Arab Club Championship
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| Founded | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Number of teams |
12 (group stage) 20 (total) |
| Current champions |
 Espérance de Tunis (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |
 Al-Rasheed Espérance de Tunis(3 titles each) |
| Website | uafaonline.com |
 2017 Arab Club Championship | |
The Arab Club Championship (Arabic: البطولة العربية للأندية) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elite clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by 20 teams, 10 from the Asian Football Confederation and 10 from the Confederation of African Football, all 20 of which are either winners or runners-up of their country's league or cup competition.
Founded in 1980 as the Arab Club Champions Cup, the tournament was held alongside the Arab Cup Winners' Cup and the Arab Super Cup throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, until the Cup Winners' Cup was merged with the Champions Cup in 2002 with the Super Cup therefore being discontinued. The tournament's first ever champions were Iraqi giants Al-Shorta, who defeated Lebanese side Al-Nejmeh in the final over two legs in 1982.[1] Saudi Arabian clubs have accumulated the most victories, with eight wins. The title has been won by 18 different clubs, seven of which have the title more than once. Since the tournament was merged with the Cup Winners' Cup, only ES Sétif of Algeria have managed consecutive wins, successfully defending their title in 2008.
The reigning champions are Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia, who won the 2017 edition to became the joint-most successful club in the tournament's history alongside now-dissolved Iraqi club Al-Rasheed.
Previous logos
Arab Champions League
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UAFA Club Cup
(2012–2013)
Records and statistics
Finals
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- Notes
^note Both games were played in Baghdad as it was not safe to play in Lebanon due to the Lebanese Civil War.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Performances
By team
| Num | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espérance de Tunis |
3 | 2 | 1993, 2009, 2017 | 1986, 1995 |
| 2 | Al-Rasheed |
3 | 0 | 1985, 1986, 1987 | |
| 3 |  Al-Shabab |
2 | 1 | 1992, 1999 | 1998 |
| Al-Hilal |
1994, 1995 | 1989 | |||
| CS Sfaxien |
2000, 2004 | 2005 | |||
| 6 |  ES Sétif |
2 | 0 | 2007, 2008 | |
| Al-Ettifaq |
1984, 1988 | ||||
| 8 | Al-Ittihad |
1 | 2 | 2005 | 1987, 1994 |
 Wydad Casablanca |
1989 | 2008, 2009 | |||
| Club Africain |
1997 | 1988, 2002 | |||
| 11 |  Al-Ahly |
1 | 1 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Raja Casablanca |
2006 | 1996 | |||
| 13 | USM Alger |
1 | 0 | 2013 | |
| WA Tlemcen |
1998 | ||||
| Zamalek |
2003 | ||||
| Al-Shorta |
1982 | ||||
| Al-Ahli |
2002 | ||||
 Al-Sadd |
2001 | ||||
| 19 |  Al-Faisaly |
0 | 2 | 2007, 2017 | |
 Al-Jaish |
1999, 2000 | ||||
| 21 | MC Oran |
0 | 1 | 2001 | |
| USM El-Harrach |
1985 | ||||
 Al-Muharraq |
1993 | ||||
| ENPPI Club |
2006 | ||||
| Al-Ismaily |
2004 | ||||
 Al-Arabi |
2013 | ||||
| Al-Kuwait |
2003 | ||||
 Al-Nejmeh |
1982 | ||||
| KAC Kénitra |
1984 | ||||
| Al-Arabi |
1992 |
By country
| Num | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 4 |
| 2 | Tunisia |
6 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria |
4 | 2 |
| 4 | Iraq |
4 | 0 |
| 5 | Morocco |
2 | 4 |
| 6 | Egypt |
2 | 3 |
| 7 | Qatar |
1 | 1 |
| 8 | Jordan |
0 | 2 |
| Kuwait | |||
| Syria | |||
| 11 | Bahrain |
0 | 1 |
| Lebanon |