2007–08 Arab Champions League

2007–08 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08
Tournament details
Dates 12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams 32 (from 1 association)
Final positions
Champions Algeria ES Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-up Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Saudi Arabia Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player Algeria Lamouri Djediat

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007–08

The Format

– The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.
– 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) Entente Sportive de Sétif (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
Mouloudia Club d'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

The Awards

Round 32

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

Team 1 Agg. 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 Entente Sportive de 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
Mouloudia Club d'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]

Matches Dates

Round 16

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

Team 1 Agg. 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 Entente Sportive de 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

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 semif-finals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Algeria ES Sétif 6321104+611
Jordan Al-Faisaly 623197+29
Morocco Raja Casablanca 614134−17
Syria Al-Majd 6033512−73


28 November 2007
ES Sétif Algeria 1–1 Syria Al-Majd
Djediat  51' Rafe  37'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)


12 December 2007
ES Sétif Algeria 2–0 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Maïza  31'
Touil  88'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)

25 December 2007
Al-Majd Syria 1–1 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Al Zeno  28' Aïni  93'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus



19 February 2008
Al-Majd Syria 2–3 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Rafe  50'
Masaes  56'
Farhan  27',  58'
Lafi  90'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus


20 February 2008
Raja Casablanca Morocco 1–0 Algeria ES Sétif
Senghor  60'
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca


5 March 2008
ES Sétif Algeria 2–1 Jordan Al-Faisaly
Touil  89'
Adiko  90+5'
Lafi  85'


18 March 2008
Al-Majd Syria 0–4 Algeria ES Sétif
Adiko  20'
Laïfaoui  45'
Djediat  66',  77'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 6312116+510
Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish 622235−28
Algeria USM Alger 62225508
Syria Al-Taliya 621347−37

27 November 2007
Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 1–2 Syria Al-Taliya
Masaoud  82' Aboud  36'
Tatan  88'


28 November 2007
USM Alger Algeria 2–1 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Louissi  58' (o.g.)
Doucoure  81'
Madihi  54'
Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)


12 December 2007
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 3–1 Syria Al-Taliya
Doulyazal  38'
Jouaya  65'
Bidoudane  70'
Sulaiman  9'

25 December 2007
Al-Taliya Syria 0–0 Algeria USM Alger
Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria


26 December 2007
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 3–0 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Abderrahim Saadi  44'
Hamza Yacef  64'
Abderrazak Sakim  70'

18 February 2008
USM Alger Algeria 0–1 Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee  77'


19 February 2008
Al-Taliya Syria 0–2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Sadio Sow  35'
Abderrazak Sakim  92'
Mohamed V , Casablanca




19 March 2008
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2–3 Algeria USM Alger
Oumansour  25'
Sow  88'
Moncharé  12'
Ammour  78'
Doucoure  81'

The Semi-Finals


The Final

9 May 2008
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–1 Algeria ES Setif
Touil  80'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)

22 May 2008
ES Sétif Algeria 1–0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya  30'
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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

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