Al Duhail won the 2024-25 QSL Cup after defeating Al Arabi 2-1 in the final match on Friday.

Al Duhail dominated the first half and went into the break with a two-goal lead, with Kenyan striker Michael Olunga putting them ahead in the 27th minute.

Benjamin Bourigeaud netted their second in the 39th minute with Isaac Lihadji narrowing the deficit in the 55th minute. Al Duhail goalkeeper Bautista Burki denied Hassan Alaa Aldeen from the penalty spot in the 79th minute.

Al Duhail also hold a three-point lead at the top of the Qatar Stars League, which will resume on January 10.

Shabab Al Ahli defeated defending champions Al Wasl 3-0 in the only match played in the UAE Pro League last week to move within four points of leaders Sharjah.

Mu'nas Dabbur opened the scoring for Shabab, who had also defeated Al Wasl in the UAE Super Cup just days before, in the 13th minute with Guilherme Bala doubling their advantage six minutes before the break.

Saeed Ezatolahi netted their third in second half stoppage time as Shabab, who have a match in hand, moved up to 23 points.

Alaa Abbas' 34th minute penalty sealed a 1-0 win for Air Force SC over Al Karma on Friday.

The win moved Air Force SC to 24 points, five clear of Al Naft with the pacesetters having a match in hand.

The Iraq Stars League is also on a break for the Gulf Cup.

Al Hussein restored their five-point advantage at the top of the Jordanian Pro League with a 2-1 victory over Moghayer Al Sarhan on Thursday.

Al Wehdat had narrowed the gap to two points with victory over Al Salt on Tuesday but defending champions Al Hussein proved their mettle with Majdi Al-Attar (32nd) and Sisa (45+2) giving them a healthy lead going into the break.

Qusai Tannous pulled one back for Moghayer but it wasn't enough as Al Hussein moved up to 28 points from 10 matches.