1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup was the first edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup. The first edition featured three teams, after the withdrawals of Libyan side Al-Ahli Tripoli, Saudi team Al-Nassr and Somali club Horseed.

1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية 1981–82
Tournament details
Dates19 June 1981 – 7 February 1982
Teams3 (from 1 association)
Final positions
Champions Al-Shorta (1st title)
Runners-up Al-Nejmeh
Third place Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ali Hussein Mahmoud
Hassan Chatila
(2 goals each)

Iraqi club Al-Shorta were crowned champions after a playoff victory against Lebanese side Al-Nejmeh, whom in fact were crowned Lebanese Premier League champions back in 1975 but no championship had been played since due to the Lebanese Civil War. Al-Ahli of Jordan were the other team to take part.

Teams
Participants
Team Qualifying method
Al-Shorta 1979–80 Iraqi National League champions
Al-Ahli Amman 1979 Jordan League champions
Al-Nejmeh 1974–75 Lebanese Premier League champions (most recent Lebanese championship)
Withdrawals
Team Qualifying method
Al-Ahli Tripoli 1977–78 Libyan Premier League champions (most recent Libyan championship)
Al-Nassr 1979–80 Saudi Premier League champions
Horseed 1979–80 Somali First Division champions

Group stage

Group A

Al-Ahli Tripoli withdrew before the start of the tournament. Both matches were held in Amman, Jordan as the Lebanese Civil War meant that games could not be held in Lebanon.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Nejmeh 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Qualified to Final
2 Al-Ahli Amman 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3 Al-Ahli Tripoli — — — — — — — 0 Withdrew
Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Al-Nejmeh 2–1 Al-Ahli
Al-Khatib 8'
Chatila 37'		 Salamah 24'
Al-Ahli 0–0 Al-Nejmeh

Group B

After the withdrawal of Al-Nassr, Horseed were scheduled to travel to Baghdad on 2 February to play Al-Shorta, but they also withdrew from the tournament and Al-Shorta qualified directly to the final.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Shorta — — — — — — — 0 Qualified to Final
2 Horseed — — — — — — — 0 Withdrew
3 Al-Nassr — — — — — — — 0
Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.

Final

Both legs of the final were held in Baghdad, Iraq as the Lebanese Civil War meant that games could not be held in Lebanon.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Shorta 4–2 Al-Nejmeh 2–0 2–2
Al-Shorta 2–0 Al-Nejmeh
Mahmoud 40', 83'
Referee: from Kuwait
Al-Nejmeh 2–2 Al-Shorta
Chatila
Al-Majal 		Nouri
Radhi

Winner
1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
Al-Shorta
1st Title

References
  1. "الأهلي ..أول سفير أردني لبطولات الأندية الآسيوية" (in Arabic). Al-Ahli Amman Club. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.
  2. Gamal, Khaled (14 August 2018). "الخطيب سجل أول هدف في بطولة الأندية العربية عام 1981". Facebook (in Arabic).
  3. "نعود بالذاكرة الى زمن كرة القدم الجميل بلقاء مع اللاعب علي ابراهيم" (in Arabic). LFC Sports. 29 November 2020.
  4. "الــزيـارة الـتي لــم تـتـم" (in Arabic). Mondial AR. 19 August 2019.
  5. "في مثل هذا اليوم 5 شباط من عام 1982 لعب نادي الشرطة اولى مباراة في نهائيات بطولة الاندية العربية الاولى امام نادي النجمة اللبناني" (in Arabic). Old Iraqi Football Days. 5 February 2018.
  6. "في مثل هذا اليوم 7 شباط من عام 1982 لعب نادي الشرطة تاني مباراة في نهائيات بطولة الاندية العربية الاولى امام نادي النجمة اللبناني" (in Arabic). Old Iraqi Football Days. 7 February 2018.
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