The 2018–19 UAE President's Cup was the 43rd edition of the UAE President's Cup, a football cup competition of the United Arab Emirates. The winner qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 5 October 2018 – 29 April 2019 |
| Teams | 16 (Knockout round) 22 (Total) |
| Defending champions | Al Ain |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Al Dhafra |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 114 (3.26 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |  Adeílson (5 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 29 April 2019. | |
Preliminary round
In the preliminary round, ten teams were divided into two groups of five.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dibba Al Hisn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| Al Hamriyah | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
| Masafi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
| Khor Fakkan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
| Al Arabi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Source: GSA
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
| Al Urooba | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| Masfut | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Al Taawon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
| Al Thaid | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
Source: GSA
Bracket
As per UAE Football Association matches database: [2]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Wahda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dibba Al Fujairah | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Dhafra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Dhafra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dibba Al Hisn | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Dhafra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharjah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharjah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Jazira | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sharjah | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emirates | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hatta | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emirates | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Dhafra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fujairah | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ajman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fujairah | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Wasl | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Wasl | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Ain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Wasl | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kalba | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Nasr | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baniyas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Al Nasr | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| 7 December 2018 | Al Ain | 3–5 | Al Wasl | Abu Dhabi |
| 15:45 | Caio  47'Hussein 57'Diaky 76' | Lima 21', 63' Jassem 29'Caio 44', 83' (pen.) | Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium |
| 7 December 2018 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 6–0 | Al Wahda | Dubai |
| 18:30 | Abbas 8' (o.g.) Juma 51', 90+3'Fettouhi 67', 77'Jabrane 81' (pen.) | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium |
| 8 December 2018 | Sharjah | 1–0 | Al Jazira | Dubai |
| 16:40 | Welliton 66' | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
| 8 December 2018 | Al Dhafra | 2–1 | Dibba Al-Hisn | Abu Dhabi |
| 16:45 | ? 10' ? 63' | ? 90+4' | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium |
| 8 December 2018 | Fujairah | 1–0 | Ajman | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 18:30 | ? 76' (o.g.) | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium |
| 8 December 2018 | Hatta | 1–4 | Emirates | Kalba |
| 18:30 | Santos 46' | Diabaté 27', 29', 83', 90+6' | Stadium: Ittihad Kalba Stadium |
| 9 December 2018 | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 3–0 | Kalba | Ajman |
| Ayoví 25' Silva 60'Vecchio 90' | Stadium: Ajman Stadium |
| 9 December 2018 | Baniyas | 0–1 | Al Nasr | Sharjah |
| Gabriel 24' | Stadium: Sharjah Stadium |
Quarter-finals
| 8 February 2019 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 0–2 | Al Dhafra | Dubai |
| 17:20 | Rômulo 10' Ba Wazir 90+6' | Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium |
| 8 February 2019 | Fujairah | 0–2 | Al Wasl | Ras Al Khaimah |
| 20:00 | Caio 32' Ali Saleh 56' | Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium |
| 9 February 2019 | Sharjah | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Emirates | Fujairah |
| 17:20 | Ryan Mendes 11', 103' | Hossam Lotfi 90+4' | Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium |
| 9 February 2019 | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Al Nasr | Dubai |
| 20:00 | Luvannor 89' | Al Akbari 79' | Stadium: Zabeel Stadium |
Semi-finals
| 16 March 2019 | Al Dhafra | 2–1 | Sharjah | Madinat Zayed |
| 17:45 | Diego 64' Rômulo 80' | Mendes 89' | Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium |
Final
| 29 April 2019 | Al Dhafra | 1–2 | Shabab Al Ahli | Abu Dhabi |
| 19:00 | Atouchi 81' | Khalil 35', 70' | Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Yousuf Al-Ali |
         Al Dhafra |     Shabab Al Ahli |
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