1989 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Morocco in the city of Marrakesh. Wydad Athletic Club won the competition for the first time beating in the final Al-Hilal.^[1]

1989 Arab Club Champions Cup

كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال 1989
Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
City	Marrakesh
Dates	19 November – 2 December
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations) (from 8 associations)
Venue	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Wydad Athletic Club (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Third place	JS Kabylie
Fourth place	Étoile du Sahel
← 1988 1990 →

Participants

Participants
Zone	Team	Qualifying method
	Kawkab Marrakech	Hosts
	Al-Ettifaq	Holders
Zone 1	Al-Muharraq	1987–88 Bahraini Premier League winners
	Fanja SC	1987–88 Omani League winners
Zone 2	Al Ahly	1987–88 Egyptian Premier League runners-up
	Al-Hilal	1987–88 Saudi Premier League winners
	Al-Matabeh	Somali First Division representative
	Al-Mourada	1987–88 Sudan Premier League winners
Zone 3	JS Kabylie	1987–88 Algerian Championnat National runners-up
	CLAS Casablanca	Moroccan Championship Sixth place
	Wydad Athletic Club	Moroccan Throne Cup winners
	Étoile du Sahel	1987–88 Tunisian Championship Fifth place
Zone 4	Al-Tayaran	1987–88 Iraqi League Third place
	Al-Ansar SC	1987–88 Lebanese Premier League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Al-Muharraq and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Preliminary round tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Hilal	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	5
Al Ahly[a]	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9	5
Al-Mourada	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	2
Al-Matabeh	3	0	0	3	4	23	−19	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

27 July 1989

Al-Hilal	2 – 0	Al-Mourada

Riyadh

28 July 1989

Al Ahly	9 – 1	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

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30 July 1989

Al-Hilal	1 – 1	Al Ahly

Riyadh

31 July 1989

Al-Mourada	5 – 2	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

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1 August 1989

Al Ahly	2 – 1	Al-Mourada

Riyadh

2 August 1989

Al-Hilal	9 – 1	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament. Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Sousse, Tunisia.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Étoile du Sahel	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
JS Tizi Ouzou	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
CLAS Casablanca	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Étoile du Sahel	1 – 1	JS Tizi Ouzou
Bouazra –'		– –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Étoile du Sahel	3 – 0	CLAS Casablanca
Hsoumi –', –' Dermech –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

JS Tizi Ouzou	2 – 2	CLAS Casablanca
Djahnit 18' Haffaf 44'		– –' – –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

JS Tizi Ouzou and Étoile du Sahel advanced to the final tournament.
JS Tizi Ouzou renamed JS Kabylie from the season 1989-90 and played under this name in the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria, Jordan and Palestine withdrew their participant.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Tayaran	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
Al-Ansar	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 August 1989

Al-Ansar	0 – 2	Al-Tayaran
		Hamad –', –'

Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad

6 August 1989

Al-Tayaran	1 – 0	Al-Ansar
Hashim 53' (pen.)

Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Tayaran and Al-Ansar SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final Tournament

Final tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 19 November to 2 December 1989.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
JS Kabylie	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	5
Al-Hilal[a]	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	4
Al-Tayaran	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	4
Kawkab Marrakech	4	1	2	1	4	6	−2	4
Al-Muharraq	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Al-Hilal qualified after a drawing of lots with Al-Tayaran.

Kawkab Marrakech	1 – 4	Al-Hilal

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

21 November 1989

JS Kabylie	1 – 1	Al-Tayaran
– –'		Hamad –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

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23 November 1989

Al-Hilal	1 – 0	Al-Tayaran

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Kawkab Marrakech	1 – 0	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

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JS Kabylie	1 – 1	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Kawkab Marrakech	2 – 2	Al-Tayaran
– –' – –'		Hamad –', –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

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Kawkab Marrakech	0 – 0	JS Kabylie

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Al-Hilal	0 – 1	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

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27 November 1989

Al-Tayaran	3 – 0	Al-Muharraq
Hamad –', –' Hashim –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

27 November 1989

JS Kabylie	2 – 1	Al-Hilal
Saïb 22' Meftah 80'		Al-Habashi 6'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Referee: Yousef Belal (Libya)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Étoile du Sahel	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	6
Wydad Casablanca	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Al-Ettifaq	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
Al-Ansar	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	4
Fanja SC	4	0	1	3	0	4	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Al-Ansar	2 – 2	Étoile du Sahel
– –' – –'		Brigui –', –'

Casablanca

Al-Ettifaq	0 – 2	Wydad Casablanca

Casablanca

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Al-Ettifaq	1 – 1	Étoile du Sahel
– –'		Brigui –'

Casablanca

Wydad Casablanca	0 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

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Al-Ettifaq	2 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

Al-Ansar	0 – 2	Wydad Casablanca

Casablanca

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Étoile du Sahel	3 – 1	Wydad Casablanca
Hsoumi –' Gabsi –' Dermech –'		– –'

Casablanca

Al-Ansar	1 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

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Al-Ansar	1 – 1	Al-Ettifaq

Casablanca

Étoile du Sahel	1 – 0	Fanja SC
Brigui –'		– –'

Casablanca

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	– Marrakesh
	Étoile du Sahel (p)	0 (4)
					2 December – Marrakesh
	Al-Hilal	0 (5)
					Al-Hilal	1
	– Marrakesh
					Wydad Casablanca	3
	JS Kabylie	2
	Wydad Casablanca	3
					Third place
					– Marrakesh
					Étoile du Sahel	0
					JS Kabylie	1

Semi-finals

Étoile du Sahel	0 – 0	Al-Hilal
Penalties
	4 – 5

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

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JS Kabylie	2 – 3	Wydad Casablanca

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Third place match

Étoile du Sahel	0 – 1	JS Kabylie

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Final

2 December 1989

Al-Hilal	1 – 3	Wydad Casablanca
Al-Temawi 84'		Nader 10' N'Daw 53', 80'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Referee: Osama Al Shami (Syria)

Winners

1989 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
Wydad Casablanca First title