2023 Arab Club Champions Cup2023 King Salman Club Cup |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia (final tournament) |
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Dates | Preliminary rounds: 2–5 March 2023 Qualifying rounds: 13 March – 7 July 2023 Competition proper: 27 July – 12 August 2023 |
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Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 37 (from 2 confederations) (from 22 associations) |
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Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
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Champions | Al-Nassr (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Al-Hilal |
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Matches played | 31 |
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Goals scored | 68 (2.19 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Cristiano Ronaldo (6 goals)[1] |
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Best player(s) | Sergej Milinković-Savić[2] |
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Best goalkeeper | Nawaf Al-Aqidi[3] |
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(Note: Statistics do not include preliminary and qualifying rounds) |
The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023) after Salman of Saudi Arabia, where the final tournament was hosted, was the 30th season[note 1] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.[4]
A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament, which started with preliminary and qualifying rounds, before the final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023 across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. A total of $10 million of prize money was awarded.[5]
Moroccan side Raja CA were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous edition,[6] but they lost 3–1 in the quarter-finals to Saudi team Al-Nassr. In the final, Al-Nassr defeated local rivals Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time to win their first title.
The prize money was as follows:[7]
Prize money
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Winners |
$6,000,000
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Runners-up |
$2,500,000
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Semi-finalists |
$200,000
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Quarter-finalists |
$150,000
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Group stage |
$100,000
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Qualifying rounds |
$20,000
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Sponsorship of 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup:[8]
Association team allocation
A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament.[9]
On March 3, Egyptian club Al Ahly announced its withdrawal from the competition due to scheduling issues.[10]
Association ranking
The team entries allocation was based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 22 December 2022.[9]
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Teams entering in this round
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Teams advancing from previous round
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Preliminary round (4 teams)
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First qualifying round (24 teams)
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- 1 winner from the preliminary round
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Second qualifying round (12 teams)
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- 12 winners from the first qualifying round
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Group stage (16 teams)
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- 6 winners from the second qualifying round
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Knockout phase (8 teams)
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- 4 group winners from the group stage
- 4 group runners-up from the group stage
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show each team's position from their last season domestic league table standing.
Notes
Schedule
The schedule was as follows.[11][12]
Stage
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Round
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Draw date
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First leg
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Second leg
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Host
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Preliminary rounds
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First round
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No draw
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2 March 2023
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Saudi Arabia
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Playoff round
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5 March 2023
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Qualifying rounds
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First round
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6 March 2023
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13 March – 7 April 2023
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21 March – 16 April 2023
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Home and away matches
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Second round
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8 May – 4 July 2023
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11 May – 7 July 2023
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Group stage
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Matchday 1
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27–28 July 2023
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Saudi Arabia
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Matchday 2
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30–31 July 2023
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Matchday 3
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2–3 August 2023
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Knockout stage
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Quarter-finals
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5–6 August 2023
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Semi-finals
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9 August 2023
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Final
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12 August 2023
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Preliminary rounds
4 teams played the preliminary rounds starting with the first round then a play-off round in a one-leg knockout format. 1 team from the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying rounds.
Preliminary rounds teams
The following teams entered the preliminary rounds as lowest FIFA ranking associations.
Teams entered the preliminary rounds
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Bracket
First preliminary round
Playoff round
Qualifying rounds
24 teams were drawn into two-leg knockout stage format. 23 teams entered directly to the first qualifying round, plus one team advanced from the preliminary round. 12 teams advanced to the second qualifying round playing a two-leg knockout stage format. 6 teams only advanced from the second qualifying round to the group stage.[13]
Seeding
The following 24 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.
Notes
- ^
Preliminary (PRE):
Fahman advanced to the first qualifying round via the preliminary rounds.
Bracket
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
- Qualifier 3
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- Qualifier 4
- Qualifier 5
- Qualifier 6
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First qualifying round
The first legs were played between 13 March and 7 April 2023, and the second legs between 21 March and 16 April 2023.[14]
Notes
ASFAR won 5–4 on aggregate.
Al-Wahda won 4–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Tishreen won on away goals.
Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal Omdurman won 4–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. CS Sfaxien won on away goals.
Al-Ahli Tripoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda won 5–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory for the second leg after Shabab Al-Khalil refused to change the home ground from Dura International Stadium, in Dura, Hebron to Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
US Monastir won 6–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won 5–4 on penalties.
FC Nouadhibou won 4–2 on aggregate.
Kuwait SC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying first legs were played between 7 May and 4 July 2023, and the second legs between 11 May and 7 July 2023.[16]
Notes
Al-Wahda won 3–0 on aggregate.
Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.
CS Sfaxien won 2–1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahli Tripoli won 4–2 on aggregate.
US Monastir won 3–0 on aggregate.
Kuwait SC won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final tournament
Location of teams of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Black: Multiple teams from same city, shown detailed in the bottom left corner.
The final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia from 27 July to 12 August 2023, across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Ten teams already entered the group stage directly as league champions from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. In addition the previous edition holders and runners-up, and one invitee selected by UAFA from the host nation enters directly to the group stage. Six teams advanced from the qualifying rounds to complete the 16-teams group stage. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[17]
Qualified teams
All of the qualified teams for the group stage were as follows:
Teams entered directly to the group stage
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Teams qualified from the qualifying round
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Seeding
10 teams were directly qualified to the final tournament divided in pot 1, pot 2, and pot 3 based on their football association's FIFA Ranking. The other 6 teams' slots who qualified from the quaifying rounds were drawn in pot 3 and pot 4 prior to this stage.
Draw result
Venues
Final tournament venues being played in Saudi Arabia in four host cities in Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif.
Officials
Asia zone
Referees
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Assistant referees
- Abdulla Saleh
- Mohamed Jaafar Salman
- Hayder Abdulhasan Ali
- Ameer Dawood Hussein
- Ahmed Al Ali
- Mohammad Abu Loum
- Ahmed Al Roalle
- Abdulhadi Manea
- Ahmad Sadeq
- Hussein Abo Yehia
- Abu Bakar Al Amri
- Rashid Al Ghaithi
- Taleb Salem Al Marri
- Saoud Ahmed Al Maqaleh
- Faisal Al Qahtani
- Hesham Al Refai
- Ali Ahmad
- Mazen Zazfoun
- Jasem Abdulla Al Ali
- Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi
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Africa zone
Referees
- Lotfi Bekouassa
- Lahlou Benbraham
- Mahmoud El Banna
- Amin Omar
- Abdulrazg Ahmed
- Abdulwahid Huraywidah
- Dahane Beida
- Samir Guezzaz
- Redouane Jiyed
- Sadok Selmi
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Assistant referees
- Mokrane Gourari
- Abbes Zerhouni
- Mahmoud Ashour
- Ahmed Hossam Eldin
- Mahmoud Abo El Regal
- Wahed Al Jaahawe
- Attia Amsaaed
- Brahim Hmade
- Mohamed Yahia Youssouf
- Mustapha Akerkad
- Lahcen Azgaou
- Omer Hamid Ahmed
- Mohammed Ibrahim
- Haythem Guirat
- Khalil Hassani
- Aymen Ismail
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Group stage
16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations IV. 8):
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 point;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Source: UAFA
Group B
Source: UAFA
Group C
Source: UAFA
Group D
Source: UAFA
Knockout stage
Qualified teams
The knockout phase involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage. The quarter-finals were followed by semi-finals, and the final played in a single leg knockout format. In the case of a draw after 90 minutes, extra time would be played only in the final.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
Final tournament
Team eliminated / inactive for the round.
Preliminary and qualifying rounds
Team eliminated / not participated in the round.
Player is not in the team but team was active for the round.
Broadcasting
The following channels broadcast the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.[18][19]
Notes
- ^ Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.
References
External links
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