2007–08 Arab Champions League

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007–08

2007–08 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08
Tournament details
Dates12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams32 (from 1 association)
Final positions
ChampionsAlgeria ES Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player(s)Algeria Lamouri Djediat

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.

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)ES Sétif (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
MC 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 Club (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh SC (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
  • 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 SC Sudan 5–1 Bahrain Bahrein Riffa Club 2–0 3–1
ASC Mauritel Mauritania 1–4 Algeria ES Sétif 1–1 0–3
Al-Hilal Club 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
MC 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]

Match 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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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 ES 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
  • 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 semifinals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Algeria ES Sétif 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
Jordan Al-Faisaly 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9
Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Syria Al-Majd 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3
Source:
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–0Jordan Al-Faisaly
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif Algeria1–1Syria Al-Majd
Djediat 51' Rafe 37'
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)
Al-Faisaly Jordan3–1Syria Al-Majd
Al-Sheikh 47'
Al-Shboul 65'
Abu Keshek 92'		 Rafe 56'
ES Sétif Algeria2–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
Maïza 31'
Touil 88'
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)
Al-Majd Syria1–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Al Zeno 28' Aïni 93'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Al-Faisaly Jordan1–1Algeria ES Sétif
Lafi 39' Touil 63'
Al-Majd Syria2–3Jordan Al-Faisaly
Rafe 50'
Masaes 56'		 Farhan 27', 58'
Lafi 90'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–0Algeria ES Sétif
Senghor 60'
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
Raja Casablanca Morocco0–0Syria Al-Majd
ES Sétif Algeria2–1Jordan Al-Faisaly
Touil 89'
Adiko 90+5'		 Lafi 85'
Al-Faisaly Jordan1–1Morocco Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir 25' Cire 13'
Al-Majd Syria0–4Algeria ES Sétif
Adiko 20'
Laïfaoui 45'
Djediat 66', 77'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 8
Algeria USM Alger 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Syria Al-Taliya 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
Source:
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt1–2Syria Al-Taliya
Masaoud 82' Aboud 36'
Tatan 88'
Referee: J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)
USM Alger Algeria2–1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Louissi 58' (o.g.)
Doucoure 81'		 Madihi 54'
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt0–0Algeria USM Alger
Referee: M.Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Wydad Casablanca Morocco3–1Syria Al-Taliya
Doulyazal 38'
Jouaya 65'
Bidoudane 70'		 Sulaiman 9'
Al-Taliya Syria0–0Algeria USM Alger
Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria
Wydad Casablanca Morocco3–0Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Abderrahim Saadi 44'
Hamza Yacef 64'
Abderrazak Sakim 70'
USM Alger Algeria0–1Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee 77'
Al-Taliya Syria0–2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Sadio Sow 35'
Abderrazak Sakim 92'
Mohamed V , Casablanca
USM Alger Algeria0–1Syria Al-Taliya
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt0–0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Al-Taliya Syria0–1Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Arko 75'
Wydad Casablanca Morocco2–3Algeria USM Alger
Oumansour 25'
Sow 88'		 Moncharé 12'
Ammour 78'
Doucoure 81'

The Semi-Finals
Al-Faisaly Jordan1–2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
El Adoua 35' (o.g.) Bidoudane 4'
Talbi 74'
Wydad Casablanca Morocco0–0Jordan Al-Faisaly
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt2–1Algeria ES Setif
Abdelali 25', 53' Mecheri 80'
ES Setif Algeria1–0Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Ziaya 65'

The Final
Wydad Casablanca Morocco0–1Algeria ES Setif
Touil 80'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif Algeria1–0Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya 30'
Attendance: 35,000

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
  1. Raja Casablanca goes straight through – Shabab Rafah withdrew (Kooora)
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