Founded 1982 Related competitions | Region UAFA (Arab world) Current champions Al Shabab
(3rd title) | |
 | ||
Number of teams 8 teams (current format 2017) Most successful club(s) Al-Ahli
Al-Ettifaq
Al Shabab
(3 titles each) | ||
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.
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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 26, 2016 it was announced to be a yearly tournament by the host country in the summer alongside the newly founded Gulf Cup winners Cup starting in the 2017 GCC Champions League
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.
Performance by club
The following table lists clubs by number of winners and runners-up in the Cup.
As of 2015 season