The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in
Arab
The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
nations. It started in 1989 and merged with 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 ...
in 2002 to form the
Prince Faysal bin Fahad Tournament for Arab Clubs.
History
After 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 UAFA held another championship for the Cup Champions Clubs, which began in its first edition in 1989 as a combined tournament. Its competitions were hosted by the Saudi Al-Ittihad Club in
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...
, and the
Stade Tunisien
Stade Tunisien (; ar, الملعب التونسي) or ST is a football club from Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia. Alongside Espérance de Tunis and Club Africain it forms the group of three best teams in the capital city region. Founded in 1948, it is th ...
won its first title to continue until 2002, when it landed its last in
Tunis
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and won its title Stade Tunisien again.
Records and statistics
Finals
Winners by club
Winners by country
References
External links
Arab Cup Winners' Cup- ''rsssf.com''
Arab Cup Winners' Cup- ''mundial11.com''
Arab Cup Winners' Cup- ''naseej.net''
{{UAFA Football
Union of Arab Football Associations club competitions
Defunct international club association football competitions in Africa
Defunct international club association football competitions in Asia
Recurring sporting events established in 1989
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2001