1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup

Al-Tilal withdrew before the start of the tournament.[1] Both matches were held at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan due to the Lebanese Civil War.[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Nejmeh	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Qualified to Final
2	Al-Ahli	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

19 June 1981[3]

Al-Nejmeh	2–1	Al-Ahli
Al-Khatib 8' Chatila 37'		Salamah 24'

Amman International Stadium, Amman

21 June 1981[4]

Al-Ahli	0–0	Al-Nejmeh

Amman International Stadium, Amman

Al-Nasr withdrew from the tournament as several of their players were unavailable on international duty. Horseed were scheduled to travel to Baghdad on 2 February to play Al-Shorta, but Horseed also withdrew from the tournament; therefore, Group B was scratched and Al-Shorta qualified for the final.[5]

After Al-Nejmeh's kits and boots did not arrive in Baghdad in time for the first leg, Al-Shorta provided kits and boots to the Al-Nejmeh team to wear for the match. Al-Nejmeh wore red shirts with white shorts and black boots (except for the player Mohammed Hatoum who wore white boots), while Al-Shorta wore green shirts with white shorts and green socks.[6]

Al-Shorta took the lead in the 40th minute; Mahmoud Hussein Mahmoud beat an Al-Nejmeh player on the right wing and sent in a cross which his brother Ali Hussein Mahmoud met with a header, sending the ball over Al-Nejmeh goalkeeper Zain Hashim and into the net.[7] Ali Hussein Mahmoud scored his second goal in the 83rd minute, as he was sent through on goal and netted with a left-footed shot towards the near post from inside the penalty area.[8] The Kuwaiti referee also awarded Al-Shorta a penalty in the match, but it was missed by Ali Hussein Mahmoud, and the match ended 2–0.[9]

5 February 1982

Al-Shorta	2–0	Al-Nejmeh
Mahmoud 40', 83'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Nejmeh wore orange shirts, black shorts and orange socks for the second leg, and the Lebanese side took the lead in the first half through Jamal Al-Khatib who got onto the end of a corner delivered by Al-Nejmeh's captain and struck the ball past goalkeeper Raad Hammoudi.[10] Al-Shorta equalised in the first half when Riyadh Nouri bundled the ball over the line after an Al-Nejmeh defender had made a goal-line block. Al-Nejmeh took the lead again in the second half when Hassan Chatila scored with a shot from outside the penalty area, but Al-Shorta brought the game back level and restored their two-goal aggregate advantage when Tariq Abdul-Amir crossed the ball into the box for Salih Radhi to finish.[11]

Al-Nejmeh player Jamal Al-Khatib suffered a dislocated hip during the match, which ended 2–2, therefore making Al-Shorta 4–2 winners on aggregate.[12] Al-Shorta manager Douglas Aziz was presented with the trophy after the game.[13]

7 February 1982

Al-Nejmeh	2–2	Al-Shorta
Al-Khatib Chatila		Nouri Radhi

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad