22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
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The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup (
Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]
It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security.[2] Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.[3]
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.[4][5]
Teams and Draw
The draw took place on 12 August 2014.[6]
Eight teams were divided into two groups,
FIFA ranking
.
Draw position | Team | Finals appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 2014[nb 1] | |||||
A1 (seed) | Saudi Arabia | 21st | Winners ( 2003 ) |
78 | |
B1 (seed) | United Arab Emirates | 21st | Winners ( 2013 ) |
65 | |
B2 | Oman | 20th | Winners ( 2009 ) |
69 | |
A2 | Qatar | 22nd | Winners ( 2004 ) |
86 | |
A3 | Bahrain | 22nd | Runners-up ( 2003 ) |
105 | |
B3 | Iraq | 13th | Winners ( 1988 ) |
89 | |
A4 | Yemen | 7th | Group stage ( 2013 ) |
180 | |
B4 | Kuwait | 22nd | Winners ( 2010 ) |
107 |
- Notes
- ^ The rankings of July 2014 were used for seeding for the draw
Venues
Riyadh | Riyadh |
---|---|
King Fahd Stadium
|
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
|
Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 22,500 |
Squads
Group stage
- All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
Qatar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Yemen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Qatar |
---|---|---|
Al-Muwallad 37' | Report | Majid 54' |
Australia
)Yemen | 0–0 | Bahrain |
---|---|---|
Report |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Fahad Al-Kassar (United Arab Emirates
)Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Bahrain |
---|---|---|
Al-Shamrani 26' Al-Haza'a 54' (o.g.) Husain 70' (o.g.) |
Report |
Iraq
)Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Yemen |
---|---|---|
Al Abed 28' |
Report |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia
)Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Oman |
---|---|---|
Report |
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Marai Al-Awaji (Saudi Arabia
)Iraq | 0–1 | Kuwait |
---|---|---|
Report | Al Enezi 90+2' |
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia
)United Arab Emirates | 2–2 | Kuwait |
---|---|---|
Mabkhout 18', 35' | Report | Nasser 37' Al-Mutawa 39' |
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain
)Iraq | 1–1 | Oman |
---|---|---|
Kasim 14' | Report | Mubarak 51' (pen. ) |
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar
)United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Iraq |
---|---|---|
Mabkhout 50', 62' | Report |
Saudi Arabia
)Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
26 November – Riyadh | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
Qatar | 2 | |||||
Oman | 1 | |||||
Qatar | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
25 November – Riyadh | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
Oman | 0 |
Semi-finals
Oman | 1–3 | Qatar |
---|---|---|
Saleh 24' | Report | Al-Haydos 36' (pen.) Assadalla 59', 67' |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland
)Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
---|---|---|
86' | Report | Khalil 53', 79' |
Uzbekistan
)Third place play-off
United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Oman |
---|---|---|
Mabkhout 59' | Report |
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar
)Final
Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Qatar |
---|---|---|
Kariri 16' | Report | 58' |
King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq
)Winners
22nd Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
---|
Qatar Third title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali
- Ali Assadalla
- Nasser Al-Shamrani
- Nawaf Al Abed
- Ahmed Khalil
- 1 goal
- Yaser Kasim
- Bader Al-Mutawa
- Fahad Al Enezi
- Yousef Nasser
- Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri
- Raed Ibrahim Saleh
- Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
- Boualem Khoukhi
- Hassan Al-Haydos
- Ibrahim Majid
- Fahad Al-Muwallad
- Salem Al-Dawsari
- Saud Kariri
- 1 own goal
- Abdulla Al-Haza'a (playing against Saudi Arabia)
- Mohamed Husain (playing against Saudi Arabia)
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Final phase | |||||||||
1 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |
3 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
4 | Oman | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
5 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
6 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
7 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
8 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
Awards
The following awards were given:[7]
Award | Player |
---|---|
Fair Play Award | Oman |
Top Scorer | Ali Mabkhout |
Most Valuable player | Nawaf Al-Abid
|
Best Goalkeeper | Qasem Burhan |
References
- ^ "Riyadh to host 22nd Gulf Cup". Bahrain FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Gulf Cup shifts from Iraq to Saudi Arabia". SFGate. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "November 13 launch of the Gulf 22". Yemen FA. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Gulf Cup: Qatar stun Saudi Arabia in Riyadh". Gulfnews.com. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Qatar lift Gulf Cup". Gulf Daily News. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Gulf Football Chiefs Make Announcement after Key Meeting". Qatar FA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Prince Abdullah bin Mosaed crowned Qatar with "Gulf Cup 22" Cup". The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.