2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2018–19 Zayed Champions Cup to mark 100 years since the birth of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, was the 28th season of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The final was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, between Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia. It was the fourth time Al-Hilal reached the final in their history, while it marked the first appearance of Étoile du Sahel in this stage. Étoile du Sahel defeated Al-Hilal 2–1 in the final and won the title for the first time in their history, becoming the third Tunisian team to win the competition in the last five editions.
Espérance de Tunis were the defending champions, having won the title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by Al-Ittihad Alexandria in the first round.

Prize money

The prize money was as follows:

Winners: $6 million
Runners-up: $2.5 million

Teams

A total of 40 teams participated in the tournament; 20 from Asia and 20 from Africa. 10 clubs started in the qualifying play-off 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 in the United Arab Emirates.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows:

Phase	Round	Draw date	Dates
Qualifying play-off	Preliminary round	24 April 2018	5–9 May 2018
Qualifying play-off	Play-off round	24 April 2018	17–24 May 2018
Knockout stage	First round	24 April 2018	31 July – 30 September 2018
Knockout stage	Second round	6 October 2018	27 October – 11 December 2018
Knockout stage	Quarter-finals	17 December 2018	26 January – 25 February 2019
Knockout stage	Semi-finals	17 December 2018	27 February – 15 April 2019
Knockout stage	Final	17 December 2018	18 April 2019

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

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Play-off round

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout phase

First round

1–1 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.
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2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.
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2–2 on aggregate. Ismaily won 4–2 on penalties.
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Raja Casablanca won 3–2 on aggregate.
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1–1 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Naft won on away goals.
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Al-Hilal won 2–0 on aggregate.
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MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Étoile du Sahel won 6–2 on aggregate.
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USM Alger won 4–0 on aggregate. They were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from the home fans.
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Al-Nassr won 6–2 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won on away goals.
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2–2 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
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Al-Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate.
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''Al-Ahli Jeddah won 5–0 on aggregate.''

Second round

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.
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MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Wasl won on away goals.
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Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Al-Hilal won 6–0 on aggregate.
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0–0 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on penalties.
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1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ittihad Alexandria won 4–3 on penalties.
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''Al-Ahli Jeddah won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

Al-Hilal won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.
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''Al-Merrikh won 3–0 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won 3–2 on penalties.
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''Étoile du Sahel won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Top scorers

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds.