GCC U-23 Championship

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GCC U-23 Championship
Founded2008
RegionMiddle East
(AFC)
Number of teams6 (2 groups)
4 (Finals)
Current champions Saudi Arabia
 (3rd title)
Most successful team(s) Saudi Arabia
 (3 titles)

The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council. The first edition of the tournament was held in 2008 and was played in a round-robin group of five nations.

Records

Season Host Winner Score Runner-up
2008
 Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia n/a  Bahrain
2010
 Qatar  United Arab Emirates 1 – 0  Kuwait
2011
 Qatar  Oman 0 – 0
4 – 2 pens
 United Arab Emirates
2012
 Qatar  Saudi Arabia 2 – 0  Bahrain
2013
 Bahrain  Bahrain 1 – 0  Saudi Arabia
2015
 Bahrain  Saudi Arabia 5 – 2  Kuwait
2016  Qatar  Saudi Arabia n/a  Oman

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Performances

Team
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2015
Qatar
2016
Years
 Bahrain 2nd GS GS 2nd 1st 5th 5th 7
 Kuwait GS 2nd GS GS 3rd 2nd 6
 Oman GS 3rd 1st GS 4th 3rd 2nd 7
 Qatar 3rd 4th 4th 4th GS 6th 4th 7
 Saudi Arabia 1st GS 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 7
 United Arab Emirates 1st 2nd 3rd GS 4th 3rd 6
Total 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
  • Red border: Host nation.
  • Blank: Did not enter.
  • GS: Group Stage.

See also

  • AFC
  • Arabian Gulf Cup

External links