Doha: The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) announced yesterday the introduction of the Gulf Club Champions League in its revamped format. The tournament is scheduled to take place from October 23, 2024, to April 15, 2025, featuring the participation of eight clubs.
The clubs competing in this event include Al Arabi (Qatar), Al Nasr (UAE), Al Riffa (Bahrain), Al Qadisiyah (Kuwait), Al Ettifaq (Saudi Arabia), Al Ahly Sana’a (Yemen), Dhofar (Oman), and Dohuk (Iraq).
Jassim Al Rumaihi, Secretary General of the Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation, stated that the total prize money has seen a notable increase, positioning it competitively alongside the prizes offered by the Asian Football Confederation.
Al Rumaihi further mentioned that various incentives and rewards have been designated for the participating teams, with the champion receiving a cash prize of $3,000,000 (three million dollars) and the runner-up awarded $1,000,000 (one million dollars).
Individual prizes have also been allocated for the participating players, as the best player in the tournament will receive a prize of ($50,000), and the best goalkeeper will receive a prize of ($50,000), in addition to the tournament’s top scorer, who will also receive a prize of ($50,000).
The Arabian Gulf Cup Football Federation has allocated a financial contribution to the participating clubs and other financial incentive prizes according to the regulations, where a financial amount of $300,000 has been allocated to the clubs participating in the tournament, in addition to a reward for qualifying for the semi-finals by granting each participating club a financial amount of ($100,000).
While there will be a contribution for travel to play away from home, each participating club will be given a financial sum of ($30,000) thirty thousand dollars for each match played away from home, in addition to a match win bonus of ($30,000) thirty thousand dollars for each match it wins.
The approval to hold the Gulf Clubs Championship was issued during the meeting of the Executive Office of the Arabian Gulf Cup Federation, which was held at the end of last May, based on the proposal of the Federation’s Competitions Committee.
