22nd GCC Champions League

2006 GCC Champions League
Tournament details
Dates25 August 2006 (2006-08-25) – 20 February 2007 (2007-02-20)
Teams12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Ettifaq (3rd title)
Runners-up Al-Qadsia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Saleh Bashir (5 goals)
2005
2007

The 22nd GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 22nd edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, and the first under its new name.

The 2006 edition was won by Saudi side Al-Ettifaq for the third time.

The groups

Group A Group B Group C

Al-Qadsia
Sharjah
Al-Muharraq
Al Arabi (Qatar)

Al-Jazira Club
Al-Ettifaq
Al-Nasr
Qatar SC

Muscat
Bahrain Riffa Club
Al-Hilal
Al Salmiya Club

Results

Group A

(in Manama, Bahrain)


Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Qadsia 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7
Sharjah 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Al-Muharraq 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Al Arabi (Qatar) 3 0 0 3 4 7 –3 0

Group B

(in Salala, Oman)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Jazira Club 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
Al-Ettifaq 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
Qatar SC 3 0 2 1 0 2 –2 2
Al-Nasr 3 0 1 2 1 3 –2 1

Group C

(in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Salmiya Club 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Bahrain Riffa Club 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Al-Hilal 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
Muscat 3 0 1 2 2 7 –5 1

Semi-finals

1st legs

Al Salmiya Club 3–3 Al-Ettifaq

Al-Jazira Club 2–2 Al-Qadsia

2nd legs

Al-Qadsia 1–0 Al-Jazira Club

Al-Ettifaq 3–0 Al Salmiya Club

Final

Al-Qadsia 0–1 Al-Ettifaq

Al-Ettifaq 1–1 Al-Qadsia

Winner

GCC Champions League
2006 Winners
Al-Ettifaq
3rd Title