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]
 The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup | ||||||
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| Raja CA won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 21 August 2021 | ||||||
| Venue | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat | ||||||
| Referee | Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) | ||||||
| Attendance | 0 (closed doors) | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 27 °C (81 °F) 74% humidity | ||||||
Teams
edit| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
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3 (1987, 1994, 2005) |
 Raja CA
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2 (1996, 2006) |
Venue
editOn 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
editBoth 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 Jeddah | Round | Raja CA | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Al-Ahed
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3–0 | 3–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | First round |  Hilal Al-Quds
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3–0 | 1–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |
 Al-Wasl
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4–1 | 2–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Second round | Wydad Casablanca
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5–5 (a) | 1–1 (H) | 4–4 (A) |
| Olympic Safi
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2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals |  MC Alger
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2–2 (a) | 2–1 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
| Al-Shabab
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4–3 | 2–2 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals |  Ismaily
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3–1 | 0–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Match
editDetails
editThe "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.
| Al-Ittihad Jeddah | 4–4 | Raja CA |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 | ||
      Al-Ittihad
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   Raja CA
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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References
edit- ^ "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]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Youm7. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Mohammed VI Cup: UAFA suspends semi-finals over Coronavirus". 16 March 2020.
- ^ "الرباط تحتضن قرعة كأس محمد السادس للأبطال" [Rabat set to host Mohammed VI Champions Cup draw]. hespress.com (in Arabic). Hespress. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ @UAFAAC (16 April 2019). "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] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 June 2019 – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic)