23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
Ahmed Kano | |
Best goalkeeper | Khalid Eisa |
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Fair play award | Kuwait |
The 23rd
This tournament saw the fewest goals-per-game average (1.53) in the history of Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments.
Hosting
The Gulf Cup tournament was originally scheduled to be in 2016. It was delayed to 2017 after Kuwait was suspended by FIFA, and the tournament was moved to Qatar.[1][2][3]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in
On 3 July 2015, it was announced that the awarding of hosting rights to Kuwait was postponed after reviewing the technical reports, and that a further announcement would be made later that month. The dates of the competition were also slightly changed to take place from 22 December 2015 to 4 January 2016.[7] Again, on 3 August 2015, the dates of the championship were pushed back to December 2016 or January 2017 due to infrastructure problems in Kuwait, but Kuwait would remain the hosts of the competition. This again was changed in late August, when Kuwait announced that they would host as initially agreed in December 2015, that was after most domestic leagues in the region had re-arranged their calendars due to the earlier postponement.[8][9]
On 19 October 2015, Kuwait withdrew from hosting following Kuwait Football Association's suspension from FIFA.[2] Kuwait were to be once again re-instated as hosts on 27 April 2016, if their suspension by FIFA was lifted by May 2016, failing this, the tournament would be hosted by Qatar in December 2017.[10] The suspension was not lifted at the 66th FIFA Congress and therefore, as decided from the earlier announcement on 27 April, the tournament would be moved to Qatar to be played in December 2017.[11]
Concerns were later raised on Qatar's hosting of the event due to the
Teams
Team | Finals appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings
| |
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December 2017 | ||||
Qatar | 23rd | Winners ( 2014 ) |
102 | |
Saudi Arabia | 22nd | Winners ( 2003–04 ) |
63 | |
Bahrain | 23rd | Runners-up ( 2003–04 ) |
115 | |
Oman | 21st | Winners ( 2009 ) |
101 | |
Iraq | 14th | Winners ( 1988 ) |
79 | |
United Arab Emirates | 22nd | Winners ( 2013 ) |
73 | |
Yemen | 8th | Group stage ( 2013 ) |
121 | |
Kuwait | 23rd | Winners ( 2010 ) |
189 |
Venues
Kuwait City | |
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Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium | Al Kuwait SC Stadium |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 18,500 |
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Oman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Kuwait | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report |
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United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report |
Oman | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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Al-Ruzaiqi 58', 77' | Report |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Bahrain | 1–1 | Iraq |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 January – Kuwait City | ||||||
Iraq | 0 (2) | |||||
5 January – Kuwait City | ||||||
United Arab Emirates (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
United Arab Emirates | 0 (4) | |||||
2 January – Kuwait City | ||||||
Oman (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
Oman | 1 | |||||
Bahrain | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Oman | 1–0 | Bahrain |
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Abduljabbar 29' (o.g.) | Report |
Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | United Arab Emirates |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
2–4 |
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Final
United Arab Emirates | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Oman |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
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Winner
23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Winner |
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Oman Second title |
Goalscorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
- Mahdi Abduljabbar (against Oman)
Awards
The following awards were given:
Award | Player |
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Fair Play Award | Kuwait |
Most Valuable Player | Ahmed Kano
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Best Goalkeeper | Khalid Eisa |
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Oman | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
2 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7 |
3 | Iraq | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 |
4 | Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
7 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
8 | Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Media
Broadcasting
Territory | Channel |
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Bahrain | Bahrain Sport |
Iraq | Al-Iraqiya Sport |
Kuwait | KTV Sport |
Oman | Oman TV Sport |
Qatar | Al Kass Sports Channels
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Saudi Arabia | Al Riyadiah
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MBC Pro Sports
| |
United Arab Emirates | ADTV Sport |
Dubai Sports |
References
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- ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association lifted". FIFA.com. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – November 2017". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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External links
- Official site Archived 20 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine