Amir of Qatar Cup

Amir of Qatar Cup (Arabic: كأس أمير قطر), also formally known as the Emir Cup, which was eventually changed to the 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.

Amir of Qatar Cup

Founded	1972; 53 years ago (1972)
Country	Qatar
Confederation	Asian Football Confederation
Number of clubs	20
Current champions	Al-Gharafa (2025)
Most championships	Al Sadd (19 titles)
Current: 2025 Emir of Qatar Cup

History

Qatar Emir Cup in 2009

The Amir 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

• 1972–73: Al Ahli 6–1 Al Rayyan
• 1973–74: Qatar SC 2–1 Al Sadd
• 1974–75: Al Sadd 4–3 Al Ahli
• 1975–76: Qatar SC 4–3 Al Arabi
• 1976–77: Al Sadd 1–0 Al-Rayyan
• 1977–78: Al Arabi 5–1 Al Wakrah Club
• 1978–79: Al Arabi 3–1 Al Wakrah Club
• 1979–80: Al Arabi 2–1 Al-Khor
• 1980–81: Al Ahli 2–1 Qatar SC
• 1981–82: Al Sadd 2–1 Al-Rayyan
• 1982–83: Al Arabi 1–0 Al Sadd
• 1983–84: Al Arabi 3–2 Al Ahli
• 1984–85: Al Sadd 2–1 Al Ahli
• 1985–86: Al Sadd 2–0 Al Arabi
• 1986–87: Al Ahli 2–0 Al Sadd
• 1987–88: Al Sadd 4–3 Al Wakrah Club
• 1988–89: Al Arabi 2–0 Qatar SC
• 1989–90: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Wakrah Club
• 1990–91: Al Sadd 1–0 Al-Rayyan
• 1991–92: Al Ahli 2–1 Al Rayyan
• 1992–93: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Sadd
• 1993–94: Al Sadd 3–2 Al Arabi
• 1994–95: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al Wakrah Club
• 1995–96: Al-Gharafa 5–2 Al-Rayyan
• 1996–97: Al-Gharafa 1–1 Al-Rayyan (aet, 3–2 pens)
• 1997–98: Al-Gharafa 4–3 Al Ahli
• 1998–99: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharrafa
• 1999–2000: Al Sadd 2–0 Al-Rayyan
• 2000–01: Al Sadd 3–2 Qatar SC
• 2001–02: Al-Gharafa 4–1 Al Sadd
• 2002–03: Al Sadd 2–1 Al Ahli
• 2003–04: Al Rayyan 3–2 Qatar SC
• 2004–05: Al Sadd 0–0 Al Wakrah Club (aet, 5–4 pens)
• 2005–06: Al Rayyan 1–1 Al-Gharafa (aet, 5–3 pens)
• 2006–07: Al Sadd 0–0 Al-Khor (aet, 5–4 pens)
• 2007–08: Umm-Salal Sports Club 2–2 Al-Gharafa (aet, 4–1 pens)
• 2009: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al Rayyan
• 2010: Al Rayyan 1–0 Umm-Salal Sports Club
• 2011: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al-Gharafa
• 2012: Al-Gharafa 0–0 Al Sadd (aet, 4–3 pens)
• 2013: Al Rayyan 2–1 Al Sadd
• 2014: Al Sadd 3–0 Al-Sailiya
• 2015: Al Sadd 2–1 El Jaish
• 2016: Lekhwiya SC 2–2 Al-Sadd SC (aet, 4–2 pens)
• 2017: Al Sadd 2–1 Al Rayyan
• 2018: Al-Duhail 2–1 Al Rayyan
• 2019: Al-Duhail 4–1 Al Sadd
• 2020: Al Sadd 2–1 Al-Arabi
• 2021: Al Sadd 1–1 Al Rayyan (aet, 5–4 pens)
• 2022: Al-Duhail 5–1 Al-Gharafa
• 2023: Al-Arabi 3–0 Al-Sadd
• 2024: Al-Sadd 1–0 Qatar SC
• 2025: Al-Gharafa 2–1 Al-Rayyan

Statistics

Referees of finals

^[3][4]

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

1997–98 : Jassim Al Khouri 1998–99 : Abdulla Al Qahtani 1999–2000 : Jassim Mohammed Al Hail 2000–01 : Said Belqola 2001–02 : Graham Barber 2002–03 : Pierluigi Collina 2003–04 : Markus Merk 2004–05 : Steve Bennett 2005–06 : Graham Poll 2006–07 : Roberto Rosetti 2007–08 : Ľuboš Micheľ 2009 : Roberto Rosetti 2010 : Frank De Bleeckere 2011 : Viktor Kassai 2012 : Damir Skomina 2013 : Abdulrahman Abdou 2014 : Khamis Al-Marri 2015 : Khamis Al-Kuwari 2016 : Salman Falahi 2017 : Gianluca Rocchi 2018 : Abdulrahman Al Jassim 2019 : Abdulrahman Al Jassim 2020 : Saoud Al-Adhbah 2021 : Abdullah Al Athbah 2022 : Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

• 2025 : Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari

Winning club captains

Source: alarab.qa

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

1997–98 : Adel Khamis 1998–99 : Younes Ahmed 1999–2000 : Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly 2000–01 : Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly 2001–02 : Amer Al Kaabi 2002–03 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari 2003–04 : Fernando Hierro 2004–05 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari 2005–06 : Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari 2006–07 : Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari 2007–08 : Aziz Ben Askar 2009 : Saad Al-Shammari 2010 : Marcelo Tavares 2011 : Fábio César 2012 : Otmane El Assas 2013 : Fábio César 2014 : Raúl 2015 : Talal Al-Bloushi 2016 : Karim Boudiaf 2017 : Xavi 2018 : Karim Boudiaf 2019 : Mohammed Musa 2020 : Hassan Al-Haydos 2021 : Hassan Al-Haydos 2022 : Almoez Ali 2023 : Unknown 2024 : Hassan Al-Haydos 2025 : Ferjani Sassi

Club managers in finals

Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022.^{[citation needed]}

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

1997–98 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) def. Abdelkadir Bomir (Al Ahli) 1998–99 : Roald Poulsen (Al Rayyan) def. Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) 1999–2000 : Džemaludin Mušović (Al Sadd) def. Jørgen E. Larsen (Al Rayyan) 2000–01 : René Meulensteen (Al Sadd) def. Verner Lička (Qatar SC) 2001–02 : Josef Hickersberger (Al Gharafa) def. Ilie Balaci (Al Sadd) 2002–03 : Luka Peruzović (Al Sadd) def. Carlos Alhinho (Al Ahli) 2003–04 : Jean Castaneda (Al Rayyan) def. Džemaludin Mušović (Qatar SC) 2004–05 : Bora Milutinović (Al Sadd) def. Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah) 2005–06 : Rabah Madjer (Al Rayyan) def. Harres Mohammed (Al Gharafa) 2006–07 : Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd) def. Jean-Paul Rabier (Al Khor) 2007–08 : Laurent Banide (Umm Salal) def. Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa) 2008–09 : Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa) def. Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan) 2009–10 : Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan) def. Gérard Gili (Umm Salal) 2010–11 : Paulo Autuori (Al Rayyan) def. Bruno Metsu (Al Gharafa) 2011–12 : Paulo Silas (Al Gharafa) def. Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd) 2012–13 : Diego Aguirre (Al Rayyan) def. Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd) 2013–14 : Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd) def. Sami Trabelsi (Al Sailiya) 2014–15 : Sabri Lamouchi (El Jaish SC) def Hussein Ammouta (Al Sadd SC) 2015–16 : Jesualdo Ferreira (Al Sadd SC) def Djamel Belmadi (Al Duhail SC) 2016–17 : Michael Laudrup (Al Rayyan SC) def Jesualdo Ferreira (Al Sadd SC) 2017–18 : Michael Laudrup (Al Rayyan SC) def Djamel Belmadi (Al Duhail SC) 2018–19 : Jesualdo Ferreira (Al Sadd SC) def Rui Faria (Al Duhail SC) 2019–20 : Heimir Hallgrimsson (Al Arabi SC) def Xavi (Al Sadd SC) 2020–21 : Laurent Blanc (Al Rayyan SC) def Xavi (Al Duhail SC) 2021–22 : Andrea Stramaccioni (Al Gharafa SC) def Luís Castro (Al Duhail SC)

Top-performing clubs

Club	Champions
Al-Sadd	19
Al-Arabi	9
Qatar SC	8 (5 as Al-Oruba)
Al-Gharrafa	8 (5 as Al-Ittihad)
Al-Rayyan	6
Al-Ahli	4
Al-Duhail	4 (1 as Lekhwiya)
Umm-Salal	1