2020 Emir of Qatar Cup

The 2020 Emir of Qatar Cup was the 48th edition of the Qatari cup tournament in men's football. It was played by the first and second level divisions of the Qatari football league structure. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, it was initially postponed. Al Sadd defeated Al Arabi 2–1 in the final to win the cup and a place in the 2021 AFC Champions League.

Emir Cup 2020 (Qatar)
Tournament details
CountryQatar
Dates5 February – 18 December
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsAl Sadd (17th title)
Runner-upAl Arabi
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored23 (2.88 per match)
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Note: all matches in Qatar time (GMT+3).

Round of 16

5 February 2020 Al-Sailiya 2–1Umm-SalalDoha
16:30Boussoufa 44' (pen.)
Yousef 51'
Report[1]Nasser Al-Nassr 81'Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
5 February 2020 Al-Rayyan 4–0Al-MesaimeerDoha
19:00Boli 11', 82'
Muftah 37'
Tabata 90+2'
Report[2]Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
6 February 2020 Al-Sadd 3–1Al-KharaitiyatDoha
16:30Hassan 1'
Bounedjah 25', 82'
Report[3]Tiberkanine 20'Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
7 February 2020 Al-Shahania0–0
(9–10 p)
Al-Wakrah Doha
16:30Report[5]Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
Penalties
de Jong
Al-Yahri
Farhan
Jalal
Akaïchi
Hussain
Al-Yazidi
Shanbih
Elfadil
Álvaro Mejía
Mendes
Suhail
Benyettou
Mardanli
Omar Ali
Sánchez
Muneer
Coulibaly
Al Khater
Malolah
7 February 2020 Al-Ahli 2–1Qatar SCDoha
19:00Benson 34'
Diamé 88'
Report[6]Rashidov 64'Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
8 February 2020 Al-Gharafa0–1 Al-Markhiya Al Rayyan
19:00Report[8]Aden 63'Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Marri

Quarter-finals

11 March 2020 Al-Arabi 3–0Al-AhliDoha
18:30Lasogga 6', 22'
Al-Malki 70'
Report[9]Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
12 March 2020 Al-Markhiya 1–0Al-RayyanDoha
18:30Ahmed Kanu 82' (pen.)Report[10]Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mashari Al Shummari
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Qatar Football Association decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[11]
13 March 2020 Al-Wakrah2–2
(1–4 p)
Al-Sadd Doha
18:30Muneer 66'
Mahmoud 83'
Fabián 43'
Hashim Ali 56'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mohammed Al Shummari
Penalties
Lucas Mendes
Ali Malolah
Ismail Mahmoud
Akram Afif
Nam Tae-hee
Boualem Khoukhi
Marco Fabián
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Qatar Football Association decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[11]
14 March 2020 Al-Duhail 4–0Al-SailiyaDoha
18:30Edmilson 24' (pen.)
Al-Ahrak 49'
Almoez Ali 52'
Moustafa 65'
Report[12]Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Qatar Football Association decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[11]

Semi-finals

Final

Al-Arabi1–2Al-Sadd
Gunnarsson 23'ReportBounedjah 3', 44'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saoud Ali Al Adba
GK21 Mahmud Abunada
DF5 Marc Muniesa
MF6 Abdullah Marafee
MF7 Mehrdad Mohammadi
MF8 Ahmed Fatehi
FW13 Sebastián Soria
DF15 Jassem Gaber  73'
MF17 Aron Gunnarsson
DF23 Fahad Shonain  90+2'
DF24 Ayoub Azzi  69'
MF99 Mehdi Torabi  66'
Substitutes :
FW20 Abdulaziz Al Ansari  73'
MF11 Mohammed Salah Al-Neel  66'
Manager :
Heimir Hallgrímsson
GK22 Meshaal Barsham
DF3 Abdelkarim Hassan  33'  72'
DF16 Boualem Khoukhi  50'
DF2 Pedro Miguel
DF7 Mohammed Waad  46'
MF5 Jung Woo-young
MF13 Guilherme Torres
MF18 Santi Cazorla
FW10 Hassan Al-Haidos  72'
FW45 Akram Afif  90'  90+1'
FW11 Baghdad Bounedjah  90+4'
Substitutes :
FW17 Rodrigo Tabata  72'
MF8 Ali Assadalla  90+4'
MF19 Nam Tae-hee  46'
DF70 Musab Kheder  72'
MF37 Ahmed Suhail  90+1'
Manager :
Xavi

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:
Majid Al-Shammari
Zahy Al Shmari
Fourth official:
Abdulhadi Al Rowaily
Assistant video assistant referees:


Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Baghdad BounedjahAl-Sadd5
2 Pierre-Michel LasoggaAl-Arabi3
3 Yohan BoliAl-Rayyan2
Han Kwang-songAl-Duhail

References