Emir of Qatar Cup (Arabic: كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to 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.

Emir of Qatar Cup
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
CountryQatar
Current championsAl Sadd
(2024)
Most championshipsAl Sadd (19 titles)
Current: 2024 Emir of Qatar Cup

History

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Qatar Emir Cup in 2009

The Emir 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.[1] 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.[2] Ali Absi was the first foreign referee to officiate a match in the first edition of the Emir Cup.[3]

Previous winners

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Statistics

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Referees of finals

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Winning club captains

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Source: alarab.qa

Club managers in finals

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Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022.[5]

Top-performing clubs

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Club Champions
Al-Sadd 19
Al-Arabi 9
Qatar SC 8 (5 as Al-Oruba)
Al-Gharrafa 7 (5 as Al-Ittihad)
Al-Rayyan 6
Al-Ahli 4
Al-Duhail 4 (1 as Lekhwiya)
Umm-Salal 1

References

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  1. ^ "Qatar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Amir Cup". Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية". alkass.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. ^ حصريا - قائمة حكام نهائي كأس الأمير من 1973 وحتى 2013 (in Arabic). superkoora. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Amir Cup 2022". Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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