The Arab Cup Winners' Cup () was a

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competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in

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nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup (, ) is a club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by top clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by a total of 37 teams from Asia and Africa. F ...

and

Arab Super Cup The Arab Super Cup () was an Arab football (soccer), football competition, held between four teams (the winners and runners-up of both the Arab Champions Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup) each year. History The Arab Supe ...

in 2002 to form the Arab Unified Club Championship.

History

After the

, the UAFA held another championship for domestic cup champions, which began in its first edition in 1989. The inaugural competition was hosted by the Saudi Al-Ittihad Club in

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, and the

Stade Tunisien Stade Tunisien (; ), abbreviated as ST, is a football club based in Le Bardo, a western suburb of Tunis (formerly the residence of the Beylical patronage). It is considered one of the top teams in the Tunis region, alongside Espérance Sportive ...

won the title. The competition continued until 2002, when it had its last edition in

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which was also won by Stade Tunisien.

Records and statistics

Finals

Winners by club

Winners by country

All-time top scorers

References

External links

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