Arab Club Championship

Arab Club Championship
البطولة العربية للاندية
Founded 1982 (1982)
Region Arab world (UAFA)
Number of teams 20
Current champions Algeria USM Alger
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Iraq Al-Rasheed
(3 titles)
Website uafaonline.com
2016–17 Arab Club Championship

The Arab Club Championship (Arabic: البطولة العربية للاندية), also known as the Arab World Club Cup, is an annual regional club football competition for Arab football clubs organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).

The tournament's first ever champions were Iraqi giants Al-Shorta, who defeated Lebanese side Al-Nejmeh in the final over two legs in 1982. Al-Rasheed of Iraq are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament three times in the 1980s. Saudi Arabian clubs have accumulated the most victories, with 8 wins. The title has been won by 17 different clubs, seven of which have the title more than once. Since the tournament changed its name and structure in 2003, only ES Sétif of Algeria have managed consecutive wins, successfully defending their title in 2008. The reigning champions are USM Alger, after beating Al-Arabi 3–2 on aggregate in the 2013 final. After being put on hold for three seasons, the tournament is set to return for the 2016–17 season.

History

The competition was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs, named after Faisal bin Fahd. Between 2003 and 2009, the competition was known as the Arab Champions League.

For the 2012–13 season the competition was re-branded as the UAFA Club Cup in a partnership with World Sport Group, but the tournament was not held during the following three seasons. It was decided that the competition would return in the 2016–17 season under the new name of Arab Club Championship.

After a long hibernation that lasted since 2013, because Arab Spring politic evenments, UAFA has decided to revive the competition again on March 2016 under the new name of Arab Club Championship.[1]

Logos

Records and statistics

Finals

Arab Club Champions Cup
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1982
Details
Iraq Al-Shorta 2 – 0 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Iraq Al-Shorta 2 – 2 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Al-Shorta won 4 – 2 on aggregate
1983 Not held
Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Attendance
1984
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq n/a Morocco KAC Kenitra Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
1985
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a Algeria USM El-Harrach Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
1986
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1987
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed 2 – 1
(aet)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1988
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1 – 1
(4 – 2 Pen)
Tunisia Club Africain Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah 27,500
1989
Details
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 3 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Stade El-Harti, Marrakech
1990
Details
Cancelled during preliminary round
1991 Not held
1992
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 – 0
(aet)
Qatar Al-Arabi Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
1993
Details
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 – 0 Bahrain Al-Muharraq Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1994
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 – 0
(4 – 3 Pen)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1995
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 – 0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1996
Details
Egypt Al Ahly 3 – 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
1997
Details
Tunisia Club Africain 2 – 1
(aet)
Egypt Al Ahly Stade El Menzah, Tunis 45.000
1998
Details
Algeria WA Tlemcen 3 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
1999
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 – 0 Syria Al-Jaish Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 5,000
2000
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 – 1
(aet)
Syria Al-Jaish Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2001
Details
Qatar Al-Sadd 3 – 1 Algeria MC Oran Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 20,000
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs
2002
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 – 0 Tunisia Club Africain Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2003
Details
Egypt Zamalek 2 – 1 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Arab Champions League
2003–04
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 – 0
(4 – 3 Pen)
Egypt Ismaily Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2004–05
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 – 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 26,000
Al-Ittihad won 4 – 1 on aggregate
2005–06
Details
Egypt ENPPI 1 – 2 Morocco Raja Casablanca Plastic Stadium, Cairo 20,000
Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 – 0 Egypt ENPPI Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 85,000
Raja Casablanca won 3 – 1 on aggregate
2006–07
Details
Algeria ES Sétif 1 – 1 Jordan Al-Faisaly Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif 30,000
Jordan Al-Faisaly 0 – 1 Algeria ES Sétif King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 20,000
ES Sétif won 2 – 1 on aggregate
2007–08
Details
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0 – 1 Algeria ES Sétif Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
Algeria ES Sétif 1 – 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
ES Sétif won 2 – 0 on aggregate
2008–09
Details
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0 – 1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 – 1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Espérance de Tunis won 2 – 1 on aggregate
UAFA Club Cup
2012–13
Details
Kuwait Al-Arabi 0 – 0 Algeria USM Alger Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City 20,000
Algeria USM Alger 3 – 2 Kuwait Al-Arabi Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 50,000
USM Alger won 3 – 2 on aggregate.
Arab Club Championship
2016–17
Details
Notes

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

Winners by team

Num Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years lost
1 Iraq Al-Rasheed 3 0 1985, 1986, 1987
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2 2 1993, 2009 1986, 1995
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 1 1992, 1999 1998
- Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2 1 1994, 1995 1989
- Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 1 2000, 2004 2005
6 Algeria ES Sétif 2 0 2007, 2008
- Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2 0 1984, 1988
8 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 2 2005 1987, 1994
- Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 2 1989 2008, 2009
- Tunisia Club Africain 1 2 1997 1988, 2002
11 Egypt Al Ahly 1 1 1996 1997
- Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 1 2006 1996
13 Iraq Al-Shorta 1 0 1982
- Algeria USM Alger 1 0 2013
- Algeria WA Tlemcen 1 0 1998
- Egypt Zamalek 1 0 2003
- Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 0 2002
- Qatar Al-Sadd 1 0 2001
19 Syria Al-Jaish 0 2
1999, 2000
20 Algeria MC Oran 0 1
2001
- Algeria USM El-Harrach 0 1
1985
- Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0 1
1993
- Egypt ENPPI Club 0 1
2006
- Egypt Al-Ismaily 0 1
2004
- Jordan Al-Faisaly 0 1
2007
- Kuwait Al-Arabi 0 1
2013
- Kuwait Kuwait SC 0 1
2003
- Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 0 1
1982
- Morocco KAC Kénitra 0 1
1984
- Qatar Al-Arabi 0 1
1992

Winners by country

Num Nation Winners Runners-up
1 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 8 4
2 Tunisia Tunisia 5 5
3 Algeria Algeria 4 2
4 Iraq Iraq 4 0
5 Morocco Morocco 2 4
6 Egypt Egypt 2 3
7 Qatar Qatar 1 1
8 Kuwait Kuwait 0 2
Syria Syria 0 2
10 Bahrain Bahrain 0 1
Jordan Jordan 0 1
Lebanon Lebanon 0 1

See also

References

  1. "UAFA : la Coupe Arabe des Clubs est de retour !". StarAfrica. A. M. March 6, 2016.

External links

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