1999 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1999
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Cairo
Dates23 September – 3 October
Teams8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored36 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Owairan
Flag of Kuwait.svg Ali Marwi
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Farouk
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Syria.svg Ahmad Azzam
Best goalkeeper Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan [1]
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Egypt in the city of Cairo. Al Shabab won the championship for the second time beating in the final Al-Jaish. [2]

Contents

Participants

Participants
ZoneTeamQualifying method
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly Hosts
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen Holders
Zone 1 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 1997–98 Bahraini Premier League winners
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya 1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Club 1997–98 Omani League fifth
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi (Doha) 1997–98 Qatar Stars League fourth
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 1997–98 Saudi Premier League seventh
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah SC 1997–98 UAE Football League runners-up
Zone 2 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 1997–98 Saudi Premier League runners-up
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Club 1999 Sudan Premier League winners
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda 1997–98 Yemeni League winners
Zone 3 Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg Al-Mahalla 1997–98 Libyan Premier League height
Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg ASC Sonalec 1997–98 Mauritanean Premier League runners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg Olympique Béja 1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National fifth
Zone 4 Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 1996–97 Jordan League winners
Flag of Palestine.svg Khadamat Rafah Gaza Strip League representative
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 1997–98 Syrian League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Jeddah in 1999.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 5500152+1315
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya 540193+612
Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 5302126+69
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi 5113412−84
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah SC 5023612−62
Flag of Oman.svg Oman Club 5014415−111
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 5–1 Flag of Oman.svg Oman Club
Jeddah
Sharjah SC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2–2 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
Jeddah
Al-Salmiya Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–0 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
Jeddah
Oman Club Flag of Oman.svg 1–4 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Jeddah
Sharjah SC Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 0–3 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya
Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC
Jeddah
Al-Arabi Flag of Qatar.svg 0–2 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya
Jeddah
Oman Club Flag of Oman.svg 2–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah SC
Jeddah
Al-Arabi Flag of Qatar.svg 2–0 Flag of Oman.svg Oman Club
Jeddah
West Riffa SC Flag of Bahrain.svg 3 – 1
(abandoned after 50 mn)		 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah SC
Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 3–0 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya
Jeddah
West Riffa SC Flag of Bahrain.svg 5–0 Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi
Jeddah
Al-Salmiya Flag of Kuwait.svg 2–0 Flag of Oman.svg Oman Club
Jeddah
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Sharjah SC
Jeddah

Al-Ittihad withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Salmiya advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Qualifying tournament held in Abha.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 220060+66
Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda 210157−23
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Club 200237−40
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 4–0 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda
Abha
Al-Hilal Club Flag of Sudan.svg 3–5 Flag of Yemen.svg Al-Wehda
Abha
Al Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
Abha

Al Shabab advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Al-Mahalla disqualified by UAFA. ASC Sonalec withdrew.

Olympique Béja advanced automatically to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Qualifying tournament held in Amman.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 220030+36
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 210143+13
Flag of Palestine.svg Khadamat Rafah 200215−40
Source: [ citation needed ]

Al-Wehdat & Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Group stage

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. 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 Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 320161+56
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya 320132+16
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Wehdat 31023303
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 310239−63
Source: [ citation needed ]
Al-Wehdat Flag of Jordan.svg 0–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya
Marwi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Al Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 5–0 Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen
Al-Owairan Soccerball shade.svg23', 52' (pen.)
Al-Otaibi Soccerball shade.svg60'
Al-Khathran Soccerball shade.svg80'
Dissa Soccerball shade.svg90'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 320162+46
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 312042+25
Flag of Tunisia.svg Olympique Béja 31113304
Flag of Bahrain.svg West Riffa SC 301217−61
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 1 October – Cairo
 
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab (p)1 (3)
 
 3 October – Cairo
 
 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 1 (2)
 
 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Shabab 2
 
 1 October – Cairo
 
 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 0
 
 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish 2
 
 
 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya 1
 

Semi-finals

Al-Jaish Flag of Syria.svg 2–1 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Salmiya
Afash Soccerball shade.svg54', 66' Marwi Soccerball shade.svg27'

Final

Al Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2–0 Flag of Syria.svg Al-Jaish
Al-Owairan Soccerball shade.svg3'
Al-Sheehan Soccerball shade.svg16'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

Winners

1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Al Shabab
Second title

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References

  1. ↑ "Jazirah newspaper 1999-10-04".
  2. ↑ "Arab Clubs League Championship – Cairo 1999". goalzz.com.
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