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UAE Super Cup

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UAE Super Cup
Founded1990
2008 (current format)
RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Number of teams2
Current championsShabab Al Ahli
(6th title)
Most successful club(s)Shabab Al Ahli
(6 titles)
Television broadcastersAbu Dhabi Sports
Dubai Sports
Sharjah Sports
Websiteuaefa.ae

The UAE Super Cup (Arabic: كأس السوبر الإماراتي) and Charity Champions Cup in the first edition (1989–90), is the curtain raiser of the United Arab Emirates football season. It is played between the previous season's Pro-League winners and President's Cup Winners.

The first edition was played on 14 September 2008.[1]

History

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From 2008 to 2021, it was known as the Etisalat Super Cup and Arabian Gulf Super Cup for sponsorship reasons.[2][3]

Finals by year

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Year Winners Score Runners-up
Two-team format (League, President's Cup Winners)
1990 Al Nasr

(1988–89 President's Cup)

0–0 (aet)

5–4 (p)

Sharjah

(1988–89 Football League)

1991 Not played
1992
1993 Al Shaab

(1992–93 President's Cup)

2–1 (aet) Al Ain

(1992–93 Football League)

1994 Sharjah

(1993–94 Football League)

2–0 Al Shabab

(1993–94 President's Cup)

League system (top-6 of league)
1995 Al Ain 1st 2nd Sharjah
1996 Al Nasr 1st 2nd Al Wasl
1997 Not played
1998
1999
2000
2001
Four-team format (Top-4 league)
2002 Al Wahda 1–0 Al Ain
2003 Al Ain 3–1 Al Wahda
2004 Not played
2005
2006
2007
Two-team format (League, President's Cup Winners)
2008 Al Ahli 1–0 (aet) Al Shabab
2009 Al Ain 2–2 (aet)

5–3 (p)

Al Ahli
2010 Emirates 3–1 Al Wahda
2011 Al Wahda

(2010–11 President's Cup Runners-up)

2–2 (aet)

7–6 (p)

Al Jazira

(won the Double)

2012 Al Ain 0–0 (aet)

5–4 (p)

Al Jazira
2013 Al Ahli 0–0 (aet)

3–2 (p)

Al Ain
2014 Al Ahli 1–0 Al Ain
2015 Al Ain 4–2 Al Nasr
2016 Al Ahli 2–1 Al Jazira
2017 Al Wahda 2–0 Al Jazira
2018 Al Wahda

(2017–18 Pro League Runners-up)

3–3 (aet)

4–3 (p)

Al Ain

(won the Double)

2019 Sharjah 0–0 (aet)

4–3 (p)

Shabab Al Ahli
2020a Shabab Al Ahli 1–0 Sharjah
2021 Al Jazira 1–1 (aet)

5–3 (p)

Shabab Al Ahli
2022 Sharjah 1–0 Al Ain
2023 Shabab Al Ahli 6–2 Sharjah
2024 Al Wasl

(won the Double)

Al Nasr

(2023–24 President's Cup Runners-up)

Notes
1.^ Due to the cancellation of last year's tournament as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the super cup was contested as a repeat between
the participants of last season's league and cup winners, Sharjah and Shabab Al Ahli.[4]

Titles by team

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Source:[5][6]

Team Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Shabab Al Ahli 6 3 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2023 2009, 2019, 2021
Al Ain 5 6 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015 1993, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2022
Al Wahda 4 2 2002, 2011, 2017, 2018 2003, 2010
Sharjah 3 4 1994, 2019, 2022 1990, 1995, 2020, 2023
Al Nasr 2 0 1990, 1996
Al Jazira 1 4 2021 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017
Emirates 1 0 2010
Al Shaabb 1 0 1993
Al Shabab 0 2 1994, 2008

Notes
1.^ Al Shabab and Dubai CSC merged into Al-Ahli form Shabab Al Ahli in 2017
2.^ Al Shaab dissolved in 2017

Top scorers

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Top scorers by season

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Season Player Club Goals
1994–95[6] United Arab Emirates Salem Johar Al Ain 6
1995–96[6] United Arab Emirates Bakheet Saad Al Shabab 5

References

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  1. ^ "UAE SUPER CUP".
  2. ^ "Arabian Gulf League". www.uaeproleague.ae.
  3. ^ "New identity released for Arabian Gulf Cup final - News | Khaleej Times".
  4. ^ "Arabian Gulf Super Cup: Sharjah, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai to battle for title". gulfnews. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Detailed Winners List". Goalzz.com. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  6. ^ a b c "UAE Super Cup the oldest in the Gulf and the second in West Asia". aletihad.ae. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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