2008 GCC Champions League

Tournament details
Teams	9 (from AFC/ UAFA confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Ahli (3rd title)
Runners-up	Al-Nassr
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Bader Al-Mutawa (6 goals)
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The 24th GCC Champions League ( Arabic: دوري أبطال مجلس التعاون الخليجي) was the 24th edition of the GCC Champions League for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2008.

Participating clubs

• Al-Najma
• Al Muharraq
• Al Qadsia
• Al Salmiya
• Al-Nahda
• Dhofar
• Al Khor
• Al-Ahli
• Al-Nassr

Clubs withdrawn

• Umm-Salal Sports Club, withdrew
• UAE representatives not entered

Group A

Final Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al Qadsia	4	3	1	0	11	1	+10	10
Al-Nassr	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
Al Muharraq	4	1	3	0	4	2	+2	6
Al Khor	4	0	2	2	3	10	–7	2
Al-Nahda	4	0	1	3	2	9	–7	1

Group B

Final Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Ahli	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Al Salmiya	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
Dhofar	3	1	0	2	4	7	–3	3
Al-Najma	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

Semi-finals

1st Legs

October 27, 2008

Al-Nassr	Promoted to final	Al-Ahli

King Fahd Stadium

October 19, 2008

Al Salmiya	3–4	Al Qadsia

Thamir Stadium

2nd Legs

November 3, 2008

Al-Ahli	Promoted to final	Al-Nassr

Prince Sultan bin Fahd Stadium

October 25, 2008

Al Qadsia	Canceled1	Al Salmiya

Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

¹ The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association. ^[1] 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

November 28, 2008

Al-Ahli	1–0	Al-Nassr
Al-Raheb 35'

Prince Sultan bin Fahd Stadium

December 3, 2008

Al-Nassr	0–2	Al-Ahli
		Al-Raheb 68' Al-Kharashi 80'

King Fahd Stadium

Winner

GCC Champions League 2008 Winners
Al-Ahli 3rd Title

References

External links

• RSSSF