2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5–24 May 2018
Competition proper:
31 July 2018 – 18 April 2019
Teams40 (from 2 confederations) (from 19 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia ES Sahel (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored177 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sudan Mohamed Abdel Rahman
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
← 2017

The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19) to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season[a] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's 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.[1]

The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions.

Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round.

Prize money

The prize money was as follows:[2]

  • Winners: $6 million
  • Runners-up: $2.5 million

Teams

A total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates.

Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was 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 27 October – 11 December 2018
Quarter-finals 17 December 2018 26 January – 25 February 2019
Semi-finals 27 February – 15 April 2019
Final 18 April 2019

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADT BAN NGA
1 Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom (H) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Play-off round — 1–1 3–1
2 Somalia Banadir 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 — 3–2
3 Comoros Ngazi de Mirontsi 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0 —
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(H) Hosts
ASAS Djibouti Télécom Djibouti1−1Somalia Banadir
Benteke
Referee: Mohamed Jamal Juma (Bahrain)
Banadir Somalia3−2Comoros Ngazi de Mirontsi
Benteke
Khaliif 		Report Fanomezantsoa
Harimbola
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia)
ASAS Djibouti Télécom Djibouti3−1Comoros Ngazi de Mirontsi
Obayo 3'
71' (pen.)
74' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Issa Abdulla Ali (Bahrain)

Play-off round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEJ CA CON FAI
1 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to First round — 1–0 4–0
2 Tunisia Club Africain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 — 2–2
3 Mauritania ASAC Concorde 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 1–2 —
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 1–2 1–3 —
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Club Africain Tunisia2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
 Report
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon4–0Mauritania ASAC Concorde
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia1–2Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
ASAC Concorde Mauritania1–2Tunisia Club Africain
  • Mohamed 62'
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1–0Tunisia Club Africain
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia1–3Mauritania ASAC Concorde
  • Seck 35', 78'
  • Sy 71'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITH FUS SAL ADT
1 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Advance to First round — 1–1 8–0
2 Morocco FUS Rabat 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 — 5–0
3 Kuwait Al-Salmiya 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3 0–5 — 4–0
4 Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0 0–7 —
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt1–1Morocco FUS Rabat
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Salmiya Kuwait4–0Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Al-Salmiya Kuwait0–5Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
Report
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
ASAS Djibouti Télécom Djibouti0–7Morocco FUS Rabat
Report
  • Anouar 25'
  • Diakité 36'
  • El Bahraoui 38'
  • Badamosi 66'
  • El Bettache 68'
  • Louani 86'
  • El Bassil 90+4'
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt8–0Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom
 Report
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
FUS Rabat Morocco5–0Kuwait Al-Salmiya
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Knockout phase

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 1 2
Oman Al-Shabab 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 4 2 6
Iraq Al-Naft (a) 1 2 3 Iraq Al-Naft 0 0 0
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1 2 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 0 3
Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria (a) 1 2 3 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0 0 0
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 2 3 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria (p) 0 1 1 (4)
Egypt Zamalek (a) 0 1 1 Egypt Zamalek 1 0 1 (3)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (p) 1 0 1 (3)
Egypt Al-Ahly 0 4 4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 0 1 1 (2)
Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 0 1 1 Egypt Al-Ahly 2 1 3
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 0 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl (a) 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl (a) 1 0 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1 1 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 4
Algeria ES Sétif (a) 2 0 2 Algeria ES Sétif 0 1 1
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 1 1 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 3 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1
Egypt Ismaily (p) 2 0 2 (4) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0 2 2 (2) Egypt Ismaily 0 0 0 (2)
Lebanon Salam Zgharta 1 1 2 Morocco Raja Casablanca (p) 0 0 0 (4)
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 1 3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 1 1
Morocco Wydad Casablanca (p) 1 1 2 (4) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2 0 2
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 1 1 (2) Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 3 6 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 1 1
Jordan Al-Ramtha 1 1 2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 0 1
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 1 2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2 4 6 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 0 1 1
Bahrain Al-Riffa 1 0 1 Algeria MC Alger 1 2 3
Algeria MC Alger 2 0 2 Algeria MC Alger 0 0 0
Syria Al-Jaish 1 1 2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 3 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 3 1 4 Sudan Al-Merrikh 4 0 4
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0 0 Algeria USM Alger 1 2 3
Algeria USM Alger 1 3 4

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek Egypt 1–1 (a) Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0–0 1–1
Al-Ain United Arab Emirates 2–2 (a) Algeria ES Sétif 1–2 1–0
Ismaily Egypt 2–2 (4–2 p) Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2–0 0–2
Salam Zgharta Lebanon 2–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–2 1–1
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 1–1 (a) United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft Iraq 3–3 (a) Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1–1 2–2
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–0 Oman Al-Shabab 1–0 1–0
Al-Riffa Bahrain 1–2 Algeria MC Alger 1–2 0–0
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 6–2 Jordan Al-Ramtha 3–1 3–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 0–4 Algeria USM Alger 0–1 0–3[a]
Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 2–6 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–2 1–4
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 3–3 (a) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 2–2
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2–2 (4–2 p) Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–1 1–1
Al-Jaish Syria 2–4 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1–3 1–1
Al-Ahly Egypt 4–1 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 0–0 4–1
Al-Muharraq Bahrain 0–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–2 0–3
Zamalek Egypt0–0Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Attendance: 10,000

1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.

Al-Ain United Arab Emirates1–2Algeria ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
ES Sétif Algeria0–1United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.

Ismaily Egypt2–0Kuwait Al-Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.

Salam Zgharta Lebanon1–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Nias 43'
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–1Lebanon Salam Zgharta
 Report
  • Nias 90+2'
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
Attendance: 34,240
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Report
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.

CS Sfaxien Tunisia2–2Iraq Al-Naft
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–0Oman Al-Shabab
 Report
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Al-Shabab Oman0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Al-Riffa Bahrain1–2Algeria MC Alger
 Report
Referee: Shukri Al Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3–1Jordan Al-Ramtha
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)
Al-Ramtha Jordan1–3Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
  • Ben Aziza 7', 23'
  • Marey 39'
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq0–1Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

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 United Arab Emirates1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt1–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
  • Mejri 70'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.

Wydad Casablanca Morocco1–1Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
  • Taqtaq 23'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya1–1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.

Al-Jaish Syria1–3Sudan Al-Merrikh
  • Fares 22'
 Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Al-Merrikh Sudan1–1Syria Al-Jaish
  • Adam 83'
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly Egypt0–0Lebanon Al-Nejmeh
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Nejmeh Lebanon1–4Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.

Al-Muharraq Bahrain0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ahli Jeddah Saudi Arabia3–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Merrikh Sudan 4–3 Algeria USM Alger 4–1 0–2
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–3 Algeria MC Alger 0–1 1–2
Al-Ahly Egypt 3–3 (a) United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 2–2 1–1
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 6–0 Iraq Al-Naft 4–0 2–0
Ismaily Egypt 0–0 (2–4 p) Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–0 0-0
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 1–1 (4–3 p) Egypt Zamalek 0–1 1–0
ES Sétif Algeria 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–1 1–1
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
USM Alger Algeria2–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia0–1Algeria MC Alger
Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
MC Alger Algeria2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
 Report

MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly Egypt2–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
 Report
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates1–1Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.

Wydad Casablanca Morocco0–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1–0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia4–0Iraq Al-Naft
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Naft Iraq0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ismaily Egypt0–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt0–1Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.

ES Sétif Algeria0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahli Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–1Algeria ES Sétif
 Report
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 3–0 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–0 0–0
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 3–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2–2 1–2
Raja Casablanca Morocco 1–2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–2 1–0
MC Alger Algeria 0–3 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0–0 0–3
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–0Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria
 Report
Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates2–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ahli Jeddah Saudi Arabia2–1United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl
 Report
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.

Raja Casablanca Morocco0–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

MC Alger Algeria0–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Al-Merrikh Sudan3–0Algeria MC Alger
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–1 (3–2 p) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 1–0 0–1
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 1–0 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1–0 0–0

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
 Report
Al-Merrikh Sudan0–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup final
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Gomis 64' (pen.) Report Aribi 30'
Mothnani 90+1'
Attendance: 15,000

Top scorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

As of 18 April 2019
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team FR1 FR2 SR1 SR2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F Total
1 Sudan Mohamed Abdel Rahman Sudan Al-Merrikh 2 3 2 7
2 France Bafétimbi Gomis Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 1 2 1 5
3 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Ghareeb Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 1 3
Saudi Arabia Yahya Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1 1 1
Brazil Carlos Eduardo Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 1 1

Broadcasting

2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country Television Channel
 United Arab Emirates AD Sports[3]

Notes & references

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ @UAFAAC (24 Apr 2018). "Regards to success in the teams participating in the Arab Cup of Clubs" كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال ، جدول البطولة (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Winners of Arab club tournament to earn $6 mln
  3. ^ "‏قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" (in Arabic). uafaac.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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