2019 Arab Club Champions Cup final

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]

2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final
2019 Zayed Champions Cup Final
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium hosted the podium where ES Sahel lifted the trophy
Event2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Date18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
RefereeMohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance15,000
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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

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Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Al Hilal SFC 3 (1989, 1994, 1995)
  Étoile Sportive du Sahel 0

Venue

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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

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Al Hilal SFC Round Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Al-Shabab 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) First round   Al-Ramtha 6–2 3–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
  Al-Naft 6–0 4–0 (H) 2–0 (A) Second round   Wydad Casablanca 0–1 0–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
  Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–0 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals   Raja CA 1–2 0–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
  Al Ahli Saudi FC 1–1 (3–2 p) 1–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals   Al-Merrikh 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match

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Details

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Al-Hilal  1–2  Étoile du Sahel
Gomis   64' (pen.) Report Aribi   30'
Mothnani   90+1'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al Hilal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ES Sahel
GK 1   Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF 2   Mohammed Al-Breik
DF 4   Alberto Botía   45+5'
DF 5   Ali Al-Bulaihi   90+5'
DF 12   Yasser Al-Shahrani
MF 6   Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri   46'
MF 18   Mohamed Kanno
MF 15   Ahmed Ashraf   56'
MF 29   Salem Al-Dawsari
FW 3   Carlos Eduardo
FW 11   Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutions:
GK 26   Mohammed Al-Waked
DF 70   Mohammed Jahfali
DF 13   Hassan Kadesh
MF 7   Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF 24   Nawaf Al-Abed   56'
MF 10   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub   46'
MF 25   Jonathan Soriano
Manager:
  Zoran Mamić
GK 1   Walid Kridene
DF 15   Zied Boughattas   58'
DF 2   Saddam Ben Aziza   45'
DF 4   Mohamed Konaté
MF 12   Mortadha Ben Ouanes   53'
MF 25   Karim Aouadhi   45+1'
MF 29   Mohamed Amine Ben Amor   88'
MF 19   Maher Hannachi   75'
MF 10   Iheb Msakni   72'
MF 17   Yassine Chikhaoui (c)   45+7'
FW 35   Karim Aribi
Substitutions:
GK 16   Makram Bediri
MF 8   Alaya Brigui
MF 14   Mohammad Mothnani   90+1'   88'
MF 18   Firas Ben Larbi
MF 20   Malek Baayou   72'
FW 7   Darwin González
FW 22   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

References

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  1. ^ @UAFAAC (24 Apr 2018). "Regards to success in the teams participating in the Arab Cup of Clubs" كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال ، جدول البطولة (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.