2018–19 UAE President's Cup

The 2018–19 UAE President's Cup was the 43rd edition of the UAE President's Cup, a football cup competition of the United Arab Emirates. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League.

2018–19 UAE President's Cup

Tournament details
Country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	5 October 2018 – 29 April 2019
Teams	16 (Knockout round) 22 (Total)
Defending champions	Al Ain
Final positions
Champions	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai (1st title)
Runner-up	Al Dhafra
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	114 (3.26 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Adeílson (5 goals)
All statistics correct as of 29 April 2019.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round, ten teams were divided into two groups of five.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dibba Al Hisn	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9
Al Hamriyah	4	2	1	1	10	8	+2	7
Masafi	4	2	0	2	4	5	−1	6
Khor Fakkan	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
Al Arabi	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	3

Source: GSA

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hatta	4	2	2	0	6	3	+3	8
Al Urooba	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	7
Masfut	4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	5
Al Taawon	4	1	1	2	4	10	−6	4
Al Thaid	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	2

Source: GSA

Bracket

As per UAE Football Association matches database:

	Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Dibba Al Fujairah		6
	Al Wahda		0
						Dibba Al Fujairah		0
						Al Dhafra		2
	Al Dhafra		2
	Dibba Al Hisn		1
											Al Dhafra		2
											Sharjah		1
	Sharjah		1
	Al Jazira		0
						Sharjah		2
						Emirates		1
	Hatta		1
	Emirates		4
																Al Dhafra		1
																Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai		2
	Fujairah		1
	Ajman		0
						Fujairah		0
						Al Wasl		2
	Al Wasl		5
	Al Ain		3
											Al Wasl		1
											Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai		5
	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai		3
	Kalba		0
						Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai		1 (4)
						Al Nasr		1 (2)
	Baniyas		0
	Al Nasr		1

Round of 16

Al Ain v Al Wasl

7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)	Al Ain	3–5	Al Wasl	Abu Dhabi
15:45	Caio 47' Hussein 57' Diaky 76'		Lima 21', 63' Jassem 29' Caio 44', 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Dibba Al-Fujairah v Al Wahda

7 December 2018 (2018-12-07)	Dibba Al-Fujairah	6–0	Al Wahda	Dubai
18:30	Abbas 8' (o.g.) Juma 51', 90+3' Fettouhi 67', 77' Jabrane 81' (pen.)			Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

Sharjah v Al Jazira

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Sharjah	1–0	Al Jazira	Dubai
16:40	Welliton 66'			Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Dhafra v Dibba Al-Hisn

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Al Dhafra	2–1	Dibba Al-Hisn	Abu Dhabi
16:45	? 10' ? 63'		? 90+4'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium

Fujairah v Ajman

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Fujairah	1–0	Ajman	Ras Al Khaimah
18:30	? 76' (o.g.)			Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Hatta v Emirates

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)	Hatta	1–4	Emirates	Kalba
18:30	Santos 46'		Diabaté 27', 29', 83', 90+6'	Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Kalba

9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	3–0	Kalba	Ajman
	Ayoví 25' Silva 60' Vecchio 90'			Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Baniyas v Al Nasr

9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)	Baniyas	0–1	Al Nasr	Sharjah
			Gabriel 24'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

Quarter-finals

Dibba Al-Fujairah v Al Dhafra

8 February 2019	Dibba Al-Fujairah	0–2	Al Dhafra	Dubai
17:20			Rômulo 10' Ba Wazir 90+6'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Fujairah v Al Wasl

8 February 2019	Fujairah	0–2	Al Wasl	Ras Al Khaimah
20:00			Caio 32' Ali Saleh 56'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Sharjah v Emirates

9 February 2019	Sharjah	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Emirates	Fujairah
17:20	Ryan Mendes 11', 103'		Hossam Lotfi 90+4'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Al Nasr

9 February 2019	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Al Nasr	Dubai
20:00	Luvannor 89'		Al Akbari 79'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Semi-finals

Al Dhafra v Sharjah

16 March 2019	Al Dhafra	2–1	Sharjah	Madinat Zayed
17:45	Diego 64' Rômulo 80'		Mendes 89'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium

Al Wasl v Shabab Al Ahli

16 March 2019	Al Wasl	1–5	Shabab Al Ahli	Dubai
20:45	Caio 23' (pen.)		Abbas 45+3' Luvannor 54' Díaz 65' Hassan 81' Ayoví 89'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Final

Al Dhafra v Shabab Al Ahli

29 April 2019	Al Dhafra	1–2	Shabab Al Ahli	Abu Dhabi
19:00	Atouchi 81'		Khalil 35', 70'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Yousuf Al-Ali

Al Dhafra

Shabab Al Ahli