1996 Arab Club Champions Cup

1996 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1996
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityCairo
Dates4–15 September
Teams7 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Al-Ahly (1st title)
Runners-up Raja Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored48 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Salaheddine Bassir (9 goals)
Best goalkeeper Ahmed Shobair
Fair play award Shabab Rafah
1995
1997

The 1996 Arab Club Champions Cup edition, was won by Egyptian side Al-Ahly, the hosts. It was the 12th tournament and was held from 4 September to 15 September 1996.

Preliminary round

Final tournament

Group stage

The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and three. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ahly 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6
Shabab Rafah 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
USM Blida 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source:
Al-Ahly 5–1 USM Blida
Mosheer
H.Hassan
Walid
Koushary
Gharib
44' Réda Zouani


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Raja Casablanca 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7
Al-Hilal (Riyadh) 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
Al-Hilal Club 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Al-Wehdat 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source:


Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
Cairo
 
 
Al-Ahly (aet)2
 
16 september – Cairo
 
Al-Hilal1
 
Al-Ahly3
 
Cairo
 
Raja Casablanca1
 
Raja Casablanca7
 
 
Shabab Rafah0
 

Semi-finals


Final

Al-Ahly 3 – 1 Raja CA
Tolba 2'
Khashaba 49' (pen.)
Walid 89'
Bassir 27'

Winners

1996 Arab Club Champions Cup

Al-Ahly
First title