Founded | 1974 |
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Country | United Arab Emirates |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | Al Wasl (2023–24) |
Most championships | Shabab Al Ahli Sharjah (10 titles) |
Current: 2023–24 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 AFC Champions League.
The UAE President's Cup started in the 1974–75 season, held by Uniteهd 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]
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
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Shabab Al Ahli |
10
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2
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1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2015 |
Sharjah |
10
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1
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1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 2023 | 2006 |
Al Ain |
7
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8
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1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018 | 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023 |
Al Nasr |
4
|
8
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1985, 1986, 1989, 2015 | 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024 |
Al Shabab |
4
|
7
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1981, 1990, 1994, 1997 | 1977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
Al Jazira |
3
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1
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2011, 2012, 2016 | 2002 |
Al Wasl |
3
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8
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1987, 2007, 2024 | 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018 |
Al Wahda |
2
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6
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2000, 2017 | 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022 |
Al Shaab |
1
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3
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1993 | 1982, 2001, 2004 |
Baniyas |
1
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1
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1992 | 2012 |
Ajman |
1
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0
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1984 | – |
Emirates |
1
|
0
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2010 | – |
Al Dhafra |
0
|
1
|
– | 2019 |
Khor Fakkan |
0
|
1
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– | 1987 |
Total | 46 | 46 |
Rank | Nat | Name | Club | Years | Goals | Apps |
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1 | Ahmed Abdullah | Al Ain | 1978–1995 | |||
2 | Adnan Al Talyani | Al Shaab | 1980–1999 | — | ||
3 | Abdelkarim Hassan | 39 | ||||
4 | Fahad Khamees | Al Wasl | 1980–1997 | 34 | — | |
5 | Khamees Saad Mubarak | Al Shabab | 34 | |||
6 | Eissa Jumaa | Al Nasr | 1996-2005 | 33 | ||
7 | Saad Bakheet Mubarak | Al Shabab | 25 |
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