2016 GCC Champions League

2016 GCC Champions League
دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية

The Gulf Cooperation Council logo of the tournament
Tournament details
Teams 12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)

The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية‎‎), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian Peninsula.

The 2016 edition was set to be the 31st edition.[1]

On August 6th 2015 it was announced that the competition would be postponed until February 2016 due to the suspension of Kuwait from FIFA. Later in January 2016 it was announced that the competition would not take place at all due to a lack of sponsorship. The next edition would therefore be held in 2017.[2]

Teams

Entrants
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Bahrain Al-Hidd 2015 Bahraini King's Cup winners 1st none
Bahrain Manama 2nd 2014–15 Bahrain First Division League 3rd 2015
Kuwait Al-Arabi 2nd 2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League 8th 2012
Kuwait Al-Jahra 3rd 2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd 2015
Oman Sur 3rd 2014–15 Oman Professional League 1st none
Oman Al-Nasr 4th 2014–15 Oman Professional League 5th 2015
Entrants
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Qatar Al-Ahli 5th 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 2nd 2012
Qatar Al-Arabi[3] 8th 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 7th 2015
Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh 6th 2014–15 Saudi Professional League 1st none
Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly 7th 2014–15 Saudi Professional League 2nd 2015
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 6th 2014–15 UAE Pro-League 3rd 2013
United Arab Emirates Baniyas 8th 2014–15 UAE Pro-League 3rd 2013

Group stage

The group stage was drawn before the tournament got cancelled.

Group A
Group B
Group C

References

  1. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/3jd8Riog4P/
  2. ↑ "اللجنة التنظيمية تقرر تأجيل كأس الأندية الخليجية 31" (in Arabic). Kooora. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Al Arabi to compete in GCC Club championship". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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