2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup knockout stage explained

The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup knockout stage began on 20 August 2019 and ended on 21 August 2021 with the final at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, to decide the champions of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup.[1] A total of 32 teams competed in the knockout stage.

Round and draw dates

The schedule is as follows. The tournament was postponed for ten months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Preliminary round27 July 201918–25 August 2019
First round20 August – 24 September 201930 August – 3 October 2019
Second round5 October 201923 October – 8 November 20194 November – 16 December 2019
Quarter-finals4 December 201923 December 2019 – 15 January 202020 January – 15 February 2020
Semi-finals16 February – 2 December 20204 January – 11 January 2021
Final21 August 2021 at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Format

Each tie in the knockout stage, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, extra time will not be played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out.[1]

Qualified teams

The knockout stage involves 32 teams: the 30 teams which enter the competition from this stage, and the two teams which qualify from the preliminary round.

Teams were seeded based on their association rank in their respective region.

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Bracket

First round

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Matches

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won 4–2 on aggregate.----Shabab Al-Ordon won 3–1 on aggregate.----FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.----Wydad Casablanca won 3–1 on aggregate.----Ismaily won 4–3 on aggregate.----Al-Jazira won 4–1 on aggregate.----Al-Wasl won 3–2 on aggregate.----Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 3–0 on aggregate.----Olympic Safi won 2–1 on aggregate.----Espérance de Tunis won 3–1 on aggregate.----MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Al-Shorta won on away goals. ----Raja Casablanca won 3–0 on aggregate.----Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won on away goals. ----Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Matches

0–0 on aggregate. MC Alger won 4–2 on penalties.----Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 3–0 on aggregate.----Al-Shabab won 2–1 on aggregate.----5–5 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won on away goals.----Al-Shorta won 6–0 on aggregate.----Ismaily won 4–0 on aggregate.----2–2 on aggregate. Olympic Safi won 4–2 on penalties.----Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 4–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Matches

Al-Shabab won 7–0 on aggregate.----Al-Ittihad Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.----Ismaily won 1–0 on aggregate.----2–2 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won on away goals.

Semi-finals

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Matches

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Final

See main article: 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final.

The final was played on 21 August 2021 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeam  Total
1 Romarinho Al-Ittihad Jeddah121111310
2 Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca12115
3 Danilo Asprilla Al-Shabab13bgcolor=silver colspan=14
Khaled Kamar Al-Ittihad Alexandria1111bgcolor=silver colspan=3
5 Ben Malango Raja Casablanca1113
Aleksandar Prijović Al-Ittihad Jeddah111
Amjad Attwan Al-Shorta3bgcolor=silver colspan=3
Zaid Al-Ameri Al-Jazira12bgcolor=silver colspan=5
Sebá Al-Shabab12bgcolor=silver colspan=1
Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab111bgcolor=silver colspan=1
11 Wagih Abdel Hakim Ismaily2bgcolor=silver colspan=12
Waleed Bakhet Al-Hilal2bgcolor=silver colspan=7
Koffi Boua Olympic Safi11bgcolor=silver colspan=3
Samy Frioui MC Alger11bgcolor=silver colspan=3
Abdullah Al-Hamdan Al-Shabab11bgcolor=silver colspan=1
Taha Yassine Khenissi Espérance de Tunis2bgcolor=silver colspan=5
Fábio Lima Al-Wasl11bgcolor=silver colspan=5
Junior Mapuku Al-Shorta2bgcolor=silver colspan=3
Mohamed Nahiri Wydad Casablanca11bgcolor=silver colspan=5
Fabrice Ngoma Raja Casablanca11
Benson Shilongo Ismaily2bgcolor=silver colspan=1
Nabeel Sabah Al-Shorta2bgcolor=silver colspan=3
Mahmoud Benhalib Raja Casablanca11

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: تعرف على مواعيد مباريات البطولة العربية قبل سحب القرعة اليوم . Learn more about the Arab Club Champions Cup format and dates before today's draw . Arabic . youm.com . . 27 July 2019 . 27 July 2019.