26th GCC Champions League

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.

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 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

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Four groups of three teams.

Winners and runners up qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

  Al-Riffa
  Al-Salmiya
  Al-Shabab

  Al-Arabi Doha
  Saham
  Al-Dhafra

  Dhofar
  Al-Kharitiyat
  Kazma

  Al-Ahli Manama
  Al-Ahli Dubai
  Al-Arabi Kuwait

Group stage

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

Groups

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Shabab 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9
  Al-Riffa 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4
  Al-Salmiya 4 1 1 2 3 4 –1 4
Al-Riffa  1–0  Al-Salmiya
Dawood Saad   34'



Al-Salmiya  0–1  Al-Shabab
Villanueva   52'



Al-Shabab  1–0  Al-Riffa



Al-Salmiya  2–2  Al-Riffa



Al-Shabab  0–1  Al-Salmiya



Al-Riffa  0–2  Al-Shabab

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Arabi Doha 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 9
  Al-Dhafra 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9 7
  Saham 4 0 1 3 3 13 –10 1



Al-Dhafra  6–1  Saham
Gharib Harib   21'
Boris Landry Kabi   32', 50'
Abas Mowiwa Lawal   54'
Mohammad Salim   59'
Abas Mowiwa Lawal   62'
Rafael   83'



Saham  0–1  Al-Arabi Doha



Al-Dhafra  5–0  Al-Arabi Doha



Saham  1–1  Al-Dhafra



Group C

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kazma 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4 12
  Dhofar 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
  Al-Kharitiyat 4 0 0 4 3 7 –3 0
Al-Kharitiyat  1–2  Dhofar
Alaa Al-Zahra   15' Saleh   64'
Al-Hadhri   69'





Kazma  1–0  Al-Kharitiyat
Fahad Al-Enazi   8'





Kazma  1–0  Dhofar



Al-Kharitiyat  0–1  Kazma

Group D

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Ahli Dubai 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
  Al-Arabi Kuwait 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2 0
  Al-Ahli Manama withdrew



Al-Ahli Dubai  1–0  Al-Arabi Kuwait

Quarter-finals

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Al-Dhafra  1–3  Al-Ahli Dubai

Al-Arabi Doha  0–2  Al-Arabi Kuwait

Al-Shabab  4–0  Dhofar

Kazma  2–2  Al-Riffa
Penalties
4–3

Semi-finals

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1st Legs

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Kazma  0–1  Al-Ahli Dubai

Al-Shabab  2–2  Al-Arabi Kuwait

2nd Legs

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Al-Ahli Dubai  1–1  Kazma

Al-Ahli advance to the final 2–1 on aggregate


Al-Arabi Kuwait  1–2  Al-Shabab

Al-Shabab advance to the final 4–3 on aggregate

Final

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1st leg

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Al-Ahli Dubai  3–2  Al-Shabab

2nd leg

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Al-Shabab  2–0  Al-Ahli Dubai

Winner

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GCC Champions League
2011 Winners
 
Al-Shabab
2nd Title

Goalscorers

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References

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