{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football match | title = 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup final | image = Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah.jpg | image_size = 275 | caption = The [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] in [[Rabat]] hosted the final | event = [[2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup]] | team1 = [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] | team1association = {{fbaicon|KSA|size=30px}} | team1score = 4 | team2 = [[Raja CA]] | team2association = {{fbaicon|MAR|size=30px}} | team2score = 4 | details = Raja CA won 4–3 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] | date = {{Start date|2021|8|21|df=y}} | stadium = [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] | city = [[Rabat]] | man_of_the_match1a = | referee =Mahmoud El Banna ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) | attendance = 0 ''[[Behind closed doors (football)|(closed doors]])'' | weather = Partly cloudy<br />{{convert|27|°C|°F|abbr=on}}<br />74% [[humidity]] | previous = [[2019 Arab Club Champions Cup final|2019]] | next = [[2023 Arab Club Champions Cup final|2023]] }} The '''2020 Arab Club Champions Cup final''' was the final match of the [[2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup]], the 29th season of the [[Arab League]]'s main club [[association football|football]] tournament organised by [[Union of Arab Football Associations|UAFA]], and the 2nd season since it was renamed from the Arab Club Championship to the [[Arab Club Champions Cup]]. It was played at the [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] in [[Rabat]].<ref name=venue>{{cite news|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/7/27/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%AD%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85/4351132 |title= تعرف على مواعيد مباريات البطولة العربية قبل سحب القرعة اليوم |trans-title=Learn more about the Arab Club Champions Cup format and dates before today's draw |language=ar |website=youm7.com |publisher=[[Youm7]] |date=27 July 2019 |access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> The match was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] which caused postponements during the semi-final stage of the competition.<ref name=match>{{cite news|url=https://northafricapost.com/39060-mohammed-vi-cup-uafa-suspends-semi-finals-over-coronavirus.html|title=Mohammed VI Cup: UAFA suspends semi-finals over Coronavirus |date=16 March 2020}}</ref> Moroccan club [[Raja CA]] beat Saudi side [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] 4–3 on penalties after a 4–4 draw to earn their second Arab Club Champions Cup title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hespress.com/sport/439458.html |title=الرباط تحتضن قرعة كأس محمد السادس للأبطال |trans-title=Rabat set to host Mohammed VI Champions Cup draw |website=hespress.com |publisher=Hespress |language=ar |date=25 July 2019 |access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref>

==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- !Team !Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] |3 ([[1987 Arab Club Champions Cup|1987]], [[1994 Arab Club Champions Cup|1994]], '''[[2004–05 Arab Champions League|2005]]''') |- |{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]] |2 ([[1996 Arab Club Champions Cup|1996]], '''[[2005–06 Arab Champions League|2006]]''') |}

==Venue== On 16 April 2018, the then-president of UAFA [[Turki Al-Sheikh]] announced that the [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1983)|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]] would host the final of the tournament for this season.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=UAFAAC |number=1118259710833065984 |title=الأستاذ تركي آل الشيخ رئيس الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم يعلن عن النسخة الثانية من كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال |trans-title=UAFA president Turki Al-Sheikh confirms the second edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup |language=ar |date=16 April 2019 |access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref> This was the first UAFA club competition final hosted at the stadium. The stadium was selected as a venue for many tournaments held in Morocco; most recently the [[2019 African Games]].

The Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was built in 1983 and its current capacity is 53,000. It is used by the [[Morocco national football team]] and [[ASFAR (football club)|ASFAR]] as a home stadium.

==Route to the final== {{details|2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup}}

Both clubs entered the Arab Club Champions Cup at the Round of 32 stage of the competition with the draw made on 27 July 2019. Al-Ittihad Jeddah entered from the Asia Zone with Raja C2 entering from the Africa Zone.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=4|[[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad Jeddah]] !Round !colspan=4|[[Raja CA]] |- style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg | |Opponent |Agg. |1st leg |2nd leg |- |align=left|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al Ahed FC|Al-Ahed]] |3–0 |3–0 (H) |0–0 (A) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[2019–20_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup_knockout_stage#First_round|First round]] |align=left|{{flagicon|PLE}} [[Hilal Al-Quds Club|Hilal Al-Quds]] |3–0 |1–0 (H) |2–0 (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Wasl F.C.|Al-Wasl]] |4–1 |2–1 (A) |2–0 (H) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[2019–20_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup_knockout_stage#Second_round|Second round]] |align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Wydad AC|Wydad Casablanca]] |5–5 <small>([[Away goals rule|a]])</small> |1–1 (H) |4–4 (A) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Olympic Club de Safi|Olympic Safi]] |2–1 |1–1 (H) |1–0 (A) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[2019–20_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup_knockout_stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |align=left|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[MC Alger]] |2–2 <small>([[Away goals rule|a]])</small> |2–1 (A) |0–1 (H) |- |align=left|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] |4–3 |2–2 (A) |2–1 (H) |style="background:#c1e0ff;"|[[2019–20_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup_knockout_stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ismaily SC|Ismaily]] |3–1 |0–1 (A) |3–0 (H) |} ==Match details== The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw.

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{| width="100%" |valign="top" width="40%"| {| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''45'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcelo Grohe]] |- |RB ||'''66'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Saud Abdulhamid]] || {{yel|41}} |- |CB ||'''44'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Omar Hawsawi]] || {{yel|49}} |- |CB ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim El Ahmadi]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|66}} || {{suboff|72}} |- |LB ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti]] |- |CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Fahad Al-Muwallad]] |- |CM ||'''43'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Bruno Henrique (footballer, born 1989)|Bruno Henrique]] |- |CM ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Hamdan Al-Shamrani]] |- |AM ||'''75'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Igor Coronado]] |- |CF ||'''77'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulaziz Al-Bishi]] || || {{suboff|79}} |- |CF ||'''90'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Romarinho (footballer, born December 1990)|Romarinho]] |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Rakan Al-Najjar]] |- |DF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulmohsen Fallatah]] |- |DF ||'''32'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Hazim Al-Zahrani]] |- |MF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen]] |- |MF ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulrahman Al-Aboud]] || || {{subon|79}} |- |MF ||'''88'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Abdulellah Al-Malki]] || || {{subon|72}} |- |FW ||'''70'''||{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Haroune Camara]] |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fábio Carille]] |} |valign="top"|[[File:ITT-RAJ 2021-08-12.svg|300px]] |valign="top" width="50%"| {| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" |- !width=25| !!width=25| |- |GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Anas Zniti]] || {{yel|27}} |- |RB ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdelilah Madkour]] |- |CB ||'''34'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Marouane Hadhoudi]] |- |CB ||'''26'''||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ilias Haddad]] || {{yel|85}} |- |LB ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Oussama Soukhane]] |- |DM ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Omar Arjoune]] |- |RM ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mouhcine Moutouali]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|63}} |- |CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Zakaria El Wardi]] || {{yel|55}} || {{suboff|75}} |- |LM ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdelilah Hafidi]] || {{yel|18}} |- |CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mahmoud Benhalib]] || || {{suboff|76}} |- |CF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Soufiane Rahimi]] || {{yel|51}} |- |colspan=3|'''Substitutes:''' |- |GK ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Amir El Haddaoui]] |- |DF ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdeljalil Jbira]] |- |DF ||'''37'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mohammed Naim]] |- |MF ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Fabrice Ngoma]] |- |MF ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Zakaria Habti]] || || {{subon|76}} |- |MF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mohamed Zrida]] || || {{subon|75}} |- |FW ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Moustapha Kouyaté]] || || {{subon|63}} |- |colspan=3|'''Manager:''' |- |colspan=3|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Lassaad Chabbi]] |} |}

{| width=100% style="font-size:90%" | '''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:''' <br />Mahmoud Abu El-Regal ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) <br />Ahmed Hossam Taha ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) <br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:''' <br />Amin Mohamed Omar ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) <br />'''[[Video assistant referee]]:''' <br />Gehad Grisha ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]]) |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| '''Match rules''' *90 minutes *[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level *Twelve named substitutes *Maximum of three substitutions. |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://uafaac.com/}} {{in lang|ar}}

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