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1989 Arab Club Champions Cup
كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال 1989
Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
City	Marrakesh
Dates	19 November – 2 December
Teams	10 (from 2 confederations) (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Wydad Athletic Club (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Hilal
Third place	JS Kabylie
Fourth place	Étoile du Sahel
	← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Morocco in the city of Marrakesh. Wydad Athletic Club won the competition for the first time beating in the final Al-Hilal.^[1]

Participants

Participants
Zone	Team	Qualifying method
	Kawkab Marrakech	Hosts
	Al-Ettifaq	Holders
Zone 1	Al-Muharraq	1987–88 Bahraini Premier League winners
Zone 1	Fanja SC	1987–88 Omani League winners
Zone 2	Al Ahly	1987–88 Egyptian Premier League runners-up
	Al-Hilal	1987–88 Saudi Premier League winners
	Al-Matabeh	Somali First Division representative
	Al-Mourada	1987–88 Sudan Premier League winners
Zone 3	JS Kabylie	1987–88 Algerian Championnat National runners-up
	CLAS Casablanca	Moroccan Championship Sixth place
	Wydad Athletic Club	Moroccan Throne Cup winners
	Étoile du Sahel	1987–88 Tunisian Championship Fifth place
Zone 4	Al-Tayaran	1987–88 Iraqi League Third place
Zone 4	Al-Ansar SC	1987–88 Lebanese Premier League winners

Preliminary round

Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Al-Muharraq and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Preliminary round tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Hilal	3	2	1	0	12	2	+10	5
Al Ahly^[a]	3	2	1	0	12	3	+9	5
Al-Mourada	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	2
Al-Matabeh	3	0	0	3	4	23	−19	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

27 July 1989

Al-Hilal	2 – 0	Al-Mourada

Riyadh

28 July 1989

Al Ahly	9 – 1	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

30 July 1989

Al-Hilal	1 – 1	Al Ahly

Riyadh

31 July 1989

Al-Mourada	5 – 2	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

1 August 1989

Al Ahly	2 – 1	Al-Mourada

Riyadh

2 August 1989

Al-Hilal	9 – 1	Al-Matabeh

Riyadh

Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament. Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Sousse, Tunisia.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Étoile du Sahel	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
JS Tizi Ouzou	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
CLAS Casablanca	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Étoile du Sahel	1 – 1	JS Tizi Ouzou
Bouazra –'		– –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Étoile du Sahel	3 – 0	CLAS Casablanca
Hsoumi –', –' Dermech –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

JS Tizi Ouzou	2 – 2	CLAS Casablanca
Djahnit 18' Haffaf 44'		– –' – –'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

JS Tizi Ouzou and Étoile du Sahel advanced to the final tournament.
JS Tizi Ouzou renamed JS Kabylie from the season 1989-90 and played under this name in the final tournament.

Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria, Jordan and Palestine withdrew their participant.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Tayaran	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	4
Al-Ansar	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

4 August 1989

Al-Ansar	0 – 2	Al-Tayaran
		Hamad –', –'

Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad

6 August 1989

Al-Tayaran	1 – 0	Al-Ansar
Hashim 53' (pen.)

Al-Rasheed Stadium, Baghdad

Al-Tayaran and Al-Ansar SC advanced to the final tournament.

Final Tournament

Final tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 19 November to 2 December 1989.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
JS Kabylie	4	1	3	0	4	3	+1	5
Al-Hilal^[a]	4	2	0	2	6	4	+2	4
Al-Tayaran	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	4
Kawkab Marrakech	4	1	2	1	4	6	−2	4
Al-Muharraq	4	1	1	2	2	5	−3	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Al-Hilal qualified after a drawing of lots with Al-Tayaran.

Kawkab Marrakech	1 – 4	Al-Hilal

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

21 November 1989

JS Kabylie	1 – 1	Al-Tayaran
– –'		Hamad –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

23 November 1989

Al-Hilal	1 – 0	Al-Tayaran

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Kawkab Marrakech	1 – 0	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

JS Kabylie	1 – 1	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Kawkab Marrakech	2 – 2	Al-Tayaran
– –' – –'		Hamad –', –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Kawkab Marrakech	0 – 0	JS Kabylie

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Al-Hilal	0 – 1	Al-Muharraq

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

27 November 1989

Al-Tayaran	3 – 0	Al-Muharraq
Hamad –', –' Hashim –'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

27 November 1989

JS Kabylie	2 – 1	Al-Hilal
Saïb 22' Meftah 80'		Al-Habashi 6'

El Harti Stadium, Marrakesh

Referee: Yousef Belal (Libya)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Étoile du Sahel	4	2	2	0	7	4	+3	6
Wydad Casablanca	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Al-Ettifaq	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	4
Al-Ansar	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	4
Fanja SC	4	0	1	3	0	4	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Al-Ansar	2 – 2	Étoile du Sahel
– –' – –'		Brigui –', –'

Casablanca

Al-Ettifaq	0 – 2	Wydad Casablanca

Casablanca

Al-Ettifaq	1 – 1	Étoile du Sahel
– –'		Brigui –'

Casablanca

Wydad Casablanca	0 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

Al-Ettifaq	2 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

Al-Ansar	0 – 2	Wydad Casablanca

Casablanca

Étoile du Sahel	3 – 1	Wydad Casablanca
Hsoumi –' Gabsi –' Dermech –'		– –'

Casablanca

Al-Ansar	1 – 0	Fanja SC

Casablanca

Al-Ansar	1 – 1	Al-Ettifaq

Casablanca

Étoile du Sahel	1 – 0	Fanja SC
Brigui –'		– –'

Casablanca

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

– Marrakesh

Étoile du Sahel (p)	0 (4)
		2 December – Marrakesh
Al-Hilal	0 (5)
		Al-Hilal	1
– Marrakesh
		Wydad Casablanca	3
JS Kabylie	2

Wydad Casablanca	3
		Third place

		– Marrakesh

		Étoile du Sahel	0

		JS Kabylie	1