2008–09 Arab Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	4 October 2008 – 22 May 2009
Teams	35 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Espérance (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played	62
Goals scored	140 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abdelmalek Ziaya Mahmoud Shelbaieh Rafik Abdessamad (5 goals)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 6th edition of Arab Champions League, The 2008-2009 is going to play as a knockout stage from 35 clubs, The Algerian club Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2007-08 champion.

Contents 1 The Format 2 Participated teams 2.1 Asia 2.2 Africa 3 The System 4 The Awards 5 The Qualifying Stage 6 Round 32 6.1 Round 32 Matches Dates 7 Round 16 7.1 Qualified teams 7.2 Round 16 Matches 7.3 Round 16 Matches Dates 8 Quarter Finals 8.1 Qualified teams 8.2 Quarter Finals Matches 8.3 Quarter Final Match Dates 9 Semi Finals 9.1 Semi Finals Matches 9.1.1 First Legs 9.1.2 Second Legs 10 Final 10.1 First Leg 10.2 Second Leg 11 Champions 12 Top Scorers 13 References 14 External links

[edit] 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.

• The Algerian club Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2007-08 champion.

[edit] Participated teams

• 35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

[edit] Asia

Bahrain (1)	Busaiteen (Bahraini PL 2007-08 Runner-ups)
Iraq (1)	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (Iraqi Premier League 2007-08 3rd Place)
Jordan (3)	Al-Wahdat (Jordan League 2007-08 Champion) Al-Faisaly (Jordan League 2007-08 Runner-ups) Shabab Al-Ordon (Jordan League 2007-08 3rd Place)
Kuwait (3)	Kuwait SC (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Champion) Al-Qadisiya (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Runner-ups) Al Arabi Kuwait (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 4th Place)
Lebanon (1)	Al-Ansar (LPL 2007-08 Runner-ups)
Qatar (0)	Withdraw
Oman (1)	Dhofar (Omani League 2007-08 Runner-ups)
Palestine (1)	Wadi Al-Nes (West Bank League 2007-08 Champion)
Saudi Arabia (2)	Al-Hazm (Saudi Champions Cup 2007-08 3rd Place) Al-Wahda Mecca (Saudi PL 2007-08 Wild-card)
Syria (2)	Al-Ittihad Aleppo (Syrian PL 2007-08 3rd Place) Al-Taliya (Syrian PL 2007-08 4th Place)
UAE (1)	Al-Shaab (UAE League 2007-08 5th Place)
Yemen (1)	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili (Yemeni League 2007-08 Champion)

[edit] Africa

Algeria (3)	Entente Sportive de Sétif (Arab CL 2007-08 Champions, Algerian CN 2007-08 3rd Place) Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (Algerian CN 2007-08 4th place) Union Sportive de la Médina d'Annaba (Algerian CN 2007-08 Wild-card)
Comoros (1)	Jakam (Representing Comoros)
Djibouti (1)	FC Société Immobilière de Djibouti (Djibouti PL 2007-08 Champion)
Egypt (1)	Ismaily SC (Egyptian PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
Libya (2)	Al-Ittihad Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Champions) Al-Ahly Tripoli (Libyan PL 2007-08 Runner-up)
Mauritania (1)	ASC Nasr de Sebkha (Representing Mauritania)
Morocco (3)	Raja Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 3rd Place) Hassania Agadir (Botola 2007-08 4th Place) Wydad Casablanca (Botola 2007-08 Wild-card)
Somalia (1)	SITT Daallo (Representing Somalia)
Sudan (2)	Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Champion) Al-Merrikh (Sudan PL 2007-2008 Runner-up)
Tunisia (3)	Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Ligue 1 2007-08 3rd Place) Union Sportive Monastirienne(Ligue 1 2007-08 4th Place) Club Sportif Sfaxien(Ligue 1 2007-08 Wild-card)

[edit] The System

• The Qualifying: Knock out stage
• Round 32: Knock out stage
• Round 16: Knock out stage
• Round 8: Knock out stage
• Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

[edit] The Awards

• The Champions: 1,000,000 $
• The Runner-up: 650,000 $
• Round 4: 200,000 $
• Round 8: 100,000 $
• Round 16: 40,000 $
• Round 32: 20,000 $
• Qualifying: 5,000 $

[edit] The Qualifying Stage

• 4 teams play 1 leg matche as Knock out stage.
• 1 team quaify to the next stage (Round 32).

	Semi-finals				Final
	4 October 2008 - Djibouti
	Wadi Al-Nes	4
	Jakam	1
					10 October 2008 - Djibouti
					Wadi Al-Nes	4
					Société Immobilière	2
	6 October 2008 - Djibouti
	Société Immobilière	2(p)
	SITT Daallo	2

[edit] Round 32

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

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Entente Sportive de Sétif	3-2	Al-Ansar	3-2	0-0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2-1	Hassania Agadir	2-1	0-0
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger	4-3	Al-Wahda Mecca	3-0	1-3
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	0-0 (4-2)	Union Sportive de la Medina d'Annaba	0-0	0-0
Wydad Casablanca	5-0	Shabab Al-Ordon	3-0	2-0
Al-Wahdat	3-1	Dhofar	2-1	1-0
Ismaily	7-2	Busaiteen	3-1	4-1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	2-3	Union Sportive Monastirienne	1-1	1-2
Club Sportif Sfaxien	3-0	ASC Nasr de Sebkha	3-0	0-0
Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0-0 (9-8)	Al-Ahly Tripoli	0-0	0-0
Raja Casablanca	6-2	Al-Taliya	4-0	2-2
Al-Faisaly	2-1	Wadi Al-Nes	0-0	2-1
Kuwait SC	(w/o) 1	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	3-0	Canceled
Al-Qadisiya	(w/o) 1	Al-Hazm	-	-
Al-Hilal Omdurman	(w/o) 1	Al-Arabi	-	-
Al-Merrikh	(w/o) 2	Al-Shaab	-	-

¹ The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.^[1]

² Al-Shaab withdrew.^[2]

[edit] Round 32 Matches Dates

• The first legs on 28 and 29 October 2008
• The second legs on 25 and 26 November 2008

[edit] Round 16

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

[edit] Qualified teams

Entente Sportive de Sétif Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger Ismaily Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Faisaly Al-Wahdat Raja Casablanca Wydad Casablanca

Al-Hazm Al-Hilal Omdurman Al-Merrikh Al-Ittihad Aleppo Espérance Sportive de Tunis Club Sportif Sfaxien Union Sportive Monastirienne Al-Hilal Al-Sahili

[edit] Round 16 Matches

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	2-8	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1-2	1-6
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1-3	Union Sportive Monastirienne	1-1	0-2
Ismaily	7-2	Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger	3-1	4-1
Al-Hazm	1-5	Al-Faisaly	0-2	1-3
Al-Merrikh	7-8	Al-Wahdat	3-1	4-7
Club Sportif Sfaxien	1-0	Raja Casablanca	0-0	1-0
Al-Ittihad Aleppo	1-2	Wydad Casablanca	1-0	0-2
Al-Hilal Omdurman	(w/o) 1	Entente Sportive de Sétif	1-2	Withdrew

¹ Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew.^[3]

[edit] Round 16 Matches Dates

• The first legs on 16 December 2008
• The second legs on 26 December 2008

[edit] Quarter Finals

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

[edit] Qualified teams

Entente Sportive de Sétif Ismaily Al-Faisaly Al-Wahdat

Wydad Casablanca Club Sportif Sfaxien Espérance Sportive de Tunis Union Sportive Monastirienne

[edit] Quarter Finals Matches

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Faisaly	2-7	Club Sportif Sfaxien	2-3	0-4
Ismaily	3-3 (3-4)	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1-2	2-1
Union Sportive Monastirienne	2-4	Entente Sportive de Sétif	1-1	1-3
Al-Wahdat	2-5	Wydad Casablanca	2-1	0-4

[edit] Quarter Final Match Dates

• The first legs between 1 March 2009 and 4 March 2009
• The second legs between 19 March 2009 and 21 March -2009

[edit] Semi Finals

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

[edit] Semi Finals Matches

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Entente Sportive de Sétif	0-3	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0-1	0-2
Club Sportif Sfaxien	1-3	Wydad Casablanca	1-1	0-2

[edit] First Legs

April 11, 2009 19:00 GMT	Entente Sportive de Sétif	0 – 1	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
	Smail Diss 32' Abdelmalek Ziaya 38'	Report (Arabic)	Oussama Darragi  75'

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April 12, 2009 18:00 GMT	Club Sportif Sfaxien	1 – 1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Referee: Abdulrahman Al Amri
	Kouassi Blaise  45'		Younes Menkari  75'

[edit] Second Legs

April 25, 2009 17:00 GMT	Wydad Casablanca	2 – 0	Club Sportif Sfaxien	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi
	Hicham Louissi  55' 55' Fouzi El Brazi 58' Mustapha Bidoudane 62'  90+1' Nadir Lamyaghri 87'	Report (Arabic)	Aymen Ben Amor 58' Issam Merdassi 86'

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April 26, 2009 15:30 GMT	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	2 – 0	Entente Sportive de Sétif	Stade 7 Novembre, Rades Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah
	Zine El Abidine Souissi  8' Wajdi Bouazzi  87'	Report (Arabic)

[edit] Final

[edit] First Leg

May 9, 2009 17:00 GMT	Wydad Casablanca	0 – 1	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Muhsen Basma
	Younes Menkari 45+2'	Report (Arabic)	Mickael Eneramo  30' Khaled Korbi 58' Wajdi Bouazzi 90+2'

[edit] Second Leg

May 21, 2009	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1 – 1	Wydad Casablanca	Stade 7 November, Rades Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
	Oussama Darragi  89' (pen.)		Rafik Abdessamad  66' (pen.) Mustapha Bidoudane  75' Fouzi El Brazi  90+4'

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca	1–2	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	0–1	1-1

[edit] Champions

Arab Champions League 2008–09 Winners
Espérance Sportive de Tunis Second Title

[edit] Top Scorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	5
	Mahmoud Shelbaieh	Al-Wihdat
	Rafik Abdessamad	Al-Wahda
2	Mustapha Bidoudane	Wydad Casablanca	4
	Mustafa Karim	Ismaily
	Haikel Gmamdia	Club Sportif Sfaxien
	Ra'fat Ali	Al-Wihdat
	Abdallah Said	Ismaily
	Michael Eneramo	Espérance
	Hichem Essifi	US Monastir
3	Oussama Darragi	Espérance	3
	Wajdi Bouazzi	Espérance
	Hassan Tair	Raja Casablanca
	Abdelhameed Amarri	Al-Merreikh
	Mohab Said	Ismaily
4	14 players		2
5	54 players		1

• Source: Goalzz.com

[edit] References

1. ^ FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association (Kooora)
2. ^ Al-Merrikh goes straight through - Al-Shaab withdrew (Kooora)
3. ^ Entente Sportive de Sétif goes straight through - Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew (Kooora)

[edit] External links

• UA-FA
• Official website

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