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21st Arabian Gulf Cup

The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the twenty-first edition of the biennial football competition. It took place in Bahrain in January 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of Basra, Iraq, but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.[1]

21st Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخلیج العربي 2013، خليجي 21
Tournament details
Host countryBahrain
Dates5–18 January
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Runners-up Iraq
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored36 (2.25 per match)
Attendance319,000 (19,938 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kuwait Abdulhadi Khamis
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Khalil
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman
Best goalkeeperIraq Noor Sabri
Fair play award Iraq
← 2010
2014 →

Seeding of teams edit

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups, Bahrain (the host nation) were placed in Group A, Kuwait (the holder) in Group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA rankings. The draw was held in Bahrain on 18 October 2012.[2]

Pot National Team FIFA Ranking
A   Bahrain (hosts)
115
  Kuwait (holders)
112
B   Iraq
80
  Oman
95
C   Qatar
101
  Saudi Arabia
113
D   United Arab Emirates
116
  Yemen
157

Venues edit

Riffa Isa Town
Bahrain National Stadium Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 20,000
 

Opening ceremony edit

The opening ceremony of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in the Bahrain National Stadium on 5 January. The event featured the attendance of Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, members of the ruling family, Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, Michel Platini, the president of UEFA as well as other officials.[3] Blatter commended the ceremony, stating that "The opening ceremony was very nice: 9.5 out of 10 because perfection does not exist".[4] Following the ceremony, Blatter also stated that the organisational level of the Gulf Cup would have to be improved if it was to be a FIFA-sanctioned event and wanted the cup to be played simultaneously with the Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Squads edit

Further information: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Group stage edit

Main article: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup Group A

All times are local time (UTC+03:00).

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United Arab Emirates 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
  Qatar 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
  Oman 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Bahrain  0–0  Oman
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Qatar  1–3  United Arab Emirates
Ibrahim   11' (pen.) Report Abdulrahman   13'
Mabkhout   29'
Ahmed   66'
Attendance: 20,000
Qatar  2–1  Oman
Ibrahim   56' (pen.)
El-Sayed   88'		 Report Al-Hadhri   71' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)
Bahrain  1–2  United Arab Emirates
Al Malood   75' Report Mabkout   40'
Hassan   85'
Attendance: 35,000
United Arab Emirates  2–0  Oman
Khalil   83', 86' Report
Attendance: 7,000
Bahrain  1–0  Qatar
Aaish   25' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 35,000

Group B edit

Main article: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iraq 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
  Kuwait 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
  Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Kuwait  2–0  Yemen
Nasser   63'
Al-Mutawa   82'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Saudi Arabia  0–2  Iraq
Report Shaker   18'
Hawsawi   72' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Iraq  1–0  Kuwait
Ahmed   29' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Yemen  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Qahtani   33'
F. Al-Muwallad   86'
Attendance: 15,000
Kuwait  1–0  Saudi Arabia
Nasser   13' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Iraq  2–0  Yemen
Ismail   16'
Ahmed   36'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000

Knockout stage edit

Main article: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage
 
The third place match with Bahrain and Kuwait.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 January – Riffa
 
 
  United Arab Emirates1
 
18 January – Riffa
 
  Kuwait0
 
  United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)2
 
15 January – Riffa
 
  Iraq1
 
  Iraq1 (4)
 
 
  Bahrain 1 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
18 January – Isa Town
 
 
  Kuwait6
 
 
  Bahrain1

Semi-finals edit

United Arab Emirates  1–0  Kuwait
Khalil   89' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Iraq  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Bahrain
Mahmoud   18' Report Baba   61'
Penalties
Yasin  
Ismail  
Salem  
Mahmoud  
Sabri  		 4–2   Husain
  Aaish
  Dhiya
  Al Malood
Attendance: 35,000

Third place play-off edit

Kuwait  6–1  Bahrain
Khamis   35', 38', 54' (pen.)
Bani   65'
Al-Mutawa   66'
Al Salimi   71'		 Report Yusuf   1'
Attendance: 10,000

Final edit

Main article: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup Final
United Arab Emirates  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
Abdulrahman   28'
Al Hammadi   107'		 Report Mahmoud   81'
Attendance: 35,000


 21st Arabian Gulf Cup winners 
 
United Arab Emirates
Second title

Goalscorers edit

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics edit

This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final phase
1   United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 10 3 +7
2   Iraq 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4
3   Kuwait 5 3 0 2 9 3 +6
4   Bahrain 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5
Eliminated in the group stage
5   Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1
6   Qatar 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2
7   Oman 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
8   Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6

Prize money and awards edit

Prize money edit

The football associations were given prize money for a fourth place and above finish in the competition in riyals.[5]

  • First Place: 2,000,000 Riyals
  • Second Place: 1,500,000 Riyals
  • Third Place: 500,000 Riyals
  • Fourth Place: 250,000 Riyals

Playing awards edit

The following awards were given:[5]

Award Player Prize money
Fair Play Award   Iraq 200,000 Riyals
Top Scorer   Abdulhadi Khamis
  Ahmad Khalil		 100,000 Riyals
Most Valuable player   Omar Abdulrahman 100,000 Riyals
Best Goalkeeper   Noor Sabri 100,000 Riyals

References edit

  1. ^ "Bahrain to host 21st Gulf Cup". QFA.com.qa. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Draw of 21st Gulf Cup in October". QFA.com.qa. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. ^ "21st Gulf Cup, opening ceremony kicks off tournament in Bahrain". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Meenaghan, Gary (6 January 2013). "Gulf Cup: Tournament must be reorganised to get Fifa approval, warns Blatter". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ a b "All ready for kick-off". Gulf Weekly. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

External links edit

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