1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup took place in Baghdad, Iraq and featured three teams. Al-Rasheed took the championship back to Iraq.

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
CityBaghdad
Dates5 - 9 december 1985
Teams3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Al-Rasheed SC (1st title)
Runners-up USM El Harrach
Third place Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abdelkader Meziani
(3 goals)

Participants

Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Zone 1 Al-Rasheed Iraqi League representative
Al-Ahli 1983–84 Saudi Premier League winners
Al-Ahli Sana'a 1983–84 Yemeni League winners
Zone 2 Nejmeh 1974–75 Lebanese Championship winners (no championship after 1975)
Zone 3 USM El Harrach 1983–84 Algerian Championship runners-up

Qualifying round

Zone 1

Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
Al-Ahli 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
Al-Ahli Sana'a 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 0
Source:
Al-Ahli 0 – 1 Al-Rasheed
Mohammed  64'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)
Al-Rasheed 2 – 01 Al-Ahli Sana'a
Abid  ' Jo'ra  '
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1 The match originally finished 1-1, but Al-Rasheed were awarded a 2-0 win as Al-Ahli Sana'a played a Sudanese player who was not registered according to competition rules.

Al-Ahli 2 – 0 Al-Ahli Sana'a
Hussain
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mawlood (Bahrain)

Al-Rasheed advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2

Nejmeh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3

USM El Harrach advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 4
USM El Harrach 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
Nejmeh 2 0 0 2 1 9 8 0
Source:
Al-Rasheed 6 – 1 Nejmeh
Dirjal  8'
Abid  35', 71'
Saddam  38'
Hashim  76'
Allawi  89'
Chatila  79'
Nejmeh 0 – 3 USM El Harrach
Meziani  17', 30'
Ould El-Hadj  66'
USM El Harrach 1 – 2 Al-Rasheed
Meziani  44' Allawi  26'
Radhi  85'

Winner

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
Al-Rasheed
1st Title
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