1996 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1996 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1996
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Cairo
Dates4–15 September
Teams7 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored48 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Salaheddine Bassir (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Shobair
Fair play award Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Rafah
1995
1997

The 1996 Arab Club Champions Cup edition, was won by Egyptian side Al-Ahly, the hosts. It was the 12th tournament and was held from 4 September to 15 September 1996.

Contents

Preliminary round

Final tournament

Group stage

The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and three. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 2200121+116
Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Rafah 21011763
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Blida 20021650
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Blida
Mosheer Soccerball shade.svg
H.Hassan Soccerball shade.svg
Walid Soccerball shade.svg
Koushary Soccerball shade.svg
Gharib Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg44' Réda Zouani

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 3210101+97
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (Riyadh) 311142+24
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Club 31023853
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 31023963
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
Cairo
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly (aet)2
 
16 september – Cairo
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1
 
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ahly 3
 
Cairo
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1
 
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 7
 
 
Flag of Palestine.svg Shabab Rafah 0
 

Semi-finals

Final

Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA
Tolba Soccerball shade.svg2'
Khashaba Soccerball shade.svg49' (pen.)
Walid Soccerball shade.svg89'
Bassir Soccerball shade.svg27'

Winners

1996 Arab Club Champions Cup
Flag of Egypt.svg
Al-Ahly
First title

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