Yesterday, the draw of the President's Cup and the Football Federation competitions in the new season 2019-2020, and the disclosure of the Federation's prizes for the last season of the first division of amateur clubs, and various tournaments of Sunni groups, was also withdrawn, and the sponsors and partners of various media institutions were honored.
The ceremony was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Honorary President of the Football Association, at the InterContinental Festival City, Dubai. The draw for the round of 16 in the Cup resulted in two heavy caliber encounters, Al-Ahly youth with Al-Nasr and Al-Jazira with Al-Wahda in exciting derby in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The ceremony was attended by Assistant Secretary General of the General Sports Authority, Khalid Al Midfa, President of the Football Association, Marwan Bin Ghalita, and Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, Saeed Hareb.
Arab Gulf champions Sharjah were placed at the top of Group A, while Cup holders Shabab Al Ahli came in at the top of Group B.
The first derby will be the Dubai Derby, which brings Al Ahli youths to Al Nasr, the second Abu Dhabi Derby and Al Jazeera with Al Wahda, while the other clashes will include Sharjah with Hatta, the first group of qualifiers with Ittihad Kalba, and the first group of qualifiers with Al Ain, Al Dhafra with Ajman, Bani Yas with Fujairah, Khorfakkan with Al Wasl.
The draw for the preliminary qualifying rounds of the first division clubs qualifying for the round of 16 of the Cup Championship, the occurrence of clubs Dibba Al Hisn, Masfout, Al Dhaid, Dibba Fujairah, Al Oroba and cooperation in the first group, where he will play in the first round Dibba Fujairah with Dibba Al Hisn, Al Dhaid with Al Oroba and cooperation with Masfout, while the group included The second clubs are: Masafi, UAE, Al Hamriya, Al Bataeh and Al Arabi. In the first round, the UAE will meet with Masafi and Al Hamriya with Al Bataeh. The leaders of each group will qualify for the final round.
For his part, the Secretary General of the Football Association, Mohammed bin Hazam Al Dhaheri, at the beginning of the ceremony, thanked His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, for his continuous support to the sports sector, and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy The President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and their fellow members of the Supreme Council are the rulers of the UAE.
During the ceremony, he added: “We are embarking on a new journey in the world of local competitions. The draw for the trophy and the first division clubs league will be held. On this occasion, we extend our thanks and appreciation to HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his continuous support of the UAE football. His Highness's directives, which always emphasize the work and giving and development ».
The Secretary General of the Football Association: We congratulate the sports family for the start of the new football season, and we hope that the efforts of all teams will be successful, has worked clubs and football companies, during the past period, to prepare their teams properly, and made great efforts to make the camps a success and contract with Players, and other activities related to the preparation of the football season.
Bin Hazam stressed that the technical progress achieved by the clubs serves the UAE football, strengthens the pillars of the national teams and makes them ready to compete at all times.
"So we hope that the new season will add strength to the UAE, and we will see new talents making fun and performing arts that will impress fans," he added.
“For the success of the new football season, the referees committee has prepared the best judges of the stadiums because, as you know, judging is the backbone of the football competitions in the world, and we are confident that our stadium judges are able to successfully manage the local competitions. "As always, we are proud of their successes both domestically and abroad."
Bin Hazam congratulated the management and family of Al Bataeh Club for joining its team in the first-class club competitions, wishing him success and his thanks and appreciation to all the partners of the Union and the media, especially the sports media, who strive to develop the UAE football.
Amateur Cup Preliminaries:
The first group:
Dibba Al Hisn, Masfoot, Al Dhaid, Dibba Al Fujairah, Al Arouba, Al Taawun.
the second group:
Masafi, Emirates, Hamriyah, Battah, and Arab.
Hamid Yusuf warns the link from Khorfakkan
Al-Wasl manager Hamid Yousuf said yesterday, after the draw for the cup competition, that their match against Khorfakkan would be within reach of Al-Wasl.``We have to be careful of Khorfakkan, '' he said.
He stressed that Khorfakkan is one of the advanced clubs, which provided a good level, and stressed that he followed the team, and believes that the confrontation will be difficult, and Al Wasl focus and prepare for it optimally, pointing out that the levels are close between the various clubs at the moment, warning that the championship The Cup itself does not recognize pre-disparities, but rather what the teams do on the pitch.