Al Gharafa SC survived going down to 10 men to edge Al Rayyan SC 2-1 in the Amir Cup final on Saturday.

It is Al Gharafa's eighth title but first since 2012 as Pedro Martins' side capped a fine season in style.

First-half goals from Ferjani Sassi and Joselu gave Al Gharafa a commanding lead before Roger Guedes pulled one back for Al Rayyan from the spot early in the second half.

Despite going down to 10 men in the 63rd minute following Seydou Sano's sending off, Al Gharafa held their ground to lift the coveted trophy.

Al Ittihad maintained their scorching pace with a 3-2 win against Al Shabab despite having aleady sealed the title.

Moussa Diaby netted a first half brace (1st, 34th) with Steven Benjamin contributing the third in the 58th minute. Yannick Carrasco (45+3) and Cristian Guanca (67th) scored for Al Shabab.

Al Hilal SFC needed a stoppage time goal from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to salvage a point against Al Wehda, who had taken the lead through Abdulaziz Noor's 51st minute strike.

Al Qadisiyah stayed a point ahead of Al Nassr Club in third place with a 3-1 defeat of Al Orobah.

Al Nassr kept their hopes of a third-place finish alive with a 2-0 win against Al Khaleej, with Jhon Duran (75th) and Cristiano Ronaldo (90+7, penalty) scoring.

Muharraq Club had to be satisfied with a 1-1 draw against East Riffa in the penultimate round of matches in the Bahraini Premier League.

Having already sealed the title, Muharraq moved up to 48 points, six clear of Al Khalidiya, who defeated A'Ali 1-0 to narrow the gap.

Sitra and Al Riffa's battle for third place will go into the final round of matches with both on 35 points.

Sitra, ahead on goal difference, were held 1-1 by Al Najma while Al Riffa settled for a 2-2 stalemate with Malkiya.

Sitra face Al Khalidiya while Al Riffa will meet Bahrain in their final matches on Tuesday.

Two wins over the course of the week saw defending champions Al Shorta opening a three-point lead at the top of the Iraqi Stars League.

Al Shorta started the week with a last gasp 1-0 win over 10-men Diyala, with Meme scoring in the fourth minute of time added on.

They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Duhok on Saturday, with Boubacar Moumouni, Mahmoud Al Mawas and Ayoub Mouddane scoring to move them to 77 points with four matches remaining.

Al Zawraa sit three behind but kept their hopes alive with a 2-0 defeat of Al Hedood.

Zakho stayed third despite being held to a goalless draw by Newroz.

Safa sit two points clear in Lebanon after an impressive 4-0 win against Al Hikma.

The win moved them to 32 points, with Al Ansar falling behind after being held 1-1 by defending champions Nejmeh SC.

Al Ahed moved within two points of Al Ansar with a 3-0 win against Tadamon.

Shabab Al Ahli brought their 2024/25 campaign to a close with a 2-1 win against Al Jazira on Sunday.

Trailing to Bruno's fifth minute goal, the champions roared back with strikes from a Luka Millvojevic penalty in the 54th minute and Mu'nas Dabbur (62nd).

Shabab Al Ahli finished 12 points ahead of Sharjah FC, who ended their season with a 4-1 victory against Al Wasl.

Al Wahda, who defeated Al Bataeh 3-1, finished third.