Qatar Emir Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup
Country Qatar Qatar
Founded 1972 (1972)
Current champions Lekhwiya SC
(2016)
Most championships Al Sadd (15)
2016

Emir of Qatar Cup is a tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sadd who won the tournament 14 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

Statistics

Referees of finals

[2][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 Omar Al-Muhanna

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

Club managers in finals

[2]

  • 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 Mario (Al Arabi) def. Brazil Sebastião Lapola (Al Sadd)

Top-Performing Clubs

Club Champions
Al Sadd 15
Al Arabi 8
Al-Gharrafa 7 (5 as Al-Ittihad)
Al Rayyan 6
Al Ahli 4
Qatar SC 2 (2 as Al-Esteqlal)
Umm-Salal Sports Club 1
Lekhwiya SC 1

References

  1. ↑ "Qatar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية". alkass.net. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "About Emir Cup". QFA. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ↑ حصريا - قائمة حكام نهائي كأس الأمير من 1973 وحتى 2013 (in Arabic). superkoora. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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