The winner qualifies for the preliminary stage of AFC Champions League Elite.

The UAE President's Cup started in the 1974–75 season, held by United Arab Emirates Football Association.

Shabab Al Ahli and Sharjah are the competition's most successful club with ten wins.

The first match of the President's Cup, played on March 20, 1974, between Al Wasl, Ajman ended 2–3, Ali Saeed scored the first goal of the competition.

[2] Kuwaiti Ghazi Al-Qandi is the first referee to run a final match of the Cup, on April 11, 1975.