The Arab World Club Cup is a football competition for club teams in the Arab world , organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and known from 2003/04 to 2011/12 as the Arab Champions League or briefly as the UAFA Cup . Selected club teams from UAFA countries are eligible to participate. The forerunner was the Arab Club Champions Cup , which had been held since 1982 and was only reserved for the champions. The two finalists qualified for the Arab Super Cup from 1992 to 2001 . In 2002 the competition was merged with the Cup Winners' Cup and initially played twice as the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Tournament . The main sponsor was Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel , owner of the Arab TV channel ART, which broadcast the games. The winner of the tournament received 6 million Saudi riyals (approximately $ 1.6 million).