30th GCC Club Cup

2015 GCC Club Cup
كأس الأندية الخليجية
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Tournament details
Dates3 February – 27 May 2015 (2015-05-27)
Teams12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Arab Emirates Al-Shabab (3rd title)
Runners-upOman Al-Seeb
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The 30th GCC Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الأندية الخليجية) was the 30th edition of the GCC Club Cup for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations, held in 2015.

The tournament started in February and finished with the final on 27 May.[1]

Teams

Entrants
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Bahrain East Riffa[2][3] 2014 Bahraini King's Cup winners
Bahrain Manama 2013–14 Bahrain First Division League runners up
Kuwait Al Jahra 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League 3rd place
Kuwait Kazma 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League 4th place
Oman Al Suwaiq 2013–14 Oman Professional League 3rd place
Oman Al Seeb 2013–14 Oman Professional League 4th place
Entrants
Team Qualifying method App Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Qatar Al Arabi 2013–14 Qatar Stars League 5th place
Qatar Al Rayyan 2013–14 Qatar Stars League 13th place
Saudi Arabia Al Taawon 2013–14 Saudi Professional League 5th place
Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly 2013–14 Saudi Professional League 7th place
United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 2013–14 Arabian Gulf League 4th place
United Arab Emirates Al Nasr 2013–14 Arabian Gulf League 5th place

Group stage

Group stage is played as a double round-robin, thus each team plays four matches. After that the top two teams advance to the quarter-finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al Rayyan 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
Saudi Arabia Al Taawon 4 1 3 0 6 5 +1 6
Oman Al Suwaiq 4 0 1 3 3 9 –6 1
Al Rayyan Qatar v Oman Al Suwaiq
18 February 2015 Al Rayyan Qatar 2–1 Oman Al Suwaiq Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:00 Report
Al Suwaiq Oman v Qatar Al Rayyan
8 April 2015 Al Suwaiq Oman 0–4 Qatar Al Rayyan Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
19:30 Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9
Oman Al Seeb 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
Qatar Al Arabi 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4
Al Arabi Qatar v Oman Al Seeb
3 February 2015 Al Arabi Qatar 0–0 Oman Al Seeb Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:00 Report
Al Seeb Oman v United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
17 February 2015 Al Seeb Oman 1–3 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
19:00 Report
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates v Qatar Al Arabi
25 February 2015 Al Shabab United Arab Emirates 3–0 Qatar Al Arabi Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
17:35 Report
Al Seeb Oman v Qatar Al Arabi
3 March 2015 Al Seeb Oman 2–1 Qatar Al Arabi Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
19:00 Report
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates v Oman Al Seeb
17 March 2015 Al Shabab United Arab Emirates 4–0 Oman Al Seeb Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
17:45 Report
Al Arabi Qatar v United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
7 April 2015 Al Arabi Qatar 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:30 Report

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United Arab Emirates Al Nasr 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 9
Kuwait Kazma 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
Bahrain Manama 4 1 0 3 6 8 –2 3
Kazma Kuwait v Bahrain Manama
4 February 2015 Kazma Kuwait 2–1 Bahrain Manama Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Adiliya
17:45 Report
Manama Bahrain v United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
16 February 2015 Manama Bahrain 2–1 United Arab Emirates Al Nasr Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
18:15 Report
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates v Kuwait Kazma
24 February 2015 Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–1 Kuwait Kazma Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:00 Report
Manama Bahrain v Kuwait Kazma
10 March 2015 Manama Bahrain 1–2 Kuwait Kazma Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
18:30 Report
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates v Bahrain Manama
18 March 2015 Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 3–2 Bahrain Manama Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:15 Report
Kazma Kuwait v United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
7 April 2015 Kazma Kuwait 1–2 United Arab Emirates Al Nasr Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:30 Report

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kuwait Al Jahra 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
Bahrain East Riffa 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly 4 1 0 3 3 5 -2 3
Al Jahra Kuwait v Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly
17 February 2015 Al Jahra Kuwait 1–2 Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly King Salman Sport City Stadium, Al Majma'ah
18:10 Report
Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia v Bahrain East Riffa
24 February 2015 Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia 1–2 Bahrain East Riffa King Salman Sport City Stadium, Al Majma'ah
20:00 Report
Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia v Kuwait Al Jahra
18 March 2015 Al Faisaly Saudi Arabia 0–1 Kuwait Al Jahra King Salman Sport City Stadium, Al Majma'ah
20:00 Report
East Riffa Bahrain v Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly
7 April 2015 East Riffa Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al Faisaly Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town
18:45 Report

Knockout-stage

Quarter-finals

Al Rayyan Qatar v Kuwait Kazma
21 April 2015 Al Rayyan Qatar 2–1 Kuwait Kazma Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
18:45 Report
Al Nasr United Arab Emirates v Saudi Arabia Al Taawon
21 April 2015 Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–1
(4–2 p)
Saudi Arabia Al Taawon Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:30 Report
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates v Bahrain East Riffa
22 April 2015 Al Shabab United Arab Emirates 3–1 Bahrain East Riffa Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:30 Report
Al Jahra Kuwait v Oman Al Seeb
22 April 2015 Al Jahra Kuwait 0–2 Oman Al Seeb Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium, Jahra
18:45 Report

Semi-finals

First leg

Al Nasr United Arab Emirates v United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
5 May 2015 Al Nasr United Arab Emirates 1–1 United Arab Emirates Al Shabab Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:45 Report
A Seeb Oman v Qatar Al Rayyan
6 May 2015 A Seeb Oman 0–0 Qatar Al Rayyan Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb
19:15 Report

Second leg

Al Rayyan Qatar v Oman Al Seeb (a.)
19 May 2015 Al Rayyan Qatar 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Oman Al Seeb (a.) Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
19:00 Report
Al Shabab United Arab Emirates v United Arab Emirates Al Nasr
19 May 2015 Al Shabab United Arab Emirates 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
United Arab Emirates Al Nasr Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
19:45 Report

Final

Al Seeb Oman1–1United Arab Emirates Al Shabab
Al-Maharami 90+3' Henrique Luvannor 83'
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia)

References

  1. ^ BFA.bh (5 June 2014). "GCC U-23 Tournament date moved to August 30". QFA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "الحد يتهم الاتحاد البحريني بالتقصير". Kooora. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ "BFA affirms adressing [sic] AFC regarding Al Hidd's participation". BFA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

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