2018–19 UAE League Cup
| Arabian Gulf Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 4 September 2018 – 22 March 2019 |
| Defending champions | Al Wahda |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Shabab Al Ahli (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Al Wahda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 137 (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,[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
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 Wasl | 0–0 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Zaabi
| Ajman Club | 1–1 | Baniyas Club |
|---|---|---|
| Vander 86' (pen.) | Report | Leroy George 23' |
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
| Shabab Al Ahli | 0–1 | Al Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leonardo 64' |
Dubai Club Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
| Al Ittihad Kalba | 1–4 | Ajman Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Amir 39' | Report | Mohammed Hilal Khalifa 31', 61' Hussain Abdulrahman 53' Hassan Zahran 58' |
Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium, Kalba
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
| Baniyas Club | 3–0 | Dibba Al Fujairah |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy George 6' Pedro Conde 41', 47' |
Report |
Referee: Mohammed Salem Al Ali
| Ajman Club | 3–0 | Al Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leonardo 42' |
Referee: Zayed Dhaif Allah Al Awlaqi
| Al Wasl | 0–2 | Shabab Al Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Emiliano Vecchio 65' Jaime Ayoví 81' |
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 1–0 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
|---|---|---|
| Yahya Jabrane 20' (pen.) | Report |
Referee: Naser Ali Al Ali
| Al Ittihad Kalba | 1–2 | Baniyas Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Saeed 29' | Report | Abdulla Hassan Buashwan 39' Pedro Conde 83' |
Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium, Kalba
Referee: Mohammed Salem Al Ali
| Al Wahda | 2–0 | Dibba Al Fujairah |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Rashid 19' Khalil Ibrahim 42' |
Report |
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
| Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 2–1 | Ajman Club |
|---|---|---|
| Khalfan Hassan 39', 64' | Report | Stanley Ohawuchi 61' |
Dubai Club Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
| Ajman Club | 0–1 | Al Wasl SC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Fábio Lima 82' |
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 1–0 | Shabab Al Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Yahya Jabran 50' (pen.) | Report |
Referee: Fahad Abdulla Al Kassar
| Baniyas Club | 0–0 | Al Wahda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
| Al Wasl | 4–2 | Dibba 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 Wahda | 2–0 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
|---|---|---|
| Myke Ramos 62' (o.g.) Mohamed Rashid 69' |
Report |
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
| Shabab Al Ahli | 2–1 | Baniyas Club |
|---|---|---|
| Luvannor 27', 40' | Report | Hamad Ali Al Ahbabi 45' |
Dubai Club Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
| Shabab Al Ahli | 0–0 | Al Ittihad Kalba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium, Kalba
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
| Baniyas Club | 1–1 | Al Wasl |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Conde 80' | Report | Ali Saleh 53' |
Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Zaabi
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 1–1 | Ajman 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 Dubai | 1–0 | Emirates Club |
|---|---|---|
| Marquinhos Gabriel 44' | Report |
Referee: Khalid Abdulla Bu Hasan
| Al Jazira | 5–2 | Fujairah |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Sharjah | 1–4 | Al Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Coronado 80' | Report | Caio 10' (pen.), 35' Tsukasa Shiotani 78' Jamal Maroof 88' |
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi
| Emirates Club | 1–1 | Al Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Johar Banihammad 3' (pen.) | Report | Khalfan Mubarak 18' |
Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi
| Fujairah | 2–2 | Al Dhafra |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Gabriel 16' (pen.) Khalifa Abdullah 42' |
Report | Suhail Salem 57' Khaled Ba Wazir 62' (pen.) |
Referee: Zayed Dhaif Allah Al Awlaqi
| Al Dhafra | 4–2 | Emirates 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 Nasr | 3–0 | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| Yohan Cabaye 37' Mohamed Al-Akbari 54' Álvaro Negredo 55' |
Report |
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
| Sharjah | 0–1 | Al Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nacer Barazite 44' |
Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali
| Emirates Club | 4–2 | Fujairah |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Salem 18', 36', 54' Waleed Ambar 90+5' |
Report | Fernando Gabriel 74' (pen.), 83' |
Referee: Abdulla Naji Al Harthi
| Fujairah | 1–3 | Al Ain |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Moosa 86' | Report | Caio 24' (pen.), 77' Jamal Maroof 60' |
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
| Al Jazira | 1–2 | Al Nasr |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Pereira 60' (pen.) | Report | Masoud Sulaiman 23' Marquinhos Gabriel 48' |
Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla
| Al Nasr | 4–1 | Al Dhafra |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ibrahim Saleh 5' Samuel 18' Habib Al Fardan 57' (pen.), 85' |
Report | Diego 9' |
Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi
| Sharjah | 2–3 | Fujairah |
|---|---|---|
| Igor Coronado 64' (pen.) Mohamed Ibrahim 85' |
Report | Mohamed Benyettou 9' Ali Mohamed 52' (o.g.) Omar Kossoko 89' |
Referee: Abdulla Mohamed Eshtairy
| Emirates Club | 3–2 | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| Cheick Diabaté 20', 70' (pen.), 90+4' | Report | Hamad Jasem 86' Moatasem Yassin 90+1' |
Referee: Mohammed Obaid Khadim
| Fujairah | 3–2 | Al Nasr |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Gabriel 13', 80' (pen.) Khalifa Abdullah 46' |
Report | Habib Al Fardan 15' Jassim Yaqoob 68' |
Referee: Ahmed Salem Al Aleeli
| Al Dhafra | 0–2 | Al Jazira |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nacer Barazite 19' Leonardo Pereira 90+6' |
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| Al Wahda | 5–0 | Emirates 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 Ahli | 4–2 | Al 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 Ain | 0–1 | Baniyas Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Haboush Saleh 68' |
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
| Al Nasr | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Al Wasl |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 |
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Dubai Club Stadium, Dubai
Referee: Yaqoub Yousuf Qasem
Semi-finals
| Al Nasr | 1–1 (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 Wahda | 4–1 | Baniyas Club |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil Ibrahim 2' Sebastián Tagliabúe 59', 88' Leonardo 83' |
Report | Pedro Conde 13' |
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan
Finals
| Al Wahda | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Shabab Al Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastián Tagliabúe 45' | Report | Luvannor 40' Jaime Ayoví 96', 107' |
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish
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:[8]
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