Event | 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup | ||||||
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After extra time | |||||||
Date | 12 August 2023 | ||||||
Venue | King Fahd Stadium, Taif | ||||||
Man of the Match | Sergej Milinković-Savić (Al-Hilal) | ||||||
Referee | Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 33 °C (91 °F) | ||||||
The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 30th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup. It was played at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif. [1] Al-Nassr beat Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time to earn their first Arab Club Champions Cup title. [2]
Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Al-Hilal | 4 (1989, 1994 , 1995 , 2018–19) |
Al-Nassr | None |
Both clubs entered the Arab Club Champions Cup at the group stage of the competition with the draw made on 6 March 2023. Al-Hilal was drawn in group B while Al-Nassr was drawn in group C.
Al-Hilal | Round | Al-Nassr | ||
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Opponent | Agg. | Opponent | Agg. | |
Al Ahli Tripoli | 0–0 | Group stage | Al-Shabab | 0–0 |
Al-Sadd | 2–3 | US Monastir | 4–1 | |
Wydad AC | 2–1 | Zamalek | 1–1 | |
Ittihad Jeddah | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Raja CA | 3–1 |
Al-Shabab | 3–1 | Semi-finals | Al-Shorta | 1–0 |
Al-Hilal | Al-Nassr |
Assistant referees: | Match rules
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