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2007–08 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08
Tournament details
Dates12 Sep 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams32 (from 1 association)
Final positions
ChampionsAlgeria ES Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player(s)Algeria Lamouri Djediat

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007-08

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.

Participated teams

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

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)

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) Tala'ea 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)

The System

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

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

Round 32

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 Tala'ea 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 State of Palestine (w/o) 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca - -
1 State of Palestine Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]

Matches Dates

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

Round 16

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 Tala'ea 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.

Matches Dates

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

Round 8

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

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
Raja Casablanca Morocco0 – 0Jordan Al-Faisaly
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)


ES Sétif Algeria1 – 1Syria Al-Majd
Djediat 51' Rafe 37'
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)
Al-Faisaly Jordan3 – 1Syria Al-Majd
Al-Sheikh 47'
Al-Shboul 65'
Abu Keshek 92'		 Rafe 56'


ES Sétif Algeria2 – 0Morocco Raja Casablanca
Maïza 31'
Touil 88'
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)
Al-Majd Syria1 – 1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Al Zeno 28' Aïni 93'


Al-Faisaly Jordan1 – 1Algeria ES Sétif
Lafi 39' Touil 63'
Al-Majd Syria2 – 3Jordan Al-Faisaly
Rafe 50'
Masaes 56'		 Farhan 27', 58'
Lafi 90'


Raja Casablanca Morocco1 – 0Algeria ES Sétif
Senghor 60'
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
Raja Casablanca Morocco0 – 0Syria Al-Majd


ES Sétif Algeria2 – 1Jordan Al-Faisaly
Touil 89'
Adiko 90+5'		 Lafi 85'
Al-Faisaly Jordan1 – 1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir 25' Cire 13'


Al-Majd Syria0 – 4Algeria ES Sétif
Adiko 20'
Laïfaoui 45'
Djediat 66', 77'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
Egypt Tala'ea 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
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt1 – 2Syria Al-Taliya
Masaoud 82' Aboud 36'
Tatan 88'
Referee: J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)


USM Alger Algeria2 – 1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Louissi 58' (o.g.)
Doucoure 81'		 Madihi 54'
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt0 – 0Algeria USM Alger


Wydad Casablanca Morocco3 – 1Syria Al-Taliya
Doulyazal 38'
Jouaya 65'
Bidoudane 70'		 Sulaiman 9'
Al-Taliya Syria0–0Algeria USM Alger
Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria


Wydad Casablanca Morocco3–0Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Abderrahim Saadi 44'
Hamza Yacef 64'
Abderrazak Sakim 70'
USM Alger Algeria0–1Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee 77'


Al-Taliya Syria0 – 2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Sadio Sow 35'
Abderrazak Sakim 92'
Mohamed V , Casablanca
USM Alger Algeria0 – 1Syria Al-Taliya


Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt0 – 0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Al-Taliya Syria0 – 1Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Arko 75'


Wydad Casablanca Morocco2 – 3Algeria USM Alger
Oumansour 25'
Sow 88'		 Moncharé 12'
Ammour 78'
Doucoure 81'

The Semi-Finals

Al-Faisaly Jordan1 – 2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Adoui 35' (o.g.) Bidoudane 4'
Talbi 74'
Wydad Casablanca Morocco0 – 0Jordan Al-Faisaly
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt2 – 1Algeria ES Setif
Abdelali 25', 53' Mecheri 80'
ES Setif Algeria1 – 0Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Ziaya 65'

The Final

Wydad Casablanca Morocco0 – 1Algeria ES Setif
Touil 80'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif Algeria1 – 0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya 30'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Winners

Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
Algeria
ES Sétif
Second Title

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

References

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