List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals

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List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals
Founded1981
Region UAFA (Arab world)
Number of teams37
Current champions Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Rasheed
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis
(3 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 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]

Contents

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]

List of finals

Key
Match was won during extra time
Match was won on away goals
Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - home & away legs (1981–1982)
YearCountryTeam 1ScoreTeam 2CountryVenueAttendance
1981–82 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Al-Shorta 2–0 Al-Nejmeh Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Al-Nejmeh 2–2 Al-Shorta Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad [note]
Al-Shorta won 4–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - one leg (1984–2001)
1984 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq n/a KAC Kénitra Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam
1985 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a USM El-Harrach Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad
1986 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Al-Rasheed n/a Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1987 Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg  Iraq Al-Rasheed 2–1 (aet) Al-Ittihad Jeddah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
1988 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–1 (aet)
(4–2 p)
Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah 27,500
1989 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 3–1 Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Stade El Harti, Marrakech
1990 Cancelled during preliminary round
1992 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–0 (aet) Al-Arabi Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
1993 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–0 Al-Muharraq Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Stade El Menzah, Tunis
1994 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–0 (aet)
(4–3 p)
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
1995 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1–0 Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 70,000
1996 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Al-Ahly 3–1 Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
1997 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Club Africain 2–1 (aet) Al-Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Stade El Menzah, Tunis 45,000
1998 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria WA Tlemcen 3–1 Al-Shabab Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
1999 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2–0 Al-Jaish Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 5,000
2000 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2–1 (aet) Al-Jaish Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2001 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Al-Sadd 3–1 MC Oran Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Khalifa International Stadium, Doha 20,000
List of Arab Unified Club Championship finals (2002–2003)
2002 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Saudi 1–0 Club Africain Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah
2003 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Zamalek 2–1 Al-Kuwait Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
List of Arab Champions League finals - one leg (2003–2004)
2003–04 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0–0 (aet)
(4–3 p)
Ismaily Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut
List of Arab Champions League finals - home & away legs (2004–2009)
2004–05 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1–2 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2–0 CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah 26,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 4–1 on aggregate
2005–06 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt ENPPI 1–2 Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo 20,000
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 ENPPI Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 85,000
Raja Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate
2006–07 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ES Sétif 1–1 Al-Faisaly Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Al-Faisaly 0–1 ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria King Abdullah Stadium, Amman 20,000
ES Sétif won 2–1 on aggregate
2007–08 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–1 ES Sétif Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif 30,000
ES Sétif won 2–0 on aggregate
2008–09 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 90,000
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 Wydad Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Espérance de Tunis won 2–1 on aggregate
List of UAFA Club Cup finals (2012–2013)
2012–13 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Al-Arabi 0–0 USM Alger Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City 23,456
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria USM Alger 3–2 Al-Arabi Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 50,000
USM Alger won 3–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Championship finals (2017)
2017 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3–2 (aet) Al-Faisaly Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria 7,500
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals (2018–present)
2018–19 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al-Ain 15,000
2019–20 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Raja Casablanca 4–4
(4–3 p)
Al-Ittihad Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 0 (closed doors)
2023 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 2–1 (aet) Al-Hilal Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia King Fahd Sports City, Taif 20,000
Notes

^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.

Performances

By club

Performances in the Arab Club Champions Cup by club
ClubTitle(s)Runners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance de Tunis 32 1993, 2009, 2017 1986, 1995
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Rasheed 30 1985, 1986, 1987
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 23 1994, 1995 1989, 2019, 2023
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Shabab 21 1992, 1999 1998
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Sfaxien 21 2000, 2004 2005
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 21 2006, 2020 1996
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq 20 1984, 1988
Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 20 2007, 2008
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 13 2005 1987, 1994, 2020
Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad Casablanca 12 1989 2008, 2009
Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 12 1997 1988, 2002
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 11 1996 1997
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Shorta 10 1982
Flag of Algeria.svg WA Tlemcen 10 1998
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Sadd 10 2001
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ahli 10 2002
Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 10 2003
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 10 2013
Flag of Tunisia.svg Étoile du Sahel 10 2019
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr 10 2023
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Al-Jaish 02 1999, 2000
Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Faisaly 02 2007, 2017
Flag of Lebanon.svg Nejmeh 01 1982
Flag of Morocco.svg KAC Kénitra 01 1984
Flag of Algeria.svg USM El-Harrach 01 1985
Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi 01 1992
Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 01 1993
Flag of Algeria.svg MC Oran 01 2001
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 01 2003
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Ismaily 01 2004
Flag of Egypt.svg ENPPI Club 01 2006
Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi 01 2013

By nation

Performances in finals by nation
NationTitlesRunners-up
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 97
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 75
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 42
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 40
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 34
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 23
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 11
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 02
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 02
Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg  Syria 02
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 01
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 01

By continent

Performances in finals by continent
ContinentTitlesRunners-up
Africa 1614
Asia 1416

References

  1. "Arab Club Champions Cup". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "نادي الشرطة سيدا للاندية العربية" (in Arabic). NIIIIS. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. "Arabian Champs. League Winners List". Goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. "Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice as Al-Nassr win first Arab Club Champions Cup title". BBC. 12 August 2023.