2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round

The 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup preliminary round began on 18 August and ended on 25 August 2019.

A total of 8 teams competed in the preliminary round of the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup to decide the 2 remaining places in the first knockout stage.

All times are WAT (UTC+1), as listed by UAFA.

Teams
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 27 July 2019, shortly before the first round draw.

Officials
Referees
 * 🇲🇦 Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
 * Saad Khalefah (Kuwait)
 * 🇪🇬 Amin Omar (Egypt)
 * Qassim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
 * 🇧🇭 Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
 * 🇯🇴 Ahmed Faisal Al-Ali (Jordan)
 * 🇸🇾 Feras Taweel (Syria)
 * Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
 * Hamad Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)
 * Adel Ali Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Assistant Referees
 * 🇲🇦 Mustapha Akerdad (Morocco)
 * Humoud Al Sahli (Kuwait)
 * 🇪🇬 Samir Gamal Saad Mohamed (Egypt)
 * Abdullah Al-Shammakhi (Oman)
 * 🇧🇭 Salah Al-Janahi (Bahrain)
 * Abd Alsalam Halawah (Palestine)
 * Omar Ali Al Jamal (Saudi Arabia)
 * Hesham Al-Refaei (Saudi Arabia)
 * Jasem Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
 * 🇾🇪 Ali Al-Hasani (Yemen)

Format
In each group, teams played against each other on a neutral ground. The group winners advanced to the first knockout stage.

Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
 * 1) Goal difference in all group matches;
 * 2) Goals scored in all group matches.