24th GCC Champions League

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.

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

Participating clubs

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Clubs withdrawn

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Group A

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Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al Qadsia 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10 10
  Al-Nassr 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
  Al Muharraq 4 1 3 0 4 2 +2 6
  Al Khor 4 0 2 2 3 10 –7 2
  Al-Nahda 4 0 1 3 2 9 –7 1

Group B

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Final Standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ahli 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
  Al Salmiya 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
  Dhofar 3 1 0 2 4 7 –3 3
  Al-Najma 3 0 1 2 2 4 –2 1

Semi-finals

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1st Legs

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Al-Nassr  Promoted to final  Al-Ahli

Al Salmiya  3–4  Al Qadsia

2nd Legs

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Al-Ahli  Promoted to final  Al-Nassr

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

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Al-Ahli  1–0  Al-Nassr
Al-Raheb   35'

Al-Nassr  0–2  Al-Ahli
Al-Raheb   68'
Al-Kharashi   80'

Winner

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GCC Champions League
2008 Winners
 
Al-Ahli
3rd Title

References

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