2017–18 UAE League Cup

The 2017–18 UAE League Cup is the 10th season of the UAE League Cup. The competition started on September 4, 2017.

2017–18 League Cup

Country	UAE
Teams	12
Defending champions	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai
Champions	Al Wahda (2nd title)
Runners-up	Al Wasl
Matches played	43
Goals scored	145 (3.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sebastián Tagliabúe (14 goals)
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 19:57, 29 December 2017 (UTC).

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Al Jazira 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10 Al Nasr 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5 10 Al Ain 5 2 1 2 13 10 +3 7 Hatta 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6 Ajman 5 1 1 3 5 8 −3 4 Al Dhafra 5 1 1 3 5 14 −9 4 Source:

Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 5 2 3 0 13 7 +6 9 Al Wahda 5 2 2 1 10 6 +4 8 Al Wasl 5 2 1 2 12 11 +1 7 Dibba 5 2 1 2 7 9 −2 7 Sharjah 5 1 2 2 9 11 −2 5 Emirates 5 1 1 3 4 11 −7 4 Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2017. Source: http://uae.agleague.ae/en/stats/the-arabian-gulf-cup.html Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking[1][2] 10) draw

Group matches

All times are local (UTC+04:00).

Group A

Al Ain v Hatta

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) WEEK 1	Al Ain	2–2	Hatta	Al Ain
17:25	Yousef Ahmed  40' Caio  53' (pen.)	Report	Mahir Jasem  5' Fernando Gabriel  25'	Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Mulla

Al Dhafra v Al Jazira

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al Dhafra	1–1	Al Jazira	Madinat Zayed
15:50	Abdul-Raheem  82'	Report	Romarinho  48'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Mohammed Ali Helal Fourth official: Khalid Almula

Al Nasr v Ajman

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) WEEK 1	Al Nasr	3–0	Ajman	Dubai
18:30	Yaqoub  42' Wanderley  57' Marcelo Cirino  64'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar Assistant referees: Mohammed Ahmed Yousef, Ahmed Alabdouli Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

Hatta v Al Nasr

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Hatta	0–0	Al Nasr	Hatta
17:15		Report		Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Al Jazira v Al Ain

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Al Jazira	2–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00	Al Ghilani  44' Al-Eidi  68'	Report	Caio  51' (pen.)	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

Ajman v Al Dhafra

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Ajman	3–1	Al Dhafra	Ajman
17:15	Adeílson  66' Waleed  90' Kone  90+7'	Report	Al-Hammadi  90+6'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Hatta v Ajman

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Hatta	0–0	Ajman	Hatta
16:45		Report		Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Al Nasr v Al Jazira

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Al Nasr	0–3	Al Jazira	Dubai
19:30		Report	Mabkhout  20' Rashidov  25' Al Ghilani  65'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Ain v Al Dhafra

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Al Ain	7–1	Al Dhafra	Al-Ain
16:50	Douglas  26', 31', 45', 57' Caio  35', 69' Yousef Ahmed  90'	Report	Abdulqader  86'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

Ajman v Al Ain

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Ajman	2–3	Al Ain	Ajman
16:45	Kone  52' Abdulrahman  64'	Report	Diaky  28' Douglas  77' Abdullah  84'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Al Dhafra v Al-Nasr

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) WEEK 4	Al Dhafra	0–2	Al-Nasr	Madinat Zayed
16:50		Report	Marcelo Cirino  40' Wanderley  90'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium

Hatta v Al Dhafra

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Hatta	1–2	Al Dhafra	Hatta
16:50	Samuel Rosa  19'	Report	Al-Kathiri  34', 75'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

Ajman v Al Jazira

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Ajman	0–1	Al Jazira	Ajman
16:55		Report	Al Ghilani  55'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Al Nasr v Al Ain

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Al Nasr	3–0	Al Ain	Dubai
19:45	Marcelo Cirino  2' Saleh  17', 62'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Jazira v Hatta

26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) WEEK 3	Al Jazira	1–2	Hatta	Abu Dhabi
13:55	Sardor Rashidov  90'	Report	S. Rosa  27' Ali Al-Khajah  90+6'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Group B

Al-Wasl v Dibba

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al-Wasl	3–2	Dibba	Dubai
15:40	Hassan Mohammed  2' Caio  70' (pen.) Fábio Lima  88'	Report	Ciel  48' (pen.)	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Mohammed Salem Yousef

Al Wahda v Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al Wahda	1–1	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	Abu Dhabi
18:30	Tagliabué  10'	Report	Diop  45+3'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Khamis Fairooz Fourth official: Saqr Alzaabi

Sharjah v Emirates

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) WEEK 1	Sharjah	0–2	Emirates	Sharjah
15:40		Report	Mouaoui  61' Sáez  80'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Mohomed Obaid Khadim Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Talal Rashid Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Mohammed Alshbebi

Emirates v Al-Wasl

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Emirates	0–4	Al-Wasl	Ras Al-Khaimah
17:15		Report	Caio  14' Fábio Lima  46' Caio  65' Ronaldo Mendes  84'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Dibba v Al Wahda

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Dibba	2–1	Al Wahda	Fujairah
17:15	A. Diallo  24',  78'	Report	Mohamed Al-Shehhi  48'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Sharjah

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	3–3	Sharjah	Dubai
20:00	Luvannor  23' Marzooq  36' Diop  86' (pen.)	Report	Al Zari  45', 50' Welliton  62'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi

Emirates v Dibba

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Emirates	0–0	Dibba	Ras Al-Khaimah
16:45		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Sharjah v Al Wahda

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Sharjah	1–1	Al Wahda	Sharjah
16:50	Jamal Maroof  30'	Report	Tagliabúe  86'	Stadium: Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium Referee: Easa Khalifa Al Hajeri

Al Wasl v Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Al Wasl	2–2	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	Dubai
19:30	Caio  45+1' (pen.) Saleh Abdulla  75'	Report	Moon Chang-jin  69' Diop  89'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali

Dibba v Sharjah

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Dibba	2–1	Sharjah	Fujairah
16:40		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Al Wahda v Al Wasl

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Al Wahda	3–0	Al Wasl	Abu Dhabi
19:30		Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai v Emirates

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) WEEK 4	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	3–0	Emirates	Dubai
19:30		Report		Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Dibba v Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Dibba	2–1	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	Fujairah
16:50		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Emirates v Al Wahda

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Emirates	2–4	Al Wahda	Ras Al-Khaimah
16:50		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Al Wasl v Sharjah

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Al Wasl	3–4	Sharjah	Dubai
19:45		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Knockout phase

The knockout phase involves the first four teams of each of the 2 groups in the group stage.[3]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Al Jazira	1	0	1
	Dibba	3	1	4
							Dibba	2	3	5
							Al Wahda	4	4	8
	Al Ain	1	1	2
	Al Wahda	2	5	7
													Al Wahda	2
													Al Wasl	1
	Al Nasr	2	0	2
	Al Wasl	2	1	3
							Al Wasl	0	3	3
							Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	0	2	2
	Hatta	0	1	1
	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	3	2	5

Quarter-finals

The first legs was played on 29 and 30 December 2017, and the second legs will be played on 15 and 16 February 2018.[4][5]

First leg

29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)

17:15

Al Ain	1–2	Al Wahda
Berg  84' (pen.)	Report	Tagliabué  70' Al-Akbari  87'

Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Referee: Sultan Abdurazzaq

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29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)

20:00

Al Wasl	2–2	Al Nasr
Lima  18',  34'	Report	Y. Al Zaabi  47' (OG) Salem Saleh  53'

Zabeel Stadium

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi

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30 December 2017 (2017-12-30)

17:10

Dibba	3–1	Al Jazira
Ahmed Rashed  49',  60' Driss Fettouhi  82'	Report	Romarinho  84'

Fujairah Club Stadium

Referee: Hamad Ali Yousef

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30 December 2017 (2017-12-30)

20:00

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	3–0	Hatta
H. Luvannor  26' Walid Amber  66' Saoud Abdurazaq  76'	Report

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Stadium Al Aweer

Referee: Ahmed Salim Khalfan

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Second leg

15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)

17:30

Hatta	1–2	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
A. Khamis  53'		Diop  50' Erceg  83'

Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

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15 February 2018 (2018-02-15)

20:00

Al Jazira	0–1	Dibba
	Report	Al-Bakhit  7'

Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium

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16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)

17:30

Al Nasr	0–1	Al Wasl
	Report	Caio  48'

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Stadium Al Aweer

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16 February 2018 (2018-02-16)

20:00

Al Wahda	5–1	Al Ain
Batna  9' Ahmed  41' Tagliabué  62' Al Shehhi  78' Al Akbari  79'	Report	Khalil  31'

Al Nahyan Stadium

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Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 9 and 22 March 2018.[4]

First leg

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)

Al Wahda	4–2	Dibba
Tagliabúe  3', 63' (pen.), 81' Dzsudzsák  72' (pen.)	Report	Diogo  66', 87'

Zayed Sports City Stadium

Referee: Yahya Ali Al Mulla

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	0–0	Al Wasl
	Report

Al Rashid Stadium

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali

Second leg

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

Dibba	3–4	Al Wahda
Rodolfo  1', 4' Ali  49'	Report	Tagliabúe  18', 90', 90+4' Batna  33'

Fujairah Club Stadium

Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22)

Al Wasl	3–2	Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
Saleh  15' Abbas  87' Caio  90+1'	Report	Al Hammadi  16' Ambar  72'

Zabeel Stadium

Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali

Final

The final will be played on 29 March 2018.[4]

29 March 2018 (2018-03-29)

21:30

Al Wahda	2–1	Al-Wasl
Ahmed  14' Tagliabúe  29'	Report	Mendes  61'

Al Rashid Stadium

Referee: Ammar Ali Al Junaibi

Goalscorers

There have been 22 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

6 goals

• Sebastián Tagliabué (Al Wahda)
• Caio (Al-Wasl)

5 goals

• Douglas (Al Ain)
• Welliton (Al-Sharjah)

4 goals

• Caio (Al Ain)

3 goals

• Sebastián Sáez (Emirates)
• Marcelo Cirino (Al-Nasr Dubai)
• Henrique Luvannor (Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai)
• Makhete Diop (Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai)
• Ahmed Al Ghilani (Al Jazira)
• Mohamed Al-Akbari (Al Wahda)

2 goals

• Ronaldo Mendes (Al-Wasl)
• Ciel (Dibba Al-Fujairah)
• Wanderley (Al-Nasr Dubai)
• Samuel Rosa Gonçalves (Hatta)
• Fábio Virginio de Lima (Al-Wasl)
• Alassane Diallo (Dibba Al-Fujairah)
• Moon Chang-jin (Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai)
• Hassan Mohammed (Al-Wasl)
• Ahmed Rashed Ali (Dibba Al-Fujairah)
• Yousef Ahmed (Al Ain)
• Saeed Al-Kathiri (Al Dhafra)
• Salem Saleh (Al-Nasr Dubai
• Khalid Rashid Alzari (Al-Sharjah)
• Sardor Rashidov (Al Jazira)
• Tareq Ahmed (Al Wahda)

1 goal

• Romarinho (Al Jazira)
• Mohannad Abdul-Raheem (Al Dhafra)
• Abdelghani Mouaoui (Emirates)
• Makhete Diop (Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai)
• Mohsen Abdullah (Al Ain)
• Mahir Jasem (Hatta)
• Jassem Yaqoub (Al-Nasr Dubai)
• Abdullah Abdulqader (Al Dhafra)
• Hussain Abdulrahman (Ajman Club)
• Mohammed Abdulbasit (Al Wahda)
• Ahmed Khalil (Al Ain)
• Mourad Batna (Al Wahda)

References

1. "Article (15) of Arabian Gulf League Regulations" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "Fairplay - Arabian Gulf Cup - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
3. "Article (14) of Arabian Gulf Cup Competition Regulations (Arabic)" (PDF). uae.agleague.ae/. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
4. "PLC Announces Second Round Fixtures - News - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
5. "Schedule - Arabian Gulf Cup - UAE Pro League Committee". uae.agleague.ae. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

External links

• Arabian Gulf Cup official website