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 (not including 1990 ) of the Arab World's inter-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 . Due to the new format of the competition only being announced after the 2016–17 season had already ended, UAFA decided that for this edition of the tournament, teams would be invited to participate rather than strictly qualifying through performance in the 2016–17 season's domestic competitions.
Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
^ a b Not including the club's appearance in 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) Host
Play-off round [ ]
Group A [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
NEJ
CA
CON
FAI
1
Al-Nejmeh
3
3
0
0
7
1
+6
9
Advance to First round
—
1–0
4–0
2
Club Africain
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
4
—
2–2
3
ASAC Concorde
3
1
0
2
4
7
−3
3
1–2
—
4
Al-Faisaly
3
0
1
2
4
7
−3
1
1–2
1–3
—
Source:
Goalzz Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Group B [ ]
Source:
Goalzz Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Knockout phase [ ]
Bracket [ ]
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Al-Hilal
1
1
2
Al-Shabab
0
0
0
Al-Hilal
4
2
6
Al-Naft (a )
1
2
3
Al-Naft
0
0
0
CS Sfaxien
1
2
3
Al-Hilal
3
0
3
Al-Ittihad Alexandria (a )
1
2
3
Al-Ittihad Alexandria
0
0
0
Espérance de Tunis
1
2
3
Al-Ittihad Alexandria (p )
0
1
1 (4)
Zamalek (a )
0
1
1
Zamalek
1
0
1 (3)
Al-Qadsia
0
1
1
Al-Hilal (p )
1
0
1 (3)
Al-Ahly
0
4
4
Al-Ahli Jeddah
0
1
1 (2)
Al-Nejmeh
0
1
1
Al-Ahly
2
1
3
Al-Ittihad Jeddah
1
0
1
Al-Wasl (a )
2
1
3
Al-Wasl (a )
1
0
1
Al-Wasl
2
1
3
Al-Ain
1
1
2
Al-Ahli Jeddah
2
2
4
ES Sétif (a )
2
0
2
ES Sétif
0
1
1
Al-Muharraq
0
0
0
Al-Ahli Jeddah
1
1
2
Al-Ahli Jeddah
2
3
5
Al-Hilal
1
Ismaily (p )
2
0
2 (4)
Étoile du Sahel
2
Al-Kuwait
0
2
2 (2)
Ismaily
0
0
0 (2)
Salam Zgharta
1
1
2
Raja Casablanca (p )
0
0
0 (4)
Raja Casablanca
2
1
3
Raja Casablanca
0
1
1
Wydad Casablanca (p )
1
1
2 (4)
Étoile du Sahel
2
0
2
Al-Ahli Tripoli
1
1
1 (2)
Wydad Casablanca
0
0
0
Étoile du Sahel
3
3
6
Étoile du Sahel
0
1
1
Al-Ramtha
1
1
2
Étoile du Sahel
1
0
1
Al-Jazira
1
1
2
Al-Merrikh
0
0
0
Al-Nassr
2
4
6
Al-Nassr
0
1
1
Al-Riffa
1
0
1
MC Alger
1
2
3
MC Alger
2
0
2
MC Alger
0
0
0
Al-Jaish
1
1
2
Al-Merrikh
0
3
3
Al-Merrikh
3
1
4
Al-Merrikh
4
0
4
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
0
0
0
USM Alger
1
2
3
USM Alger
1
3
4
First round [ ]
1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.
Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.
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.
Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.
Second round [ ]
Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.
MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals [ ]
Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.
Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals [ ]
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.
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 [ ]
2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country
Television Channel
United Arab Emirates
AD Sports [3]
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.
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