AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League explained
The AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League (ar|دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the GCC Champions League (ar|دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) for clubs from its eight member nations.
The tournament was founded by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and was first organised 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 was relaunched by the AGCFF for the 2024–25 season under the name AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, featuring eight teams.[2] [3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Top scorer |
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| GCC Club Championship |
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| 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 |
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| Year | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Top scorer |
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| 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 |
| AGCFF 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 leader by nation with 13 titles.
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
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| 1 | | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | | 1 | 3 |
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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 |
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| 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) | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: 7 February 2015 . Emirates signs sponsorship deal for GCC Champions League . 2024-06-30 . Arabianbusiness.com . ProQuest.
- Web site: الكشف عن تفاصيل الجوائز المالية و موعد القرعه الجديد لبطولة ” دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية ” .. 14 August 2024. ar. AGCFF.
- Web site: سحب قرعة بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية 23 سبتمبر المقبل في الدوحة. Qatar News Agency. 14 August 2024. ar.
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