The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round began on 18 August and ended on 25 August 2019.[1]
A total of 8 teams competed in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup to decide the 2 remaining places in the first knockout stage.
All times are WAT (UTC+1), as listed by UAFA.
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 27 July 2019, shortly before the first round draw.[1]
| Group | width=50% | Group A | width=50% | Group B | |
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| Teams | valign=top | valign=top |
Referees[2]
Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
Feras Taweel (Syria)Assistant Referees
Mustapha Akerdad (Morocco) Samir Gamal Saad Mohamed (Egypt) Salah Al-Janahi (Bahrain)
Ali Al-Hasani (Yemen)In each group, teams played against each other on a neutral ground. The group winners advanced to the first knockout stage.
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
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