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GFF Gulf Club Champions League

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GFF Gulf Club Champions League
دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية
Organiser(s)Gulf Football Federation (GFF)
Founded1982; 44 years ago (1982)
Teams12
Current championsQatar Al-Rayyan
(1st title)
Most championshipsSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
United Arab Emirates Shabab Al-Arabi
(3 titles each)
Broadcaster(s)Al-Kass
beIN Sports
2026–27 GFF Gulf Club Champions League

The GFF Gulf Club Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), 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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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

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GCC Club Championship
Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Top scorer
Kuwait Al-Arabi Bahrain Al-Riffa Home / Away format Mansour Muftah,Daoud Mohamed (6 goals)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–0 Kuwait Al-Arabi Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 2–0 Kuwait Al-Arabi Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Qatar Al-Arabi Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Kazma Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Kuwait City, Kuwait
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Kuwait Kazma Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Oman Fanja
1–1 (4–2 pen.)
Bahrain Al-Muharraq Manama, Bahrain
Qatar Al-Sadd Bahrain Bahrain SC Doha, Qatar
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Muscat, Oman Aissa Sangour,bekhit saad (2 goals)
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Aissa Sangour (4 goals)
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Kuwait Al-Arabi Kuwait City, Kuwait Saeed Al-Owairan (4 goals)
Kuwait Kazma Bahrain Al-Riffa Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Saleh Almesnad (5 goals)
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Oman Dhofar Riffa, Bahrain
Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Kuwait Kazma Doha, Qatar
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Bahrain East Riffa Sur, Oman
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Kuwait Al-Salmiya Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Rashad Jamal Salem (7 goals)
Kuwait Al-Qadisiya Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Kuwait City, Kuwait
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Bahrain Al-Muharraq Riffa, Bahrain
Kuwait Al-Arabi Bahrain Al-Muharraq Doha, Qatar
Kuwait Al-Qadisiya United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Kuwait City. Kuwait Alexandre Oliveira, Salman Isa (4 goals)
GCC Champions League
Year Home team Score Away team Venue Top scorer
2006 Kuwait Al-Qadisiya 0–1 Saudi Arabia