20th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 2010 ، أو خليجي 20 Kass Al-Khaleej ِAl-Arabi 2010, or Khaleeji 20 | |
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2013 → |
The 20th Arabian Gulf Cup (
biannual Gulf Cup competition, and took place in Aden, Yemen, from 22 November to 5 December 2010.[1]
The tournament was held in Yemen for the first time in the tournament's history, and this edition celebrated the 40th anniversary of the cup and the 20th anniversary of the tournament.
The opening match was played between the host Yemen and Saudi Arabia at the 22 May Stadium in Aden.[2][3]
Kuwait won the tournament for the tenth time,[4] against 2-time consecutive runners-up Saudi Arabia, in a 1–0 win in extra time.
Teams
8 teams participated in the tournament.[5]
- Yemen (Host)
- Oman (Holder)
- Bahrain
- Iraq
- Kuwait
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
Venues
Cities | Venues | Capacity | Build Year |
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Aden | 22 May Stadium | 30,000 | 2003 |
Zinjibar | Al-Wihda Stadium | 30,000 | 2010 |
Competition mascot
The competition mascot (rather a secondary competition logo) depicts a Yemeni juggling a
football in a traditional Yemeni maʿwaz while wearing headgear consisting of colors from the Yemeni flag
.
The design has been featured in many advertising campaigns for the competition as well as many talk-shows, and has emerged as a well-known symbol for the competition, even more so than the primary competition logo.
The draw
- The draw for the tournament was held on 22 August 2010.
- Eight teams were divided into two groups, FIFA rankings.
Seedings
Pot | National Team | FIFA Ranking |
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A | Yemen (Host) | 109
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Oman (Holder) | 81
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B | Bahrain | 68
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Saudi Arabia | 70
| |
C | Kuwait | 85
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United Arab Emirates | 90
| |
D | Qatar | 98
|
Iraq | 106
|
Squads
Group stage
All times are Yemen Time – UTC+3
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Yemen | 0–4 | Saudi Arabia |
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Al-Muwallad 4' Al-Shalhoub 58' Assiri 72' (pen.) Al-Saeed 90+2' |
May 22 Stadium, Aden
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates
)Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Kuwait |
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Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan)
Yemen | 0–3 | Kuwait |
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Al Ateeqi 18' (pen.) Al-Mutawa 34', 69' |
Referee: Salah Mohammed Al Abassi (Bahrain)
Qatar | 1–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Al-Ghanim 84' | Shami Zaher 89' (o.g. ) |
May 22 Stadium, Aden
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates
)Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Oman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Oman | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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Al Hosni 37' |
Al Mishkhas 67' |
Iraq | 0–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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Saudi Arabia
)Bahrain | 2–3 | Iraq |
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Abdullatif 90+6' |
Abdul-Zahra 24', 57' Hawar 90' |
United Arab Emirates | 3–1 | Bahrain |
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64' | Fatadi 35' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Abbas 55' |
May 22 Stadium, Aden
Referee: Kenji Ogiya (Japan
)Final
Kuwait | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Saudi Arabia |
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Ali 93' |
Winners
20th Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
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Kuwait Tenth title |
Goalscorers
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- Own goals
- Hamed Shami Zaher(for Saudi Arabia)
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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Final phase | |||||||||
1 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | |
2 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
3 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
4 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
5 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
6 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
8 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
Total goals by team
7 goals 6 goals 5 goals 4 goal 3 goal 1 goal
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Trivia
- For the first time in the tournament's history all matches were played on artificial grass fields.
- The broadcasting rights for the tournament was sold for the highest price ever in Gulf Cup history to dollars.[6]
- For the third consecutive time previous champions of the tournament failed to pass the group stages after 2009 winners, Oman failed to qualify to the final four.
- Nawaf Al-Khaldiwon the award due to Ali's absence in the competition.
References
- ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup in 2010". Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup 20 - Yemen 2010 Fixtures' schedule". goalzz.com. Kooora. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Yemen welcomes Gulf nations". FIFA.com. FIFA. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Kuwait wins the 2010 Gulf Cup for the tenth time". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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- ^ "AD Sports pay 560 million for rights to the 20th Gulf Cup". forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.