2021–22 UAE President's Cup

Football tournament season

2021–22 UAE President's Cup
Tournament details
Country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	10 September 2021 – 21 October 2022
Teams	16 (Knockout round) 30 (Total)
Defending champions	Shabab Al Ahli
Final positions
Champions	Sharjah (9th title)
Runner-up	Al Wahda
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	24 (1.85 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ahmed Abunamous Fábio Lima Gilberto (2 goals each)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 UAE President's Cup was the 45th edition of the UAE President's Cup, Shabab Al Ahli were the defending champions after winning the last season's President's Cup, but were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Sharjah.

Participating clubs

Round	Clubs	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering
Preliminary round	16	0	16	16 UAE First Division League teams
Preliminary round play-offs	4	4	0
Round of 16	16	2	14	14 UAE Pro League teams
Quarter-finals	8	8	0
Semi-finals	4	4	0
Final	2	2	0

Draw dates

Round	Draw date	Draw venue	Reference
Preliminary round	31 August 2021	Dubai	^[1]^[2]
Round of 16	14 November 2021	Dubai	^[3]
Quarter-finals	28 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[4]
Semi-finals	18 January 2022	Dubai	^[5]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round is contested between the 16 teams in the UAE First Division League, divided into four groups of four, the winners of each group will advance into a play off round.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Bataeh	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	7	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Al Taawon	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
3	Masafi	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Dubai City	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2021. Source: Global sports archive

Al Taawon v Dubai City

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)	Al Taawon	3–0 Awarded	Dubai City	Al Jeer
17:35	Paraíba 43', 90+6' Al-Shehhi 58'	Report	Ebrahim 48'	Stadium: Taawon Stadium

Al Bataeh v Masafi

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)	Al Bataeh	3–0 Awarded	Masafi	Al Bataeh
17:40	Augusto 5' Jalal 41'	Report	Santos 45', 53'	Stadium: Al Bataeh Stadium

Al Taawon v Masafi

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	Al Taawon	1–0	Masafi	Al Jeer
17:35	Paraíba 54'	Report		Stadium: Taawon Stadium

Al Bataeh v Dubai City

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	Al Bataeh	5–0	Dubai City	Al Bataeh
17:35	Souza 30', 35' Gharib 37', 60' Jalal 65' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Al Bataeh Stadium

Al Bataeh v Al Taawon

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)	Al Bataeh	0–0	Al Taawon	Al Bataeh
17:25		Report		Stadium: Al Bataeh Stadium

Masafi v Dubai City

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)	Masafi	2–0	Dubai City	Masafi
17:25	Fidélis 25' Diakite 63'	Report		Stadium: Masafi Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dibba Al Fujairah	3	3	0	12	0	+12	9	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Al Hamriyah	3	2	1	4	3	+1	6
3	Abtal Al Khaleej	3	1	2	8	8	0	3
4	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	3	0	3	3	16	−13	0

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 2021. Source: Global sports archive

Dibba Al Fujairah v Al Jazirah Al Hamra

10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)	Dibba Al Fujairah	7–0	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	Dibba Al-Fujairah
17:35	Acosta 44', 48', 51', 58' Rahma 59' (o.g.) Chiquinho 68' Bilal 73'	Report		Stadium: Dibba (Fujairah) Stadium

Al Hamriyah v Abtal Al Khaleej

10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)	Al Hamriyah	2–1	Abtal Al Khaleej	Al Hamriyah
17:40	Gilmar 28' Khalil 47'	Report	Wesley 1'	Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium

Al Hamriyah v Al Jazirah Al Hamra

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)	Al Hamriyah	2–1	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	Al Hamriyah
17:30	Gilmar 50' Sulaiman 55'	Report	Al Dosari 86'	Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium

Abtal Al Khaleej v Dibba Al Fujairah

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)	Abtal Al Khaleej	0–4	Dibba Al Fujairah	Al Lisaili
17:35		Report	Acosta 41', 85', 90+4' Chiquinho 90+2'	Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

Al Jazirah Al Hamra v Abtal Al Khaleej

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)	Al Jazirah Al Hamra	2–7	Abtal Al Khaleej	Al Jazira Al Hamra
17:20	Hassan 43', 90+2'	Report	Abibou 10' Adigun 20', 33' Wesley 64', 82', 89' Salmeen 81'	Stadium: Al Hamra Stadium

Dibba Al Fujairah v Al Hamriyah

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)	Dibba Al Fujairah	1–0	Al Hamriyah	Dibba Al-Fujairah
17:20	Pape 27'	Report		Stadium: Dibba (Fujairah) Stadium

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hatta	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Dibba Al Hisn	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
3	Al Rams	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Masfout	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2021. Source: Global sports archive

Dibba Al Hisn v Al Rams

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)	Dibba Al Hisn	4–1	Al Rams	Dibba Al-Hisn
17:35	Al-Yahyaei 25' Al-Marbuii 34' Souza 45' Ali 82'	Report	Ibrahim 72'	Stadium: Dibba (Al Hisn) Stadium

Hatta v Masfout

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)	Hatta	3–2	Masfout	Hatta
17:40	Eid 37' Al-Hammadi 38' Mubarak 58'	Report	Bartoli 85' Dybal 90+4'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Al Rams v Hatta

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	Al Rams	0–0	Hatta	Ar-Rams
17:30		Report		Stadium: Al Rams Stadium

Dibba Al Hisn v Masfout

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	Dibba Al Hisn	4–0	Masfout	Dibba Al-Hisn
17:30	Dedê 2' Al-Marbuii 16', 55' Al-Sereidi 17'	Report		Stadium: Dibba (Al Hisn) Stadium

Masfout v Al Rams

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)	Masfout	1–2	Al Rams	Masfout
17:25	Al Jamhi 65'	Report	Lima 59', 90+3'	Stadium: Masfout Club Stadium

Hatta v Dibba Al Hisn

25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)	Hatta	4–1	Dibba Al Hisn	Hatta
17:25	Costa 1', 44' Regis Tosatti 68' Mubarak 84'	Report	Al-Marbuii 68'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al Arabi	2	2	0	6	0	+6	6	Qualification for the playoffs
2	Al Dhaid	2	1	1	1	3	−2	3
3	Fujairah	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0
4	Ras Al Khaimah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Global sports archive

Fujairah v Al Dhaid

10 September 2021 (2021-09-10)	Fujairah	0–1	Al Dhaid	Fujairah
17:35		Report	Tarik 86'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Al Arabi v Al Dhaid

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)	Al Arabi	3–0	Al Dhaid	Umm Al Quwain
17:30	Medeiros 55' Silva 64' Eisa 84'	Report		Stadium: Umm al Quwain Stadium

Fujairah v Al Arabi

24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)	Fujairah	0–3	Al Arabi	Fujairah
17:20		Report	Jalal 44' Alex 68' Walisson 90+5'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Play off round

Al Bataeh v Hatta

1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)	Al Bataeh	0–0 (6–7 p)	Hatta	Al Bataeh
17:15		Report		Stadium: Al Bataeh Stadium

Dibba Al Fujairah v Al Arabi

1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)	Dibba Al Fujairah	1–2	Al Arabi	Dibba Al-Fujairah
17:15	Acosta 56'	Report	Alex 16' Jalal 47'	Stadium: Dibba (F) Stadium

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals				Final

Kalba	2

Al Arabi	1
		Kalba	0

		Baniyas	2
Emirates	0

Baniyas	3
				Baniyas	1	2	3

				Al Wahda	4	2	6
Al Jazira	1

Al Urooba	0
		Al Jazira	1

		Al Wahda	2
Al Wahda (a.e.t.)	1

Ajman	0
								Al Wahda	0

								Sharjah	1
Khor Fakkan	0

Al Wasl	3
		Al Wasl	2

		Al Ain	1
Al Nasr	0

Al Ain	1
				Al Wasl	0	2	2

				Sharjah	0	3	3
Sharjah	2

Hatta	1
		Sharjah	0 (4)

		Shabab Al Ahli	0 (2)
Al Dhafra	0

Shabab Al Ahli	1

Round of 16

All times are local (UTC+04:00)

Emirates v Baniyas

20 December 2021 (2021-12-20)	Emirates	0–3	Baniyas	Ras Al Khaimah
16:45		Report	Abunamous 46', 57' Al-Hammadi 87'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Khor Fakkan v Al Wasl

21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)	Khor Fakkan	0–3	Al Wasl	Khor Fakkan
16:45		Report	Pottker 50' Lima 73', 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium

Al Jazira v Al Urooba

21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)	Al Jazira	1–0	Al Urooba	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
19:50	Al Ameri 5'	Report		Stadium: Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium

Al Wahda v Ajman

21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)	Al Wahda	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Ajman	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
19:45	Pimenta 115'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Al Nasr v Al Ain

21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)	Al Nasr	0–1	Al Ain	Al Nasr, Dubai
19:50		Report	Pereira 81'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium

Kalba v Al Arabi

22 December 2021 (2021-12-22)	Kalba	2–1	Al Arabi	Kalba
16:45	Camara 9' Mohammed 22'	Report	Henrique 56'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Al Dhafra v Shabab Al Ahli

22 December 2021 (2021-12-22)	Al Dhafra	0–1	Shabab Al Ahli	Madinat Zayed
16:50		Report	Al-Kamali 20' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium

Sharjah v Hatta

22 December 2021 (2021-12-22)	Sharjah	2–1	Hatta	Sharjah
19:45	Bernard 10' Caio 30'	Report	Régis	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

Quarter-finals

Al Wasl v Al Ain

15 January 2022 (2022-01-15)	Al Wasl	2–1	Al Ain	Zabeel, Dubai
17:05	Gilberto 60', 90+1'	Report	Laba 45+2'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Jazira v Al Wahda

15 January 2022 (2022-01-15)	Al Jazira	1–2	Al Wahda	Al Rawdah, Abu Dhabi
20:00	Victor 32'	Report	Kharbin 85' Silva 89'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

Kalba v Baniyas

16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)	Kalba	0–2	Baniyas	Kalba
17:00		Report	Ivković 58' Giménez 68'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Sharjah v Shabab Al Ahli

16 January 2022 (2022-01-16)	Sharjah	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Shabab Al Ahli	Sharjah
20:00		Report		Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
	Penalties
	Shukurov Ba Wazir Bernard Meloni		Ganiev Nourollahi Jumaa Jaber

Semi-finals

First leg

Al Wasl v Sharjah

14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)	Al Wasl	0–0	Sharjah	Zabeel, Dubai
17:25		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Wahda v Baniyas

14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)	Al Wahda	4–1	Baniyas	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
20:00	Kharbin 40' Matar 59' Pedro 75' (pen.), 81'	Report	Giménez 45+1'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Second leg

Sharjah v Al Wasl

22 February 2022 (2022-02-22)	Sharjah	3–2 (3–2 agg.)	Al Wasl	Sharjah
20:30	Camara 77' Caio 89', 90+2'	Report	Gilberto 52' (pen.) Saleh 57'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

Baniyas v Al Wahda

22 February 2022 (2022-02-22)	Baniyas	2–2 (3–6 agg.)	Al Wahda	Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
20:00	Al-Hammadi 15' Al-Noubi 27'	Report	Esmaeel 11' Pedro 16'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium

Final

Al Wahda v Sharjah

21 October 2022 (2022-10-21)	Al Wahda	0–1	Sharjah	Al Ain
19:45		Report	Alcacer 52'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Top scorers

As of 21 October 2022

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ahmed Abunamous	Baniyas	2
	Nicolás Giménez	Baniyas
	Gilberto	Al Wasl
	Fábio Lima	Al Wasl
	João Pedro	Al Wahda
	Omar Kharbin	Al Wahda
2	18 Players		1

Note: Goals scored in the preliminary round are not included.

References

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^ "مواعيد مباريات دور الـ16 من كأس رئيس الدولة الإماراتي" (in Arabic). Erem news.
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^ "مفاجآت تنظيمية في مربع الكأس الغالية" (in Arabic). Albayan.

UAE President's Cup seasons

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