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.
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.
Teams TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Al Hilal SFC3 (1989, 1994, 1995) Étoile Sportive du Sahel0
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 SFCRoundÉtoile Sportive du SahelOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Al-Shabab2–01–0 (H)1–0 (A)First round Al-Ramtha6–23–1 (A)3–1 (H) Al-Naft6–04–0 (H)2–0 (A)Second round Wydad Casablanca0–10–0 (A)0–1 (H) Al-Ittihad Alexandria3–03–0 (H)0–0 (A)Quarter-finals Raja CA1–20–2 (A)1–0 (H) Al Ahli Saudi FC1–1 (3–2 p)1–0 (H)0–1 (A)Semi-finals Al-Merrikh1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)
Match
Details
GK1 Abdullah Al-MayoufDF2 Mohammed Al-BreikDF4 Alberto BotíaDF5 Ali Al-BulaihiDF12 Yasser Al-ShahraniMF6 Abdulmalek Al-KhaibriMF18 Mohamed KannoMF15 Ahmed AshrafMF29 Salem Al-DawsariFW3 Carlos EduardoFW11 Bafétimbi GomisSubstitutions:GK26 Mohammed Al-WakedDF70 Mohammed JahfaliDF13 Hassan KadeshMF7 Nasser Al-DawsariMF24 Nawaf Al-AbedMF10 Mohammad Al-ShalhoubMF25 Jonathan SorianoManager: Zoran MamićGK1 Walid KrideneDF15 Zied BoughattasDF2 Saddam Ben AzizaDF4 Mohamed KonatéMF12 Mortadha Ben OuanesMF25 Karim AouadhiMF29 Mohamed Amine Ben AmorMF19 Maher HannachiMF10 Iheb MsakniMF17 Yassine Chikhaoui (c)FW35 Karim AribiSubstitutions:GK16 Makram BediriMF8 Alaya BriguiMF14 Mohammad MothnaniMF18 Firas Ben LarbiMF20 Malek BaayouFW7 Darwin GonzálezFW22 Hazem Haj HassanManager: Roger Lemerre Assistant referees:Mohamed Ahmed Yousef Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Masoud Hassan Fard (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Noureddine Jaafari (Morocco) Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
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