Founded | 1981 |
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Region | UAFA (Arab world) |
Number of teams | 37 |
Current champions | Al-Nassr (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Al-Rasheed 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]
Match was won during extra time | |
Match was won on away goals | |
Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
^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.
Club | Title(s) | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
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Espérance de Tunis | 3 | 2 | 1993, 2009, 2017 | 1986, 1995 |
Al-Rasheed | 3 | 0 | 1985, 1986, 1987 | — |
Al-Hilal | 2 | 3 | 1994, 1995 | 1989, 2019, 2023 |
Al-Shabab | 2 | 1 | 1992, 1999 | 1998 |
Club Sfaxien | 2 | 1 | 2000, 2004 | 2005 |
Raja Casablanca | 2 | 1 | 2006, 2020 | 1996 |
Al-Ettifaq | 2 | 0 | 1984, 1988 | — |
ES Sétif | 2 | 0 | 2007, 2008 | — |
Al-Ittihad | 1 | 3 | 2005 | 1987, 1994, 2020 |
Wydad Casablanca | 1 | 2 | 1989 | 2008, 2009 |
Club Africain | 1 | 2 | 1997 | 1988, 2002 |
Al Ahly | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1997 |
Al-Shorta | 1 | 0 | 1982 | — |
WA Tlemcen | 1 | 0 | 1998 | — |
Al-Sadd | 1 | 0 | 2001 | — |
Al-Ahli | 1 | 0 | 2002 | — |
Zamalek | 1 | 0 | 2003 | — |
USM Alger | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
Étoile du Sahel | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
Al-Nassr | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
Al-Jaish | 0 | 2 | — | 1999, 2000 |
Al-Faisaly | 0 | 2 | — | 2007, 2017 |
Nejmeh | 0 | 1 | — | 1982 |
KAC Kénitra | 0 | 1 | — | 1984 |
USM El-Harrach | 0 | 1 | — | 1985 |
Al-Arabi | 0 | 1 | — | 1992 |
Al-Muharraq | 0 | 1 | — | 1993 |
MC Oran | 0 | 1 | — | 2001 |
Al-Kuwait | 0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
Al-Ismaily | 0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
ENPPI Club | 0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
Al-Arabi | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
Nation | Titles | Runners-up |
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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 |
Continent | Titles | Runners-up |
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Africa | 16 | 14 |
Asia | 14 | 16 |
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