Gulf Club Champions Cup 2008
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The Persian Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab Countries around the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs.

The 2008 edition was the 24th time that it has been organised.

Participating clubs

Al-Najma
Al-Najma
Al-Najma is a Bahraini football club based in Manama. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. Some of their famous players are striker mourad faris ,Rashed Jamal,young Bahrain Olympic team player Hamad Faisal , Yemeni international defender Salem Saeed ,and the main goalkeeper of the...

 Al Muharraq Al Qadsia
Al Qadisiya Kuwait
Qadsia Sporting Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October 1960. Qadsia was first called Al Jzzira club. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007–2008...

 Al Salmiya
Al Salmiya Club
Al-Salmiya Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football and sports club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwait division four times, most recently in 2000...

 Al Nahda
Al-Nahda (Omani football club)
Al-Nahda Sports Club is an Omani football club based in Al-Buraimi, Oman. The club only has a brief history and was formed in 2003. In the few years the club has been competing they have had a considerable amount of achievements, including qualifying for the 2008 AFC Cup and reaching the...

 Dhofar
Dhofar (football club)
Dhofar Sports, Cultural, and Social Club " because of their great success, or just plainly as Dhofar) is an Omani sports club, based in Salalah. Their home stadium is Al-Saada Stadium, but also recognize the older Salalah Sports Complex as their home ground...

 Al Khor
Al Khor
Al Khor is a coastal city in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. The name of the city means creek in Arabic as the town is located on a creek...

 Al-Ahli (Jeddah) Al-Nasr
Al-Nasr
Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...


Clubs withdrawn

Umm-Salal Sports Club
Umm-Salal Sports Club
Umm-Salal Sport Club is a Qatari football team playing at the first level. It is based in Umm Salal. It was previously known as Al-Tadamun Club....

, withdrew UAE representatives not entered Iraq representatives not entered

Group A

Final Standings
Team|W|L|GA|Pts
  Al Qadsia
Al Qadisiya Kuwait
Qadsia Sporting Club was founded in the State of Kuwait on 20 October 1960. Qadsia was first called Al Jzzira club. Based in Kuwait City Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait and were voted the best team in Kuwait of 2007–2008...

4 3 1 0 11 1
10
10
  Al-Nasr
Al-Nasr
Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...

4 2 1 1 5 3
2
7
  Al Muharraq 4 1 3 0 4 2
2
6
  Al Khor
Al Khor
Al Khor is a coastal city in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. The name of the city means creek in Arabic as the town is located on a creek...

4 0 2 2 3 10
2
  Al Nahda
Al-Nahda (Omani football club)
Al-Nahda Sports Club is an Omani football club based in Al-Buraimi, Oman. The club only has a brief history and was formed in 2003. In the few years the club has been competing they have had a considerable amount of achievements, including qualifying for the 2008 AFC Cup and reaching the...

4 0 1 3 2 9
1

Group B

Final Standings
Team|W|L|GA|Pts
  Al-Ahli (Jeddah) 3 2 1 0 5 1
4
7
  Al Salmiya
Al Salmiya Club
Al-Salmiya Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football and sports club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwait division four times, most recently in 2000...

3 2 0 1 6 5
1
6
  Dhofar
Dhofar (football club)
Dhofar Sports, Cultural, and Social Club " because of their great success, or just plainly as Dhofar) is an Omani sports club, based in Salalah. Their home stadium is Al-Saada Stadium, but also recognize the older Salalah Sports Complex as their home ground...

3 1 0 2 4 7
3
  Al-Najma
Al-Najma
Al-Najma is a Bahraini football club based in Manama. They play in the top division in Bahraini football. Some of their famous players are striker mourad faris ,Rashed Jamal,young Bahrain Olympic team player Hamad Faisal , Yemeni international defender Salem Saeed ,and the main goalkeeper of the...

3 0 1 2 2 4
1

1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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1 The Kuwaiti clubs' matches canceled due to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

's freezing of the membership of the Kuwait Football Association
Kuwait Football Association
The Kuwait Football Association is the governing body of football in Kuwait.Kuwait have twice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and are only being allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional...

.. 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

Gulf Club Champions Cup
2008 Winners
 
Al-Ahli
3rd Title

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