2007–08 Arab Champions League
| دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 12 Sep 2007 – 22 May 2008 |
| Teams | 32 (from 1 association) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 ES Sétif (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Wydad Casablanca |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 75 |
| Goals scored | 192 (2.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals) |
| Best player |
Lamouri Djediat |
The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007-08
The Format
- 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.
- Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2006-2007 Champion.
Participated teams
32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.
Asia
 Bahrain (1) | Bahrein Riffa Club (2006-07 Bahraini Premier League Runners-up) |
 Iraq (2) | Najaf FC (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 3rd Place) Al-Talaba (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 4th Place) |
 Jordan (2) | Al-Wihdat (2006-07 Jordan League Champions) Al-Faisaly (2006-07 Jordan League Runners-up) |
 Kuwait (2) | Kazma Sporting Club (2006-07 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions) Al-Arabi (2006-07 Kuwaiti Premier League 6th Place) |
 Lebanon (1) | Al-Ansar (2006-07 Lebanese Premier League Champions) |
 Qatar (0) | Withdraw this season |
 Oman (1) | Al-Oruba (2006-07 Omani League Runners-up) |
 Palestine (1) | Shabab Rafah (Representing Palestine) |
| Saudi Arabia (2) | Al-Wahda Mecca (2006-07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 3rd Place) Al-Shabab (2006-07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 4th Place) |
 Syria (2) | Al-Taliya (2006-07 Syrian League 3rd Place) Al-Majd (2006-07 Syrian League 4th Place) |
 UAE (1) | Al-Shaab (2006-07 UAE League 5th Place) |
 Yemen (1) | Al-Ahli San'a (2006-07 Yemeni League Champions) |
Africa
The System
- Round 32: Knock out stage
- Round 16: Knock out stage
- Round 8: Groups Stage
- Semifinals and final: Knock out stage
The Awards
- The Champions: $1,500,000
- The Runner-up: $1,000,000
- Round 4: $400,000
- Round 8: $300,000
- Round 16: $60,000
- Round 32: $30,000
Round 32
32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moghreb Athletic Tétouan |
1-4 | Al-Wihdat |
0-4 | 1-0 |
| Al-Talaba |
0-4 | USM Alger |
0-2 | 0-2 |
Al-Merrikh  |
5-1 | Bahrein Riffa Club |
2-0 | 3-1 |
ASC Mauritel  |
1-4 | Entente Sportive de Sétif |
1-1 | 0-3 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman |
4-4(a) | Al-Majd |
3-2 | 1-2 |
CDE Colas  |
0-19 | Al-Wahda Mecca |
0-8 | 0-11 |
| Kazma Sporting Club |
1-2 | Wydad Casablanca |
0-1 | 1-1 |
Chirazienne  |
0-9 | Najaf FC |
0-8 | 0-1 |
El-Masry  |
0-1 | Al-Taliya |
0-1 | 0-0 |
| Al-Ahli San'a |
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0-0 | 1-4 |
| Mouloudia Club d'Oran |
0-3 | Al-Arabi |
0-1 | 0-2 |
| Al-Ansar |
2-3 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |
1-1 | 1-2 |
Club Athletic Bizertin  |
3-3 (4-2) | Al-Shabab |
1-2 | 2-1 |
| Al-Oruba |
1-1 (a) | Union Sportive Monastir |
0-0 | 1-1 |
| Al-Shaab |
2-4 | Al-Faisaly |
0-2 | 2-2 |
| Shabab Rafah |
(w/o) 1 | Raja Casablanca |
- | - |
- 1 Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]
Matches Dates
- The first legs on 12 and 17 /18 September 2007
- The second legs on 1 /2 October 2007
Round 16
16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad Tripoli |
1-3 | Al-Majd |
1-1 | 0-2 |
| Al-Wahda Mecca |
2-4 | Entente Sportive de Sétif |
1-1 | 1-3 |
| Al-Oruba |
3-7 | Wydad Casablanca |
2-3 | 1-4 |
| Al-Merrikh |
3-5 | Raja Casablanca |
2-2 | 1-3 |
| Najaf FC |
0-3 | Al-Taliya |
0-3 | 0-0 |
| Club Athletic Bizertin |
3-4 | Al-Faisaly |
1-1 | 2-3 |
| Al-Wihdat |
1-2 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |
0-0 | 1-2 |
| Al-Arabi |
(w/o) | USM Alger |
3-2 | Sus1 |
- 1 Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.
Matches Dates
- The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
- The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007
Round 8
- 8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group.
- the Groups winners and the runners-up qualify to the semif-finals
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sétif |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 11 |
| Al-Faisaly |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| Raja Casablanca |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| Al-Majd |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 3 |
25 December 2007 |
| Al-Majd |
1 – 1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
Al Zeno  28' |
Aïni 93' |
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus |
19 February 2008 |
| Al-Majd |
2 – 3 | Al-Faisaly |
|---|---|---|
| Rafe 50' Masaes 56' |
Farhan 27', 58' Lafi 90' |
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad Casablanca |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 |
| Tala'ea El-Gaish |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| USM Alger |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Al-Taliya |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
26 December 2007 |
| Wydad Casablanca |
3–0 | Tala'ea El-Gaish |
|---|---|---|
| Abderrahim Saadi 44' Hamza Yacef 64'Abderrazak Sakim 70' |
19 February 2008 |
| Al-Taliya |
0 – 2 | Wydad Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Sadio Sow 35' Abderrazak Sakim 92' |
Mohamed V , Casablanca |
19 March 2008 |
| Wydad Casablanca |
2 – 3 | USM Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Oumansour 25' Sow 88' |
Moncharé 12' Ammour 78'Doucoure 81' |
The Semi-Finals
The Final
Winners
| Arab Champions League 2007–08 Winners |
|---|
|
| ES Sétif Second Title |
Top scorers
Last updated: 22 May 2008.
| Pos. | Scorer | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essa Al-Mehyani |
Al-Wahda Mecca | ||
| Raja Rafe |
Al-Majd | ||
| Lamouri Djediat |
ES Setif | ||
| Mohamed Madihi |
Wydad Casablanca | ||
| Fadi Lafi |
Al-Faysali |
References
External links
- Arab Champions' League 2007/08 - rsssf.com
- Official website
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