2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | Qualifying: 5–24 May 2018 Competition proper: 31 July 2018 – 28 April 2019 |
| Teams | 40 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 47 |
| Goals scored | 134 (2.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Gedo Emmanuel Banahene Razack Cissé(4 goals each) |
The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, known officially as the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19) in honour of the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, is the 28th season (not including 1990) of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup. The draws for the qualifying play-off and first round were held on 24 April 2018.[1]
Teams
A total of 40 teams are participating in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs start in the qualifying play-off where two of them will advance to the first round which consists of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament is played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which is a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates. Due to the new format of the competition only being announced after the 2016–17 season had already ended, UAFA decided that for this edition of the tournament only, teams would be invited to participate rather than qualifying through performance in the 2016–17 season's domestic competitions.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying play-off | Preliminary round | 24 April 2018 | 5–9 May 2018 |
| Play-off round | 17–24 May 2018 | ||
| Knockout stage | First round | 31 July – 30 September 2018 | |
| Second round | 6 October 2018 | TBD | |
| Quarter-finals | TBD | ||
| Semi-finals | |||
| Final | 28 April 2019 |
Qualifying play-off
Preliminary round
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ASAS Djibouti Télécom  | 1−1 |  Banadir |
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Benteke |
| Banadir | 3−2 |  Ngazi de Mirontsi |
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| Benteke Khaliif |
Report | Fanomezantsoa Harimbola |
| ASAS Djibouti Télécom | 3−1 | Ngazi de Mirontsi |
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| Obayo 3' 71' (pen.) 74' (pen.) |
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Play-off round
Group A
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Club Africain  | 2–2 |  Al-Faisaly |
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Al-Nejmeh  | 4–0 |  ASAC Concorde |
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| Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | Al-Nejmeh |
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| ASAC Concorde | 1–2 | Club Africain |
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| Al-Nejmeh | 1–0 | Club Africain |
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| Al-Faisaly | 1–3 | ASAC Concorde |
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Group B
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| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 1–1 |  Fath Union Sport |
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Al-Salmiya  | 4–0 | ASAS Djibouti Télécom |
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| Al-Salmiya | 0–5 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
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| ASAS Djibouti Télécom | 0–7 | Fath Union Sport |
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| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 8–0 | ASAS Djibouti Télécom |
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| Fath Union Sport | 5–0 | Al-Salmiya |
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| Report |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamalek
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1–1 (a) | Al-Qadsia
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0–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Ain 
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2–2 (a) |  ES Sétif
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1–2 | 1–0 |
| Ismaily
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2–2 (4–2 p) | Al-Kuwait
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2–0 | 0–2 |
| Salam Zgharta
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2–3 | Raja Casablanca
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1–2 | 1–1 |
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah
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1–1 (a) | Al-Wasl
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1–1 | 0–0 |
Al-Naft 
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3–3 (a) | CS Sfaxien
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1–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Hilal
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2–0 |  Al-Shabab
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1–0 | 1–0 |
Al-Riffa 
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1–2 | MC Alger
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1–2 | 0–0 |
| Étoile du Sahel
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6–2 |  Al-Ramtha
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3–1 | 3–1 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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0–4 | USM Alger
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0–1 | 0–3[a] |
| Al-Jazira
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2–6 | Al-Nassr
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1–2 | 1–4 |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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3–3 (a) | Espérance de Tunis
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1–1 | 2–2 |
| Wydad Casablanca
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2–2 (4–2 p) |  Al-Ahli Tripoli
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1–1 | 1–1 |
Al-Jaish 
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2–4 |  Al-Merrikh
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1–3 | 1–1 |
| Al-Ahly
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4–1 | Al-Nejmeh
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0–0 | 4–1 |
| Al-Muharraq
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0–5 | Al-Ahli Jeddah
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0–2 | 0–3 |
1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.
| Al-Ain | 1–2 | ES Sétif |
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2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.
| Salam Zgharta | 1–2 | Raja Casablanca |
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| Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | Salam Zgharta |
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Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 1–1 | Al-Wasl |
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1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
| Al-Naft | 1–1 | CS Sfaxien |
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| CS Sfaxien | 2–2 | Al-Naft |
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| Report |
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Riffa | 1–2 | MC Alger |
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Report |
| MC Alger | 0–0 | Al-Riffa |
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| Report |
MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Étoile du Sahel | 3–1 | Al-Ramtha |
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| Al-Ramtha | 1–3 | Étoile du Sahel |
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Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | 0–1 | USM Alger |
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USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.
| Al-Jazira | 1–2 | Al-Nassr |
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| Al-Nassr | 4–1 | Al-Jazira |
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Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria | 1–1 | Espérance de Tunis |
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| Espérance de Tunis | 2–2 | Al-Ittihad Alexandria |
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.
| Wydad Casablanca | 1–1 | Al-Ahli Tripoli |
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| Al-Ahli Tripoli | 1–1 | Wydad Casablanca |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
| Al-Jaish | 1–3 | Al-Merrikh |
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Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Nejmeh | 1–4 | Al-Ahly |
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Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Muharraq | 0–2 | Al-Ahli Jeddah |
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| Al-Ahli Jeddah | 3–0 | Al-Muharraq |
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Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Al-Merrikh
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– | USM Alger
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20 Nov | 10 Dec |
| Al-Nassr
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– | MC Alger
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6 Nov | 27 Nov |
| Al-Ahly
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– | Al-Wasl
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28 Oct | 22 Nov |
| Wydad Casablanca
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– | Étoile du Sahel
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27 Oct | 8 Nov |
| Al-Hilal
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– | Al-Naft
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29 Oct | 30 Nov |
| Ismaily
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– | Raja Casablanca
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29 Oct | 11 Dec |
| Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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– | Zamalek
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27 Oct | 30 Nov |
| ES Sétif
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– | Al-Ahli Jeddah
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28 Oct | 4 Dec |
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 8 |
1  | – | 2 |
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| 2 | – | 1 |
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| 3 | – | 4 |
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| 4 | – | 3 |
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| 5 | – | 6 |
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| 6 | – | 5 |
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| 7 | – | 8 |
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| 8 | – | 7 |
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Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 4 |
| 1 | – | 2 |
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| 2 | – | 1 |
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| 3 | – | 4 |
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| 4 | – | 3 |
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Final
| 1 | – | 2 |
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Top scorers
- As of 30 September 2018
Note: Players in bold still active in competition.
| Rank | Player | Team | PMR | PR1 | PR2 | PR3 | 1R1 | 1R2 | 2R1 | 2R2 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gedo
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Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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– | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Emmanuel Banahene
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Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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– | 3 | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||
| Razack Cissé
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Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | ||||||||||
| 4 | Abdukadir Benteke
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Banadir
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Abdelmoumene Djabou
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ES Sétif
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2 | – | 2 | |||||||||||
| Khaled Al-Dardour
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Al-Ramtha
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Hassan Maatouk
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Al-Nejmeh
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1 | – | 1 | – | – | ||||||||||
| Mahmoud Siblini
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Al-Nejmeh
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2 | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||
| Amado Nias
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Salam Zgharta
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mamadou Seck
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ASAC Concorde
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– | – | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Muhammed Badamosi
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Fath Union Sport
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– | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Lamine Diakité
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Fath Union Sport
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– | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb
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Al-Ahli Jeddah
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– | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Omar Al Somah
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Al-Ahli Jeddah
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Nordin Amrabat
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Al-Nassr
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– | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Yahya Al-Shehri
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Al-Nassr
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mohamed Abdul-Rahman
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Al-Merrikh
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2 | – | |||||||||||||
| Bilel Khefifi
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Club Africain
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1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
| Firas Chaouat
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CS Sfaxien
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– | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saddam Ben Aziza
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Étoile du Sahel
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– | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alaya Brigui
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Étoile du Sahel
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2 | – | |||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Diaky
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Al-Ain
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Broadcasting
| 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup Media Coverage | |
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| Country | Television Channel |
| United Arab Emirates
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AD Sports HD [2] |
Notes
- ^ USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.
References
- ^ UAFA Official Twitter
- ^ "قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال". uafaac.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-07-27.