1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup took place in Baghdad, Iraq and featured three teams. Al-Rasheed took the championship back to Iraq.

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
CityBaghdad
Dates5–9 December 1985
Teams3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Al-Rasheed SC (1st title)
Runners-upAlgeria USM El Harrach
Third placeLebanon Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Abdelkader Meziani
(3 goals)

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Zone 1 Iraq Al-Rasheed Iraqi League representative
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1983–84 Saudi Premier League winners
Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a 1983–84 Yemeni League winners
Zone 2 Lebanon Nejmeh 1974–75 Lebanese Championship winners (no championship after 1975)
Zone 3 Algeria USM El Harrach 1983–84 Algerian Championship runners-up

Qualifying round

Zone 1

Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0
Source:
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia0 – 1Iraq Al-Rasheed
Mohammed 64'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)
Al-Rasheed Iraq2 – 01Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Abid ' Jo'ra '
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1 The match originally finished 1-1, but Al-Rasheed were awarded a 2-0 win as Al-Ahli Sana'a played a Sudanese player who was not registered according to competition rules.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2 – 0Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Hussain
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mawlood (Bahrain)

Al-Rasheed advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2

Nejmeh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3

USM El Harrach advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 4
Algeria USM El Harrach 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
Lebanon Nejmeh 2 0 0 2 1 9 8 0
Source:
Al-Rasheed Iraq6 – 1Lebanon Nejmeh
Dirjal 8'
Abid 35', 71'
Saddam 38'
Hashim 76'
Allawi 89'
Chatila 79'
Nejmeh Lebanon0 – 3Algeria USM El Harrach
Meziani 17', 30'
Ould El-Hadj 66'
USM El Harrach Algeria1 – 2Iraq Al-Rasheed
Meziani 44' Allawi 26'
Radhi 85'

Winner

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
Iraq
Al-Rasheed
1st Title
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.