2007–08 Arab Champions League

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2007–08 Arab Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams 32 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-up Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player Algeria Lamouri Djediat

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007-08

Contents

[edit] The Format

  • Each federation enter with (1~2) teams from their top Leagues
- The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.
  • The Number of teams of each federation enters based on the previous editions results of the Arab Champions League
  • The official sponsor ART can choose the rest teams to complete the 32 teams, so it may can reach 3 teams from one country
- It's not necessary to be one of the top 5 teams.

[edit] Participated teams

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

[edit] Asia

 Bahrain (1) Bahrein Riffa Club (2006-07 Bahraini Premier League Runners-up)
 Iraq (2) Najaf FC (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 3rd Place)
Al-Talaba (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 4th Place)
 Jordan (2) Al-Wihdat (2006-07 Jordan League Champions)
Al-Faisaly (2006-07 Jordan League Runners-up)
 Kuwait (2) Kazma Sporting Club (2006-07 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions)
Al-Arabi (2006-07 Kuwaiti Premier League 6th Place)
 Lebanon (1) Al-Ansar (2006-07 Lebanese Premier League Champions)
 Qatar (0) Withdraw this season
 Oman (1) Al-Oruba (2006-07 Omani League Runners-up)
 Palestine (1) Shabab Rafah (Representing Palestine)
 Saudi Arabia (2) Al-Wahda Mecca (2006-07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 3rd Place)
Al-Shabab (2006-07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 4th Place)
 Syria (2) Al-Taliya (2006-07 Syrian League 3rd Place)
Al-Majd (2006-07 Syrian League 4th Place)
 UAE (1) Al-Shaab (2006-07 UAE League 5th Place)
 Yemen (1) Al-Ahli San'a (2006-07 Yemeni League Champions)

[edit] Africa

 Algeria (3) Entente Sportive de Sétif (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
Mouloudia Club d'Oran (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National 6th Place)
 Comoros (1) Chirazienne (2006-07 Comoros Cup Winners)
 Djibouti (1) CDE-Colas (Representing Djibouti)
 Egypt (2) El-Gaish (2006-07 Egyptian Premier League 4th Place)
El-Masry (2006-07 Egyptian Premier League 10th Place)
 Libya (1) Al-Ittihad Tripoli (2006-07 Libyan Premier League Champions)
 Mauritania (1) ASC Mauritel (2006-07 Mauritanean Premier League Champions)
 Morocco (3) Moghreb Athletic Tétouan (2006-07 GNF 1 3rd Place)
Wydad Casablanca (2006-07 GNF 1 4th Place)
Raja Casablanca (2006-07 GNF 1 11th Place)
 Somalia (0) Withdraw this season (Elman FC withdraw)
 Sudan (2) Al-Hilal Omdurman (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh (2006 Sudan Premier League Runners-up)
 Tunisia (2) Union Sportive Monastirienne (2006-07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4th Place)
Club Athletique Bizertin (2006-07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12th Place)

[edit] The System

  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Groups Stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

[edit] The Awards

  • The Champions: $1,500,000
  • The Runner-up: $1,000,000
  • Round 4: $400,000
  • Round 8: $300,000
  • Round 16: $60,000
  • Round 32: $30,000

[edit] Round 32

32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Moghreb Athletic Tétouan Morocco 1-4 Jordan Al-Wihdat 0-4 1-0
Al-Talaba Iraq 0-4 Algeria USM Alger 0-2 0-2
Al-Merrikh Sudan 5-1 Bahrain Bahrein Riffa Club 2-0 3-1
ASC Mauritel Mauritania 1-4 Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif 1-1 0-3
Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan 4-4(a) Syria Al-Majd 3-2 1-2
CDE-Colas Djibouti 0-19 Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca 0-8 0-11
Kazma Sporting Club Kuwait 1-2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0-1 1-1
Chirazienne Comoros 0-9 Iraq Najaf FC 0-8 0-1
El-Masry Egypt 0-1 Syria Al-Taliya 0-1 0-0
Al-Ahli San'a Yemen 1-4 Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 0-0 1-4
Mouloudia Club d'Oran Algeria 0-3 Kuwait Al-Arabi 0-1 0-2
Al-Ansar Lebanon 2-3 Egypt El-Gaish 1-1 1-2
Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3-3 (4-2) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1-2 2-1
Al-Oruba Oman 1-1 (a) Tunisia Union Sportive Monastir 0-0 1-1
Al-Shaab United Arab Emirates 2-4 Jordan Al-Faisaly 0-2 2-2
Shabab Rafah Palestinian territories (w/o) 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca - -
1 Palestinian territories Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]

[edit] Matches Dates

  • The first legs on 12 and 17 /18 September 2007
  • The second legs on 1 /2 October 2007

[edit] Round 16

16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1-3 Syria Al-Majd 1-1 0-2
Al-Wahda Mecca Saudi Arabia 2-4 Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif 1-1 1-3
Al-Oruba Oman 3-7 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2-3 1-4
Al-Merrikh Sudan 3-5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 2-2 1-3
Najaf FC Iraq 0-3 Syria Al-Taliya 0-3 0-0
Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3-4 Jordan Al-Faisaly 1-1 2-3
Al-Wihdat Jordan 1-2 Egypt El-Gaish 0-0 1-2
Al-Arabi Kuwait (w/o) Algeria USM Alger 3-2 Sus1
1 Kuwait Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

[edit] Matches Dates

  • The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
  • The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007

[edit] Round 8

8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group.
the Groups winners and the runners-up qulify to the semif-finals

[edit] Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Algeria ES Sétif 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9
Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 3 4 -1 7
Syria Al-Majd 6 0 3 3 5 12 -7 3
28 November 2007
 Raja Casablanca Morocco 0 – 0 Jordan Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)


28 November 2007
 ES Sétif Algeria 1 – 1 Syria Al-Majd Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)
Djediat Goal 51' Rafe Goal 37'
11 December 2007
 Al-Faisaly Jordan 3 – 1 Syria Al-Majd Amman International Stadium, Amman
Al-Sheikh Goal 47'
Al-Shboul Goal 65'
Abu Keshek Goal 92'		 Rafe Goal 56'


12 December 2007
 ES Sétif Algeria 2 – 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)
Maïza Goal 31'
Touil Goal 88'
25 December 2007
 Al-Majd Syria 1 – 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Al Zeno Goal 28' Aïni Goal 93'


26 December 2007
 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1 – 1 Algeria ES Sétif Amman International Stadium, Amman
Lafi Goal 39' Touil Goal 63'
19 February 2008
 Al-Majd Syria 2 – 3 Jordan Al-Faisaly Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Rafe Goal 50'
Masaes Goal 56'		 Farhan Goal 27', Goal 58'
Lafi Goal 90'


20 February 2008
 Raja Casablanca Morocco 1 – 0 Algeria ES Sétif Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
Senghor Goal 60'
5 March 2008
 Raja Casablanca Morocco 0 – 0 Syria Al-Majd Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca


5 March 2008
 ES Sétif Algeria 2 – 1 Jordan Al-Faisaly Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Touil Goal 89'
Adiko Goal 90+5'		 Lafi Goal 85'
12 March 2008
 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1 – 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir Goal 25' Cire Goal 13'


18 March 2008
 Al-Majd Syria 0 – 4 Algeria ES Sétif
Adiko Goal 20'
Laïfaoui Goal 45'
Djediat Goal 66', Goal 77'

[edit] Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
Egypt El-Gaish 6 2 2 2 3 5 -2 8
Algeria USM Alger 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Syria Al-Taliya 6 2 1 3 4 7 -3 7
27 November 2007
 El-Gaish Egypt 1 – 2 Syria Al-Taliya Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Referee: J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)
Masaoud Goal 82' Aboud Goal 36'
Tatan Goal 88'


28 November 2007
 USM Alger Algeria 2 – 1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)
Louissi Goal 58' (o.g.)
Doucoure Goal 81'		 Madihi Goal 54'
10 December 2007
 El-Gaish Egypt 0 – 0 Algeria USM Alger Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Referee: M.Omar (United Arab Emirates)


12 December 2007
 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 3 – 1 Syria Al-Taliya Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Doulyazal Goal 38'
Jouaya Goal 65'
Bidoudane Goal 70'		 Sulaiman Goal 9'
25 December 2007
 Al-Taliya Syria 0–0 Algeria USM Alger Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria


26 December 2007
 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 3–0 Egypt El-Gaish Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Abderrahim Saadi Goal 44'
Hamza Yacef Goal 64'
Abderrazak Sakim Goal 70'
18 February 2008
 USM Alger Algeria 0–1 Egypt El-Gaish Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee Goal 77'


19 February 2008
 Al-Taliya Syria 0 – 2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Mohamed V , Casablanca
Sadio Sow Goal 35'
Abderrazak Sakim Goal 92'
3 March 2008
 USM Alger Algeria 0 – 1 Syria Al-Taliya Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers


3 March 2008
 El-Gaish Egypt 0 – 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
18 March 2008
 Al-Taliya Syria 0 – 1 Egypt El-Gaish
Arko Goal 75'


19 March 2008
 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2 – 3 Algeria USM Alger
Oumansour Goal 25'
Sow Goal 88'		 Moncharé Goal 12'
Ammour Goal 78'
Doucoure Goal 81'

[edit] The Semi-Finals

14 April 2008
 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1 – 2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Amman International Stadium, Amman
30 April 2008
 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0 – 0 Jordan Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
15 April 2008
 El-Geish Egypt 2 – 1 Algeria ES Setif Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Goal Goal Mecheri Goal 80'
1 May 2008
 ES Setif Algeria 1 – 0 Egypt El-Geish Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Ziaya Goal 65'

[edit] The Final

9 May 2008
 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0 – 1 Algeria ES Setif Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)
Touil Goal 80'
22 May 2008
 ES Sétif Algeria 1 – 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Ziaya Goal 30'
Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
Algeria
ES Sétif
Second Title

[edit] Top scorers

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

Pos. Scorer Goals Club
1.
 Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani
8
 Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca
2.
 Syria Raja Rafe
6
 Syria Al-Majd
3.
 Algeria Lamouri Djediat
5
 Algeria ES Setif
=
 Morocco Mohamed Madihi
5
 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
=
 Jordan Fadi Lafi
5
 Jordan Al-Faysali

[edit] References

  1. ^ Raja Casablanca goes straight through - Shabab Rafah withdrew (Kooora)

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