| Founded | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Region | Maghreb (UMF) |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Current champions |  Club Africain |
| Most successful club(s) |  CR Belouizdad Club Africain (3 times) |
The Maghreb Champions Cup was a North African football competition organized by the Union Maghrebine de Football (UMF) and which regrouped the winners of the leagues from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya (only in the first edition). Mauritania at this time was not a part of the Maghreb, so their clubs did not participate.
| Year | Host city | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1970 Details | Algiers | CR Belcourt | 2 – 2 ( – ) penalties | CS Sfaxien |  Al-Ittihad Club | 0 – 0 ( – ) penalties |  Wydad AC Casablanca | ||
| 1971 Details | home/away | CR Belcourt | n/a | ES Tunis | FAR Rabat | ||||
| 1972 Details | Casablanca | CR Belcourt | 2 – 1 | CS Sfaxien | RS Settat | 1 – 0 | MC Oran | ||
| 1973 Details | Tunis | ES Sahel | 2 – 0 | CR Belcourt | ADM Casablanca | 1 – 1 ( – ) penalties | MO Constantine | ||
| 1974 Details | Algiers | Club Africain | 2 – 0 | JS Kabylie | ES Sahel | 1 – 0 | KAC Kénitra | ||
| 1975 Details | Casablanca | Club Africain | 2 – 0 | Raja Beni Mellal | ES Tunis | 1 – 0 | JS Kabylie | ||
| 1976 Details | Tunis | Club Africain | 1 – 1 (4 – 2) penalties | MC Alger | ES Tunis | 4 – 2 | MC Oujda | ||
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Club Africain | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | ES Sahel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | ES Tunis | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | JS Kabylie | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MC Alger | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Raja Beni Mellal | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad Club | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FAR Rabat | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Racing AC Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RS Settat | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rank | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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