The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs (Arabic: كأس الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian peninsula. The tournament was first organized in 1982 and is currently in its 31st edition.
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.
On June 5 2015 it was announced that the competition will be seasonal instead of yearly as of 2016 GCC Champions League.
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Winners of GCC Champions League
Season |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Venue |
Gulf Club Champions Cup |
1982
|
Al-Arabi |
3–0 |
Al-Riffa |
Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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 |
RR
|
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 |
1994
|
Al-Shabab |
RR
|
Al-Arabi |
Kuwait City, Kuwait |
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 |
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 |
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
|
Postponed |
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 number of winners and runner-ups 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) |
Participation
Appearances by team
As of 2015 season
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