2020 Arab Club Champions Cup final

The 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 29th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 2nd season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup. It was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. [1] The match was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused postponements during the semi-final stage of the competition. [2] Moroccan club Raja CA beat Saudi side Al-Ittihad Jeddah 4–3 on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second Arab Club Champions Cup title.[3]

2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final
The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final
Event2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
Raja CA won 4–3 on penalties
Date21 August 2021 (2021-08-21)
VenuePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
RefereeMahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Attendance0 (closed doors)
WeatherPartly cloudy
27 °C (81 °F)
74% humidity
2019
2023

Teams

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Al-Ittihad Jeddah 3 (1987, 1994, 2005)
  Raja CA 2 (1996, 2006)

Venue

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On 16 April 2018, the then-president of UAFA Turki Al-Sheikh announced that the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium would host the final of the tournament for this season.[4] This was the first UAFA club competition final hosted at the stadium. The stadium was selected as a venue for many tournaments held in Morocco; most recently the 2019 African Games.

The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was built in 1983 and its current capacity is 53,000. It is used by the Morocco national football team and ASFAR as a home stadium.

Route to the final

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Both clubs entered the Arab Club Champions Cup at the Round of 32 stage of the competition with the draw made on 27 July 2019. Al-Ittihad Jeddah entered from the Asia Zone with Raja C2 entering from the Africa Zone.

Al-Ittihad Jeddah Round Raja CA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Al-Ahed 3–0 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round   Hilal Al-Quds 3–0 1–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
  Al-Wasl 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Second round   Wydad Casablanca 5–5 (a) 1–1 (H) 4–4 (A)
  Olympic Safi 2–1 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals   MC Alger 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 0–1 (H)
  Al-Shabab 4–3 2–2 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals   Ismaily 3–1 0–1 (A) 3–0 (H)

Match

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Details

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The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

Al-Ittihad Jeddah  4–4  Raja CA
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Ittihad
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raja CA
GK 45   Marcelo Grohe
RB 66   Saud Abdulhamid   41'
CB 44   Omar Hawsawi   49'
CB 27   Hamdan Al-Shamrani
LB 29   Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
CM 20   Karim El Ahmadi (c)   66'   72'
CM 43   Bruno Henrique
RW 8   Fahad Al-Muwallad
AM 75   Igor Coronado
LW 77   Abdulaziz Al-Bishi   79'
CF 90   Romarinho
Substitutes:
GK 1   Rakan Al-Najjar
DF 21   Abdulmohsen Fallatah
DF 32   Hazim Al-Zahrani
MF 16   Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
MF 23   Abdulrahman Al-Aboud   79'
MF 88   Abdulellah Al-Malki   72'
FW 70   Haroune Camara
Manager:
  Fábio Carille
 
GK 1   Anas Zniti   27'
RB 29   Abdelilah Madkour
CB 34   Marouane Hadhoudi
CB 26   Ilias Haddad   85'
LB 27   Oussama Soukhal
CM 16   Omar Arjoune
CM 8   Zakaria El Wardi   55'   75'
RW 5   Mouhcine Moutouali (c)   63'
AM 18   Abdelilah Hafidi   18'
LW 21   Soufiane Rahimi   51'
CF 10   Mahmoud Benhalib   76'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Amir El Haddaoui
DF 20   Abdeljalil Jbira
DF 37   Mohammed Naim
MF 6   Fabrice Ngoma
MF 14   Zakaria Habti   76'
MF 19   Mohamed Zrida   75'
FW 9   Moustapha Kouyaté   63'
Manager:
  Lassaad Chabbi

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Abu El-Regal (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "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 6 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Mohammed VI Cup: UAFA suspends semi-finals over Coronavirus". 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "الرباط تحتضن قرعة كأس محمد السادس للأبطال" [Rabat set to host Mohammed VI Champions Cup draw]. hespress.com (in Arabic). Hespress. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ @UAFAAC (16 April 2019). "الأستاذ تركي آل الشيخ رئيس الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم يعلن عن النسخة الثانية من كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" [UAFA president Turki Al-Sheikh confirms the second edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 June 2019 – via Twitter.
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