25th Arabian Gulf Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was the second and final stage of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, following the group stage. It was played from 16 to 19 January 2023. The top two teams from each group (four in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-legged single-elimination tournament, beginning with the semi-finals and followed by the final.[1]

Qualified teams edit

The top two highest-placing teams from each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Iraq   Oman
B   Bahrain   Qatar

Schedule edit

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Round Date
Semi-finals 16 January 2023
Final 19 January 2023

Format edit

All ties were single-legged. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, and if the score still remained level, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 January 2023 – Basra
 
 
  Iraq2
 
19 January 2023 – Basra
 
  Qatar1
 
  Iraq (a.e.t.)3
 
16 January 2023 – Basra
 
  Oman2
 
  Bahrain0
 
 
  Oman1
 


Semi-finals edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Iraq   2–1   Qatar
Bahrain   0–1   Oman

Iraq vs Qatar edit

Iraq  2–1  Qatar
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iraq
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar
GK 12 Jalal Hassan (c)
RB 6 Alai Ghasem   81'
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 5 Ali Faez
LB 15 Dhurgham Ismail
CM 19 Mohammed Ali Abboud   6'   64'
CM 16 Amir Al-Ammari
RW 7 Hussein Ali   81'
AM 14 Amjad Attwan   90+4'
LW 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
CF 18 Aymen Hussein
Substitutions:
MF 11 Sherko Karim   64'
DF 2 Manaf Younis   81'
DF 20 Hussein Jabbar   90+4'
Manager:
  Jesús Casas
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 17 Ismaeel Mohammad (c)   9'   76'
CB 15 Jassem Gaber
CB 5 Tarek Salman   60'
LB 14 Homam Ahmed   72'   81'
CM 10 Mohammed Waad
CM 23 Assim Madibo
RW 11 Amro Surag   76'
AM 8 Ali Assadalla   90+7'
LW 18 Khalid Muneer   61'
CF 7 Ahmed Alaaeldin   17'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Tameem Al-Abdullah   61'
FW 12 Yusuf Abdurisag   76'
MF 20 Salem Al-Hajri   76'
FW 2 Hazem Shehata   90+7'   81'
Manager:
  Bruno Pinheiro

Man of the Match:
Aymen Hussein (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Zhang Cheng (China)
Zhou Fei (China)
Fourth official:
István Kovacs (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Fu Ming (China)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jérémie Pignard (France)

Bahrain vs Oman edit

Bahrain  0–1  Oman
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bahrain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oman
GK 21 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer (c)
RB 16 Sayed Isa
CB 2 Amine Bennadi
CB 3 Waleed Al Hayam
LB 4 Sayed Dhiya Saeed
CM 14 Ali Haram   87'
CM 15 Jasim Al-Shaikh   87'
RW 7 Ali Madan   85'
AM 10 Abdulwahab Al-Malood   63'
LW 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
CF 9 Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Substitutions:
MF 19 Kamil Al-Aswad   63'
MF 8 Mohamed Marhoon   85'
DF 12 Mahdi Abdullatif   87'
MF 11 Ibrahim Al-Khatal   87'
Manager:
  Hélio Sousa
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi
CB 3 Fahmi Durbin
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)
LB 14 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi
CM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari   89'
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei   90+7'
CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi   85'   90+6'
CF 17 Rabia Al-Alawi   89'
Substitutions:
DF 16 Khalid Al-Braiki   89'
MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi   89'
MF 15 Musab Al-Mamari   90+6'
FW 21 Mataz Saleh   90+7'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Salah Al-Yahyaei (Oman)

Assistant referees:
Ali Al Nuami (United Arab Emirates)
Sabet Suroor (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
Video assistant referee:
Ahmed Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

Final edit

Iraq  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Oman
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Iraq
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oman
GK 12 Jalal Hassan (c)
RB 6 Alai Ghasem   105'
CB 4 Mustafa Nadhim
CB 5 Ali Faez
LB 15 Dhurgham Ismail   86'
CM 16 Amir Al-Ammari   90+7'
CM 8 Ibrahim Bayesh
RW 7 Hussein Ali   90+2'
AM 14 Amjad Attwan
LW 11 Sherko Karim   46'
CF 18 Aymen Hussein   55'   85'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Mohammed Ali Abboud   109'   46'
MF 10 Hasan Abdulkareem   90+5'   85'
FW 21 Aso Rostam   86'
DF 2 Manaf Younis   106'   90+2'
MF 13 Rewan Amin   90+7'
MF 20 Hussein Jabbar   120+6'   105'
Manager:
  Jesús Casas
GK 1 Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini
RB 6 Ahmed Al-Khamisi   77'
CB 3 Fahmi Durbin
CB 2 Mohammed Al-Musalami (c)   114'
LB 14 Ahmed Al-Kaabi
CM 10 Jameel Al-Yahmadi
CM 23 Harib Al-Saadi   26'
CM 8 Zahir Al-Aghbari   104'
AM 20 Salaah Al-Yahyaei   109'
CF 7 Issam Al-Sabhi   90+5'
CF 17 Rabia Al-Alawi   78'
Substitutions:
MF 4 Arshad Al-Alawi   77'
FW 9 Omar Al-Malki   120+1'   78'
DF 16 Khalid Al-Braiki   90+5'
FW 21 Mataz Saleh   104'
MF 15 Musab Al-Mamari   109'
Manager:
  Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Amjad Attwan (Iraq)

Assistant referees:[2]
Vasile Marinescu (Romania)
Ovidiu-Mihai Artene (Romania)
Fourth official:
Salman Falahi (Qatar)
Fifth official:
Zahi Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Video assistant referee:
Jérémie Pignard (France)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Abdullah Al-Shehri (Saudi Arabia)

References edit

  1. ^ "قرعة "خليجي 25".. العودة إلى العراق بعد 40 سنة" (in Arabic). Emarat Al-Youm. 24 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Gulf 25... Romanian Kovacs Stefan to Officiate Final Match Between Iraq and Oman". www.qna.org.qa. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.