Arab Champions League

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Arab Champions League
Arab-champions-league.png
Founded 2003 (1982 in its older format)
Region Arab world (UAFA)
Number of teams 32
Current champions Tunisia ES Tunis
Most successful club Iraq Al-Karkh SC (3 times)

The Arab Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال العرب‎) is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.

The Arab Champions League 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 Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab Clubs, named after Faysal bin Fahad. Since the 2003/04 season, it has been known under its current name.

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[edit] Arab Champions League finals

[edit] Arab Cup of Champions Clubs

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
1982
Details
Iraq Al-Shorta Club 2 – 0 Lebanon Nejmeh SC Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
1984
Details
Saudi Arabia Ettifaq FC n/a Morocco KAC Kenitra Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
1985
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed SC n/a Algeria USM El-Harrach Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
1986
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed SC n/a Tunisia ES Tunis Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1987
Details
Iraq Al-Rasheed SC 2 – 1
(aet)
Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1988
Details
Saudi Arabia Ettifaq FC n/a Tunisia Club Africain Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
1989
Details
Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca 3 – 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal FC Stade El-Harti, Marrakech
1992
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Club 2 – 0
(aet)
Qatar Al-Arabi SC Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
1993
Details
Tunisia ES Tunis 3 – 0 Bahrain Al-Muharraq SC Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1994
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal FC 0 – 0
(4 - 3 Pen)
Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1995
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal FC 1 – 0 Tunisia ES Tunis King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1996
Details
Egypt Al-Ahly SC 3 – 1 Morocco Raja CA Casablanca Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
1997
Details
Tunisia Club Africain 2 – 1
(aet)
Egypt Al-Ahly SC Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1998
Details
Algeria WA Tlemcen 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Club Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
1999
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Club 2 – 0 Syria Al-Jaish SC Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
2000
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 – 1
(aet)
Syria Al-Jaish SC Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2001
Details
Qatar Sadd SC 2 – 0 Algeria MC Oran Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

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

[edit] Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2002
Details
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Club 1 – 0 Tunisia Club Africain Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2003
Details
Egypt Zamalek SC 2 – 1 Kuwait Kuwait SC Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

[edit] Arab Champions League

Year Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2003-04
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 – 0
(4 - 3 Pen)
Egypt Ismaily SC Al-Manara Stadium, Beirut
2004-05
Details
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC 2 – 0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
Ittihad FC won 4 – 1 on aggregate
2005-06
Details
Egypt ENPPI Club 1 – 2 Morocco Raja CA Casablanca Plastic Stadium, Cairo 20,000
Morocco Raja CA Casablanca 1 – 0 Egypt ENPPI Club Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 85,000
Raja CA Casablanca won 3 – 1 on aggregate
2006-07
Details
Algeria ES Setif 1 – 1 Jordan Al-Faisaly Club Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif 30,000
Jordan Al-Faisaly Club 0 – 1 Algeria ES Setif King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 20,000
ES Setif won 2 – 1 on aggregate
2007-08
Details
Morocco Raja CA Casablanca 0 – 1 Algeria ES Setif Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 54,000
ES Setif
Algeria
1 – 0 Morocco Raja CA Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif 30,000
ES Setif won 2 – 0 on aggregate
2008-09
Details
Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca 0 – 1 Tunisia ES Tunis Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Tunisia ES Tunis 1 – 1 Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca Olympique Stadium of Rades, Rades
ES Tunis won 2 – 1 on aggregate
2009-10 Competition not held
2010-11 Competition not held

[edit] Winners by team

Club Winners Runners-up
Iraq Al-Karkh SC (ex. Al-Rasheed SC) 3 0
Tunisia ES Tunis 2 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Club 2 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal FC 2 1
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 1
Algeria ES Sétif 2 0
Saudi Arabia Ettifaq FC 2 0
Saudi Arabia Ittihad FC 1 2
Morocco Wydad AC Casablanca 1 2
Tunisia Club Africain 1 2
Egypt Al-Ahly SC 1 1
Morocco Raja CA Casablanca 1 1
Algeria WA Tlemcen 1 0
Egypt Zamalek SC 1 0
Iraq Al-Shorta Club 1 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Club 1 0
Qatar Sadd SC 1 0
Syria Al-Jaish SC 0 2
Algeria MC Oran 0 1
Algeria USM El Harrach 0 1
Bahrain Muharraq Club 0 1
Egypt ENPPI Club 0 1
Egypt Ismaily SC 0 1
Jordan Al-Faisaly Club 0 1
Kuwait Kuwait SC 0 1
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh SC 0 1
Morocco KAC Kenitra 0 1
Qatar Al-Arabi SC 0 1

[edit] Winners by country

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

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