2007–08 Arab Champions League

July 2026 Arab Champions League 2007–08 دوري أبطال العرب 2007–08 150px 12 September 2007 – 22 May 2008 32 1 Algeria ES Sétif 2 MAR Wydad Casablanca 75 192 KSA Essa Al-Mehyani (8 goals) ALG Lamouri Djediat 2006–07 2008–09 The 5th Edition of the Arab Champions League was played in the 2007–08 season. 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. Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2006–07 Champion. Participating 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 1980 (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 1977 (1) Al-Ittihad Tripoli (2006–07 Libyan Premier League Champions) Mauritania 1959 (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) System 32 teams: Knock out stage 16 teams: Knock out stage 8 teams: Groups Stage Semifinals and final: Knock out stage Awards Champions: $1,500,000 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. Moghreb Athletic Tétouan Morocco 1–4 Al-Wihdat Jordan 0–4 1–0 Al-Talaba Iraq 0–4 USM Alger Algeria 0–2 0–2 Al-Merrikh SC Sudan 5–1 Bahrein Riffa Club Bahrain 2–0 3–1 ASC Mauritel Mauritania 1–4 ES Sétif Algeria 1–1 0–3 1959 Al-Hilal Club Sudan 4–4(a) Al-Majd Syria 1980 3–2 1–2 CDE Colas Djibouti 0–19 Al-Wahda Mecca KSA 0–8 0–11 Kazma Sporting Club Kuwait 1–2 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–1 1–1 Chirazienne Comoros 0–9 Najaf FC Iraq 0–8 0–1 El-Masry Egypt 0–1 Al-Taliya Syria 1980 0–1 0–0 Al-Ahli San'a Yemen 1–4 Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 0–0 1–4 1977 MC Oran Algeria 0–3 Al-Arabi Kuwait 0–1 0–2 Al-Ansar Lebanon 2–3 Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 1–1 1–2 Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3–3 (4–2) Al-Shabab KSA 1–2 2–1 Al-Oruba Oman 1–1 (a) Union Sportive Monastir Tunisia 0–0 1–1 Al-Shaab UAE 2–4 Al-Faisaly Jordan 0–2 2–2 Shabab Rafah Palestine (w/o) 1 Raja Casablanca Morocco – – |} 1 Palestine Shabab Rafah withdrew.Raja Casablanca goes straight through – Shabab Rafah withdrew (Kooora) Match dates The first legs on 12 and 17/18 September 2007 The second legs on 1/2 October 2007 Round of 16 16 teams play home and away matches as knock out stage. Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1–3 Al-Majd 1980 Syria 1–1 0–2 1977 Al-Wahda Mecca KSA 2–4 ES Sétif Algeria 1–1 1–3 Al-Oruba Oman 3–7 Wydad Casablanca Morocco 2–3 1–4 Al-Merrikh Sudan 3–5 Raja Casablanca Morocco 2–2 1–3 Najaf FC Iraq 0–3 Al-Taliya Syria 1980 0–3 0–0 Club Athletic Bizertin Tunisia 3–4 Al-Faisaly Jordan 1–1 2–3 Al-Wihdat Jordan 1–2 Tala'ea El-Gaish Egypt 0–0 1–2 Al-Arabi Kuwait (w/o) USM Alger Algeria 3–2 Sus1 |} 1 Kuwait 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 Quarter-finals 8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group. Group winners and runners-up qualify to the semifinals. Group A main WDL Group A Q n ESS Algeria ES Sétif FAI JOR Al-Faisaly RCA Morocco Raja Casablanca MJD Syria 1980 Al-Majd 3 2 1 10 4 2 3 1 9 7 1 4 1 3 4 0 3 3 5 12 #99FF99 A A complete 28 November 2007 Raja Casablanca MAR 0–0 JOR Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca A.Jadidi (Tunisia) 28 November 2007 ES Sétif ALG 1–1 SYR 1980 Al-Majd Djediat 51 Rafe 37 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif J.Ambia (Libya) 11 December 2007 Al-Faisaly JOR 3–1 SYR 1980 Al-Majd Al-Sheikh 47Al-Shboul 65Abu Keshek 92 Rafe 56 Amman International Stadium, Amman 12 December 2007 ES Sétif ALG 2–0 MAR Raja Casablanca Maïza 31Touil 88 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif T.Nadjm (Lebanon) 25 December 2007 Al-Majd SYR 1980 1–1 MAR Raja Casablanca Al Zeno 28 Aïni 93 Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus 26 December 2007 Al-Faisaly JOR 1–1 ALG ES Sétif Lafi 39 Touil 63 Amman International Stadium, Amman 19 February 2008 Al-Majd SYR 1980 2–3 JOR Al-Faisaly Rafe 50Masaes 56 Farhan 27, 58Lafi 90 Abbasiyyin Damascus Stadium, Damascus 20 February 2008 Raja Casablanca MAR 1–0 ALG ES Sétif Senghor 60 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 5 March 2008 Raja Casablanca MAR 0–0 SYR 1980 Al-Majd Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 5 March 2008 ES Sétif ALG 2–1 JOR Al-Faisaly Touil 89Adiko 90+5 Lafi 85 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Setif 12 March 2008 Al-Faisaly JOR 1–1 MAR Raja Casablanca Abdul-Amir 25 Cire 13 18 March 2008 Al-Majd SYR 1980 0–4 ALG ES Sétif Adiko 20Laïfaoui 45Djediat 66, 77 Group B main WDL Group B Q n WAC MAR Wydad Casablanca TGS EGY Tala'ea El-Gaish UAL ALG USM Alger TAL SYR 1980 Al-Taliya 3 1 2 11 6 2 2 2 3 5 2 2 2 5 5 2 1 3 4 7 #99FF99 A A complete 27 November 2007 Tala'ea El-Gaish EGY 1–2 SYR 1980 Al-Taliya Masaoud 82 Aboud 36Tatan 88 Military Academy Stadium, Cairo J.Mahmoud (Bahrain) 28 November 2007 USM Alger ALG 2–1 MAR Wydad Casablanca Louissi 58 (o.g.)Doucoure 81 Madihi 54 Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers S.Mahmoud (Jordan) 10 December 2007 Tala'ea El-Gaish EGY 0–0 ALG USM Alger Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo M.Omar (United Arab Emirates) 12 December 2007 Wydad Casablanca MAR 3–1 SYR 1980 Al-Taliya Doulyazal 38Jouaya 65Bidoudane 70 Sulaiman 9 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 25 December 2007 Al-Taliya SYR 1980 0–0 ALG USM Alger Al Baladi Al Talyia Nahia Syria 26 December 2007 Wydad Casablanca MAR 3–0 EGY Tala'ea El-Gaish Abderrahim Saadi 44Hamza Yacef 64Abderrazak Sakim 70 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 18 February 2008 USM Alger ALG 0–1 EGY Tala'ea El-Gaish Mamdouh Abd El-Haee 77 Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers 19 February 2008 Al-Taliya SYR 1980 0–2 MAR Wydad Casablanca Sadio Sow 35Abderrazak Sakim 92 Mohamed V, Casablanca 3 March 2008 USM Alger ALG 0–1 SYR 1980 Al-Taliya Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers 3 March 2008 Tala'ea El-Gaish EGY 0–0 MAR Wydad Casablanca Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo 18 March 2008 Al-Taliya SYR 1980 0–1 EGY Tala'ea El-Gaish Arko 75 19 March 2008 Wydad Casablanca MAR 2–3 ALG USM Alger Oumansour 25Sow 88 Moncharé 12Ammour 78Doucoure 81 Semi-Finals 14 April 2008 Al-Faisaly JOR 1–2 MAR Wydad Casablanca El Adoua 35 o.g. Bidoudane 4Talbi 74 Amman International Stadium, Amman 30 April 2008 Wydad Casablanca MAR 0–0 JOR Al-Faisaly Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 15 April 2008 Tala'ea El-Gaish EGY 2–1 ALG ES Setif Abdelali 25 53 Mecheri 80 Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo 1 May 2008 ES Setif ALG 1–0 EGY Tala'ea El-Gaish Ziaya 65 Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif Final 9 May 2008 Wydad Casablanca MAR 0–1 ALG ES Setif Touil 80 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca 54,000 Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia) 22 May 2008 ES Sétif ALG 1–0 MAR Wydad Casablanca Ziaya 30 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida 35,000 Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) Winners Arab Champions League 2007–08WinnersALG 100pxES SétifSecond Title Top scorers Last updated: 22 May 2008. Pos.ScorerGoalsClub1.KSA Essa Al-Mehyani8KSA Al-Wahda Mecca2.Syria 1980 Raja Rafe6Syria 1980 Al-Majd3.ALG Lamouri Djediat5ALG ES Setif=MAR Mohamed Madihi5MAR Wydad Casablanca=JOR Fadi Lafi5JOR Al-Faysali References External links Arab Champions' League 2007/08 – rsssf.com http://82.201.143.69/acl/English/Index.asp 2007–08 Category:2007–08 in African football Category:2007–08 in Asian men's football Champions League Champions League