The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup () after Salman of Saudi Arabia, where the final tournament was hosted, was the 30th season of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.
A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament, which started with preliminary and qualifying rounds, before the final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023 across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. A total of $10 million of prize money was awarded.
Moroccan side Raja CA were the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous edition, but they lost 3âÂÂ1 in the quarter-finals to Saudi team Al-Nassr. In the final, Al-Nassr defeated local rivals Al-Hilal 2âÂÂ1 after extra time to win their first title.
The prize money was as follows:
Sponsorship of 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup:
A total of 37 teams participated in the tournament.
On March 3, Egyptian club Al Ahly announced its withdrawal from the competition due to scheduling issues.
The team entries allocation was based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 22 December 2022.
The labels in the parentheses show each team's position from their last season domestic league table standing.
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The schedule was as follows.
4 teams played the preliminary rounds starting with the first round then a play-off round in a one-leg knockout format. 1 team from the preliminary round advanced to the qualifying rounds.
The following teams entered the preliminary rounds as lowest FIFA ranking associations.
24 teams were drawn into two-leg knockout stage format. 23 teams entered directly to the first qualifying round, plus one team advanced from the preliminary round. 12 teams advanced to the second qualifying round playing a two-leg knockout stage format. 6 teams only advanced from the second qualifying round to the group stage.
The following 24 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.
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<section begin=Q1 /> The first legs were played between 13 March and 7 April 2023, and the second legs between 21 March and 16 April 2023.
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ASFAR won 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
Al-Wahda won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Tishreen won on away goals.
Al-Shabab won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal Omdurman won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. CS Sfaxien won on away goals.
Al-Ahli Tripoli won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.<br /> Al-Nahda were awarded a 3âÂÂ0 walkover victory for the second leg after Shabab Al-Khalil refused to change the home ground from Dura International Stadium, in Dura, Hebron to Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan.
US Monastir won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won 5âÂÂ4 on penalties.
FC Nouadhibou won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Kuwait SC won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
The second qualifying first legs were played between 7 May and 4 July 2023, and the second legs between 11 May and 7 July 2023.
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Al-Wahda won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Al-Shabab won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
CS Sfaxien won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Al-Ahli Tripoli won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
US Monastir won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Kuwait SC won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
The final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia from 27 July to 12 August 2023, across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Ten teams already entered the group stage directly as league champions from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. In addition the previous edition holders and runners-up, and one invitee selected by UAFA from the host nation enters directly to the group stage. Six teams advanced from the qualifying rounds to complete the 16-teams group stage. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.
All of the qualified teams for the group stage were as follows:
10 teams were directly qualified to the final tournament divided in pot 1, pot 2, and pot 3 based on their football association's FIFA Ranking. The other 6 teams' slots who qualified from the qualifying rounds were drawn in pot 3 and pot 4 prior to this stage.
Final tournament venues being played in Saudi Arabia in four host cities in Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif.
Asia zone
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Africa zone
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16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations IV. 8):
The knockout phase involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage. The quarter-finals were followed by semi-finals, and the final played in a single leg knockout format. In the case of a draw after 90 minutes, extra time would be played only in the final.
The following channels broadcast the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.