Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

tournament A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in th ...

who won the tournament 18 times. Emir of Qatar Cup was played for the first time in 1972, and was won by Al Ahli.

History

2009 Emir of Qatar Cup Final - people in Stadium (3580964357)

Al Ahli SC won the first ever Emir of Qatar Cup, defeating

Al-Rayyan SC Al-Rayyan Sports Club () is a Qatari multi-sports club fielding teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis, and swimming. It is based at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Umm Al ...

6-1 under the leadership of Sudanese coach Mohammed Kheiri. Till this day, it is the joint-largest scoreline ever recorded in an Emir Cup final. It was refereed by Ali al-Absi, while Abdullah Siddiqi scored the first ever goal in an Emir Cup final. Two years later, Al Ahli were denied another Emir Cup title in a tight match against

Al-Sadd SC Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, whic ...

which Al Sadd won 4–3. In this match, the first ever

hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...

in an Emir Cup was scored by Iranian player Qassim Falah who played for Al Ahli. The first ever Emir Cup final to be broadcast on color television was the 1975 final which took place in

Al-Ahly Stadium Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is the home ground of Al Ahli SC (Doha) and Al-Sailiya SC Al-Sailiya Sports Club ( ar, نادي السيلية الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club curr ...

. It was commentated by Qatari Mohammed Nuah. The largest scoring match in the Emir Cup took place in 1981/82 between Al Sadd and

Al-Shamal SC Al-Shamal Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشمال الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Madinat ash Shamal. Al-Shamal was founded in 1980. Its football team currently competes in the Qatar Stars League. History The club was foun ...

. Al Shamal were defeated 16–2. 1991/92 is the only season to ever be held in an away/home format. Al Ahli SC won that year, defeating

. In the 1992/93 edition, the tournament saw a record number of red cards handed out - Al Sadd players received 4 red cards, while Al-Arabi SC only received 1. Al Arabi won the match 3-0 thanks to a brace by Khalifa Salem and a goal by Edison. Ali Absi was the first foreign referee to officiate a match in the first edition of the Emir Cup. The Emir Cup has undergone format changes since it was first played in the early 70s. In 1999, it was decide to include Second Division sides along with the top-tier teams playing for Qatar national league title. In 2004, the tournament was plane in such a manner that the event would last five stages.

Previous winners

*1972–73: Al Ahli 6–1

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...

*1973–74:

Qatar SC Qatar Sports Club ( ar, نادي قطر الرياضي) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football club ...

2–1

*1974–75:

4–3 Al Ahli *1975–76:

4–3 Al Arabi *1976–77:

1–0

Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...

*1977–78: Al Arabi 5–1 Al Wakrah Club *1978–79: Al Arabi 3–1 Al Wakrah Club *1979–80: Al Arabi 2–1

Al-Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

*1980–81: Al Ahli 2–1

*1981–82:

2–1

*1982–83: Al Arabi 1–0

*1983–84: Al Arabi 3–2 Al Ahli *1984–85:

2–1 Al Ahli *1985–86:

2–0 Al Arabi *1986–87: Al Ahli 2–0

*1987–88:

4–3 Al Wakrah Club *1988–89: Al Arabi 2–0

*1989–90: Al Arabi 3–0 Al Wakrah Club *1990–91:

1–0

*1991–92: Al Ahli 2–1

*1992–93: Al Arabi 3–0

*1993–94:

3–2 Al Arabi *1994–95:

Al-Gharafa Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multisports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was estab ...

2–1 Al Wakrah Club *1995–96:

5–2

*1996–97:

1–1

(aet, 3–2 pens) *1997–98:

4–3 Al Ahli *1998–99:

2–1 Al-Gharrafa *1999–2000:

2–0

*2000–01:

3–2

*2001–02:

4–1

*2002–03:

2–1 Al Ahli *2003–04:

3–2

*2004–05:

0–0 Al Wakrah Club (aet, 5–4 pens) *2005–06:

1–1

(aet, 5–3 pens) *2006–07:

0–0

(aet, 5–4 pens) *2007–08:

Umm-Salal Sports Club Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...

2–2

(aet, 4–1 pens) *

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

2–1

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

1–0

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

2–1

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

0–0

(aet, 4–3 pens) *

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

2–1

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

3–0 Al-Sailiya *

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

2–1 El Jaish *

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

Lekhwiya SC Al-Duhail Sports Club ( ar, نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city ...

2–2

(aet, 4–2 pens) *

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

2–1

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

: Al-Duhail 2–1

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

: Al-Duhail 4–1

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

2–1 Al-Arabi *

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

1–1

(aet, 5–4 pens) *

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

: Al-Duhail 5–1

Statistics

Referees of finals

*1972–73 : Ali Absi *1973–74 : Ahed Shanti *1974–75 : Ahed Shanti *1975–76 : Taleb Ballan *1976–77 : Taleb Ballan *1977–78 : Mubarak Walid *1978–79 : Taleb Ballan *1979–80 : Mubarak Walid *1980–81 : Taleb Ballan *1981–82 : Mustafa Ezzat *1982–83 : Mustafa Ezzat *1983–84 : Mohammed Al Mulla *1984–85 : Hassan Al Mulla *1985–86 : Juman Salem *1986–87 : Ibrahim Buahuan *1987–88 : Hassan Al Mulla *1988–89 : Ibrahim Buahuan *1989–90 : Hassan Al Mulla *1990–91 : Ibrahim Buahuan *1991–92 : Omar Al-Muhanna *1992–93 : Rashid Mujeebi *1993–94 : Ibrahim Al Kaabi *1994–95 : Hassan Jowhar *1995–96 : Jumaa Ali *1996–97 : Jassim Mohammed Al Hail *1997–98 : Jassim Al Khouri *1998–99 : Abdulla Al Qahtani *1999–2000 : Jassim Mohammed Al Hail *2000–01 :

Said Belqola Said Belqola ( ar, سعيد بلقولة; August 30, 1956 – June 15, 2002) was a Moroccan Association football referee, best known for officiating the 1998 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and France, being the first African referee to offic ...

*2001–02 :

Graham Barber Graham P. Barber (born 5 June 1958) is an English former football referee. He was based in Tring in Hertfordshire during his career, but now lives in Spain. Career In 1998, after progressing through to the FA Premier League List of referees v ...

*2002–03 :

Pierluigi Collina Pierluigi Collina (; born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. He was named "The World's Best Referee" by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics six consecutive times from 1998-2003. Collina is still i ...

*2003–04 :

Markus Merk Markus Merk (born 15 March 1962) is a former top-level German football referee. He is a six-time winner of the ''German Referee of the Year Award'' and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. In 2005, Merk was awarded the German ...

*2004–05 : Steve Bennett *2005–06 :

Graham Poll Graham Poll (born 29 July 1963) is an English former football referee in the Premier League. With 26 years of experience, he was one of the most prominent referees in English football, often taking charge of the highest-profile games. His final ...

*2006–07 :

Roberto Rosetti Roberto Rosetti (born 18 September 1967) is an Italian former football referee. He is fluent in Italian (native), English and French. He started refereeing in 1983, and took charge of his first match in the Italian Serie A in 1996. He received hi ...

*2007–08 :

Ľuboš Micheľ Ľuboš Micheľ (; born May 16, 1968) is a retired Slovak football referee. Referee career At a young age, Micheľ refereed a number of games in Lebanon. Micheľ became a FIFA referee at the age of 25. Micheľ was selected to referee the 2003 ...

Frank De Bleeckere Frank De Bleeckere (; born 1 July 1966) is a Belgian former football referee. He had been a referee since 1984, and an international ( FIFA) official since 1998. De Bleeckere refereed in his first World Cup finals in Germany, and had to pass a ...

Viktor Kassai Viktor Kassai (''Kassai Viktor'', Hungarian pronunciation: ; born 10 September 1975) is a Hungarian football official and a former referee who is the current head of refereeing department of the Bulgarian Football Union. He participated in the ...

Damir Skomina Damir Skomina (born 5 August 1976) is a Slovenian former UEFA Elite category football referee. Refereeing career Skomina was the fourth referee at several UEFA Euro 2008 matches. He refereed the quarter-final match of the football tournament ...

Abdulrahman Abdou Abdulrahman Mohammed Hussain ( ar, عبد الرحمن عبدو, born 1 October 1972) is a Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occ ...

: Khamis Al-Marri *

: Khamis Al-Kuwari *

: Salman Falahi *

: Gianluca Rocchi *

: Abdulrahman Al Jassim *

: Saoud Al-Adhbah *

: Abdullah Al Athbah *

: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile

Winning club captains

Source
alarab.qa
*1972–73 : Mohammed Ghanim Al Rumaihi *1973–74 : Mubarak Walid Said *1974–75 : Obeid Jumaa *1975–76 : Salman Faraj *1976–77 :

Mubarak Anber Mubarak Anber Aman Al-Ali ( ar, مبارك عنبر أمان العلي; born 1 January 1954) is a former Qatari football defender who played for Qatar in the 1984 Asian Cup. He first played for Al Oruba, later to be known as Qatar SC, maki ...

*1977–78 : Majid Al Sayegh *1978–79 : Majid Al Sayegh *1979–80 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1980–81 : Hussein Khawaja *1981–82 :

*1982–83 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1983–84 : Abdullah Saad Al Sulaiti *1984–85 :

*1985–86 :

*1986–87 : Adel Malallah *1987–88 : Yousef Al Adsani *1988–89 : Ibrahim Khalfan *1989–90 : Nasser Mohammed Al-Hitmi *1990–91 : Yousef Al Adsani *1991–92 : Adel Malallah *1992–93 : Mohammed Dahham Al Suwaidi *1993–94 : Yousef Al Adsani *1994–95 : Adel Khamis *1995–96 : Adel Khamis *1996–97 : Adel Khamis *1997–98 : Adel Khamis *1998–99 : Younis Ahmed *1999–2000 :

Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly Abdulnasser Al Obaidly is a Qatari association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for Qatar national football team, Qatar in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Sadd. External links * *11v11 ...

*2000–01 :

*2001–02 :

Amer Al Kaabi Amer Al Kaabi is a Qatar association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper who played for Qatar national football team, Qatar in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Ahli SC (Doha), Al Ahli and Al-Gharafa SC, Al I ...

*2002–03 :

Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari Jafal Rashed Al Kuwari ( ar, جفال راشد الكواري, born on September 27, 1972) is a former Qatari footballer who was a midfielder for Al Sadd. He was also a member of the Qatar national football team, as well as being the captain of t ...

*2003–04 :

Fernando Hierro Fernando Ruiz Hierro (; born 23 March 1968) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, sweeper or defensive midfielder. He is the current sporting director of Liga MX club C.D. Guadalajara. He won five La Liga ...

*2004–05 :

*2005–06 : Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari *2006–07 :

*2007–08 :

Aziz Ben Askar Aziz Ben Askar (born 30 March 1976) is a football manager and former player. A defender, Ben Askar played for Laval and Stade Malherbe Caen in France, Queens Park Rangers F.C. in England, and for Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal Sport Club, a ...

*2009 : Saad Al-Shammari *2010 : Marcelo Tavares *2011 : Fábio César *2012 :

Otmane El Assas Otmane El Assas ( ar, عثمان العساس; born 30 January 1979) is a retired Morocco, Moroccan Association football, footballer who played most of his career as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League outfit Al-Gharrafa Sports Club, Al Gharrafa. ...

*2013 : Fábio César *2014 :

Raúl Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

*2015 :

Talal Al-Bloushi Talal Hassan Ali Al-Bloushi ( ar, طلال حسن علي البلوشي; born May 22, 1986 in Kuwait) is a Qatari footballer. who is a retired . He was a midfielder . and he played for Al Sadd and Al-Shabab and Al Arabi and Al-Markhiya and th ...

*2016 :

Karim Boudiaf Karim Boudiaf ( ar, كريم بوضياف; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents t ...

*2017 :

Xavi Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), known as Xavi is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of La Liga club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely con ...

*2018 :

*2019 :

Mohammed Musa Mohamed Mousa Abbas Ali (Arabic: محمد موسى; born on March 23, 1986) is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al-Duhail. Club career Musa began his professional career with Umm Salal in 2007. In 2010 he was loaned to Al-Sadd from ...

*2020 :

Hassan Al-Haydos Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Club career Al- ...

*2021 :

*2022 :

Almoez Ali Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla ( ar, المعز علي زين العابدين محمد عبد الله; born 19 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail, whom he captains ...

Club managers in finals

''Statistics accurate as of 6 September 2022''. *1972–73 : Mohammed Kheiri (Al Ahli) ''def.'' Salem Ashour (Al Rayyan) *1973–74 : Wagdi Jamal (Qatar SC) ''def.'' Said Musa (Al Sadd) *1974–75 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) ''def.'' Ali Attar (Al Ahli) *1975–76 : Mohammed Kheiri (Qatar SC) ''def.'' Wagdi Jamal (Al Arabi) *1976–77 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) ''def.'' Youssef Saleh (Al Rayyan) *1977–78 : Abdul Ameer Zainal (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Wagdi Jamal (Al Wakrah) *1978–79 : Silas (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Carlos Alberto (Al Wakrah) *1979–80 : Silas (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Ronald Douglas (Al Khor) *1980–81 : Helmi Hussein (Al Ahli) ''def.'' Park Byung-suk (Qatar SC) *1981–82 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) ''def.'' Abdel Moneim Al Haj (Al Rayyan) *1982–83 :

Procópio Cardoso Procópio Cardoso Neto (born March 21, 1939) is a Brazilian former football player and coach. He started his professional career at Renascença as a center back. Cardoso also played for Belo Horizonte rivals, Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro, ...

(Al Arabi) ''def.''

Jimmy Meadows James Meadows (21 July 1931 – 3 January 1994) was an English footballer and manager. He started his playing career in 1949 at Third Division Southport, before being transferred to Manchester City in March 1951 for £5,000. He made his only a ...

(Al Sadd) *1983–84 : Sebastião (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli) *1984–85 : Hassan Osman (Al Sadd) ''def.'' Eid Mubarak (Al Ahli) *1985–86 :

(Al Sadd) ''def.'' Sebastião (Al Arabi) *1986–87 : Joubert Meira (Al Ahli) ''def.''

(Al Sadd) *1987–88 : Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) ''def.''

Len Ashurst Leonard Ashurst (10 March 1939 – 25 September 2021) was an English football player, manager and administrator. He spent most of his playing career with Sunderland, making 458 appearances, the second most in the club's history. He retired a ...

(Al Wakrah) *1988–89 : Joseph Bowie (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Paulo Massa (Qatar SC) *1989–90 : Luis Alberto (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Hassan Ali (Al Wakrah) *1990–91 : Silas (Al Sadd) ''def.'' René Simões (Al Rayyan) *1991–92 : Paulo Massa (Al Ahli) ''def.'' Luis Alberto (Al Rayyan) *1992–93 : Zé Mário (Al Arabi) ''def.'' Sebastião Lapola (Al Sadd) *1993–94 : Ahmed Omar (Al Sadd) ''def.'' René Simões (Al Arabi) *1994–95 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.'' Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah) *1995–96 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Benny Johansen Benny Johansen (born 18 March 1949) is a Danish former football player and manager. He won the Danish championship twice as a player for B 1903 and once as a manager of FC Copenhagen. He played one game for the Denmark national under-21 footbal ...

(Al Rayyan) *1996–97 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.'' Eid Mubarak (Al Rayyan) *1997–98 : Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) ''def.'' Abdelkadir Bomir (Al Ahli) *1998–99 :

Roald Poulsen Roald Poulsen (born 28 November 1950) is a Danish association football manager, who most prominently won the 1989 Danish championship with Odense BK and managed the Zambia national football team. Poulsen started his coaching career with amateur ...

(Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Jamal Haji (Al Gharafa) *1999–2000 :

Džemaludin Mušović Džemaludin Mušović (born 30 October 1944) is a Bosnian retired football manager and player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. Club career Mušović joined Hajduk Split from Sarajevo in 1966 for 13 millio ...

(Al Sadd) ''def.''

Jørgen E. Larsen Jørgen Erik Larsen (25 July 1945 – 7 February 2020) was a Danish association football, football coach and player. He spent most of his playing career at Herfølge Boldklub, playing 197 games for the club. In 1978, he was named sports directo ...

(Al Rayyan) *2000–01 :

René Meulensteen Reinhard Jozef Petrus Meulensteen (born 25 March 1964) is a Dutch former footballer and coach who is currently assistant coach of the Australia national soccer team. He spent the early parts of his career working in the Netherlands before taking ...

(Al Sadd) ''def.''

Verner Lička Verner Lička (; often written as Werner) (born 15 September 1954 in Hlučín) is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 matches and scored 1 goal. Career In his country he played for Ban ...

(Qatar SC) *2001–02 :

Josef Hickersberger Josef Hickersberger (born 27 April 1948) is a former professional football player and former coach of the Austria national football team and Austrian club side Rapid Wien. Club career Hickersberger was born in Amstetten, Austria. He started hi ...

(Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Ilie Balaci Ilie Balaci (; 13 September 1956 – 21 October 2018) was a Romanian Association football, football midfielder and Manager (association football), manager. He spent 12 of his 15 years as a professional with CS Universitatea Craiova, Universitate ...

(Al Sadd) *2002–03 :

Luka Peruzović Luka Peruzović (born 26 February 1952) is a Croatian football coach and former player, who managed Belgium's Standard Liège, Charleroi and Anderlecht and Qatar's Al Sadd. He also holds a Belgian citizenship. Club career As a player, Peruzovi� ...

(Al Sadd) ''def.''

Carlos Alhinho Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho (10 January 1949 – 31 May 2008) was a Portuguese professional football central defender and manager. He was one of the few players in his generation to have played for the Big Three in Portugal – Sporting, ...

(Al Ahli) *2003–04 : Jean Castaneda (Al Rayyan) ''def.''

(Qatar SC) *2004–05 :

Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ...

(Al Sadd) ''def.'' Adnan Dirjal (Al Wakrah) *2005–06 :

Rabah Madjer Rabah Mustapha Madjer ( ar, رابح مصطفى ماجر; born 15 December 1958) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He reached stardom as a Porto player during the 1980s, being widely regarded as one of th ...

(Al Rayyan) ''def.'' Harres Mohammed (Al Gharafa) *2006–07 : Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd) ''def.'' Jean-Paul Rabier (Al Khor) *2007–08 : Laurent Banide (Umm Salal) ''def.'' Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa) *2008–09 : Marcos Paquetá (Al Gharafa) ''def.''

Paulo Autuori Paulo Autuori de Mello (born 25 August 1956), known as Paulo Autuori, is a Brazilian football executive and manager who is the current manager of Atlético Nacional. Early life A football fan since early childhood and a futsal player, Paulo Au ...

(Al Rayyan) *2009–10 :

(Al Rayyan) ''def.''

Gérard Gili Gérard Gili (born 7 August 1952) is a French football manager and former player. Gili's highest profile appointment was as manager of Ivory Coast. He was named as the Ivorians' head coach in January 2008, following the resignation of Ulrich ...

(Umm Salal) *2010–11 :

(Al Rayyan) ''def.''

Bruno Metsu Bruno Jean Cornil Metsu (28 January 1954 – 15 October 2013) was a French footballer and football manager. During his senior playing career from 1973 to 1987, he played for seven different clubs in his native France. From 1988 until his death, ...

(Al Gharafa) *2011–12 :

Paulo Silas Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965), also known as Paulo Silas, Silas Pereira or simply Silas, is a Brazilian football pundit, coach, and former professional player. A former central midfielder, he is now a television pundit ...

(Al Gharafa) ''def.'' Jorge Fossati (Al Sadd) *2012–13 :

Diego Aguirre Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor (born 13 September 1965) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a forward. Playing career A Liverpool Montevideo youth graduate, Aguirre joined the club in 1982 at the age of 16, and m ...

(Al Rayyan) ''def.''

Hussein Ammouta Hussein Ammouta ( ar, الحسين عموتة, ; also spelled Lhoussaine Ammouta – born 24 October 1969 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Botola side Wydad AC. He previ ...

(Al Sadd) *2013–14 :

(Al Sadd) ''def.'' Sami Trabelsi (Al Sailiya) *2014–15 :

Sabri Lamouchi Sabri Lamouchi (born 9 November 1971) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He was the manager of Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail. Early life Lamouchi was born in Lyon, France, and is of Tun ...

(El Jaish SC) ''def''

(Al Sadd SC) *2015–16 :

Jesualdo Ferreira Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League. In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Thre ...

(Al Sadd SC) ''def''

Djamel Belmadi Djamel Belmadi ( ar, جمال بلماضي; born 25 March 1976) is a professional football coach and former player who manages the Algeria national team. As a player he was midfielder who had spells in Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain, Marse ...

(Al Duhail SC) *2016–17 :

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his pl ...

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def''

(Al Sadd SC) *2017–18 :

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def''

(Al Duhail SC) *2018–19 :

(Al Sadd SC) ''def''

Rui Faria Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria (born 14 June 1975) is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years. Biography Early life Faria was born in Balugães, a tiny parish of Barcelos in Portugal. Lik ...

(Al Duhail SC) *2019–20 : Heimir Hallgrimsson (Al Arabi SC) ''def''

(Al Sadd SC) *2020–21 :

Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, and is currently the manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. He has the nickname ''Le Président'', which was given to him ...

(Al Rayyan SC) ''def''

(Al Duhail SC) *2021–22 :

Andrea Stramaccioni Andrea Stramaccioni (; born 9 January 1976) is an Italian football manager and former player who last managed Qatari club Al Gharafa. A football coach with experiences as a youth coach of Roma and Inter Milan, he was put in charge of first tea ...

(Al Gharafa SC) ''def'' Luís Castro (Al Duhail SC)

Top-Performing Clubs

References

Qatar Cup Results
a
Super.ae

External links

Qatar Football Association
- QFA
Emir Cup
- Soccerway {{National football Cups (AFC region) 1 National association football cups