# 1988 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1988 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in United Arab Emirates in the city of Sharjah. Al-Ettifaq won the championship for the first time beating in the final Club Africain.

## Participants

Participants :
| Zone | Team | Qualifying method |
| | Sharjah SC | 1986–87 UAE League winner and Hosts |
| | Al-Rasheed | Holders |
| Zone 1 | Kazma SC | 1986–87 Kuwaiti Premier League winners |
| Zone 1 | Fanja SC | 1986–87 Omani League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Ettifaq | 1986–87 Saudi Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Merrikh | Sudan Premier League runners-up |
| Zone 3 | Mouloudia d'Oran | 1986–87 Algerian Championship runners-up |
| Zone 3 | KAC Marrakech | 1986–87 Moroccan League runners up |
| Zone 3 | ASC Wharf | Mauritanian representative |
| Zone 3 | Club Africain | 1986–87 Tunisian Championship runners-up |
| Zone 4 | Al-Shabab Baghdad | 1986–87 Iraqi League third place |
| Zone 4 | Al-Dhifatain SC | 1986–87 Jordan League winners |
| Zone 4 | Palestine SC | West Bank Premier League representative |
| Zone 4 | Jableh SC | 1986–87 Syrian Premier League winners |

## Preliminary round
### Zone 1 (Gulf Area)

Kazma SC and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

### Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Al-Ettifaq and Al-Merrikh advanced to the final tournament.

### Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Club Africain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| KAC Marrakech | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| Mouloudia d'Oran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 3 |
| ASC Wharf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| Al-Nasr Benghazi (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    Club Africain and KAC Marrakech advanced to the final tournament.

### Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Damascus, Syria from 4 to 10 August 1988.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Shabab Baghdad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Jableh SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Dhifatain SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| Palestine SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al-Shabab Baghdad and Jableh SC advanced to the final tournament.

## Final tournament

Final tournament held in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 21 October to 4 November 1988.

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Club Africain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Fanja SC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Al-Rasheed | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Jableh SC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
| Al-Merrikh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Al-Shabab Baghdad | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| KAC Marrakech | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharjah SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Kazma SC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 November – Sharjah | 2 November – Sharjah |
| Al-Ettifaq | 3 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 3 | 4 November – Sharjah | 4 November – Sharjah |
| Fanja SC | 1 | 4 November – Sharjah | 4 November – Sharjah |
| Fanja SC | 1 | Al-Ettifaq (p) | 1 (4) |
| 2 November – Sharjah | 2 November – Sharjah | | Al-Ettifaq (p) | 1 (4) |
| 2 November – Sharjah | 2 November – Sharjah | Club Africain | 1 (2) |
| Club Africain (p) | 2 (4) | Club Africain | 1 (2) |
| Al-Shabab | 2 (2) | | |
| Al-Shabab | 2 (2) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 November – Sharjah | 4 November – Sharjah |
| | | Al-Shabab | 3 |
| | | Fanja SC | 2 |

#### Final
## Winners

* 1988 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
* Al-Ettifaq Second title