City Alexandria Goals scored 23 (1.64 per match) | Matches played 14 | |
Host country Egypt (from group stage onwards) Dates September 2016 – August 2017 Teams 20 (from 2 confederations) (from 18 associations) | ||
The 2016–17 Arab Club Championship will be the 27th season (not including 1990) of the Arab World's inter-club football tournament organised by UAFA, and the first season since it was renamed from the UAFA Club Cup to the Arab Club Championship.
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Allocation of entries
The following team entries allocation were announced by the Union of Arab Football Associations on 20 June 2016. Each association was given entry either to the preliminary rounds or to the group stage based on the FIFA World Ranking of the associations on 2 June 2016. Only teams who were champions or runners-up of their nation's league or cup were allowed to participate in the tournament.
Teams
The following 20 teams from 18 associations entered the competition.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
Top scorers
Updated as of games played on 1 February 2017. Players in bold are still active in the competition.