Gulf Club Championship (GCC)

2nd leg result: Al Wasl 1 - 1 Qatar SC

Al Wasl crowned champions on away goals maybe???

 

Saudi Arabian clubs not entering this year. This could be the final nail in the coffin.

 

Yes your right. It killed the Arab Champions League previously and now the GCC in my opinion. Yes, it may carry on in some form, but it's not the same with hardly any member nations playing now.

To carry on, the UAFA or whomever hosts it, must give it a kick up th backside, probably only involving champions, but only played on a knockout basis.

If this was the case we would now have champions of Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman, possibly with guest nations such as Yemen and Jordan for example. A short competition, but is worth more in general.

 

So...has the GCC and Arab Champions League finally died then?

 

Has there been any announcements of who's playing this year? When it will be played?

 

2011 GCC

2011 edition of the Gulf Club Championship kicks off in March.

Group A

Al Salmiyah (Kuwait)
Al Riffa (Bahrain)
Al Shabab (UAE)

Group B

Al Arabi (Qatar)
Saham (Oman)
Al Dhafra (UAE)

Group C

Al Kharitiyah (Qatar)
Kazma (Kuwait)
Al Suwaiq (Oman)

Group D

Al Arabi (Kuwait)
Al Ahli (Bahrain)
Al Ahli (UAE)

 

Results from the opening day:

Group A

Al Riffa 1:0 Al Salmiya

Group C

Al-Kharitiyat 1–2 Dhofar

 

More results from the opening games in Groups B and D

Al Arabi Kuwait 1:2 Al Ahli Dubai
Al Arabi Doha 1:0 Al Dhafra

 

Results from games played on 14 and 15 March

Salimyah 0:1 Al Shabab
Dhafra 6:1 Saham
Dhofar 1:2 Kazma

 

Latest results whilst i've been away!

20.04.2011
17:00 GCC Group D Al Ahli Dubai 1-0 Al Arabi Kuwait
19.04.2011
15:00 GCC Group B Al Dhafra 5-0 Al Arabi Doha
18.04.2011
18:00 GCC Group A Salmiya SC 2-2 Riffa Club
17:15 GCC Group C Dhofar Salalah 4-2 Al Kharaitiyat
06.04.2011
17:25 GCC Group A Shabab Dubai 1-0 Riffa Club
05.04.2011
17:45 GCC Group C Kazma SC 1-0 Al Kharaitiyat
04.04.2011
17:15 GCC Group B Saham Club 0-1 Al Arabi Doha
16:30 GCC Group D Al Ahli Manama P-P Al Arabi Kuwait
16.03.2011
19:15 GCC Group D Al Ahli Dubai P-P Al Ahli Manama

 

More recent results:

Al Shabab 0:1 Al Salmiya
Saham 1:1 Al Dhafra
Kazma 1:0 Dhofar

So, Group A has come down to the wire. Shabab meet Riffa. Shabab need to avoid defeat to go through.

In Group B, Dhafra sit top, but Al if Al Arabi beat Saham they will qualify instead.

Group C see's Kazma through with a game to spare

Group D is a farce with Al Ahli Manama apparently withdrawn from competition. Al Ahli have therefore qualifed after defeating Al Arabi of Kuwait twice.

 

Semi Final 1st leg result

Al Ahli Dubai 1:0 Kazma

 

And the 2nd semi final, 1st leg result

Al Shabab 2:2 Al Arabi

 

Al Ahli Dubai are through to the final after holding Kazma of Kuwait to a 1:1 draw in the return leg. They advance 2:1 on aggregate.

Al Arabi of Kuwait face Al Shabab of the UAE tomorrow in the 2nd leg, currently tied 2:2

 

And so it's an all UAE final, Al Shabab defeating Al Arabi 2:1 today to win 4:3 on aggregate

They meet Al Ahli Dubai in the final.