2022–23 UAE President's Cup explained

UAE President's Cup
Year:2022–23
Country:United Arab Emirates
Dates:4 December 2022 – 28 April 2023
Num Teams:31 (Knockout round)
Defending Champions:Sharjah
Winners:Sharjah
Count:10
Second:Al Ain
Matches:32
Goals:100
Scoring Leader: Firas Ben Larbi
Diogo Acosta
(4 goals)
Prev Season:2021–22
Next Season:2023–24

The 2022–23 UAE President's Cup was the 46th edition of the UAE President's Cup.

Sharjah successfully defended their title from the previous year, after beating Al Ain in the final by a penalty shootout.

Format

This season saw a new competition format where all clubs from both Pro League and First Division entered at the round of 32, with the exeption of the defending champions Sharjah (who received a bye to the round of 16). The restructured schedule was a response to the previous season's competition being postponed due to a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play off match against Australia.[1]

Draw dates

RoundDraw dateDraw venueReference
Round of 328 November 2022Museum of the Future, Dubai[2]
Semi-Finals8 March 2023Sharjah[3]

Knockout round

Round of 32

All times are local (UTC+04:00)

Semi-finals

Second leg

Final

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Diogo AcostaEmirates4
Firas Ben LarbiAjman
3 Mouhameth DiopAl Khaleej3
Kodjo LabaAl Ain
Florin TănaseAl Jazira
5 Walid AzaroAjman2
Daniel BessaKalba
Caio CanedoAl Ain
Fernando GabrielAl Hamriyah
Paulo HenriqueDibba Al Hisn
Artur JorgeAl Bataeh
Ali SalehAl Wasl
Oumar TraoréAl Jazira
Mitchell te VredeAl Dhafra

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "الفرسان" و"العنابي" نهائي مبكر في دور الـ 32. Al Bayan. 8 November 2022.
  2. Web site: مواجهات ساخنة في دور الـ 16 لأغلى الكؤوس. Al Bayan. Arabic. 8 November 2022.
  3. Web site: قمة بين العين والوصل.. و"العاشرة" طموح "الملك". Al Khaleej. Arabic. 9 March 2023.