2016–17 Arab Club Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt (from group stage onwards) |
| Dates | 14 September 2016 – 5 August 2017 |
| Teams | 20 (from 2 confederations) (from 18 associations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 27 (1.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Ahmad Zreik(4 goals) |
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.
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.
The following 20 teams from 18 associations entered the competition.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
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