2008–09 Arab Champions League

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

2008–09 Arab Champions League
دوري أبطال العرب 2008–09
Tournament details
Dates4 October 2008 – 22 May 2009
Teams35 (from 1 association)
Final positions
Champions Espérance (2nd title)
Runners-up Wydad Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored140 (2.26 per match)
Top scorer(s) Abdelmalek Ziaya
Mahmoud Shelbaieh
Rafik Abdessamad
(5 goals each)

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 ES Sétif entered automatically as 2007–08 champion.

Participated teams
  • 35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia
 Bahrain (1)Busaiteen (Bahraini PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
 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 Runners-up)
Shabab Al-Ordon (Jordan League 2007–08 3rd Place)
 Kuwait (3)Kuwait SC (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Champion)
Al-Qadisiya (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 Runners-up)
Al Arabi Kuwait (Kuwaiti PL 2007-08 4th Place)
 Lebanon (1)Al-Ansar (LPL 2007–08 Runners-up)
 Qatar (0)Withdraw
 Oman (1)Dhofar (2007-08 Omani League Runners-up)
 Palestine (1)Taraji 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)

Africa
 Algeria (3)ES Sétif (Arab CL 2007–08 Champions, Algerian CN 2007–08 3rd Place)
USM Alger (Algerian CN 2007–08 4th place)
USM 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 Club (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)
US Monastir (Ligue 1 2007–08 4th Place)
CS Sfaxien (Ligue 1 2007–08 Wild-card)

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

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 $

The Qualifying Stage
  • 4 teams play 1 leg match as Knock out stage.
  • 1 team qualify to the next stage (Round 32).
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 4 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 
 Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 10 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 Jakam 1
 
 Taraji Wadi Al-Nes 4
 
 6 October 2008 – Djibouti
 
 Société Immobilière 2
 
 Société Immobilière 2(p)
 
 
 SITT Daallo 2
 

Round 32

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ES Sétif 3–2 Al-Ansar 3–2 0–0
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2–1 Hassania Agadir 2–1 0–0
USM Alger 4–3 Al-Wahda Mecca 3–0 1–3
Al-Ittihad Aleppo 0–0 (4–2) USM 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 US Monastir 1–1 1–2
CS 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 Taraji 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 Club (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]

Round 32 Matches Dates
  • The first legs on 28 and 29 October 2008
  • The second legs on 25 and 26 November 2008

Round 16

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

Qualified teams

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 US Monastir 1–1 0–2
Ismaily 7–2 USM 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
CS 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 ES Sétif 1–2 Withdrew
1 Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew.[3]

Round 16 Matches Dates
  • The first legs on 16 December 2008
  • The second legs on 26 December 2008

Quarter finals

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

Qualified teams

Quarter Finals Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Faisaly 2–7 CS Sfaxien 2–3 0–4
Ismaily 3–3 (3–4) Espérance Sportive de Tunis 1–2 2–1
US Monastir 2–4 ES Sétif 1–1 1–3
Al-Wahdat 2–5 Wydad Casablanca 2–1 0–4

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

Semi finals

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

Semi Finals Matches
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ES Sétif 0–3 Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 0–2
CS Sfaxien 1–3 Wydad Casablanca 1–1 0–2

First Legs
ES Sétif0–1 Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Smail Diss  32'
Abdelmalek Ziaya  38'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Oussama Darragi  75'
CS Sfaxien1–1 Wydad Casablanca
Blaise Kouassi  45' Younes Menkari  75'
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Amri

Second Legs
Wydad Casablanca2–0 CS Sfaxien
Hicham Louissi  55'  55'
Fouzi El Brazi  58'
Mustapha Bidoudane  62'  90+1'
Nadir Lamyaghri  87'		 Report
(in Arabic)		 Aymen Ben Amor  58'
Issam Merdassi  86'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Fareed Al Marzouqi
Espérance Sportive de Tunis2–0 ES Sétif
Zine El Abidine Souissi  8'
Wajdi Bouazzi  87'		 Report
(in Arabic)
Stade 7 Novembre, Rades
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah

Final
Main article: 2009 Arab Champions League Final

First leg
Wydad Casablanca0–1 Espérance Sportive de Tunis
Younes Menkari  45+2' Report (in Arabic) Mickael Eneramo  30'
Khaled Korbi  58'
Wajdi Bouazzi  90+2'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Muhsen Basma

Second leg
Espérance Sportive de Tunis1–1 Wydad Casablanca
Oussama Darragi  89' (pen.) Rafik Abdessamad  66' (pen.)
Mustapha Bidoudane  75'
Fouzi El Brazi  90+4'
Stade 7 November, Rades
Referee: Ali Hamad Albadwawi
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wydad Casablanca 1–2 Espérance Sportive de Tunis 0–1 1–1

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

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 CS 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 Taïr Raja Casablanca
Abdelhameed Amarri Al-Merreikh
Mohab Said Ismaily
4 14 players 2
5 54 players 1

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)
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