2018–19 UAE President's Cup

2018–19 UAE President's Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates5 October 2018 – 29 April 2019
Teams16 (Knockout round)
22 (Total)
Defending championsAl Ain
Final positions
ChampionsShabab Al-Ahli Dubai (1st title)
Runner-upAl Dhafra
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored114 (3.26 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Brazil Adeílson (5 goals)

All statistics correct as of 29 April 2019.

The 2018–19 UAE President's Cup was the 43rd edition of the UAE President's Cup, a football cup competition of the United Arab Emirates. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League.[1]

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, ten teams were divided into two groups of five.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Dibba Al Hisn 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
Al Hamriyah 4 2 1 1 10 8 +2 7
Masafi 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
Khor Fakkan 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
Al Arabi 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
Source: GSA

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hatta 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
Al Urooba 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7
Masfut 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2 5
Al Taawon 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
Al Thaid 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2
Source: GSA

Bracket

As per UAE Football Association matches database: [2]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Dibba Al Fujairah 6
Al Wahda 0
Dibba Al Fujairah 0
Al Dhafra 2
Al Dhafra 2
Dibba Al Hisn 1
Al Dhafra 2
Sharjah 1
Sharjah 1
Al Jazira 0
Sharjah 2
Emirates 1
Hatta 1
Emirates 4
Al Dhafra 1
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 2
Fujairah 1
Ajman 0
Fujairah 0
Al Wasl 2
Al Wasl 5
Al Ain 3
Al Wasl 1
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 5
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 3
Kalba 0
Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai (4)
Al Nasr (2)
Baniyas 0
Al Nasr 1

Round of 16

7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) Al Ain3–5 Al Wasl Abu Dhabi
15:45 Caio 47'
Hussein 57'
Diaky 76'
Lima 21', 63'
Jassem 29'
Caio 44', 83' (pen.)
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
7 December 2018 (2018-12-07) Dibba Al-Fujairah 6–0Al WahdaDubai
18:30 Abbas 8' (o.g.)
Juma 51', 90+3'
Fettouhi 67', 77'
Jabrane 81' (pen.)
Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Sharjah 1–0Al JaziraDubai
16:40 Welliton 66' Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Al Dhafra 2–1Dibba Al-HisnAbu Dhabi
16:45 ? 10'
? 63'
? 90+4' Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Fujairah 1–0AjmanRas Al Khaimah
18:30 ? 76' (o.g.) Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) Hatta1–4 Emirates Kalba
18:30 Santos 46' Diabaté 27', 29', 83', 90+6' Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai 3–0KalbaAjman
Ayoví 25'
Silva 60'
Vecchio 90'
Stadium: Ajman Stadium
9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) Baniyas0–1 Al Nasr Sharjah
Gabriel 24' Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

Quarter-finals

8 February 2019 Fujairah0–2 Al Wasl Ras Al Khaimah
20:00 Caio 32' Ali Saleh 56' Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium
9 February 2019 Sharjah 2–1 (a.e.t.)EmiratesFujairah
17:20 Ryan Mendes 11', 103' Hossam Lotfi 90+4' Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Semi-finals

16 March 2019 Al Dhafra 2–1SharjahMadinat Zayed
17:45 Diego 64' Rômulo 80' Mendes 89' Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium
16 March 2019 Al Wasl1–5 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
20:45 Caio 23' (pen.) Abbas 45+3' Luvannor 54' Díaz 65' Hassan 81' Ayoví 89' Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Final

29 April 2019 Al Dhafra1–2 Shabab Al Ahli Abu Dhabi
19:00 Atouchi 81' Khalil 35', 70' Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Referee: Hamad Ali Yousuf Al-Ali
Al Dhafra
Shabab Al Ahli

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