26th GCC Champions League

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2011 GCC Champions League
دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي
Tournament details
Dates28 February – 3 November
Teams12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Arab Emirates Al-Shabab (2nd title)
Runners-upUnited Arab Emirates Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored81 (2.7 per match)
2009
2012

The 26th GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 26th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2011.

The tournament has changed over the years, especially with the AFC Champions League taking up to four clubs from certain leagues meaning that this tournament generally no longer witnesses league winners participating but clubs invited to enter.

In this edition no clubs represent Saudi Arabia.

The Groups[edit]

Four groups of three teams.

Winners and runners up qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Bahrain Al-Riffa
Kuwait Al-Salmiya
United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab

Qatar Al-Arabi Doha
Oman Saham
United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra

Oman Dhofar
Qatar Al-Kharitiyat
Kuwait Kazma

Bahrain Al-Ahli Manama
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli Dubai
Kuwait Al-Arabi Kuwait

Group stage[edit]

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