2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup

2009–10 Etisalat Cup

Etisalat Emirates Cup
Tournament details
Country	UAE
Teams	12
Defending champions	Al Ain
Final positions
Champions	Al Ain
Runner-up	Al Wahda
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	116 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Fernando Baiano (7 goals)

The 2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup was the 1st staging of the Etisalat Emirates Cup, started on October 10, 2008 and finished on April 3, 2009. The competition was won by Al Ain defeating Al Wahda in the final 1-0. 12 clubs were drawn into 3 groups of 4 teams. The winners and the best runner up qualified for the semi final stage.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Wahda	6	4	2	0	8	4	+4	14
Al-Shabab	6	2	3	1	12	8	+4	9
Sharjah	6	1	2	3	4	8	-4	5
Al-Dhafra	6	0	3	3	4	8	-4	3

Results

October 10, 2008
Al Dhafra	1–1	Sharjah
October 11, 2008
Al Shabab	3–3	Al Wahda
October 17, 2008
Sharjah	1–4	Al Shabab
October 18, 2008
Al Wahda	1–0	Al Dhafra
January 9, 2009
Al Dhafra	1–1	Al Shabab
Sharjah	0–1	Al Wahda
January 13, 2009
Al Shabab	3–1	Al Dhafra
Al Wahda	1–0	Sharjah
January 18, 2009
Al Wahda	0–0	Al Shabab
January 19, 2009
Sharjah	0–0	Al Dhafra
January 23, 2009
Al Shabab	1–2	Sharjah
Al Dhafra	1–2	Al Wahda

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Jazira	6	5	0	1	19	6	+13	15
Al Wasl	6	2	2	2	9	14	-5	8
Al Khaleej Club	6	1	2	3	10	11	-1	5
Al-Shaab	6	1	2	3	5	12	-7	5

Results

October 10, 2008
Khaleej	2–3	Al-Jazira Club
October 11, 2008
Al Shaab	1–1	Al Wasl
October 17, 2008
Al-Jazira Club	5–0	Al Shaab
October 18, 2008
Al Wasl	3–3	Khaleej
January 7, 2009
Al-Jazira Club	4–0	Al Wasl
January 9, 2009
Khaleej	2–0	Al Shaab
January 13, 2009
Al Wasl	1–4	Al-Jazira Club
January 14, 2009
Al Shaab	1–1	Khaleej
January 18, 2009
Al Wasl	2–1	Al Shaab
January 19, 2009
Al-Jazira Club	2–1	Khaleej
January 23, 2009
Khaleej	1–2	Al Wasl
Al Shaab	2–1	Al-Jazira Club

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Ain	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13
Al-Ahli	6	3	1	2	13	10	+3	10
Al-Nasr	6	2	0	4	6	6	0	6
Ajman	6	2	0	4	5	13	-8	6

Results

October 10, 2008
Al Nasr	2–0	Al Ahli
October 11, 2008
Al Ain	1–0	Ajman
October 17, 2008
Ajman	1–0	Al Nasr
October 18, 2008
Al Ahli	1–1	Al Ain
January 9, 2009
Al Ahli	5–3	Ajman
Al Nasr	0–1	Al Ain
January 13, 2009
Ajman	0–4	Al Ahli
Al Ain	2–1	Al Nasr
January 18, 2009
Ajman	0–3	Al Ain
January 19, 2009
Al Ahli	1–3	Al Nasr
January 24, 2009
Al Ain	1–2	Al Ahli
Al Nasr	0–1	Ajman

Semi-finals

Kickoff times are in UAE Time (GMT+4).

1st Legs

Al-Ahli v Al Wahda

22 March 2009 17:55

Al-Ahli	1 - 3	Al Wahda
Jaber  77'	Report	23' Ameen  68' Hashim  87' Pinga

Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai

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Al-Jazira v Al Ain

22 March 2009 20:30

Al-Jazira	1 - 4	Al Ain
Baiano  48'	Report	10', 30' (45), pen.' André Dias  46' Hilal

Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Referee: Mohammad Abdullah Hassan

2nd Legs

Al-Wahda v Al-Ahli

27 March 2009 17:55

Al-Wahda	0 - 1	Al-Ahli
Baré  22'	Report

Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Referee: Abdulwahid Qhater

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Al Ain v Al-Jazira

27 March 2009 20:30

Al Ain	1 - 0	Al-Jazira
70' André Dias	Report

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain Referee: Mohammed Al Junaibi

Final

Al Ain v Al-Wahda

3 April 2009 19:30 (GMT+4)

Al Ain	1 – 0	Al-Wahda
Shehab  75'	Report

Mohammad bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Referee: Mohammad Abdullah Hassan

Etisalat Emirates Cup 2008–09 Winners
Al Ain 1st Title

External links

• goalzz.com - Etisalat Emirates Cup 2008