The following team entries allocation was announced by the Union of Arab Football Associations on 20 June 2016.[1] Each association was given entry either to the qualifying play-off or to the group stage based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 2 June 2016.[2] Only teams who were champions or runners-up of either their nation's league or one of their nation's cup competitions were allowed to participate in the tournament.
As the tournament's hosts (from the group stage onwards), Egypt were allocated two group stage slots as opposed to one, and Algeria were therefore allocated just one group stage slot rather than two.
The qualifying play-off was held between 14 September 2016 and 4 March 2017. The three winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join the nine direct entrants.
From the group stage onwards, the tournament was held in Egypt in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria. Twelve teams participated in the group stage, divided into three groups. The draw for the groups took place on 5 May 2017 in Cairo.[4][5] The top team of each group along with the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
Tiebreakers
points obtained in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams were to be equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows:
points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned.
UAFA announced that the winner will receive $2.5 million, while $600,000 will go to the runner-up and the losing semi-finalists will each get $200,000.[6][7]
Mediaedit
The tournament gained international coverage for being the first football tournament to be broadcast live on Twitter, with all 21 matches from the group stage and knockout stage being shown for free on the competition's official Twitter account.[8]
^ ab"Inviting the Arab Associations to Participate in the Arab Club Cup" (in Arabic). UAFA. 20 June 2016.
^. FIFA.com. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on June 7, 2016.
^تصفيات الدور الأول لكأس العرب للأندية بجيبوتي (in Arabic). UAFA. 14 September 2016.
^اللجنة المنظمة للبطولة العربية للأندية تعقد اجتماعها الثاني بالخرطوم (in Arabic). UAFA. 5 March 2017.
^"UAFA : 12 clubs retenus pour la Coupe" (in French). Dzfoot.com. 7 March 2017.
^ (in Arabic). Ahram Sport. 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^"The Development Arab Club Championship Awards from 2004 to 2017" (in Arabic). Goal. 21 July 2017.
^"The Twitter tournament: This week in Middle East football". The New Arab. 26 July 2017.
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The 2017 Arab Club Championship was the 27th season note 1 of the Arab World s inter club football tournament organised by UAFA and the first season since it was renamed from the UAFA Club Cup to the Arab Club Championship The competition was won by Tunisian club Esperance de Tunis who defeated Jordanian side Al Faisaly 3 2 after extra time in the final to secure a joint record third title 2017 Arab Club ChampionshipTournament detailsHost countryEgypt from group stage onwards DatesQualifying 14 September 2016 4 March 2017Competition proper 22 July 2017 6 August 2017Teams20 from 2 confederations from 18 associations Final positionsChampionsEsperance de Tunis 3rd title Runners upAl FaisalyTournament statisticsMatches played36Goals scored83 2 31 per match Attendance755 000 20 972 per match Top scorer s Mohamed Fouzair 3 goals 2012 132018 19 Contents 1 Allocation of entries 2 Teams 3 Venues 4 Schedule 5 Qualifying play off 5 1 Preliminary round 1 5 2 Preliminary round 2 5 3 Play off round 6 Group stage 6 1 Group A 6 2 Group B 6 3 Group C 6 4 Ranking of second placed teams 7 Knockout stage 7 1 Semi finals 7 2 Final 8 Top scorers 9 Prize money 10 Media 10 1 Broadcasting 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksAllocation of entries editThe following team entries allocation was announced by the Union of Arab Football Associations on 20 June 2016 1 Each association was given entry either to the qualifying play off or to the group stage based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 2 June 2016 2 Only teams who were champions or runners up of either their nation s league or one of their nation s cup competitions were allowed to participate in the tournament Participation for 2017 Arab Club ChampionshipAllocated group stage slot s Allocated qualifying play off slotDid not participateAsia Zone Rank MemberAssociation SlotsGroupstage Qualifying play offZone All Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 5 nbsp Saudi Arabia 2 0 0 02 6 nbsp United Arab Emirates 1 0 0 03 7 nbsp Jordan 1 0 0 04 8 nbsp Qatar A 0 0 0 05 9 nbsp Oman 0 1 0 06 10 nbsp Syria 0 1 0 07 11 nbsp Iraq 0 1 0 08 12 nbsp Palestine 0 0 1 09 16 nbsp Bahrain 0 0 0 110 17 nbsp Kuwait B 0 0 0 011 18 nbsp Lebanon 0 0 0 112 20 nbsp Yemen C 0 0 0 0Total 4 3 1 2610 Africa Zone Rank MemberAssociation SlotsGroupstage Qualifying play offZone All Play off round Prelim round 2 Prelim round 11 1 nbsp Algeria D 1 0 0 02 2 nbsp Egypt D 2 0 0 03 3 nbsp Tunisia 1 0 0 04 4 nbsp Morocco 1 0 0 05 13 nbsp Mauritania 0 1 0 06 14 nbsp Libya E 0 0 0 07 15 nbsp Sudan 0 0 1 08 19 nbsp Comoros 0 0 0 19 21 nbsp Djibouti 0 0 0 110 22 nbsp Somalia 0 0 0 1Total 5 1 1 3510 Notes Qatar were allocated one group stage slot but chose not to participate due to scheduling difficulties with other tournaments Kuwait were allocated one qualifying play off slot but could not participate due to FIFA s suspension of its football association Yemen were allocated one qualifying play off slot but did not participate due to the suspension of footballing activity in the country As the tournament s hosts from the group stage onwards Egypt were allocated two group stage slots as opposed to one and Algeria were therefore allocated just one group stage slot rather than two Libya were allocated one qualifying play off slot but did not participate due to the suspension of footballing activity in the country Teams editThe following 20 teams from 18 associations entered the competition Asia Zone Team Qualifying method App Last AppGroup stage entrants nbsp Al Hilal 2015 16 Saudi Professional League runners up 9th 2004 05 nbsp Al Nassr 2016 King Cup runners up 5th 2012 13 nbsp Al Wahda Note UAE 2015 16 UAE League Cup winners 1st none nbsp Al Faisaly 2015 16 Jordan League runners up 12th Note JOR 2008 09Play off round entrants nbsp Fanja 2015 16 Oman Professional League champions 3rd 1989 nbsp Al Jaish 2015 16 Syrian Premier League champions 7th 2006 07 nbsp Naft Al Wasat 2015 16 Iraqi Premier League runners up 1st nonePreliminary round 2 entrants nbsp Shabab Al Khalil 2015 16 West Bank Premier League champions 1st nonePreliminary round 1 entrants nbsp Al Riffa 2015 16 Bahraini King s Cup runners up 8th 2007 08 nbsp Al Ahed 2015 16 Lebanese Premier League runners up2015 16 Lebanese FA Cup runners up 2nd 2004 05 Africa Zone Team Qualifying method App Last AppGroup stage entrants nbsp NA Hussein Dey 2015 16 Algerian Cup runners up 4th 2004 05 nbsp Al Ahly 2015 16 Egyptian Premier League champions2016 Egypt Cup runners up 7th 2003 04 nbsp Zamalek 2016 Egypt Cup winners2015 16 Egyptian Premier League runners up 6th 2006 07 nbsp Esperance de Tunis 2015 16 Tunisian Cup winners2015 16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners up 7th 2008 09 nbsp Fath Union Sport 2015 16 Botola champions2015 Coupe du Trone runners up 1st nonePlay off round entrants nbsp FC Tevragh Zeina 2015 16 Ligue 1 Mauritania champions2016 Coupe du President de la Republique winners 2nd 2012 13Preliminary round 2 entrants nbsp Al Merrikh 2016 Sudan Premier League runners up 10th 2008 09Preliminary round 1 entrants nbsp Volcan Club 2015 Comoros Premier League champions2016 Coupe des Comores winners 1st none nbsp ASAS Djibouti Telecom 2015 16 Djibouti Premier League champions2016 Djibouti Cup winners 1st none nbsp Dekedaha 2015 16 Somali First Division runners up 1st none Notes Al Wahda were a late replacement for Al Ain 2015 16 UAE Pro League runners up and 2015 16 UAE President s Cup runners up who decided to withdraw from the tournament Not including Al Faisaly s appearance in the cancelled 1990 edition Venues editThe following three venues were chosen to host all matches from the group stage onwards Alexandria AlexandriaBorg El Arab Stadium Alexandria StadiumCapacity 86 000 Capacity 13 660 nbsp nbsp Cairo nbsp nbsp Cairo nbsp AlexandriaAl Salam StadiumCapacity 30 000 nbsp Schedule editThe schedule of the competition was as follows 1 3 Stage Round DateQualifying play off Round 1 14 September 2016 4 March 2017Round 2Play off roundGroup stage Matchday 1 22 July 6 August 2017Matchday 2Matchday 3Knockout stage Semi finalsFinalQualifying play off editMain article 2017 Arab Club Championship qualifying play off The qualifying play off was held between 14 September 2016 and 4 March 2017 The three winners of the play off round advanced to the group stage to join the nine direct entrants Preliminary round 1 edit Asia ZoneTeam 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAl Riffa nbsp 1 5 nbsp Al Ahed 0 1 1 4Africa ZonePos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts DJI DEK VOL1 nbsp ASAS Djibouti Telecom Note DJI H 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 02 nbsp Dekedaha 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 03 nbsp Volcan Club 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Source UAFA H Hosts Notes ASAS Djibouti Telecom qualified via a drawing of lots Preliminary round 2 edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAsia ZoneAl Ahed nbsp 3 0 nbsp Shabab Al Khalil 1 0 2 0Africa ZoneASAS Djibouti Telecom nbsp 1 2 nbsp Al Merrikh 1 1 0 1Play off round edit Team 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legAsia ZoneAl Jaish nbsp 0 1 nbsp Naft Al Wasat 0 0 0 1Al Ahed nbsp 6 1 nbsp Fanja 2 1 4 0Africa ZoneFC Tevragh Zeina nbsp 2 3 nbsp Al Merrikh 0 1 2 2Group stage editFrom the group stage onwards the tournament was held in Egypt in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria Twelve teams participated in the group stage divided into three groups The draw for the groups took place on 5 May 2017 in Cairo 4 5 The top team of each group along with the best runner up advanced to the semi finals Tiebreakerspoints obtained in all group matches goal difference in all group matches number of goals scored in all group matches If two or more teams were to be equal on the basis of the above three criteria their rankings would have been determined as follows points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned Times listed are UTC 2 Group A edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Al Faisaly 3 3 0 0 4 1 3 9 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Al Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 63 nbsp NA Hussein Dey 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 34 nbsp Al Wahda 3 0 0 3 1 6 5 0Source Soccerway 22 July 2017 2017 07 22 17 30NA Hussein Dey nbsp 2 0 nbsp Al WahdaAddadi nbsp 11 Gasmi nbsp 45 1 ReportAl Salam Stadium CairoAttendance 3 000Referee Redouane Jiyed Morocco 22 July 2017 2017 07 22 21 15Al Ahly nbsp 0 1 nbsp Al FaisalyReport Al Rawashdeh nbsp 55 Al Salam Stadium CairoAttendance 10 000Referee Nawaf Shukralla Bahrain 25 July 2017 2017 07 25 18 00Al Faisaly nbsp 1 0 nbsp NA Hussein DeyMendy nbsp 52 ReportAl Salam Stadium CairoAttendance 2 000Referee Turki Al Khudhayr Saudi Arabia 25 July 2017 2017 07 25 21 00Al Wahda nbsp 0 2 nbsp Al AhlyReport nbsp 32 Barakat nbsp 84 MoharebAl Salam Stadium CairoAttendance 6 000Referee Youssef Essrayri Tunisia 28 July 2017 2017 07 28 18 00Al Wahda nbsp 1 2 nbsp Al FaisalyBatna nbsp 41 Report nbsp 76 Lukasz nbsp 90 2 ZuwayAl Salam Stadium CairoReferee Mohammed Darwish Lebanon 28 July 2017 2017 07 28 21 00Al Ahly nbsp 2 1 nbsp NA Hussein DeyGomaa nbsp 74 pen Barakat nbsp 90 2 Report nbsp 61 BoulaouidetAl Salam Stadium CairoAttendance 13 000Referee Ali Sabah Iraq Group B edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Fath Union Sport 3 1 2 0 7 3 4 5 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Al Ahed 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 53 nbsp Zamalek 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 44 nbsp Al Nassr 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1Source Soccerway 23 July 2017 2017 07 23 18 00Al Nassr nbsp 1 1 nbsp Al AhedAl Shehri nbsp 37 Report nbsp 49 DiopAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaReferee Ali Sabah Iraq 23 July 2017 2017 07 23 21 00Zamalek nbsp 2 2 nbsp Fath Union SportMorsy nbsp 43 pen Shikabala nbsp 65 Report nbsp 8 89 DiakiteAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaAttendance 6 000Referee Yaqoub Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates 26 July 2017 2017 07 26 18 00Fath Union Sport nbsp 4 0 nbsp Al NassrFouzair nbsp 11 29 pen 32 pen El Bahraoui nbsp 60 ReportAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaReferee Adham Makhadmeh Jordan 26 July 2017 2017 07 26 21 00Al Ahed nbsp 1 0 nbsp ZamalekZreik nbsp 84 ReportAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaAttendance 8 000Referee Qasim Al Hatmi Oman 29 July 2017 2017 07 29 18 00Al Ahed nbsp 1 1 nbsp Fath Union SportHaidar nbsp 54 pen Report nbsp 45 Ait KhoursaAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaReferee Youssef Essrayri Tunisia 29 July 2017 2017 07 29 21 00Zamalek nbsp 2 1 nbsp Al NassrEmam nbsp 1 Hamdy nbsp 37 Report nbsp 11 PereiraAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaReferee Mahmoud Ismail referee Sudan Group C edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Esperance de Tunis 3 3 0 0 6 2 4 9 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Al Merrikh 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 43 nbsp Al Hilal 3 0 2 1 5 6 1 24 nbsp Naft Al Wasat 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1Source Soccerway 24 July 2017 2017 07 24 18 00Naft Al Wasat nbsp 0 1 nbsp Esperance de TunisReport nbsp 83 KhenissiBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Ali Lemghaifry Mauritania 24 July 2017 2017 07 24 21 00Al Merrikh nbsp 1 1 nbsp Al HilalAl Madina nbsp 71 Report nbsp 26 Al DawsariBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Mehdi Abid Charef Algeria 27 July 2017 2017 07 27 18 00Al Hilal nbsp 2 2 nbsp Naft Al WasatAl Qahtani nbsp 52 Zabani nbsp 58 Report nbsp 45 2 Ahmed nbsp 80 SadirBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Redouane Jiyed Morocco 27 July 2017 2017 07 27 21 00Esperance de Tunis nbsp 2 0 nbsp Al MerrikhBadri nbsp 21 70 ReportBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Ibrahim Nour El Din Egypt 30 July 2017 2017 07 30 18 00Esperance de Tunis nbsp 3 2 nbsp Al HilalMatri nbsp 45 Jouini nbsp 58 Chaalali nbsp 74 Report nbsp 49 Al Yami nbsp 60 Al RashidiBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Adham Makhadmeh Jordan 30 July 2017 2017 07 30 21 00Al Merrikh nbsp 2 1 nbsp Naft Al WasatAbdul Rahman nbsp 23 pen Osunwa nbsp 89 Report nbsp 2 AhmedBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Yaqoub Al Hammadi United Arab Emirates Ranking of second placed teams edit The highest ranked second placed team from the groups advanced to the knockout stage the rest were eliminated Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 A nbsp Al Ahly 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 6 Advance to knockout stage2 B nbsp Al Ahed 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 53 C nbsp Al Merrikh 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4Source SoccerwayKnockout stage editMatches were determined by a random draw Semi finalsFinal 2 August Alexandria nbsp Al Ahly1 6 August Alexandria nbsp Al Faisaly2 nbsp Al Faisaly2 3 August Alexandria nbsp Esperance de Tunis a e t 3 nbsp Fath Union Sport1 nbsp Esperance de Tunis a e t 2 Semi finals edit 2 August 2017 2017 08 02 20 00Al Ahly nbsp 1 2 nbsp Al FaisalyAzaro nbsp 90 8 Report nbsp 26 Mendy nbsp 37 o g FathyBorg El Arab Stadium AlexandriaReferee Ali Lemghaifry Mauritania 3 August 2017 2017 08 03 20 00Fath Union Sport nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp Esperance de TunisSemmoumy nbsp 28 Report nbsp 47 Chemmam nbsp 95 pen KhenissiAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaReferee Turki Al Khudhayr Saudi Arabia Final edit Main article 2017 Arab Club Championship Final 6 August 2017 2017 08 06 20 00Al Faisaly nbsp 2 3 a e t nbsp Esperance de TunisZuway nbsp 72 Attiah nbsp 88 Report nbsp 46 54 Bguir nbsp 101 DhaouadiAlexandria Stadium AlexandriaAttendance 7 500Referee Ibrahim Nour El Din Egypt Top scorers editStatistics exclude qualifying rounds Rank Player Club Goals1 nbsp Mohamed Fouzair nbsp Fath Union Sport 32 nbsp Amr Barakat nbsp Al Ahly 2 nbsp Ziyad Ahmed nbsp Naft Al Wasat nbsp Akram Zuway nbsp Al Faisaly nbsp Dominique Mendy nbsp Al Faisaly nbsp Mohamad Haidar nbsp Al Ahed nbsp Lamine Diakite nbsp Fath Union Sport nbsp Kelechi Osunwa nbsp Al Merrikh nbsp Bakri Al Madina nbsp Al Merrikh nbsp Anice Badri nbsp Esperance de Tunis nbsp Saad Bguir nbsp Esperance de Tunis nbsp Taha Yassine Khenissi nbsp Esperance de TunisPrize money editUAFA announced that the winner will receive 2 5 million while 600 000 will go to the runner up and the losing semi finalists will each get 200 000 6 7 Media editThe tournament gained international coverage for being the first football tournament to be broadcast live on Twitter with all 21 matches from the group stage and knockout stage being shown for free on the competition s official Twitter account 8 Broadcasting edit Territory Channel nbsp Egypt ONTV nbsp Saudi Arabia Al Riyadiah nbsp United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi TVNotes edit Not including the cancelled 1990 edition References edit a b Inviting the Arab Associations to Participate in the Arab Club Cup in Arabic UAFA 20 June 2016 FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking Men s Ranking FIFA com 2 June 2016 Archived from the original on June 7 2016 تصفيات الدور الأول لكأس العرب للأندية بجيبوتي in Arabic UAFA 14 September 2016 اللجنة المنظمة للبطولة العربية للأندية تعقد اجتماعها الثاني بالخرطوم in Arabic UAFA 5 March 2017 UAFA 12 clubs retenus pour la Coupe in French Dzfoot com 7 March 2017 Arab Club Championship Awards in Arabic Ahram Sport 5 May 2017 Archived from the original on 28 July 2017 Retrieved 28 July 2017 The Development Arab Club Championship Awards from 2004 to 2017 in Arabic Goal 21 July 2017 The Twitter tournament This week in Middle East football The New Arab 26 July 2017 External links editUAFA Official website in Arabic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 Arab Club Championship amp oldid 1170034316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
