2002 Arab Unified Club Championship

2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs
بطولة الاندية العربية الموحدة 2002
بطولة الأمير فيصل بن فهد للأندية العربية 2002
Tournament details
Host countrySaudi Arabia
Dates17 January – 2 February 2003
Teams (from 1 association)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Jeddah) (1st title)
Runners-upTunisia Club Africain
Third placeSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
Fourth placeTunisia Stade Tunisien
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Tunisia Adel Sellimi
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Talal Al-Meshal[1]
Best goalkeeperLibya Abdullah Al Ammami
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2002 Arab Unified Club Championship, known officially as the 2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs, was the 18th UAFA Club Cup, and the 1st since the Arab Club Champions Cup and Arab Cup Winners' Cup were unified. The tournament was originally scheduled for 18 – 31 August 2002 in Morocco, hosted by MAS Fez. it was then postponed to 17 January – 2 February 2003, to be held in Fez and Casablanca, and finally moved to Jeddah.

Preliminary stage

Main article: 2002 Arab Unified Club Championship preliminary stage

Final stage

WA Casablanca enter as Moroccan club chosen by organisers in October, but could not enter the Jeddah tournament; they were replaced by Al-Ittihad Jeddah as second club of the host country.
Palestine representatives Al-Aqsa SC had to withdraw due to the Israeli government restricting the freedom of movement of Palestines in the occupied territories.

First round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Syria Al-Wahda 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia4 – 1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Noor 19'
Sérgio 38'
Landomar 54' (pen.)
Idris 65'		 Al Enezi 52' (pen.)
Al-Qadsia Kuwait2 – 1Syria Al-Wahda
Al Beloushi 53', 66' Al-Shahmeh 85'
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia7 – 0Syria Al-Wahda
Landomar 29' (pen.)
Al-Eissa 45'
Noor 63'
Sérgio 80', 83', 90+2'
Idris 90'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Stade Tunisien 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4
Libya Olympic Azzaweya 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Sudan Al-Merrikh 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Stade Tunisien Tunisia0 – 0Libya Olympic Azzaweya
Olympic Azzaweya Libya2 – 0Sudan Al-Merrikh
Al-Subai 14', 55'
Stade Tunisien Tunisia4 – 1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Sellami 14'
Andai 45'
Salhi 78'
Selliti 90'		 Jundi Numairi 61'

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Morocco MAS Fez 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 6
Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
Palestine Al-Aqsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
MAS Fez Morocco3 – 0Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama
Hassi 50', 75'
Boulissi 90'
Al-Ahli Manama Bahrain0 – 2Morocco MAS Fez
Hassi 12' (pen.)
Kamatcho 78'

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
Tunisia Club Africain 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
Jordan Shabab Al-Hussein 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia4 – 0Jordan Shabab Al-Hussein
Badra 63' (pen.)
Al-Gizani 73'
Al-Meshal 75'
Al-Jahdali 85'
Shabab Al-Hussein Jordan0 – 3Tunisia Club Africain
El Taib 34', 82'
Sellimi 85'
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2 – 0Tunisia Club Africain
Al-Meshal 70'
El Moubarki 78' (pen.)

Second round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Tunisia Stade Tunisien 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Libya Olympic Azzaweya 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: [citation needed]
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia0 – 0Libya Olympic Azzaweya
Stade Tunisien Tunisia5 – 3Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Jaballah 4'
Selliti 33'
Sellami 42'
Daassi 86'
Andai 90'		 Neda 31'
Amrane 56'
Saleh 74'
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia3 – 1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
T. Camara 46', 51', 66' Al-Saqer 26'
Stade Tunisien Tunisia1 – 1Libya Olympic Azzaweya
Ayari 46' Al-Zawi 62'
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1 – 0Libya Olympic Azzaweya
Naser 33'
Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia1 – 0Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Sérgio 15'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Tunisia Club Africain 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
Morocco MAS Fez 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
MAS Fez Morocco1 – 4Tunisia Club Africain
Nasri 64' Sellimi 6', 61'
Daye 11'
Bouzaiene 28'
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2 – 1Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama
El Moubarki 32'
Al-Gizani 90+1'		 Al-Hejeiri 45'
MAS Fez Morocco1 – 1Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama
Lahrach 2' Sangoor 38'
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia3 – 0Tunisia Club Africain
Al-Jahdali 26'
Al-Shahri 31'
Barakat 77'
Al-Ahli Manama Bahrain0 – 5Tunisia Club Africain
Khalfaoui 15'
Bouzaiene 47'
Fathalli 59', 90'
El Taib 80'
MAS Fez Morocco1 – 3Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Lahrach 39' Al-Gizani 24', 35'
Al-Mohammedi 83'

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 18 July 2003 - Cairo
 
 
 Saudi Arabia Ittihad 2
 
 20 July 2003 - Cairo
 
 Tunisia Club Africain 4
 
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 1
 
 18 July 2003 - Cairo
 
 Tunisia Club Africain 0
 
 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2
 
 
 Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1
 

Semifinals

Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia2 – 4Tunisia Club Africain
Zaalani 16' (o.g.)
Al-Otaibi 90'		 Khalfaoui 7'
Fathalli 42'
Sellimi 55', 60'
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia2 – 1Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Al-Meshal 5'
El Moubarki 21'		 Daassi 71'

Third place match

Al-Ittihad Saudi ArabiaNot playedTunisia Stade Tunisien

Third place match not played, Al-Ittihad awarded third place.

Final

Main article: 2002 Arab Unified Club Championship Final
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1 – 0Tunisia Club Africain
Barakat 67'
Attendance: 27,000

Winners

2002 Prince Faisal bin Fahd Tournament for Arab Clubs
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli
First title

References

  1. ^ "طلال وبركات أفضل النجوم العرب".