2007–08 Arab Champions League

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 Algeria ES Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-up Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player Algeria Lamouri Djediat

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007-08

The Format

- The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.
- It's not necessary to be one of the top 5 teams.

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

 Algeria (3) Entente Sportive de Sétif (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
Mouloudia Club d'Oran (2006-07 Algerian Championnat National 6th Place)
 Comoros (1) Chirazienne (2006-07 Comoros Cup Winners)
 Djibouti (1) CDE Colas (Representing Djibouti)
 Egypt (2) Tala'ea El-Gaish (2006-07 Egyptian Premier League 4th Place)
El-Masry (2006-07 Egyptian Premier League 10th Place)
 Libya (1) Al-Ittihad Tripoli (2006-07 Libyan Premier League Champions)
 Mauritania (1) ASC Mauritel (2006-07 Mauritanean Premier League Champions)
 Morocco (3) Moghreb Athletic Tétouan (2006-07 GNF 1 3rd Place)
Wydad Casablanca (2006-07 GNF 1 4th Place)
Raja Casablanca (2006-07 GNF 1 11th Place)
 Somalia (0) Withdraw this season (Elman FC withdraw)
 Sudan (2) Al-Hilal Omdurman (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh (2006 Sudan Premier League Runners-up)
 Tunisia (2) Union Sportive Monastirienne (2006-07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4th Place)
Club Athletique Bizertin (2006-07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12th Place)

The System

The Awards

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 Morocco 1-4 Jordan Al-Wihdat 0-4 1-0
Al-Talaba Iraq 0-4 Algeria USM Alger 0-2 0-2
Al-Merrikh Sudan 5-1 Bahrain Bahrein Riffa Club 2-0 3-1
ASC Mauritel Mauritania 1-4 Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif 1-1 0-3
Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan 4-4(a) Syria Al-Majd 3-2 1-2
CDE Colas Djibouti 0-19 Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca 0-8 0-11
Kazma Sporting Club Kuwait 1-2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0-1 1-1
Chirazienne Comoros 0-9 Iraq Najaf FC 0-8 0-1
El-Masry Egypt 0-1 Syria Al-Taliya 0-1 0-0
Al-Ahli San'a Yemen 1-4 Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 0-0 1-4
Mouloudia Club d'Oran Algeria 0-3 Kuwait Al-Arabi 0-1 0-2
Al-Ansar Lebanon 2-3 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish 1-1 1-2
Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3-3 (4-2) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1-2 2-1
Al-Oruba Oman 1-1 (a) Tunisia Union Sportive Monastir 0-0 1-1
Al-Shaab United Arab Emirates 2-4 Jordan Al-Faisaly 0-2 2-2
Shabab Rafah State of Palestine (w/o) 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca - -
1 State of Palestine Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]

Matches Dates

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 Libya 1-3 Syria Al-Majd 1-1 0-2
Al-Wahda Mecca Saudi Arabia 2-4 Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif 1-1 1-3
Al-Oruba Oman 3-7 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2-3 1-4
Al-Merrikh Sudan 3-5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 2-2 1-3
Najaf FC Iraq 0-3 Syria Al-Taliya 0-3 0-0
Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3-4 Jordan Al-Faisaly 1-1 2-3
Al-Wihdat Jordan 1-2 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish 0-0 1-2
Al-Arabi Kuwait (w/o) Algeria USM Alger 3-2 Sus1
1 Kuwait Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

Matches Dates

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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Algeria ES Sétif 6321104+611
Jordan Al-Faisaly 623197+29
Morocco Raja Casablanca 614134-17
Syria Al-Majd 6033512-73

28 November 2007
Raja Casablanca Morocco 0 0 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)


28 November 2007
ES Sétif Algeria 1 1 Syria Al-Majd
Djediat  51' Rafe  37'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)


12 December 2007
ES Sétif Algeria 2 0 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Maïza  31'
Touil  88'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)

25 December 2007
Al-Majd Syria 1 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Al Zeno  28' Aïni  93'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus



19 February 2008
Al-Majd Syria 2 3 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Rafe  50'
Masaes  56'
Farhan  27',  58'
Lafi  90'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus


20 February 2008
Raja Casablanca Morocco 1 0 Algeria ES Sétif
Senghor  60'
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca


5 March 2008
ES Sétif Algeria 2 1 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Touil  89'
Adiko  90+5'
Lafi  85'

12 March 2008
Al-Faisaly Jordan 1 1 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir  25' Cire  13'


18 March 2008
Al-Majd Syria 0 4 Algeria ES Sétif
Adiko  20'
Laïfaoui  45'
Djediat  66',  77'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6312116+510
Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish 622235-28
Algeria USM Alger 62225508
Syria Al-Taliya 621347-37

27 November 2007
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 1 2 Syria Al-Taliya
Masaoud  82' Aboud  36'
Tatan  88'


28 November 2007
USM Alger Algeria 2 1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Louissi  58' (o.g.)
Doucoure  81'
Madihi  54'
Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)


12 December 2007
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 3 1 Syria Al-Taliya
Doulyazal  38'
Jouaya  65'
Bidoudane  70'
Sulaiman  9'

25 December 2007
Al-Taliya Syria 00 Algeria USM Alger
Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria


26 December 2007
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 30 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Abderrahim Saadi  44'
Hamza Yacef  64'
Abderrazak Sakim  70'

18 February 2008
USM Alger Algeria 01 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee  77'


19 February 2008
Al-Taliya Syria 0 2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Sadio Sow  35'
Abderrazak Sakim  92'
Mohamed V , Casablanca



18 March 2008
Al-Taliya Syria 0 1 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Arko  75'


19 March 2008
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2 3 Algeria USM Alger
Oumansour  25'
Sow  88'
Moncharé  12'
Ammour  78'
Doucoure  81'

The Semi-Finals


15 April 2008
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 2 1 Algeria ES Setif
Abdelali  25', 53' Mecheri  80'

The Final

9 May 2008
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0 1 Algeria ES Setif
Touil  80'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)

22 May 2008
ES Sétif Algeria 1 0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya  30'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Winners

Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
Algeria
ES Sétif
Second Title

Top scorers

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

Pos. Scorer Goals Club
1.
Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani
8
Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca
2.
Syria Raja Rafe
6
Syria Al-Majd
3.
Algeria Lamouri Djediat
5
Algeria ES Setif
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Morocco Mohamed Madihi
5
Morocco Wydad Casablanca
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Jordan Fadi Lafi
5
Jordan Al-Faysali

References

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