2020–21 UAE League Cup explained

Arabian Gulf League Cup
Year:2020–21
Country:UAE
Dates:8 October 2020 – 9 April 2021
Num Teams:14
Defending Champions:Al Nasr
Champions:Shabab Al Ahli (2nd title)
Runner-Up:Al Nasr
Matches:24
Goals:58
Top Goal Scorer:Peniel Mlapa (5 goals)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 UAE League Cup was the 13th season of the UAE League Cup, Al Nasr were the defending champions after winning their second title against Shabab Al Ahli. The competition was set to start on September but it was postponed.[1] The competition started on 8 October 2020.[2] On 9 April, Shabab Al Ahli clinched the title after beating Al Nasr 5–4 on penalty shootout.

First round

Source: soccerway
All times are local (UTC+04:00)

The first round consist of twelve teams excluding the defending champions and current league winners, this season has seen a format change in the league cup instead of its usual group stage format, to cut down on fixtures.

Second leg

Quarter-finals

The quarter finals will have eight teams, six winners of the first round joined with defending champions (Al Nasr) and Sharjah who got a bye from the first round.

Second leg

Semi-finals

Second leg

Top scorers

As of 2 March 2021

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Peniel MlapaKalba5
align=center rowspan=22 Federico Cartabiaalign=left rowspan=3Shabab Al Ahlialign=center rowspan=24
Igor Jesus
align=center rowspan=24 Saeed Ahmedalign=center rowspan=23
João FigueiredoAl Wasl

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New UAE football season postponed until next month, confirm FA. 2 September 2020 . 2 September 2020.
  2. Web site: UAE football season gets new start date, 2020/21 Arabian Gulf League set for kick-off. 29 September 2020.