25th GCC Champions League

2009 GCC Champions League

Tournament details
Dates	15 September 2009 – 2010
Teams	12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Al Wasl (1st title)
Runners-up	Qatar SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	63 (2.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Saeed Al Kass (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Fadel Ahmad

The 25th GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 25th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2009.

The tournament format has changed from the 2008 edition, from two groups of 5 teams to four groups of three teams.

The Groups

The draw was made on 18 July 2009 in Bahrain.

Four groups of three teams.

Winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Muharraq Club Al Arabi Kuwait Al Shabab	Al Khor Sur Al-Nassr	Al-Oruba Qatar SC Al-Ettifaq	Bahrain Riffa Club Kuwait SC Al Wasl

Fixtures And Results

• Group stage games are played on a home and away basis between September and December
• Group winners enter a two legged semi-final stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Muharraq Club	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
Al Arabi Kuwait	4	2	1	1	5	6	–1	7
Al Shabab	4	0	1	3	3	7	–4	1

Results

22 September 2009
Al Shabab	0–2	Al Arabi
29 September 2009
Al Muharraq	1–0	Al Shabab
27 October 2009
Al Arabi	1–0	Al Muharraq
3 November 2009
Al Arabi	1–1	Al Shabab
20 November 2009
Al Shabab	2–3	Al Muharraq
8 December 2009
Al Muharraq	5–1	Al Arabi

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Nassr	4	3	1	0	11	4	+7	10
Sur	4	1	1	2	4	5	–1	4
Al Khor	4	1	0	3	2	8	–6	3

Results

15 September 2009
Sur	1–2	Al Nasr
29 September 2009
Sur	1–0	Al Khor
19 October 2009
Al Nasr	2–2	Sur
27 October 2009
Al Nasr	3–1	Al Khor
25 November 2009
Al Khor	0–4	Al Nasr
8 December 2009
Al Khor	1–0	Sur

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qatar SC	4	2	2	0	8	6	+2	8
Al-Ettifaq	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
Al-Oruba	4	0	1	3	5	8	–3	1

Results

16 September 2009
Qatar SC	3–2	Al Ettifaq
29 September 2009
Qatar SC	2–0	Al-Oruba
19 October 2009
Al Ettifaq	1–1	Qatar SC
27 October 2009
Al Ettifaq	3–2	Al-Oruba
25 November 2009
Al-Oruba	0–1	Al Ettifaq
8 December 2009
Al-Oruba	1–2	Qatar SC

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Wasl	4	2	2	0	5	3	+2	8
Bahrain Riffa Club	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
Kuwait SC	4	0	2	2	2	4	–2	2

Results

22 September 2009
Al Kuwait	1–2	Al Wasl
29 September 2009
Al Wasl	2–2	Riffa Club
27 October 2009
Riffa Club	2–1	Al Kuwait
20 November 2009
Riffa Club	0–1	Al Wasl
8 December 2009
Al Kuwait	0–0	Riffa Club
16 December 2009
Al Wasl	0–0	Al Kuwait

Semi-finals

1st Legs

8 March 2010

Muharraq Club	0–1	Qatar SC

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25 March 2010

Al-Nassr	3–1	Al Wasl

2nd Legs

23 March 2010

Qatar SC	2–0	Muharraq Club

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30 March 2010

Al Wasl	4–2	Al-Nassr
Penalties
	4–2

Final

1st Legs

13 April 2010

Qatar SC	2–2	Al Wasl

2nd Legs

27 April 2010

Al Wasl	1–1	Qatar SC

Winner

GCC Champions League 2009 Winners
Al Wasl 1st Title

Top goalscorers

Rank		Player Name	Team	Goals
1	Saeed Al Kass		Al Wasl FC	6
2	11 players			2
3	32 players			1

• Source: Goalzz.com