Emir of Qatar Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup
Founded	1972; 52 years ago
Country	Qatar
Current champions	Al-Sadd (17th title) ; (2020)
Most championships	Al-Sadd (17 titles)
	Current: 2020 Emir of Qatar Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sadd who won the tournament 17 times. Emir of Qatar Cup was played for the first time in 1972, and was won by Al Ahli.^[1]

History

Al Ahli SC won the first ever Emir of Qatar Cup, defeating Al-Rayyan SC 6-1 under the leadership of Sudanese coach Mohammed Kheiri. Till this day, it is the joint-largest scoreline ever recorded in an Emir Cup final. It was refereed by Ali al-Absi, while Abdullah Siddiqi scored the first ever goal in an Emir Cup final. Two years later, Al Ahli were denied another Emir Cup title in a tight match against Al-Sadd SC which Al Sadd won 4-3. In this match, the first ever hat-trick in an Emir Cup was scored by Iranian player Qassim Falah who played for Al Ahli.

The first ever Emir Cup final to be broadcast on color television was the 1975 final which took place in Al-Ahly Stadium. It was commentated by Qatari Mohammed Nuah.

The largest scoring match in the Emir Cup took place in 1981/82 between Al Sadd and Al-Shamal SC. Al Shamal were defeated 16-2.

1991/92 is the only season to ever be held in an away/home format. Al Ahli SC won that year, defeating Al-Rayyan SC.

In the 1992/93 edition, the tournament saw a record number of red cards handed out - Al Sadd players received 4 red cards, while Al-Arabi SC only received 1. Al Arabi won the match 3-0 thanks to a brace by Khalifa Salem and a goal by Edison.

Ali Absi was the first foreign referee to officiate a match in the first edition of the Emir Cup.^[2]

The Emir Cup has undergone format changes since it was first played in the early 70s. In 1999, it was decide to include Second Division sides along with the top tier teams playing for Qatar national league title. In 2004, the tournament was plane in such a manner that the event would last five stages.^[3]

Previous winners

1972–73: Al Ahli 6–1 Al Rayyan
1973–74: Al-Esteqlal 2–1 Al Sadd
1974–75: Al Sadd 4–3 Al Ahli
1975–76: Al-Esteqlal 4–3 Al Arabi
1976–77: Al Sadd 1–0 Al-Rayyan
1977–78: Al Arabi 5–1 Al Wakrah Club
1978–79: Al Arabi 3–1 Al Wakrah Club
1979–80: Al Arabi 2–1 Al-Khor
1980–81: Al Ahli 2–1 Qatar SC
1981–82: Al Sadd 2–1 Al-Rayyan
1982–83: Al Arabi 1–0 Al Sadd
1983–84: Al Arabi 3–2 Al Ahli
1984–85: Al Sadd 2–1 Al Ahli
1985–86: Al Sadd 2–0 Al Arabi
1986–87: Al Ahli 2–0 Al Sadd
1987–88: Al Sadd 4–3 Al Wakrah Club
1988–89: Al Arabi 2–0 Qatar SC
1989–90: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Wakrah Club
1990–91: Al Sadd 1–0 Al-Rayyan
1991–92: Al Ahli 2–1 Al Rayyan
1992–93: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Sadd
1993–94: Al Sadd 3–2 Al Arabi
1994–95: Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al Wakrah Club
1995–96: Al-Ittihad 5–2 Al-Rayyan
1996–97: Al-Ittihad 1–1 Al-Rayyan (aet, 3–2 pens)
1997–98: Al-Ittihad 4–3 Al Ahli
1998–99: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharrafa
1999–2000: Al Sadd 2–0 Al-Rayyan
2000–01: Al Sadd 3–2 Qatar SC
2001–02: Al-Ittihad 4–1 Al Sadd
2002–03: Al Sadd 2–1 Al Ahli
2003–04: Al Rayyan 3–2 Qatar SC
2004–05: Al Sadd 0–0 Al Wakrah Club (aet, 5–4 pens)
2005–06: Al Rayyan 1–1 Al-Gharafa (aet, 5–3 pens)
2006–07: Al Sadd 0–0 Al-Khor (aet, 5–4 pens)
2007–08: Umm-Salal Sports Club 2–2 Al-Gharafa (aet, 4–1 pens)
2009: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al Rayyan
2010: Al Rayyan 1–0 Umm-Salal Sports Club
2011: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharafa
2012: Al-Gharafa 0–0 Al-Sadd SC (aet, 5–4 pens)
2013: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Sadd SC
2014: Al-Sadd SC 3–0 Al-Sailiya
2015: Al-Sadd SC 2–1 El Jaish
2016: Lekhwiya SC 2–2 Al-Sadd SC (aet, 4–2 pens)
2017: Al-Sadd SC 2–1 Al Rayyan
2018: Al-Duhail 2–1 Al Rayyan
2019: Al-Duhail 4–1 Al Sadd
2020: Al Sadd 2–1 Al-Arabi

Statistics

Referees of finals

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1972–73 : Ali Absi
1973–74 : Ahed Shanti
1974–75 : Ahed Shanti
1975–76 : Taleb Ballan
1976–77 : Taleb Ballan
1977–78 : Mubarak Walid
1978–79 : Taleb Ballan
1979–80 : Mubarak Walid
1980–81 : Taleb Ballan
1981–82 : Mustafa Ezzat
1982–83 : Mustafa Ezzat
1983–84 : Mohammed Al Mulla
1984–85 : Hassan Al Mulla
1985–86 : Juman Salem
1986–87 : Ibrahim Buahuan
1987–88 : Hassan Al Mulla
1988–89 : Ibrahim Buahuan
1989–90 : Hassan Al Mulla
1990–91 : Ibrahim Buahuan
1991–92 : Omar Al-Muhanna
1992–93 : Rashid Mujeebi
1993–94 : Ibrahim Al Kaabi
1994–95 : Hassan Jowhar
1995–96 : Jumaa Ali

1996–97 : Jassim Mohammed Al Hail
1997–98 : Jassim Al Khouri
1998–99 : Abdulla Al Qahtani
1999–2000 : Jassim Mohammed Al Hail
2000–01 : Said Belqola
2001–02 : Graham Barber
2002–03 : Pierluigi Collina
2003–04 : Markus Merk
2004–05 : Steve Bennett
2005–06 : Graham Poll
2006–07 : Roberto Rosetti
2007–08 : Ľuboš Micheľ
2009 : Roberto Rosetti
2010 : Frank De Bleeckere
2011 : Viktor Kassai
2012 : Damir Skomina
2013 : Abdulrahman Abdou
2014 : Khamis Al-Marri
2015 : Khamis Al-Kuwari
2016 : Salman Falahi
2017 : Gianluca Rocchi
2018 : Abdulrahman Al Jassim
2019 : Abdulrahman Al Jassim
2020 : Saoud Al-Adhbah

Winning club captains

Source: alarab.qa

1972–73 : Mohammed Ghanim Al Rumaihi
1973–74 : Mubarak Walid Said
1974–75 : Obeid Jumaa
1975–76 : Salman Faraj
1976–77 : Mubarak Anber
1977–78 : Majid Al Sayegh
1978–79 : Majid Al Sayegh
1979–80 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
1980–81 : Hussein Khawaja
1981–82 : Mubarak Anber
1982–83 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
1983–84 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
1984–85 : Mubarak Anber
1985–86 : Mubarak Anber
1986–87 : Adel Malallah
1987–88 : Yousef Al Adsani
1988–89 : Ibrahim Khalfan
1989–90 : Nasser Mohammed Al-Hitmi
1990–91 : Yousef Al Adsani
1991–92 : Adel Malallah
1992–93 : Mohammed Dahham Al Suwaidi

1993–94 : Yousef Al Adsani
1994–95 : Adel Khamis
1995–96 : Adel Khamis
1996–97 : Adel Khamis
1997–98 : Adel Khamis
1998–99 : Younis Ahmed
1999–2000 : Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly
2000–01 : Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly
2001–02 : Amer Al Kaabi
2002–03 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari
2003–04 : Fernando Hierro
2004–05 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari
2005–06 : ?
2006–07 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari
2007–08 : Aziz Ben Askar
2009 : Saad Al-Shammari
2010 : Marcelo Tavares
2011 : Fábio César
2012 : Otmane El Assas
2013 : Fábio César
2014 : Raúl

Club managers in finals

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1972–73 : Mohammed Kheiri (Al Ahli) def. Salem Ashour (Al Rayyan)
1973–74 : Wagdi Jamal (Qatar SC) def. Said Musa (Al Sadd)
1974–75 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Ali Attar (Al Ahli)
1975–76 : Mohammed Kheiri (Qatar SC) def. Wagdi Jamal (Al Arabi)
1976–77 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Youssef Saleh (Al Rayyan)
1977–78 : Abdul Ameer Zainal (Al Arabi) def. Wagdi Jamal (Al Wakrah)
1978–79 : Silas (Al Arabi) def. Carlos Alberto (Al Wakrah)
1979–80 : Silas (Al Arabi) def. Ronald Douglas (Al Khor)
1980–81 : Helmi Hussein (Al Ahli) def. Park Byung-suk (Qatar SC)
1981–82 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Abdel Moneim Al Haj (Al Rayyan)
1982–83 : Procópio Cardoso (Al Arabi) def. Jimmy Meadows (Al Sadd)
1983–84 : Sebastião (Al Arabi) def. Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli)
1984–85 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli)
1985–86 : Procópio Cardoso (Al Sadd) def. Sebastião (Al Arabi)
1986–87 : Joubert Meira (Al Ahli) def. Procópio Cardoso (Al Sadd)
1987–88 : Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) def. Len Ashurst (Al Wakrah)
1988–89 : Joseph Bowie (Al Arabi) def. Paulo Massa (Qatar SC)
1989–90 : Luis Alberto (Al Arabi) def. Hassan Ali (Al Wakrah)
1990–91 : Silas (Al Sadd) def. René Simões (Al Rayyan)
1991–92 : Paulo Massa (Al Ahli) def. Luis Alberto (Al Rayyan)
1992–93 : Zé Mário (Al Arabi) def. Sebastião Lapola (Al Sadd)

1993–94 : Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) def. René Simões (Al Arabi)
1994–95 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah)
1995–96 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Benny Johansen (Al Rayyan)
1996–97 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Eid Mubarak (Al Rayyan)
1997–98 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Abdelkadir Bomir (Al Ahli)
1998–99 : Roald Poulsen (Al Rayyan) def. Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa)
1999–2000 : Džemaludin Mušović (Al Sadd) def. Jørgen E. Larsen (Al Rayyan)
2000–01 : René Meulensteen (Al Sadd) def. Verner Lička (Qatar SC)
2001–02 : Josef Hickersberger (Al Gharafa) def. Ilie Balaci (Al Sadd)
2002–03 : Luka Peruzović (Al Sadd) def. Carlos Alhinho (Al Ahli)
2003–04 : Jean Castaneda (Al Rayyan) def. Džemaludin Mušović (Qatar SC)
2004–05 : Bora Milutinović (Al Sadd) def. Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah)
2005–06 : Rabah Madjer (Al Rayyan) def. Harres Mohammed (Al Gharafa)
2006–07 : Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd) def. Jean-Paul Rabier (Al Khor)
2007–08 : Laurent Banide (Umm Salal) def. Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa)
2008–09 : Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa) def. Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan)
2009–10 : Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan) def. Gérard Gili (Umm Salal)
2010–11 : Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan) def. Bruno Metsu (Al Gharafa)
2011–12 : Paulo Silas (Al Gharafa) def. Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd)
2012–13 : Diego Aguirre (Al Rayyan) def. Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd)
2013–14 : Hussein Amotta (Al Sadd) def. Sami Trabelsi (Al Sailiya)

Top-Performing Clubs

Club	Champions
Al-Sadd	17
Al-Arabi	8
Al-Gharrafa	7 (5 as Al-Ittihad)
Al-Rayyan	6
Al-Ahli	4
Al-Duhail	3 (1 as Lekhwiya)
Qatar SC	2 (2 as Al-Esteqlal)
Umm-Salal	1

References

Qatar Cup Results at Super.ae (in Arabic)

^ "Qatar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية". alkass.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ "About Emir Cup". QFA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ حصريا - قائمة حكام نهائي كأس الأمير من 1973 وحتى 2013 (in Arabic). superkoora. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

[1] "Qatar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.com.

[alkasshistory-2] "مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية". alkass.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[3] "About Emir Cup". QFA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[4] حصريا - قائمة حكام نهائي كأس الأمير من 1973 وحتى 2013 (in Arabic). superkoora. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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