1987 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1987 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Saudi Arabia for the second time. This time in the city of Riyadh after the successful hosting of the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup in Dammam. Al-Rasheed won the championship for the 3rd time, defending their championship once again and proving to be one of the top teams in the region at the time.

1987 Arab Club Champions Cup

بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1987
Tournament details
Host country	Saudi Arabia
City	Riyadh
Dates	21 October – 3 November
Teams	10 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Rasheed (3rd title)
Runners-up	Al-Ittihad
Third place	JE Tizi Ouzou
Fourth place	Tersana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	51 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Haris Mohammed (7 goals)
Best player(s)	Saleh Nu'eimeh
Best goalkeeper	Abdul-Fatah Nasif
Fair play award	Palestine SC

Participants

Participants
Zone	Team	Qualifying method
	Al-Ittihad	Hosts
	Al-Rasheed	Holders
Zone 1	Al-Arabi	Q-League representative
Zone 2	Tersana	1986 Egypt Cup winners
	Al-Hilal	1985-86 Saudi Premier League winners
Zone 3	JE Tizi Ouzou	1985–86 Algerian Championship winners
	Raja Casablanca	1986 Moroccan League runners up
	ES Sahel	1985–86 Tunisian Championship winners
Zone 4	Al-Jaish	Iraqi League representative
	Al-Faisaly	1985–86 Jordan League winners
	Nadi Al-Riyada	Lebanese Premier League representative
	Palestine SC	West Bank Premier League representative
	Jableh SC	1985–86 Syrian League runners up

Preliminary round

A preliminary stage was held for sides in Africa and Asia with the finals changing into two groups with winners and runners up advancing to the semi-finals stage.

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Al-Arabi advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Tersana and Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Casablanca, Morocco.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
ES Sahel	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	4
JE Tizi Ouzou	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
Raja Casablanca	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source:

ES Sahel	4 – 1	Raja CA
		Abderrahim El Hamraoui

Casablanca

ES Sahel	3 – 1	JE Tizi Ouzou

Casablanca

JE Tizi Ouzou	0 – 0	Raja CA

Casablanca

ES Sahel and JE Tizi Ouzou advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Amman, Jordan from 18 to 26 July.

19 July 1987

Al-Jaish	2 – 0	Palestine SC
Fahim –' Rasheed –'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

21 July 1987

Al-Jaish	1 – 0	Nadi Al-Riyada
Rasheed –'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

24 July 1987

Al-Jaish	2 – 1	Jableh SC
Ghanem –' Mahmoud –'		– –'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

26 July 1987

Al-Faisaly	1 – 2	Al-Jaish
– –'		Mousa –' Mahmoud –'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Al-Jaish and Palestine SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Rasheed	3	3	0	0	13	2	+11	6
Al-Ittihad	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4
ES Sahel	3	0	1	2	6	11	−5	1
Palestine SC	3	0	1	2	2	9	−7	1

Source:

22 October 1987

Al-Rasheed	5 – 1	ES Sahel
Radhi –' Mohammed –' Jafar –', –' Hashim –'		–'

Riyadh

22 October 1987

Al-Ittihad	2 – 0	Palestine SC

Riyadh

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24 October 1987

Al-Rasheed	5 – 0	Palestine SC
Mohammed –', –' Radhi –' Hussein –' Abdulkadhem –'

Riyadh

24 October 1987

Al-Ittihad	4 – 3	ES Sahel

Riyadh

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28 October 1987

Al-Rasheed	3 – 1	Al-Ittihad
Mohammed 30', 64' Dirjal 34'		–'

Riyadh

28 October 1987

Palestine SC	2 – 2	ES Sahel

Riyadh

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tersana	4	2	2	0	4	1	+3	6
JE Tizi Ouzou	4	2	2	0	2	0	+2	6
Al-Hilal	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	5
Al-Jaish	4	1	0	3	3	3	0	2
Al-Arabi	4	0	1	3	1	7	−6	1

Source:

21 October 1987

Al-Hilal	1 – 0	Al-Arabi

Riyadh

21 October 1987

Al-Jaish	0 – 1	Tersana
		90'

Riyadh

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24 October 1987

Tersana	0 – 0	JE Tizi Ouzou

Riyadh

24 October 1987

Al-Jaish	3 – 0	Al-Arabi
Hameed –', –' Mahmoud –'

Riyadh

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26 October 1987

Al-Jaish	0 – 1	JE Tizi Ouzou
		90'

Riyadh

26 October 1987

Al-Hilal	0 – 0	Tersana

Riyadh

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29 October 1987

Al-Arabi	0 – 0	JE Tizi Ouzou

Riyadh

29 October 1987

Al-Hilal	2 – 1	Al-Jaish
–' 90'		–'

Riyadh

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Al-Arabi	1 – 3	Tersana

Riyadh

Al-Hilal	0 – 1	JE Tizi Ouzou

Riyadh

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 november – Riyadh
	Al-Ittihad	1
					3 november – Riyadh
	Tersana	0
					Al-Rasheed (aet)	2
	1 november – Riyadh
					Al-Ittihad	1
	Al-Rasheed	4
	JE Tizi Ouzou	0
					Third place
					3 november – Riyadh
					Tersana	1
					JE Tizi Ouzou	2

Semi finals

1 November 1987

Al-Ittihad	1 – 0	Tersana

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

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1 November 1987

Al-Rasheed	4 – 0	JE Tizi Ouzou
Hashim –' Mohammed –', –' Dirjal 67'

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Jassim Mandi (Bahrain)

3rd Place Match

3 November 1987

Tersana	1 – 2	JE Tizi Ouzou

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Final

3 November 1987

Al-Rasheed	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Al-Ittihad
Jafar 99' Allawi 103'		Al-Muwallid –'

Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

Winners

1987 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
Al-Rasheed SC 3rd title

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Haris Mohammed	Al-Rasheed	7

Awards

Player	Goalkeeper	Fair Play Team
Saleh Nu'eimeh	Abdul-Fatah Nasif Jassim	Palestine SC

External links

• 5th Arab Club Champions Cup 1987 - rsssf.com