# 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.
| # | Season | Champion | Final score | Runner-up | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 1974–75 | Al Ahli | 2–0 | Al Nasr | 11 April 1975 | Dubai Stadium, Dubai |
| | 1975–76 | not completed | not completed | not completed | not completed | not completed |
| 2 | 1976–77 | Al Ahli | 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–3 pens.) | Al Shabab | | Dubai Stadium, Dubai |
| | 1977–78 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 3 | 1978–79 | Sharjah | 2–2 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) | Al Ain | 29 April 1979 | Emirates Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 4 | 1979–80 | Sharjah | 1–0 | Al Nasr | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 5 | 1980–81 | Al Shabab | 3–1 | Al Ain |
| 6 | 1981–82 | Sharjah | 2–0 | Al Shaab | | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 7 | 1982–83 | Sharjah | 2–0 | Al Wasl | | Zayed 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 Wahda | 27 April 1989 | Mohammed 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 Shaab | 2 June 2004 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 29 | 2004–05 | Al Ain | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Al Wahda | 16 June 2005 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 30 | 2005–06 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Sharjah | 3 April 2006 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 31 | 2006–07 | Al Wasl | 4–1 | Al Ain | 3 April 2007 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 32 | 2007–08 | Al Ahli | 2–0 | Al Wasl | 14 April 2008 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 33 | 2008–09 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Shabab | 13 April 2009 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 34 | 2009–10 | Emirates | 3–1 | Al Shabab | 19 April 2010 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 35 | 2010–11 | Al Jazira | 4–0 | Al Wahda | 11 April 2011 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 36 | 2011–12 | Al Jazira | 3–1 | Baniyas | 23 April 2012 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 37 | 2012–13 | Al Ahli | 4–3 | Al Shabab | 28 May 2013 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 38 | 2013–14 | Al Ain | 1–0 | Al Ahli | 18 May 2014 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 39 | 2014–15 | Al Nasr | 1–1 (a.e.t., 3–0 pens.) | Al Ahli | 3 June 2015 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 40 | 2015–16 | Al Jazira | 1–1 (a.e.t., 6–5 pens.) | Al Ain | 29 May 2016 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 41 | 2016–17 | Al Wahda | 3–0 | Al Nasr | 19 May 2017 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 42 | 2017–18 | Al Ain | 2–1 | Al Wasl | 3 May 2018 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 43 | 2018–19 | Shabab Al Ahli | 2–1 | Al Dhafra | 29 April 2019 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| | 2019–20 | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic | not completed due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 44 | 2020–21 | Shabab Al Ahli | 2–1 | Al Nasr | 16 May 2021 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 45 | 2021–22 | Sharjah | 1−0 | Al Wahda | 21 October 2022 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |
| 46 | 2022–23 | Sharjah | 1–1 (a.e.t., 14–13 pens.) | Al Ain | 28 April 2023 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| 47 | 2023-24 | Al-Wasl | 4−0 | Al Nasr | 17 May 2024 | Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain |

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runner-up years |
| Shabab Al Ahli | 10 | 2 | 1975, 1977, 1988, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2021 | 2014, 2015 |
| Sharjah | 10 | 1 | 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2022, 2023 | 2006 |
| Al Ain | 7 | 8 | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2018 | 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2016, 2023 |
| Al Nasr | 4 | 8 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 2015 | 1975, 1980, 1984, 1992, 1997, 2017, 2021, 2024 |
| Al Shabab | 4 | 7 | 1981, 1990, 1994, 1997 | 1977, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
| Al Jazira | 3 | 1 | 2011, 2012, 2016 | 2002 |
| Al Wasl | 3 | 8 | 1987, 2007, 2024 | 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2018 |
| Al Wahda | 2 | 6 | 2000, 2017 | 1989, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2022 |
| Al Shaab | 1 | 3 | 1993 | 1982, 2001, 2004 |
| Baniyas | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 2012 |
| Ajman | 1 | 0 | 1984 | – |
| Emirates | 1 | 0 | 2010 | – |
| Al Dhafra | 0 | 1 | – | 2019 |
| Khor Fakkan | 0 | 1 | – | 1987 |
| Total | 46 | 46 | | |

## Top scorers
### Top scorers by season

| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1974–75 | Mohamed Hamdoun | Al Ahli | 5 |
| 1975–76 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 1977–78 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 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 Ahli Al Ahli Al Wasl Al 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 Ain Fujairah | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Asamoah Gyan Ahmed Khalil | Al Ain Al Ahli | 4 |
| 2015–16 | Dyanfres Douglas Ali Mabkhout | Al Ain Al Jazira | 5 |
| 2016–17 | Balázs Dzsudzsák Mamadou Coulibaly Hassan Rashid | Al Wahda Dubai Dibba Al Hisn | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Caio Canedo Papa Waigo Marcus Vinícius | Al Wasl Al Dhaid Al 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 | Ajman Emirates | 4 |

### All-time top scorers

| Rank | Name | Club | Years | Goals | Apps |
| 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 | |