GCC Club Cup explained

GCC Club Cup كأس الأندية الخليجية
Founded:	1982
Region:	Arab world
Number Of Teams:	8
Current Champions:	Al-Shabab (3rd title)
Most Successful Club:	Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al-Shabab (3 titles each)
Broadcasters:	Al-Kass beIN Sports
Current:	2024–25 Gulf Club Champions League

The GCC Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الأندية الخليجية), formerly known as the GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a seasonal football competition which was first organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 1982. The last edition organised by the GCC was the 30th edition in 2015, which featured twelve teams, while its attempts to organise the 31st edition failed.^[1]

The tournament is set to be relaunched by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for the 2024–25 season under the name Gulf Club Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), featuring one club from each of its eight member nations.^{[2] [3]}

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Top scorer
GCC Club Championship
	Al-Arabi		Al-Riffa	Home / Away format	Mansour Muftah (6 goals)
	Al-Ettifaq	1–0	Al-Arabi	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Arabi	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Al-Hilal		Al-Arabi	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Kazma		Al-Hilal	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Al-Ettifaq		Kazma	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
	Fanja		Al-Muharraq	Manama, Bahrain
	Al-Sadd		Bahrain SC	Doha, Qatar
	Al-Shabab		Al-Hilal	Muscat, Oman
	Al-Shabab		Al-Shabab	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Aissa Sangour (4 goals)
	Al-Shabab		Al-Arabi	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Saeed Al-Owairan (4 goals)
	Kazma		Al-Riffa	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Saleh Almesnad (5 goals)
	Al-Nassr		Dhofar	Riffa, Bahrain
	Al-Nassr		Kazma	Doha, Qatar
	Al-Hilal		East Riffa	Sur, Oman
	Al-Ittihad		Al-Salmiya	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Rashad Jamal Salem (7 goals)
	Al-Qadisiya		Al-Hilal	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Al-Ain		Al-Ittihad	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
	Al-Ahli		Al-Muharraq	Riffa, Bahrain
	Al-Arabi		Al-Muharraq	Doha, Qatar
	Al-Qadisiya		Al-Wasl	Kuwait City. Kuwait	Alexandre Oliveira, Salman Isa (4 goals)
GCC Champions League
Year	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Top scorer
2006	Al-Qadisiya	0–1	Al-Ettifaq	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City	Saleh Bashir (5 goals)
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	Antonin Koutouan (6 goals)
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	Bader Al-Mutawa (6 goals)
Al-Nassr	0–2	Al-Ahli	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Al-Ahli won 3 – 0 on aggregate.
2009	Qatar SC	2–2	Al-Wasl	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Saeed Al Kass (6 goals)
Al-Wasl	1–1	Qatar SC	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai
Al-Wasl won 3 – 3 on away goals.
2011	Al-Ahli	3–2	Al-Shabab	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai	Boris Kabi, Essa Obaid (4 goals)
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	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, isa town	Hussain Al-Musawi (8 goals)
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	Yahia Kébé (6 goals)
Baniyas	2–0	Al-Khor	Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Baniyas won 3 – 1 on aggregate.
GCC Club Cup
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		2–1		Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE	Léo Lima, Brett Holman, Carlos Villanueva (3 goals)
		1–1 (4–3 pen.)		Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman	Rodrigo Tabata (5 goals)
	Cancelled
Gulf Club Champions League
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Performances

Performance by nation

The following table lists countries by number of winners and runners-up in the competition.
Saudi Arabia is the current leader by nation with 13 titles.

	Nation	Winners	Runners-up
1		13	6
2		8	4
3		6	7
4		1	7
5		1	3
6		1	3

Performance by club

The following table lists clubs by the number of winners and runners-up in the competition.

-	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	(2009)	(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	—	(2009)
Al-Ahli	—	1	—	(2011)
Al-Khor	—	1	—	(2013)
Saham	—	1	—	(2014)
Al-Seeb	—	1	—	(2015)

External links

• GCC Club Cup at RSSSF
• GCC Club Cup at Hailoosport (in English)

Notes and References

1. News: 7 February 2015 . Emirates signs sponsorship deal for GCC Champions League . 2024-06-30 . Arabianbusiness.com . ProQuest.
2. Web site: الكشف عن تفاصيل الجوائز المالية ‏و موعد القرعه الجديد لبطولة ” دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية ” .. 14 August 2024. ar. AGCFF.
3. Web site: سحب قرعة بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية 23 سبتمبر المقبل في الدوحة. Qatar News Agency. 14 August 2024. ar.