The Qatari fans watched with great enthusiasm the semi-final matches of the Emir’s Cup, which brought together Al-Sadd, Al-Shahaniya, Al-Arabi and Al-Sailiya. Al-Sadd and Al-Arabi teams did not find any difficulty in reaching the final round of the most expensive tournaments. Al-Sailiya club by seven against a single goal, to set the two traditional rivals a date in the final match of the Prince’s Cup on May 12th at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, in a confrontation that brings back the fans of the two teams with memories of the historical finals that brought the two teams together before, the last of which was the 2020 final, which ended in favor of Al-Sadd With a score of (2-1).
Final repeat
History repeats itself again, more than 3 years after the last final that brought together the two teams in the championship, and the victory was for Al-Sadd team with two goals to zero, and the two teams had competed in two finals in the championship in the finals of 1993 and 1994, where Al-Arabawiya achieved their eighth and final title at the expense of Al-Zaeem in 1993 , before Al-Arabi lost the final of the precious championship in 1994 against Al-Sadd, and then left the coronation platforms, so that Al-Arabi and his titles would remain a beautiful and sad memory at the same time for his fans after this long absence and he left the arena for others, forcing him to terrify all his opponents in all competitions and tournaments of all kinds.
Returning to the trophies, Al-Arabi and Al-Sadd fans will recall the memories of the beautiful and golden time that brought the two teams together in the eighties when the struggle was bilateral between Al-Sadd and Al-Arabi for all championships and titles, but the bipolarity that prevailed for a long time collapsed and the Al-Arabi team became just a history that its fans remember and yearn for those beautiful and wonderful days that She lived it with every coronation of the Al-Arabawi Castle, and despite the difficulty of the task in front of Al-Sadd, the fans and fans of Al-Arabi are optimistic about the return of their team, albeit gradually, and the restoration of some of its luster when it faces the stubborn Al-Sadd, and why not, Al-Arabi may surprise its fans by winning and carrying the precious cup that has been absent for 30 years For the club’s coffers, it could be the return of an era and the writing of a new history. Al-Arabi team defeated Al-Sadd once in the finals of His Highness the Emir’s Cup over the course of 12 finals in which Al-Arabi team competed in the Prince’s Cup championship. Al-Arabi club, and Al-Arabi team failed to beat Al-Sadd in 3 previous finals, and Al-Arabi aspires to achieve its second victory over Al-Sadd in the final of the most expensive tournaments, especially since Al-Arabi has been absent from the podiums since 1994, and in the last final it played against Al-Sadd at the time and lost.
Al-Arabi team is in the runners-up of the golden record ranking for the most expensive tournaments as the best team that achieved 8 titles behind Al-Sadd club, which owns the record after winning 18 titles, then Al-Gharafa comes third with 7 cups, fourth Al-Rayyan club with 6 titles, Al-Ahly fifth with four cups, Al-Duhail sixth with the same balance of titles and Al-Qatrawi Seventh with two titles and Umm Salal eighth with one title. Al-Arabi occupies the top spot in the Stars League this season and competes strongly for the league title.
Al-Arabi lost from Al-Sadd in 3 finals in 1986, 1994 and 2020, and Al-Sadd was deprived of the 1986 title after beating them with a double without a response. Al-Sadawiya also repeated the victory over Al-Arabi in 1994 with a score (3-2), as for the last final in which Al-Sadd won against Al-Arabi was in 2020 with a goal without a response, to confirm that the leader Al-Sadawi is a difficult number in the final matches against Al-Arabi, and Al-Arabi lost 4 finals in the Prince’s Cup out of 13 finals. The Al-Arabi team has reached the final of the Emir’s Cup 13 times since the start of the tournament’s history, and Al-Arabawiya succeeded in winning 8 titles and losing 4 finals against Qatar in 1976 and 3 times against the traditional rivals Al-Sadd Club in 1986, 1994 and 2020, and with Al-Arabi’s victory over Al-Sailiya by seven, the Al-Arabi team has secured His presence for the 13th time in the final of the most expensive cups and ambition will be the search for coronation.
Al-Arabi team occupies second place in the golden record of His Highness the Emir’s Cup by achieving 8 previous titles in its golden era during the period from 1978 to 1993. 1989, 1990, 1993), and it is certain that the ambitions of the Al-Arabi team are to search for a new title to enrich its coffers and to reach the 9th Cup, which remains its first goal this season. The Al-Sadd team is the largest club that has achieved the Emir’s Cup championships and is at the top of the golden record for the oldest and strongest tournaments in Qatar. 1975- 1977-1982-1985-1986-1988-1991- 1994-2000-2001-2003-2005-2007-2014- 2015-2017-2020-2021) Al Sadd dominated in the last twenty years terribly and achieved 10 full titles.
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