The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, the 30th season of the Arab League's main club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup. It was played at the King Fahd Stadium in Taif. [1] Al-Nassr beat Al-Hilal 2–1 after extra time to earn their first Arab Club Champions Cup title.[2]
| Event | 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 12 August 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | King Fahd Stadium, Taif | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Sergej Milinković-Savić (Al-Hilal) | ||||||
| Referee | Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 33 °C (91 °F) | ||||||
Teams edit
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|
 Al-Hilal
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4 (1989, 1994, 1995, 2018–19) |
| Al-Nassr
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None |
Route to the final edit
Both clubs entered the Arab Club Champions Cup at the group stage of the competition with the draw made on 6 March 2023. Al-Hilal was drawn in group B while Al-Nassr was drawn in group C.
| Al-Hilal | Round | Al-Nassr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Agg. | Opponent | Agg. | |
 Al Ahli Tripoli
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0–0 | Group stage | Al-Shabab
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0–0 |
 Al-Sadd
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2–3 |  US Monastir
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4–1 | |
 Wydad AC
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2–1 |  Zamalek
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1–1 | |
| Ittihad Jeddah
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3–1 | Quarter-finals | Raja CA
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3–1 |
| Al-Shabab
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3–1 | Semi-finals |  Al-Shorta
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1–0 |
Match edit
Details edit
| Al-Hilal | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Al-Nassr |
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Report |
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         Al-Hilal
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 Al-Nassr
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Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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Notes edit
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References edit
- ^ "أنظار الجميع تتجه صوب محافظة الطائف.. غداً ..النصر والهلال السعوديان يلتقيان في نهائي كأس الملك سلمان للأندية" [Everyone's attention is directed towards Taif Governorate .. Tomorrow .. Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia will meet in the final of the King Salman Club Cup]. uafa-ac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo at the double as Al Nassr beat Al Hilal in King Salman Club Cup final". thenationalnews.com. The National News. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in Arabic)