2007–08 Arab Champions League

The 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.

• Algeria Entente Sportive de Sétif entered automatically as 2006–2007 Champion.

Participated teams

32 clubs will be competing from the following countries.

Asia

Africa

The System

• Round 32: Knock out stage
• Round 16: Knock out stage
• Round 8: Groups Stage
• Semifinals and final: Knock out stage

The Awards

• The Champions: $1,500,000
• The Runner-up: $1,000,000
• Round 4: $400,000
• Round 8: $300,000
• Round 16: $60,000
• Round 32: $30,000

Round 32

32 teams play home and away matches as Knock out stage. |}

: 1 Palestine Shabab Rafah withdrew.

Match dates

• The first legs on 12 and 17/18 September 2007
• The second legs on 1/2 October 2007

Round 16

16 teams play home and away matches as knock out stage. |}

: 1 Kuwait Al-Arabi Disqualified, Kuwait have been indefinitely suspended from international football competitions.

Matches Dates

• The first legs on 22 /5 November 2007
• The second legs on 6 /15 November 2007

Round 8

: 8 teams play home and away matches in 2 Groups, 4 teams in each group. : the Groups winners and the runners-up qualify to the semifinals.

Group A

Al-Shboul Abu Keshek

Touil

Masaes Lafi

Adiko

Laïfaoui Djediat ,

Group B

Tatan

Doucoure

Jouaya Bidoudane

Hamza Yacef Abderrazak Sakim

Abderrazak Sakim

Sow Ammour Doucoure

The Semi-Finals

Talbi

The Final

Winners

Top scorers

Last updated: 22 May 2008.

References

References

1. [http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=27149&obj=0 Raja Casablanca goes straight through – Shabab Rafah withdrew] (Kooora)