2018–19 UAE League Cup

2018–19 UAE League Cup
Arabian Gulf Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates4 September 2018 – 22 March 2019
Defending championsAl Wahda
Final positions
ChampionsShabab Al Ahli (1st title)
Runner-upAl Wahda
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored137 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Caio (7 goals)

All statistics correct as of 22 March 2019.

The 2018–19 UAE League Cup or 2018–19 Arabian Gulf Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the UAE League Cup.

Al Wahda were the defending champions, after defeating Al Wasl 2–1 in the finals of 2017–18 edition.

Shabab Al Ahli won their fourth UAE League Cup, first since renaming to their current name after defeating the defending champions, Al Wahda 3–1 in the finals in the extra-time.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Wahda 6 5 1 0 9 0 +9 16
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 6 3 1 2 6 2 +4 10
Baniyas Club 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
Al Wasl 6 2 2 2 6 8 −2 8
Dibba Al Fujairah 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7
Ajman Club 6 1 2 3 7 7 0 5
Al Ittihad Kalba 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2
Source: GSA
Al Wasl0–0Al Ittihad Kalba
Report
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Zaabi
Ajman Club1–1Baniyas Club
Vander 86' (pen.) Report Leroy George 23'
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
Shabab Al Ahli0–1Al Wahda
Report Leonardo 64'
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
Al Ittihad Kalba1–4Ajman Club
Ahmed Amir 39' Report Mohammed Hilal Khalifa 31', 61'
Hussain Abdulrahman 53'
Hassan Zahran 58'
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
Baniyas Club3–0Dibba Al Fujairah
Leroy George 6'
Pedro Conde 41', 47'		 Report
Referee: Mohammed Salem Al Ali
Al Wahda3–0Al Wasl
Leonardo 5', 44'
Yahya Ali 40'		 Report
Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi
Ajman Club3–0Al Wahda
Report Leonardo 42'
Referee: Zayed Dhaif Allah Al Awlaqi
Al Wasl0–2Shabab Al Ahli
Report Emiliano Vecchio 65'
Jaime Ayoví 81'
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
Dibba Al Fujairah1–0Al Ittihad Kalba
Yahya Jabrane 20' (pen.) Report
Referee: Naser Ali Al Ali
Al Ittihad Kalba1–2Baniyas Club
Mana Saeed 29' Report Abdulla Hassan Buashwan 39'
Pedro Conde 83'
Referee: Mohammed Salem Al Ali
Al Wahda2–0Dibba Al Fujairah
Mohamed Rashid 19'
Khalil Ibrahim 42'		 Report
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai2–1Ajman Club
Khalfan Hassan 39', 64' Report Stanley Ohawuchi 61'
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
Ajman Club0–1Al Wasl SC
Report Fábio Lima 82'
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
Dibba Al Fujairah1–0Shabab Al Ahli
Yahya Jabran 50' (pen.) Report
Referee: Fahad Abdulla Al Kassar
Baniyas Club0–0Al Wahda
Report
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
Al Wasl4–2Dibba Al Fujairah
Fábio Lima 10'
Vinícius Moreira 64'
Caio 78' (pen.), 81'		 Report Yahya Jabrane 42'
Driss Fettouhi 90+6'
Referee: Easa Khalifa Al Hajeri
Al Wahda2–0Al Ittihad Kalba
Myke Ramos 62' (o.g.)
Mohamed Rashid 69'		 Report
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
Shabab Al Ahli2–1Baniyas Club
Luvannor 27', 40' Report Hamad Ali Al Ahbabi 45'
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
Shabab Al Ahli0–0Al Ittihad Kalba
Report
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
Baniyas Club1–1Al Wasl
Pedro Conde 80' Report Ali Saleh 53'
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Zaabi
Dibba Al Fujairah1–1Ajman Club
Juma Masud 81' Report Nashd Mohammed 63' (o.g.)
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Nasr 6 5 0 1 14 6 +8 15
Al Ain 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
Al Jazira 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Emirates 6 2 2 2 10 10 0 8
Al Dhafra 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
Fujairah 6 2 1 3 13 18 −5 7
Sharjah 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 0
Source: GSA
Al Nasr Dubai1–0Emirates Club
Marquinhos Gabriel 44' Report
Referee: Khalid Abdulla Bu Hasan
Al Jazira5–2Fujairah
Ernest Asante 7'
Abdalla Ramadan 17'
Leonardo Pereira 39'
Salem Rashid 43'
Ahmed Rabia 57'		 Report Omar Kossoko 69'
Ahmad Moosa 76'
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
Sharjah1–4Al Ain
Igor Coronado 80' Report Caio 10' (pen.), 35'
Tsukasa Shiotani 78'
Jamal Maroof 88'
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
Emirates Club1–1Al Jazira
Johar Banihammad 3' (pen.) Report Khalfan Mubarak 18'
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
Fujairah2–2Al Dhafra
Fernando Gabriel 16' (pen.)
Khalifa Abdullah 42'		 Report Suhail Salem 57'
Khaled Ba Wazir 62' (pen.)
Referee: Zayed Dhaif Allah Al Awlaqi
Al Ain1–2Al Nasr
Caio 32' Report Iury 2'
Salem Saleh 84'
Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali
Al Dhafra4–2Emirates Club
Diego 25', 86' (pen.)
Amine Atouchi 45+3'
Rashed Muhayer 50'		 Report Khaled Butti 55' (o.g.)
Cheick Diabaté 87'
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
Al Nasr3–0Sharjah
Yohan Cabaye 37'
Mohamed Al-Akbari 54'
Álvaro Negredo 55'		 Report
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
Al Jazira0–2Al Ain
Report Caio 59'
Jamal Maroof 90+4'
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Al Ain1–0Al Dhafra
Caio 27' Report
Sharjah0–1Al Jazira
Report Nacer Barazite 44'
Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali
Emirates Club4–2Fujairah
Saeed Salem 18', 36', 54'
Waleed Ambar 90+5'		 Report Fernando Gabriel 74' (pen.), 83'
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
Fujairah1–3Al Ain
Ahmad Moosa 86' Report Caio 24' (pen.), 77'
Jamal Maroof 60'
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
Al Jazira1–2Al Nasr
Leonardo Pereira 60' (pen.) Report Masoud Sulaiman 23'
Marquinhos Gabriel 48'
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
Al Dhafra1–0Sharjah
Diego 34' Report
Referee: Zayed Dhaif Allah Al Awlaqi
Al Ain0–0Sharjah
Report
Referee: Khalid Abdulla Bu Hasan
Al Nasr4–1Al Dhafra
Mohammad Ibrahim Saleh 5'
Samuel 18'
Habib Al Fardan 57' (pen.), 85'		 Report Diego 9'
Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi
Sharjah2–3Fujairah
Igor Coronado 64' (pen.)
Mohamed Ibrahim 85'		 Report Mohamed Benyettou 9'
Ali Mohamed 52' (o.g.)
Omar Kossoko 89'
Referee: Abdulla Mohamed Eshtairy
Emirates Club3–2Sharjah
Cheick Diabaté 20', 70' (pen.), 90+4' Report Hamad Jasem 86'
Moatasem Yassin 90+1'
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
Fujairah3–2Al Nasr
Fernando Gabriel 13', 80' (pen.)
Khalifa Abdullah 46'		 Report Habib Al Fardan 15'
Jassim Yaqoob 68'
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
Al Dhafra0–2Al Jazira
Report Nacer Barazite 19'
Leonardo Pereira 90+6'
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Al Wahda5–0Emirates Club
Yahya Ali 35'
Sebastián Tagliabúe 37'
Mourad Batna 41'
Hamdan Al-Kamali 45+4'
Leonardo 78' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
Shabab Al Ahli4–2Al Jazira
Jaime Ayoví 39', 45+1'
Ahmed Dballa Jshak 90+3', 90+6'		 Report Salmin Khamis 3' (o.g.)
Nacer Barazite 69'
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Al Ain0–1Baniyas Club
Report Haboush Saleh 68'
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Al Nasr0–0 (a.e.t.)Al Wasl
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Yaqoub Yousuf Qasem

Semi-finals

Al Nasr1–1 (a.e.t.)Shabab Al Ahli
Álvaro Negredo 118' (pen.) Report Emiliano Vecchio 105+4' (pen.)
Penalties
 1–3
Referee: Sultan Abdulrazzaq Al Marzouqi
Al Wahda4–1Baniyas Club
Khalil Ibrahim 2'
Sebastián Tagliabúe 59', 88'
Leonardo 83'		 Report Pedro Conde 13'
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan

Finals

Al Wahda1–3 (a.e.t.)Shabab Al Ahli
Sebastián Tagliabúe 45' Report Luvannor 40'
Jaime Ayoví 96', 107'

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Caio Al Ain 7
2 Leonardo Al Wahda 6
3 Pedro Conde Baniyas Club 5
Fernando Gabriel Fujairah
Jaime Ayoví Shabab Al Ahli
6 Cheick Diabaté Emirates Club 4
Leonardo da Silva Souza Al Dhafra
Sebastián Tagliabúe Al Wahda

Source:

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