1988 Arab Club Champions Cup

1988 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1988
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
CitySharjah
Dates20 October – 4 November
Teams10 (from 2 confederations) (from 9 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (2nd title)
Runners-upTunisia Club Africain
Third placeIraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Fourth placeOman Fanja SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Sadoun Hamoud (5 goals)
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Mubarak Al-Dosari
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The 1988 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in United Arab Emirates in the city of Sharjah. Al-Ettifaq won the championship for the first time beating in the final Club Africain.

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 1986–87 UAE League winner and Hosts
Iraq Al-Rasheed Holders
Zone 1 Kuwait Kazma SC 1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League winners
Oman Fanja SC 1986–87 Omani League winners
Zone 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1986–87 Saudi Premier League winners
Sudan Al-Merrikh Sudan Premier League runners-up
Zone 3 Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran 1986–87 Algerian Championship runners-up
Morocco KAC Marrakech 1986–87 Moroccan League runners up
Mauritania ASC Wharf Mauritanian representative
Tunisia Club Africain 1986–87 Tunisian Championship runners-up
Zone 4 Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 1986–87 Iraqi League third place
Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC 1986–87 Jordan League winners
State of Palestine Palestine SC West Bank Premier League representative
Syria Jableh SC 1986–87 Syrian Premier League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Kazma SC and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Al-Ettifaq and Al-Merrikh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Club Africain (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
Morocco KAC Marrakech 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran 3 1 1 1 9 2 +7 3
Mauritania ASC Wharf 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Libya Al-Nasr Benghazi (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdrew
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf
  • Touati
  • ?
Mouloudia d'Oran Algeria0 – 1Morocco KAC Marrakech
Club Africain Tunisia1 – 1Algeria Mouloudia d'Oran
  • Amdouni 67' (c.s.c)
KAC Marrakech Morocco4 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf
  • Kiddi ?', 18', 67'
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 1Morocco KAC Marrakech
Referee: Omar Ali Shoqer (Saudi Arabia)
Mouloudia d'Oran Algeria8 – 0Mauritania ASC Wharf
Club Africain and KAC Marrakech advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Damascus, Syria from 4 to 10 August 1988.[1]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5
Syria Jableh SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 2
State of Palestine Palestine SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq1 – 1Syria Jableh SC
Gorgis –' Ramadan –'
Al-Dhifatain SC Jordan1 – 0State of Palestine Palestine SC
وليد خاص
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq1 – 0State of Palestine Palestine SC
Hadi –'
Jableh SC Syria2 – 1Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC
Ramadan –' محمد المشة
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq3 – 0Jordan Al-Dhifatain SC
Abdel Reda –', –'
Jassem –'
Jableh SC Syria–State of Palestine Palestine SC

Al-Shabab Baghdad and Jableh SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Final tournament held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 21 October to 4 November 1988.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Club Africain 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 6
Oman Fanja SC 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
Iraq Al-Rasheed 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 5
Syria Jableh SC 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Fanja SC Oman2 – 0Syria Jableh SC
Khamis 85'
Hamid 89'
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Yâakoubi 3'
Abdelhak 25'		 Osama Suksuk 7'
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 0Syria Jableh SC
Touati 30', 70'
Al-Rasheed Iraq2 – 1Oman Fanja SC
Radhi 32', 53' (pen.) Hamoud 9'
Club Africain Tunisia1 – 1Iraq Al-Rasheed
Touati 55' Radhi 45'
Al-Merrikh Sudan2 – 2Syria Jableh SC
Osama Suksuk 3'
Abdelghani 79'		 Shalbi 11'
Shehada 81'
Al-Rasheed Iraq1 – 0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Radhi 88'
Club Africain Tunisia0 – 0Oman Fanja SC
Jableh SC Syria1 – 0Iraq Al-Rasheed
Ramadan 56'
Fanja SC Oman1 – 0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Hamid 37'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 6
Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 4
Morocco KAC Marrakech 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 4
United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
Kuwait Kazma SC 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 2
Source:[citation needed]
Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates2 – 2Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Mohammed 26'
Thani 85'		 Saleh 19'
Al-Shaiha 40' (pen.)
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq0 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech
Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates0 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Mohammed 36'
Hadi 69'
KAC Marrakech Morocco1 – 0Kuwait Kazma SC
Kadi 39'
Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates2 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Thani 7'
Al-Arsour 80'		 Hamza 4'
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia2 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Hamoud 4'
Al-Shaiha 15' (pen.)		 Jasem 34'
Rahim 44'
Sharjah SC United Arab Emirates0 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia3 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Hamoud 56', 63', 82' Haji 77'
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1 – 0Morocco KAC Marrakech
Al-Shaiha 70' (pen.)
Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq0 – 1Kuwait Kazma SC
Al Rahman 23'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 November – Sharjah
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq3
 
 4 November – Sharjah
 
Oman Fanja SC1
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (p)1 (4)
 
 2 November – Sharjah
 
Tunisia Club Africain1 (2)
 
Tunisia Club Africain (p)2 (4)
 
 
Iraq Al-Shabab2 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
 4 November – Sharjah
 
 
Iraq Al-Shabab3
 
 
Oman Fanja SC2

Semi-finals

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia3 – 1Oman Fanja SC
Al-Dbikhi 10'
Al-Shaiha 18' (pen.)
S. Hamoud 31'		 M. A. Hamoud 75'
Club Africain Tunisia2 – 2Iraq Al-Shabab Baghdad
Rasheed 25' (o.g.)
Touati 55'		 Almi 49' (o.g.)
Hadi 83'
Penalties
4 – 2

Third place match

Al-Shabab Baghdad Iraq3 – 2Oman Fanja SC
Alawi 28'
Mohammed 58'
Raheem 60'		 Khamis 80'
Al-Amburi 90'

Final

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1 – 1Tunisia Club Africain
Al-Dbikhi 25' Amdouni 18'
Penalties
Meflah soccer ball with check mark 4 – 2
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Rachid Medjiba (Algeria)

Winners

1988 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ettifaq
Second title

References

  1. ^ "Al-Shabab finish third in 1988 Arab Champions Cup". Sport & Youth Magazine. M. Benboua. September 5, 2009.[permanent dead link]

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