2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup (Arabic: كأس زايد للأندية الأبطال 2018–19) to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season[a] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1]

2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup
2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
5–24 May 2018
Competition proper:
31 July 2018 – 18 April 2019
Teams40 (from 2 confederations) (from 19 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia ES Sahel (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played69
Goals scored177 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sudan Mohamed Abdel Rahman
(7 goals)
Best player(s)Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
2017

The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 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.

Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round.

Prize money

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The prize money was as follows:[2]

  • Winners: $6 million
  • Runners-up: $2.5 million

Teams

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A total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played in the United Arab Emirates.

Associations which did not enter a team
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows:

Phase Round Draw date Dates
Qualifying play-off Preliminary round 24 April 2018 5–9 May 2018
Play-off round 17–24 May 2018
Knockout stage First round 31 July – 30 September 2018
Second round 6 October 2018 27 October – 11 December 2018
Quarter-finals 17 December 2018 26 January – 25 February 2019
Semi-finals 27 February – 15 April 2019
Final 18 April 2019

Qualifying rounds

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADT BAN NGA
1   ASAS Djibouti Télécom (H) 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Play-off round 1–1 3–1
2   Banadir 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 3–2
3   Ngazi de Mirontsi 2 0 0 2 3 6 −3 0
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(H) Hosts
ASAS Djibouti Télécom  1−1  Banadir
  Benteke  


ASAS Djibouti Télécom  3−1  Ngazi de Mirontsi
Obayo   3'
  71' (pen.)
  74' (pen.)
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Play-off round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEJ CA CON FAI
1   Al-Nejmeh 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to First round 1–0 4–0
2   Club Africain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2–2
3   ASAC Concorde 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 1–2
4   Al-Faisaly 3 0 1 2 4 7 −3 1 1–2 1–3
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Club Africain  2–2  Al-Faisaly
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Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
Al-Nejmeh  4–0  ASAC Concorde
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohammed Fadul (Sudan)

Al-Faisaly  1–2  Al-Nejmeh
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
ASAC Concorde  1–2  Club Africain
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Al-Nejmeh  1–0  Club Africain
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Al-Faisaly  1–3  ASAC Concorde
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ITH FUS SAL ADT
1   Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Advance to First round 1–1 8–0
2   FUS Rabat 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 5–0
3   Al-Salmiya 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3 0–5 4–0
4   ASAS Djibouti Télécom 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 0 0–7
Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Al-Ittihad Alexandria  1–1  FUS Rabat
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Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Salmiya  4–0  ASAS Djibouti Télécom
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Referee: Ahmed Yacoub Ibrahim (Jordan)

Al-Salmiya  0–5  Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
ASAS Djibouti Télécom  0–7  FUS Rabat
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Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ittihad Alexandria  8–0  ASAS Djibouti Télécom
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Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
FUS Rabat  5–0  Al-Salmiya
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Knockout phase

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Bracket

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First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Al-Hilal 1 1 2
  Al-Shabab 0 0 0   Al-Hilal 4 2 6
  Al-Naft (a) 1 2 3   Al-Naft 0 0 0
  CS Sfaxien 1 2 3   Al-Hilal 3 0 3
  Al-Ittihad Alexandria (a) 1 2 3   Al-Ittihad Alexandria 0 0 0
  Espérance de Tunis 1 2 3   Al-Ittihad Alexandria (p) 0 1 1 (4)
  Zamalek (a) 0 1 1   Zamalek 1 0 1 (3)
  Al-Qadsia 0 1 1   Al-Hilal (p) 1 0 1 (3)
  Al-Ahly 0 4 4   Al-Ahli Jeddah 0 1 1 (2)
  Al-Nejmeh 0 1 1   Al-Ahly 2 1 3
  Al-Ittihad Jeddah 1 0 1   Al-Wasl (a) 2 1 3
  Al-Wasl (a) 1 0 1   Al-Wasl 2 1 3
  Al-Ain 1 1 2   Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 2 4
  ES Sétif (a) 2 0 2   ES Sétif 0 1 1
  Al-Muharraq 0 0 0   Al-Ahli Jeddah 1 1 2
  Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 3 5   Al-Hilal 1
  Ismaily (p) 2 0 2 (4)   Étoile du Sahel 2
  Al-Kuwait 0 2 2 (2)   Ismaily 0 0 0 (2)
  Salam Zgharta 1 1 2   Raja Casablanca (p) 0 0 0 (4)
  Raja Casablanca 2 1 3   Raja Casablanca 0 1 1
  Wydad Casablanca (p) 1 1 2 (4)   Étoile du Sahel 2 0 2
  Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 1 1 (2)   Wydad Casablanca 0 0 0
  Étoile du Sahel 3 3 6   Étoile du Sahel 0 1 1
  Al-Ramtha 1 1 2   Étoile du Sahel 1 0 1
  Al-Jazira 1 1 2   Al-Merrikh 0 0 0
  Al-Nassr 2 4 6   Al-Nassr 0 1 1
  Al-Riffa 1 0 1   MC Alger 1 2 3
  MC Alger 2 0 2   MC Alger 0 0 0
  Al-Jaish 1 1 2   Al-Merrikh 0 3 3
  Al-Merrikh 3 1 4   Al-Merrikh 4 0 4
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0 0 0   USM Alger 1 2 3
  USM Alger 1 3 4

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zamalek   1–1 (a)   Al-Qadsia 0–0 1–1
Al-Ain   2–2 (a)   ES Sétif 1–2 1–0
Ismaily   2–2 (4–2 p)   Al-Kuwait 2–0 0–2
Salam Zgharta   2–3   Raja Casablanca 1–2 1–1
Al-Ittihad Jeddah   1–1 (a)   Al-Wasl 1–1 0–0
Al-Naft   3–3 (a)   CS Sfaxien 1–1 2–2
Al-Hilal   2–0   Al-Shabab 1–0 1–0
Al-Riffa   1–2   MC Alger 1–2 0–0
Étoile du Sahel   6–2   Al-Ramtha 3–1 3–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   0–4   USM Alger 0–1 0–3[a]
Al-Jazira   2–6   Al-Nassr 1–2 1–4
Al-Ittihad Alexandria   3–3 (a)   Espérance de Tunis 1–1 2–2
Wydad Casablanca   2–2 (4–2 p)   Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–1 1–1
Al-Jaish   2–4   Al-Merrikh 1–3 1–1
Al-Ahly   4–1   Al-Nejmeh 0–0 4–1
Al-Muharraq   0–5   Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–2 0–3
Zamalek  0–0  Al-Qadsia

1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.


Al-Ain  1–2  ES Sétif
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Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
ES Sétif  0–1  Al-Ain
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.


Ismaily  2–0  Al-Kuwait
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.


Salam Zgharta  1–2  Raja Casablanca
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Raja Casablanca  1–1  Salam Zgharta
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.


Al-Ittihad Jeddah  1–1  Al-Wasl
Attendance: 34,240
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Wasl  0–0  Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Report
Attendance: 5,780
Referee: Ahmed Al Kaf (Oman)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.


Al-Naft  1–1  CS Sfaxien
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CS Sfaxien  2–2  Al-Naft
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Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.


Al-Hilal  1–0  Al-Shabab
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Al-Shabab  0–1  Al-Hilal
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Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.


Al-Riffa  1–2  MC Alger
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MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.


Étoile du Sahel  3–1  Al-Ramtha
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)
Al-Ramtha  1–3  Étoile du Sahel
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Referee: Masoud Tufaylieh (Syria)

Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.


Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  0–1  USM Alger
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Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.


Al-Jazira  1–2  Al-Nassr
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Nassr  4–1  Al-Jazira
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Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.


Al-Ittihad Alexandria  1–1  Espérance de Tunis
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.


Wydad Casablanca  1–1  Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al-Ahli Tripoli  1–1  Wydad Casablanca
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Penalties
2–4
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.


Al-Jaish  1–3  Al-Merrikh
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Al-Merrikh  1–1  Al-Jaish
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Ahly  0–0  Al-Nejmeh
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Nejmeh  1–4  Al-Ahly
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Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.


Al-Muharraq  0–2  Al-Ahli Jeddah
Al-Ahli Jeddah  3–0  Al-Muharraq
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Merrikh   4–3   USM Alger 4–1 0–2
Al-Nassr   1–3   MC Alger 0–1 1–2
Al-Ahly   3–3 (a)   Al-Wasl 2–2 1–1
Wydad Casablanca   0–1   Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–1
Al-Hilal   6–0   Al-Naft 4–0 2–0
Ismaily   0–0 (2–4 p)   Raja Casablanca 0–0 0-0
Al-Ittihad Alexandria   1–1 (4–3 p)   Zamalek 0–1 1–0
ES Sétif   1–2   Al-Ahli Jeddah 0–1 1–1
Al-Merrikh  4–1  USM Alger
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Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
USM Alger  2–0  Al-Merrikh
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Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.


Al-Nassr  0–1  MC Alger
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MC Alger  2–1  Al-Nassr
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MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ahly  2–2  Al-Wasl
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Al-Wasl  1–1  Al-Ahly
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Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.


Wydad Casablanca  0–0  Étoile du Sahel
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Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Étoile du Sahel  1–0  Wydad Casablanca
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Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal  4–0  Al-Naft
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Naft  0–2  Al-Hilal
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.


Ismaily  0–0  Raja Casablanca
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Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Raja Casablanca  0–0  Ismaily
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Penalties
4–2

0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.


Al-Ittihad Alexandria  0–1  Zamalek
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Zamalek  0–1  Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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Penalties
3–4

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.


ES Sétif  0–1  Al-Ahli Jeddah
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Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ahli Jeddah  1–1  ES Sétif
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Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal   3–0   Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–0 0–0
Al-Wasl   3–4   Al-Ahli Jeddah 2–2 1–2
Raja Casablanca   1–2   Étoile du Sahel 0–2 1–0
MC Alger   0–3   Al-Merrikh 0–0 0–3
Al-Hilal  3–0  Al-Ittihad Alexandria
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Attendance: 15,184
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Al-Ittihad Alexandria  0–0  Al-Hilal
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Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.


Al-Wasl  2–2  Al-Ahli Jeddah
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ahli Jeddah  2–1  Al-Wasl
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Attendance: 10,450
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.


Raja Casablanca  0–2  Étoile du Sahel
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Étoile du Sahel  0–1  Raja Casablanca
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Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.


MC Alger  0–0  Al-Merrikh
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Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Al-Merrikh  3–0  MC Alger
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Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Hilal   1–1 (3–2 p)   Al-Ahli Jeddah 1–0 0–1
Étoile du Sahel   1–0   Al-Merrikh 1–0 0–0
Al-Ahli Jeddah  1–0  Al-Hilal
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Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 33,257
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.


Étoile du Sahel  1–0  Al-Merrikh
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Al-Merrikh  0–0  Étoile du Sahel
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Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Al-Hilal  1–2  Étoile du Sahel
Gomis   64' (pen.) Report Aribi   30'
Mothnani   90+1'

Top scorers

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Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.

As of 18 April 2019
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team FR1 FR2 SR1 SR2 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F Total
1   Mohamed Abdel Rahman   Al-Merrikh 2 3 2 7
2   Bafétimbi Gomis   Al-Hilal 1 1 2 1 5
3   Abdulrahman Ghareeb   Al-Ahli Jeddah 2 1 3
  Yahya Al-Shehri   Al-Nassr 1 1 1
  Carlos Eduardo   Al-Hilal 1 1 1

Broadcasting

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2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country Television Channel
  United Arab Emirates AD Sports[3]

Notes & references

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Notes

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  1. ^ USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.

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. ^ Winners of Arab club tournament to earn $6 mln
  3. ^ "‏قنوات أبوظبي الرياضية تفوز بحقوق البث الحصري لبطولة كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال" (in Arabic). uafaac.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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