The 2008 North African Cup Winners Cup was the first edition of the competition created by the Federation of North African Football.
ES Tunis
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Arts and entertainment
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were the champions, defeating
JSM Béjaïa
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...
2-1 over two legs.
Participating teams
1 FAR Rabat
Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ar, الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية), commonly known as AS FAR ( ar, نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's ...
won the
Coupe du Trône
The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league cha ...
, but as they are already playing the
North African Cup of Champions
The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Mo ...
,
Maghreb Fez
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
were invited to compete instead.
2 Al Zamalek withdrew.
The System
The Libyan representative and the Moroccan representative will contest a two-legged tie, first leg on November 19, second leg November 25, to qualify for the semi-finals, the draw for which will be made on November 23 in
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. The semi-finals will be played sometime in December, with the final being played in January 2009.
The Awards
* The Champions: $100,000
* The Runner-up: $50,000
* 3rd & 4th Place: $20,000 (shared)
The qualifying round
Khaleej Sirte
Khaleej Sirte is a Libyan football club based in Sirte, Libya. They play in the Libyan Premier League. They play their home matches at the 2 March Stadium in Sirte. The stadium holds around 2,000 people.
History
Sirte was founded on 5 May 19 ...
0 - 4
Maghreb Fez
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
First leg
Second leg
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Maghreb Fez
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
advance to the Semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4-0''
Semi-finals
The draw for this round of the competition was made on November 23 in
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. The first legs will be played on December 18, and the second legs will be played either on December 24 or December 26.
JSM Béjaïa
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...
,
Al-Masry
Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...
and
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* ''E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scham ...
were automatically given byes to this round of the competition. These three teams and the winner of the qualifying stage will make up the semi-finals.
Draw
First Legs
Al-Masry
Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...
1 - 0
JSM Béjaïa
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...
(''December 5'')
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* ''E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scham ...
4 - 4
Maghreb Fez
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
(''December 18'')
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Second Legs
Maghreb Fez
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
0 - 1
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* ''E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scham ...
(''December 24'')
JSM Béjaïa
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...
2 - 0
Al-Masry
Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Leag ...
(''December 26'')
''
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* ''E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scham ...
advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 5-4''
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JSM Béjaïa
Jeunesse Sportive Madinet de Béjaïa ( ar, الشبيبة الرياضية لمدينة بجاية), known as JSM Béjaïa or simply JSMB for short, is an Algerian football club based in Béjaïa. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are ...
advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1''
Final
First leg
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Second leg
attendance = 40.000
External links
North African Cup Winners Cup at goalzz.com
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