1988 Arab Club Champions Cup

1988 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1988
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CitySharjah
Dates20 October – 4 November
Teams10 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (2nd title)
Runners-upTunisia Club Africain
Third placeIraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Fourth placeOman Fanja SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Sadoun Hamoud (5 goals)
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mubarak Al-Dosari
1987
1989

The 1988 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in United Arab Emirates in the city of Sharjah. Al-Ettifaq won the championship for the first time beating in the final Club Africain.

Participants

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Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 1986–87 UAE League winner and Hosts
Iraq Al-Rasheed Holders
Zone 1 Kuwait Kazma SC 1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Oman Fanja SC 1986–87 Omani League winners
Zone 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1986–87 Saudi Premier League winners
Sudan Al-Merrikh Sudan Premier League runners-up
Zone 3 Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran 1986–87 Algerian Championship runners-up
Morocco KAC Marrakech 1986–87 Moroccan League runners up
Mauritania ASC Wharf Mauritanian representative
Tunisia Club Africain 1986–87 Tunisian Championship runners-up
Zone 4 Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 1986–87 Iraqi League third place
Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC 1986–87 Jordan League winners
State of Palestine Palestine SC West Bank Premier League representative
Syria Jableh SC 1986–87 Syrian Premier League winners

Preliminary round

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Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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Kazma SC and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

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Al-Ettifaq and Al-Merrikh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

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Preliminary round tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Club Africain (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
Morocco KAC Marrakech 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran 3 1 1 1 9 2 +7 3
Mauritania ASC Wharf 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdrew
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf
  • Touati
  • ?

Club Africain Tunisia1 – 1Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran
KAC Marrakech Morocco4 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf

Club Africain Tunisia2 – 1Morocco KAC Marrakech
Referee: Omar Ali Shoqer (Saudi Arabia)
Mouloudia d'Oran Algeria8 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf
Club Africain and KAC Marrakech advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

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Preliminary round tournament held in Damascus, Syria from 4 to 10 August 1988.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
Syria Jableh SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
State of Palestine Palestine SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq1 – 1Syria Jableh SC
Gorgis –' Ramadan –'
Al-Dhifatain SC Jordan1 – 0State of Palestine Palestine SC
وليد خاص

Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq1 – 0State of Palestine Palestine SC
Hadi –'
Jableh SC Syria2 – 1Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC
Ramadan –' محمد المشة

Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq3 – 0Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC
Abdel Reda –', –'
Jassem –'
Jableh SC SyriaState of Palestine Palestine SC

Al-Shabab Baghdad and Jableh SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

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Final tournament held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 21 October to 4 November 1988.

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Club Africain 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6
Oman Fanja SC 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
Iraq Al-Rasheed 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 5
Syria Jableh SC 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Fanja SC Oman2 – 0Syria Jableh SC
Khamis 85'
Hamid 89'

Club Africain Tunisia2 – 0Syria Jableh SC
Touati 30', 70'
Al-Rasheed Iraq2 – 1Oman Fanja SC
Radhi 32', 53' (pen.) Hamoud 9'

Club Africain Tunisia1 – 1Iraq Al-Rasheed
Touati 55' Radhi 45'
Al-Merrikh Sudan2 – 2Syria Jableh SC
Osama Suksuk 3'
Abdelghani 79'
Shalbi 11'
Shehada 81'

Al-Rasheed Iraq1 – 0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Radhi 88'
Club Africain Tunisia0 – 0Oman Fanja SC

Jableh SC Syria1 – 0Iraq Al-Rasheed
Ramadan 56'
Fanja SC Oman1 – 0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Hamid 37'

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 6
Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 4
Morocco KAC Marrakech 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 4
United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
Kuwait Kazma SC 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 2
Source: [citation needed]
Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates2 – 2Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Mohammed 26'
Thani 85'
Saleh 19'
Al-Shaiha 40' (pen.)
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq0 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech

Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates0 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Mohammed 36'
Hadi 69'
KAC Marrakech Morocco1 – 0Kuwait Kazma SC
Kadi 39'

Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates2 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Thani 7'
Al-Arsour 80'
Hamza 4'
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia2 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Hamoud 4'
Al-Shaiha 15' (pen.)
Jasem 34'
Rahim 44'

Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates0 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia3 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Hamoud 56', 63', 82' Haji 77'

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech
Al-Shaiha 70' (pen.)
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq0 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Al Rahman 23'

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 November – Sharjah
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq3
 
4 November – Sharjah
 
Oman Fanja SC1
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (p)1 (4)
 
2 November – Sharjah
 
Tunisia Club Africain1 (2)
 
Tunisia Club Africain (p)2 (4)
 
 
Iraq Al-Shabab2 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
4 November – Sharjah
 
 
Iraq Al-Shabab3
 
 
Oman Fanja SC2

Semi-finals

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Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia3 – 1Oman Fanja SC
Al-Dbikhi 10'
Al-Shaiha 18' (pen.)
S. Hamoud 31'
M. A. Hamoud 75'

Club Africain Tunisia2 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Rasheed 25' (o.g.)
Touati 55'
Almi 49' (o.g.)
Hadi 83'
Penalties
4 – 2

Third place match

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Final

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Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1 – 1Tunisia Club Africain
Al-Dbikhi 25' Amdouni 18'
Penalties
Meflah soccer ball with check mark 4 – 2
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)

Winners

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1988 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ettifaq
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "Al-Shabab finish third in 1988 Arab Champions Cup". Sport & Youth Magazine. M. Benboua. September 5, 2009.[permanent dead link]
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