2017–18 UAE President's Cup

The 2017–18 UAE President's Cup was the 42nd edition of the UAE President's Cup. The competition started on 22 September 2017 and concluded on 3 May 2018.[1] Al Ain defeated Al Wasl 2–1 in the finals to win their seventh title.[2]

2017–18 UAE President's Cup

Country	United Arab Emirates
Dates	22 September 2017 – 3 May 2018
Teams	16 (Knockout round) 24 (Total)
Defending champions	Al Wahda
Champions	Al Ain (7th title)
Runners-up	Al Wasl
Matches played	45
Goals scored	140 (3.11 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Caio (5 goals)
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 3 May 2018.

Al-Wahda were the defending champions, winning the tournament in 2016–17 season, they were knocked out in semi-finals, after losing 5–4 on penalties to Al Wasl.[3]

Group stage

Preliminary Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Fujairah 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5 10 Al Urooba 5 3 1 1 11 7 +4 10 Al Thaid 5 3 0 2 9 6 +3 9 Al Hamriyah 5 2 0 3 6 6 0 6 Masfut 5 1 2 2 7 11 −4 5 Masafi 5 1 0 4 4 12 −8 3 Source:

Preliminary Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Kalba 5 4 0 1 12 5 +7 12 Baniyas 5 3 1 1 9 5 +4 10 Khor Fakkan 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 10 Dibba Al-Hisn 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6 Ras Al Khaimah 5 1 1 3 6 9 −3 4 Al-Arabi 5 0 1 4 4 12 −8 1 Source:

Bracket

As per UAE Football Association matches database: [4]

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

Round 1

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Al Urooba

15 January 2018	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	1–0	Al Urooba	Dubai
15:05	Erceg  27'			Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Al-Fujairah SC v Hatta Club

15 January 2018	Al-Fujairah SC	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Hatta Club	Fujairah
18:05	Khaled  61' Mousa  76' Haithem  120+1'		Gabriel  55' Samuel  90'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

Al Jazira Club v Al-Ittihad Kalba

16 January 2018	Al Jazira Club	1–0	Al-Ittihad Kalba	Abu Dhabi
15:05	Mabkhout  75'			Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Ajman Club v Sharjah FC

16 January 2018	Ajman Club	0–2	Sharjah FC	Ajman
20:05			Welliton  15' Vander  38' (pen.)	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Al Ain FC v Al Dhafra FC

17 January 2018	Al Ain FC	1–0	Al Dhafra FC	Al Ain
17:05	Berg  22'			Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Baniyas Club v Al Wasl F.C.

17 January 2018	Baniyas Club	2–5	Al Wasl F.C.	Abu Dhabi
17:05	Alnofeli  45' Ahbabi  88'		Caio  2', 74', 90+2' Moharrami  10' (o.g.) Alnofeli  10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium

Emirates Club v Al Wahda FC

17 January 2018	Emirates Club	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Al Wahda FC	Ras Al Khaimah
20:05	Sáez  60'		Akbari  52' Shehhi  113'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

Al-Nasr Dubai SC v Dibba Al-Fujairah Club

17 January 2018	Al-Nasr Dubai SC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Dibba Al-Fujairah Club	Dubai
20:05	Cirino  70'		Waleed  11'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium
	Penalties
	Cirino Jalal Sulaiman Khamees		Silva Fettouhi Ibrahim Saeed Yamahi

Quarterfinals

Al Jazira v Al Wahda

11 April 2018	Al Jazira	0–3	Al Wahda	Abu Dhabi
			Tagliabué  26' Dzsudzsák  30', 73'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Al Wasl v Dibba Al-Fujairah

11 April 2018	Al Wasl	1–0	Dibba Al-Fujairah	Dubai
	Caio  79'			Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Al Ain v Al Fujairah

12 April 2018	Al Ain	4–2	Al Fujairah	Al Ain
	Khalil  29' Shahat  30', 39' Caio  90+2'		Khamis  8' Khaled  53'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Al Sharjah

12 April 2018	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	1–0	Al Sharjah	Dubai
	81'			Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Semifinals

Al Wahda v Al Wasl

25 April 2018	Al Wahda	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Al Wasl	Abu Dhabi
	Tagliabué  57', 82' Batna  112'		Lima  63' Canedo  74' Al Azizi  114'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
	Penalties
	Tagliabué Rim Chang-woo Batna Burgosh Dzsudzsák		Canedo Lima Cáceres Saleh Al-Naqbi

Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai v Al Ain

25 April 2018	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	0–6	Al Ain	Dubai
			Caio  4', 74' El Shahat  9' Berg  65' Khalil  82' Bandar  90+2'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium

Final

Al Wasl v Al Ain

3 May 2018	Al Wasl	1–2	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
	Caio  90+2'		Ismail  3' Berg  50'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

References

1. UAE Presidents Cup 2017/2018
2. "Al Ain FC 2 : 1 Al Wasl SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
3. "Al Wahda FC 3 : 3 , 4 : 5 PAl Wasl SC". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
4. "UAE FA - Matches Database". www.uaefa.ae. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.