2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, known officially as the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19‎) to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season (not including 1990) of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1]

2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5–24 May 2018
Competition proper:
31 July 2018 – 18 April 2019
Teams40 (from 2 confederations) (from 19 associations)
Final positions
Champions ES Sahel (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored177 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mohamed Abdel Rahman
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Yassine Chikhaoui
Best goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Mayouf

The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions.

Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round.

Prize money

The prize money was as follows:[2]

  • Winners: $6 million
  • Runners-up: $2.5 million

Teams

A total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates. Due to the new format of the competition only being announced after the 2016–17 season had already ended, UAFA decided that for this edition of the tournament, teams would be invited to participate rather than strictly qualifying through performance in the 2016–17 season's domestic competitions.

Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
  1. ^
    Not including the club's appearance in the cancelled 1990 edition.

Schedule
The Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain hosted the final.

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

Phase Round Draw date Dates
Qualifying play-off Preliminary round 24 April 2018 5–9 May 2018
Play-off round 17–24 May 2018
Knockout stage First round 31 July – 30 September 2018
Second round 6 October 2018 27 October – 11 December 2018
Quarter-finals 17 December 2018 26 January – 25 February 2019
Semi-finals 27 February – 15 April 2019
Final 18 April 2019

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ASAS Djibouti Télécom (H) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Play-off round
2 Banadir 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4
3 Ngazi de Mirontsi 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(H) Host.
ASAS Djibouti Télécom 1−1 Banadir
Benteke
Referee: Mohamed Jamal Juma (Bahrain)
Banadir 3−2 Ngazi de Mirontsi
Benteke
Khaliif 		Report Fanomezantsoa
Harimbola
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia)
ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3−1 Ngazi de Mirontsi
Obayo  3'
 71' (pen.)
 74' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Issa Abdulla Ali (Bahrain)

Play-off round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Nejmeh 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to First round
2 Club Africain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 ASAC Concorde 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 Al-Faisaly 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Club Africain 2–2 Al-Faisaly
 Report
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Al-Nejmeh 4–0 ASAC Concorde
  • Siblini  15', 40'
  • Alaeddine  52'
  • Maatouk  64'
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Al-Faisaly 1–2 Al-Nejmeh
 Report
  • Matar  53'
  • Al Hajj  90+1'
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
ASAC Concorde 1–2 Club Africain
  • Mohamed  62'
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Nejmeh 1–0 Club Africain
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Al-Faisaly 1–3 ASAC Concorde
  • Seck  35', 78'
  • Sy  71'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Advance to First round
2 FUS Rabat 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7
3 Al-Salmiya 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4 ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Al-Ittihad Alexandria 1–1 FUS Rabat
 Report
  • Louadni  13'
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Salmiya 4–0 ASAS Djibouti Télécom
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Al-Salmiya 0–5 Al-Ittihad Alexandria
Report
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
ASAS Djibouti Télécom 0–7 FUS Rabat
Report
  • Anouar  25'
  • Diakité  36'
  • El Bahraoui  38'
  • Badamosi  66'
  • El Bettache  68'
  • Louani  86'
  • El Bassil  90+4'
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria 8–0 ASAS Djibouti Télécom
 Report
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
FUS Rabat 5–0 Al-Salmiya
  • Zerhouni  41'
  • Skouma  45'
  • Diakité  50'
  • Herimat  79'
  • Badamosi  90'
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Knockout phase

Bracket
First round   Second round   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
  Al-Hilal 1 1 2  
  Al-Shabab 0 0 0       Al-Hilal 4 2 6  
  Al-Naft (a) 1 2 3     Al-Naft 0 0 0  
  CS Sfaxien 1 2 3         Al-Hilal 3 0 3  
  Al-Ittihad Alexandria (a) 1 2 3         Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0 0 0  
  Espérance de Tunis 1 2 3       Al-Ittihad Alexandria (p) 0 1 1 (4)
  Zamalek (a) 0 1 1     Zamalek 1 0 1 (3)  
  Al-Qadsia 0 1 1         Al-Hilal (p) 1 0 1 (3)  
  Al-Ahly 0 4 4         Al-Ahli Jeddah 0 1 1 (2)  
  Al-Nejmeh 0 1 1       Al-Ahly 2 1 3  
  Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 0 1     Al-Wasl (a) 2 1 3  
  Al-Wasl (a) 1 0 1         Al-Wasl 2 1 3
  Al-Ain 1 1 2         Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 4  
  ES Sétif (a) 2 0 2       ES Sétif 0 1 1
  Al-Muharraq 0 0 0     Al-Ahli Jeddah 1 1 2  
  Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 3 5         Al-Hilal 1
  Ismaily (p) 2 0 2 (4)         Étoile du Sahel 2
  Al-Kuwait 0 2 2 (2)       Ismaily 0 0 0 (2)  
  Salam Zgharta 1 1 2     Raja Casablanca (p) 0 0 0 (4)  
  Raja Casablanca 2 1 3         Raja Casablanca 0 1 1  
  Wydad Casablanca (p) 1 1 2 (4)         Étoile du Sahel 2 0 2  
  Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 1 1 (2)       Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0
  Étoile du Sahel 3 3 6     Étoile du Sahel 0 1 1  
  Al-Ramtha 1 1 2         Étoile du Sahel 1 0 1
  Al-Jazira 1 1 2         Al-Merrikh 0 0 0  
  Al-Nassr 2 4 6       Al-Nassr 0 1 1  
  Al-Riffa 1 0 1     MC Alger 1 2 3  
  MC Alger 2 0 2         MC Alger 0 0 0
  Al-Jaish 1 1 2         Al-Merrikh 0 3 3  
  Al-Merrikh 3 1 4       Al-Merrikh 4 0 4
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0 0     USM Alger 1 2 3  
  USM Alger 1 3 4  

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek 1–1 (a) Al-Qadsia 0–0 1–1
Al-Ain 2–2 (a) ES Sétif 1–2 1–0
Ismaily 2–2 (4–2 p) Al-Kuwait 2–0 0–2
Salam Zgharta 2–3 Raja Casablanca 1–2 1–1
Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1–1 (a) Al-Wasl 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft 3–3 (a) CS Sfaxien 1–1 2–2
Al-Hilal 2–0 Al-Shabab 1–0 1–0
Al-Riffa 1–2 MC Alger 1–2 0–0
Étoile du Sahel 6–2 Al-Ramtha 3–1 3–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–4 USM Alger 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1]
Al-Jazira 2–6 Al-Nassr 1–2 1–4
Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–3 (a) Espérance de Tunis 1–1 2–2
Wydad Casablanca 2–2 (4–2 p) Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–1 1–1
Al-Jaish 2–4 Al-Merrikh 1–3 1–1
Al-Ahly 4–1 Al-Nejmeh 0–0 4–1
Al-Muharraq 0–5 Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–2 0–3
Zamalek 0–0 Al-Qadsia
Attendance: 10,000
Al-Qadsia 1–1 Zamalek
  • Hani  90+5'
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.

Al-Ain 1–2 ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
ES Sétif 0–1 Al-Ain
Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.

Ismaily 2–0 Al-Kuwait
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Al-Kuwait 2–0 Ismaily
  • Saeed  23'
  • Al Hajri  70'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.

Salam Zgharta 1–2 Raja Casablanca
  • Nias  43'
 Report
Zgharta Stadium, Zgharta
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Raja Casablanca 1–1 Salam Zgharta
 Report
  • Nias  90+2'

Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1–1 Al-Wasl
Attendance: 34,240
Al-Wasl 0–0 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Report
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.

Al-Naft 1–1 CS Sfaxien
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
CS Sfaxien 2–2 Al-Naft
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.

Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Shabab
 Report
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Al-Shabab 0–1 Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Al-Riffa 1–2 MC Alger
 Report
Referee: Shukri Al Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
MC Alger 0–0 Al-Riffa
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel 3–1 Al-Ramtha
  • Brigui  7', 47'
  • Ben Larbi  45'
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)
Al-Ramtha 1–3 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
  • Ben Aziza  7', 23'
  • Marey  39'
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 USM Alger
Report
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.

Al-Jazira 1–2 Al-Nassr
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Jazira
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria 1–1 Espérance de Tunis
 Report
  • Mejri  70'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Espérance de Tunis 2–2 Al-Ittihad Alexandria
  • Belaili  7'
  • Kom  52'
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.

Wydad Casablanca 1–1 Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
  • Taqtaq  23'
Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–1 Wydad Casablanca
  • Saltou  32'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.

Al-Jaish 1–3 Al-Merrikh
  • Fares  22'
 Report
  • Abdel Rahman  34' (pen.), 60'
  • Somana  35'
Zgharta Stadium, Zgharta
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Al-Merrikh 1–1 Al-Jaish
  • Adam  83'
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly 0–0 Al-Nejmeh
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Nejmeh 1–4 Al-Ahly
  • Al Mohamed  89'
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.

Al-Muharraq 0–2 Al-Ahli Jeddah
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ahli Jeddah 3–0 Al-Muharraq
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Merrikh 4–3 USM Alger 4–1 0–2
Al-Nassr 1–3 MC Alger 0–1 1–2
Al-Ahly 3–3 (a) Al-Wasl 2–2 1–1
Wydad Casablanca 0–1 Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–1
Al-Hilal 6–0 Al-Naft 4–0 2–0
Ismaily 0–0 (2–4 p) Raja Casablanca 0–0 0-0
Al-Ittihad Alexandria 1–1 (4–3 p) Zamalek 0–1 1–0
ES Sétif 1–2 Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–1 1–1
Al-Merrikh 4–1 USM Alger
  • Abdel Rahman  1', 10', 35'
  • Al Nasaan  39'
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
USM Alger 2–0 Al-Merrikh
 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Nassr 0–1 MC Alger
Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
MC Alger 2–1 Al-Nassr
 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly 2–2 Al-Wasl
 Report
Al-Wasl 1–1 Al-Ahly
 Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.

Wydad Casablanca 0–0 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Wydad Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal 4–0 Al-Naft
 Report
Al-Naft 0–2 Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ismaily 0–0 Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.

Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0–1 Zamalek
Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.

ES Sétif 0–1 Al-Ahli Jeddah
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahli Jeddah 1–1 ES Sétif
 Report
Attendance: 6,130
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–0 0–0
Al-Wasl 3–4 Al-Ahli Jeddah 2–2 1–2
Raja Casablanca 1–2 Étoile du Sahel 0–2 1–0
MC Alger 0–3 Al-Merrikh 0–0 0–3
Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Ittihad Alexandria
 Report
Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0–0 Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Wasl 2–2 Al-Ahli Jeddah
 Report
Al-Ahli Jeddah 2–1 Al-Wasl
 Report
Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.

Raja Casablanca 0–2 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Étoile du Sahel 0–1 Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

MC Alger 0–0 Al-Merrikh
Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Al-Merrikh 3–0 MC Alger
  • Al-Rashed  25'
  • Abdel Rahman  32', 68'
 Report
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal 1–1 (3–2 p) Al-Ahli Jeddah 1–0 0–1
Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Al-Merrikh 1–0 0–0
Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Ahli Jeddah
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.

Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Al-Merrikh
  • Ben Ouanes  45+2'
 Report
Al-Merrikh 0–0 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final
Al-Hilal 1–2 Étoile du Sahel
Gomis  64' (pen.) Report Aribi  30'
Mothnani  90+1'
Attendance: 15,000

Top scorers
As of 18 April 2019
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team PMR PR1 PR2 PR3 FR1 FR2 SR1 SR2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Mohamed Abdel Rahman Al-Merrikh 232 7
2 Emmanuel Banahene Al-Ittihad Alexandria 311 5
Bafétimbi Gomis Al-Hilal 1121
4 Razack Cissé Al-Ittihad Alexandria 121 4
Gedo Al-Ittihad Alexandria 31
6 Abdukadir Benteke Banadir 3 3
Abdulrahman Ghareeb Al-Ahli Jeddah 21
Yahya Al-Shehri Al-Nassr 111
Carlos Eduardo Al-Hilal 111

Broadcasting
2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country Television Channel
 United Arab Emirates AD Sports[3]

Notes & references

Notes
  1. USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.

References
  1. @UAFAAC (24 Apr 2018). "Regards to success in the teams participating in the Arab Cup of Clubs" كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال ، جدول البطولة (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  2. Winners of Arab club tournament to earn $6 mln
  3. "‏قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" (in Arabic). uafaac.com. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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