2017–18 UAE League Cup

2017–18 League Cup
Tournament details
Country	UAE
Teams	12
Defending champions	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai
Final positions
Champions	Al Wahda (2nd title)
Runner-up	Al Wasl
Tournament statistics
Matches played	43
Goals scored	145 (3.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sebastián Tagliabúe (14 goals)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →; All statistics correct as of 19:57, 29 December 2017 (UTC).

The 2017–18 UAE League Cup is the tenth season of the UAE League Cup. The competition started on September 4, 2017.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Jazira	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4	10
Al Nasr	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5	10
Al Ain	5	2	1	2	13	10	+3	7
Hatta	5	1	3	1	5	5	0	6
Ajman	5	1	1	3	5	8	−3	4
Al Dhafra	5	1	1	3	5	14	−9	4

Source: Soccerway

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	5	2	3	0	13	7	+6	9
Al Wahda	5	2	2	1	10	6	+4	8
Al Wasl	5	2	1	2	12	11	+1	7
Dibba	5	2	1	2	7	9	−2	7
Sharjah	5	1	2	2	9	11	−2	5
Emirates	5	1	1	3	4	11	−7	4

Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2017. Source: http://uae.agleague.ae/en/stats/the-arabian-gulf-cup.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) head-to-head away goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored; 8) number of away goals scored; 9) fair play ranking^[1]^[2] 10) draw

Group matches

All times are local (UTC+04:00).

Group A

4 September 2017 (2017-09-04) WEEK 1	Al Ain	2–2	Hatta	Al Ain
17:25	Yousef Ahmed 40' Caio 53' (pen.)	Report	Mahir Jasem 5' Fernando Gabriel 25'	Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Yahya Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Mulla

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al Dhafra	1–1	Al Jazira	Madinat Zayed
15:50	Abdul-Raheem 82'	Report	Romarinho 48'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh Assistant referees: Ahmed Alrashdi, Mohammed Ali Helal Fourth official: Khalid Almula

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) WEEK 1	Al Nasr	3–0	Ajman	Dubai
18:30	Yaqoub 42' Wanderley 57' Marcelo Cirino 64'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar Assistant referees: Mohammed Ahmed Yousef, Ahmed Alabdouli Fourth official: Zayed Alawlaqi

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Hatta	0–0	Al Nasr	Hatta
17:15		Report		Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Al Jazira	2–1	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi
20:00	Al Ghilani 44' Al-Eidi 68'	Report	Caio 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Ajman	3–1	Al Dhafra	Ajman
17:15	Adeílson 66' Waleed 90' Kone 90+7'	Report	Al-Hammadi 90+6'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Hatta	0–0	Ajman	Hatta
16:45		Report		Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Al Nasr	0–3	Al Jazira	Dubai
19:30		Report	Mabkhout 20' Rashidov 25' Al Ghilani 65'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Al Ain	7–1	Al Dhafra	Al-Ain
16:50	Douglas 26', 31', 45', 57' Caio 35', 69' Yousef Ahmed 90'	Report	Abdulqader 86'	Stadium: Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Ajman	2–3	Al Ain	Ajman
16:45	Kone 52' Abdulrahman 64'	Report	Diaky 28' Douglas 77' Abdullah 84'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) WEEK 4	Al Dhafra	0–2	Al-Nasr	Madinat Zayed
16:50		Report	Marcelo Cirino 40' Wanderley 90'	Stadium: Al Dhafra Stadium

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Hatta	1–2	Al Dhafra	Hatta
16:50	Samuel Rosa 19'	Report	Al-Kathiri 34', 75'	Stadium: Hamdan Bin Rashid Stadium

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Ajman	0–1	Al Jazira	Ajman
16:55		Report	Al Ghilani 55'	Stadium: Ajman Stadium

21 December 2017 (2017-12-21) WEEK 5	Al Nasr	3–0	Al Ain	Dubai
19:45	Marcelo Cirino 2' Saleh 17', 62'	Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

26 December 2017 (2017-12-26) WEEK 3	Al Jazira	1–2	Hatta	Abu Dhabi
13:55	Sardor Rashidov 90'	Report	S. Rosa 27' Ali Al-Khajah 90+6'	Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

Group B

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al-Wasl	3–2	Dibba	Dubai
15:40	Hassan Mohammed 2' Caio 70' (pen.) Fábio Lima 88'	Report	Ciel 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali Assistant referees: Sabet Obaid, Masoud Hassan Fourth official: Mohammed Salem Yousef

8 September 2017 (2017-09-08) WEEK 1	Al Wahda	1–1	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	Abu Dhabi
18:30	Tagliabué 10'	Report	Diop 45+3'	Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi Assistant referees: Jasem Abdulla, Khamis Fairooz Fourth official: Saqr Alzaabi

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) WEEK 1	Sharjah	0–2	Emirates	Sharjah
15:40		Report	Mouaoui 61' Sáez 80'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Referee: Mohomed Obaid Khadim Assistant referees: Hasan Almahri, Talal Rashid Al Nuaimi Fourth official: Mohammed Alshbebi

6 October 2017 (2017-10-06) WEEK 2	Emirates	0–4	Al-Wasl	Ras Al-Khaimah
17:15		Report	Caio 14' Fábio Lima 46' Caio 65' Ronaldo Mendes 84'	Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Dibba	2–1	Al Wahda	Fujairah
17:15	A. Diallo 24', 78'	Report	Mohamed Al-Shehhi 48'	Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar

7 October 2017 (2017-10-07) WEEK 2	Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai	3–3	Sharjah	Dubai
20:00	Luvannor 23' Marzooq 36' Diop 86' (pen.)	Report	Al Zari 45', 50' Welliton 62'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Adel Ali Al Naqbi

10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) WEEK 3	Emirates	0–0	Dibba	Ras Al-Khaimah
16:45		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Sharjah	1–1	Al Wahda	Sharjah
16:50	Jamal Maroof 30'	Report	Tagliabúe 86'	Stadium: Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium Referee: Easa Khalifa Al Hajeri

11 November 2017 (2017-11-11) WEEK 3	Al Wasl	2–2	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	Dubai
19:30	Caio 45+1' (pen.) Saleh Abdulla 75'	Report	Moon Chang-jin 69' Diop 89'	Stadium: Zabeel Stadium Referee: Hamad Ali Al Ali

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Dibba	2–1	Sharjah	Fujairah
16:40		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

14 December 2017 (2017-12-14) WEEK 4	Al Wahda	3–0	Al Wasl	Abu Dhabi
19:30		Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) WEEK 4	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	3–0	Emirates	Dubai
19:30		Report		Stadium: Rashid Stadium

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Dibba	1–4	Shabab Al Ahli-Dubai	Fujairah
16:50		Report		Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Emirates	2–4	Al Wahda	Ras Al-Khaimah
16:50		Report		Stadium: Emirates Club Stadium

22 December 2017 (2017-12-22) WEEK 5	Al Wasl	3–4	Sharjah	Dubai
19:45		Report		Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

Knockout phase

The knockout phase involves the first four teams of each of the 2 groups in the group stage.^[3]

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advance to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if scores are level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by penalty shoot-out if scores remain tied.

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Al Jazira	1	0	1

Dibba	3	1	4
				Dibba	2	3	5

				Al Wahda	4	4	8
Al Ain	1	1	2

Al Wahda	2	5	7
								Al Wahda	2

								Al Wasl	1
Al Nasr	2	0	2

Al Wasl	2	1	3
				Al Wasl	0	3	3

				Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	0	2	2
Hatta	0	1	1

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai	3	2	5