2009 Emir of Qatar Cup

The 2009 Emir of Qatar Cup was the 37th edition of a cup tournament in men's football (soccer). It is played by the 1st and 2nd Level divisions of the Qatari football league structure.

2009 Emir of Qatar Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Qatar
Dates	24 April – 16 May
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Al-Gharafa (6th title)

The top four sides of the 2008–09 Qatari League season enter at the Quarter-final stage.

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  23'  51'  83' Majdi Siddiq  44' Younes Ali  69'		Marcinho  13' Taisir Al-Jassim  34' Roger  62' Talal El Karkouri  73' Youssef Safri  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  48' Khalifa Ayil  118'		Younis Mahmoud  30' Saad Al-Shammari  47' Anas Mubarak  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  53' Adel Lamy  66' Amara Diané  69'  77' Hassan Mudhafar  79'		Clemerson de Araújo  6'  90+1' George Kwasi  18'  64' Hamed Shami  90+2'

Khalifa International Stadium

Referee: Roberto Rosetti

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