Football tournament
The Arab Club Champions Cup is a seasonal association football competition established in 1981 for top clubs of the 22 Union of Arab Football Associations member associations.[ 1]
A total of 20 clubs have won the Arab Club Champions Cup. The first ever winners of the tournament were Iraqi club Al-Shorta .[ 2] Iraqi club Al-Rasheed and Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis share the record for most titles, with three each. Al-Rasheed are the only team to have won three consecutive titles. Saudi Arabian clubs Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad have been runners-up the most times, each losing three finals. Syrian club Al-Jaish and Jordanian club Al-Faisaly are the only teams to have reached two finals without winning the trophy. Saudi Arabia has provided the most champions, with nine wins from six clubs.[ 3] The current champions are Al-Nassr , who beat Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time in the 2023 final .[ 4]
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - home & away legs (1981–1982)
Year
Country
Team 1
Score
Team 2
Country
Venue
Attendance
1981–82
Iraq
Al-Shorta
2–0
Al-Nejmeh
Lebanon
Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad
Lebanon
Al-Nejmeh
2–2
Al-Shorta
Iraq
Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad [note]
Al-Shorta won 4–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals - one leg (1984–2001)
1984
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ettifaq
n/a
KAC Kénitra
Morocco
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam
1985
Iraq
Al-Rasheed
n/a
USM El-Harrach
Algeria
Al-Shaab Stadium , Baghdad
1986
Iraq
Al-Rasheed
n/a
Espérance de Tunis
Tunisia
Stade El Menzah , Tunis
1987
Iraq
Al-Rasheed
2–1 (aet )
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium , Riyadh
1988
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ettifaq
1–1 (aet ) (4–2 p )
Club Africain
Tunisia
Sharjah Stadium , Sharjah
27,500
1989
Morocco
Wydad Casablanca
3–1
Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia
Stade El Harti , Marrakech
1990
Cancelled during preliminary round
1992
Saudi Arabia
Al-Shabab
2–0 (aet )
Al-Arabi
Qatar
Khalifa International Stadium , Doha
1993
Tunisia
Espérance de Tunis
3–0
Al-Muharraq
Bahrain
Stade El Menzah , Tunis
1994
Saudi Arabia
Al-Hilal
0–0 (aet ) (4–3 p )
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
King Fahd International Stadium , Riyadh
1995
Saudi Arabia
Al-Hilal
1–0
Espérance de Tunis
Tunisia
King Fahd International Stadium , Riyadh
70,000
1996
Egypt
Al-Ahly
3–1
Raja Casablanca
Morocco
Cairo International Stadium , Cairo
1997
Tunisia
Club Africain
2–1 (aet )
Al-Ahly
Egypt
Stade El Menzah , Tunis
45,000
1998
Algeria
WA Tlemcen
3–1
Al-Shabab
Saudi Arabia
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium , Jeddah
1999
Saudi Arabia
Al-Shabab
2–0
Al-Jaish
Syria
Cairo International Stadium , Cairo
5,000
2000
Tunisia
CS Sfaxien
2–1 (aet )
Al-Jaish
Syria
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium , Jeddah
2001
Qatar
Al-Sadd
3–1
MC Oran
Algeria
Khalifa International Stadium , Doha
20,000
List of Arab Unified Club Championship finals (2002–2003)
2002
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli Saudi
1–0
Club Africain
Tunisia
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium , Jeddah
2003
Egypt
Zamalek
2–1
Al-Kuwait
Kuwait
Cairo International Stadium , Cairo
List of Arab Champions League finals - one leg (2003–2004)
2003–04
Tunisia
CS Sfaxien
0–0 (aet ) (4–3 p )
Ismaily
Egypt
Camille Chamoun Stadium , Beirut
List of Arab Champions League finals - home & away legs (2004–2009)
2004–05
Tunisia
CS Sfaxien
1–2
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Stade Taïeb Mhiri , Sfax
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2–0
CS Sfaxien
Tunisia
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium , Jeddah
26,000
Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 4–1 on aggregate
2005–06
Egypt
ENPPI
1–2
Raja Casablanca
Morocco
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium , Cairo
20,000
Morocco
Raja Casablanca
1–0
ENPPI
Egypt
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
85,000
Raja Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate
2006–07
Algeria
ES Sétif
1–1
Al-Faisaly
Jordan
Stade 8 Mai 1945 , Sétif
30,000
Jordan
Al-Faisaly
0–1
ES Sétif
Algeria
King Abdullah Stadium , Amman
20,000
ES Sétif won 2–1 on aggregate
2007–08
Morocco
Wydad Casablanca
0–1
ES Sétif
Algeria
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
90,000
Algeria
ES Sétif
1–0
Wydad Casablanca
Morocco
Stade 8 Mai 1945 , Sétif
30,000
ES Sétif won 2–0 on aggregate
2008–09
Morocco
Wydad Casablanca
0–1
Espérance de Tunis
Tunisia
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
90,000
Tunisia
Espérance de Tunis
1–1
Wydad Casablanca
Morocco
Stade Olympique de Radès , Radès
Espérance de Tunis won 2–1 on aggregate
List of UAFA Club Cup finals (2012–2013)
2012–13
Kuwait
Al-Arabi
0–0
USM Alger
Algeria
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium , Kuwait City
23,456
Algeria
USM Alger
3–2
Al-Arabi
Kuwait
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers
50,000
USM Alger won 3–2 on aggregate
List of Arab Club Championship finals (2017)
2017
Tunisia
Espérance de Tunis
3–2 (aet )
Al-Faisaly
Jordan
Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria
7,500
List of Arab Club Champions Cup finals (2018–present)
2018–19
Tunisia
Étoile du Sahel
2–1
Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium , Al-Ain
15,000
2019–20
Morocco
Raja Casablanca
4–4(4–3 p )
Al-Ittihad
Saudi Arabia
Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat
0 (closed doors )
2023
Saudi Arabia
Al-Nassr
2–1 (aet )
Al-Hilal
Saudi Arabia
King Fahd Sports City , Taif
20,000
Notes
^note Both games were played in Baghdad as matches could not be held in Lebanon due to the Lebanese Civil War .
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Arab Club Champions Cup
Arab Unified Club Championship
Arab Champions League
UAFA Club Cup
Arab Club Championship
Arab Club Champions Cup