GCC Champions League
# GCC Champions League

The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs (Arabic: كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian peninsula. The tournament was first organized in 1982 and was last played in 2015, the 31st edition. Attempts to play the 2016 and 2017 editions failed.

It was organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council and open to clubs from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

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.

## Logos

* 2015 Official Logo

## Winners of GCC Champions League

| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Top scorer |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gulf Club Champions Cup ||||||
| 1982 | Al-Arabi | RR | Al-Riffa | Home \ Away format | Mansour Muftah (6 goals) |
| 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 | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | 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 | Aissa Sangour (4 goals) |
| 1994 | Al-Shabab | RR | Al-Arabi | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Saeed Al-Owairan(4 goals) |
| 1995 | Kazma | RR | Al-Riffa | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | Saleh almesnad (5 goals) |
| 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 | Rashad Jamal Salem(7 goals) |
| 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 | | Alexandre Oliveira,Salman Isa(4 goals) |
| Season | 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) |
| 2006 | Al-Ettifaq | 1–1 | Al-Qadisiya | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | Saleh Bashir(5 goals) |
| Saleh Bashir(5 goals) ||||
| 2007 | Al-Ettifaq | 2–0 | Al-Jazira | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam | Antonin Koutouan(6 goals) |
| 2007 | Al-Jazira | 3–1 | Al-Ettifaq | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Antonin Koutouan(6 goals) |
| Antonin Koutouan(6 goals) ||||
| 2008 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Al-Nassr | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah | Bader Al-Mutawa(6 goals) |
| 2008 | Al-Nassr | 0–2 | Al-Ahli | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | Bader Al-Mutawa(6 goals) |
| Bader Al-Mutawa(6 goals) ||||
| 2010 | Qatar SC | 2–2 | Al-Wasl | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | Saeed Al Kass(6 goals) |
| 2010 | Al-Wasl | 1–1 | Qatar SC | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai | Saeed Al Kass(6 goals) |
| Saeed Al Kass(6 goals) ||||
| GCC Champions League ||||||
| 2011 | Al-Ahli | 3–2 | Al-Shabab | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai | Boris Kabi,Essa Obaid (footballer)(4 goals) |
| 2011 | Al-Shabab | 2–0 | Al-Ahli | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai | Boris Kabi,Essa Obaid (footballer)(4 goals) |
| Boris Kabi,Essa Obaid (footballer)(4 goals) ||||
| 2012 | Al-Muharraq | 1–3 | Al-Wasl | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, isa town | Hussain Al-Musawi (8 goals) |
| 2012 | Al-Wasl | 1–3 | Al-Muharraq | Zabeel Stadium, Dubai | Hussain Al-Musawi (8 goals) |
| Hussain Al-Musawi (8 goals) ||||
| 2013 | Al-Khor | 1–1 | Baniyas | Al-Khor SC Stadium, Al Khor | Yahia Kébé (6 goals) |
| 2013 | Baniyas | 2–0 | Al-Khor | Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Yahia Kébé (6 goals) |
| Yahia Kébé (6 goals) ||||
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Top scorer |
| 2014 | Al-Nasr | 2–1 | Saham | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAE | Léo Lima,Brett Holman,Carlos Villanueva (footballer)(3 goals) |
| 2015 | Al Shabab | 1–1 (4–3 pen.) | Al-Seeb | Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman | Rodrigo Tabata (5 goals) |
| 2016-2023 | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played |

## 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.

| # | 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 | (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) |
