1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985
Tournament details
Host country Iraq
City Baghdad
Dates 5 - 9 december 1985
Teams 3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Iraq Al-Rasheed SC (1st title)
Runners-up Algeria USM El Harrach
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Algeria Abdelkader Meziani
(3 goals)

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

Participants

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

Qualifying Round

Zone 1

Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 0 – 1 Iraq Al-Rasheed
Mohammad  –'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Al-Rasheed Iraq 1 – 11 Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Abid  –' jo'ra  –'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah

1 Al-Rasheed were declared winners after Al-Ahli Sana'a admitted a foreign player (from Sudan) who did not conform to competition rules.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah

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
Iraq Al-Rasheed 220082+64
Algeria USM El Harrach 210142+22
Lebanon Nejmeh 200219-80
Al-Rasheed Iraq 6 – 1 Lebanon Nejmeh
Dirjal  8'
Abid  35', 71'
Saddam  38'
Hashim  76'
Allawi  89'
Chatila  79'
Nejmeh Lebanon 0 – 3 Algeria USM El Harrach
Meziani  17', 30'
Ould El-Hadj  66'
USM El Harrach Algeria 1 – 2 Iraq Al-Rasheed
Meziani  44' Allawi  26'
Radhi  85'

Winner

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