2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup

2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
18–25 August 2019
Competition proper:
20 August 2019 – 21 August 2021
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 38 (from 20 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco Raja CA (2nd title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Brazil Romarinho
(10 goals)
2023 →

The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال 2019–20) after Mohammed VI of Morocco, where the final was hosted, was the 29th season[note 1] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.[1]

Étoile du Sahel were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Shabab Al-Ordon in the first round.[2] The tournament was postponed for ten months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the final was played on 21 August 2021, where Raja Casablanca defeated Al-Ittihad Jeddah on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second title.[3]

Teams

A total of 38 teams participated in the tournament; 19 from Africa and 19 from Asia. 8 clubs started in the preliminary round 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 is a one-leg match played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.[4]

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

Prize money

The prize money is as follows:[5]

  • Winners: $6,000,000
  • Runners-up: $2,500,000
  • Semi-finalists: $500,000
  • Quarter-finalists: $200,000
  • Second round: $50,000
  • First round: $20,000

Round and draw dates

The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final.

The schedule is as follows.[6]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 27 July 2019 18–25 August 2019
First round 20 August – 24 September 2019 30 August – 3 October 2019
Second round 5 October 2019 23 October – 8 November 2019 4 November – 16 December 2019
Quarter-finals 4 December 2019 23 December 2019 – 15 January 2020 20 January – 15 February 2020
Semi-finals 16 February – 2 December 2020 4 January – 11 January 2021
Final 21 August 2021 at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Preliminary round

Main article: 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSC IRT ZSC HOR
1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to First round — 5–0
2 Morocco Ittihad Tanger 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 0–2 — 3–0
3 Iraq Al-Zawraa 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 0–1 — 2–0
4 Somalia Horseed 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0 1–6 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2019. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JSS CAB TEL FOM
1 Algeria JS Saoura 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to First round — 1–0
2 Tunisia CA Bizertin 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 6 0–1 — 3–0
3 Djibouti ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3 — 3–2
4 Comoros Fomboni 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13 0 0–5 0–7 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 August 2019. Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup knockout stage

Bracket

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Algeria JS Saoura 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 3 2 5 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 1 2
Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 2 1 3 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 0 1 1
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 6 1 7
Syria Al-Jaish 1 0 1 Iraq Al-Shorta 0 0 0
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 1 2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 0 0
Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 0 3 Iraq Al-Shorta 1 5 6
Iraq Al-Shorta (a) 1 2 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 2 1 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2 2 4
Sudan Al-Hilal 0 2 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 3 0 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2 2 4
Lebanon Al-Ahed 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 1 2
Morocco Olympic Safi 1 1 2 Morocco Olympic Safi 1 0 1
Bahrain Al-Riffa 1 0 1 Morocco Olympic Safi (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Lebanon Nejmeh 1 0 1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 1 2 (2)
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 2 3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 4 (3)
Kuwait Al-Arabi 0 0 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca (p) 4 (4)
Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 1 2 3 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 2 1 3
Algeria CS Constantine 3 0 3 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0 0 0
Bahrain Al-Muharraq (a) 1 2 3 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0 0 0
Egypt Ismaily 4 0 4 Egypt Ismaily 1 0 1
Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 2 1 3 Egypt Ismaily 2 2 4
Oman Al-Nasr 0 1 1 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 3 4 Egypt Ismaily 1 0 1
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3 1 4 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 3 3
Kuwait Al-Salmiya 1 1 2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0 0 (2)
Algeria MC Alger 1 1 2 Algeria MC Alger (p) 0 0 0 (4)
Oman Dhofar 0 1 1 Algeria MC Alger 1 1 2
Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 2 3 Morocco Raja Casablanca (a) 2 0 2
State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 0 0 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca (a) 1 4 5
Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 0 1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 4 5
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 2 3

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 27 July 2019.[7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 4–2 Kuwait Al-Salmiya 3–1 1–1
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan 3–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 1–0
Al-Jaish Syria 1–2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Al-Merrikh Sudan 1–3 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–1 0–2
Ismaily Egypt 4–3 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi 4–2 0–1
Al-Nasr Oman 1–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 0–1 1–3
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 3–2 Sudan Al-Hilal 2–0 1–2
Al-Arabi Kuwait 0–3 Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0–1 0–2
Olympic Safi Morocco 2–1 Bahrain Al-Riffa 1–1 1–0
Nejmeh Lebanon 1–3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 0–2
MC Alger Algeria 2–1 Oman Dhofar 1–0 1–1
Al-Kuwait Kuwait 3–3 (a) Iraq Al-Shorta 3–1 0–2
Raja Casablanca Morocco 3–0 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 1–0 2–0
JS Saoura Algeria 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–3 0–2
CS Constantine Algeria 3–3 (a) Bahrain Al-Muharraq 3–1 0–2
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 3–0[A] Lebanon Al-Ahed 3–0 0–0

Notes

  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 5 October 2019.[8]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 0–0 (2–4 p) Algeria MC Alger 0–0 0–0
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 3–0 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2–0 1–0
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 2–1 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 1–0 1–1
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–5 (a) Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–1 4–4
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 0–6 Iraq Al-Shorta 0–1 0–5
Ismaily Egypt 4–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 2–0 2–0
Olympic Safi Morocco 2–2 (4–2 p) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 1–1
Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates 1–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1–2 0–2

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 December 2019.[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 7–0 Iraq Al-Shorta 6–0 1–0
Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 2–1 Morocco Olympic Safi 1–1 1–0
Al-Ittihad Alexandria Egypt 0–1 Egypt Ismaily 0–1 0–0
MC Alger Algeria 2–2 (a) Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–2 1–0

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 December 2019 (after the quarter-finals draw).[9]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 3–4 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 2–2 1–2
Ismaily Egypt 1–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–0 0–3

Final

Main article: 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final

The final was played on 21 August 2021 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.[9]

Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia4–4Morocco Raja CA
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Top goalscorers

Statistics exclude preliminary round.

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team FR1 FR2 SR1 SR2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total
1 Brazil Romarinho Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 10
2 Morocco Mouhcine Moutouali Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 2 1 1 5
3 Colombia Danilo Asprilla Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 3 4
Egypt Khaled Kamar Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 1 1 1 1
5 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 1 1 3
Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 1 1
Iraq Amjad Attwan Iraq Al-Shorta 3
United Arab Emirates Zaid Al-Ameri United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 2
Brazil Sebá Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 2
Argentina Cristian Guanca Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 1 1
11 Egypt Wagih Abdel Hakim Egypt Ismaily 2 2
Sudan Waleed Bakhet Sudan Al-Hilal 2
Ivory Coast Koffi Boua Morocco Olympic Safi 1 1
Algeria Samy Frioui Algeria MC Alger 1 1
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Hamdan Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1 1
Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2
Brazil Fábio Lima United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Mapuku Iraq Al-Shorta 2
Morocco Mohamed Nahiri Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Fabrice Ngoma Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 1
Namibia Benson Shilongo Egypt Ismaily 2
Iraq Nabeel Sabah Iraq Al-Shorta 2
Morocco Mahmoud Benhalib Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 1

Broadcasting

2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country/Region Television Channel
 Middle East and North Africa AD Sports[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.

References

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  2. ^ "خروج مفاجئ للنجم الساحلي من البطولة العربية على يد شباب الأردن" [Étoile du Sahel suffers early exit at the Arab Club Champions Cup as Shabab Al-Ordon progress to the second round]. FilGoal. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "الاتحاد العربي يعلن موعد نهائي كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال" [The Arab Federation announces the final date of the Mohammed VI Cup for the Champions Clubs]. Kooora. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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  5. ^ "دعوة العهد والنجمة للمشاركة في البطولة العربية" [Al-Ahed and Nejmeh invited to participate in the Arab Club Champions Cup]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ "تعرف على مواعيد مباريات البطولة العربية قبل سحب القرعة اليوم" [Learn more about the Arab Club Champions Cup format and dates before today's draw]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Youm7. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ^ @UAFAAC (July 27, 2019). "مواجهات الأندية العربية في دور الـ 32 لبطولة كأس محمد السادس للأندية 2019 / 2020" [Draw result for the first round of the Mohammed VI Arab Club Champions Cup] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @UAFAAC (October 6, 2019). "مواعيد مباريات دور السنة عشر في كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال" [Fixtures dates for the second round of the Mohammed VI Champions Cup] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 October 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c @UAFAAC (December 4, 2019). "مواجهات دور ربع النهائي في كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال" [Draw results for the quarter-finals of the Mohammed VI Champions Cup] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "‏قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" (in Arabic). uafaac.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-18.

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