2008–09 Etisalat Emirates Cup

2009–10 Etisalat Cup

Country	UAE
Teams	12
Defending champions	Al Ain
Champions	Al Ain
Runners-up	Al Wahda
Matches played	41
Goals scored	116 (2.83 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Fernando Baiano (7 goals)
2009–10 →

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 (UTC+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 (UTC+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