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

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group matches

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

Group A

Group B

Knockout phase

The knockout phase involves the first four teams of each of the 2 groups in the

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. Each tie in the

knockout phase A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

, 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 The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

. 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

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

First leg

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Second leg

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Semi-finals

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

First leg

Second leg

Final

The final will be played on 29 March 2018.

Goalscorers

There have been 22 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;6 goals * Sebastián Tagliabué ( Al Wahda) * Caio ( Al-Wasl) ;5 goals *

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( Al Ain) *

Welliton Welliton Soares de Morais (born 22 October 1986), or simply Welliton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Goiás. During his time at Spartak Moscow, Welliton was a very prolific scorer and won the Russian Premier League top s ...

( Al-Sharjah) ;4 goals * Caio ( Al Ain) ;3 goals * Sebastián Sáez (

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) *

Marcelo Cirino Marcelo Cirino da Silva (born 22 January 1992 in Maringá) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Athletico Paranaense. He previously had played for Atlético Paranaense, winning the Brazilian Série A best newcomer award in 2013 ...

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Al-Nasr Dubai Al-Nasr CSC ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considere ...

) * 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 Ronaldo César Mendes de Medeiros (born 16 August 1992), known as Ronaldo Mendes or simply Ronaldo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor. Club career Early career Born in Nova E ...

( Al-Wasl) * Ciel (

Dibba Al-Fujairah Dibba Al-Fujairah ( ar, دبا الفجيرة) is a city in the emirate of Fujairah, located on the northeast part of the United Arab Emirates. It is geographically part of the Dibba region. Dibba Al-Fujairah is considered to be the second large ...

) * Wanderley (

) * Samuel Rosa Gonçalves ( Hatta) *

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( Al-Wasl) * Alassane Diallo (

) * Moon Chang-jin ( Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai) * Hassan Mohammed ( Al-Wasl) * Ahmed Rashed Ali (

) * Yousef Ahmed ( Al Ain) *

Saeed Al-Kathiri Saeed Salem Saleh Salem Al Kathiri, also called Saeed Al Kathiri ( ar, سعيد الكثيري; born 28 March 1988 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), is an Emirati footballer who plays as a defender. He also plays for Al Dhafra as a striker. ...

( Al Dhafra) * Salem Saleh (

* Khalid Rashid Alzari ( Al-Sharjah) *

Sardor Rashidov Sardor Rashidov Ikhtiyorovich ( Uzbek Cyrillic: Сардор Рашидов Ихтиёрович; born 14 June 1991) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a winger for QSL side Umm Salal and the Uzbekistan national team. Club career ...

( Al Jazira) * Tareq Ahmed ( Al Wahda) ;1 goal * Romarinho ( Al Jazira) * Mohannad Abdul-Raheem ( Al Dhafra) * Abdelghani Mouaoui (

) * Makhete Diop ( Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai) * Mohsen Abdullah ( Al Ain) * Mahir Jasem ( Hatta) * Jassem Yaqoub (

) * Abdullah Abdulqader ( Al Dhafra) * Hussain Abdulrahman (

Ajman Club Ajman Club (Arabic: نادي عجمان‎) is an Emirati football club based in Ajman. In 2015, Ajman was relegated to the second division, but managed to climb back to the top flight in 2017. Honours The club has gained the following honours: ...

) * Mohammed Abdulbasit ( Al Wahda) *

Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, أحمد خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 8 June 1991) is an UAE, Emirati Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Al Bataeh Club, ...

( Al Ain) * Mourad Batna ( Al Wahda)

References

External links

Arabian Gulf Cup official website
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