The 1987 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in
Saudi Arabia
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for the second time. This time in the city of
Riyadh
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after the successful hosting of the
1984 Arab Club Champions Cup in
Dammam.
Al-Rasheed
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won the championship for the 3rd time, defending their championship once again and proving to be one of the top teams in the region at the time.
Participants
Preliminary round
A preliminary stage was held for sides in Africa and Asia with the finals changing into two groups with winners and runners up advancing to the semi finals stage.
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
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Al-Arabi advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
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Tersana
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and
Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Preliminary round tournament held in
Casablanca,
Morocco
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.
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ES Sahel
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and
JE Tizi Ouzou advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 4 (East Region)
Preliminary round tournament held in
Amman,
Jordan
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from 18 to 26 July.
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Al-Jaish Al Jaish is Arabic for army, and may refer to:
* Tala'ea El Gaish SC, a football club based in Cairo, Egypt
* Al-Jaish FC (Iraq), a football club based in Baghdad, Iraq
* Al-Jaish SC (Syria), a football club based in Damascus, Syria
* El Jaish SC, ...
and
Palestine SC
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advanced to the final tournament.''
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi finals
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3rd Place Match
Final
Winners
Goalscorers
Awards
References
External links
5th Arab Club Champions Cup 1987- ''rsssf.com''
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International club association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia