The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2019–20 Mohammed VI Champions Cup ( ar, كأس محمد السادس للأندية الأبطال 2019–20) after Mohammed VI of Morocco, where the final was hosted, was the 29th season of the

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

, the

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's club

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tournament organised by UAFA. Étoile du Sahel were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous edition. They were eliminated by

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in the first round. The tournament was postponed for ten months in 2020 due to the

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, and the final was played on 21 August 2021, where Raja Casablanca defeated

Al-Ittihad Jeddah Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabian Club ( ar, نادي الإتحاد العربي السعودي), referred to as Al-Ittihad, is a professional football club based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1927. The club has spent its entire history in the to ...

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 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium ( ar, المجمع الرياضي الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home grou ...

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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.

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

, 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.

Broadcasting

Notes

References

External links

UAFA Official website
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