1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
# 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup

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.

## Participants

Participants :

| Zone | Team | Qualifying method |
| - | - | - |
| | Al Ahly | Hosts |
| | WA Tlemcen | Holders |
| Zone 1 | West Riffa SC | 1997–98 Bahraini Premier League winners |
| Zone 1 | Al-Salmiya | 1997–98 Kuwaiti Premier League winners |
| Zone 1 | Oman Club | 1997–98 Omani League fifth |
| Zone 1 | Al-Arabi (Doha) | 1997–98 Qatar Stars League fourth |
| Zone 1 | Al-Ittihad | 1997–98 Saudi Premier League seventh |
| Zone 1 | Sharjah SC | 1997–98 UAE Football League runners-up |
| Zone 2 | Al Shabab | 1997–98 Saudi Premier League runners-up |
| Zone 2 | Al-Hilal Club | 1999 Sudan Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Wehda | 1997–98 Yemeni League winners |
| Zone 3 | Al-Mahalla | 1997–98 Libyan Premier League height |
| Zone 3 | ASC Sonalec | 1997–98 Mauritanean Premier League runners-up |
| Zone 3 | Olympique Béja | 1996–97 Tunisian Championnat National fifth |
| Zone 4 | Al-Wehdat | 1996–97 Jordan League winners |
| Zone 4 | Khadamat Rafah | Gaza Strip League representative |
| Zone 4 | 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 |

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 |

Al-Wehdat & Al-Jaish advanced to the final tournament.

## 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 |

**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 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 October – Cairo | 1 October – Cairo |
| Al Shabab (p) | 1 (3) |
| Al Shabab (p) | 1 (3) | 3 October – Cairo | 3 October – Cairo |
| Al Ahly | 1 (2) | 3 October – Cairo | 3 October – Cairo |
| Al Ahly | 1 (2) | Al Shabab | 2 |
| 1 October – Cairo | 1 October – Cairo | | Al Shabab | 2 |
| 1 October – Cairo | 1 October – Cairo | Al-Jaish | 0 |
| Al-Jaish | 2 | Al-Jaish | 0 |
| Al-Salmiya | 1 | | |

## Winners

* 1999 Arab Club Champions Cup
* Al Shabab Second title
