UAFA Arab Champions League
Logo of the competition
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Region | Arab world (UAFA) |
| Number of teams | 21 |
| Current champions |  USM Alger (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Al-Karkh SC (3 titles) |
| Website | www |
The Arab Champions League (Arabic: كأس الإتحاد العربي للأندية), previously known as the UAFA Club Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup, is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA).
The tournament's first ever champions were Iraqi giants Al-Shorta SC, who defeated Lebanese side Nejmeh SC in the final over two legs in 1982. Al-Karkh SC of Iraq are the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament three times under the name of Al-Rasheed SC. Saudi Arabian clubs have accumulated the most victories, with 8 wins. The title has been won by 17 different clubs, seven of which have the title more than once. Since the tournament changed its name and structure in 2003, only ES Sétif of Algeria have managed consecutive wins, successfully defending their title in 2008. The reigning champions are USM Alger, after beating Al-Arabi 3–2 on aggregate in the 2013 final. In 2015 the tournament's name was changed back to "arab champions league" for the 2015-2016 season
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History
The competition was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs, named after Faisal bin Fahd. Between 2003 and 2009, the competition was known as the Arab Champions League. In 2012 the competition was re-branded as the UAFA Club Cup in a partnership with World Sport Group.
It was decided to return in December 2015 that the new edition would return to Arab Champions League.
Logos
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Arab Champions League
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Uafa club cup logo (2012).png
UAFA Club Cup
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Arab Champions League
(2015-)
Finals
Arab Club Champions Cup
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
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| 2002 Details |
 Al-Ahli |
1 – 0 |  Club Africain |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | |
| 2003 Details |
 Zamalek |
2 – 1 |  Kuwait SC |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo |
Arab Champions League
UAFA Club Cup
| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance |
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| 2012–13 Details |
Al-Arabi |
0 – 0 | USM Alger |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al-Mansouriah (Kuwait City) | 20,000 |
| USM Alger |
3 – 2 | Al-Arabi |
Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers | 50,000 | |
| USM Alger won 3 – 2 on aggregate | |||||
Arab Champions League
Winners by team
| Num | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years lost |
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| 1 | Al-Karkh * |
3 | 0 | 1985, 1986, 1987 |
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| 2 | Espérance de Tunis |
2 | 2 | 1993, 2009 | 1986, 1995 |
| 3 | Al-Shabab |
2 | 1 | 1992, 1999 | 1998 |
| - | Al-Hilal |
2 | 1 | 1994, 1995 | 1989 |
| - | CS Sfaxien |
2 | 1 | 2000, 2004 | 2005 |
| 6 | ES Sétif |
2 | 0 | 2007, 2008 |
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| - | Al-Ettifaq |
2 | 0 | 1984, 1988 |
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| 8 | Al-Ittihad |
1 | 2 | 2005 | 1987, 1994 |
| - |  Wydad Casablanca |
1 | 2 | 1989 | 2008, 2009 |
| - | Club Africain |
1 | 2 | 1997 | 1988, 2002 |
| 11 | Al-Ahly |
1 | 1 | 1996 | 1997 |
| - | Raja Casablanca |
1 | 1 | 2006 | 1996 |
| 13 | Al-Shorta |
1 | 0 | 1982 |
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| - | USM Alger |
1 | 0 | 2013 |
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| - | WA Tlemcen |
1 | 0 | 1998 |
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| - | Zamalek |
1 | 0 | 2003 |
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| - | Al-Ahli |
1 | 0 | 2002 |
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| - |  Al-Sadd |
1 | 0 | 2001 |
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| 19 |  Al-Jaish |
0 | 2 |
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1999, 2000 |
| 20 | MC Oran |
0 | 1 |
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2001 |
| - | USM El-Harrach |
0 | 1 |
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1985 |
| - |  Al-Muharraq |
0 | 1 |
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1993 |
| - | ENPPI Club |
0 | 1 |
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2006 |
| - | Al-Ismaily |
0 | 1 |
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2004 |
| - |  Al-Faisaly |
0 | 1 |
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2007 |
| - | Al-Arabi |
0 | 1 |
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2013 |
| - | Kuwait SC |
0 | 1 |
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2003 |
| - |  Al-Nejmeh |
0 | 1 |
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1982 |
| - | KAC Kénitra |
0 | 1 |
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1984 |
| - | Al-Arabi |
0 | 1 |
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1992 |
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* = ex. Al-Rasheed SC
Winners by country
| Num | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 4 |
| 2 | Tunisia |
5 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria |
4 | 2 |
| 4 | Iraq |
4 | 0 |
| 5 | Morocco |
2 | 4 |
| 6 | Egypt |
2 | 3 |
| 7 | Qatar |
1 | 1 |
| 8 | Kuwait |
0 | 2 |
| Syria |
0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Bahrain |
0 | 1 |
| Jordan |
0 | 1 | |
| Lebanon |
0 | 1 |
See also
External links
- History of competition - rsssf.com
