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UAE President's Cup

FieldValue
nameUAE President Cup
logoUAE President's Cup.png
pixels200
countryUnited Arab Emirates
confedAsian Football Confederation
founded
teams16
championsShabab Al Ahli (11 titles)
season2024–25
most successful clubShabab Al Ahli (11 titles)
current2025–26 UAE President's Cup

The UAE President's Cup, or simply the President Cup, 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.

#SeasonChampionFinal scoreRunner-upDateVenue1975–76not completed1977–78cancelled2019–20not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic
11974–75Al Ahli2–0Al Nasr11 April 1975Dubai Stadium, Dubai
21976–77Al Ahli1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.)Al ShababDubai Stadium, Dubai
31978–79Sharjah2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.)Al Ain29 April 1979Emirates Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi
41979–80Sharjah1–0Al NasrZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
51980–81Al Shabab3–1Al Ain
61981–82Sharjah2–0Al ShaabZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
71982–83Sharjah2–0Al WaslZayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
81983–84Ajman0–0 (4–1 pens.)Al Nasr
91984–85Al Nasr3–0Al Shabab
101985–86Al Nasr2–1Al Wasl
111986–87Al Wasl2–0Al Khaleej
121987–88Al Ahli3–2Al Shabab
131988–89Al Nasr1–0Al Wahda27 April 1989Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
141989–90Al Shabab2–1Al Ain
151990–91Sharjah3–0Al Wasl
161991–92Baniyas2–1 (a.e.t.)Al Nasr
171992–93Al Shaab2–1Al Wasl
181993–94Al Shabab1–0Al Ain
191994–95Sharjah0–0 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.)Al Ain
201995–96Al Ahli4–1Al Wahda
211996–97Al Shabab1–1 (a.e.t., 5–4 pens.)Al Nasr
221997–98Sharjah3–2 (asdet)Al Wasl
231998–99Al Ain1–0 (asdet)Al Shabab
241999–00Al Wahda1–1 (asdet, 8–7 pens.)Al Wasl
252000–01Al Ain3–2Al Shaab
262001–02Al Ahli3–1Al Jazira
272002–03Sharjah1–1 (asdet, 6–5 pens.)Al Wahda
282003–04Al Ahli2–1Al Shaab2 June 2004Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
292004–05Al Ain3–1 (a.e.t.)Al Wahda16 June 2005Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
302005–06Al Ain2–1Sharjah3 April 2006Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
312006–07Al Wasl4–1Al Ain3 April 2007Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
322007–08Al Ahli2–0Al Wasl14 April 2008Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
332008–09Al Ain1–0Al Shabab13 April 2009Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
342009–10Emirates3–1Al Shabab19 April 2010Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
352010–11Al Jazira4–0Al Wahda11 April 2011Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
362011–12Al Jazira3–1Baniyas23 April 2012Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
372012–13Al Ahli4–3Al Shabab28 May 2013Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
382013–14Al Ain1–0Al Ahli18 May 2014Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
392014–15Al Nasr1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.)Al Ahli3 June 2015Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
402015–16Al Jazira1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.)Al Ain29 May 2016Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
412016–17Al Wahda3–0Al Nasr19 May 2017Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
422017–18Al Ain2–1Al Wasl3 May 2018Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
432018–19Shabab Al Ahli2–1Al Dhafra29 April 2019Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
442020–21Shabab Al Ahli2–1Al Nasr16 May 2021Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
452021–22Sharjah1−0Al Wahda21 October 2022Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
462022–23Sharjah1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.)Al Ain28 April 2023Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
472023–24Al-Wasl4−0Al Nasr17 May 2024Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
482024–25Shabab Al Ahli2−1Sharjah9 May 2025Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunner-up yearsTotal4646
Shabab Al Ahli1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021, 20252014, 2015
Sharjah1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 20232006, 2025
Al Ain1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 20181979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023
Al Nasr1985, 1986, 1989, 20151975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024
Al Shabab1981, 1990, 1994, 19971977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013
Al Jazira2011, 2012, 20162002
Al Wasl1987, 2007, 20241983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018
Al Wahda2000, 20171989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022
Al Shaab19931982, 2001, 2004
Baniyas19922012
Ajman1984–
Emirates2010–
Al Dhafra–2019
Khor Fakkan–1987

Top scorers

Top scorers by season

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
1974–75UAE Mohamed HamdounAl Ahli5
1975–76Cancelled
1977–78Cancelled
1978–79UAE Ahmed AbdullahAl Ain5
1982–83UAE Adnan Al TalyaniAl Shaab13
1983–84UAE Ahmed Al MullaAl Khaleej4
1984–85UAE Khalid IsmailAl Nasr7
1985–86UAE Fahad KhameesAl Wasl6
1987–88UAE Khalid AbdullahAl Shabab7
1988–89UAE Salim Khalifa AlshamsiAl Wahda4
1990–91UAE Abdulrazzaq IbrahimSharjah7
1992–93UAE Mubarak MohamedAl Shaab4
1998–99KWT Jasem Al-HuwaidiAl Shabab6
2003–04BRA Denílson Martins NascimentoDubai21
2004–05UAE Ismail MatarAl Wahda5
2005–06BRA Anderson BarbosaSharjah8
2006–07SER Nenad JestrovićAl Ain4
2007–08UAE Ahmed Khalil
UAE Faisal Khalil
BRA Alexandre Oliveira
UAE Essa ObaidAl Ahli
Al Ahli
Al Wasl
Al Shabab4
2008–09BRA André DiasAl Ain9
2009–10FRA Michaël N'driIttihad Kalba11
2010–11BRA Jader BaréAl Jazira5
2011–12BRA Ricardo OliveiraAl Jazira7
2012–13BRA Edgar BrunoAl Shabab4
2013–14GHA Asamoah Gyan
BRA Patrick FabianoAl Ain
Fujairah6
2014–15GHA Asamoah Gyan
UAE Ahmed KhalilAl Ain
Al Ahli4
2015–16BRA Dyanfres Douglas
UAE Ali MabkhoutAl Ain
Al Jazira5
2016–17HUN Balázs Dzsudzsák
MLI Mamadou Coulibaly
UAE Hassan RashidAl Wahda
Dubai
Dibba Al Hisn5
2017–18BRA Caio Canedo
SEN Papa Waigo
BRA Marcus ViníciusAl Wasl
Al Dhaid
Al Hamriyah5
2018–19BRA AdeílsonAl Urooba5
2019–20BRA AlexAl Bataeh7
2020–21BRA Diogo AcostaEmirates7
2021–22BRA Diogo AcostaDibba8
2022–23TUN Firas Ben Larbi
BRA Diogo AcostaAjman
Emirates4
2023–24MAR Adel TaarabtAl-Nasr4
2024–25BRA Caio LucasSharjah4

All-time top scorers

RankNatNameClubYearsGoalsApps
1UAEAhmed AbdullahAl Ain1978–1995
2UAEAdnan Al TalyaniAl Shaab1980–1999
3UAEAbdelkarim Hassan39
4UAEFahad KhameesAl Wasl1980–199734
5UAEKhamees Saad MubarakAl Shabab34
6UAEEissa JumaaAl Nasr1996-200533
7UAESaad Bakheet MubarakAl Shabab25

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