24th GCC Champions League

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2008 GCC Champions League
Tournament details
Teams9 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli (3rd title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa (6 goals)
2007
2009

The 24th GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 24th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2008.

Participating clubs[edit]

Clubs withdrawn[edit]

Group A[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1st Legs[edit]

Al-Nassr Saudi ArabiaPromoted to finalSaudi Arabia Al-Ahli

Al Salmiya Kuwait3–4Kuwait Al Qadsia

2nd Legs[edit]

Al-Ahli Saudi ArabiaPromoted to finalSaudi Arabia Al-Nassr

Al Qadsia KuwaitCanceled1Kuwait Al Salmiya
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[edit]

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
Al-Raheb 35'

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia0–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
Al-Raheb 68'
Al-Kharashi 80'

Winner[edit]

GCC Champions League
2008 Winners
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli
3rd Title

References[edit]

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