2023 Arab Club Champions Cup

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]

2023 King Salman Club Cup
2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia (final tournament)
DatesPreliminary rounds:
2–5 March 2023
Qualifying rounds:
13 March – 7 July 2023
Competition proper:
27 July – 12 August 2023
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 37 (from 2 confederations) (from 22 associations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Nassr (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored68 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo (6 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Serbia Sergej Milinković-Savić[2]
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Aqidi[3]
(Note: Statistics do not include preliminary and qualifying rounds)

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.

Prize money and sponsorship

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The prize money was as follows:[7]

Prize money
Winners $6,000,000
Runners-up $2,500,000
Semi-finalists $200,000
Quarter-finalists $150,000
Group stage $100,000
Qualifying rounds $20,000

Sponsorship of 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup:[8]

Sponsorship
  Fly Emirates

Association team allocation

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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

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The team entries allocation was based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 22 December 2022.[9]

Asia Zone
Zone Rank Association FIFA World Ranking Teams (19 total)
Group stage Qualifying round Preliminary round
1   Saudi Arabia (host) 49 3 1 0
2   Qatar 60 1 1 0
3   Iraq 68 1 1 0
4   United Arab Emirates 70 0 1 0
5   Oman 75 0 2 0
6   Jordan 84 0 1 0
7   Bahrain 85 0 2 0
8   Syria 90 0 1 0
9   Palestine 93 0 1 0
10   Lebanon 100 0 1 0
11   Kuwait 148 0 1 0
12   Yemen 154 0 0 1
Africa Zone
Zone Rank Association FIFA World Ranking Teams (18 total)
Group stage Qualifying round Preliminary round
1   Morocco 11 2 1 0
2   Tunisia 30 1 2 0
3   Egypt 39 1 1 0
4   Algeria 40 1 1 0
5   Mauritania 103 0 1 0
6   Libya 120 0 2 0
7   Sudan 128 0 2 0
8   Comoros 129 0 0 1
9   Djibouti 193 0 0 1
10   Somalia 204 0 0 1

Format and distribution

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Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round
(4 teams)
  • 4 teams
First qualifying round
(24 teams)
  • 23 teams
  • 1 winner from the preliminary round
Second qualifying round
(12 teams)
  • 12 winners from the first qualifying round
Group stage
(16 teams)
  • 6 winners from the second qualifying round
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the group stage

Teams

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The labels in the parentheses show each team's position from their last season domestic league table standing.

Entry round Teams
Group stage   Raja CA (2nd)[TH]   Ittihad Jeddah (2nd)[RU]   CR Belouizdad (1st)   Zamalek (1st)
  Al-Shorta (1st)   Wydad AC (1st)   Al-Sadd (1st)
  Al-Hilal (1st)   Espérance de Tunis (1st)   Al-Nassr (3rd)[HN]
Qualifying
rounds
  JS Saoura (3rd)   Manama Club (2nd)   Al-Muharraq (4th)   Tala'ea El-Gaish (4th)
  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (2nd)   Shabab Al-Ordon (4th)   Kuwait SC (1st)   Bourj (3rd)
  Al-Ittihad Tripoli (1st)   Al-Ahli Tripoli (2nd)   FC Nouadhibou (1st)   ASFAR (3rd)
  Al-Seeb (1st)   Al-Nahda (2nd)   Shabab Al-Khalil (1st)   Qatar SC (9th)
  Al-Shabab (4th)   Al-Hilal Omdurman (1st)   Al-Merrikh (2nd)   Tishreen (1st)
  US Monastir (2nd)   CS Sfaxien (3rd)   Al-Wahda (3rd)
Preliminary
rounds
  Volcan Club (1st)   Arta Solar 7 (1st)   Horseed FC (1st)   Fahman (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Title holders (TH): Raja CA were the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup title holders.
  2. ^
    Runners-up (RU): Ittihad Jeddah were the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup runners-up.
  3. ^
    Host nation team (HN): Al-Nassr were the highest-placed team in the 2021–22 Saudi Pro League that had not already qualified to the group stage.

Schedule

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The schedule was as follows.[11][12]

Stage Round Draw date First leg Second leg Host
Preliminary rounds First round No draw 2 March 2023   Saudi Arabia
Playoff round 5 March 2023
Qualifying rounds First round 6 March 2023 13 March – 7 April 2023 21 March – 16 April 2023 Home and away matches
Second round 8 May – 4 July 2023 11 May – 7 July 2023
Group stage Matchday 1 27–28 July 2023   Saudi Arabia
Matchday 2 30–31 July 2023
Matchday 3 2–3 August 2023
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 5–6 August 2023
Semi-finals 9 August 2023
Final 12 August 2023

Preliminary rounds

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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

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The following teams entered the preliminary rounds as lowest FIFA ranking associations.

Teams entered the preliminary rounds

Bracket

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First preliminary roundPlayoff round
 
      
 
2 March – Jeddah
 
 
  Arta Solar 72
 
5 March – Jeddah
 
  Volcan Club0
 
  Arta Solar 71
 
2 March – Jeddah
 
  Fahman2
 
  Fahman3
 
 
  Horseed FC0
 

First preliminary round

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Arta Solar 7  2–0  Volcan Club
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Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)
Fahman  3–0  Horseed FC
Report
Referee: Yehya Al Beloushi (Oman)

Playoff round

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Arta Solar 7  1–2  Fahman
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Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)

Qualifying rounds

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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

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The following 24 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Notes

  1. ^
    Preliminary (PRE): Fahman advanced to the first qualifying round via the preliminary rounds.

Bracket

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First qualifying round

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The first legs were played between 13 March and 7 April 2023, and the second legs between 21 March and 16 April 2023.[14]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASFAR   5–4   Al-Ittihad Tripoli 4–1 1–3
Bourj   0–4[A]   Al-Wahda 0–3 0–1
Al-Merrikh   2–2 (a)[B]   Tishreen 2–1 0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya   1–5[C]   Al-Shabab 1–1 0–4
Al-Hilal Omdurman   4–2   Manama Club 3–0 1–2
CS Sfaxien   1–1 (a)   Qatar SC 0–0 1–1
Tala'ea El-Gaish   2–3   Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–2 1–1
Al-Nahda   5–0   Shabab Al-Khalil 2–0 3–0 (awd.)[D]
Fahman   0–6   US Monastir 0–4 0–2
Al-Muharraq   2–2 (5–4 p)   Al-Seeb 2–0 0–2
FC Nouadhibou   4–2   Shabab Al-Ordon 4–1 0–1
Kuwait SC   2–1   JS Saoura 1–0 1–1

Notes

  1. ^ Both legs played in Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  2. ^ Both legs played in Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  3. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
  4. ^ 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.[15]
ASFAR  4–1  Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ittihad Tripoli  3–1  ASFAR
Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

ASFAR won 5–4 on aggregate.


Bourj  0–3  Al-Wahda
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Al-Wahda  1–0  Bourj FC
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Referee: Qasim Matar Al Hatmi (Oman)

Al-Wahda won 4–0 on aggregate.


Al-Merrikh  2–1  Tishreen
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Tishreen  1–0  Al-Merrikh
Report

2–2 on aggregate. Tishreen won on away goals.


Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya  1–1  Al-Shabab
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Al-Shabab  4–0  Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Report

Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Omdurman  3–0  Manama Club
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Manama Club  2–1  Al-Hilal Omdurman
Report

Al-Hilal Omdurman won 4–2 on aggregate.


CS Sfaxien  0–0  Qatar SC
Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Qatar SC  1–1  CS Sfaxien
Report

1–1 on aggregate. CS Sfaxien won on away goals.


Tala'ea El-Gaish  1–2  Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Al-Ahli Tripoli  1–1  Tala'ea El-Gaish
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 3–2 on aggregate.


Al-Nahda  2–0  Shabab Al-Khalil
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Referee: Saoud Ali Al Adba (Qatar)
Shabab Al-Khalil  0–3
(awarded)
  Al-Nahda
Report

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.


Fahman  0–4  US Monastir
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US Monastir  2–0  Fahman
Report
Referee: Feras Taweel (Syria)

US Monastir won 6–0 on aggregate.


Al-Muharraq  2–0  Al-Seeb
Report
Al-Seeb  2–0  Al-Muharraq
Al-Muqbali   43', 79' Report
Penalties
4–5

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won 5–4 on penalties.


FC Nouadhibou  4–1  Shabab Al-Ordon
Report
Shabab Al-Ordon  1–0  FC Nouadhibou
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Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestinian)

FC Nouadhibou won 4–2 on aggregate.


Kuwait SC  1–0  JS Saoura
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JS Saoura  1–1  Kuwait SC
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Kuwait SC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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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]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASFAR   0–3   Al-Wahda 0–0 0–3
Tishreen   2–4[A]   Al-Shabab 1–1 1–3
Al-Hilal Omdurman   1–2[B]   CS Sfaxien 1–0 0–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli   4–2   Al-Nahda 4–2 0–0
US Monastir   3–0   Al-Muharraq 2–0 1–0
FC Nouadhibou   1–3   Kuwait SC 1–2 0–1

Notes

  1. ^ Both legs were played in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  2. ^ Both legs were played in Tunisia due to the Sudan conflict.
ASFAR  0–0  Al-Wahda
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Al-Wahda  3–0  ASFAR
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Al-Wahda won 3–0 on aggregate.


Tishreen  1–1  Al-Shabab
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Al-Shabab  3–1  Tishreen
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Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.


Al-Hilal Omdurman  1–0  CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
CS Sfaxien  2–0  Al-Hilal Omdurman
Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

CS Sfaxien won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al-Ahli Tripoli  4–2  Al-Nahda
Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Al-Nahda  0–0  Al-Ahli Tripoli
Report
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 4–2 on aggregate.


US Monastir  2–0  Al-Muharraq
Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)
Al-Muharraq  0–1  US Monastir
Report

US Monastir won 3–0 on aggregate.


FC Nouadhibou  1–2  Kuwait SC
Report
Kuwait SC  1–0  FC Nouadhibou
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Kuwait SC won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final tournament

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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

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All of the qualified teams for the group stage were as follows:

Teams entered directly to the group stage Teams qualified from the qualifying round

Seeding

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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.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Draw result

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Group A
Pos Team
A1   Espérance de Tunis
A2   Ittihad Jeddah
A3   CS Sfaxien
A4   Al-Shorta
Group B
Pos Team
B1   Al-Sadd
B2   Wydad AC
B3   Al-Ahli Tripoli
B4   Al-Hilal
Group C
Pos Team
C1   Zamalek
C2   US Monastir
C3   Al-Nassr
C4   Al-Shabab
Group D
Pos Team
D1   CR Belouizdad
D2   Raja CA
D3   Kuwait SC
D4   Al-Wahda

Venues

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Final tournament venues being played in Saudi Arabia in four host cities in Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif.

  Saudi Arabia
Abha Al Bahah Khamis Mushait Taif
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium King Saud Sport City Stadium Damac Club Stadium King Fahd Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 20,000

Officials

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Group stage

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16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

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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):

  1. Goal difference in all group matches;
  2. Goals scored in all group matches;
  3. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  6. 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;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ittihad Jeddah 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Shorta 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3   Espérance de Tunis 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4   CS Sfaxien 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: UAFA
CS Sfaxien  0–1  Al-Shorta
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Al-Shorta  0–0  Espérance de Tunis
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Ittihad Jeddah  1–0  CS Sfaxien
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Al-Shorta  1–2  Ittihad Jeddah
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Sadd 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Hilal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Wydad AC 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UAFA
Al-Sadd  0–0  Wydad AC
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Wydad AC  1–1  Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Al-Hilal  2–3  Al-Sadd
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Al-Sadd  1–0  Al-Ahli Tripoli
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Al-Hilal  2–1  Wydad AC
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Shabab 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Nassr 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3   Zamalek 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4   US Monastir 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UAFA
Zamalek  4–0  US Monastir
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Al-Nassr  0–0  Al-Shabab
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Al-Shabab  1–0  Zamalek
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US Monastir  1–4  Al-Nassr
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Zamalek  1–1  Al-Nassr
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Al-Shabab  1–0  US Monastir
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Raja CA 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Wahda 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3   CR Belouizdad 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
4   Kuwait SC 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UAFA
CR Belouizdad  1–2  Raja CA
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Kuwait SC  1–2  Al-Wahda
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Al-Wahda  2–1  CR Belouizdad
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Raja CA  2–0  Kuwait SC
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CR Belouizdad  1–1  Kuwait SC
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Knockout stage

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Qualified teams

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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.

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Ittihad Jeddah   Al-Shorta
B   Al-Sadd   Al-Hilal
C   Al-Shabab   Al-Nassr
D   Raja CA   Al-Wahda

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 August – Taif
 
 
  Ittihad Jeddah1
 
9 August – Taif
 
  Al-Hilal3
 
  Al-Hilal3
 
6 August – Taif
 
  Al-Shabab1
 
  Al-Shabab (p)0 (5)
 
12 August – Taif
 
  Al-Wahda0 (4)
 
  Al-Hilal1
 
5 August – Abha
 
  Al-Nassr (a.e.t.)2
 
  Al-Sadd2
 
9 August – Abha
 
  Al-Shorta4
 
  Al-Shorta0
 
6 August – Abha
 
  Al-Nassr1
 
  Raja CA1
 
 
  Al-Nassr3
 

Quarter-finals

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Ittihad Jeddah  1–3  Al-Hilal
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Al-Sadd  2–4  Al-Shorta
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Al-Shabab  0–0  Al-Wahda
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Penalties
5–4

Raja CA  1–3  Al-Nassr
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Semi-finals

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Al-Hilal  3–1  Al-Shabab
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Final

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Al-Hilal  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Al-Nassr
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Top goalscorers

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Final tournament

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  Team eliminated / inactive for the round.
Rank Player Team GS1 GS2 GS3 QF SF F Total
1   Cristiano Ronaldo   Al-Nassr 1 1 1 1 2 6
2   Karim Benzema   Ittihad Jeddah 1 1 1 3
3   Malcom   Al-Hilal 1 1 2
  Michael   Al-Hilal 1 1
  Salem Al-Dawsari   Al-Hilal 1 1
  Sergej Milinković-Savić   Al-Hilal 1 1
  Aso Rostam   Al-Shorta 2
  Éver Banega   Al-Shabab 1 1
  Akram Afif   Al-Sadd 2
  Sayed Abdallah   Zamalek 2
  Zizo   Zamalek 1 1

Preliminary and qualifying rounds

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  Team eliminated / not participated in the round.
  Player is not in the team but team was active for the round.
Rank Player Team P1 PO 1Q1 1Q2 2Q1 2Q2 Total
1   Taha Yassine Khenissi   Kuwait SC 1 1 1 3
  Boubacar Traore   US Monastir 2 1
  Abdelghafour Mihri   Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3
4   Mohamed Marhoon   Kuwait SC 1 1 2
  Mohamed El Monir   Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 1
  Anis Saltou   Al-Ahli Tripoli 1 1
  Hemeya Tanjy   FC Nouadhibou 2
  Ousmane Faye   FC Nouadhibou 2
  Mustapha Sahd   ASFAR 1 1
  Omar Al-Maliki   Al-Nahda 1 1
  Aaron Boupendza   Al-Shabab 1 1
  Ahmed Abdu Jaber   Al-Shabab
  Mohamed Abdelrahman   Al-Hilal Omdurman 1 1
  Abdulrazzaq Al-Mohamad   Tishreen 1 1
  Idriss Mhirsi   US Monastir 2
  Allan   Al-Wahda 1 1
  Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali   Al-Seeb 2
  Aidarous Awad   Fahman 2

Broadcasting

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The following channels broadcast the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.[18][19]

2023 Arab Club Champions Cup Media Coverage
Country/Region Television Channel
  Italy Final: Sportitalia[20]
  Middle East and North Africa

Notes

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  1. ^ Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.

References

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  2. ^ "توج لاعب فريق الهلال السعودي ، سيرجي سافيتش بجائزة أفضل لاعب في بطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 12 August 2023.
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