2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19) to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season[a] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1] The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions. Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round. Prize moneyThe prize money was as follows:[2]
TeamsA total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates.
ScheduleThe schedule of the competition was as follows:
Qualifying roundsPreliminary round
Referee: Mohamed Jamal Juma (Bahrain)
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Issa Abdulla Ali (Bahrain) Play-off roundGroup A
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) Group B
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan) Knockout phaseBracket
First round
1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia) 2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals. 2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco) 3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals. Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Shukri Al Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)
Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria) Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait) USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) 3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia) 2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia) Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Yaqoub Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate. Second round
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates) Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate. MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) 3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman) 0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate. Quarter-finals
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia) Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate. Semi-finals
1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates) Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate. FinalTop scorersStatistics exclude qualifying rounds.
Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
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