1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
City Baghdad
Dates5–9 December 1985
Teams3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed SC (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Algeria.svg USM El Harrach
Third place Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Abdelkader Meziani
(3 goals)
1984
1986

The 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup took place in Baghdad, Iraq and featured three teams. Iraqi League representative Al-Rasheed took the championship back to Iraq.

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Participants

Participants
ZoneTeamQualifying method
Zone 1 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed Iraqi League representative
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 1983–84 Saudi Premier League winners
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Sana'a 1983–84 Yemeni League winners
Zone 2 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh 1974–75 Lebanese Championship winners (no championship after 1975)
Zone 3 Flag of Algeria.svg USM El Harrach 1983–84 Algerian Championship runners-up

Qualifying round

Zone 1

Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed 220030+34
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 210121+12
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Sana'a 20020440
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed
Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg64'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)
Al-Rasheed Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg 2 – 01 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Sana'a
Abid Soccerball shade.svg' Jo'ra Soccerball shade.svg'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1 The match originally finished 1-1, but Al-Rasheed were awarded a 2-0 win as Al-Ahli Sana'a played a Sudanese player who was not registered according to competition rules.

Al-Ahli Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Ahli Sana'a
Hussain Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mawlood (Bahrain)

Al-Rasheed advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2

Nejmeh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3

USM El Harrach advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed 220082+64
Flag of Algeria.svg USM El Harrach 210142+22
Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh 20021980
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Rasheed Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg 6 – 1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh
Dirjal Soccerball shade.svg8'
Abid Soccerball shade.svg35', 71'
Saddam Soccerball shade.svg38'
Hashim Soccerball shade.svg76'
Allawi Soccerball shade.svg89'
Chatila Soccerball shade.svg79'
Nejmeh Flag of Lebanon.svg 0 – 3 Flag of Algeria.svg USM El Harrach
Meziani Soccerball shade.svg17', 30'
Ould El-Hadj Soccerball shade.svg66'
USM El Harrach Flag of Algeria.svg 1 – 2 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg Al-Rasheed
Meziani Soccerball shade.svg44' Allawi Soccerball shade.svg26'
Radhi Soccerball shade.svg85'

Winner

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg
Al-Rasheed
1st Title

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