The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup () after Mohammed VI of Morocco, where the final was hosted, was the 29th season of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.
Étoile du Sahel were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Shabab Al-Ordon in the first round. The tournament was postponed for ten months in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the final was played on 21 August 2021, where Raja Casablanca defeated Al-Ittihad Jeddah on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second title.
Teams A total of 38 teams participated in the tournament; 19 from Africa and 19 from Asia. 8 clubs started in the preliminary round where two of them advanced to the first round which consisted of 32 teams. From then on, the tournament was played in a knockout format with home and away legs, until the final which was a one-leg match played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.
+Asia ZoneTeamLeague positionApp First round entrants Al-Shabab2018–19 Saudi Professional League fifth place5th Al-Ittihad Jeddah2018–19 Saudi Professional League tenth place11th Al-Jazira2018–19 UAE Pro-League fifth place2nd Al-Wasl2018–19 UAE Pro-League ninth place3rd Al-Shorta2018–19 Iraqi Premier League champions3rd Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya2018–19 Iraqi Premier League runners-up5th Shabab Al-Ordon2018–19 Jordanian Pro League fourth place5th Al-Jaish2018–19 Syrian Premier League champions9th Al-Ahed2018–19 Lebanese Football League champions3rd Nejmeh2018–19 Lebanese Football League third place8th Al-Muharraq2018–19 Bahraini Premier League third place6th Dhofar2018–19 Oman Professional League champions2nd Al-Nasr2018–19 Oman Professional League runners-up2nd Hilal Al-Quds2018–19 West Bank Premier League champions5th Al-Kuwait2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League champions8th Al-Salmiya2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League third place3rd Al-Arabi2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League fifth place5th Preliminary round entrants Al-Zawraa2018–19 Iraqi Premier League third place3rd Al-Riffa2018–19 Bahraini Premier League champions10th
+Africa ZoneTeamLeague positionApp First round entrants Wydad Casablanca2018–19 Botola champions7th Raja Casablanca2018–19 Botola runners-up10th Olympic Safi2018–19 Botola fourth place2nd Espérance de Tunis2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions9th Étoile du Sahel2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runners-up5th Ismaily2018–19 Egyptian Premier League seventh place8th Al-Ittihad Alexandria2018–19 Egyptian Premier League eleventh place2nd MC Alger2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 sixth place5th CS Constantine2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 seventh place1st Al-Merrikh2018–19 Sudan Premier League champions12th Al-Hilal2018–19 Sudan Premier League runners-up10th Al-Ahly Benghazi2017–18 Libyan Premier League runners-up1st FC Nouadhibou2018–19 Ligue 1 Mauritania champions2nd Preliminary round entrants Ittihad Tanger2018–19 Botola fifth place1st CA Bizertin2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 sixth place6th JS Saoura2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place1st Fomboni2019 Comoros Premier League champions1st ASAS Djibouti Télécom2018–19 Djibouti Premier League third place3rd Horseed2019 Somali First Division runners-up1st
+Associations which did not enter a team Qatar Yemen
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Prize money The prize money is as follows: Winners: $6,000,000 Runners-up: $2,500,000 Semi-finalists: $500,000 Quarter-finalists: $200,000 Second round: $50,000 First round: $20,000
Round and draw dates
The schedule is as follows.
RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legPreliminary round27 July 201918–25 August 2019First round20 August – 24 September 201930 August – 3 October 2019Second round5 October 201923 October – 8 November 20194 November – 16 December 2019Quarter-finals4 December 201923 December 2019 – 15 January 202020 January – 15 February 2020Semi-finals16 February – 2 December 20204 January – 11 January 2021Final21 August 2021 at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Bracket
First round The draw for the first round was held on 27 July 2019.
Second round The draw for the second round was held on 5 October 2019.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 4 December 2019.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 4 December 2019 (after the quarter-finals draw).
Final
The final was played on 21 August 2021 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
Top goalscorers Statistics exclude preliminary round.
RankPlayerTeam Total1 Romarinho Al-Ittihad Jeddah1 21 1113102 Mouhcine Moutouali Raja Casablanca1 21 1 53 Danilo Asprilla Al-Shabab1 3 4 Khaled Kamar Al-Ittihad Alexandria1111 5 Ben Malango Raja Casablanca 11 1 3 Aleksandar Prijović Al-Ittihad Jeddah1 1 1 Amjad Attwan Al-Shorta 3 Zaid Al-Ameri Al-Jazira12 Sebá Al-Shabab1 2 Cristian Guanca Al-Shabab 111 11 Wagih Abdel Hakim Ismaily2 2 Waleed Bakhet Al-Hilal 2 Koffi Boua Olympic Safi11 Samy Frioui MC Alger 11 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Al-Shabab11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Espérance de Tunis 2 Fábio Lima Al-Wasl11 Junior Mapuku Al-Shorta 2 Mohamed Nahiri Wydad Casablanca1 1 Fabrice Ngoma Raja Casablanca 11 Benson Shilongo Ismaily 2 Nabeel Sabah Al-Shorta 2 Mahmoud Benhalib Raja Casablanca 11
Broadcasting 2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup Media Coverage Country/Region Television ChannelAD Sports
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References
External links UAFA Official website