Jassem Al Houwaidi
Jasem Mohammed Ibrahim Al Huwaidi (; born 28 October 1972 in Kuwait City) is a retired Kuwaiti Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Career He was part of the Kuwait national football team, Kuwaiti national football team that reached 24th place in the FIFA ranking. He was instrumental in Kuwait getting a silver medal in the Asian Games, winning two Gulf Cups and coming in third in the Arab Cup. Al Houwaidi won the world's top scorer award in 1998. He competed for Kuwait at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. International goals :''Results list Kuwait's goal tally first.'' Individual *IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1998 References External links * 1972 births Living people Footballers from Kuwait City Kuwaiti men's footballers Men's association football forwards Al-Salmiya SC players Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Al-Rayyan SC players Kuwait Premier League players Saud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kuwait City
Kuwait City (; ) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Palace, government offices, and the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks. the metropolitan area had roughly three million inhabitants (more than 70% of the country's population). The city itself has no administrative status. All six Governorates of Kuwait, governorates of the country comprise parts of the urban area, urban agglomeration, which is subdivided into numerous Areas of Kuwait, areas. In a narrower sense, ''Kuwait City'' can also refer only to the town's historic core, which nowadays is part of the Capital Governorate (Kuwait), Capital Governorate and seamlessly merges with the adjacent urban areas. Kuwait City's trade and transportation needs are served by Kuwait International Airport, Shuwaikh, Mina Al-Shuwaik (Sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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11th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 11th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in Qatar, in November 1992. The tournament was won by Qatar for the first time. Iraq were excluded from the tournament because of the invasion of Kuwait. 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 1992 1992 in Asian football 1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ... 1992–93 in Qatari football 1992–93 in Bahraini football 1992–93 in Saudi Arabian football 1992–93 in Emirati football 1992–93 in Kuwaiti football 1992–93 in Omani football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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14th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 14th Arabian Gulf Cup () was held in Bahrain, in October and November 1998. Kuwait won the tournament for the record-extending 9th time. Iraq continued to be banned from the tournament over the 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. Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- Champions References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf Cup 1998 1998 in Asian football 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ... 1998–99 in Qatari football 1998–99 in Bahraini football 1998–99 in Saudi Arabian football 1998–99 in Kuwaiti football 1998–99 in Omani football 1998–99 in Emirati football ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manama
Manama ( ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and List of cities in Bahrain, largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a diverse population. After periods of Portuguese Empire, Portuguese and Persian control and a short invasion from the ruling dynasty of House of Saud, Saudi Arabia, followed by a longer invasion by Oman, Bahrain established itself as an sovereign state, independent nation in 1971 following a period of British hegemony. Manama has a history that spans over several centuries. First mentioned in Islamic texts as early as the 14th century, Manama remained a small trading port until it came under Portuguese Empire, Portuguese control in the early 1500s. In 1602, the Safavid dynasty, Safavid Persians expelled the Portuguese, and Manama became a regional center for commerce and Pearl#Pearl_farming, pearling. By the late 19th century, it ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 Arab Nations Cup
The 1998 Arab Cup was the seventh edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Qatar, in the city of Doha. Saudi Arabia won their first title. Qualifying The 12 qualified teams are: Venues Squads Overview Algeria, Egypt and Morocco did not send their senior national teams but instead sent their Under-23 teams to the competition. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Result Awards Top Scorer: * Obeid Al-Dosari (8 goals) Most Valuable Player: * Badr Haji * Mubarak Mustafa Best Keeper: * Mohammed Al-Deayea References External linksDetails in RSSSF {{FIFA Arab Cup [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tabriz
Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. Tabriz is in the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region between long ridges of volcanic cones in the Sahand and Eynali mountains. Tabriz's elevation ranges between above sea level. The valley opens up into a plain that gently slopes down to the eastern shores of Lake Urmia, to the west. The city was named World Carpet Weaving City by the World Crafts Council in October 2015 and Exemplary Tourist City of 2018 by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. With a population of over 1.7 million (2016), Tabriz is the largest economic hub and metropolitan area in northwest Iran. The population is bilingual with most peopl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification rounds for the Asian zone (Asian Football Confederation, AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification. Format A total of 36 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 3.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. There were three rounds of play: *First round: The 36 teams were divided into 10 groups of 3 or 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 10, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round. *Second round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the third round. *Third round: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner qualify for the World C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Penalty Shoot-out (association Football)
In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a tie (draw), draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time (if used) has expired. For example, in a FIFA World Cup, penalties are used in elimination matches; the round of 32, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final (competition), final. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different players; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additiona ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Ain
Al Ain () is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region. The city is Oman–United Arab Emirates border, bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi. Al Ain is the largest inland city in the Emirates, the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, fourth-largest city (after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah), and the second-largest in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Controlled-access highway, freeways connecting Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai form a geographic triangle in the country, each city being roughly from the others. Climate and geography Al Ain is known as the "Garden City" () of Abu Dhabi, the UAE or the Persian Gulf, Gulf, due to its greenery, particularly with regard to the city's oases, parks, tree-lined avenues and decorative roundabouts, with strict height controls on new buildings, to no more than seven floors. According to one author, the oases around Al Ain and Al-Ahsa Oasis, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1996 AFC Asian Cup
The 1996 AFC Asian Cup was the 11th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between 4 and 21 December 1996. Saudi Arabia defeated hosts United Arab Emirates in the final match in Abu Dhabi. As the runners-up, the United Arab Emirates represented the AFC in the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup as the winners Saudi Arabia had qualified automatically as host. Qualification 33 teams participated in a preliminary tournament. It was divided into 10 groups and the first-placed team of each group thus qualified. The qualifying teams were: Notes: :1 Bold indicates champion for that year :2 ''Italic'' indicates host Squads Tournament summary The tournament began with host United Arab Emirates against South Korea in group A, where the Emiratis played in a 1–1 draw. Subsequently, Kuwait was surprisingly held to a draw by Indonesia, the lead ev ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Persian Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE. Abu Dhabi is located on an island in the Persian Gulf, off the Central West Coast. Most of the city and the Emirate reside on the mainland connected to the rest of the country. , Abu Dhabi's urban area had an estimated population of 2.5 million, out of 3.8 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority is headquartered in the city, and was the Sovereign wealth fund#Largest sovereign wealth funds, world's 3rd largest sovereign wealth fund in 2022. Abu Dhabi itself has over a trillion US dollars worth of assets under management in a combination of various List of coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an offshoot of the 18th century Walled town of Riyadh, walled town following the dismantling of its Riyadh city fortifications, defensive fortifications. It is the List of Arabian cities by population, largest city on the Arabian Peninsula, and is situated in the center of the An Nafud, an-Nafud desert, on the eastern part of the Najd plateau. The city sits at an average of above sea level, and receives around 5 million Tourism in Saudi Arabia, tourists each year, making it the List of cities by international visitors, forty-ninth most visited city in the world and the 6th in the Middle East. Riyadh had a population of 7.0 million people in 2022, making it the List of cities in Saudi Arabia, most-populous city in Saudi Arabia, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |