2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023) after Salman of Saudi Arabia, where the final tournament will be hosted, is the 30th season[note 1] of the Arab Club Champions Cup, the Arab world's club football tournament organised by UAFA.[1]
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Saudi Arabia (final tournament) |
Dates | Preliminary rounds: 2–5 March 2023 Qualifying rounds: 13 March – June 2023 Competition proper: 20 July – 5 August 2023 |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 37 (from 2 confederations) (from 22 associations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
A total of 37 teams are participating in the tournament, which starts with preliminary and qualifying rounds, before the final tournament is held in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023 across three cities: Abha, Al-Bahah, and Taif. A total of $10 million of prize money will be awarded.[2]
Raja CA are the defending champions, having won their second title in the previous edition.[3]
Prize money
The prize money is as follows:[4]
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Winners | 15,000,000 $ |
Runners-up | 10,500,000 $ |
Semi-finalists | 900,000 $ |
Quarter-finalists | 750,000 $ |
Group stage | 400,000 $ |
Qualifying rounds | 200,000 $ |
Association team allocation
A total of 37 teams are participating in the tournament.[5]
On March 3, Egyptian club Al-Ahly announced its withdrawal from the competition due to scheduling issues.[6]
Association ranking
The team entries allocation was based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 22 December 2022.[5]
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Format and distribution
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Preliminary round (4 teams) |
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First qualifying round (24 teams) |
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Second qualifying round (12 teams) |
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Group stage (16 teams) |
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Knockout phase (8 teams) |
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Teams
The labels in the parentheses show each team's position from their last season domestic league table standing.
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Notes
- ^ Title holders (TH): Raja CA are the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup title holders.
- ^ Runners-up (RU): Ittihad Jeddah are the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup runners-up.
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Venues
Final tournament venues to be played in Saudi Arabia in three host cities in Abha Al Bahah, and Taif.
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Abha | Al Bahah | Taif |
Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium | King Saud Sport City Stadium | King Fahd Stadium, Ta'if |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 17,000 |
Schedule
The schedule is as follows.[7][8]
Stage | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg | Host |
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Preliminary rounds | First round | No draw | 2 March 2023 | ![]() | |
Playoff round | 5 March 2023 | ||||
Qualifying rounds | First round | 6 March 2023 | 13 March – 7 April 2023 | 21 March – 16 April 2023 | Home and away matches |
Second round | 8 May – 24 May 2023 | 11 May – 7 June 2023 | |||
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 20 July 2023 | ![]() | ||
Matchday 2 | July 2023 | ||||
Matchday 3 | July 2023 | ||||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | July 2023 | |||
Semi-finals | August 2023 | ||||
Final | 5 August 2023 |
Preliminary rounds
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.
Preliminary rounds teams
The following teams entered the preliminary rounds as lowest FIFA ranking associations.
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Bracket
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5 March – Jeddah | ||||||
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2 March – Jeddah | ||||||
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First preliminary round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Arta Solar 7 ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Fahman ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Arta Solar 7 ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Fahman ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Playoff round
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Arta Solar 7 ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Arta Solar 7 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Qualifying rounds
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 will advance to the second qualifying round playing a two-leg knockout stage format. 6 teams only advances from the second qualifying round to the groups stage.[9]
Seeding
The following 24 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Notes
Bracket
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First qualifying round
The first legs were played between 13 March and 7 April 2023, and the second legs between 21 March and 16 April 2023.[10]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASFAR ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() |
4–1 | 1–3 |
Bourj FC ![]() |
0–4[upper-alpha 1] | ![]() |
0–3 | 0–1 |
Al-Merrikh ![]() |
2–2 (a)[upper-alpha 2] | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ![]() |
1–5[upper-alpha 3] | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Al-Hilal Omdurman ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Club Sfaxien ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Tala'ea El-Gaish ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Al-Nahda ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 (awd.)[upper-alpha 4] |
Fahman ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–4 | 0–2 |
Al-Muharraq ![]() |
2–2 (5–4 p) | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–2 |
FC Nouadhibou ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
4–1 | 0–1 |
Kuwait SC ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Notes
- Both legs played in Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
- Both legs played in Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
- Al-Nahda were awarded a 3–0 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.[11]
Matches
ASFAR ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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ASFAR won 5–4 on aggregate.
Al-Wahda won 4–0 on aggregate.
Al-Merrikh ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Al-Mohamad ![]() |
Tishreen ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Mohamad ![]() |
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2–2 on aggregate. Tishreen won on away goals.
Al-Shabab ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Shabab won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal Omdurman ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Manama Club ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Abagna ![]() |
Al-Hilal Omdurman won 4–2 on aggregate.
Club Sfaxien ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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1–1 on aggregate. Club Sfaxien won on away goals.
Tala'ea El-Gaish ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Tarek ![]() |
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Al-Ahli Tripoli ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Saltou ![]() |
Report | Julius ![]() |
Al-Ahli Tripoli won 3–2 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Shabab Al-Khalil ![]() | 0–3 (awarded) | ![]() |
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Al-Nahda won 5–0 on aggregate.
Al-Nahda were awarded a 3–0 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.
Fahman ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Union Monastirienne won 6–0 on aggregate.
Al-Muharraq ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Seeb ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Al-Muqbali ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Al-Musalami ![]() Al-Yahyaei ![]() Ramadhan ![]() Mubarak ![]() Al-Muqbali ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Muharraq won 5–4 on penalties.
FC Nouadhibou ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Shabab Al-Ordon ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Obaid ![]() |
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FC Nouadhibou won 4–2 on aggregate.
Kuwait SC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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JS Saoura ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Kuwait SC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The second qualifying first legs are played between 7 May and 24 May 2023, and the second legs between 11 May and 7 June 2023.[12]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASFAR ![]() |
Q1 | ![]() |
19 May | 24 May |
Tishreen ![]() |
2–4[upper-alpha 1] | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Al-Hilal Omdurman ![]() |
Q3 | ![]() |
TBD | 7 Jun |
Al-Ahli Tripoli ![]() |
Q4 | ![]() |
4–2 | 29 May |
Al-Muharraq ![]() |
Q5[upper-alpha 2] | ![]() |
24 May | 31 May |
FC Nouadhibou ![]() |
Q6 | ![]() |
TBD | 7 Jun |
Notes
- Both legs to be played in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Al-Wahda ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Al-Shabab ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Al-Shabab won 4–2 on aggregate.
Al-Hilal Omdurman ![]() | Postponed | ![]() |
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Club Sfaxien ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Al-Ahli Tripoli ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Al-Nahda ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Union Monastirienne ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Kuwait SC ![]() | v | ![]() |
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Group stage








16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. 10 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 1 invitee selected by UAFA from the host nation enters directly to the group stage. 6 teams will advance from the qualifying rounds to complete the 16-teams group stage. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the knockout stage.[13]
Qualified teams
All of the qualified teams for the group stage are as follows:
Teams entered directly to the group stage | Teams qualified from the qualifying round |
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Seeding
The following 16 teams were divided based on their football association's FIFA Ranking.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Espérance de Tunis ![]() | Match 1 | ![]() |
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Q3 ![]() | Match 2 | ![]() |
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Al-Shorta ![]() | Match 9 | ![]() |
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Ittihad Jeddah ![]() | Match 10 | ![]() |
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Espérance de Tunis ![]() | Match 17 | ![]() |
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Al-Shorta ![]() | Match 18 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Q4 ![]() | Match 4 | ![]() |
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Wydad AC ![]() | Match 12 | ![]() |
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Al-Sadd ![]() | Match 19 | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zamalek ![]() | Match 5 | ![]() |
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Q5 ![]() | Match 14 | ![]() |
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Al-Shabab ![]() | Match 22 | ![]() |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CR Belouizdad ![]() | Match 7 | ![]() |
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Q6 ![]() | Match 8 | ![]() |
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Q1 ![]() | Match 15 | ![]() |
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Raja CA ![]() | Match 16 | ![]() |
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CR Belouizdad ![]() | Match 23 | ![]() |
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Q1 ![]() | Match 24 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
4 group winners and 4 runners-up from the group stage will advance to the knockout stage. Eight teams will play quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals and the final all to be played in a single leg knockout format.
Bracket
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Quarter-finals
Winners Group A ![]() | Match 25 | ![]() |
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Winners Group B ![]() | Match 26 | ![]() |
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Winners Group C ![]() | Match 27 | ![]() |
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Winners Group D ![]() | Match 28 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals
Winners Match 25 ![]() | Match 29 | ![]() |
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Winners Match 26 ![]() | Match 30 | ![]() |
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Final
Winners Match 29 ![]() | Match 31 | ![]() |
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Top goalscorers
- As of 11 May 2023
Rank | Player | Team | P1 | PO | 1Q1 | 1Q2 | 2Q1 | 2Q2 | GS1 | GS2 | GS3 | QF | SF | F | Total |
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Broadcasting
The following channels will broadcast the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup. [14]
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Notes
- Not including the cancelled 1990 edition.
References
- "عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل يشكر خادم الحرمين الشريفين.. "الاتحاد العربي": إطلاق مسمى "كأس الملك سلمان" على بطولة الأندية" (in Arabic). Union of Arab Football Associations. 13 February 2023.
- "الكشف عن تفاصيل كأس الملك سلمان للأندية العربية" (in Arabic). Kooora. 13 February 2023.
- "Raja Casablanca Wins Final, Takes Home Mohammed VI Arab Cup". Morocco World News. 22 August 2021.
- "تفاصيل الجوائز المالية لمسابقة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية العربية" [Details of the financial prizes for the King Salman Cup for Arab clubs]. nessma.tv (in Arabic). Nessma TV. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ""اللجنة المنظمة بالاتحاد العربي" تعلن الأندية المشاركة في كأس الملك سلمان 2023" [The “Organizing Committee of the Arab Federation” announces the clubs participating in the King Salman Cup 2023]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 5 March 2023.
- "OFFICIAL: Al Ahly announce withdrawal from Arab Champions Cup". 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "الرياض تحتضن القرعة الاثنين.. انطلاق الدور التمهيدي لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية العربية 2023" [Riyadh will host the draw on Monday. The start of the preliminary round of the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs 2023]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- "بحضور عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل.. سحب قرعة الدورين الأول والثاني لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023" [In the presence of Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal.. the draw for the first and second rounds of the King Salman Cup for Clubs 2023 was drawn]. uafaac.com (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- "نتائج قرعة الدور الأول من البطولة" [The results of the draw for the first round of the tournament]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023.
- "مواعيد مباريات الدور الأول" [First round dates]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 9 March 2023.
- "شباب الخليل ينفذ وعده ويمنح النهضة بطاقة التأهل بالبطولة العربية" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 11 April 2023.
- "مواعيد الدور التآهيلي الثاني" [Second qualifying round dates]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora.com. 22 March 2023.
- "نتائج قرعة الدور الثاني (المجموعات) من البطولة" [The results of the draw for the second round (groups) of the tournament]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023.
- "ما هي القنوات الناقلة لبطولة كأس الملك سلمان للأندية 2023؟" (in Arabic). goal.com/ar. 14 March 2023.
External links
- UAFA Official website (in Arabic)