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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 edit

  • 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 edit

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia edit

  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 edit

  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 edit

  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Groups Stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards edit

  • 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 edit

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   1–4   Al-Wihdat 0–4 1–0
Al-Talaba   0–4   USM Alger 0–2 0–2
Al-Merrikh SC   5–1   Bahrein Riffa Club 2–0 3–1
ASC Mauritel   1–4   ES Sétif 1–1 0–3
Al-Hilal Club   4–4(a)   Al-Majd 3–2 1–2
CDE Colas   0–19   Al-Wahda Mecca 0–8 0–11
Kazma Sporting Club   1–2   Wydad Casablanca 0–1 1–1
Chirazienne   0–9   Najaf FC 0–8 0–1
El-Masry   0–1   Al-Taliya 0–1 0–0
Al-Ahli San'a   1–4   Al-Ittihad Tripoli 0–0 1–4
MC Oran   0–3   Al-Arabi 0–1 0–2
Al-Ansar   2–3   Tala'ea El-Gaish 1–1 1–2
Club Athletic Bizertin   3–3 (4–2)   Al-Shabab 1–2 2–1
Al-Oruba   1–1 (a)   Union Sportive Monastir 0–0 1–1
Al-Shaab   2–4   Al-Faisaly 0–2 2–2
Shabab Rafah   (w/o) 1   Raja Casablanca – –
1   Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]

Match dates edit

  • The first legs on 12 and 17/18 September 2007
  • The second legs on 1/2 October 2007

Round 16 edit

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   1–3   Al-Majd 1–1 0–2
Al-Wahda Mecca   2–4   ES Sétif 1–1 1–3
Al-Oruba   3–7   Wydad Casablanca 2–3 1–4
Al-Merrikh   3–5   Raja Casablanca 2–2 1–3
Najaf FC   0–3   Al-Taliya 0–3 0–0
Club Athletic Bizertin   3–4   Al-Faisaly 1–1 2–3
Al-Wihdat   1–2   Tala'ea El-Gaish 0–0 1–2
Al-Arabi   (w/o)   USM Alger 3–2 Sus1
1   Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

Matches Dates edit

  • The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
  • The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007

Round 8 edit

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 edit

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

Group B edit

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

The Semi-Finals edit

Al-Faisaly  1–2  Wydad Casablanca
El Adoua   35' (o.g.) Bidoudane   4'
Talbi   74'
Wydad Casablanca  0–0  Al-Faisaly
Tala'ea El-Gaish  2–1  ES Setif
Abdelali   25', 53' Mecheri   80'
ES Setif  1–0  Tala'ea El-Gaish
Ziaya   65'

The Final edit

Wydad Casablanca  0–1  ES Setif
Touil   80'
Attendance: 54,000
ES Sétif  1–0  Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya   30'
Attendance: 35,000

Winners edit

Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
 
ES Sétif
Second Title

Top scorers edit

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

Pos. Scorer Goals Club
1.
   Essa Al-Mehyani
8
   Al-Wahda Mecca
2.
   Raja Rafe
6
   Al-Majd
3.
   Lamouri Djediat
5
   ES Setif
=
   Mohamed Madihi
5
   Wydad Casablanca
=
   Fadi Lafi
5
   Al-Faysali

References edit

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

External links edit

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