Amir of Qatar Cup


Amir of Qatar Cup, 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.

History

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. 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. Ali Absi was the first foreign referee to officiate a match in the first edition of the Emir Cup.

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 '
  • 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 '
  • 2005–06: Al Rayyan 1–1 Al-Gharafa '
  • 2006–07: Al Sadd 0–0 Al-Khor '
  • 2007–08: Umm-Salal Sports Club 2–2 Al-Gharafa '
  • 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 '
  • 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 '
  • 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 '
  • 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

Source:
Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022.
  • 1972–73 : Mohammed Kheiri def. Salem Ashour
  • 1973–74 : Wagdi Jamal def. Said Musa
  • 1974–75 : Hassan Othman def. Ali Attar
  • 1975–76 : Mohammed Kheiri def. Wagdi Jamal
  • 1976–77 : Hassan Othman def. Youssef Saleh
  • 1977–78 : Abdul Ameer Zainal def. Wagdi Jamal
  • 1978–79 : Silas def. Carlos Alberto
  • 1979–80 : Silas def. Ronald Douglas
  • 1980–81 : Helmi Hussein def. Park Byung-suk
  • 1981–82 : Hassan Othman def. Abdel Moneim Al Haj
  • 1982–83 : Procópio Cardoso def. Jimmy Meadows
  • 1983–84 : Sebastião def. Eid Mubarak
  • 1984–85 : Hassan Othman def. Eid Mubarak
  • 1985–86 : Procópio Cardoso def. Sebastião
  • 1986–87 : Joubert Meira def. Procópio Cardoso
  • 1987–88 : Ahmed Omar def. Len Ashurst
  • 1988–89 : Joseph Bowie def. Paulo Massa
  • 1989–90 : Luis Alberto def. Hassan Ali
  • 1990–91 : Silas def. René Simões
  • 1991–92 : Paulo Massa def. Luis Alberto
  • 1992–93 : Zé Mário def. Sebastião Lapola
  • 1993–94 : Ahmed Omar def. René Simões
  • 1994–95 : Jamal Haji def. Adnan Dirjal
  • 1995–96 : Jamal Haji def. Benny Johansen
  • 1996–97 : Jamal Haji def. Eid Mubarak
  • 1997–98 : Jamal Haji def. Abdelkadir Bomir
  • 1998–99 : Roald Poulsen def. Jamal Haji
  • 1999–2000 : Džemaludin Mušović def. Jørgen E. Larsen
  • 2000–01 : René Meulensteen def. Verner Lička
  • 2001–02 : Josef Hickersberger def. Ilie Balaci
  • 2002–03 : Luka Peruzović def. Carlos Alhinho
  • 2003–04 : Jean Castaneda def. Džemaludin Mušović
  • 2004–05 : Bora Milutinović def. Adnan Dirjal
  • 2005–06 : Rabah Madjer def. Harres Mohammed
  • 2006–07 : Jorge Fossati def. Jean-Paul Rabier
  • 2007–08 : Laurent Banide def. Marcos Paquetá
  • 2008–09 : Marcos Paquetá def. Paulo Autuori
  • 2009–10 : Paulo Autuori def. Gérard Gili
  • 2010–11 : Paulo Autuori def. Bruno Metsu
  • 2011–12 : Paulo Silas def. Jorge Fossati
  • 2012–13 : Diego Aguirre def. Hussein Ammouta
  • 2013–14 : Hussein Ammouta def. Sami Trabelsi
  • 2014–15 : Sabri Lamouchi def Hussein Ammouta
  • 2015–16 : Jesualdo Ferreira def Djamel Belmadi
  • 2016–17 : Michael Laudrup def Jesualdo Ferreira
  • 2017–18 : Michael Laudrup def Djamel Belmadi
  • 2018–19 : Jesualdo Ferreira def Rui Faria
  • 2019–20 : Heimir Hallgrimsson def Xavi
  • 2020–21 : Laurent Blanc def Xavi
  • 2021–22 : Andrea Stramaccioni def Luís Castro

    Top-performing clubs

ClubChampions
Al-Sadd19
Al-Arabi9
Qatar SC8
Al-Gharrafa8
Al-Rayyan6
Al-Ahli4
Al-Duhail4
Umm-Salal1