26th GCC Champions League

2011 GCC Champions League
دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي
Tournament details
Dates28 February – 3 November
Teams12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Shabab (2nd title)
Runners-up Al-Ahli
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored81 (2.7 per match)
2009
2012

The 26th GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 26th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2011.

The tournament has changed over the years, especially with the AFC Champions League taking up to four clubs from certain leagues meaning that this tournament generally no longer witnesses league winners participating but clubs invited to enter.

In this edition no clubs represent Saudi Arabia.

The groups

Four groups of three teams.

Winners and runners up qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Al-Riffa
Al-Salmiya
Al-Shabab

Al-Arabi Doha
Saham
Al-Dhafra

Dhofar
Al-Kharitiyat
Kazma

Al-Ahli Manama
Al-Ahli Dubai
Al-Arabi Kuwait

Group stage

  • Group stage games are played on a home and away basis between March and May
  • Group winners enter a two legged semi-final stage

Groups

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Shabab 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9
Al-Riffa 4 1 1 2 3 5 –2 4
Al-Salmiya 4 1 1 2 3 4 –1 4
Al-Riffa 1–0 Al-Salmiya
Dawood Saad 34'



Al-Salmiya 0–1 Al-Shabab
Villanueva 52'



Al-Shabab 1–0 Al-Riffa



Al-Salmiya 2–2 Al-Riffa



Al-Shabab 0–1 Al-Salmiya



Al-Riffa 0–2 Al-Shabab

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Arabi Doha 4 3 0 1 7 6 +1 9
Al-Dhafra 4 2 1 1 12 3 +9 7
Saham 4 0 1 3 3 13 –10 1



Al-Dhafra 6–1 Saham
Gharib Harib 21'
Boris Landry Kabi 32', 50'
Abas Mowiwa Lawal 54'
Mohammad Salim 59'
Abas Mowiwa Lawal 62'
Rafael 83'



Saham 0–1 Al-Arabi Doha



Al-Dhafra 5–0 Al-Arabi Doha



Saham 1–1 Al-Dhafra



Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kazma 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4 12
Dhofar 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 6
Al-Kharitiyat 4 0 0 4 3 7 –3 0





Kazma 1–0 Al-Kharitiyat
Fahad Al-Enazi 8'





Kazma 1–0 Dhofar



Al-Kharitiyat 0–1 Kazma

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al-Ahli Dubai 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
Al-Arabi Kuwait 2 0 0 2 1 3 –2 0
Al-Ahli Manama withdrew
Al-Arabi Kuwait 1–2 Al-Ahli Dubai
Ali Maqseed 83' (pen.) Abdul-Aziz Haikal 11'
Ahmed Khalil 90+2'



Al-Ahli Dubai 1–0 Al-Arabi Kuwait

Quarter-finals

Al-Dhafra 1–3 Al-Ahli Dubai

Al-Arabi Doha 0–2 Al-Arabi Kuwait

Al-Shabab 4–0 Dhofar

Kazma 2–2 Al-Riffa
Penalties
4–3

Semi-finals

1st legs

Kazma 0–1 Al-Ahli Dubai

Al-Shabab 2–2 Al-Arabi Kuwait

2nd legs

Al-Ahli Dubai 1–1 Kazma

Al-Ahli advance to the final 2–1 on aggregate


Al-Arabi Kuwait 1–2 Al-Shabab

Al-Shabab advance to the final 4–3 on aggregate

Final

1st leg

Al-Ahli Dubai 3–2 Al-Shabab

2nd leg

Al-Shabab 2–0 Al-Ahli Dubai

Winner

GCC Champions League
2011 Winners
Al-Shabab
2nd Title

Goalscorers

References