1982 Arab Club Champions Cup

1982 Arab Club Champions Cup

بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1982
Tournament details
Host country	Iraq
City	Baghdad
Teams	3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Shorta (1st title)
Runners-up	Nejmeh SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)

The 1982 Arab Club Champions Cup was the first edition of what was later to be known more internationally as the Arab Champions League.

The first edition featured three teams and was played in the host city of Baghdad, Iraq where local club, Al-Shorta were crowned champions after a playoff victory against Lebanese champions Nejmeh SC, whom in fact were crowned Lebanese Premier League champions back in 1975 but no championship had been played since due to the Lebanese Civil War. Al-Ahli SC of Saudi Arabia were the other team to take part.

Participants

Participants
Team	Qualifying method
Al-Shorta	1980–81 Iraqi League 2nd place
Nejmeh	1974–75 Lebanese Premier League champion (no Lebanese championship since 1975)
Al-Ahli	1980–81 Saudi Arabian Championship 4th place

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Ahli	1–2	Nejmeh
Al-Shorta	bye

Al-Ahli v Nejmeh

Al-Ahli	1 – 2	Nejmeh

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Shorta	4–2	Nejmeh	2–0	2–2

Nejmeh v Al-Shorta

5 February 1982

Nejmeh	0 – 2	Al-Shorta
		Mahmoud

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Shorta v Nejmeh

7 February 1982

Al-Shorta	2 – 2	Nejmeh
Radhi Nouri

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Winner

1982 Arab Club Champions Cup Winners
Al-Shorta 1st Title

External links

• 1st Arab Club Champions Cup 1982 - rsssf.com
• Al Shorta in the Arab Champions League - Al Shorta website