2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League

2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
Tournament details
Dates22 October 2024 – 15 April 2025
Teams8 (from 1 confederation) (from 8 associations)
← 2016

The 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League is the 31st edition of the football competition for clubs from the eight member nations of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF).[1]

It is the first edition of the competition organised by the AGCFF under its new name and format, with clubs from Iraq and Yemen participating for the first time. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2015, when the competition was organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).[2]

Teams

Team League position
Bahrain Al-Riffa 2023–24 Bahraini Premier League runners-up
Iraq Duhok 2023–24 Iraq Stars League sixth place (play-off winner)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League third place
Oman Dhofar 2023–24 Oman Professional League tenth place
Qatar Al-Arabi 2023–24 Qatar Stars League fifth place
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2023–24 Saudi Pro League sixth place
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 2023–24 UAE Pro League sixth place
Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa 2023–24 Yemeni League champions

Draw

The draw was held on 23 September 2024. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the clubs were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of their nations as at 19 September 2024.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Qatar Al-Arabi
Iraq Duhok 		Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 		Bahrain Al-Riffa
Oman Dhofar 		Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NSR DHK DHO AHL
1 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr (Q) 4 3 1 0 12 6 +6 10 Knockout stage — 2–1 5–2 19 Feb
2 Iraq Duhok 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5 2–2 — 19 Feb 2–0
3 Oman Dhofar 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4 4 Feb 1–1 — 0–2
4 Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 1–3 4 Feb 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2024. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates5–2Oman Dhofar
Taarabt 5', 60'
Al-Suri 70' (o.g.)
Ndiaye 72'
Jashak 75'		 Report Al-Maghani 26'
Adeniji 90+2'
Duhok Iraq2–0Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa
Darwich 57'
Younis 90+2'		 Report
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Dhofar Oman1–1Iraq Duhok
Al-Nahar 22' (pen.) Report El Bahri 75'
Referee: Husain Al Showaikh (Bahrain)
Al-Ahli Sanaa Yemen1–3United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Al-Haimi 43' Report Mabkout 8', 11'
Al-Naaimi 38'
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kandari (Kuwait)
Duhok Iraq2–2United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Zakri 25'
Acquah 90'		 Report Mabkhout 53' (pen.)
Gláuber 76'
Referee: Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Dhofar Oman0–2Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa
Report Al Khyat 40', 76'
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates2–1Iraq Duhok
Al-Ahli Sanaa Yemen1–2Oman Dhofar
Dhofar OmanvUnited Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
Al-Ahli Sanaa YemenvIraq Duhok
Al-Nasr United Arab EmiratesvYemen Al-Ahli Sanaa
Duhok IraqvOman Dhofar

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ETT QAD RIF ARB
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq (Q) 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Knockout stage — 18 Feb 3–1 5–0
2 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 0–1 — 1–0 5 Feb
3 Bahrain Al-Riffa 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4 5 Feb 2–2 — 2–0
4 Qatar Al-Arabi 4 0 1 3 2 8 −6 1 1–2 1–1 18 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2024. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Al-Arabi Qatar1–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Verratti 71' Report Rossi 56'
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia3–1Bahrain Al-Riffa
Toko Ekambi 44', 49'
Wijnaldum 90+2'		 Report Vargas 42'
Al-Qadsia Kuwait0–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Report Dembélé 45+8' (pen.)
Referee: Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Riffa Bahrain2–0Qatar Al-Arabi
Al-Asfoor 42'
Al-Hallak 58'		 Report
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed (Iraq)
Al-Riffa Bahrain2–2Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Frioui 31', 45+2' Report Khafi 24'
Al-Mutawa 90+1'
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Al-Arabi Qatar1–2Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Diallo 47' Report Toko Ekambi 18', 74'
Al-Qadsia Kuwait1–0Bahrain Al-Riffa
 Report
Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia5–0Qatar Al-Arabi
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Al-Qadsia KuwaitvQatar Al-Arabi
Al-Riffa BahrainvSaudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Al-Ettifaq Saudi ArabiavKuwait Al-Qadsia
Al-Arabi QatarvBahrain Al-Riffa

Prize money and awards

Prize money

Position Amount (USD)
Champions 3,000,000
Runners-up 1,000,000

Source: [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "قرعة متوازنة لبطولة دوري أبطال الخليج" (in Arabic). Kooora. 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ "اجراء قرعة بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية في حُلّتها الجديدة" (in Arabic). Al-Kass. 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "قرعة متوازنة لدوري أبطال الخليج للأندية" (in Arabic). Al-Etihad. 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "قرعة بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية لكرة القدم تضع العربي على رأس المجموعة الثانية" (in Arabic). QNA. 23 September 2024.