# 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup

The 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in Morocco in the city of Marrakesh. Wydad Athletic Club won the competition for the first time beating in the final Al-Hilal.

## Participants

Participants :
| Zone | Team | Qualifying method |
| | Kawkab Marrakech | Hosts |
| | Al-Ettifaq | Holders |
| Zone 1 | Al-Muharraq | 1987–88 Bahraini Premier League winners |
| Zone 1 | Fanja SC | 1987–88 Omani League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al Ahly | 1987–88 Egyptian Premier League runners-up |
| Zone 2 | Al-Hilal | 1987–88 Saudi Premier League winners |
| Zone 2 | Al-Matabeh | Somali First Division representative |
| Zone 2 | Al-Mourada | 1987–88 Sudan Premier League winners |
| Zone 3 | JS Kabylie | 1987–88 Algerian Championnat National runners-up |
| Zone 3 | CLAS Casablanca | Moroccan Championship Sixth place |
| Zone 3 | Wydad Athletic Club | Moroccan Throne Cup winners |
| Zone 3 | Étoile du Sahel | 1987–88 Tunisian Championship Fifth place |
| Zone 4 | Al-Tayaran | 1987–88 Iraqi League Third place |
| Zone 4 | Al-Ansar SC | 1987–88 Lebanese Premier League winners |

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

Al-Muharraq and Fanja SC advanced to the final tournament.

### Zone 2 (Red Sea)

Preliminary round tournament held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Hilal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 5 |
| Al Ahly | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 5 |
| Al-Mourada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Al-Matabeh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 0 |
* ↑ Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.
Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament. Al Ahly withdrew from the final tournament after qualification, it had been replaced by Wydad Casablanca.

### Zone 3 (North Africa)

Preliminary round tournament held in Sousse, Tunisia.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| JS Tizi Ouzou | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| CLAS Casablanca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
JS Tizi Ouzou and Étoile du Sahel advanced to the final tournament. JS Tizi Ouzou renamed JS Kabylie from the season 1989-90 and played under this name in the final tournament.

### Zone 4 (East Region)

Preliminary round tournament held in Baghdad, Iraq. Syria, Jordan and Palestine withdrew their participant.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Al-Tayaran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| Al-Ansar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Al-Tayaran and Al-Ansar SC advanced to the final tournament.

## Final Tournament

Final tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco from 19 November to 2 December 1989.

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| JS Kabylie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| Al-Hilal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Al-Tayaran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Kawkab Marrakech | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Al-Muharraq | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
* ↑ Al-Hilal qualified after a drawing of lots with Al-Tayaran.

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Étoile du Sahel | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Al-Ansar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Fanja SC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| – Marrakesh | – Marrakesh |
| Étoile du Sahel (p) | 0 (4) |
| Étoile du Sahel (p) | 0 (4) | 2 December – Marrakesh | 2 December – Marrakesh |
| Al-Hilal | 0 (5) | 2 December – Marrakesh | 2 December – Marrakesh |
| Al-Hilal | 0 (5) | Al-Hilal | 1 |
| – Marrakesh | – Marrakesh | | Al-Hilal | 1 |
| – Marrakesh | – Marrakesh | Wydad Casablanca | 3 |
| JS Kabylie | 2 | Wydad Casablanca | 3 |
| Wydad Casablanca | 3 | | |
| Wydad Casablanca | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | – Marrakesh | – Marrakesh |
| | | Étoile du Sahel | 0 |
| | | JS Kabylie | 1 |

#### Final
## Winners

* 1989 Arab Club Champions Cup winners
* Wydad Casablanca First title