1985 Arab Club Champions Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = Arab Club Champions Cup

| year = 1985

| other_titles = بطولة الأندية العربية لأبطال الدوري 1985

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Iraq

| city = Baghdad

| dates = 5–9 December 1985

| num_teams = 3

| confederations =

| associations = 1

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} Al-Rasheed SC

| count = 1

| second_other = {{flagicon|ALG}} USM El Harrach

| third_other = {{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

| matches = 3

| goals = 13

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ALG}} Abdelkader Meziani
{{small|(3 goals)}}

| player =

| updated =

| prevseason = 1984

| nextseason = 1986

}}

The 1985 Arab Club Champions Cup took place in Baghdad, Iraq and featured three teams. Iraqi League representative Al-Rasheed took the championship back to Iraq.

Participants

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colspan=4|Participants
Zone

!Team

!Qualifying method

rowspan=3|Zone 1

|{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|Iraqi League representative

{{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|1983–84 Saudi Premier League winners

{{flagicon|YAR}} Al-Ahli Sana'a

|1983–84 Yemeni League winners

rowspan=1|Zone 2

|{{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

|1974–75 Lebanese Championship winners (no championship after 1975)

rowspan=1|Zone 3

|{{flagicon|ALG}} USM El Harrach

|1983–84 Algerian Championship runners-up

Qualifying round

=Zone 1=

Preliminary round tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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|team2=AHJ|name_AHJ={{flagicon|KSA}} Al-Ahli

|team3=AHS|name_AHS={{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Ahli Sana'a

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|win_AHJ=1|draw_AHJ=0|loss_AHJ=1|gf_AHJ=2|ga_AHJ=1

|win_AHS=0|draw_AHS=0|loss_AHS=2|gf_AHS=0|ga_AHS=4

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{{footballbox

|date = 2 September 1985

|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 0 – 1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mohammed {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance =

|referee = Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 4 September 1985

|team1 = Al-Rasheed {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}}

|score = 2 – 01

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Ahli Sana'a

|goals1 = Abid {{goal|–}}

|goals2 = Jo'ra {{goal|–}}

|stadium = Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance =

|referee = Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

}}

1 The match originally finished 1-1, but Al-Rasheed were awarded a 2-0 win as Al-Ahli Sana'a played a Sudanese player who was not registered according to competition rules.

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|date = 6 September 1985

|team1 = Al-Ahli {{flagicon|KSA}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|YEM}} Al-Ahli Sana'a

|goals1 = Hussain {{goal}}{{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Ahli Club Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance =

|referee = Mohammed Al-Mawlood (Bahrain)

}}

Al-Rasheed advanced to the final tournament.

=Zone 2=

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Nejmeh advanced to the final tournament.

=Zone 3=

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USM El Harrach advanced to the final tournament.

Final tournament

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|show_positions=n

|team1=RAS|name_RAS={{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|team2=UHR|name_UHR={{flagicon|ALG}} USM El Harrach

|team3=NEJ|name_NEJ={{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

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|win_UHR=1|draw_UHR=0|loss_UHR=1|gf_UHR=4|ga_UHR=2

|win_NEJ=0|draw_NEJ=0|loss_NEJ=2|gf_NEJ=1|ga_NEJ=9

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{{footballbox

|date = 5 December 1985

|team1 = Al-Rasheed {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}}

|score = 6 – 1

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|LIB}} Nejmeh

|goals1 = Dirjal {{goal|8}}
Abid {{goal|35||71}}
Saddam {{goal|38}}
Hashim {{goal|76}}
Allawi {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Chatila {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 7 December 1985

|team1 = Nejmeh {{flagicon|LIB}}

|score = 0 – 3

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|ALG}} USM El Harrach

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Meziani {{goal|17||30}}
Ould El-Hadj {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 9 December 1985

|team1 = USM El Harrach {{flagicon|ALG}}

|score = 1 – 2

|report =

|team2 = {{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|goals1 = Meziani {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Allawi {{goal|26}}
Radhi {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Winner

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1985 Arab Club Champions Cup
Winners
{{flagicon|Iraq|1963|size=100px}}
Al-Rasheed
1st Title