18th GCC Club Championship

The 18th GCC Club Championship (Arabic: بطولة الأنديـة الخليجية أبطال الدوري) was the eighteenth edition of the GCC Club Championship for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.

2001 GCC Club Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates3–14 January 2001
Teams6 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Arab Emirates Al Ain (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
2000
2002

The competition started on January 3, 2001, and concluded on January 14, in which Al Ain lifted the trophy for the first time ever.[1][2]

Results

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Al Ain 12 5 4 0 1 6 4 +2
  Al Ittihad 10 5 3 1 1 10 1 +9
  Dhofar 10 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2
  Al Salmiya 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1
  Al Gharafa 4 5 1 1 3 7 7 0
  Riffa 1 5 0 1 4 5 17 −12

All match were played in United Arab Emirates.

Round 1

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Al Ain  2–1  Riffa
Al Salmiya  1–0  Al Ittihad
Dhofar  2–1  Al Gharafa

Round 2

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Riffa  1–4  Al Gharafa
Al Ain  2–1  Al Salmiya
Dhofar  0–0  Al Ittihad

Round 3

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Al Ain  1–0  Al Gharafa
Dhofar  1–0  Al Salmiya
Riffa  0–7  Al Ittihad

Round 4

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Riffa  1–1  Al Salmiya
Al Gharafa  0–1  Al Ittihad
Al Ain  1–0  Dhofar

Round 5

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Al Salmiya  2–2  Al Gharafa
Dhofar  3–2  Riffa

References

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  1. ^ "بطولة الأنديـة الخليجية أبطال الدوري 2001". kooora.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ العين بطل مجلس التعاون للأندية on AlIttihad.ae