Fixture schedule
9 days · 6–14 Nov 2026 · Kalba Corniche
| Day | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Fri · 6 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Sat · 7 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Sun · 8 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Mon · 9 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Tue · 10 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Wed · 11 Nov | 16:00–21:00 | 4 matches |
| Thu · 12 Nov | 16:00–22:00 | Quarter-finals |
| Fri · 13 Nov | 16:00–22:00 | Semi-finals |
| Sat · 14 Nov | 21:00 | The Final |
Capacity & registration fees
16 teams · 192 participants · 12 players and 3 officials or technical staff per team
Categories & conditions
Men. 16 teams in 4 groups, with only one resident player allowed on the pitch at a time.
Rules & regulations
IFAB principles apply with a 6-a-side adaptation, a proposed two halves of 20 minutes and rolling substitutions, and protests are raised through the team captain. Format: 31 matches — 4 groups of 6 matches = 24, plus 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals and the final.
Prizes
Top three: AED 30,000 / 20,000 / 10,000, plus 5 individual awards of AED 2,000 each. Total prize fund AED 70,000.