Football tournament
The GCC Champions League (Arabic : دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية ), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs (Arabic : كأس الخليج للأندية ), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian peninsula . The tournament was first organized in 1982 and was last played in 2015, the 31st edition . Attempts to play the 2016 and 2017 editions failed.
It was organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council and open to clubs from Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , and the United Arab Emirates
Although having much popularity in its initial first decades, the tournament faced decline as the Asian Champions League and AFC Cup forced many Gulf clubs to be unable to participate in the competition.
Logos
Winners of GCC Champions League
Season
Winner
Score
Runner-up
Venue
Top scorer
Gulf Club Champions Cup
1982
Al-Arabi
RR
Al-Riffa
Home \ Away format
Mansour Muftah (4 goals)
1983
Al-Ettifaq
1–0
Al-Arabi
Khalifa International Stadium , Doha , Qatar
1985
Al-Ahli
2–0
Al-Arabi
Zabeel Stadium , Dubai , United Arab Emirates
1986
Al-Hilal
RR
Al-Arabi
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
1987
Kazma
RR
Al-Hilal
Kuwait City , Kuwait
1988
Al-Ettifaq
RR
Kazma
Sharjah , United Arab Emirates
1989
Fanja
1–1 (4–2 pen. )
Al-Muharraq
Riffa , Bahrain
1991
Al-Sadd
RR
Bahrain SC
Doha , Qatar
1992
Al-Shabab
RR
Al-Hilal
Oman
1993
Al-Shabab
RR
Al-Shabab
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Aissa Sangour (4 goals)
1994
Al-Shabab
RR
Al-Arabi
Kuwait City , Kuwait
Saeed Al-Owairan (4 goals)
1995
Kazma
RR
Al-Riffa
Al Ain , United Arab Emirates
1996
Al-Nassr
RR
Dhofar
Riffa , Bahrain
1997
Al-Nassr
RR
Kazma
Doha , Qatar
1998
Al-Hilal
RR
East Riffa
Sur , Oman
1999
Al-Ittihad
RR
Al-Salmiya
Jeddah , Saudi Arabia
2000
Al-Qadisiya
RR
Al-Hilal
Kuwait City , Kuwait
2001
Al-Ain
RR
Al-Ittihad
Al Ain , United Arab Emirates
2002
Al-Ahli
RR
Al-Muharraq
Riffa , Bahrain
2003
Al-Arabi
RR
Al-Muharraq
Doha , Qatar
2005
Al-Qadisiya
RR
Al-Wasl
Season
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
Top scorer
2006
Al-Qadisiya
0–1
Al-Ettifaq
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium , Kuwait City
Al-Ettifaq
1–1
Al-Qadisiya
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam
Al-Ettifaq won 2 – 1 on aggregate.
2007
Al-Ettifaq
2–0
Al-Jazira
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium , Dammam
Al-Jazira
3–1
Al-Ettifaq
Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Al-Jazira won 7 – 6 on penalties after a 3 – 3 draw on aggregate.
2008
Al-Ahli
1–0
Al-Nassr
Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium , Jeddah
Al-Nassr
0–2
Al-Ahli
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium , Riyadh
Al-Ahli won 3 – 0 on aggregate.
2010
Qatar SC
2–2
Al-Wasl
Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium , Doha
Al-Wasl
1–1
Qatar SC
Zabeel Stadium , Dubai
Al-Wasl won 3 – 3 on away goals.
GCC Champions League
2011
Al-Ahli
3–2
Al-Shabab
Al-Rashid Stadium , Dubai
Al-Shabab
2–0
Al-Ahli
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai
Al-Shabab won 4 – 3 on aggregate.
2012
Al-Muharraq
1–3
Al-Wasl
National Stadium , Riffa
Al-Wasl
1–3
Al-Muharraq
Zabeel Stadium , Dubai
Al-Muharraq won 5 – 4 on penalties after a 4 – 4 draw on aggregate.
2013
Al-Khor
1–1
Baniyas
Al-Khor SC Stadium , Al Khor
Baniyas
2–0
Al-Khor
Baniyas Stadium , Abu Dhabi
Baniyas won 3 – 1 on aggregate.
Season
Winner
Score
Runner-up
Venue
Top scorer
2014
Al-Nasr
2–1
Saham
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai , UAE
2015
Al Shabab
1–1 (4–3 pen. )
Al-Seeb
Al-Seeb Stadium , Seeb , Oman
2016
Cancelled [1]
2017
Cancelled [2]
2018-2021
Never Played
Performances
Performance by nation
The following table lists countries by number of winners and runners-up in GCC Champions League.
Saudi Arabia is the current leader by nation with 13 titles.
Performance by club
The following table lists clubs by the number of winners and runners-up in the Cup.
Team
Winners
Runners-up
Winning years
Runners-up years
Al-Ettifaq
3
1
(1983, 1988, 2006)
(2007)
Al-Shabab
3
1
(1992, 2011, 2015)
(1993)
Al-Ahli
3
—
(1985, 2002, 2008)
—
Al-Hilal
2
3
(1986, 1998)
(1987, 1992, 2000)
Al-Arabi
2
3
(1982, 2003)
(1983, 1985, 1994)
Kazma
2
2
(1987, 1995)
(1988, 1997)
Al-Nassr
2
1
(1996, 1997)
(2008)
Al-Qadisiya
2
1
(2000, 2005)
(2006)
Al-Shabab
2
—
(1993, 1994)
—
Al-Muharraq
1
3
(2012)
(1989, 2002, 2003)
Al-Wasl
1
2
(2010)
(2005, 2012)
Al-Ittihad
1
1
(1999)
(2001)
Fanja
1
—
(1989)
—
Al-Sadd
1
—
(1991)
—
Al-Ain
1
—
(2001)
—
Al-Jazira
1
—
(2007)
—
Baniyas
1
—
(2013)
—
Al-Nasr
1
—
(2014)
—
Al-Riffa
—
2
—
(1982, 1995)
Al-Arabi
—
1
—
(1986)
Bahrain SC
—
1
—
(1991)
Dhofar
—
1
—
(1996)
East Riffa
—
1
—
(1998)
Al-Salmiya
—
1
—
(1999)
Qatar SC
—
1
—
(2010)
Al-Ahli
—
1
—
(2011)
Al-Khor
—
1
—
(2013)
Saham
—
1
—
(2014)
Al-Seeb
—
1
—
(2015)
References
External links
International competitions Club competitions Youth competitions Women's competitions Women's youth competitions Related competitions
National teams
Arab sports championships
Team sports Individual sports Club sports Junior sports Gulf championship
Member states Economy Geopolitical history Sport