List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals

List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals
Founded1981
RegionUAFA (Arab world)
Number of teams37
Current championsSaudi Arabia Al-Nassr
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Iraq Al-Rasheed
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
(3 titles each)
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

The Arab Club Champions Cup is a seasonal association football competition established in 1981 for top clubs of the 22 Union of Arab Football Associations member associations.[1]

A total of 20 clubs have won the Arab Club Champions Cup. The first ever winners of the tournament were Iraqi club Al-Shorta.[2] Iraqi club Al-Rasheed and Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis share the record for most titles, with three each. Al-Rasheed are the only team to have won three consecutive titles. Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad have been runners-up the most times, each losing three finals. Syrian club Al-Jaish and Jordanian club Al-Faisaly are the only teams to have reached two finals without winning the trophy. Saudi Arabia has provided the most champions, with nine wins from six clubs.[3] The current champions are Al-Nassr, who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time in the 2023 final.[4]

List of finals

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Key
Match was won during extra time
Match was won on away goals
Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - home & away legs (1981–1982)
Year Country Team 1 Score Team 2 Country Venue Attendance
1981–82  Iraq Al-Shorta 2–0 Al-Nejmeh  Lebanon Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
 Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 2–2 Al-Shorta  Iraq Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad[note]
Al-Shorta won 4–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - one leg (1984–2001)
1984  Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq n/a KAC Kénitra  Morocco Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
1985  Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a USM El-Harrach  Algeria Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
1986  Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a Espérance de Tunis  Tunisia Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1987  Iraq Al-Rasheed 2–1 (aet) Al-Ittihad Jeddah  Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1988  Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–1 (aet)
(4–2 p)
Club Africain  Tunisia Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah 27,500
1989  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 3–1 Al-Hilal  Saudi Arabia Stade El Harti, Marrakech
1990 Cancelled during preliminary round
1992  Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–0 (aet) Al-Arabi  Qatar Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
1993  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–0 Al-Muharraq  Bahrain Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1994  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–0 (aet)
(4–3 p)
Al-Ittihad Jeddah  Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1995  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 Espérance de Tunis  Tunisia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 70,000
1996  Egypt Al-Ahly 3–1 Raja Casablanca  Morocco Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
1997  Tunisia Club Africain 2–1 (aet) Al-Ahly  Egypt Stade El Menzah, Tunis 45,000
1998  Algeria WA Tlemcen 3–1 Al-Shabab  Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
1999  Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–0 Al-Jaish  Syria Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 5,000
2000  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2–1 (aet) Al-Jaish  Syria Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2001  Qatar Al-Sadd 3–1 MC Oran  Algeria Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 20,000
List of Arab Unified Club Championship finals (2002–2003)
2002  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Saudi 1–0 Club Africain  Tunisia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2003  Egypt Zamalek 2–1 Al-Kuwait  Kuwait Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
List of Arab Champions League finals - one leg (2003–2004)
2003–04  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0–0 (aet)
(4–3 p)
Ismaily  Egypt Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
List of Arab Champions League finals - home & away legs (2004–2009)
2004–05  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1–2 Al-Ittihad Jeddah  Saudi Arabia Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2–0 CS Sfaxien  Tunisia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 26,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 4–1 on aggregate
2005–06  Egypt ENPPI 1–2 Raja Casablanca  Morocco Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo 20,000
 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 ENPPI  Egypt Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 85,000
Raja Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate
2006–07  Algeria ES Sétif 1–1 Al-Faisaly  Jordan Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
 Jordan Al-Faisaly 0–1 ES Sétif  Algeria King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 20,000
ES Sétif won 2–1 on aggregate
2007–08  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–1 ES Sétif  Algeria Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
 Algeria ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad Casablanca  Morocco Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
ES Sétif won 2–0 on aggregate
2008–09  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–1 Espérance de Tunis  Tunisia Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 Wydad Casablanca  Morocco Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Espérance de Tunis won 2–1 on aggregate
List of UAFA Club Cup finals (2012–2013)
2012–13  Kuwait Al-Arabi 0–0 USM Alger  Algeria Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City 23,456
 Algeria USM Alger 3–2 Al-Arabi  Kuwait Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 50,000
USM Alger won 3–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Championship finals (2017)
2017  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–2 (aet) Al-Faisaly  Jordan Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria 7,500
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals (2018–present)
2018–19  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Al-Hilal  Saudi Arabia Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al-Ain 15,000
2019–20  Morocco Raja Casablanca 4–4
(4–3 p)
Al-Ittihad  Saudi Arabia Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 0 (closed doors)
2023  Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2–1 (aet) Al-Hilal  Saudi Arabia King Fahd Sports City, Taif 20,000
Notes

^note Both games were played in Baghdad as matches could not be held in Lebanon due to the Lebanese Civil War.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

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By club

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Performances in the Arab Club Champions Cup by club
Club Title(s) Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 2 1993, 2009, 2017 1986, 1995
Iraq Al-Rasheed 3 0 1985, 1986, 1987
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2 3 1994, 1995 1989, 2019, 2023
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 1 1992, 1999 1998
Tunisia Club Sfaxien 2 1 2000, 2004 2005
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 1 2006, 2020 1996
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2 0 1984, 1988
Algeria ES Sétif 2 0 2007, 2008
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 3 2005 1987, 1994, 2020
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 2 1989 2008, 2009
Tunisia Club Africain 1 2 1997 1988, 2002
Egypt Al Ahly 1 1 1996 1997
Iraq Al-Shorta 1 0 1982
Algeria WA Tlemcen 1 0 1998
Qatar Al-Sadd 1 0 2001
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1 0 2002
Egypt Zamalek 1 0 2003
Algeria USM Alger 1 0 2013
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 0 2019
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1 0 2023
Syria Al-Jaish 0 2 1999, 2000
Jordan Al-Faisaly 0 2 2007, 2017
Lebanon Nejmeh 0 1 1982
Morocco KAC Kénitra 0 1 1984
Algeria USM El-Harrach 0 1 1985
Qatar Al-Arabi 0 1 1992
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0 1 1993
Algeria MC Oran 0 1 2001
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 0 1 2003
Egypt Al-Ismaily 0 1 2004
Egypt ENPPI Club 0 1 2006
Kuwait Al-Arabi 0 1 2013

By nation

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Performances in finals by nation
Nation Titles Runners-up
 Saudi Arabia 9 7
 Tunisia 7 5
 Algeria 4 2
 Iraq 4 0
 Morocco 3 4
 Egypt 2 3
 Qatar 1 1
 Jordan 0 2
 Kuwait 0 2
 Syria 0 2
 Bahrain 0 1
 Lebanon 0 1

By continent

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Performances in finals by continent
Continent Titles Runners-up
Africa 16 14
Asia 14 16

References

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  1. ^ "Arab Club Champions Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "نادي الشرطة سيدا للاندية العربية" (in Arabic). NIIIIS. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Arabian Champs. League Winners List". Goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Al-Nassr win first Arab Club Champions Cup title". BBC. 12 August 2023.
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