The 1982 Arab Club Champions Cup was the first edition of what was later to be known more internationally as the Arab Champions League.

The first edition featured three teams and was played in the host city of Baghdad

Baghdad

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, Iraq

Iraq

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 were local club, Al Shurta were crowned champions after a playoff victory against Lebanese champions Al-Nejmeh. Al-Nejmeh were in fact crowned Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...

 champions back in 1975 but no championship had been played since.

Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia were the other team to take part, although it is unclear as to why as they hadn't won the Saudi Professional League or any cup competition to qualify.

Fixtures & Results

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Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Al Shurta	3	2	1	1	0	4	3
Al-Nejmeh	3	2	1	1	0	4	3
Al-Ahli	0	2	0	0	2	2	4

	Al Shurta	2–2	Al-Nejmeh
	Al Shurta	2–1	Al-Ahli
	Al-Ahli	1–2	Al-Nejmeh

Playoff Match

	Al Shurta	2–0	Al-Nejmeh

Winner

1982 Arab Club Champions Cup Winners
Al Shurta 1st Title