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24th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the 24th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. Eight teams participated in the tournament. On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 8 December 2019. Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title. Venues Teams On 12 November 2019, the national teams of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates decided to participate in the competition after boycotting it earlier. Officials Referees * Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain) * Ali Abdulnabi Al Samaheeji (Bahrain) * Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium) * Ali Shaban (Kuwait) * Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) * Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait) * Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) * Ali Sabah Adday Al Qaysi (Iraq) * Ryuji Sato (Japan) * Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) * Omar Al Yaqoubi (Oman) * Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland) * Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Mabkhout
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Imran Al Hajeri (; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr SC (Dubai), Al-Nasr and the United Arab Emirates national football team, United Arab Emirates national team. Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira's first team in 2009. Club career Mabkhout made his AFC Champions League debut against Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Al Ittihad on 22 April 2009, after coming on as a substitute. On 19 May 2009, he scored his first Asian Champions League goal in the 49th minute against Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal in a 2–2 draw. Mabkhout formed a partnership with Ricardo Oliveira, his teammate from 2009 to 2014; this partnership was said to contribute towards the development of Mabkhout's talents in his formative years. International career In the quarter-final of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Mabkhout s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 12th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in the UAE, in November 1994. The tournament was won by Saudi Arabia for the first time Iraq were banned from the tournament because of invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Tournament The teams played a single round-robin style competition. The team achieving first place in the overall standings was the tournament winner. Result References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf Cup 1994 1994 in Asian football 1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ... 1994 in Emirati sport 1994–95 in Qatari football 1994–95 in Bahraini football 1994–95 in Saudi Arabian football 1994–95 in Kuwaiti football 1994–95 in Omani football 1994–95 in Emirati football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup () 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 Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ..., but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition. Seeding of teams 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. Venues Opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in the Bahrain National Stad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup () 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007. The tournament was won by hosts UAE, who beat neighbors Oman 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal by Ismail Matar who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals in all. The UAE became the fifth country to lift the title after Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. In the competition there was also some very serious disciplinary problems with a total of 38 yellow cards and 7 red cards awarded in only 12 matches. As in previous Gulf Cups there have also been bad refereeing calls. Venues Squads Matches Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi finals ---- Final Trivia * In the beginning 15 minutes of the Oman-Yemen game, the cameras were malfunctioning, resulting in the side cameras being the only coverage of that part of the match. Winners Awards Top-Scorers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Gulf Cup Of Nations
The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup () was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh. Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final. Teams and Draw The draw took place on 12 August 2014. Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking. ;Notes Venues Squads Group stage *All times are local ( UTC+03:00). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Gulf Cup Of Nations
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Gulf Cup Of Nations
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FIFA World Rankings
The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, first introduced in December 1992. The men's teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. the rankings were led by Argentina. Eight teams (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest time ranked first. A points system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of all FIFA-recognised full international matches. The ranking system has been revamped on several occasions, generally responding to criticism that the preceding calculation method did not effectively reflect the relative strengths of the national teams. Since 16 August 2018, the ranking system has adopted the Elo rating system used in chess and Go. The ranking is sponsored by Coca-Cola; as su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates National Football Team
The United Arab Emirates national football team () represents United Arab Emirates in men's international Association football, football and serves under the auspices of the country's United Arab Emirates Football Association, Football Association. It has made one FIFA World Cup, World Cup appearance in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990 in Italy and lost all three of its games. United Arab Emirates took fourth place in the 1992 AFC Asian Cup and runner-up in 1996 AFC Asian Cup, 1996 as host. It won the Arabian Gulf Cup in 18th Arabian Gulf Cup, 2007 and 21st Arabian Gulf Cup, 2013. It finished third in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and hosted the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019 edition in which it was eliminated in the semi-finals. History The first match of the team was played on 17 March 1972 against Qatar national football team, Qatar at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium and won with the only goal scored by Ahmed Chowbi. Then, the team faced three other Arabian countries, losing 4–0 and 7–0 to S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia National Football Team
The Saudi Arabia national football team (SAFF) () represents Saudi Arabia in men's international Association football, football. They are known as ''Al-Suqour Al-Arabiyyah'' (Arabian Falcons) and sometimes ''Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur'' (The Green Falcons), a reference to their traditional colours of green and white, and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions since debuting at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia men's national soccer team, Australia and Japan national football team, Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 FIFA Confedera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Cup 2019 Mascot
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