Emir of Qatar Cup

Football league
Emir of Qatar Cup
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
CountryQatar
Current championsAl Arabi
(2023)
Most championshipsAl Sadd (18 titles)
Current: 2023 Emir of Qatar Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup (Arabic: كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by all first and second division teams in Qatar. The tournament is played in a knockout system, starting with the round of 16. If there is no winner after regulation time, a penalty shootout decides the winner.

History

Qatar Emir Cup in 2009

The Emir of Qatar Cup is the biggest football cup in the country. The cup was originally only contested by first division teams, but in 1999 the Qatar Football Association decided to allow all second division teams to participate. The cup was played for the first time in 1972, and was won by Al Ahli.[1] The most successful teams are Al Sadd SC with 18 titles and Al-Arabi SC with eight titles. In total, eight teams have won the competition.[2] Ali Absi was the first foreign referee to officiate a match in the first edition of the Emir Cup.[3]

Previous winners

Statistics

Referees of finals

[3][4]

  • 1972–73 : State of Palestine Ali Absi
  • 1973–74 : Jordan Ahed Shanti
  • 1974–75 : Jordan Ahed Shanti
  • 1975–76 : Qatar Taleb Ballan
  • 1976–77 : Qatar Taleb Ballan
  • 1977–78 : Qatar Mubarak Walid
  • 1978–79 : Qatar Taleb Ballan
  • 1979–80 : Qatar Mubarak Walid
  • 1980–81 : Qatar Taleb Ballan
  • 1981–82 : Egypt Mustafa Ezzat
  • 1982–83 : Egypt Mustafa Ezzat
  • 1983–84 : Qatar Mohammed Al Mulla
  • 1984–85 : Qatar Hassan Al Mulla
  • 1985–86 : Qatar Juman Salem
  • 1986–87 : Qatar Ibrahim Buahuan
  • 1987–88 : Qatar Hassan Al Mulla
  • 1988–89 : Qatar Ibrahim Buahuan
  • 1989–90 : Qatar Hassan Al Mulla
  • 1990–91 : Qatar Ibrahim Buahuan
  • 1991–92 : Saudi Arabia Omer Al Mehannah
  • 1992–93 : Algeria Rashid Mujeebi
  • 1993–94 : Qatar Ibrahim Al Kaabi
  • 1994–95 : Qatar Hassan Jowhar
  • 1995–96 : Qatar Jumaa Ali
  • 1996–97 : Qatar Jassim Mohammed Al Hail

Winning club captains

Source: alarab.qa

  • 1972–73 : Qatar Mohammed Ghanim Al Rumaihi
  • 1973–74 : Qatar Mubarak Walid Said
  • 1974–75 : Qatar Obeid Jumaa
  • 1975–76 : Qatar Salman Faraj
  • 1976–77 : Qatar Mubarak Anber
  • 1977–78 : Qatar Majid Al Sayegh
  • 1978–79 : Qatar Majid Al Sayegh
  • 1979–80 : Qatar Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
  • 1980–81 : Qatar Hussein Khawaja
  • 1981–82 : Qatar Mubarak Anber
  • 1982–83 : Qatar Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
  • 1983–84 : Qatar Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti
  • 1984–85 : Qatar Mubarak Anber
  • 1985–86 : Qatar Mubarak Anber
  • 1986–87 : Qatar Adel Malallah
  • 1987–88 : Qatar Yousef Al Adsani
  • 1988–89 : Qatar Ibrahim Khalfan
  • 1989–90 : Qatar Nasser Mohammed Al-Hitmi
  • 1990–91 : Qatar Yousef Al Adsani
  • 1991–92 : Qatar Adel Malallah
  • 1992–93 : Qatar Mohammed Dahham Al Suwaidi
  • 1993–94 : Qatar Yousef Al Adsani
  • 1994–95 : Qatar Adel Khamis
  • 1995–96 : Qatar Adel Khamis
  • 1996–97 : Qatar Adel Khamis

Club managers in finals

Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022.[5]

  • 1972–73 : Sudan Mohammed Kheiri (Al Ahli) def. Sudan Salem Ashour (Al Rayyan)
  • 1973–74 : Egypt Wagdi Jamal (Qatar SC) def. Qatar Said Musa (Al Sadd)
  • 1974–75 : Sudan Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Egypt Ali Attar (Al Ahli)
  • 1975–76 : Sudan Mohammed Kheiri (Qatar SC) def. Egypt Wagdi Jamal (Al Arabi)
  • 1976–77 : Sudan Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Sudan Youssef Saleh (Al Rayyan)
  • 1977–78 : Qatar Abdul Ameer Zainal (Al Arabi) def. Egypt Wagdi Jamal (Al Wakrah)
  • 1978–79 : Brazil Silas (Al Arabi) def. Brazil Carlos Alberto (Al Wakrah)
  • 1979–80 : Brazil Silas (Al Arabi) def. England Ronald Douglas (Al Khor)
  • 1980–81 : Egypt Helmi Hussein (Al Ahli) def. South Korea Park Byung-suk (Qatar SC)
  • 1981–82 : Sudan Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Egypt Abdel Moneim Al Haj (Al Rayyan)
  • 1982–83 : Brazil Procópio Cardoso (Al Arabi) def. England Jimmy Meadows (Al Sadd)
  • 1983–84 : Brazil Sebastião (Al Arabi) def. Qatar Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli)
  • 1984–85 : Sudan Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) def. Qatar Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli)
  • 1985–86 : Brazil Procópio Cardoso (Al Sadd) def. Brazil Sebastião (Al Arabi)
  • 1986–87 : Brazil Joubert Meira (Al Ahli) def. Brazil Procópio Cardoso (Al Sadd)
  • 1987–88 : Qatar Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) def. England Len Ashurst (Al Wakrah)
  • 1988–89 : England Joseph Bowie (Al Arabi) def. Brazil Paulo Massa (Qatar SC)
  • 1989–90 : Brazil Luis Alberto (Al Arabi) def. Qatar Hassan Ali (Al Wakrah)
  • 1990–91 : Brazil Silas (Al Sadd) def. Brazil René Simões (Al Rayyan)
  • 1991–92 : Brazil Paulo Massa (Al Ahli) def. Brazil Luis Alberto (Al Rayyan)
  • 1992–93 : Brazil Zé Mário (Al Arabi) def. Brazil Sebastião Lapola (Al Sadd)
  • 1993–94 : Qatar Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) def. Brazil René Simões (Al Arabi)
  • 1994–95 : Bosnia and Herzegovina Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Iraq Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah)
  • 1995–96 : Bosnia and Herzegovina Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Denmark Benny Johansen (Al Rayyan)
  • 1996–97 : Bosnia and Herzegovina Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Qatar Eid Mubarak (Al Rayyan)

Top-performing clubs

Club Champions
Al-Sadd 18
Al-Arabi 9
Al-Gharrafa 7 (5 as Al-Ittihad)
Al-Rayyan 6
Al-Ahli 4
Al-Duhail 4 (1 as Lekhwiya)
Qatar SC 2 (2 as Al-Esteqlal)
Umm-Salal 1

References

  • Qatar Cup Results at Super.ae (in Arabic)
  1. ^ "Qatar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Amir Cup". Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية". alkass.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. 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.
  5. ^ "Amir Cup 2022". Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links

  • Qatar Football Association - QFA
  • Emir Cup - Soccerway