2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup

The 2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup was the 1st staging of the Etisalat Emirates Cup, started on October 10, 2008 and finished on April 3, 2009. The competition was won by Al Ain defeating Al Wahda in the final 1–0. 12 clubs were drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams. The winners and the best runner up qualified for the semi final stage.

2009–10 Etisalat Cup
Etisalat Emirates Cup
Country UAE
Teams12
Defending championsAl Ain
ChampionsAl Ain
Runners-upAl Wahda
Matches played41
Goals scored116 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Fernando Baiano
(7 goals)

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Wahda 6 4 2 0 8 4 +4 14
Al-Shabab 6 2 3 1 12 8 +4 9
Sharjah 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
Al-Dhafra 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3
Source:
Al Dhafra1–1Sharjah
Al Shabab3–3Al Wahda
Sharjah1–4Al Shabab
Al Wahda1–0Al Dhafra
Al Dhafra1–1Al Shabab
Sharjah0–1Al Wahda
Al Shabab3–1Al Dhafra
Al Wahda1–0Sharjah
Al Wahda0–0Al Shabab
Sharjah0–0Al Dhafra
Al Shabab1–2Sharjah
Al Dhafra1–2Al Wahda

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Jazira 6 5 0 1 19 6 +13 15
Al Wasl 6 2 2 2 9 14 −5 8
Al Khaleej Club 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5
Al-Shaab 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5
Source:
Khaleej2–3Al-Jazira Club
Al Shaab1–1Al Wasl
Al-Jazira Club5–0Al Shaab
Al Wasl3–3Khaleej
Al-Jazira Club4–0Al Wasl
Khaleej2–0Al Shaab
Al Wasl1–4Al-Jazira Club
Al Shaab1–1Khaleej
Al Wasl2–1Al Shaab
Al-Jazira Club2–1Khaleej
Khaleej1–2Al Wasl
Al Shaab2–1Al-Jazira Club

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Ain 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Al-Ahli 6 3 1 2 13 10 +3 10
Al-Nasr 6 2 0 4 6 6 0 6
Ajman 6 2 0 4 5 13 −8 6
Source:
Al Nasr2–0Al Ahli
Al Ain1–0Ajman
Ajman1–0Al Nasr
Al Ahli1–1Al Ain
Al Ahli5–3Ajman
Al Nasr0–1Al Ain
Ajman0–4Al Ahli
Al Ain2–1Al Nasr
Ajman0–3Al Ain
Al Ahli1–3Al Nasr
Al Ain1–2Al Ahli
Al Nasr0–1Ajman

Semi-finals

Kickoff times are in UAE Time (UTC+4).

1st Legs
Al-Ahli1–3Al Wahda
Jaber  77' Report  23' Ameen
 68' Hashim
 87' Pinga
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai
Al-Jazira1–4Al Ain
Baiano  48' Report  10', 30' (45), pen.' André Dias
 46' Hilal
Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Referee: Mohammad Abdullah Hassan

2nd Legs
Al-Wahda0–1Al-Ahli
Baré  22' Report
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater
Al Ain1–0Al-Jazira
 70' André Dias Report
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain
Referee: Mohammed Al Junaibi

Final
Al Ain1–0Al-Wahda
Shehab  75' Report
Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Referee: Mohammad Abdullah Hassan
 Etisalat Emirates Cup
2008–09 Winners 
Al Ain
1st title
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