Al-Ain and Al-Raja have achieved the most prominent achievement

Arab participation records a record attendance for the second time in the Club World Cup (Abu Dhabi 2021)

Arab clubs have recorded a strong presence since the Club World Cup was launched in 2000, and did not miss the global event except for the 2015 and 2016 editions out of 17 editions held over 21 years.

The next edition of the Club World Cup "UAE 2021", which will be held in the capital Abu Dhabi, next February, will witness the participation of 3 clubs representing Arab football, namely Al Ahly of Egypt, champions of the African Champions League, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, champions of the Asian Champions League, and Al Jazira of the United Arab Emirates, champions of the ADNOC Professional League. In a record participation for Arabs in the Club World Cup for the second time, after the 2019 edition was the first to be held amid the participation of 3 clubs at the time, with the presence of Saudi Al Hilal, Tunisian Esperance, and Al Sadd Qatar.

The beginning of the Arab participation in the Club World Cup was with the Saudi victory and the Moroccan Raja, who participated in the first edition that was held in Brazil in 2000, and saw the division of the eight participating teams into two groups, and Al Nasr and Raja finished the championship in third and fourth places, in the first group that included them, Real Madrid of Spain and Corinthians of Brazil.

Although the Arab clubs were not able to achieve the title, and came out in most of the posts early, they formed a strong presence in some versions, and achieved an achievement by reaching the final twice, the first when Moroccan Raja came as runners-up in the 2013 edition, after losing in the final against Bayern The German Munich, and the Emirati Al Ain repeated the same achievement in 2018, in the tournament hosted by the Emirates, and lost in the final against Real Madrid, while the second most prominent achievement was achieving bronze through Al-Ahly of Egypt in the 2006 and 2020 editions, and the Qatari Al-Sadd in 2011, as the Arab public hopes For the next edition to witness a distinguished appearance and a new achievement for the trio, especially with the expected public support in the stands, due to the great popularity of Al-Ahly, Al-Hilal and Al-Jazeera clubs in the Arab world.

16 Arab clubs won the honor of participating in the Club World Cup, led by Al-Ahly of Egypt, which is the most participating in the tournament 6 times, and the next tournament will be the seventh in its history. Raja, Wydad, Maghreb Tetouan (Morocco), Esperance and Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Al Sadd and Al Duhail (Qatar), and Algeria’s ES Setif.

Throughout their participation in the tournament, Arab clubs have played 64 matches, winning 23 and losing 41. The Arab clubs scored 84 goals and conceded 117 goals. Al-Ahly of Egypt, the “Century Club of the African Continent,” is considered the most Arab team to play matches, given the number of matches. His participation, as he played 15 matches in the tournament.

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