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1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

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1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985
Tournament details
Host countryIraq
CityBaghdad
Dates5–9 December 1985
Teams3 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Al-Rasheed SC (1st title)
Runners-upAlgeria USM El Harrach
Third placeLebanon Nejmeh
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Abdelkader Meziani
(3 goals)
1984
1986

The 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup took place in Baghdad, Iraq and featured three teams. Iraqi League representative Al-Rasheed took the championship back to Iraq.

Participants

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Participants
Zone Team Qualifying method
Zone 1 Iraq Al-Rasheed Iraqi League representative
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1983–84 Saudi Premier League winners
Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a 1983–84 Yemeni League winners
Zone 2 Lebanon Nejmeh 1974–75 Lebanese Championship winners (no championship after 1975)
Zone 3 Algeria USM El Harrach 1983–84 Algerian Championship runners-up

Qualifying round

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Zone 1

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Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2
Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia0 – 1Iraq Al-Rasheed
Mohammed 64'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)
Al-Rasheed Iraq2 – 01Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Abid –' Jo'ra –'
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1 The match originally finished 1-1, but Al-Rasheed were awarded a 2-0 win as Al-Ahli Sana'a played a Sudanese player who was not registered according to competition rules.

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2 – 0Yemen Al-Ahli Sana'a
Hussain
Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah
Referee: Mohammed Al-Mawlood (Bahrain)

Al-Rasheed advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 2

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Nejmeh advanced to the final tournament.

Zone 3

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USM El Harrach advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iraq Al-Rasheed 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 4
Algeria USM El Harrach 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
Lebanon Nejmeh 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Rasheed Iraq6 – 1Lebanon Nejmeh
Dirjal 8'
Abid 35', 71'
Saddam 38'
Hashim 76'
Allawi 89'
Chatila 79'
Nejmeh Lebanon0 – 3Algeria USM El Harrach
Meziani 17', 30'
Ould El-Hadj 66'

Winner

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1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
Iraq
Al-Rasheed
1st Title
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