Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an

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played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...

who won the tournament 18 times. Emir of Qatar Cup was played for the first time in 1972, and was won by Al Ahli.

History

2009 Emir of Qatar Cup Final - people in Stadium (3580964357)

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 Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the ...

which Al Sadd won 4–3. In this match, the first ever

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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. 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.

Previous winners

*1972–73: Al Ahli 6–1 Al Rayyan *1973–74: Qatar SC 2–1

*1974–75:

4–3 Al Ahli *1975–76: Qatar SC 4–3 Al Arabi *1976–77:

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:

2–1 Al-Rayyan *1982–83: Al Arabi 1–0

*1983–84: Al Arabi 3–2 Al Ahli *1984–85:

2–1 Al Ahli *1985–86:

2–0 Al Arabi *1986–87: Al Ahli 2–0

*1987–88:

4–3 Al Wakrah Club *1988–89: Al Arabi 2–0 Qatar SC *1989–90: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Wakrah Club *1990–91:

1–0 Al-Rayyan *1991–92: Al Ahli 2–1 Al Rayyan *1992–93: Al Arabi 3–0

*1993–94:

3–2 Al Arabi *1994–95: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al Wakrah Club *1995–96: Al-Gharafa 5–2 Al-Rayyan *1996–97: Al-Gharafa 1–1 Al-Rayyan (aet, 3–2 pens) *1997–98: Al-Gharafa 4–3 Al Ahli *1998–99: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharrafa *1999–2000:

2–0 Al-Rayyan *2000–01:

3–2 Qatar SC *2001–02: Al-Gharafa 4–1

*2002–03:

2–1 Al Ahli *2003–04: Al Rayyan 3–2 Qatar SC *2004–05:

0–0 Al Wakrah Club (aet, 5–4 pens) *2005–06: Al Rayyan 1–1 Al-Gharafa (aet, 5–3 pens) *2006–07:

0–0 Al-Khor (aet, 5–4 pens) *2007–08:

Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...

2–2 Al-Gharafa (aet, 4–1 pens) *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; Protests ...

: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al Rayyan *

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: Al Rayyan 1–0

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrates ...

: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharafa * 2012: Al-Gharafa 0–0

(aet, 4–3 pens) *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

: Al Rayyan 2–1

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...

3–0 Al-Sailiya *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

2–1 El Jaish * 2016:

Lekhwiya SC Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...

2–2

(aet, 4–2 pens) * 2017:

2–1 Al Rayyan *

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: Al-Duhail 2–1 Al Rayyan * 2019: Al-Duhail 4–1

* 2020:

2–1

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* 2021:

1–1 Al Rayyan (aet, 5–4 pens) * 2022: Al-Duhail 5–1 Al-Gharafa

Statistics

Referees of finals

*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 Graham P. Barber (born 5 June 1958) is an English former football referee. He was based in Tring in Hertfordshire during his career, but now lives in Spain. Career In 1998, after progressing through to the FA Premier League List of referees via t ...

*2002–03 : Pierluigi Collina *2003–04 :

Markus Merk Markus Merk (born 15 March 1962) is a former top-level German football referee. He is a six-time winner of the ''German Referee of the Year Award'' and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. In 2005, Merk was awarded the German ...

*2004–05 : Steve Bennett *2005–06 : Graham Poll *2006–07 : Roberto Rosetti *2007–08 :

Ľuboš Micheľ Ľuboš Micheľ (; born May 16, 1968) is a retired Slovak football referee. Referee career At a young age, Micheľ refereed a number of games in Lebanon. Micheľ became a FIFA referee at the age of 25. Micheľ was selected to referee the 2003 ...

: Roberto Rosetti *

Frank De Bleeckere Frank De Bleeckere (; born 1 July 1966) is a Belgian former football referee. He had been a referee since 1984, and an international (FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere refereed in his first World Cup finals in Germany, and had to pass a la ...

: Viktor Kassai * 2012 : Damir Skomina *

Abdulrahman Abdou Abdulrahman Mohammed Hussain ( ar, عبد الرحمن عبدو, born 1 October 1972) is a Qatari football referee. He was a referee at the 2007 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup and also the AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbrevi ...

: Khamis Al-Marri *

: Khamis Al-Kuwari * 2016 : Salman Falahi * 2017 : Gianluca Rocchi *

: Abdulrahman Al Jassim * 2019 : Abdulrahman Al Jassim * 2020 : Saoud Al-Adhbah * 2021 : Abdullah Al Athbah * 2022 : Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

Winning club captains

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*1972–73 : Mohammed Ghanim Al Rumaihi *1973–74 : Mubarak Walid Said *1974–75 : Obeid Jumaa *1975–76 : Salman Faraj *1976–77 :

Mubarak Anber Mubarak Anber Aman Al-Ali ( ar, مبارك عنبر أمان العلي; born 1 January 1954) is a former Qatari football defender who played for Qatar in the 1984 Asian Cup. He first played for Al Oruba, later to be known as Qatar SC, maki ...

*1977–78 : Majid Al Sayegh *1978–79 : Majid Al Sayegh *1979–80 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1980–81 : Hussein Khawaja *1981–82 :

*1982–83 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1983–84 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1984–85 :

*1985–86 :

*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 Adel Khamis (born November 11, 1965) is a retired Qatari footballer. Career Khamis started his career in the youth teams of Al Gharafa in 1979. He eventually progressed to the senior squad in 1983, when the team was in the Qatari Second Division. ...

*1995–96 :

*1996–97 :

*1997–98 :

*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 Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari ( ar, جفال راشد الكواري, born on September 27, 1972) is a former Qatari footballer who was a midfielder for Al Sadd. He was also a member of the Qatar national football team, as well as being the captain of t ...

*2003–04 :

Fernando Hierro Fernando Ruiz Hierro (; born 23 March 1968) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Liga MX club C.D. Guadalajara. He won five La Liga ...

*2004–05 :

*2005–06 : Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari *2006–07 :

*2007–08 : Aziz Ben Askar *2009 :

Saad Al-Shammari Saad Sattam Saud Al Shammari ( ar, سعد سطام سعود الشمري; born 6 August 1980, in Rafha) is a Saudi Arabian-born Qatari footballer who plays as a central defender for El Jaish in the Qatar Stars League, He also plays for the Qata ...

*2010 : Marcelo Tavares *2011 : Fábio César *2012 :

Otmane El Assas Otmane El Assas ( ar, عثمان العساس; born 30 January 1979) is a retired Moroccan footballer who played most of his career as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League outfit Al Gharrafa. He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football ...

*2013 : Fábio César *2014 : Raúl *2015 :

Talal Al-Bloushi Talal Hassan Ali Al-Bloushi ( ar, طلال حسن علي البلوشي; born May 22, 1986 in Kuwait) is a Qatari footballer. who is a retired . He was a midfielder . and he played for Al Sadd and Al-Shabab and Al Arabi and Al-Markhiya and th ...

*2016 :

Karim Boudiaf Karim Boudiaf ( ar, كريم بوضياف; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents th ...

*2017 : Xavi *2018 :

*2019 : Mohammed Musa *2020 :

Hassan Al-Haydos Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Qatar Stars League club Al-Sa ...

*2021 :

*2022 : Almoez Ali

Club managers in finals

''Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022''. *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 James Meadows (21 July 1931 – 3 January 1994) was an English footballer and manager. He started his playing career in 1949 at Third Division Southport, before being transferred to Manchester City in March 1951 for £5,000. He made his only ap ...

(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 René Rodrigues Simões (born December 17, 1952) is a Brazilian retired professional football manager. Coaching career Born in Rio de Janeiro, he guided Jamaica national team to the World Cup in France in 1998. This was Jamaica's first, and ...

(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.''

(Al Arabi) *1994–95 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Adnan Dirjal Adnan Dirjal ( ar, عدنان درجال مطر; born 26 January 1960 in Baghdad) is an Iraqi former footballer, national team coach, and as of May 2020 heads the Iraqi Ministry of Youth and Sports. He was one of Iraq's most prominent national ...

(Al Wakrah) *1995–96 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Benny Johansen Benny Johansen (born 18 March 1949) is a Danish former football player and manager. He won the Danish championship twice as a player for B 1903 and once as a manager of FC Copenhagen. He played one game for the Denmark national under-21 footba ...

(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 Roald Poulsen (born 28 November 1950) is a Danish association football manager, who most prominently won the 1989 Danish championship with Odense BK and managed the Zambia national football team. Poulsen started his coaching career with amateu ...

(Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) *1999–2000 : Džemaludin Mušović (Al Sadd) ''def.''

Jørgen E. Larsen Jørgen Erik Larsen (25 July 1945 – 7 February 2020) was a Danish football coach and player. He spent most of his playing career at Herfølge Boldklub, playing 197 games for the club. In 1978, he was named sports director of Herfølge Boldkl ...

(Al Rayyan) *2000–01 :

René Meulensteen Reinhard Jozef Petrus Meulensteen (born 25 March 1964) is a Dutch former footballer and coach who is currently assistant coach of the Australia national soccer team. He spent the early parts of his career working in the Netherlands before taking ...

(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.''

(Al Wakrah) *2005–06 : Rabah Madjer (Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Harres Mohammed (Al Gharafa) *2006–07 :

Jorge Fossati Jorge Daniel Fossati Lurachi (born 22 November 1952 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Peruvian club Universitario. Club career Fossati played mainly in Pe ...

(Al Sadd) ''def.'' Jean-Paul Rabier (Al Khor) *2007–08 : Laurent Banide (Umm Salal) ''def.''

Marcos Paquetá Marcos César Dias de Castro (born 27 August 1958), known as Marcos Paquetá, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder and a current manager. Career Born in Rio de Janeiro but raised in the Paquetá Island, he starte ...

(Al Gharafa) *2008–09 :

(Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Paulo Autuori Paulo Autuori de Mello (born 25 August 1956), known as Paulo Autuori, is a Brazilian football executive and manager who is the current manager of Atlético Nacional. Early life A football fan since early childhood and a futsal player, Paulo Aut ...

(Al Rayyan) *2009–10 :

(Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Gérard Gili (Umm Salal) *2010–11 :

(Al Rayyan) ''def.''

Bruno Metsu Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...

(Al Gharafa) *2011–12 : Paulo Silas (Al Gharafa) ''def.''

(Al Sadd) *2012–13 :

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(Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd) *2013–14 : Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd) ''def.''

Sami Trabelsi Sami Trabelsi ( ar, سامي طرابلسي) (born 4 February 1968) is a Tunisian former football player and the head coach of Al Sailiya in the Qatar Stars League. He played for a few clubs, most notably CS Sfaxien. He has 52 caps for the Tuni ...

(Al Sailiya) *2014–15 :

Sabri Lamouchi Sabri Lamouchi (born 9 November 1971) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He was the manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Early life Lamouchi was born in Lyon, France, and is of Tun ...

(El Jaish SC) ''def'' Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd SC) *2015–16 :

Jesualdo Ferreira Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League. In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Three ...

(Al Sadd SC) ''def'' Djamel Belmadi (Al Duhail SC) *2016–17 :

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his p ...

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def''

(Al Sadd SC) *2017–18 :

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def'' Djamel Belmadi (Al Duhail SC) *2018–19 :

(Al Sadd SC) ''def''

Rui Faria Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria (born 14 June 1975) is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years. Biography Early life Faria was born in Balugães, a tiny parish of Barcelos in Portugal. L ...

(Al Duhail SC) *2019–20 : Heimir Hallgrimsson (Al Arabi SC) ''def'' Xavi (Al Sadd SC) *2020–21 :

Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, and is currently the manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. He has the nickname ''Le Président'', which was given to hi ...

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def'' Xavi (Al Duhail SC) *2021–22 : Andrea Stramaccioni (Al Gharafa SC) ''def'' Luís Castro (Al Duhail SC)

Top-Performing Clubs

References

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External links

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