Sultan Al Ali (Dubai)
Emirati football fans witnessed an exciting and enjoyable final between Al Wahda and Al Ain for the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup title, and the tournament continued its journey without stopping, since the beginning of the professional era, which holds historical numbers that must be mentioned after the crowning of “Al Annabi”.
It is the third title for Al-Wahda in the history of the competition after the 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 editions against Al-Shabab and Al-Wasl, where it defeated “Al-Jawarih” with a goal, and “The Emperor” 2-1 in the final match.
Al-Wehda became the second club to win the title after Shabab Al-Ahly, which has 5 historic titles in the competition, the last of which was won at the expense of Al-Nasr on penalties in the 2020-2021 season.
On the other hand, Al Ain became the club that lost the most finals in the competition 3 times, on par with Al Shabab. Al Zaeem lost the last two finals in a row to Al Sharjah 2-1 and Al Wahda 1-0. It also lost the title in the 2010-2011 season to Al-Shabab with a score of 3-2 in The most exciting finals in the history of the tournament.
It is worth noting that after Al-Wahda’s victory in the final, “Al-Anabi” advanced to the “runner-up” position in the historical standings of the competition according to the points achieved in it since 2008-2009, as Shabab Al-Ahly leads the ranking with 199 points during 114 matches, and Al-Wahda advances with 190 points during 119 matches. Second place, while Al Ain fell to third place with 189 points out of 114 matches.
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