The draw for the cup puts Al-Ahly youth against Hatta ... and victory with Al-Wehda in the strongest matches of the 16th round

Today, the Department of Health theater in Abu Dhabi witnessed the holding of the draw ceremony for the new season of the President's Cup and the First Division League for amateur clubs.

The holding of the ceremony in the department came as a celebration of the football family, the first line of defense in the country, who made great efforts to combat the Corona virus.

The draw for the 16th round of the Cup was awarded to Sharjah, the holder of the Arab Gulf League title, against Khorfakkan, while Shabab Al Ahly, the cup title holder, will face the Hatta team, Al Ain and Ajman, and in the strongest confrontations in this role, Al Nasr meets Al Wahda, Al Dhafra with Al Jazeera, Al Wasl with Fujairah, and Bani Yas is with the first in the second group in the preliminary playoffs for first-class clubs, while Kalba is with the first in the first group.

It is reported that the draw for the new season was held based on the approval of the results of the pre-season 2018-2019 season, as a result of canceling the 2019-2020 season competitions due to the Corona pandemic.

The draw ceremony was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The round of 16 matches in the cup will be played in a knockout system, and in all stages of the competition.

And another draw was conducted according to which the stadiums for the round of 16 and quarter-final matches will be held.

The two semi-final matches of the competition will be held at neutral stadiums determined by the Competitions Committee, while the FIFA Board of Directors decides the stadium on which the final match will be held, upon the recommendation of the committee.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the Football Association, said in a speech during the draw ceremony that they are launching the draw ceremony for the new season under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, describing the cup competition as the ancient championship, and that it is one of the most important sports tournaments and football activities, pointing out that it is covered Wide local and international media.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi indicated that an exceptional season awaits them that require everyone's cooperation, pointing out that they in the Football Association issued a football protocol before the start of the season.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi thanked the competent authorities in the country for their cooperation, and also thanked the medical sector and all football volunteers who volunteered to work within the family of the medical field in the country.

In turn, the Undersecretary of the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi Jamal Al Kaabi spoke, stressing their happiness in the Department of Health to host this draw ceremony, wishing all the success of the participating teams in the next season.

The ceremony began with the draw for the first division league for the new season with the participation of 11 clubs, and the competition will start next October, and the competition will be held in a back and forth league system, where the first week's matches took place the Al-Bataih team with Al-Hamriya, Dibba Fujairah with Al-Orouba, and Masfout with Dibba Al-Hisn.

While Masafi meets Al-Taawun and Al Dhaid with the Emirates.

After that, the preliminary qualifying ceremonies for the President's Cup for first-class clubs took place, as the participating clubs (11 clubs) were divided into two groups: the first included 6 clubs and the second 5 clubs, and one club for each group qualifies for the round of 16, knowing that the qualifiers are held on a system. One round, on the stadiums of the clubs first mentioned in the match schedule, starting from the 25th of this month until the 24th of next October.

The clubs were divided into two groups, after dividing them into three levels, according to their results in the First Division League for the 2019/2018 season, and the two clubs who won the 13th and 14th places of the Arab Gulf League, and the Dibba Fujairah team was drawn against Dhaid, and in cooperation with the Emirates, and Al Arabi with Al-Bataih, Masfoot and Masafi, and Al-Hamriya with Dibba Al-Hisn, while Al-Orouba was excluded from the first round matches.

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