The tournament is played by the 1st and 2nd Level divisions of the Qatari football league structure.
The top four sides of the 2008–09 Qatari League season entered at the quarter-final stage.
Al-Gharafa emerged as tournament champions.
The winners of this knockout tournament should enter the AFC Champions League 2010 Asian club tournament, but due to Al-Gharafa winning the tournament, league runners up Al Sadd qualified.
Umm-Salal enter the tournament as the title holders.