2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup

2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup
Tournament details
Teams 9 (from UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Ahli (Jeddah) (3rd title)
Runners-up Al-Nasr

The Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs.

The 2008 edition was the 24th time that it has been organised.

Participating clubs

Clubs withdrawn

Group A

Final Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Kuwait Al Qadsia 4310111+1010
Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr 421153+27
Bahrain Al Muharraq 413042+26
Qatar Al Khor 4022310-72
Oman Al-Nahda 401329-71

Group B

Final Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Jeddah) 321051+47
Kuwait Al Salmiya 320165+16
Oman Dhofar 310247-33
Bahrain Al-Najma 301224-21

Semi-finals

1st Legs

October 27, 2008
Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia Promoted to final Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
King Fahd Stadium

October 19, 2008
Al Salmiya Kuwait 3 - 4 Kuwait Al Qadsia

2nd Legs

November 3, 2008
Al-Ahli (Jeddah) Saudi Arabia Promoted to final Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr

October 25, 2008
Al Qadsia Kuwait Canceled1 Kuwait Al Salmiya
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

November 28, 2008
Al-Ahli (Jeddah) Saudi Arabia 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nasr
Al-Raheb  35'

December 3, 2008
Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia 0 - 2 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
Al-Raheb  68'
Al-Kharashi  80'
King Fahd Stadium

Winner

Gulf Club Champions Cup
2008 Winners
Saudi Arabia
Al-Ahli
3rd Title

References

  1. FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association (Kooora)

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