The GFF Gulf Club Champions League (), formerly known as the GCC Champions League, is a regional football competition governed by the Gulf Football Federation (GFF) for clubs from its eight member nations.
The tournament was founded by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and was first organised in 1982. During its early years, the GCC Club Championship also acted as a qualification tournament for the Asian Club Championship. 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.
The tournament was relaunched by the AGCFF (now known as the GFF) for the 2024–25 season under the name Gulf Club Champions League, featuring eight teams. The number of teams was increased to twelve for the 2026–27 season. The winners of the competition qualify for the GFF Gulf Club Super Cup.
Al-Rayyan are the current champions, having beaten Al-Shabab in the 2026 final.
Winners GCC Club ChampionshipYearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTop scorer Al-Arabi Al-RiffaHome / Away formatMansour Muftah,Daoud Mohamed (6 goals) Al-Ettifaq1–0 Al-ArabiKhalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Al-Ahli2–0 Al-ArabiZabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Al-Hilal Al-ArabiRiyadh, Saudi Arabia Kazma Al-HilalKuwait City, Kuwait Al-Ettifaq KazmaSharjah, United Arab Emirates Fanja Al-MuharraqManama, Bahrain Al-Sadd Bahrain SCDoha, Qatar Al-Shabab Al-HilalMuscat, OmanAissa Sangour,bekhit saad (2 goals) Al-Shabab Al-ShababRiyadh, Saudi ArabiaAissa Sangour (4 goals) Al-Shabab Al-ArabiKuwait City, KuwaitSaeed Al-Owairan (4 goals) Kazma Al-RiffaAl Ain, United Arab EmiratesSaleh Almesnad (5 goals) Al-Nassr DhofarRiffa, Bahrain Al-Nassr KazmaDoha, Qatar Al-Hilal East RiffaSur, Oman Al-Ittihad Al-SalmiyaJeddah, Saudi ArabiaRashad Jamal Salem (7 goals) Al-Qadisiya Al-HilalKuwait City, Kuwait Al-Ain Al-IttihadAl Ain, United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Al-MuharraqRiffa, Bahrain Al-Arabi Al-MuharraqDoha, Qatar Al-Qadisiya Al-WaslKuwait City. KuwaitAlexandre Oliveira, Salman Isa (4 goals)GCC Champions LeagueYearHome teamScoreAway teamVenueTop scorer2006 Al-Qadisiya0–1 Al-EttifaqMohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait CitySaleh Bashir (5 goals) Al-Ettifaq1–1 QadsiaPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAl-Ettifaq won 2 – 1 on aggregate.2007 Al-Ettifaq2–0 Al-JaziraPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamAntonin Koutouan (6 goals) Al-Jazira3–1 Al-EttifaqMohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu DhabiAl-Jazira won 7 – 6 on penalties after a 3 – 3 draw on aggregate.2008 Al-Ahli1–0 Al-NassrPrince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, JeddahBader Al-Mutawa (6 goals) Al-Nassr0–2 Al-AhliPrince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, RiyadhAl-Ahli won 3 – 0 on aggregate.2009 Qatar SC2–2 Al-WaslSuheim Bin Hamad Stadium, DohaSaeed Al Kass (6 goals) Al-Wasl1–1 Qatar SCZabeel Stadium, DubaiAl-Wasl won 3 – 3 on away goals.2011 Al-Ahli3–2 Al-ShababAl-Rashid Stadium, DubaiBoris Kabi, Essa Obaid (4 goals) Al-Shabab2–0 Al-AhliMaktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, DubaiAl-Shabab won 4 – 3 on aggregate.2012 Al-Muharraq1–3 Al-WaslKhalifa Sports City Stadium, isa townHussain Al-Musawi (8 goals) Al-Wasl1–3 Al-MuharraqZabeel Stadium, DubaiAl-Muharraq won 5 – 4 on penalties after a 4 – 4 draw on aggregate.2013 Al-Khor1–1 BaniyasAl-Khor SC Stadium, Al KhorYahia Kébé (6 goals) Baniyas2–0 Al-KhorBaniyas Stadium, Abu DhabiBaniyas won 3 – 1 on aggregate.GCC Club CupYearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenueTop scorer Al-Nasr 2–1 Saham Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, UAELéo Lima, Brett Holman, Carlos Villanueva (3 goals) Al-Shabab 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Al-Seeb Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, OmanRodrigo Tabata (5 goals) CancelledAGCFF Gulf Club Champions LeagueSeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenueTop scorer2024–25 Al-Qadisiya0–0 DuhokMohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait CityAli Mabkhout (4 goals) Duhok2–1 Al-QadisiyaDuhok Stadium, DuhokDuhok won 2–1 on aggregate. Al-Rayyan3–0 Al-ShababAhmad bin Ali Stadium, Al-RayyanAbderrazak Hamdallah (7 goals)
Performances
Performance by club The following table lists clubs by the number of winners and runners-up in the competition.
TeamWinnersRunners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years Al-Ettifaq31(1983, 1988, 2006)(2007) Al-Shabab31(1992, 2011, 2015)(1993) Al-Ahli3—(1985, 2002, 2008)— Al-Hilal23(1986, 1998)(1987, 1992, 2000) Al-Arabi23(1982, 2003)(1983, 1985, 1994) Kazma22(1987, 1995)(1988, 1997) Al-Qadisiya22(2000, 2005)(2006, 2025) Al-Shabab21(1993, 1994)(2026) Al-Nassr21(1996, 1997)(2008) Al-Muharraq13(2012)(1989, 2002, 2003) Al-Wasl12(2009)(2005, 2012) Al-Ittihad11(1999)(2001) Fanja1—(1989)— Al-Sadd1—(1991)— Al-Ain1—(2001)— Al-Jazira1—(2007)— Baniyas1—(2013)— Al-Nasr1—(2014)— Duhok1—(2025)— Al-Rayyan1—(2026)— 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)
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.
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See also GFF Gulf Club Super Cup Arab Club Champions Cup
References
External links GFF Gulf Club Champions League at RSSSF at Hailoosport (in )