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The 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the 24th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the
On 12 November 2019, the national teams of
Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; ) is an independent regional association football, football body for eight #Member_associations, member countries, those being the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, O ...
. Eight teams participated in the tournament.
On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
from 24 November to 8 December 2019.
Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
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
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
and the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
decided to participate in the competition after boycotting it earlier.
Officials
Referees * Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
)
* Ali Abdulnabi Al Samaheeji (Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
)
* Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
)
* Ali Shaban (Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
)
* Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
)
* Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
)
* Mohanad Qasim Sarray (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 ...
)
* Ali Sabah Adday Al Qaysi (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 ...
)
* Ryuji Sato
is a former Japanese football referee. He has officiated matches in the J1 League, AFC Champions League and FIFA World Cup qualifiers and is currently a director of referees in the J.League.
Controversy
The 2022 AFF Championship Group B matc ...
(Japan
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)
* Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
)
* Omar Al Yaqoubi (Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
)
* Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland
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)
* Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (; born 2 December 1978) is an Emirati football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2010.
He was one of the referees of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
In June 2022, he officiated the CONCAC ...
( United Arab Emirates)
* Ammar Al-Jeneibi ( United Arab Emirates)
* Khamis Al Marri (Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
)
Assistant Referees
* Yaser Tulefat (Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
)
* Salah Abdulaziz Janahi (Bahrain
Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...
)
* Karel De Rocker (Belgium
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)
* Florian Lemaire (Belgium
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)
* Abbas Gholoum (Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
)
* Humoud Al-Sahli (Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
)
* Hayder Ubaydee (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 ...
)
* Maytham Al Gburi (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 ...
)
* Akane Yagi (Japan
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)
* Osamu Nonura (Japan
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)
* Abu Bakar Al Amri (Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
)
* Saif Al Ghafri (Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...
)
* Jan Köbeli (Switzerland
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)
* Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi ( United Arab Emirates)
* Hasan Mohamed Al Mahri ( United Arab Emirates)
* Ramzan Saeed Al-Naemi (Qatar
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)
* Mohammad Dharman (Qatar
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)
Squads
Group stage
All times are local ( UTC+03:00).Group A
---- ----Group B
---- ----Knockout stage
* Times listed are UTC+03:00. * In the knockout stage,extra time
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
and a penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
----Final
Winner
Goalscorers
;1 goal *Abdulla Al-Haza'a
Abdulla Al-Haza'a (; born 19 July 1990) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.''
Honours
Bahrain
* Pan Arab Games: 2011
The year mark ...
* Ali Madan
Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan (; born 30 November 1995) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a winger for Ajman, on loan from Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
International career
Madan was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 ...
* Jasim Al-Shaikh
Jasim Ahmed Jasim Abdulla Al-Shaikh (; born 1 February 1996) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
International career
Al-Shaikh was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup ...
* Mohamed Al Romaihi
* Mohamed Marhoon
Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon (; born 12 February 1998) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Career
Marhoon was included in Bahrain's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in th ...
* Alaa Abbas
* Alaa Abdul Zahra
* Ibrahim Bayesh
* Mohanad Ali
* Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
Ahmed Al-Dhefiri (born 9 January 1992) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer plays as a midfielder for Kuwait SC and the Kuwait national team.
International career
International goals
:''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first.''
...
* Ahmed Zanki
* Sami Al-Sanea
* Mubarak Al-Faneni
* Rabia Al-Alawi
* Abdulaziz Hatem
* Almoez Ali
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla (; born 19 August 1996) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Duhail SC, Al-Duhail, whom he Capta ...
* Abdullah Al-Ahrak
* Boualem Khoukhi
Boualem Khoukhi (; born 9 July 1990) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), centre-back for Al-Sadd SC, Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Algeria, he represented the Qatar nati ...
* Hassan Al-Haydos
Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos (; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd.
Club career
Al-Haydos started playing football for Al Sadd at the age of ...
* Mohammed Al-Khabrani
Mohammed Abdoh Al-Khabrani (, born 14 October 1993) is a Saudi Arabian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqual ...
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.Broadcasting rights
Below were the TV channels that broadcast the matches:References
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