2021–22 UAE League Cup

2021–22 UAE League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Shabab Al Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	52 (2.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Michel Araújo (6 goals)
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The 2021–22 UAE League Cup is the 14th season of the

Shabab Al Ahli were the defending champions. The competition is set to start on 8 October 2021.^[1]

First round

Source: soccerway
All times are local (

UTC+04:00

)

First leg

8 October 2021 First round	Khor Fakkan	3–2	Al Wahda	Khor Fakkan
18:15	Mubarak 35' Rashid 45+3' Waleed 54'	Report	João Pedro 62', 68'	Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al Hammadi Assistant referees: Ahmed Al Hossani Amer Hasan Fourth official: Yousuf Al Shamali

15 October 2021 First round	Kalba	4–0	Al Urooba	Kalba
18:15	Salem 45+2' Al-Naqbi 49' Camara 54', 75'	Report		Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Saeed Al Mansoori Hamdan Mohamed Juma Fourth official: Zayed Al Awakli

Al Ain v Emirates

15 October 2021 First round	Al Ain	2–0	Emirates	Al Ain
18:15	Guanca 73' Rahimi 82'	Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Ali Al Zarouni Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Maazmi Hasan Abdulrahman Al Jelani Fourth official: Ahmad Al Naqbi

15 October 2021 First round	Ajman	2–2	Sharjah	Ajman
20:30	Larbi 20', 58'	Report	Al-Attas 11' Luanzinho 45+2'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Al Ali Assistant referees: Mohamed Ali Hilal Ali Abdulla Shamlan Fourth official: Hasan Al Blooshi

16 October 2021 First round	Al Dhafra	1–3	Al Nasr	Madinat Zayed
18:15	Ezekiel 57'	Report	Saba 2', 50' Tozé 36'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium Referee: Naser Al Ali Assistant referees: Ibrahim Al Ajmi Turki Al-Zaabi Fourth official: Amer Al Dhubiea

16 October 2021 First round	Al Wasl	Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
18:15	Khamis 7'	Report	Lima 23' Araújo 44'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi Assistant referees: Ali Saeed Al Naqbi Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi Fourth official: Nawaf Al Zeyouidi

Second leg

25 October 2021 First round	Sharjah	3–3 (5–5 agg.)	Ajman	Sharjah
18:15	Malango 3', 57' Shukurov 61'	Report	Trawally 79' (pen.) Al-Junaibi 83' Yousif 89'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Ahmed Hussain Bilal Assistant referees: Ahmed Abdouli Saeed Al-Marzooqi Fourth official: Fahad Khalaf
Note: Ajman advanced on away goals

25 October 2021 First round	Al Nasr	0–0 (3–1 agg.)	Al Dhafra	Al Nasr, Dubai
18:15		Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Nawaf Al Zeyouidi Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood Waled Al Karmati Fourth official: Saif Ahmed

25 October 2021 First round
Kalba
Khor Fakkan
20:30

Qadir 32'
Report Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Referee: Hasan Al Blooshi
Assistant referees: Talal Al Nuaimi
Ali Shalman
Fourth official: Suhail Abdulla Ali

Al Wasl v Baniyas

25 October 2021 First round
Zabeel, Dubai
20:30

Araújo 43', 77'
Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Amer Al Dhubiea
Assistant referees: Khamis Fayroz
Jasim Al Ajmi
Fourth official: Humaid Al Shamsi

Emirates v Al Ain
26 October 2021 First round Emirates 1–0
(1–2 agg.) Al Ain Ras Al Khaimah
18:15

Yago 78'
Report Stadium:
Emirates Club Stadium

Referee: Zayed Al Awakli
Assistant referees: Mohammed Ali Al Shehhi
Yasser Al Murshidi
Fourth official: Yousuf Hassan Al Shamali

Al Wahda v Khor Fakkan
7 November 2021 First round Al Wahda 1–0
(3–3 agg.) Khor Fakkan Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
20:30

Ángel 71'
Report Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Referee: Yousif Al Jasmi
Assistant referees: Ahmed Abdouli
Abdulla Al-Marzooqi
Fourth official: Khalid Al Mulla

9th–14th place playoffs

This season's league cup will introduce a play off group for the losing teams in the first round to determine the final placements.^[2]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts

Emirates 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 10

Sharjah 5 2 3 0 7 3 +4 9

Al Urooba 5 1 3 1 8 6 +2 6

Al Dhafra 5 2 0 3 8 13 −5 6

Baniyas 5 1 2 2 6 7 −1 5

Khor Fakkan 5 1 1 3 6 8 −2 4
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: Soccerway

Emirates v Al Urooba
12 November 2021 Emirates 1–0 Al Urooba Ras Al Khaimah
18:00

Yousif 81'
Report Stadium:
Emirates Club Stadium

Referee: Khalid Al Mulla

Baniyas v Al Dhafra
12 November 2021 Baniyas 2–3 Al Dhafra Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
18:00

Suárez 9'

Al-Balochi 69'
Report

El Adoua 8'

Saif 57'

Diop 67'
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Fahad Khalaf

Sharjah v Khor Fakkan
12 November 2021 Sharjah 2–1 Khor Fakkan Sharjah
20:15

Meloni 52'

Al-Attas 68' (pen.)
Report

Andrey 18'
Stadium:
Sharjah Stadium

Referee: Yousuf Al Shamali

Al Urooba v Baniyas
26 November 2021 Al Urooba 2–2 Baniyas Ajman
18:00 Report Stadium: Ajman Stadium

Al Dhafra v Sharjah
26 November 2021 Al Dhafra 1–4 Sharjah Madinat Zayed
18:00

Saif 44'
Report

Sultan 4'

Al-Attas 39'

Saleh 55'

Meloni 86'
Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium

Khor Fakkan v Emirates
26 November 2021 Khor Fakkan 0–1 Emirates Khor Fakkan
20:15 Report

Motta 90+3'
Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Khalfan

Baniyas v Emirates
4 December 2021 Baniyas 0–1 Emirates Al Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
18:00 Report

Boulahia 90+1'
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al Hammadi

Al Dhafra v Khor Fakkan
4 December 2021 Al Dhafra 1–2 Khor Fakkan Madinat Zayed
18:00

Diop 20' (pen.)
Report

Tanque 2'

Nasser 59'
Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium
Referee: Humaid Al Shamsi

Sharjah v Al Urooba
4 December 2021 Sharjah 1–1 Al Urooba Sharjah
20:15

Caio
36'
Report

Atassi 90+1'
Stadium:
Sharjah Stadium

Referee: Fahed Khalaf

Al Urooba v Al Dhafra
9 December 2021 Al Urooba 3–0 Al Dhafra Fujairah
18:00

Obaid 27'

Eduwo 37', 90+5'
Report Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
Referee: Naser Al Ali

Emirates v Sharjah
9 December 2021 Emirates 0–0 Sharjah Ras Al Khaimah
18:00 Report Stadium:
Emirates Club Stadium

Referee: Abdulla Ashtyri

Khor Fakkan v Baniyas
9 December 2021 Khor Fakkan 1–2 Baniyas Khor Fakkan
20:15

Douglas Tanque 43'
Report

Al-Noubi 50'

Abunamous 60'
Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Referee: Khalid Al Mulla

Al Dhafra v Emirates
23 January 2022 Al Dhafra 3–2 Emirates Madinat Zayed
17:15

Marcos 3'

Amesimeku 50'

Diop 77'
Report

Seyi 31'

Yousif 70'
Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium
Referee: Saif Ahmed

Khor Fakkan v Al Urooba
23 January 2022 Khor Fakkan 2–2 Al Urooba Khor Fakkan
17:15

Caíque
8'

Juninho 65'
Report

Moosa 19'

Valencia 84'
Stadium: Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium
Referee: Suhail Abdulla Ali

Sharjah v Baniyas
23 January 2022 Sharjah 2–2 Baniyas Sharjah
19:45

Saleh 44'

Camara 56'
Report

Al-Hashemi 67', 90' (pen.)
Stadium:
Sharjah Stadium

Referee: Ahmed Hassan Bilal

Quarter-finals

Both the defending champions and current league winners enter in this round.

First leg

Kalba v Al Jazira

16 December 2021 Quarter-finals
Kalba
3–3 Al Jazira Kalba
18:00

Al Fardan 18'

Camara 43'

Mlapa 72' (pen.)
Report

Victor
26', 48'

Diaby 38'
Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium
Referee: Mohomed Obaid Khadim
Assistant referees: Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi
Ali Saeed Al Naqbi
Fourth official: Ahmed Hassan Bilal

Al Nasr v Al Wahda
16 December 2021 Quarter-finals Al Nasr 0–0 Al Wahda Al Nasr, Dubai
20:15 Report Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi
Assistant referees: Mohammed Al Obedly
Amer Hasan
Fourth official: Amer Al Dhubiea

Shabab Al Ahli v Ajman
17 December 2021 Quarter-finals Shabab Al Ahli 2–1 Ajman Deira, Dubai
18:00

Al Kamali 34'

Abdulrahman 57'
Report

Jassim 65'
Stadium: Rashid Stadium
Referee: Khalid Bu Hasan
Assistant referees: Ahmed Abdouli
Saeed Al-Marzooqi
Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

Al Wasl

17 December 2021 Quarter-finals
Al Wasl
Al Ain
20:15

Laba 19' (pen.), 32'

Caio
45+1'
Report

Araújo 5', 43', 90+3'
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi
Assistant referees: Salah Salim
Ali Shamlan
Fourth official: Zayed Al Awakli

Second leg

Kalba

3 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Kalba	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
17:00	Ramadan 18' Bruno 33'	Report	Adil 15'	Stadium: Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Adel Al Naqbi Assistant referees: Zayed Dawood Mohamed Ali Hilal Fourth official: Yousif Al Jasmi

3 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Ajman	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Shabab Al Ahli	Ajman
19:30		Report	Ghayedi 32'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Assistant referees: Ali Mohamed Al Nuaimi Ali Saeed Al Naqbi Fourth official: Amer Al Dhubiea

4 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Al Wahda	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Al Nasr	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
17:00	Pedro 15' Ibrahim 17'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla Al Ali Hassan Ali Al Hammadi Fourth official: Naser Al Ali

4 January 2022 Quarter-finals	Zabeel, Dubai
19:30	Jonatas 14' (o.g.) Adryelson 19' Khamis 59'	Report	Guanca 5', 53' Jonatas 66' Laba 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Assistant referees: Hassan Suqatari Al Mahri Ahmed Abdouli Fourth official: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

5th–8th place playoffs

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kalba	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Al Wasl	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6
Ajman	3	1	0	2	1	5	−4	3
Al Nasr	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January. Source: Soccerway

22 January 2022	Al Wasl	Kalba
17:00	Žulj 40' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium Referee: Humaid Al Shamsi

22 January 2022	Ajman	1–0	Al Nasr	Ajman
19:30	Mena 87'	Report		Stadium: Ajman Stadium Referee: Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi

29 January 2022	Al Wasl	4–0	Ajman	Zabeel, Dubai
17:15	Abdulrahman 11' Khamis 52' Ahmed 61' Douglas 74'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Khalid Al Mulla

29 January 2022	Kalba	Al Nasr, Dubai
19:45	Eid 90+4'	Report	Jshak 26'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Referee: Ali Al Zarouni

Kalba v Ajman

25 March 2022	Kalba	1–0	Ajman	Kalba
17:45		Report		Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium

Al Wasl v Al Nasr

25 March 2022	Al Wasl	1–0	Al Nasr	Zabeel, Dubai
17:45		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Semi-finals

First leg

Shabab Al Ahli v Al Wahda

1 March 2022 Semi-finals	Shabab Al Ahli	1–0	Al Wahda	Deira, Dubai
17:30	Oliveira 80'	Report		Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla Al Ali Waled Al Karmati Fourth official: Amer Al Dhubiea

1 March 2022 Semi-finals	Al Jazira	1–1	Al Ain	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
20:00	Sultan 51'	Report	Autonne 19'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Assistant referees: Hassan Al Mahri Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi Fourth official: Khalid Bu Hasan

Second leg

8 March 2022 Semi-finals	Al Wahda	1–3 (1–4 agg.)	Shabab Al Ahli	Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi
17:45		Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

8 March 2022 Semi-finals	Al Ain	(a) 0–0 (1–1 agg.)	Al Jazira	Al Ain
20:15		Report		Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Final

9 April 2021

19:05

Shabab Al Ahli
Canedo 53' Laba 75'	Report	Cartabia 28', 81'
Penalties
Guanca Rahimi Laba Nader Erik Al Balochi	5–4	Olsen Jaber César Nourollahi Cartabia Haikal

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Referee: Mohamed Al Harmoodi

Final Placements

Rank	Team
1	Al Ain
2	Shabab Al Ahli
3	Al Jazira
4	Al Wahda
5	Kalba
6	Al Wasl
7	Ajman
8	Al Nasr
9	Emirates
10	Sharjah
11	Al Urooba
12	Al Dhafra
13	Baniyas
14	Khor Fakkan

References

^ "8 أكتوبر انطلاق "كأس رابطة المحترفين"" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "ربع نهائي "كأس المحترفين" 16 ديسمبر" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

External links

[1] "8 أكتوبر انطلاق "كأس رابطة المحترفين"" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[2] "ربع نهائي "كأس المحترفين" 16 ديسمبر" (in Arabic). albayan. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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