Arabian Gulf Champions 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.
| Founded | 1982 |
|---|---|
| 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
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)