2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup

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)

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Clubs withdrawn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

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Kuwait Al Qadsia 4310111+1010
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 421153+27
Bahrain Al Muharraq 413042+26
Qatar Al Khor 4022310-72
Oman Al-Nahda 401329-71

Group B

Final Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 321051+47
Kuwait Al Salmiya 320165+16
Oman Dhofar 310247-33
Bahrain Al-Najma 301224-21

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  68'
Al-Kharashi  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)

External links

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