31st GCC Club Cup

2016 GCC Club Cup
كأس الأندية الخليجية
Tournament details
Teams	12 (from AFC/UAFA confederations)
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The 31st GCC Club Cup (Arabic: كأس الأندية الخليجية) was set to be the 31st edition of the GCC Club Cup for clubs of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations.^[1]

On August 6, 2015, it was announced that the competition would be postponed until February 2016 due to the suspension of Kuwait from FIFA. Later in January 2016, it was announced that the competition would not take place at all due to a lack of sponsorship.^[2]

Teams

Entrants
Team	Qualifying method	App	Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Al-Hidd	2015 Bahraini King's Cup winners	1st	none
Manama	2nd 2014–15 Bahrain First Division League	3rd	2015
Al-Arabi	2nd 2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League	8th	2012
Al-Jahra	3rd 2014–15 Kuwaiti Premier League	3rd	2015
Sur	3rd 2014–15 Oman Professional League	1st	none
Al-Nasr	4th 2014–15 Oman Professional League	5th	2015

Entrants
Team	Qualifying method	App	Last App
Group stage direct entrants (Groups A–D)
Al-Ahli	5th 2014–15 Qatar Stars League	2nd	2012
Al-Arabi^[3]	8th 2014–15 Qatar Stars League	7th	2015
Al-Fateh	6th 2014–15 Saudi Professional League	1st	none
Al-Faisaly	7th 2014–15 Saudi Professional League	2nd	2015
Al-Wasl	6th 2014–15 UAE Pro-League	3rd	2013
Baniyas	8th 2014–15 UAE Pro-League	3rd	2013