GCC Club Cup
The GCC Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الأندية الخليجية), formerly known as the GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي), was an annually organized football tournament for clubs of the six Gulf Cooperation Council nations. The tournament was first organized in 1982 as the GCC Club Championship and was last played in 2015, the 30th edition. Attempts to organize the 31st edition failed.
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Abolished | 2016 |
| Region | Arab world |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Last champions |  Al Shabab(3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al Shabab(3 titles each) |
| Television broadcasters | Al-Kass beIN Sports |
The tournament was organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council and was open to clubs from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Although having much popularity in its initial decades, the tournament faced decline as the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup rendered many Gulf clubs unable to participate in the competition.
Winners
| Edition | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCC Club Championship | ||||||
1st |
1982 |
 Al-Arabi |
 Al-Riffa |
Home \ Away format | Mansour Muftah (6 goals) | |
2nd |
1983 |
Al-Ettifaq |
1–0 | Al-Arabi |
Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | |
3rd |
1985 |
Al-Ahli |
2–0 | Al-Arabi |
Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
4th |
1986 |
Al-Hilal |
 Al-Arabi |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
5th |
1987 |
Kazma |
Al-Hilal |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
6th |
1988 |
Al-Ettifaq |
Kazma |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | ||
7th |
1989 |
 Fanja |
1–1 (4–2 pen.) |
Al-Muharraq |
Riffa, Bahrain | |
8th |
1991 |
Al-Sadd |
Bahrain SC |
Doha, Qatar | ||
9th |
1992 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Hilal |
Oman | ||
10th |
1993 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Shabab |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Aissa Sangour (4 goals) | |
11th |
1994 |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Arabi |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | Saeed Al-Owairan(4 goals) | |
12th |
1995 |
Kazma |
Al-Riffa |
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Saleh almesnad (5 goals) | |
13th |
1996 |
Al-Nassr |
Dhofar |
Riffa, Bahrain | ||
14th |
1997 |
Al-Nassr |
Kazma |
Doha, Qatar | ||
15th |
1998 |
Al-Hilal |
East Riffa |
Sur, Oman | ||
16th |
1999 |
Al-Ittihad |
Al-Salmiya |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Rashad Jamal Salem(7 goals) | |
17th |
2000 |
Al-Qadisiya |
Al-Hilal |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
18th |
2001 |
Al-Ain |
Al-Ittihad |
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | ||
19th |
2002 |
Al-Ahli |
Al-Muharraq |
Riffa, Bahrain | ||
20th |
2003 |
Al-Arabi |
Al-Muharraq |
Doha, Qatar | ||
21st |
2005 |
Al-Qadisiya |
Al-Wasl |
Alexandre Oliveira,Salman Isa(4 goals) | ||
| GCC Champions League | ||||||
| Edition | Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Top scorer |
| 22nd | 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. | ||||||
| 23rd | 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. | ||||||
| 24th | 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. | ||||||
| 25th | 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. | ||||||
| 26th | 2011 | Al-Ahli |
3–2 | Al-Shabab |
Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai | Boris Kabi,Essa Obaid (footballer)(4 goals) |
| Al-Shabab |
2–0 | Al-Ahli |
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | |||
| Al-Shabab won 4 – 3 on aggregate. | ||||||
| 27th | 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. | ||||||
| 28th | 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 | ||||||
| Edition | Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Top scorer |
29th |
Al-Nasr |
2–1 | Saham |
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | Léo Lima,Brett Holman,Carlos Villanueva (footballer)(3 goals) | |
30th |
2015 |
Al Shabab |
1–1 (4–3 pen.) | Al-Seeb |
Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman | Rodrigo Tabata (5 goals) |
31st |
2016 |
Cancelled | ||||
Performances
Performance by nation
The following table lists countries by number of winners and runners-up in GCC Club Cup.
Saudi Arabia is the current leader by nation with 13 titles.
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Qatar | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Oman | 1 | 3 |
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 | (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) |
References
External links
- GCC Club Cup at RSSSF
- GCC Club Cup at Hailoosport (in Arabic) (in English)
 Category:GCC Club Cup |
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