2007–08 Arab Champions League

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 5th Edition of Arab Champions League 2007–08

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: A.Trabelsi (Tunisia)
ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad Casablanca
Ziaya  30'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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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