The 1987 Arab Club Champions Cup was played in
Saudi Arabia
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for the second time. This time in the city of
Riyadh
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after the successful hosting of the
1984 Arab Club Champions Cup in
Dammam
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.
Al-Rasheed won the championship for the 3rd time, defending their championship once again and proving to be one of the top teams in the region at the time.
Participants
Preliminary round
A preliminary stage was held for sides in Africa and Asia with the finals changing into two groups with winners and runners up advancing to the semi-finals stage.
Zone 1 (Gulf Area)
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Al-Arabi advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 2 (Red Sea)
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Tersana and
Al-Hilal advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 3 (North Africa)
Preliminary round tournament held in
Casablanca
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,
Morocco
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.
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ES Sahel and
JE Tizi Ouzou advanced to the final tournament.''
Zone 4 (East Region)
Preliminary round tournament held in
Amman
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,
Jordan
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from 18 to 26 July.
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Al-Jaish and
Palestine SC advanced to the final tournament.''
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi finals
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3rd Place Match
Final
Winners
Goalscorers
Awards
References
External links
5th Arab Club Champions Cup 1987- ''rsssf.com''
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Arab Champions League, 2006-07
Arab Champions League, 2007-08
1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
International club association football competitions hosted by Saudi Arabia