GCC Champions League
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Region | UAFA (Arab world) |
| Number of teams | 12 teams (current format) |
| Current champions |  Al Shabab(3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Al-Ahli Al-Ettifaq Al Shabab(3 titles each) |
| Television broadcasters | Al-Kass beIN Sports |
 2016 GCC Champions League |
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The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs (Arabic: كأس الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian peninsula. The tournament was first organized in 1982 and is currently in its 31st edition.
Although having much popularity in its initial first decades, the tournament faced decline as the Asian Champions League and AFC Cup forced many Gulf clubs to be unable to participate in the competition.
On June 5 2015 it was announced that the competition will be seasonal instead of yearly as of 2016 GCC Champions League.
Contents
Logos
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2009–2014 Official Logo -
2015 Official Logo
Winners of GCC Champions League
Performances
Performance by nation
The following table lists countries by number of winners and runners-up in GCC Champions League.
Saudi Arabia is the current leader by nation with 13 titles.
| # | Nation | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
13 | 6 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
8 | 4 |
| 3 |  Kuwait |
6 | 7 |
| 4 |  Bahrain |
1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Qatar |
1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Oman |
1 | 3 |
Performance by club
The following table lists clubs by number of winners and runner-ups in the Cup.
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Ettifaq |
3 | 1 | (1983, 1988, 2006) | (2007) |
| Al-Shabab |
3 | 1 | (1992, 2011, 2015) | (1993) |
| Al-Ahli |
3 | — | (1985, 2002, 2008) | — |
| Al-Hilal |
2 | 3 | (1986, 1998) | (1987, 1992, 2000) |
| Al-Arabi |
2 | 3 | (1982, 2003) | (1983, 1985, 1994) |
| Kazma |
2 | 2 | (1987, 1995) | (1988, 1997) |
| Al-Nassr |
2 | 1 | (1996, 1997) | (2008) |
| Al-Qadisiya |
2 | 1 | (2000, 2005) | (2006) |
| Al-Shabab |
2 | — | (1993, 1994) | — |
| Al-Muharraq |
1 | 3 | (2012) | (1989, 2002, 2003) |
| Al-Wasl |
1 | 2 | (2010) | (2005, 2012) |
| Al-Ittihad |
1 | 1 | (1999) | (2001) |
| Fanja |
1 | — | (1989) | — |
| Al-Sadd |
1 | — | (1991) | — |
| Al-Ain |
1 | — | (2001) | — |
| Al-Jazira |
1 | — | (2007) | — |
| Baniyas |
1 | — | (2013) | — |
| Al-Nasr |
1 | — | (2014) | — |
| Al-Riffa |
— | 2 | — | (1982, 1995) |
| Al-Arabi |
— | 1 | — | (1986) |
| Bahrain SC |
— | 1 | — | (1991) |
| Dhofar |
— | 1 | — | (1996) |
| East Riffa |
— | 1 | — | (1998) |
| Al-Salmiya |
— | 1 | — | (1999) |
| Qatar SC |
— | 1 | — | (2010) |
| Al-Ahli |
— | 1 | — | (2011) |
| Al-Khor |
— | 1 | — | (2013) |
| Saham |
— | 1 | — | (2014) |
| Al-Seeb |
— | 1 | — | (2015) |
Participation
Appearances by team
As of 2015 season
