2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League

2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية 2024–25
Tournament details
Dates22 October 2024 – 15 April 2025
Teams8 (from 1 confederation) (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsIraq Duhok (1st title)
Runners-upKuwait Al-Qadsia
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored76 (2.53 per match)
Top scorerUnited Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout (4 goals)
Best playerIraq Haron Ahmed
Best goalkeeperKuwait Khaled Al-Rashidi
← 2016

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

It was 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]

The winners of the competition were Duhok, who won their first title with a 2–1 aggregate victory over Al-Qadsia in the final.[3]

Teams

Team Qualification method App. (last)
Bahrain Al-Riffa 2023–24 Bahraini Premier League runners-up 12th (2012)
Iraq Duhok 2023–24 Iraq Stars League regional competition play-off winners 1st
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League third place 6th (2008)
Oman Dhofar 2023–24 Sultan Qaboos Cup winners 11th (2011)
Qatar Al-Arabi 2023–24 Qatar Stars League fifth place 12th (2015)
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 2023–24 Saudi Pro League sixth place[Note KSA] 7th (2009)
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 2023–24 UAE President's Cup runners-up 5th (2015)
Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa 2023–24 Yemeni League champions 1st
Notes
  1. ^
    Saudi Arabia (KSA): The 2023–24 Saudi Pro League's fifth-placed team, Al-Ittihad, declined to participate in the tournament.

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.[4]

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 6 4 2 0 14 7 +7 14 Knockout stage — 2–1 5–2 0–0
2 Iraq Duhok 6 2 3 1 10 6 +4 9 2–2 — 1–1 2–0
3 Oman Dhofar 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5 1–2 1–1 — 0–2
4 Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 1–3 0–3 1–2 —
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates5–2Oman Dhofar
Taarabt 5', 60'
Al-Suri red-colored football 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
 Report
Referee: Mohammed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)
Al-Ahli Sanaa Yemen1–2Oman Dhofar
 Report
Dhofar Oman1–2United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
  • Al Saadi 39'
 Report
Al-Ahli Sanaa Yemen0–3Iraq Duhok
Report
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates0–0Yemen Al-Ahli Sanaa
Report
Referee: Ismaeel Habib Ali (Bahrain)
Duhok Iraq1–1Oman Dhofar
Ghazi 46' Report Al-Hamhami 52'
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif (Qatar)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ETT QAD RIF ARB
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 5–0
2 Kuwait Al-Qadsia 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9 0–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Bahrain Al-Riffa 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 2–1 2–2 — 2–0
4 Qatar Al-Arabi 6 0 2 4 3 14 −11 2 1–2 1–1 1–1 —
Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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 Kuwait3–0Qatar Al-Arabi
Berrahma 28'
Al-Mutar 39'
Al-Mutawa 90+7' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
Al-Riffa Bahrain2–1Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Vargas 30'
Fuentes 69'		 Report Fuentes red-colored football 55' (o.g.)
Referee: Omar Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia1–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Gray 56' Report Soulah 36'
Referee: Mahmood Al-Majarafi (Oman)
Al-Arabi Qatar1–1Bahrain Al-Riffa
Alaaeldin 6' Report Frioui 50'
Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
        
United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 0 2 2 (3)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0 1 1
Iraq Duhok 0 2 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 0 0 0
Iraq Duhok 1 1 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–2 (3–4 p) Kuwait Al-Qadsia 0–1 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 0–2 Iraq Duhok 0–1 0–1
Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates0–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Report Khafi 39'
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia0–1Iraq Duhok
Report Marlon 43'
Referee: Yahya Ahmed Al Balushi (Oman)
Duhok Iraq1–0Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
Gwargis 90+5' Report
Referee: Ammar Mahfouz (Bahrain)

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Qadsia Kuwait 1–2 Iraq Duhok 0–0 1–2
Al-Qadsia Kuwait0–0Iraq Duhok
Report
Duhok Iraq2–1Kuwait Al-Qadsia
Ageed 66'
Marlon 90+3'		 Report Soulah 70'
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Prize money and awards

Prize money

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

Source: [5]

Player awards

The following awards were given:[6]

Award Player
Top ScorerUnited Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout
Most Valuable PlayerIraq Haron Ahmed
Best GoalkeeperKuwait Khaled Al-Rashidi

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. ↑ "Duhok SC crowned Gulf Clubs Champion after thrilling win". Rudaw. 15 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "قرعة متوازنة لدوري أبطال الخليج للأندية" (in Arabic). Al-Etihad. 23 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "قرعة بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية لكرة القدم تضع العربي على رأس المجموعة الثانية" (in Arabic). QNA. 23 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "الجوائز الفردية في بطولة دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية". 15 April 2025.
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