2019 Arab Club Champions Cup final explained

2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final
Other Titles:2019 Zayed Champions Cup Final
Event:2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Team1:Al Hilal
Team1score:1
Team2:ES Sahel
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Stadium:Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
City:Al Ain
Referee:Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance:15,000
Previous:2017
Next:2020

The 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 28th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 1st season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1]

The match was played by Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia and Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia, and held at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Étoile Sportive du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal SFC 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions.[2]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al Hilal SFC3 (1989, 1994, 1995)
Étoile Sportive du Sahel0

Venue

The Hazza bin Zayed Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the City of Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is the home stadium of Al Ain FC of the UAE Pro-League. The stadium holds 22,717 spectators and opened in 2014. The stadium was named after the chairman of the club, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft) Hazza bin Zayed stadium is split over seven levels, and is one of the most modern sporting venues in the Middle East. It is one of the most sophisticated sports venues in the region.

Route to the final

Al Hilal SFCRoundÉtoile Sportive du Sahel
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Al-Shabab2–01–0 (H)1–0 (A)First round Al-Ramtha6–23–1 (A)3–1 (H)
Al-Naft6–04–0 (H)2–0 (A)Second round Wydad Casablanca0–10–0 (A)0–1 (H)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria3–03–0 (H)0–0 (A)Quarter-finals Raja CA1–20–2 (A)1–0 (H)
Al Ahli Saudi FC1–1 (3–2 p)1–0 (H)0–1 (A)Semi-finals Al-Merrikh1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)

Match

Details

GK1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF2 Mohammed Al-Breik
DF4 Alberto Botía
DF5 Ali Al-Bulaihi
DF12 Yasser Al-Shahrani
MF6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF18 Mohamed Kanno
MF15 Ahmed Ashraf
MF29 Salem Al-Dawsari
FW3 Carlos Eduardo
FW11 Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutions:
GK26 Mohammed Al-Waked
DF70 Mohammed Jahfali
DF13 Hassan Kadesh
MF7 Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF24 Nawaf Al-Abed
MF10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF25 Jonathan Soriano
Manager:
Zoran Mamić
GK1 Walid Kridene
DF15 Zied Boughattas
DF2 Saddam Ben Aziza
DF4 Mohamed Konaté
MF12 Mortadha Ben Ouanes
MF25 Karim Aouadhi
MF29 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
MF19 Maher Hannachi
MF10 Iheb Msakni
MF17 Yassine Chikhaoui (c)
FW35 Karim Aribi
Substitutions:
GK16 Makram Bediri
MF8 Alaya Brigui
MF14 Mohammad Mothnani
MF18 Firas Ben Larbi
MF20 Malek Baayou
FW7 Darwin González
FW22 Hazem Haj Hassan
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
Assistant referees


Mohamed Ahmed Yousef Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)[3]
Masoud Hassan Fard (United Arab Emirates)[4]
Fourth official


Noureddine Jaafari (Morocco)[5]

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Notes and References

  1. UAFAAC. 988831610350002176. 24 Apr 2018. Regards to success in the teams participating in the Arab Cup of Clubs.. ar:كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال ، جدول البطولة. ar.
  2. Web site: كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول. 2021-08-11. www.kooora.com.
  3. Web site: كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول. 2021-08-11. www.kooora.com.
  4. Web site: كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول. 2021-08-11. www.kooora.com.
  5. Web site: كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول. 2021-08-11. www.kooora.com.