On the twenty -first of May 2011, Al -Rayyan and Al -Gharafa met in the Prince Cup final for the last time. Today, Saturday, May 24, 2025, after 14 years, completely and completely, the two teams will meet again in a historic final that brings beautiful memories to the hearts, and brings the wonderful dreams to the patriotic nation and to the children of Al -Gharafa.
The closing night of the football season will be 2025, and the final match of the final of the most expensive championship.
The sons of Al -Gharafa and the sons of Al -Rayyan will receive a great honor by shaking hands with His Highness the Emir in a shot that will not be forgotten in the history of each player, administrator, official, and every coach, and a shot that will not be forgotten by the fans and fans of the two teams.
At seven in the evening today, Mohamed Al -Shammari will launch the referee of the final match for the precious championship in a wonderful crowning of the efforts of the two teams during the difficult journey until reaching the final, and each of them is waiting for the last coronation this season for the most beautiful and strongest championships.
The meeting may end in the original time if any team succeeds in resolving it, but if they draw, the match will extend to the additional time for 30 minutes on two runs, and in the event of a tie, the penalty shootout will be Al -Faisal to break the clash between the two teams.
Expectations confirm that the match will end in the original time, especially since the two teams scored in the three matches he played in the round of 16, then the quarter -finals and finally in the semi -finals.
Although there are matches for the two teams that ended with a penalty shootout, they witnessed goals for them in the original and additional time.
Expectations also confirm that the two teams will offer a fatty and enjoyable football meal for their fans and to all Qatari fans, where they are now considered and unanimously among the best and qualification teams were worthy of merit, merit, large and ancient teams, most notably the dam league champion, the former champion, the former, Al -Duhail and the league summer.
And it increases the expectations of the power, fun and stirring of the upcoming meeting that the two teams know each other well, and each coach has a clear background about the opposing team, the winning papers and the weapons of victory are present and there are no absences.
On top of this and that, each team has a great and great ambition in order to extract the victory and kidnap the most expensive title, and the mass enthusiasm that increases the ignition of the conflict and the fire of competition for the green rectangle.
Gidis and Gosello .. the most dangerous scorers
The two teams have two dangerous scorers of high -caliber will be the focus of attention of the masses and also defenders in each team in order to prevent them from approaching, scoring and shaking the net.
Brazilian Gides has been playing in Al -Rayyan since last season, and he is the top scorer of the team, and he is also the top scorer of the league this season with 21 goals, while Spain’s Josello joined Al -Gharafa this season and scored 10 goals in the league.
Each team has a number of winning papers and firearms that depends on it in order to reach the net and the victories.
Al -Gharafa is counting on 3 senior players in the center, characterized by great superiority in the offensive side led by Yassin Brahimi, Ferjani Sassi and Fabrasio Souza.
Al -Gharafa, on the right side, depends on Amr Siraj’s inception, and on the left, on the outskirts of Ahmed Al -Janhi.
One of the most dangerous al -Gharafa papers has a spear vertical, Rodrigo Machado, next to Josello.
There are other names and alternative weapons owned by Al -Gharafa and representing a striking force, especially the spearhead, Mohamed Montari, who may become a spearhead third if necessary, as happened in the Umm Salal match, where he succeeded in participating at the end of the first half in changing the course of the match and scored two goals and contributed to victory over Umm Salal and qualifying for the final.
These names are the ones on which Al -Gharafa depends, and it is the most prominent winning papers and weapons that will face the terrible.
On the other hand, Al -Rayyan is very different from Al -Gharafa.
Among them are a triad -ended triam consisting of the Brazilian Thiago Mendez and the Egyptian Mahmoud Trezeguet, who is constantly moving on the left side and the Brazilian Gabriel Pereira, who is moving from the right, and behind them, Al -Dhahiran Murad Naji and Hazem Shehata.
The two teams are for the final
Al-Rayyan reached the final match of the most expensive cups after he started his career in the round of 16 with a difficult victory over Lusail 4-2, then Al-Duhail with penalty shootouts after the end of the original and additional time in a 2-2 draw, then Al-Ahly with an explicit victory 3-0 in the semi-finals.
As for Al-Gharafa, he qualified after the victory over Al-Khor 2-1, then on the dam with a penalty shootout after a 2-2 tie in the additional and original time, with a great and frank victory, and surpassed the mother of Salal 4-2 in the semi-finals.