2007–08 Arab Champions League

2007–08 Arab Champions League
Tournament details
Dates 12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams 32 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Entente Sportive de Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-up Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played 75
Goals scored 192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player Lamouri Djediat

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007-08

Contents

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) 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 Omdurman (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh (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 1-4 Al-Wihdat 0-4 1-0
Al-Talaba 0-4 USM Alger 0-2 0-2
Al-Merrikh 5-1 Bahrein Riffa Club 2-0 3-1
ASC Mauritel 1-4 Entente Sportive de Sétif 1-1 0-3
Al-Hilal Omdurman 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
Mouloudia Club d'Oran 0-3 Al-Arabi 0-1 0-2
Al-Ansar 2-3 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]

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 1-3 Al-Majd 1-1 0-2
Al-Wahda Mecca 2-4 Entente Sportive de 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 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

Round 8

8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group.
the Groups winners and the runners-up qulify to the semif-finals

Group A

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
28 November 2007
 Raja Casablanca 0 – 0 Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)
28 November 2007
 ES Sétif 1 – 1 Al-Majd Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)
Djediat  51' Rafe  37'
11 December 2007
 Al-Faisaly 3 – 1 Al-Majd Amman International Stadium, Amman
Al-Sheikh  47'
Al-Shboul  65'
Abu Keshek  92'		 Rafe  56'
12 December 2007
 ES Sétif 2 – 0 Raja Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)
Maïza  31'
Touil  88'
25 December 2007
 Al-Majd 1 – 1 Raja Casablanca Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Al Zeno  28' Aïni  93'
26 December 2007
 Al-Faisaly 1 – 1 ES Sétif Amman International Stadium, Amman
Lafi  39' Touil  63'
19 February 2008
 Al-Majd 2 – 3 Al-Faisaly Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Rafe  50'
Masaes  56'		 Farhan  27',  58'
Lafi  90'
20 February 2008
 Raja Casablanca 1 – 0 ES Sétif Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
Senghor  60'
5 March 2008
 Raja Casablanca 0 – 0 Al-Majd Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
5 March 2008
 ES Sétif 2 – 1 Al-Faisaly Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif
Touil  89'
Adiko  90+5'		 Lafi  85'
12 March 2008
 Al-Faisaly 1 – 1 Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir  25' Cire  13'
18 March 2008
 Al-Majd 0 – 4 ES Sétif
Adiko  20'
Laïfaoui  45'
Djediat  66',  77'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wydad Casablanca 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
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
27 November 2007
 El-Gaish 1 – 2 Al-Taliya Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Referee: J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)
Masaoud  82' Aboud  36'
Tatan  88'
28 November 2007
 USM Alger 2 – 1 Wydad Casablanca Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)
Louissi  58' (o.g.)
Doucoure  81'		 Madihi  54'
10 December 2007
 El-Gaish 0 – 0 USM Alger Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Referee: M.Omar (United Arab Emirates)
12 December 2007
 Wydad Casablanca 3 – 1 Al-Taliya Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Doulyazal  38'
Jouaya  65'
Bidoudane  70'		 Sulaiman  9'
25 December 2007
 Al-Taliya 0–0 USM Alger Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria
26 December 2007
 Wydad Casablanca 3–0 El-Gaish Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Abderrahim Saadi  44'
Hamza Yacef  64'
Abderrazak Sakim  70'
18 February 2008
 USM Alger 0–1 El-Gaish Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee  77'
19 February 2008
 Al-Taliya 0 – 2 Wydad Casablanca Mohamed V , Casablanca
Sadio Sow  35'
Abderrazak Sakim  92'
3 March 2008
 USM Alger 0 – 1 Al-Taliya Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers
3 March 2008
 El-Gaish 0 – 0 Wydad Casablanca Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
18 March 2008
 Al-Taliya 0 – 1 El-Gaish
Arko  75'
19 March 2008
 Wydad Casablanca 2 – 3 USM Alger
Oumansour  25'
Sow  88'		 Moncharé  12'
Ammour  78'
Doucoure  81'

The Semi-Finals

14 April 2008
 Al-Faisaly 1 – 2 Wydad Casablanca Amman International Stadium, Amman
30 April 2008
 Wydad Casablanca 0 – 0 Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
15 April 2008
 El-Geish 2 – 1 ES Setif Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Mecheri  80'
1 May 2008
 ES Setif 1 – 0 El-Geish Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Ziaya  65'

The Final

9 May 2008
 Wydad Casablanca 0 – 1 ES Setif Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)
Touil  80'
22 May 2008
 ES Sétif 1 – 0 Wydad Casablanca Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Ziaya  30'
Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
ES Sétif
Second Title

Top scorers

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

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

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