The 24th GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 24th edition of the
GCC Champions League for clubs of the
Gulf Cooperation Council
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( ar, مجلس التعاون لدول العربية الخليج ), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; ar, مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a regional, interg ...
nations, held in 2008.
Participating clubs
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Al-Najma
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Al Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
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Al Qadsia
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Al Salmiya
Salmiya (Arabic السالمية; transliterated As-Sālmīya(h)) is a city in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait.
Salmiya is administratively divided into 12 blocks. The blocks located closer to the interior of the district tend to be mostly resid ...
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Al-Nahda
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Dhofar
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Al Khor
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Al-Ahli
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Al-Nassr
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yello ...
Clubs withdrawn
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Umm-Salal Sports Club
Umm Salal Sport Club ( ar, نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Cl ...
, withdrew
* UAE representatives not entered
Group A
Final Standings
Group B
Final Standings
Semi-finals
1st Legs
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2nd Legs
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:
1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
's freezing of the membership of the
Kuwait Football Association
The Kuwait Football Association ( ar, الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Kuwait.
Kuwait has thrice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and were allowed to participate ...
.
FIFA freezing the membership of the Kuwait Football Association
(Kooora) 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
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Winner
References
External links
{{UAFA Football
GCC Club Cup
Gulf Club Champions Cup, 2008