2011 GCC Champions League
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The GCC Champions League , was an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
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The 2011 edition was the 26th time that it has been organized.
The tournament has changed other the years, especially with the Asian 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.
Winners and runners up qualify for the quarter-finals.
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Al-Shabab advance to the final 4:3 on aggregate
2 goals Alaa Al-Zahra Fahad Al-Anezi
Hashim Saleh
1 goal Leonardo Pisculichi
Dawood Saad Yahia Kébé
Ali Maqseed
Yousef Nasser
Hani Al-Dhabit Yousuf Shaaban Abdul-Aziz Haikal Ahmed Khalil
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
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The 2011 edition was the 26th time that it has been organized.
The tournament has changed other the years, especially with the Asian 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-RiffaBahrain Riffa Club Al-Riffa Sports Club is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, HH Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa...  Al-Salmiya  Al-Shabab |
 Al-Arabi Doha  SahamSaham Club Saham Club is an Omani football club from Saham, Al Batinah Region currently playing in first division.The club caused a major upset when beating 7-time Sultan Qaboos Cup winners, Dhofar in 2009, receiving their first ever title.... 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
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shabab |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Al-Riffa Bahrain Riffa Club Al-Riffa Sports Club is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, HH Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa... |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | ||||||||
| Al-Salmiya |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi Doha |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 | |
| Al-Dhafra |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | |
| Saham Saham Club Saham Club is an Omani football club from Saham, Al Batinah Region currently playing in first division.The club caused a major upset when beating 7-time Sultan Qaboos Cup winners, Dhofar in 2009, receiving their first ever title.... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazma |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Dhofar |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Al-Kharitiyat |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 0 |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Al-Ahli Dubai |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Al-Arabi Kuwait |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
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| Al-Ahli Manama |
withdrew | |||||||
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Quarter-Finals
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1st Legs
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Al-Ahli advance to the final 2:1 on aggregate----
Al-Shabab advance to the final 4:3 on aggregate
1st Leg
2nd Leg
Winner
| Gulf Club Champions Cup 2011 Winners |
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| Al-Shabab 2nd Title |
Goalscorers
3 goals Hussain Al-Hadhri2 goals Alaa Al-Zahra Fahad Al-Anezi
Fahad Al Enezi
Fahad Al Anzi is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Saudi Premier League club Ittihad FC on loan from the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-FK Partizan:...
Hashim Saleh
Hashim Saleh
Hashim Saleh is an Omani football striker who plays for Dhofar. A member of the Oman national football team, he wears the number 9 shirt for both club and country....
1 goal Leonardo Pisculichi
Leonardo Pisculichi
Leonardo Nicolás Pisculichi is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Al-Arabi Sports Club, as a forward...
Dawood Saad Yahia Kébé
Yahia Kébé
Yahia Kébé is a Burkinabé football striker. He currently plays for Al-Kharitiyath.-Career:Kébé began his career in 1999 with US Torcy. He played with the club's youth squad before transferring to Blackburn Rovers in 2003...
Ali Maqseed
Ali Maqseed
Ali Maqseed is a Kuwaiti footballer. He plays left wing for his club Al Arabi and the Kuwait national football team.He played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.-External links:...
Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-International goals:-Honours:-References:...
Hani Al-Dhabit Yousuf Shaaban Abdul-Aziz Haikal Ahmed Khalil