GCC Champions League

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GCC Champions League
دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية
Founded 1982
Region UAFA (Asia)
Number of teams varies
Current champions United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab (2nd time)
Most successful club Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
(3 times)
Television broadcasters Al-Kass, Al-Jazeera Sports
2011 GCC Champions League

The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية‎), formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي للأندية‎), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states. The tournament was first organised in 1982 and is currently is in its 26th edition.

Although having much popularity in its first decades of foundation, the tournament faced decline as the Asian Champions League and AFC Cup forced many Gulf clubs to be unable to participate in the competition

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[edit] Winners of GCC Champions League

Season Winner Runner-up
2011 Al-Shabab
 United Arab Emirates
Al-Ahli Dubai
 United Arab Emirates
2009 Al-Wasl
 United Arab Emirates
Qatar SC
 Qatar
2008 Al-Ahli
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Nasr
 Saudi Arabia
2007 Al-Jazira
 United Arab Emirates
Al-Ittifaq
 Saudi Arabia
2006 Al-Ittifaq
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Qadisiya
 Kuwait
2005 Al-Qadisiya
 Kuwait
Al-Wasl
 United Arab Emirates
2003 Al-Arabi
 Kuwait
Al-Muharraq
 Bahrain
2002 Al-Ahli
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Muharraq
 Bahrain
2001 Al-Ain
 United Arab Emirates
Al-Ittihad
 Saudi Arabia
2000 Al-Qadisiya
 Kuwait
Al-Hilal
 Saudi Arabia
1999 Al-Ittihad
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Salmiya
 Kuwait
1998 Al-Hilal
 Saudi Arabia
Riffa Club
 Bahrain
1997 Al-Nasr
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Kazma
 Kuwait
1996 Al-Nasr
 Saudi Arabia
Dhofar
 Oman
1995 Al-Kazma
 Kuwait
unknown
1994 Al-Shabab
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Arabi
 Kuwait
1993 Al-Shabab
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Shabab
 United Arab Emirates
1992 Al-Shabab
 United Arab Emirates
Al-Hilal
 Saudi Arabia
1991 Al-Sadd
 Qatar
Al-Sharjah
 United Arab Emirates
1989 Fanja
 Oman
Al-Muharraq
 Bahrain
1988 Al-Ittifaq
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Kazma
 Kuwait
1987 Al-Kazma
 Kuwait
Al-Hilal
 Saudi Arabia
1986 Al-Hilal
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Arabi
 Qatar
1985 Al-Ahli
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Arabi
 Kuwait
1983 Al-Ittifaq
 Saudi Arabia
Al-Arabi
 Kuwait
1982 Al-Arabi
 Kuwait
Riffa Club
 Bahrain

[edit] GCC Champions League records and statistics

[edit] By nation

The following table lists countries by number of winners and runner-ups in GCC Champions League.

Saudi Arabia is the current leader by nation with 13 titles.

# Nation Winners Runners-up
1  Saudi Arabia 13 6
2  Kuwait 6 6
3  United Arab Emirates 5 4
4  Qatar 1 2
5  Oman 1 1
6  Bahrain 0 5

[edit] By club

The following table lists clubs by number of winners and runner-ups in the Cup.

Team Winners Runners-Up Years Won Years Lost
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittifaq 3 1 (2006, 1988, 1983) (2007)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 3 0 (2008, 2002, 1985)
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 2 3 (1998,1986) (2000, 1992, 1987)
Kuwait Al-Arabi 2 2 (2003, 1982) (1994, 1985)
Kuwait Al-Kazma 2 2 (1995, 1987) (1997, 1988)
Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr 2 1 (1997, 1996) (2008)
Kuwait Al-Qadisiya 2 1 (2005, 2000) (2006)
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab 2 1 (1992, 2011) (1993)
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 2 0 (1994, 1993)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 1 (1999) (2001)
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1 1 (2010) (2005)
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 0 (2007)
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 1 0 (2001)
Qatar Al-Sadd 1 0 (1991)
Oman Fanja 1 0 (1989)
Bahrain Al-Muharraq 0 3 (2003, 2002, 1989)
Bahrain Riffa Club 0 2 (1998, 1982)
Kuwait Al-Salmiya 0 1 (1999)
Oman Dhofar 0 1 (1996)
United Arab Emirates Al-Sharjah 0 1 (1991)
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 0 1 (2011)
Qatar Al-Arabi 0 1 (1986)
Qatar Qatar SC 0 1 (2010)

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