1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
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Host countryEgypt
CityCairo
Dates23 September – 3 October
Teams8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations)
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1999 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 23 September – 3 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 2 confederations) (from 7 associations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al Shabab (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Al-Jaish |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saeed Al-Owairan Ali Marwi Mohamed Farouk(3 goals each) |
| Best player | Ahmad Azzam |
| Best goalkeeper | Abdulrahman Al-Hamdan[1] |
← 1998 2000 → | |
The 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Egypt in the city of Cairo. Al Shabab won the championship for the second time beating in the final Al-Jaish.[2]
| Participants | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone | Team | Qualifying method | |
| Al Ahly |
Hosts | ||
 WA Tlemcen |
Holders | ||
| Zone 1 |  West Riffa SC |
1997–98 Bahraini Premier League winners | |
| Al-Salmiya |
1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League winners | ||
 Oman Club |
1997–98 Omani League fifth | ||
 Al-Arabi (Doha) |
1997–98 Qatar Stars League fourth | ||
| Al-Ittihad |
1997–98 Saudi Premier League seventh | ||
 Sharjah SC |
1997–98 UAE Football League runners-up | ||
| Zone 2 | Al Shabab |
1997–98 Saudi Premier League runners-up | |
 Al-Hilal Club |
1999 Sudan Premier League winners | ||
 Al-Wehda |
1997–98 Yemeni League winners | ||
| Zone 3 |  Al-Mahalla |
1997–98 Libyan Premier League height | |
 ASC Sonalec |
1997–98 Mauritanean Premier League runners-up | ||
 Olympique Béja |
1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National fifth | ||
| Zone 4 |  Al-Wehdat |
1996–97 Jordan League winners | |
 Khadamat Rafah |
Gaza Strip League representative | ||
| Al-Jaish |
1997–98 Syrian League winners | ||
Preliminary round
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
Qualification from GCC Champions League held in Jeddah in 1999.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 15 |
| Al-Salmiya |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 |
| West Riffa SC |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| Al-Arabi |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 |
| Sharjah SC |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 2 |
| Oman Club |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 |
| Sharjah SC | 2–2 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ittihad | 3–0 | Al-Arabi |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | 0–2 | Al-Salmiya |
|---|---|---|
| West Riffa SC | 3 – 1 (abandoned after 50 mn) | Sharjah SC |
|---|---|---|
Al-Ittihad withdrew. West Riffa SC & Al-Salmiya advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
Qualifying tournament held in Abha.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
| Al-Wehda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| Al-Hilal Club |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Al Shabab advanced to the final tournament.
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Al-Mahalla disqualified by UAFA. ASC Sonalec withdrew.
Olympique Béja advanced automatically to the final tournament.
Zone 4 (East Region)
Qualifying tournament held in Amman.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaish |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Al-Wehdat |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Khadamat Rafah |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Final tournament
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shabab |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Al-Salmiya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Al-Wehdat |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| WA Tlemcen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| Al Shabab | 5–0 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
Al-Owairan  23', 52' (pen.)Al-Otaibi 60'Al-Khathran 80'Dissa 90' |
| Al-Salmiya | 1–2 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Bagyoko 77' |
Daoud 55' Aidara 81' |
| Al-Wehdat | 3–1 | WA Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Awaynah 60' Shelbaieh 80', 83' |
Boudjakdji 59' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Jaish |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Al Ahly |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Olympique Béja |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| West Riffa SC |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Al Ahly | 1–1 | West Riffa SC |
|---|---|---|
| Farouk 67' |
Bilal 89' |
| Al Ahly | 1–1 | Olympique Béja |
|---|---|---|
| Farouk 32' |
Sliti 68' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 October – Cairo | ||||||
| Al Shabab (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| 3 October – Cairo | ||||||
| Al Ahly | 1 (2) | |||||
| Al Shabab | 2 | |||||
| 1 October – Cairo | ||||||
| Al-Jaish | 0 | |||||
| Al-Jaish | 2 | |||||
| Al-Salmiya | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Al Shabab | 1–1 | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Sheehan 90' |
Farouk 14' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| Al-Jaish | 2–1 | Al-Salmiya |
|---|---|---|
| Afash 54', 66' |
Marwi 27' |
Final
| Al Shabab | 2–0 | Al-Jaish |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Owairan 3' Al-Sheehan 16' |
