2008–09 Arab Champions League

The 6th edition of Arab Champions League, The 2008–2009 is going to play as a knockout stage from 35 clubs, The Algerian club ES Sétif entered automatically as 2007–08 champion.

2008–09 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2008–09
Tournament details
Dates4 October 2008 – 22 May 2009
Teams35 (from 1 association)
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia Espérance (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored140 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya
Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Morocco Rafik Abdessamad
(5 goals each)

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
  • 35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia
 Bahrain (1)Busaiteen (Bahraini PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
 Iraq (1)Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Iraqi Premier League 2007-08 3rd Place)
 Jordan (3)Al-Wahdat (Jordan League 2007–08 Champion)
Al-Faisaly (Jordan League 2007–08 Runners-up)
Shabab Al-Ordon (Jordan League 2007–08 3rd Place)
 Kuwait (3)Kuwait SC (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Champion)
Al-Qadisiya (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
Al Arabi Kuwait (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 4th Place)
 Lebanon (1)Al-Ansar (LPL 2007–08 Runners-up)
 Qatar (0)Withdraw
 Oman (1)Dhofar (2007-08 Omani League Runners-up)
 Palestine (1)Taraji Wadi Al-Nes (West Bank League 2007–08 Champion)
 Saudi Arabia (2)Al-Hazm (Saudi Champions Cup 2007–08 3rd Place)
Al-Wahda Mecca (Saudi PL 2007-08 Wild-card)
 Syria (2)Al-Ittihad Aleppo (Syrian PL 2007-08 3rd Place)
Al-Taliya (Syrian PL 2007-08 4th Place)
 UAE (1)Al-Shaab (UAE League 2007–08 5th Place)
 Yemen (1)Al-Hilal Al-Sahili (Yemeni League 2007–08 Champion)

Africa
 Algeria (3)ES Sétif (Arab CL 2007–08 Champions, Algerian CN 2007–08 3rd Place)
USM Alger (Algerian CN 2007–08 4th place)
USM Annaba (Algerian CN 2007–08 Wild-card)
 Comoros (1)Jakam (Representing Comoros)
 Djibouti (1)FC Société Immobilière de Djibouti (Djibouti PL 2007-08 Champion)
 Egypt (1)Ismaily SC (Egyptian PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
 Libya (2)Al-Ittihad Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Champions)
Al-Ahly Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
 Mauritania (1)ASC Nasr de Sebkha (Representing Mauritania)
 Morocco (3)Raja Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 3rd Place)
Hassania Agadir (Botola 2007-08 4th Place)
Wydad Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 Wild-card)
 Somalia (1)SITT Daallo (Representing Somalia)
 Sudan (2)Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Champion)
Al-Merrikh (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Runner-up)
 Tunisia (3)Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Ligue 1 2007–08 3rd Place)
US Monastir (Ligue 1 2007–08 4th Place)
CS Sfaxien (Ligue 1 2007–08 Wild-card)

The System
  • The Qualifying: Knock out stage
  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Knock out stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards
  • The Champions: 1,000,000 $
  • The Runner-up: 650,000 $
  • Round 4: 200,000 $
  • Round 8: 100,000 $
  • Round 16: 40,000 $
  • Round 32: 20,000 $
  • Qualifying: 5,000 $

The qualifying Stage
  • 4 teams play 1 leg match as Knock out stage.
  • 1 team qualify to the next stage (Round 32).
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 4 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 
 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 10 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 Comoros Jakam 1
 
 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 6 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 Djibouti Société Immobilière 2
 
 Djibouti Société Immobilière 2(p)
 
 
 Somalia SITT Daallo 2
 

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
ES Sétif Algeria 3–2 Lebanon Al-Ansar 3–2 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 2–1 Morocco Hassania Agadir 2–1 0–0
USM Alger Algeria 4–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca 3–0 1–3
Al-Ittihad Aleppo Syria 0–0 (4–2) Algeria USM Annaba 0–0 0–0
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 5–0 Jordan Shabab Al-Ordon 3–0 2–0
Al-Wahdat Jordan 3–1 Oman Dhofar 2–1 1–0
Ismaily Egypt 7–2 Bahrain Busaiteen 3–1 4–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 2–3 Tunisia US Monastir 1–1 1–2
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 3–0 Mauritania ASC Nasr de Sebkha 3–0 0–0
Espérance Sportive de Tunis Tunisia 0–0 (9–8) Libya Al-Ahly Tripoli 0–0 0–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco 6–2 Syria Al-Taliya 4–0 2–2
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–1 State of Palestine Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 0–0 2–1
Kuwait SC Kuwait (w/o) 1 Yemen Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 3–0 Canceled
Al-Qadisiya Kuwait (w/o) 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hazm – –
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) Sudan (w/o) 1 Kuwait Al-Arabi – –
Al-Merrikh Sudan (w/o) 2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shaab – –
1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.[1]
2 United Arab Emirates Al-Shaab withdrew.[2]

Round 32 Matches Dates
  • The first legs on 28 and 29 October 2008
  • The second legs on 25 and 26 November 2008

Round 16

16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Qualified teams

Round 16 Matches
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen 2–8 Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1–2 1–6
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Iraq 1–3 Tunisia US Monastir 1–1 0–2
Ismaily Egypt 7–2 Algeria USM Alger 3–1 4–1
Al-Hazm Saudi Arabia 1–5 Jordan Al-Faisaly 0–2 1–3
Al-Merrikh Sudan 7–8 Jordan Al-Wahdat 3–1 4–7
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1–0 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–0 1–0
Al-Ittihad Aleppo Syria 1–2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–0 0–2
Al-Hilal Omdurman Sudan (w/o) 1 Algeria ES Sétif 1–2 Withdrew
1 Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew.[3]

Round 16 Matches Dates
  • The first legs on 16 December 2008
  • The second legs on 26 December 2008

Quarter-finals

8 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Qualified teams

Quarter-finals Matches
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–7 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2–3 0–4
Ismaily Egypt 3–3 (3–4) Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1–2 2–1
US Monastir Tunisia 2–4 Algeria ES Sétif 1–1 1–3
Al-Wahdat Jordan 2–5 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–1 0–4

Quarter-final Match Dates
  • The first legs between 1 March 2009 and 4 March 2009
  • The second legs between 19 March 2009 and 21 March −2009

Semi-finals

4 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.

Semi-finals Matches
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ES Sétif Algeria 0–3 Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 0–2
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1–3 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–1 0–2

First Legs
Algeria ES Sétif0–1Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Smail Diss Yellow card 32'
Abdelmalek Ziaya Yellow card 38'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Oussama Darragi 75'
Tunisia CS Sfaxien1–1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Blaise Kouassi 45' Younes Menkari 75'
Referee: Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al Amri

Second Legs
Morocco Wydad Casablanca2–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Hicham Louissi 55' Yellow card 55'
Fouzi El Brazi Yellow card 58'
Mustapha Bidoudane Yellow card 62' 90+1'
Nadir Lamyaghri Yellow card 87'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Aymen Ben Amor Yellow card 58'
Issam Merdassi Yellow card 86'
Referee: United Arab Emirates Fareed Al Marzouqi
Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis2–0Algeria ES Sétif
Zine El Abidine Souissi 8'
Wajdi Bouazzi 87'		 Report
(in Arabic)

Final
Main article: 2009 Arab Champions League Final

First leg
Morocco Wydad Casablanca0–1Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Younes Menkari Yellow card 45+2' Report (in Arabic) Mickael Eneramo 30'
Khaled Korbi Yellow card 58'
Wajdi Bouazzi Yellow card 90+2'
Referee: Syria Muhsen Basma

Second leg
Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis1–1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Oussama Darragi 89' (pen.) Rafik Abdessamad 66' (pen.)
Mustapha Bidoudane Red card 75'
Fouzi El Brazi Red card 90+4'
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 1–2 Tunisia Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 1–1

Champions
Arab Champions League 2008–09
Winners
Tunisia
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Second Title

Top scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Algeria Abdelmalek Ziaya Algeria ES Sétif 5
Jordan Mahmoud Shelbaieh Jordan Al-Wihdat
Morocco Rafik Abdessamad Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda
2 Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane Morocco Wydad Casablanca 4
Iraq Mustafa Karim Egypt Ismaily
Tunisia Haikel Gmamdia Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Jordan Ra'fat Ali Jordan Al-Wihdat
Egypt Abdallah Said Egypt Ismaily
Nigeria Michael Eneramo Tunisia Espérance
Tunisia Hichem Essifi Tunisia US Monastir
3 Tunisia Oussama Darragi Tunisia Espérance 3
Tunisia Wajdi Bouazzi Tunisia Espérance
Morocco Hassan Taïr Morocco Raja Casablanca
Sudan Abdelhameed Amarri Sudan Al-Merreikh
Egypt Mohab Said Egypt Ismaily
4 14 players 2
5 54 players 1

References
  1. FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association (Kooora)
  2. Al-Merrikh goes straight through – Al-Shaab withdrew (Kooora)
  3. Entente Sportive de Sétif goes straight through – Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew (Kooora)
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