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2008–09 Arab Champions League

The 6th edition of Arab Champions League, The 2008–2009 is going to play as a knockout stage from 35 clubs, The Algerian club ES Sétif entered automatically as 2007–08 champion.

2008–09 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2008–09
Tournament details
Dates4 October 2008 – 22 May 2009
Teams35 (from 1 association)
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia Espérance (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored140 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya
Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Morocco Rafik Abdessamad
(5 goals each)

Format edit

  • Each federation enter with (1~2) teams from their top Leagues
– The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.
  • The Number of teams of each federation enters based on the previous editions results of the Arab Champions League
  • The official sponsor ART can choose the rest teams to complete the 32 teams, so it may can reach 3 teams from one country
– It's not necessary to be one of the top 5 teams.

Participated teams edit

  • 35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia edit

  Bahrain (1) Busaiteen (Bahraini PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
  Iraq (1) Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Iraqi Premier League 2007-08 3rd Place)
  Jordan (3) Al-Wahdat (Jordan League 2007–08 Champion)
Al-Faisaly (Jordan League 2007–08 Runners-up)
Shabab Al-Ordon (Jordan League 2007–08 3rd Place)
  Kuwait (3) Kuwait SC (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Champion)
Al-Qadisiya (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
Al Arabi Kuwait (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 4th Place)
  Lebanon (1) Al-Ansar (LPL 2007–08 Runners-up)
  Qatar (0) Withdraw
  Oman (1) Dhofar (2007-08 Omani League Runners-up)
  Palestine (1) Taraji Wadi Al-Nes (West Bank League 2007–08 Champion)
  Saudi Arabia (2) Al-Hazm (Saudi Champions Cup 2007–08 3rd Place)
Al-Wahda Mecca (Saudi PL 2007-08 Wild-card)
  Syria (2) Al-Ittihad Aleppo (Syrian PL 2007-08 3rd Place)
Al-Taliya (Syrian PL 2007-08 4th Place)
  UAE (1) Al-Shaab (UAE League 2007–08 5th Place)
  Yemen (1) Al-Hilal Al-Sahili (Yemeni League 2007–08 Champion)

Africa edit

  Algeria (3) ES Sétif (Arab CL 2007–08 Champions, Algerian CN 2007–08 3rd Place)
USM Alger (Algerian CN 2007–08 4th place)
USM Annaba (Algerian CN 2007–08 Wild-card)
  Comoros (1) Jakam (Representing Comoros)
  Djibouti (1) FC Société Immobilière de Djibouti (Djibouti PL 2007-08 Champion)
  Egypt (1) Ismaily SC (Egyptian PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
  Libya (2) Al-Ittihad Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Champions)
Al-Ahly Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
  Mauritania (1) ASC Nasr de Sebkha (Representing Mauritania)
  Morocco (3) Raja Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 3rd Place)
Hassania Agadir (Botola 2007-08 4th Place)
Wydad Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 Wild-card)
  Somalia (1) SITT Daallo (Representing Somalia)
  Sudan (2) Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Champion)
Al-Merrikh (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Runner-up)
  Tunisia (3) Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Ligue 1 2007–08 3rd Place)
US Monastir (Ligue 1 2007–08 4th Place)
CS Sfaxien (Ligue 1 2007–08 Wild-card)

The System edit

  • The Qualifying: Knock out stage
  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Knock out stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards edit

  • The Champions: 1,000,000 $
  • The Runner-up: 650,000 $
  • Round 4: 200,000 $
  • Round 8: 100,000 $
  • Round 16: 40,000 $
  • Round 32: 20,000 $
  • Qualifying: 5,000 $

The qualifying Stage edit

  • 4 teams play 1 leg match as Knock out stage.
  • 1 team qualify to the next stage (Round 32).
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 4 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 
   Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 10 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
   Jakam 1
 
   Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 6 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
   Société Immobilière 2
 
   Société Immobilière 2(p)
 
 
   SITT Daallo 2
 

Round 32 edit

32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ES Sétif   3–2   Al-Ansar 3–2 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   2–1   Hassania Agadir 2–1 0–0
USM Alger   4–3   Al-Wahda Mecca 3–0 1–3
Al-Ittihad Aleppo   0–0 (4–2)   USM Annaba 0–0 0–0
Wydad Casablanca   5–0   Shabab Al-Ordon 3–0 2–0
Al-Wahdat   3–1   Dhofar 2–1 1–0
Ismaily   7–2   Busaiteen 3–1 4–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli   2–3   US Monastir 1–1 1–2
CS Sfaxien   3–0   ASC Nasr de Sebkha 3–0 0–0
Espérance Sportive de Tunis   0–0 (9–8)   Al-Ahly Tripoli 0–0 0–0
Raja Casablanca   6–2   Al-Taliya 4–0 2–2
Al-Faisaly   2–1   Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 0–0 2–1
Kuwait SC   (w/o) 1   Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 3–0 Canceled
Al-Qadisiya   (w/o) 1   Al-Hazm – –
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)   (w/o) 1   Al-Arabi – –
Al-Merrikh   (w/o) 2   Al-Shaab – –
1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.[1]
2   Al-Shaab withdrew.[2]

Round 32 Matches Dates edit

  • The first legs on 28 and 29 October 2008
  • The second legs on 25 and 26 November 2008

Round 16 edit

16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Qualified teams edit

Round 16 Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili   2–8   Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1–2 1–6
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   1–3   US Monastir 1–1 0–2
Ismaily   7–2   USM Alger 3–1 4–1
Al-Hazm   1–5   Al-Faisaly 0–2 1–3
Al-Merrikh   7–8   Al-Wahdat 3–1 4–7
CS Sfaxien   1–0   Raja Casablanca 0–0 1–0
Al-Ittihad Aleppo   1–2   Wydad Casablanca 1–0 0–2
Al-Hilal Omdurman   (w/o) 1   ES Sétif 1–2 Withdrew
1   Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew.[3]

Round 16 Matches Dates edit

  • The first legs on 16 December 2008
  • The second legs on 26 December 2008

Quarter-finals edit

8 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Qualified teams edit

Quarter-finals Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly   2–7   CS Sfaxien 2–3 0–4
Ismaily   3–3 (3–4)   Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1–2 2–1
US Monastir   2–4   ES Sétif 1–1 1–3
Al-Wahdat   2–5   Wydad Casablanca 2–1 0–4

Quarter-final Match Dates edit

  • The first legs between 1 March 2009 and 4 March 2009
  • The second legs between 19 March 2009 and 21 March −2009

Semi-finals edit

4 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Semi-finals Matches edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ES Sétif   0–3   Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 0–2
CS Sfaxien   1–3   Wydad Casablanca 1–1 0–2

First Legs edit

  ES Sétif0–1  Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Smail Diss   32'
Abdelmalek Ziaya   38'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Oussama Darragi   75'
  CS Sfaxien1–1  Wydad Casablanca
Blaise Kouassi   45' Younes Menkari   75'

Second Legs edit

  Wydad Casablanca2–0  CS Sfaxien
Hicham Louissi   55'   55'
Fouzi El Brazi   58'
Mustapha Bidoudane   62'   90+1'
Nadir Lamyaghri   87'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Aymen Ben Amor   58'
Issam Merdassi   86'
  Espérance Sportive de Tunis2–0  ES Sétif
Zine El Abidine Souissi   8'
Wajdi Bouazzi   87'		 Report
(in Arabic)

Final edit

Main article: 2009 Arab Champions League Final

First leg edit

  Wydad Casablanca0–1  Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Younes Menkari   45+2' Report (in Arabic) Mickael Eneramo   30'
Khaled Korbi   58'
Wajdi Bouazzi   90+2'
Referee:   Muhsen Basma

Second leg edit

  Espérance Sportive de Tunis1–1  Wydad Casablanca
Oussama Darragi   89' (pen.) Rafik Abdessamad   66' (pen.)
Mustapha Bidoudane   75'
Fouzi El Brazi   90+4'
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca   1–2   Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 1–1

Champions edit

Arab Champions League 2008–09
Winners
 
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Second Title

Top scorers edit

Rank Name Team Goals
1   Abdelmalek Ziaya   ES Sétif 5
  Mahmoud Shelbaieh   Al-Wihdat
  Rafik Abdessamad   Al-Wahda
2   Mustapha Bidoudane   Wydad Casablanca 4
  Mustafa Karim   Ismaily
  Haikel Gmamdia   CS Sfaxien
  Ra'fat Ali   Al-Wihdat
  Abdallah Said   Ismaily
  Michael Eneramo   Espérance
  Hichem Essifi   US Monastir
3   Oussama Darragi   Espérance 3
  Wajdi Bouazzi   Espérance
  Hassan Taïr   Raja Casablanca
  Abdelhameed Amarri   Al-Merreikh
  Mohab Said   Ismaily
4 14 players 2
5 54 players 1

References edit

  1. ^ FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association (Kooora)
  2. ^ Al-Merrikh goes straight through – Al-Shaab withdrew (Kooora)
  3. ^ Entente Sportive de Sétif goes straight through – Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew (Kooora)

External links edit

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