{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Arab Club Champions Cup | year = 1996 | other_titles = بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1996 | image = | size = | caption = | country = Egypt | city = [[Cairo]] | dates = 4–15 September | num_teams = 7 | confederations = | associations = 1 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]] | matches = 12 | goals = 48 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Salaheddine Bassir]] (9 goals) | player = | goalkeeper = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Shobair]] | fair_play = {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Rafah]] | updated = | prevseason = [[1995 Arab Club Champions Cup|1995]] | nextseason = [[1997 Arab Club Champions Cup|1997]] }}
The '''1996 Arab Club Champions Cup''' edition, was won by Egyptian side [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]], the hosts. It was the 12th tournament and was held from 4 September to 15 September 1996.
==Preliminary round== {{Empty section|date=August 2015}}
==Final tournament==
===Group stage=== The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and three. Each group was played on one leg basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the [[#Knock-out stage|semi-finals]].
====Group A==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |teamwidth=210
|team1=AHL|name_AHL={{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] |team2=SRA|name_SRA={{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Rafah]] |team3=UBL|name_UBL={{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Blida]] |win_AHL=2|draw_AHL=0|loss_AHL=0|gf_AHL=12|ga_AHL=1 |win_SRA=1|draw_SRA=0|loss_SRA=1|gf_SRA=1|ga_SRA=7 |win_UBL=0|draw_UBL=0|loss_UBL=2|gf_UBL=1|ga_UBL=6
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
{{football box | date = 4 September 1996 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}} | score = 5–1 | team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Blida]] | goals1 =[[Mosheer Hanafy|Mosheer]] {{goal|}}<br> [[Hossam Hassan|H.Hassan]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Walid Salah El-Din|Walid]] {{goal|}} <br>[[Ahmed "Koushary" Abdel Monem|Koushary]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Sayed Gharib|Gharib]] {{goal|}} | goals2 = {{goal|44}} [[Réda Zouani]] | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}} | score = 7 – 0 | team2 = {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Rafah]] | goals1 = [[Ahmed "Koushary" Abdel Monem|Koushary]] {{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}}{{goal|}} <br> [[Ibrahim Hassan|I. Hassan]] {{goal|}} <br> [[Magdy Tolba|Tolba]] {{goal|}} | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 September 1996 | time = | team1 = [[Shabab Rafah]] {{flagicon|PLE}} | score = 1 – 0 | team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Blida]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }}
====Group B==== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |res_col_header=Q |show_positions=n |teamwidth=210
|team1=RCA|name_RCA={{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]] |team2=HLR|name_HLR={{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal (Riyadh)]] |team3=HLO|name_HLO={{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal Club]] |team4=WEH|name_WEH={{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] |win_RCA=2|draw_RCA=1|loss_RCA=0|gf_RCA=10|ga_RCA=1 |win_HLR=1|draw_HLR=1|loss_HLR=1|gf_HLR=4|ga_HLR=2 |win_HLO=1|draw_HLO=0|loss_HLO=2|gf_HLO=3|ga_HLO=8 |win_WEH=1|draw_WEH=0|loss_WEH=2|gf_WEH=3|ga_WEH=9
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A |update=complete|source= }}</onlyinclude>
{{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal Club]] {{flagicon|SUD}} | score = 2 – 3 | team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }}
{{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 1 – 1 | team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA Casablanca|Raja Casablanca]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Raja CA Casablanca|Raja Casablanca]] {{flagicon|MAR}} | score = 4 – 0 | team2 ={{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }}
{{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 0 – 1 | team2 = {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal Club]] | goals1 = | goals2 = [[Walieldin Muhamed Abdallah|Walieldin]] {{goal|}} | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal Club]] {{flagicon|SUD}} | score = 0 – 5 | team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA Casablanca|Raja Casablanca]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }}
{{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} | score = 3 – 0 | team2 = {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] | attendance = | referee = }}
===Knockout stage=== {{Round4 <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2--> <!--semi-finals--> | – [[Cairo]]|{{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]]''' ([[After extra time|aet]])|'''2'''|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]|1 | – [[Cairo]]|{{flagicon|MAR}} '''[[Raja Casablanca]]'''|'''7'''|{{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Rafah]]|0 <!--final--> | 16 september – [[Cairo]]|{{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]]'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja Casablanca]]|1 }}
====Semi-finals==== {{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}} | score = 2 – 1 | aet = yes | team2 = {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | goals1 = [[Magdy Tolba|Tolba]] {{goal|64}} <br> [[Ahmed Nakhla|Nakhla]] {{golden goal|Golden Goal}} | goals2 = {{goal|45+7}} | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]] | attendance = | referee = }} ---- {{football box | date = | time = | team1 = [[Raja CA Casablanca|Raja Casablanca]] {{flagicon|MAR}} | score = 7 – 0 | team2 = {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Shabab Rafah]] | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]] | attendance = | referee = }}
====Final==== {{football box | date = 16 September 1996 | time = | team1 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]] {{flagicon|EGY}} | score = 3 – 1 | team2 = {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]] | goals1 = [[Magdy Tolba|Tolba]] {{goal|2}} <br> [[Hady Khashaba|Khashaba]] {{goal|49|pen.}} <br> [[Walid Salah El-Din|Walid]] {{goal|89}} | goals2 = [[Salaheddine Bassir|Bassir]] {{goal|27}} | stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]] | attendance = | referee = }}
==Winners== {{winners-other|1996 Arab Club Champions Cup|EGY|[[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]]|First}}
==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/arabchamp96.html 12th Arab Club Champions Cup 1996] - ''rsssf.com''
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