2008–09 Arab Champions League
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The 6th edition of Arab Champions League, The 2008–2009 is going to play as a knockout stage from 35 clubs, The Algerian club ES Sétif entered automatically as 2007–08 champion.
Format
- Each federation enter with (1~2) teams from their top Leagues
- – The teams must be one of the top 5 teams in the latest season, or Cup Champions/Runners-up.
- The Number of teams of each federation enters based on the previous editions results of the Arab Champions League
- The official sponsor ART can choose the rest teams to complete the 32 teams, so it may can reach 3 teams from one country
- – It's not necessary to be one of the top 5 teams.
Participated teams
- 35 clubs will be competing from the following countries.
Asia
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Africa
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The System
- The Qualifying: Knock out stage
- Round 32: Knock out stage
- Round 16: Knock out stage
- Round 8: Knock out stage
- Semifinals and final: Knock out stage
The Awards
- The Champions: 1,000,000 $
- The Runner-up: 650,000 $
- Round 4: 200,000 $
- Round 8: 100,000 $
- Round 16: 40,000 $
- Round 32: 20,000 $
- Qualifying: 5,000 $
The qualifying Stage
- 4 teams play 1 leg match as Knock out stage.
- 1 team qualify to the next stage (Round 32).
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Round 32
32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
- 1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.[1]
- 2 Template:Flagicon Al-Shaab withdrew.[2]
Round 32 Matches Dates
- The first legs on 28 and 29 October 2008
- The second legs on 25 and 26 November 2008
Round 16
16 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
Qualified teams
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- Template:Flagicon ES Sétif
- Template:Flagicon USM Alger
- Template:Flagicon Ismaily
- Template:Flagicon Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
- Template:Flagicon Al-Faisaly
- Template:Flagicon Al-Wahdat
- Template:Flagicon Raja Casablanca
- Template:Flagicon Wydad Casablanca
- Template:Flagicon Al-Hazm
- Template:Flagicon Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
- Template:Flagicon Al-Merrikh
- Template:Flagicon Al-Ittihad Aleppo
- Template:Flagicon Espérance Sportive de Tunis
- Template:Flagicon CS Sfaxien
- Template:Flagicon US Monastir
- Template:Flagicon Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
Round 16 Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Template:Flagicon | 2–8 | Template:Flagicon Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 1–2 | 1–6 |
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Template:Flagicon | 1–3 | Template:Flagicon US Monastir | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ismaily Template:Flagicon | 7–2 | Template:Flagicon USM Alger | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Al-Hazm Template:Flagicon | 1–5 | Template:Flagicon Al-Faisaly | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Al-Merrikh Template:Flagicon | 7–8 | Template:Flagicon Al-Wahdat | 3–1 | 4–7 |
| CS Sfaxien Template:Flagicon | 1–0 | Template:Flagicon Raja Casablanca | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ittihad Aleppo Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Wydad Casablanca | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman Template:Flagicon | (w/o) 1 | Template:Flagicon ES Sétif | 1–2 | Withdrew |
- 1 Template:Flagicon Al-Hilal Omdurman withdrew.[3]
Round 16 Matches Dates
- The first legs on 16 December 2008
- The second legs on 26 December 2008
Quarter-finals
8 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
Qualified teams
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Quarter-finals Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisaly Template:Flagicon | 2–7 | Template:Flagicon CS Sfaxien | 2–3 | 0–4 |
| Ismaily Template:Flagicon | 3–3 (3–4) | Template:Flagicon Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| US Monastir Template:Flagicon | 2–4 | Template:Flagicon ES Sétif | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Al-Wahdat Template:Flagicon | 2–5 | Template:Flagicon Wydad Casablanca | 2–1 | 0–4 |
Quarter-final Match Dates
- The first legs between 1 March 2009 and 4 March 2009
- The second legs between 19 March 2009 and 21 March −2009
Semi-finals
4 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage.
Semi-finals Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Sétif Template:Flagicon | 0–3 | Template:Flagicon Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| CS Sfaxien Template:Flagicon | 1–3 | Template:Flagicon Wydad Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–2 |
First Legs
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Second Legs
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Final
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First leg
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Second leg
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydad Casablanca Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Espérance Sportive de Tunis | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Champions
| Arab Champions League 2008–09 Winners |
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| Espérance Sportive de Tunis Second Title |
Top scorers
- Source: Goalzz.com
References
External links
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