2009 Emir of Qatar Cup

2009 Emir of Qatar Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	24 April – 16 May
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Al-Gharafa (6th title)
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The 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup was the 37th edition of a men's football tournament in Qatar. The tournament is played by the 1st and 2nd Level divisions of the Qatari football league structure. The top four sides of the 2008–09 Qatari League season entered at the quarter-final stage. Al-Gharafa emerged as tournament champions. The winners of this knockout tournament should enter the AFC Champions League 2010 Asian club tournament, but due to Al-Gharafa winning the tournament, league runners up Al Sadd qualified. Umm-Salal enter the tournament as the title holders.

Bracket

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Al-Rayyan	3
		Al-Wakra	1
									Al-Rayyan	3 (4)
									Qatar Sports Club	3 (2)
		Qatar Sports Club	2
		Al-Arabi	1
																Al-Rayyan	1
																Al-Gharrafa	2
		Al-Sadd	3 (4)
		Al-Ahly	3 (2)
									Al-Sadd	2 (6)
									Al-Gharrafa	2 (7)
		Al-Gharrafa	4
		Al-Khor	2

Fixtures and results

Round 1

8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 24 & 25 April 2009

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Al-Sailiya	8–1	Al-Mesaimeer
2	Al-Kharitiyath	4-1	Muaizar
3	Al-Ahly	1-0	Al-Markhiya
4	Al-Shamal	3-1	Al-Shahaniya

Round 2

8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Ties played over 29 & 30 April 2009

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
5	Al-Wakra	2–1	Al-Sailiya
6	Al-Arabi	1-0	Al-Kharitiyath
7	Umm-Salal	0-2	Al-Ahly
8	Al-Khor	1-0	Al-Shamal

Quarter-finals

8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the semi-finals. Ties played on 9 & 10 May 2009

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
QF1	Al-Rayyan	3 - 1	Al-Wakra
QF2	Qatar Sports Club	2 - 1	Al-Arabi
QF3	Al-Sadd	3 - 3	Al-Ahly
Al Sadd won 4 - 2 on penalties
QF4	Al-Gharrafa	4 - 2	Al-Khor

Semi-finals

4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Ties played on 13 May 2009

13 May 2009

14:30 GMT

Al-Rayyan	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Qatar SC
Amara Diané File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Majdi Siddiq Yellow card 44' Younes Ali Yellow card 69'		Marcinho Yellow card 13' Taisir Al-Jassim File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Roger File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Talal El Karkouri File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Youssef Safri Yellow card 88'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere

• Al-Rayyan advance 4-2 on penalties

13 May 2009

17:30 GMT

Al-Sadd	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Al-Gharafa
Yusef Ahmed File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Khalifa Ayil File:Soccerball shade.svg 118'		Younis Mahmoud File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' Saad Al-Shammari Yellow card 47' Anas Mubarak File:Soccerball shade.svg 91'

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Referee: Massimo Bussacca

• Al-Gharafa advance 7-6 on penalties

Final

16 May 2009

16:00 GMT

Al-Rayyan	1 – 2	Al-Gharrafa
Éder Gaúcho Yellow card 53' Adel Lamy Yellow card 66' Amara Diané Yellow card 69' File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Hassan Mudhafar Yellow card 79'		Clemerson de Araújo File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' George Kwasi Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 64' Hamed Shami Yellow card 90+2'

Khalifa International Stadium

Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Emir of Qatar Cup 2009 Winners
Al-Gharrafa 6th Title