2020 Arab Club Champions Cup final explained

2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final
Event:2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
Team1:Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Team1score:4
Team2:Raja CA
Team2score:4
Details:Raja CA won 4–3 on penalties
Stadium:Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
City:Rabat
Referee:Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Attendance:0 (closed doors)
Weather:Partly cloudy
27°C
74% humidity
Previous:2019
Next:2023

The 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 29th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 2nd season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup. It was played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. [1] The match was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic which caused postponements during the semi-final stage of the competition. [2] Moroccan club Raja CA beat Saudi side Al-Ittihad Jeddah 4–3 on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second Arab Club Champions Cup title.[3]

Teams

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Al-Ittihad Jeddah3 (1987, 1994, 2005)
Raja CA2 (1996, 2006)

Venue

On 16 April 2018, the then-president of UAFA Turki Al-Sheikh announced that the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium would host the final of the tournament for this season.[4] This was the first UAFA club competition final hosted at the stadium. The stadium was selected as a venue for many tournaments held in Morocco; most recently the 2019 African Games.

The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was built in 1983 and its current capacity is 53,000. It is used by the Morocco national football team and ASFAR as a home stadium.

Route to the final

Both clubs entered the Arab Club Champions Cup at the Round of 32 stage of the competition with the draw made on 27 July 2019. Al-Ittihad Jeddah entered from the Asia Zone with Raja C2 entering from the Africa Zone.

Al-Ittihad JeddahRoundRaja CA
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Al-Ahed3–03–0 (H)0–0 (A)First round Hilal Al-Quds3–01–0 (H)2–0 (A)
Al-Wasl4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Second round Wydad Casablanca5–5 (a)1–1 (H)4–4 (A)
Olympic Safi2–11–1 (H)1–0 (A)Quarter-finals MC Alger2–2 (a)2–1 (A)0–1 (H)
Al-Shabab4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H)Semi-finals Ismaily3–10–1 (A)3–0 (H)

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

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GK 45 Marcelo Grohe
RB 66
CB 44
CB 27 Hamdan Al-Shamrani
LB 29 Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
CM 20 Karim El Ahmadi (c)
CM 43 Bruno Henrique
RW 8 Fahad Al-Muwallad
AM 75
LW 77
CF 90
Substitutes:
GK 1 Rakan Al-Najjar
DF 21 Abdulmohsen Fallatah
DF 32 Hazim Al-Zahrani
MF 16 Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen
MF 23
MF 88
FW 70 Haroune Camara
Manager:
Fábio Carille
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GK 1
RB 29
CB 34
CB 26
LB 27 Oussama Soukhal
CM 16 Omar Arjoune
CM 8
RW 5 Mouhcine Moutouali (c)
AM 18
LW 21
CF 10
Substitutes:
GK 12 Amir El Haddaoui
DF 20 Abdeljalil Jbira
DF 37
MF 6 Fabrice Ngoma
MF 14
MF 19
FW 9
Manager:
Lassaad Chabbi
Assistant referees


Mahmoud Abu El-Regal (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official


Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee


Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

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

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 . ar . youm7.com . . 27 July 2019 . 6 December 2019.
  2. News: Mohammed VI Cup: UAFA suspends semi-finals over Coronavirus . 16 March 2020.
  3. Web site: الرباط تحتضن قرعة كأس محمد السادس للأبطال . Rabat set to host Mohammed VI Champions Cup draw . hespress.com . Hespress . ar . 25 July 2019 . 26 July 2019.
  4. UAFAAC . 1118259710833065984 . الأستاذ تركي آل الشيخ رئيس الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم يعلن عن النسخة الثانية من كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال . UAFA president Turki Al-Sheikh confirms the second edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup . ar . 16 April 2019 . 10 June 2019.