2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023) after Salman of Saudi Arabia, where the final tournament was hosted, was the 30th season[note 1] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.[3]

2023 King Salman Club Cup
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia (final tournament)
DatesPreliminary rounds:
2–5 March 2023
Qualifying rounds:
13 March – 7 July 2023
Competition proper:
27 July – 12 August 2023
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 37 (from 2 confederations) (from 22 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Nassr (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored68 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (6 goals)
Best player(s)Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić[1]
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Aqidi[2]

A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament, which started with preliminary and qualifying rounds, before the final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023 across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. A total of $10 million of prize money was awarded.[4]

Moroccan side Raja CA were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous edition,[5] but they lost 3–1 in the quarter-finals to Saudi team Al-Nassr. In the final, Al-Nassr defeated local rivals Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time to win their first title.

Prize money and sponsorship

The prize money was as follows:[6]

Prize money
Winners$6,000,000
Runners-up$2,500,000
Semi-finalists$200,000
Quarter-finalists$150,000
Group stage$100,000
Qualifying rounds$20,000

Sponsorship of 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup:[7]

Sponsorship
United Arab Emirates Fly Emirates

Association team allocation

A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament.[8]

On March 3, Egyptian club Al Ahly announced its withdrawal from the competition due to scheduling issues.[9]

Association ranking

The team entries allocation was based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 22 December 2022.[8]

Asia Zone
Zone Rank Association FIFA World Ranking Teams (19 total)
Group stage Qualifying round Preliminary round
1  Saudi Arabia (host) 49 3 1 0
2  Qatar 60 1 1 0
3  Iraq 68 1 1 0
4  United Arab Emirates 70 0 1 0
5  Oman 75 0 2 0
6  Jordan 84 0 1 0
7  Bahrain 85 0 2 0
8  Syria 90 0 1 0
9  Palestine 93 0 1 0
10  Lebanon 100 0 1 0
11  Kuwait 148 0 1 0
12  Yemen 154 0 0 1
Africa Zone
Zone Rank Association FIFA World Ranking Teams (18 total)
Group stage Qualifying round Preliminary round
1  Morocco 11 2 1 0
2  Tunisia 30 1 2 0
3  Egypt 39 1 1 0
4  Algeria 40 1 1 0
5  Mauritania 103 0 1 0
6  Libya 120 0 2 0
7  Sudan 128 0 2 0
8  Comoros 129 0 0 1
9  Djibouti 193 0 0 1
10  Somalia 204 0 0 1

Format and distribution
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(4 teams)
  • 4 teams
First qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 23 teams
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round
Second qualifying round
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the first qualifying round
Group stage
(16 teams)
  • 6 winners from the second qualifying round
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show each team's position from their last season domestic league table standing.

Entry round Teams
Group stage Morocco Raja CA (2nd)[TH] Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah (2nd)[RU] Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr (3rd)[INV] Algeria CR Belouizdad (1st)
Egypt Zamalek (1st) Iraq Al-Shorta (1st) Morocco Wydad AC (1st) Qatar Al-Sadd (1st)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (1st) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis (1st)
Qualifying
rounds		 Algeria JS Saoura (3rd) Bahrain Manama Club (2nd) Bahrain Al-Muharraq (4th) Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish (4th)
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2nd) Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon (4th) Kuwait Kuwait SC (1st) Lebanon Bourj (3rd)
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli (1st) Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli (2nd) Mauritania FC Nouadhibou (1st) Morocco ASFAR (3rd)
Oman Al-Seeb (1st) Oman Al-Nahda (2nd) State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil (1st) Qatar Qatar SC (9th)
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (4th) Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman (1st) Sudan Al-Merrikh (2nd) Syria Tishreen (1st)
Tunisia Union Monastirienne (2nd) Tunisia Club Sfaxien (3rd) United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda (3rd)
Preliminary
rounds		 Comoros Volcan Club (1st) Djibouti Arta Solar 7 (1st) Somalia Horseed FC (1st) Yemen Fahman (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Title holders (TH): Raja CA were the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup title holders.
  2. ^
    Runners-up (RU): Ittihad Jeddah were the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup runners-up.
  3. ^
    Invitee (INV): Al-Nassr were the UAFA's selected invitee from the host nation.

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.[10][11]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg Host
Preliminary rounds First round No draw 2 March 2023 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Playoff round 5 March 2023
Qualifying rounds First round 6 March 2023 13 March – 7 April 2023 21 March – 16 April 2023 Home and away matches
Second round 8 May – 4 July 2023 11 May – 7 July 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 27–28 July 2023 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Matchday 2 30–31 July 2023
Matchday 3 2–3 August 2023
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 5–6 August 2023
Semi-finals 9 August 2023
Final 12 August 2023

Preliminary rounds
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

4 teams played the preliminary rounds starting with the first round then a play-off round in a one-leg knockout format. 1 team from the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying rounds.

Preliminary rounds teams

The following teams entered the preliminary rounds as lowest FIFA ranking associations.

Teams entered the preliminary rounds

Bracket
 
First preliminary roundPlayoff round
 
      
 
2 March – Jeddah
 
 
Djibouti Arta Solar 72
 
5 March – Jeddah
 
Comoros Volcan Club0
 
Djibouti Arta Solar 71
 
2 March – Jeddah
 
Yemen Fahman2
 
Yemen Fahman3
 
 
Somalia Horseed FC0
 

First preliminary round
Arta Solar 7 Djibouti2–0Comoros Volcan Club
  • Kalou 6'
  • Akinbinu 86'
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Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)
Fahman Yemen3–0Somalia Horseed FC
  • Alratil 34'
  • Rajeh 38'
  • Mahdi 90'
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Referee: Yehya Al Beloushi (Oman)

Playoff round
Arta Solar 7 Djibouti1–2Yemen Fahman
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  • Awad 42', 76'
Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)

Qualifying rounds

24 teams were drawn into two-leg knockout stage format. 23 teams entered directly to the first qualifying round, plus one team advanced from the preliminary round. 12 teams advanced to the second qualifying round playing a two-leg knockout stage format. 6 teams only advanced from the second qualifying round to the group stage.[12]

Seeding

The following 24 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Notes

  1. ^
    Preliminary (PRE): Fahman advanced to the first qualifying round via the preliminary rounds.

Bracket

First qualifying round

The first legs were played between 13 March and 7 April 2023, and the second legs between 21 March and 16 April 2023.[13]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASFAR Morocco 5–4 Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 4–1 1–3
Bourj Lebanon 0–4[upper-alpha 1] United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 0–3 0–1
Al-Merrikh Sudan 2–2 (a)[upper-alpha 2] Syria Tishreen 2–1 0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 1–5[upper-alpha 3] Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–1 0–4
Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan 4–2 Bahrain Manama Club 3–0 1–2
Club Sfaxien Tunisia 1–1 (a) Qatar Qatar SC 0–0 1–1
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 2–3 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–2 1–1
Al-Nahda Oman 5–0 State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil 2–0 3–0 (awd.)[upper-alpha 4]
Fahman Yemen 0–6 Tunisia Union Monastirienne 0–4 0–2
Al-Muharraq Bahrain 2–2 (5–4 p) Oman Al-Seeb 2–0 0–2
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 4–2 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 4–1 0–1
Kuwait SC Kuwait 2–1 Algeria JS Saoura 1–0 1–1

Notes

  1. Both legs played in Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  2. Both legs played in Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  3. Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  4. Al-Nahda were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory for the second leg after Shabab Al-Khalil refused to change the home ground from Dura International Stadium, in Dura, Hebron, to Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan.[14]
ASFAR Morocco4–1Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli
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  • Eisa 77'
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya3–1Morocco ASFAR
  • Mihri 9', 35', 83'
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  • Sahd 43'
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

ASFAR won 5–4 on aggregate.

Bourj Lebanon0–3United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
  • Zouhir 16'
  • Pereira 29'
  • Al Karbi 35'
Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates1–0Lebanon Bourj FC
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Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Al-Wahda won 4–0 on aggregate.

Al-Merrikh Sudan2–1Syria Tishreen
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  • Al-Mohamad 13'
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Tishreen Syria1–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
  • Al-Mohamad 18'
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2–2 on aggregate. Tishreen won on away goals.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
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Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia4–0Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
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Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan3–0Bahrain Manama Club
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Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Manama Club Bahrain2–1Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman
  • Moosa 33' (pen.)
  • Al-Khatal 37'
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Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Jordan)

Al-Hilal Omdurman won 4–2 on aggregate.

Club Sfaxien Tunisia0–0Qatar Qatar SC
Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Qatar SC Qatar1–1Tunisia Club Sfaxien
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  • Kanté 41'
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

1–1 on aggregate. Club Sfaxien won on away goals.

Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt1–2Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya1–1Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
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  • Julius 20'
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Nahda Oman2–0State of Palestine Shabab Al-Khalil
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Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi
Referee: Saoud Ali Al Adba (Qatar)
Shabab Al-Khalil State of Palestine0–3
(awarded)		Oman Al-Nahda
Report

Al-Nahda won 5–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory for the second leg after Shabab Al-Khalil refused to change the home ground from Dura International Stadium, in Dura, Hebron to Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan.

Fahman Yemen0–4Tunisia Union Monastirienne
Report
Referee: Ahmad Ibrahim (Jordan)
Union Monastirienne Tunisia2–0Yemen Fahman
  • Aloui 52'
  • Jaffali 64'
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Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

Union Monastirienne won 6–0 on aggregate.

Al-Muharraq Bahrain2–0Oman Al-Seeb
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Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Seeb Oman2–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Al-Muqbali 43', 79' Report
Penalties
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Mahrouq
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Safi
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Juban
  • soccer ball with check mark Al-Sherooqi
  • soccer ball with check mark Sulumba

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won 5–4 on penalties.

FC Nouadhibou Mauritania4–1Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon
  • Tanjy 17', 82'
  • Faye 49', 52'
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  • Alrialat 2'
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Shabab Al-Ordon Jordan1–0Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Obaid 44'
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Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestinian)

FC Nouadhibou won 4–2 on aggregate.

Kuwait SC Kuwait1–0Algeria JS Saoura
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Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi (Saudi Arabia)
JS Saoura Algeria1–1Kuwait Kuwait SC
  • Doucene 76'
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Kuwait SC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

The second qualifying first legs were played between 7 May and 4 July 2023, and the second legs between 11 May and 7 July 2023.[15]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASFAR Morocco 0–3 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 0–0 0–3
Tishreen Syria 2–4[upper-alpha 1] Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–1 1–3
Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan 1–2[upper-alpha 2] Tunisia Club Sfaxien 1–0 0–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya 4–2 Oman Al-Nahda 4–2 0–0
Union Monastirienne Tunisia 3–0 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 2–0 1–0
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 1–3 Kuwait Kuwait SC 1–2 0–1

Notes

  1. Both legs were played in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  2. Both legs were played in Tunisia due to the Sudan conflict.
ASFAR Morocco0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Report
Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates3–0Morocco ASFAR
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Al-Wahda won 3–0 on aggregate.

Tishreen Syria1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
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Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia3–1Syria Tishreen
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  • Hatem 90+3'
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan1–0Tunisia Club Sfaxien
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Club Sfaxien Tunisia2–0Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman
  • Saihi 64'
  • Hmidi 88'
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Club Sfaxien won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya4–2Oman Al-Nahda
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Al-Nahda Oman0–0Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Report
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex, Al-Buraimi
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 4–2 on aggregate.

Union Monastirienne Tunisia2–0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
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Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)
Al-Muharraq Bahrain0–1Tunisia Union Monastirienne
Report
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Union Monastrienne won 3–0 on aggregate.

FC Nouadhibou Mauritania1–2Kuwait Kuwait SC
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Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Kuwait SC Kuwait1–0Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
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Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Kuwait SC won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final tournament
Location of teams of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Black: Multiple teams from same city, shown detailed in the bottom left corner.

The final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia from 27 July to 12 August 2023, across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Ten teams already entered the group stage directly as league champions from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. In addition the previous edition holders and runners-up, and one invitee selected by UAFA from the host nation enters directly to the group stage. Six teams advanced from the qualifying rounds to complete the 16-teams group stage. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[16]

Qualified teams

All of the qualified teams for the group stage were as follows:

Teams entered directly to the group stage Teams qualified from the qualifying round

Seeding

10 teams were directly qualified to the final tournament divided in pot 1, pot 2, and pot 3 based on their football association's FIFA Ranking. The other 6 teams' slots who qualified from the quaifying rounds were drawn in pot 3 and pot 4 prior to this stage.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Draw result
Group A
PosTeam
A1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
A2Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah
A3Tunisia Club Sfaxien
A4Iraq Al-Shorta
Group B
PosTeam
B1Qatar Al-Sadd
B2Morocco Wydad AC
B3Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
B4Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Group C
PosTeam
C1Egypt Zamalek
C2Tunisia Union Monastirienne
C3Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
C4Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Group D
PosTeam
D1Algeria CR Belouizdad
D2Morocco Raja CA
D3Kuwait Kuwait SC
D4United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda

Venues

Final tournament venues being played in Saudi Arabia in four host cities in Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Abha Al Bahah Khamis Mushait Taif
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium King Saud Sport City Stadium Damac Club Stadium King Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 20,000

Officials

Group stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations IV. 8):

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  6. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Iraq Al-Shorta 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4 Tunisia Club Sfaxien 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: UAFA
Club Sfaxien Tunisia0–1Iraq Al-Shorta
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Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–2Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah
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Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Shorta Iraq0–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
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Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–0Tunisia Club Sfaxien
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia0–0Tunisia Club Sfaxien
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Referee: Ahmad Al Ali (Kuwait)
Al-Shorta Iraq1–2Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah
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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qatar Al-Sadd 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Morocco Wydad AC 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UAFA
Al-Sadd Qatar0–0Morocco Wydad AC
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Wydad AC Morocco1–1Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–3Qatar Al-Sadd
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Al-Sadd Qatar1–0Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2–1Morocco Wydad AC
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Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3 Egypt Zamalek 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4 Tunisia Union Monastirienne 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UAFA
Zamalek Egypt4–0Tunisia Union Monastirienne
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia0–0Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
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Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia1–0Egypt Zamalek
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Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Union Monastirienne Tunisia1–4Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
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Zamalek Egypt1–1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco Raja CA 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4 Kuwait Kuwait SC 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UAFA
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–2Morocco Raja CA
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Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Kuwait SC Kuwait1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
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Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates2–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
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Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)
Raja CA Morocco2–0Kuwait Kuwait SC
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Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–1Kuwait Kuwait SC
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Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
Al-Wahda United Arab Emirates0–1Morocco Raja CA
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Referee: Mohammed Al Hoaish (Saudi Arabia)

Knockout stage
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage. The quarter-finals were followed by semi-finals, and the final played in a single leg knockout format. In the case of a draw after 90 minutes, extra time would be played only in the final.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah Iraq Al-Shorta
B Qatar Al-Sadd Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
C Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
D Morocco Raja CA United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda

Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 August – Taif
 
 
Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah1
 
9 August – Taif
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal3
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal3
 
6 August – Taif
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab1
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab (p)0 (5)
 
12 August – Taif
 
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda0 (4)
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal1
 
5 August – Abha
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr (a.e.t.)2
 
Qatar Al-Sadd2
 
9 August – Abha
 
Iraq Al-Shorta4
 
Iraq Al-Shorta0
 
6 August – Abha
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr1
 
Morocco Raja CA1
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr3
 

Quarter-finals
Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
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Al-Sadd Qatar2–4Iraq Al-Shorta
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Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia0–0United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
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Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Raja CA Morocco1–3Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Semi-finals
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia3–1Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
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Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Al-Shorta Iraq0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
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Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Final
Main article: 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup final
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–2 (a.e.t.)Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Top goalscorers

Final tournament
  Team eliminated / inactive for the round.
Rank Player Team GS1 GS2 GS3 QF SF F Total
1 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 11112 6
2 France Karim Benzema Saudi Arabia Ittihad Jeddah 111 3
3 Brazil Malcom Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 11 2
Brazil Michael Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 11
Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 11
Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 11
Iraq Aso Rostam Iraq Al-Shorta 2
Argentina Éver Banega Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 11
Qatar Akram Afif Qatar Al-Sadd 2
Egypt Sayed Abdallah Egypt Zamalek 2
Egypt Ahmed Sayed Zizo Egypt Zamalek 11

Preliminary and qualifying rounds
  Team eliminated / not participated in the round.
  Player is not in the team but team was active for the round.
Rank Player Team P1 PO 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 Total
1 Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Kuwait Kuwait SC 111 3
Mali Boubacar Traore Tunisia Union Monastirienne 21
Morocco Abdelghafour Mihri Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3
4 Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon Kuwait Kuwait SC 11 2
Libya Mohamed El Monir Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 11
Libya Anis Saltou Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 11
Mauritania Hemeya Tanjy Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 2
Senegal Ousmane Faye Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 2
Morocco Mustapha Sahd Morocco ASFAR 11
Oman Omar Al-Maliki Oman Al-Nahda 11
Gabon Aaron Boupendza Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 11
Eritrea Ahmed Abdu Jaber Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
Sudan Mohamed Abdelrahman Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman 11
Syria Abdulrazzaq Al-Mohamad Syria Tishreen 11
Tunisia Idriss Mhirsi Tunisia Union Monastirienne 2
Brazil Allan United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 11
Oman Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali Oman Al-Seeb 2
Yemen Aidarous Awad Yemen Fahman 2

Broadcasting

The following channels broadcast the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.[17][18]

2023 Arab Club Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country/Region Television Channel
 Italy Final: Sportitalia[19]
 Middle East and North Africa

Notes
  1. Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.

References
  1. "توج لاعب فريق الهلال السعودي ، سيرجي سافيتش بجائزة أفضل لاعب في بطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 12 August 2023.
  2. "توج حارس فريق النصر السعودي، نواف العقيدي بجائزة أفضل حارس في بطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 12 August 2023.
  3. "عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل يشكر خادم الحرمين الشريفين.. "الاتحاد العربي": إطلاق مسمى "كأس الملك سلمان" على بطولة الأندية" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 13 February 2023.
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  5. "Raja Casablanca Wins Final, Takes Home Mohammed VI Arab Cup". Morocco World News. 22 August 2021.
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  7. "Emirates signs football partnership in Saudi Arabia becoming main sponsor of King Salman Cup 2023". Emirates. Jeddah. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ""اللجنة المنظمة بالاتحاد العربي" تعلن الأندية المشاركة في كأس الملك سلمان 2023" [The “Organizing Committee of the Arab Federation” announces the clubs participating in the King Salman Cup 2023]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 5 March 2023.
  9. "OFFICIAL: Al Ahly announce withdrawal from Arab Champions Cup". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. "الرياض تحتضن القرعة الاثنين.. انطلاق الدور التمهيدي لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية العربية 2023" [Riyadh will host the draw on Monday. The start of the preliminary round of the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs 2023]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. "بحضور عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل.. سحب قرعة الدورين الأول والثاني لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" [In the presence of Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal.. the draw for the first and second rounds of the King Salman Cup for Clubs 2023 was drawn]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  12. "نتائج قرعة الدور الأول من البطولة" [The results of the draw for the first round of the tournament]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023.
  13. "مواعيد مباريات الدور الأول" [First round dates]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 9 March 2023.
  14. "شباب الخليل ينفذ وعده ويمنح النهضة بطاقة التأهل بالبطولة العربية" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 11 April 2023.
  15. "مواعيد الدور التآهيلي الثاني" [Second qualifying round dates]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 22 March 2023.
  16. "نتائج قرعة الدور الثاني (المجموعات) من البطولة" [The results of the draw for the second round (groups) of the tournament]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023.
  17. "ما هي القنوات الناقلة لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023؟" (in Arabic). goal.com/ar. 14 March 2023.
  18. "كأس الملك سلمان للأندية الأبطال حصريا على SSC" [King Salman Cup for Champions Clubs exclusively on SSC] (in Arabic). kooora.com. 13 July 2023.
  19. Niccolò Anfosso (10 August 2023). "Champions League araba, sabato live su Sportitalia la sfida tra CR7 e Milinkovic-Savic" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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