1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup
| بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1981–82 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 19 June 1981 – 7 February 1982 |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 association) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Iraq Al-Shorta (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Iraq Ali Hussein Mahmoud Qatar Jamal Al-Khatib Lebanon Hassan Chatila (2 goals each) |
1984 → | |
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The 1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup was the first edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup. The tournament featured three teams, after the withdrawal of South Yemeni club Al-Tilal, Saudi club Al-Nassr and Somali club Horseed.
Iraqi club Al-Shorta were crowned champions after a playoff victory against Lebanese side Al-Nejmeh. Al-Ahli of Jordan were the other team to take part.
Teams
[edit | edit source]- Participants
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
| Iraq Al-Shorta | 1979–80 Iraqi National League champions |
| Jordan Al-Ahli | 1979 Jordan League champions |
| Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 1974–75 Lebanese Premier League champions (most recent Lebanese championship) |
- Withdrawals
| Team | Qualifying method |
|---|---|
| South Yemen Al-Tilal | 1979–80 South Yemeni League champions |
| Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr | 1979–80 Saudi Premier League champions |
| Somalia Horseed | 1979–80 Somali First Division champions |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]The six teams were originally drawn into two groups, with one group consisting of Al-Nejmeh, Al-Ahli and Al-Tilal, and the other group consisting of Al-Shorta, Horseed and Al-Nassr.[1] However, Al-Nassr withdrew due to several of their players being unavailable on international duty, and Al-Tilal also withdrew.
A two-legged semi-final was therefore set up between Al-Nejmeh and Al-Ahli, with both matches being held at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan due to the Lebanese Civil War.[2]
Horseed were scheduled to travel to Baghdad on 2 February to play Al-Shorta in the other semi-final, but they withdrew, meaning that Al-Shorta qualified directly for the final.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Nejmeh Lebanon | 2–1 | Jordan Al-Ahli | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Shorta Iraq | (w/o) 1 | Somalia Horseed | — | — |
- 1 Horseed withdrew from the tournament.
| Al-Nejmeh Lebanon | 2–1 | Jordan Al-Ahli |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Chatila File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Salamah File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' |
Final
[edit | edit source]Both legs of the final were held at Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq due to the Lebanese Civil War.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shorta Iraq | 4–2 | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | 2–0 | 2–2 |
First leg
[edit | edit source]Al-Nejmeh's kits and boots were lost at the airport and did not arrive in Baghdad in time for the first leg, therefore Al-Shorta provided kits and boots to the Al-Nejmeh team to wear for the match.[6]Al-Nejmeh wore red shirts with white shorts and black boots (except for the player Mohammed Hatoum who wore white boots), while Al-Shorta wore green shirts with white shorts and green socks.[7]
Al-Shorta took the lead in the 40th minute; Mahmoud Hussein Mahmoud beat an Al-Nejmeh player on the right wing and sent in a cross which his brother Ali Hussein Mahmoud met with a header, sending the ball over Al-Nejmeh goalkeeper Zain Hashim and into the net.[8] Ali Hussein Mahmoud scored his second goal in the 83rd minute, as he was sent through on goal and netted with a left-footed shot towards the near post from inside the penalty area.[9] The Kuwaiti referee also awarded Al-Shorta a penalty in the match, but it was missed by Ali Hussein Mahmoud, and the match ended 2–0.[10]
Second leg
[edit | edit source]Al-Nejmeh wore orange shirts, black shorts and orange socks for the second leg, and the Lebanese side took the lead in the first half through Jamal Al-Khatib who got onto the end of a corner delivered by Al-Nejmeh's captain and struck the ball past goalkeeper Raad Hammoudi.[11] Al-Shorta equalised in the first half when Riyadh Nouri bundled the ball over the line after an Al-Nejmeh defender had made a goal-line block. Al-Nejmeh took the lead again in the second half when Hassan Chatila scored with a shot from outside the penalty area, but Al-Shorta brought the game back level and restored their two-goal aggregate advantage when Tariq Abdul-Amir crossed the ball into the box for Salih Radhi to finish.[12]
Al-Nejmeh player Jamal Al-Khatib suffered a dislocated hip during the match, which ended 2–2, therefore making Al-Shorta 4–2 winners on aggregate.[13] Al-Shorta manager Douglas Aziz was presented with the trophy after the game.[14]
| Al-Nejmeh Lebanon | 2–2 | Iraq Al-Shorta |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Khatib File:Soccerball shade.svg Chatila File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Nouri File:Soccerball shade.svg Radhi File:Soccerball shade.svg |
Winner
[edit | edit source]| 1981–82 Arab Club Champions Cup Winners |
|---|
| Iraq |
| Al-Shorta 1st Title |
Top goalscorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq Ali Hussein Mahmoud | Iraq Al-Shorta | 2 |
| Qatar Jamal Al-Khatib | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | ||
| Lebanon Hassan Chatila | Lebanon Al-Nejmeh | ||
| 4 | Jordan Shaker Salamah | Jordan Al-Ahli | 1 |
| Iraq Riyadh Nouri | Iraq Al-Shorta | ||
| Iraq Salih Radhi | Iraq Al-Shorta |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1981/1982 season - Al-Shorta video archive