2007–08 Arab Champions League

The 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007–08

2007–08 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08
Tournament details
Dates12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008
Teams32 (from 1 association)
Final positions
Champions ES Sétif (2nd title)
Runners-up Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played75
Goals scored192 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals)
Best player(s) Lamouri Djediat

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.

Participated teams

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia
 Bahrain (1)Bahrein Riffa Club (2006–07 Bahraini Premier League Runners-up)
 Iraq (2)Najaf FC (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 3rd Place)
Al-Talaba (Iraqi Premier League 2006-07 4th Place)
 Jordan (2)Al-Wihdat (2006–07 Jordan League Champions)
Al-Faisaly (2006–07 Jordan League Runners-up)
 Kuwait (2)Kazma Sporting Club (2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League Champions)
Al-Arabi (2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League 6th Place)
 Lebanon (1)Al-Ansar (2006–07 Lebanese Premier League Champions)
 Qatar (0)Withdraw this season
 Oman (1)Al-Oruba (2006-07 Omani League Runners-up)
 Palestine (1)Shabab Rafah (Representing Palestine)
 Saudi Arabia (2)Al-Wahda Mecca (2006–07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 3rd Place)
Al-Shabab (2006–07 Saudi Arabia Premier League 4th Place)
 Syria (2)Al-Taliya (2006–07 Syrian League 3rd Place)
Al-Majd (2006–07 Syrian League 4th Place)
 UAE (1)Al-Shaab (2006–07 UAE League 5th Place)
 Yemen (1)Al-Ahli San'a (2006–07 Yemeni League Champions)

Africa
 Algeria (3)ES Sétif (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
USM Alger (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 4th Place)
MC Oran (2006–07 Algerian Championnat National 6th Place)
 Comoros (1)Chirazienne (2006–07 Comoros Cup Winners)
 Djibouti (1)CDE Colas (Representing Djibouti)
 Egypt (2)Tala'ea El-Gaish (2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 4th Place)
El-Masry (2006–07 Egyptian Premier League 10th Place)
 Libya (1)Al-Ittihad Tripoli (2006–07 Libyan Premier League Champions)
 Mauritania (1)ASC Mauritel (2006–07 Mauritanean Premier League Champions)
 Morocco (3)Moghreb Athletic Tétouan (2006–07 GNF 1 3rd Place)
Wydad Casablanca (2006–07 GNF 1 4th Place)
Raja Casablanca (2006–07 GNF 1 11th Place)
 Somalia (0)Withdraw this season (Elman FC withdraw)
 Sudan (2)Al-Hilal Club (2006 Sudan Premier League Champions)
Al-Merrikh SC (2006 Sudan Premier League Runners-up)
 Tunisia (2)Union Sportive Monastirienne (2006–07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4th Place)
Club Athletique Bizertin (2006–07 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12th Place)

The System
  • Round 32: Knock out stage
  • Round 16: Knock out stage
  • Round 8: Groups Stage
  • Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards
  • The Champions: $1,500,000
  • The Runner-up: $1,000,000
  • Round 4: $400,000
  • Round 8: $300,000
  • Round 16: $60,000
  • Round 32: $30,000

Round 32

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Moghreb Athletic Tétouan 1–4 Al-Wihdat 0–4 1–0
Al-Talaba 0–4 USM Alger 0–2 0–2
Al-Merrikh SC 5–1 Bahrein Riffa Club 2–0 3–1
ASC Mauritel 1–4 ES Sétif 1–1 0–3
Al-Hilal Club 4–4(a) Al-Majd 3–2 1–2
CDE Colas 0–19 Al-Wahda Mecca 0–8 0–11
Kazma Sporting Club 1–2 Wydad Casablanca 0–1 1–1
Chirazienne 0–9 Najaf FC 0–8 0–1
El-Masry 0–1 Al-Taliya 0–1 0–0
Al-Ahli San'a 1–4 Al-Ittihad Tripoli 0–0 1–4
MC Oran 0–3 Al-Arabi 0–1 0–2
Al-Ansar 2–3 Tala'ea El-Gaish 1–1 1–2
Club Athletic Bizertin 3–3 (4–2) Al-Shabab 1–2 2–1
Al-Oruba 1–1 (a) Union Sportive Monastir 0–0 1–1
Al-Shaab 2–4 Al-Faisaly 0–2 2–2
Shabab Rafah (w/o) 1 Raja Casablanca – –
1 Shabab Rafah withdrew.[1]

Match dates
  • The first legs on 12 and 17/18 September 2007
  • The second legs on 1/2 October 2007

Round 16

16 teams play home and away matches as knock out stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1–3 Al-Majd 1–1 0–2
Al-Wahda Mecca 2–4 ES Sétif 1–1 1–3
Al-Oruba 3–7 Wydad Casablanca 2–3 1–4
Al-Merrikh 3–5 Raja Casablanca 2–2 1–3
Najaf FC 0–3 Al-Taliya 0–3 0–0
Club Athletic Bizertin 3–4 Al-Faisaly 1–1 2–3
Al-Wihdat 1–2 Tala'ea El-Gaish 0–0 1–2
Al-Arabi (w/o) USM Alger 3–2 Sus1
1 Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

Matches Dates
  • The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
  • The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007

Round 8
8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group.
the Groups winners and the runners-up qualify to the semif-finals

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ES Sétif 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
Al-Faisaly 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9
Raja Casablanca 6 1 4 1 3 4 −1 7
Al-Majd 6 0 3 3 5 12 −7 3
Source:
Raja Casablanca 0–0 Al-Faisaly
Referee: A.Jadidi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif 1–1 Al-Majd
Djediat 51' Rafe 37'
Referee: J.Ambia (Libya)
Al-Faisaly 3–1 Al-Majd
Al-Sheikh 47'
Al-Shboul 65'
Abu Keshek 92'		 Rafe 56'
ES Sétif 2–0 Raja Casablanca
Maïza 31'
Touil 88'
Referee: T.Nadjm (Lebanon)
Al-Majd 1–1 Raja Casablanca
Al Zeno 28' Aïni 93'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Al-Faisaly 1–1 ES Sétif
Lafi 39' Touil 63'
Al-Majd 2–3 Al-Faisaly
Rafe 50'
Masaes 56'		 Farhan 27', 58'
Lafi 90'
Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus
Raja Casablanca 1–0 ES Sétif
Senghor 60'
Stade Mohamed V , Casablanca
Raja Casablanca 0–0 Al-Majd
ES Sétif 2–1 Al-Faisaly
Touil 89'
Adiko 90+5'		 Lafi 85'
Al-Faisaly 1–1 Raja Casablanca
Abdul-Amir 25' Cire 13'
Al-Majd 0–4 ES Sétif
Adiko 20'
Laïfaoui 45'
Djediat 66', 77'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Wydad Casablanca 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10
Tala'ea El-Gaish 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 8
USM Alger 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Al-Taliya 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7
Source:
Tala'ea El-Gaish 1–2 Al-Taliya
Masaoud 82' Aboud 36'
Tatan 88'
Referee: J.Mahmoud (Bahrain)
USM Alger 2–1 Wydad Casablanca
Louissi 58' (o.g.)
Doucoure 81'		 Madihi 54'
Referee: S.Mahmoud (Jordan)
Tala'ea El-Gaish 0–0 USM Alger
Referee: M.Omar (United Arab Emirates)
Wydad Casablanca 3–1 Al-Taliya
Doulyazal 38'
Jouaya 65'
Bidoudane 70'		 Sulaiman 9'
Al-Taliya 0–0 USM Alger
Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria
Wydad Casablanca 3–0 Tala'ea El-Gaish
Abderrahim Saadi 44'
Hamza Yacef 64'
Abderrazak Sakim 70'
USM Alger 0–1 Tala'ea El-Gaish
Mamdouh Abd El-Haee 77'
Al-Taliya 0–2 Wydad Casablanca
Sadio Sow 35'
Abderrazak Sakim 92'
Mohamed V , Casablanca
USM Alger 0–1 Al-Taliya
Tala'ea El-Gaish 0–0 Wydad Casablanca
Al-Taliya 0–1 Tala'ea El-Gaish
Arko 75'
Wydad Casablanca 2–3 USM Alger
Oumansour 25'
Sow 88'		 Moncharé 12'
Ammour 78'
Doucoure 81'

The Semi-Finals
Al-Faisaly 1–2 Wydad Casablanca
El Adoua 35' (o.g.) Bidoudane 4'
Talbi 74'
Wydad Casablanca 0–0 Al-Faisaly
Tala'ea El-Gaish 2–1 ES Setif
Abdelali 25', 53' Mecheri 80'
ES Setif 1–0 Tala'ea El-Gaish
Ziaya 65'

The Final
Wydad Casablanca 0–1 ES Setif
Touil 80'
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya 30'
Attendance: 35,000

Winners
Arab Champions League 2007–08
Winners
ES Sétif
Second Title

Top scorers

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

Pos. Scorer Goals Club
1.
 Essa Al-Mehyani
8
 Al-Wahda Mecca
2.
 Raja Rafe
6
 Al-Majd
3.
 Lamouri Djediat
5
 ES Setif
=
 Mohamed Madihi
5
 Wydad Casablanca
=
 Fadi Lafi
5
 Al-Faysali

References
  1. Raja Casablanca goes straight through – Shabab Rafah withdrew (Kooora)
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