1989 Arab Club Champions Cup
كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال 1989
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityMarrakesh
Dates19 November – 2 December
Teams10 (from 2 confederations) (from 8 associations)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco Wydad Athletic Club (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Third placeAlgeria JS Kabylie
Fourth placeTunisia Étoile du Sahel
← 1988
1990 →

The 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Morocco in the city of Marrakesh. Wydad Athletic Club won the competition for the first time beating in the final Al-Hilal.[1]

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Morocco Kawkab Marrakech Hosts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Holders
Zone 1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq 1987–88 Bahraini Premier League winners
Oman Fanja SC 1987–88 Omani League winners
Zone 2 Egypt Al Ahly 1987–88 Egyptian Premier League runners-up
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1987–88 Saudi Premier League winners
Somalia Al-Matabeh Somali First Division representative
Sudan Al-Mourada 1987–88 Sudan Premier League winners
Zone 3 Algeria JS Kabylie 1987–88 Algerian Championnat National runners-up
Morocco CLAS Casablanca Moroccan Championship Sixth place
Morocco Wydad Athletic Club Moroccan Throne Cup winners
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1987–88 Tunisian Championship Fifth place
Zone 4 Iraq Al-Tayaran 1987–88 Iraqi League Third place
Lebanon Al-Ansar SC 1987–88 Lebanese Premier League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

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Al-Muharraq and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Preliminary round tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 5
Egypt Al Ahly[a] 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 5
Sudan Al-Mourada 3 1 0 2 6 6 0 2
Somalia Al-Matabeh 3 0 0 3 4 23 −19 0
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia2 – 0Sudan Al-Mourada
Riyadh
Al Ahly Egypt9 – 1Somalia Al-Matabeh
Riyadh
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1 – 1Egypt Al Ahly
Riyadh
Al-Mourada Sudan5 – 2Somalia Al-Matabeh
Riyadh
Al Ahly Egypt2 – 1Sudan Al-Mourada
Riyadh
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia9 – 1Somalia Al-Matabeh
Riyadh

Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament. Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Sousse, Tunisia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
Algeria JS Tizi Ouzou 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
Morocco CLAS Casablanca 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1 – 1Algeria JS Tizi Ouzou
Bouazra –' – –'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3 – 0Morocco CLAS Casablanca
Hsoumi –', –'
Dermech –'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
JS Tizi Ouzou Algeria2 – 2Morocco CLAS Casablanca
Djahnit 18'
Haffaf 44'		 – –'
– –'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

JS Tizi Ouzou and Étoile du Sahel advanced to the final tournament.
JS Tizi Ouzou renamed JS Kabylie from the season 1989-90 and played under this name in the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria, Jordan and Palestine withdrew their participant.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Tayaran 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
Lebanon Al-Ansar 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Ansar Lebanon0 – 2Iraq Al-Tayaran
Hamad –', –'
Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad
Al-Tayaran Iraq1 – 0Lebanon Al-Ansar
Hashim 53' (pen.)
Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Tayaran and Al-Ansar SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final Tournament

Final tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 19 November to 2 December 1989.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Algeria JS Kabylie 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 5
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal[a] 4 2 0 2 6 4 +2 4
Iraq Al-Tayaran 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 4
Morocco Kawkab Marrakech 4 1 2 1 4 6 −2 4
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Al-Hilal qualified after a drawing of lots with Al-Tayaran.
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco1 – 4Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
JS Kabylie Algeria1 – 1Iraq Al-Tayaran
– –' Hamad –'
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1 – 0Iraq Al-Tayaran
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco1 – 0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
JS Kabylie Algeria1 – 1Bahrain Al-Muharraq
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco2 – 2Iraq Al-Tayaran
– –'
– –'		 Hamad –', –'
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Kawkab Marrakech Morocco0 – 0Algeria JS Kabylie
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia0 – 1Bahrain Al-Muharraq
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Al-Tayaran Iraq3 – 0Bahrain Al-Muharraq
Hamad –', –'
Hashim –'
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
JS Kabylie Algeria2 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Saïb 22'
Meftah 80'		 Al-Habashi 6'
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Referee: Yousef Belal (Libya)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 4 2 2 0 7 4 +3 6
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 4
Lebanon Al-Ansar 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 4
Oman Fanja SC 4 0 1 3 0 4 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Al-Ansar Lebanon2 – 2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
– –'
– –'		 Brigui –', –'
Casablanca
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia0 – 2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Casablanca
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1 – 1Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
– –' Brigui –'
Casablanca
Wydad Casablanca Morocco0 – 0Oman Fanja SC
Casablanca
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia2 – 0Oman Fanja SC
Casablanca
Al-Ansar Lebanon0 – 2Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Casablanca
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3 – 1Morocco Wydad Casablanca
Hsoumi –'
Gabsi –'
Dermech –'		 – –'
Casablanca
Al-Ansar Lebanon1 – 0Oman Fanja SC
Casablanca
Al-Ansar Lebanon1 – 1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Casablanca
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia1 – 0Oman Fanja SC
Brigui –' – –'
Casablanca

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 – Marrakesh
 
 
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel (p)0 (4)
 
 2 December – Marrakesh
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal0 (5)
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal1
 
 – Marrakesh
 
Morocco Wydad Casablanca3
 
Algeria JS Kabylie2
 
 
Morocco Wydad Casablanca3
 
Third place
 
 
 – Marrakesh
 
 
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel0
 
 
Algeria JS Kabylie1

Semi-finals

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0 – 0Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Penalties
4 – 5
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
JS Kabylie Algeria2 – 3Morocco Wydad Casablanca
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Third place match

Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0 – 1Algeria JS Kabylie
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Final

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1 – 3Morocco Wydad Casablanca
El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh
Referee: Osama Al Shami (Syria)

Winners

1989 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
Morocco
Wydad Casablanca
First title

References

  1. ^ "Palmarès du Wydad". Wydad Al Oumma. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24.

External links

Arab Club Champions Cup seasons
Union of Arab Football Associations
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