2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final
2019 Zayed Champions Cup Final
Hazza bin Zayed Stadium hosted the podium where ES Sahel lifted the trophy
Event2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Al Hilal ES Sahel
Saudi Arabia Tunisia
1 2
Date18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
VenueHazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain
RefereeMohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)
Attendance15,000

The 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 28th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 1st season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.[1]

The match was played by Étoile Sportive du Sahel of Tunisia and Al Hilal SFC of Saudi Arabia, and held at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Étoile Sportive du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal SFC 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.[2]

Teams

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal SFC 3 (1989, 1994, 1995)
Tunisia Étoile Sportive du Sahel 0

Venue

The Hazza bin Zayed Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, located in the City of Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is the home stadium of Al Ain FC of the UAE Pro-League. The stadium holds 22,717 spectators and opened in 2014. The stadium was named after the chairman of the club, Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.

The 45,000 m2 (480,000 sq ft) Hazza bin Zayed stadium is split over seven levels, and is one of the most modern sporting venues in the Middle East. It is one of the most sophisticated sports venues in the region.

Route to the final

Al Hilal SFC Round Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Oman Al-Shabab 2–0 1–0 (H) 1–0 (A) First round Jordan Al-Ramtha 6–2 3–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Iraq Al-Naft 6–0 4–0 (H) 2–0 (A) Second round Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–1 0–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
Egypt Al-Ittihad Alexandria 3–0 3–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Quarter-finals Morocco Raja CA 1–2 0–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
Saudi Arabia Al Ahli Saudi FC 1–1 (3–2 p) 1–0 (H) 0–1 (A) Semi-finals Sudan Al-Merrikh 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match

Details

Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia1–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Gomis 64' (pen.) Report Aribi 30'
Mothnani 90+1'
Attendance: 15,000
Al Hilal
ES Sahel
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik
DF 4 Spain Alberto Botía Yellow card 45+5'
DF 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 90+5'
DF 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
MF 6 Saudi Arabia Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 18 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno
MF 15 Egypt Ahmed Ashraf downward-facing red arrow 56'
MF 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
FW 3 Brazil Carlos Eduardo
FW 11 France Bafétimbi Gomis
Substitutions:
GK 26 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Waked
DF 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
DF 13 Saudi Arabia Hassan Kadesh
MF 7 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari
MF 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 25 Spain Jonathan Soriano
Manager:
Croatia Zoran Mamić
GK 1 Tunisia Walid Kridene
DF 15 Tunisia Zied Boughattas Yellow card 58'
DF 2 Tunisia Saddam Ben Aziza Yellow card 45'
DF 4 Mali Mohamed Konaté
MF 12 Tunisia Mortadha Ben Ouanes Yellow card 53'
MF 25 Tunisia Karim Aouadhi Yellow card 45+1'
MF 29 Tunisia Mohamed Amine Ben Amor downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF 19 Tunisia Maher Hannachi Yellow card 75'
MF 10 Tunisia Iheb Msakni downward-facing red arrow 72'
MF 17 Tunisia Yassine Chikhaoui (c) Yellow card 45+7'
FW 35 Tunisia Karim Aribi
Substitutions:
GK 16 Tunisia Makram Bediri
DF 8 Tunisia Alaya Brigui
MF 14 Tunisia Mohammad Mothnani Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 18 Tunisia Firas Ben Larbi
MF 20 Tunisia Malek Baayou upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 7 Venezuela Darwin González
FW 22 Tunisia Hazem Haj Hassan
Manager:
France Roger Lemerre
Assistant referees:
Mohamed Ahmed Yousef Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)[3]
Masoud Hassan Fard (United Arab Emirates)[4]

Fourth official:
Noureddine Jaafari (Morocco)[5]

 Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

  1. ↑ @UAFAAC (April 24, 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. ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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