International football competition
The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup , officially named 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[ a] of the Arab Club Champions Cup , the Arab world's 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]
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.
Associations which did not enter a team
Notes ^ a b c Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.
Schedule 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
Source: Goalzz Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.(H) Hosts
Referee: Mohamed Jamal Juma (
Bahrain )
Referee: Issa Abdulla Ali (
Bahrain )
Play-off round
Group A
Source: Goalzz Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (
Iraq )
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (
Sudan )
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (
Algeria )
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (
Algeria )
Group B
Source: Goalzz Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (
Jordan )
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (
Iraq )
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (
Jordan )
Knockout phase
Bracket
First round 11 August 2018
19:00 UTC+2
28 September 2018
19:30 UTC+3
1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.
12 August 2018
19:30 UTC+2
27 September 2018
19:30 UTC+3
2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.
10 August 2018
17:00 UTC+3
29 September 2018
19:00 UTC+1
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (
Egypt )
Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.
24 August 2018
21:00 UTC+3
Attendance: 34,240
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (
Algeria )
30 September 2018
20:00 UTC+4
Al-Wasl 0–0 Al-Ittihad Jeddah Report
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
10 August 2018
18:00 UTC+3
30 September 2018
20:00 UTC+1
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
12 August 2018
20:30 UTC+3
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (
Algeria )
29 September 2018
18:00 UTC+3
Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
28 September 2018
19:00 UTC+1
MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
11 August 2018
20:15 UTC+1
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (
Libya )
28 September 2018
17:00 UTC+3
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (
Syria )
Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.
9 September 2018
19:00 UTC+1
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.
13 August 2018
19:45 UTC+4
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (
Egypt )
29 September 2018
20:30 UTC+3
Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.
2 September 2018
20:00 UTC+1
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.
24 September 2018
19:00 UTC+1
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (
Algeria )
28 September 2018
20:00 UTC+1
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'
11 August 2018
19:00 UTC+2
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
13 August 2018
20:00 UTC+2
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
27 September 2018
19:30 UTC+3
Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.
25 August 2018
18:50 UTC+3
24 September 2018
21:00 UTC+3
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.
Second round 21 November 2018 (2018-11-21 )
19:30 UTC+2
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10 )
19:00 UTC+1
Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06 )
20:00 UTC+3
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 )
19:00 UTC+1
MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28 )
20:00 UTC+2
22 November 2018 (2018-11-22 )
19:30 UTC+4
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27 )
19:00 UTC+1
8 November 2018 (2018-11-08 )
20:00 UTC+1
Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29 )
20:00 UTC+3
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (
Egypt )
30 November 2018 (2018-11-30 )
17:00 UTC+3
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
29 October 2018 (2018-10-29 )
19:00 UTC+2
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11 )
20:00 UTC+1
0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27 )
20:00 UTC+2
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
30 November 2018 (2018-11-30 )
19:00 UTC+2
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28 )
20:00 UTC+1
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04 )
19:30 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 )
20:00 UTC+3
Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (
Morocco )
25 February 2019 (2019-02-25 )
17:00 UTC+2
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (
Algeria )
Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 )
17:30 UTC+4
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (
Egypt )
25 February 2019 (2019-02-25 )
20:45 UTC+3
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26 )
17:00 UTC+1
8 February 2019 (2019-02-08 )
15:00 UTC+1
Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
31 January 2019 (2019-01-31 )
19:00 UTC+1
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (
Tunisia )
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 )
19:00 UTC+2
Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals 17 March 2019 (2019-03-17 )
18:45 UTC+3
15 April 2019 (2019-04-15 )
19:25 UTC+3
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27 )
18:00 UTC+1
29 March 2019 (2019-03-29 )
19:00 UTC+2
Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.
As of 18 April 2019 Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Broadcasting
Notes & references
Notes ^ 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 ^ @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 . ^ Winners of Arab club tournament to earn $6 mln ^ "قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" (in Arabic). uafaac.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27 .
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