجميل»|date=November 2017 |publisher=alittihad.ae}}

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Abdullah

| Al Ain

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

1982–83{{cite web|url=https://www.alittihad.ae/article/16722/2008/10-أنـديـــة-في-القـائمــة-الذهبيـــة|title=10 أنـديـــة في القـائمــة الذهبيـــة|date=12 April 2008 |publisher=alittihad.ae}}

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Adnan Al Talyani

| Al Shaab

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

1983–84

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Al Mulla

| Al Khaleej

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

1984–85

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Khalid Ismail

| Al Nasr

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

1985–86

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Fahad Khamees

| Al Wasl

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

1987–88

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Khalid Abdullah

| Al Shabab

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

1988–89

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Salim Khalifa Alshamsi

| Al Wahda

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

1990–91

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim

| Sharjah

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

1992–93

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Mubarak Mohamed

| Al Shaab

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

1998–99

| {{flagicon|KWT}} Jasem Al-Huwaidi

| Al Shabab

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

2003–04

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Denílson Martins Nascimento

| Dubai

| style="text-align:center;"| 21

2004–05

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ismail Matar

| Al Wahda

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

2005–06{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=1383&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2005/2006|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Anderson Barbosa

| Sharjah

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

2006–07{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=2302&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2006/2007|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|SER}} Nenad Jestrović

| Al Ain

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

2007–08{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=3131&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2007/2008|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Khalil
{{flagicon|UAE}} Faisal Khalil
{{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Oliveira
{{flagicon|UAE}} Essa Obaid

| Al Ahli
Al Ahli
Al Wasl
Al Shabab

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

2008–09{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=4032&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2008/2009|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} André Dias

| Al Ain

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

2009–10{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=4969&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2009/2010|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël N'dri

| Ittihad Kalba

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

2010–11{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=5967&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2010/2011|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jader Baré

| Al Jazira

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

2011–12{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=7554&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2011/2012|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Oliveira

| Al Jazira

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

2012–13{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=8732&scorers=true|title=UAE President's Cup 2012/2013|publisher=Kooora.com}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Edgar Bruno

| Al Shabab

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

2013–14{{cite web|url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2014-05-19-1.2125747|title=جيان جلاد الحراس يهدي الكأس إلى العين|date=18 May 2014 |publisher=AlBayan.ae}}{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2013-2014/final/50785/|title=President's Cup 2013/2014|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan
{{flagicon|BRA}} Patrick Fabiano

| Al Ain
Fujairah

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

2014–15{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2014-2015/final/3826/|title=President's Cup 2014/2015|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|GHA}} Asamoah Gyan
{{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Khalil

| Al Ain
Al Ahli

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

2015–16{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2015-2016/final/7412/|title=President's Cup 2015/2016|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Dyanfres Douglas
{{flagicon|UAE}} Ali Mabkhout

| Al Ain
Al Jazira

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

2016–17{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2016-2017/final/10325/ |title=President's Cup 2016/2017|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=7 September 2019 }}

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Balázs Dzsudzsák
{{flagicon|MLI}} Mamadou Coulibaly
{{flagicon|UAE}} Hassan Rashid

|Al Wahda
Dubai
Dibba Al Hisn

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

2017–18{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2017-2018/final/15751/ |title=President's Cup 2017/2018|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Canedo
{{flagicon|SEN}} Papa Waigo
{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcus Vinícius

|Al Wasl
Al Dhaid
Al Hamriyah

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

2018–19{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2018-2019/final/31627/ |title=President's Cup 2018/2019|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Adeílson

|Al Urooba

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

bgcolor=#DCDCDC

| 2019–20{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2019-2020/final/36017/ |title=President's Cup 2019/2020|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alex

|Al Bataeh

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

2020–21{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2020-2021/final/53195/ |title=President's Cup 2020/2021|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Diogo Acosta

|Emirates

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

2021–22{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2021-2022/semi-finals/63609/ |title=President's Cup 2021/2022|publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=6 March 2022}}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Diogo Acosta

|Dibba

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

2022–23{{cite web |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |title=President's Cup 2022/2023|publisher=UAEFA.ae|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507024029/https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=2023-05-07 }}

| {{flagicon|TUN}} Firas Ben Larbi
{{flagicon|BRA}} Diogo Acosta

|Ajman
Emirates

| style="text-align:center;"|4

2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |title=President's Cup 2023/2024|publisher=UAEFA.ae|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507024029/https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=2023-05-07 }}

| {{flagicon|MAR}} Adel Taarabt

|Al-Nasr

| style="text-align:center;"|4

2024–25{{cite web |url=https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |title=President's Cup 2024/2025|publisher=UAEFA.ae|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507024029/https://www.uaefa.ae/en/competition/1420 |access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=2023-05-07 }}

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Caio Lucas

|Sharjah

| style="text-align:center;"|4

=All-time top scorers=

class="wikitable sortable"
width=20|Rank

!width=65|Nat

!width=150|Name

!width=215|Club

!width=70|Years

!width=70|Goals

!width=70|Apps

style="text-align:center;"

|1

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Ahmed Abdullah

|Al Ain

|1978–1995

align=center

|2

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Adnan Al Talyani

|Al Shaab

|1980–1999

{{n/a}}
align=center

|3

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Abdelkarim Hassan

|

|

39
align=center

|4

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Fahad Khamees

|Al Wasl

|1980–1997

34{{n/a}}
align=center

|5

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Khamees Saad Mubarak

|Al Shabab

|

34
align=center

|6

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Eissa Jumaa

|Al Nasr

| 1996-2005

33
align=center

|7

|{{flagicon|UAE}}

|align=center|Saad Bakheet Mubarak

|Al Shabab

|

25

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{cite web|title=UAE Presidents Cup|url=http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?g=555|publisher=goalzz.com|access-date=16 August 2011}}
  • {{cite web|title=United Arab Emirates - List of Cup Winners|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uaecuphist.html|access-date=16 August 2011}}

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