27th GCC Champions League

The 27th GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 27th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2012.

2012 GCC Champions League

دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي
Tournament details
Dates	16 February – 10 June
Teams	12 (from AFC/UAFA) confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Muharraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Al-Wasl
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	102 (3 per match)

The Groups

Four groups of three teams.

Top two from each group qualify for the one legged quarter finals with group winners hosting the matches.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Al-Jahra Al-Muharraq Fanja	Al-Arabi Kuwait Al-Kharitiyat Al-Wahda	Al-Khor Al-Naser Busaiteen	Al-Nahda Al-Riffa Al-Wasl

Groups

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Muharraq	4	3	0	1	7	1	+6	9
Al-Jahra	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
Fanja	4	0	2	2	3	9	–6	2

16 February 2012

18:10

Al Jahra FC	2–2	Fanja SC
Alexandre Nino 28', 90'		Mohammed Al-Mashari 72' Iskandar Ahmad 90+2'

Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium, Jahra

Referee: Khamis al-Marri (Qatar)

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6 March 2012

18:25

Al Muharraq SC	1–0	Al Jahra FC
Ismail Abdullatif 90+2'		André Macanga

Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad

Referee: Fahad Banihammad (UAE)

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20 March 2012

Fanja	0–3	Al-Muharraq

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3 April 2012

Fanja	1–1	Al-Jahra

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18 April 2012

Al-Jahra	1–0	Al-Muharraq

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2 May 2012

Al-Muharraq	3–0	Fanja

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Arabi Kuwait	4	3	0	1	11	4	+7	9
Al-Wahda	4	2	0	2	6	8	–2	6
Al-Kharitiyat	4	1	0	3	3	8	–5	3

20 February 2012

18:15

Al Kharitiyath SC	0–2	Al Wahda SCC
		Ismail Matar 58' Fernando Baiano 65'

Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

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6 March 2012

18:20

Al Wahda SCC	1–2	Al-Arabi SC
Ismail Matar 72' Mubarak al-Mansouri		Hussain Al-Moussawi 56', 63'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Referee: Fahad Jaber al-Marri (Qatar)

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20 March 2012

Al-Arabi Kuwait	3–0	Al-Kharitiyat

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3 April 2012

Al-Wahda	2–1	Al-Kharitiyat

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17 April 2012

Al-Kharitiyat	2–1	Al-Arabi Kuwait

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2 May 2012

Al-Arabi Kuwait	5–1	Al-Wahda

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Khor	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	9
Al-Naser	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	4
Busaiteen	4	1	1	2	5	8	–3	4

21 February 2012

18:00

Al Nasr SC	0–1	Al Khor SC
		Júlio César 43'

Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah

Referee: Abdullah al-A'ajil (UAE)

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6 March 2012

18:30

Al Khor SC	2–0	Busaiteen Club

Al-Khawr Stadium, Al Khor

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20 March 2012

Busaiteen	1–3	Al-Naser

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2 April 2012

Al-Khor	2–1	Al-Naser

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16 April 2012

Busaiteen	2–1	Al-Khor

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1 May 2012

Al-Naser	2–2	Busaiteen

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Wasl	4	4	0	0	11	4	+7	12
Al-Riffa	4	1	1	2	6	8	–2	4
Al-Nahda	4	0	1	3	6	11	–5	1

17 February 2012

18:15

Riffa SC	3–1	Al-Nahda
Salman Isa 35' Adam Abu Bakr 37', 77'		Hilal Nasr al-Khanbashi 60' Hugues-Wilfried Da

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Referee: Waleed al-Shatti (Kuwait)

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6 March 2012

18:00

Al-Nahda	0–2	Al-Wasl

Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa

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20 March 2012

Al-Wasl	3–1	Al-Riffa

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4 April 2012

Al-Riffa	0–2	Al-Wasl

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18 April 2012

Al-Nahda	2–2	Al-Riffa

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1 May 2012

Al-Wasl	4–3	Al-Nahda

Quarter finals

15 May 2012

Al-Khor	1–0	Al-Jahra

15 May 2012

Al-Wasl	1–1	Al-Wahda
Penalties
	5–3

15 May 2012

Al-Muharraq	3–0	Al-Naser

15 May 2012

Al-Arabi Kuwait	2–1	Al-Riffa

Semi finals

1st Legs

23 May 2012

Al-Wasl	3–0	Al-Khor

23 May 2012

Al-Arabi Kuwait	2–1	Al-Muharraq

2nd Legs

29 May 2012

Al-Khor	2–1	Al-Wasl

Al Wasl advanced to the final 4–2 on aggregate

29 May 2012

Al-Muharraq	2–0	Al-Arabi Kuwait

Al Muharraq advanced to the final 3–2 on aggregate

Final

1st leg

5 June 2012

Al-Muharraq	1–3	Al-Wasl

2nd leg

10 June 2012

Al-Wasl	1–3	Al-Muharraq

Al Muharraq became champions, winning on penalties, the first team from Bahrain to be crowned champions.

External links

• 2012 GCC Champions League at Soccerway
• 2012 GCC Champions League at goalzz