Habtoor News
The 1st Al Habtoor Football Championship
Mr. Khalaf al Habtoor and Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed
bin Rashid al Maktoum watching the Gold cup final
Al Habtoor is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year
and as part of its massive 40-day celebrations, it host-
ed the first ever Al Habtoor Football Championship.
The Habtoor Group has always supported and pro-
moted sports related events. The group created the
world class Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge and the
Habtoor Polo Cup. With this new tournament yet an-
other popular game in the region gets further impetus
here in the UAE.”
The multi-tier tournament consisted of 23 matches
played between 12 teams in four different stages lead-
ing up to the final. The teams were divided into four
groups where each group consists of four teams. On
the final day two games were played and the “Shaheen
Tyres” team won the inaugural Al Habtoor Title.
The tournament was played at the Emirates Interna-
tional School Jumeirah. Mr. Khalaf Al Habtoor, and
Mr. Sultan Al Habtoor were the chief guests and gave
away the trophies to the winner on the last day.
“I am a sportsman and sports lover. We, as Al Habtoor
Group, are seriously considering starting a profes-
sional Football team to compete on national level” said
Mr. Al Habtoor.
