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.
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.
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.
As of 2 March 2021
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |||
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1 | Peniel Mlapa | Kalba | 5 | |||
align=center rowspan=2 | 2 | Federico Cartabia | align=left rowspan=3 | Shabab Al Ahli | align=center rowspan=2 | 4 |
Igor Jesus | ||||||
align=center rowspan=2 | 4 | Saeed Ahmed | align=center rowspan=2 | 3 | ||
João Figueiredo | Al Wasl |