2008–09 Arab Champions League

2008–09 Arab Champions League
Tournament details
Dates	4 October 2008 – 22 May 2009
Teams	35 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Espérance (2nd title)
Runners-up	Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	140 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abdelmalek Ziaya Mahmoud Shelbaieh Rafik Abdessamad (5 goals)
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The 6th edition of Arab Champions League, The 2008-2009 is going to play as a knockout stage from 35 clubs, The Algerian club Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2007-08 champion.

The 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.

The Algerian club Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2007-08 champion.

Participated teams

35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia

Bahrain (1)	Busaiteen (Bahraini PL 2007-08 Runner-ups)
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 Runner-ups) Shabab Al-Ordon (Jordan League 2007-08 3rd Place)
Kuwait (3)	Kuwait SC (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Champion) Al-Qadisiya (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Runner-ups) Al Arabi Kuwait (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 4th Place)
Lebanon (1)	Al-Ansar (LPL 2007-08 Runner-ups)
Qatar (0)	Withdraw
Oman (1)	Dhofar (Omani League 2007-08 Runner-ups)
Palestine (1)	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)	Entente Sportive de Sétif (Arab CL 2007-08 Champions, Algerian CN 2007-08 3rd Place) Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (Algerian CN 2007-08 4th place) Union Sportive de la Médina d'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 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) Union Sportive Monastirienne(Ligue 1 2007-08 4th Place) Club Sportif 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 matche as Knock out stage.
1 team quaify to the next stage (Round 32).

Semi-finals		Final

4 October 2008 - Djibouti
Wadi Al-Nes	4
Jakam	1

		10 October 2008 - Djibouti
		Wadi Al-Nes	4
		Société Immobilière	2



6 October 2008 - Djibouti
Société Immobilière	2(p)
SITT Daallo	2

Round 32

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

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Entente Sportive de Sétif	3-2	Al-Ansar	3-2	0-0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2-1	Hassania Agadir	2-1	0-0
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger	4-3	Al-Wahda Mecca	3-0	1-3
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	0-0 (4-2)	Union Sportive de la Medina d'Annaba	0-0	0-0
Wydad Casablanca	5-0	Shabab Al-Ordon	3-0	2-0
Al-Wahdat	3-1	Dhofar	2-1	1-0
Ismaily	7-2	Busaiteen	3-1	4-1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	2-3	Union Sportive Monastirienne	1-1	1-2
Club Sportif Sfaxien	3-0	ASC Nasr de Sebkha	3-0	0-0
Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0-0 (9-8)	Al-Ahly Tripoli	0-0	0-0
Raja Casablanca	6-2	Al-Taliya	4-0	2-2
Al-Faisaly	2-1	Wadi Al-Nes	0-0	2-1
Kuwait SC	(w/o) ¹	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	3-0	Canceled
Al-Qadisiya	(w/o) ¹	Al-Hazm	-	-
Al-Hilal Omdurman	(w/o) ¹	Al-Arabi	-	-
Al-Merrikh	(w/o) ²	Al-Shaab	-	-

¹ The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.^[1]

² 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.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	2-8	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1-2	1-6
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1-3	Union Sportive Monastirienne	1-1	0-2
Ismaily	7-2	Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger	3-1	4-1
Al-Hazm	1-5	Al-Faisaly	0-2	1-3
Al-Merrikh	7-8	Al-Wahdat	3-1	4-7
Club Sportif Sfaxien	1-0	Raja Casablanca	0-0	1-0
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	1-2	Wydad Casablanca	1-0	0-2
Al-Hilal Omdurman	(w/o) ¹	Entente Sportive de Sétif	1-2	Withdrew

¹ 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.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Faisaly	2-7	Club Sportif Sfaxien	2-3	0-4
Ismaily	3-3 (3-4)	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1-2	2-1
Union Sportive Monastirienne	2-4	Entente Sportive de Sétif	1-1	1-3
Al-Wahdat	2-5	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.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Entente Sportive de Sétif	0-3	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0-1	0-2
Club Sportif Sfaxien	1-3	Wydad Casablanca	1-1	0-2

First Legs

April 11, 2009 19:00 GMT	Entente Sportive de Sétif	0 – 1	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
	Smail Diss 32' Abdelmalek Ziaya 38'	Report (Arabic)	Oussama Darragi 75'	Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

April 12, 2009 18:00 GMT	Club Sportif Sfaxien	1 – 1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Referee: Abdulrahman Al Amri
	Blaise Kouassi 45'		Younes Menkari 75'	Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Referee: Abdulrahman Al Amri

Second Legs

April 25, 2009 17:00 GMT	Wydad Casablanca	2 – 0	Club Sportif Sfaxien	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi
	Hicham Louissi 55' 55' Fouzi El Brazi 58' Mustapha Bidoudane 62' 90+1' Nadir Lamyaghri 87'	Report (Arabic)	Aymen Ben Amor 58' Issam Merdassi 86'	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi

April 26, 2009 15:30 GMT	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	2 – 0	Entente Sportive de Sétif	Stade 7 Novembre, Rades Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah
	Zine El Abidine Souissi 8' Wajdi Bouazzi 87'	Report (Arabic)		Stade 7 Novembre, Rades Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah

Final

Main article: 2009 Arab Champions League Final

First leg

May 9, 2009 17:00 GMT	Wydad Casablanca	0 – 1	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Muhsen Basma
	Younes Menkari 45+2'	Report (Arabic)	Mickael Eneramo 30' Khaled Korbi 58' Wajdi Bouazzi 90+2'	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Muhsen Basma

Second leg

May 21, 2009	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1 – 1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade 7 November, Rades Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
	Oussama Darragi 89' (pen.)		Rafik Abdessamad 66' (pen.) Mustapha Bidoudane 75' Fouzi El Brazi 90+4'	Stade 7 November, Rades Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca	1–2	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0–1	1-1

Champions

Arab Champions League 2008–09 Winners

Espérance Sportive de Tunis Second Title

Top scorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	5
	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	Al-Wihdat
	Rafik Abdessamad	Al-Wahda
2	Mustapha Bidoudane	Wydad Casablanca	4
	Mustafa Karim	Ismaily
	Haikel Gmamdia	Club Sportif Sfaxien
	Ra'fat Ali	Al-Wihdat
	Abdallah Said	Ismaily
	Michael Eneramo	Espérance
	Hichem Essifi	US Monastir
3	Oussama Darragi	Espérance	3
	Wajdi Bouazzi	Espérance
	Hassan Tair	Raja Casablanca
	Abdelhameed Amarri	Al-Merreikh
	Mohab Said	Ismaily
4	14 players		2
5	54 players		1

Source: Goalzz.com

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2008–09 Arab Champions League

Contents

The Format

Participated teams

Asia

Africa

The System

The Awards

The Qualifying Stage

Round 32

Round 32 Matches Dates

Round 16

Qualified teams

Round 16 Matches

Round 16 Matches Dates

Quarter finals

Qualified teams

Quarter Finals Matches

Quarter Final Match Dates

Semi finals

Semi Finals Matches

First Legs

Second Legs

Final

First leg

Second leg

Champions

Top scorers

References

External links