2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup

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2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
Teams 9 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (3rd title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa (6 goals)
2007

The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية‎‎), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian Peninsula.

The 2008 edition was the 24th time that it has been organised.

Participating clubs

Clubs withdrawn

Group A

Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al Qadsia 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 10
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
Bahrain Al Muharraq 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6
Qatar Al Khor 4 0 2 2 3 10 -7 2
Oman Al-Nahda 4 0 1 3 2 9 -7 1

Group B

Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Kuwait Al Salmiya 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Oman Dhofar 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 3
Bahrain Al-Najma 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 1

Semi-finals

1st Legs

October 27, 2008
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia Promoted to final Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli

2nd Legs

November 3, 2008
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia Promoted to final Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr

1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association.[1] Therefore the second leg clash between the Kuwaiti sides was annulled and the other semi-final involving club sides from Saudi Arabia was promoted to be played as the final.

Final


December 3, 2008
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0 - 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Al-Raheb Goal 68'
Al-Kharashi Goal 80'

Winner

Gulf Club Champions Cup
2008 Winners
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli
3rd Title

References

  1. FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association (Kooora)

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