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

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

Opening ceremony

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
Further information: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup squads

Group stage

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

Group A

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:
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
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)
Bahrain 1–0 Qatar
Aaish 25' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 35,000

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:
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
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
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 soccer ball with red X
Ismail soccer ball with check mark
Salem soccer ball with check mark
Mahmoud soccer ball with check mark
Sabri soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Husain
soccer ball with check mark Aaish
soccer ball with check mark Dhiya
soccer ball with red X Al Malood
Attendance: 35,000

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

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
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
Final phase
1 United Arab Emirates 5500103+7
2 Iraq 531173+4
3 Kuwait 530293+6
4 Bahrain 512249−5
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Saudi Arabia 310223−1
6 Qatar 310235−2
7 Oman 301214−3
8 Yemen 300306−6

Prize money and awards

Prize money

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

The following awards were given:[5]

Award Player Prize money
Fair Play Award Iraq200,000 Riyals
Top ScorerKuwait Abdulhadi Khamis
United Arab Emirates Ahmad Khalil		100,000 Riyals
Most Valuable playerUnited Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman100,000 Riyals
Best GoalkeeperIraq Noor Sabri100,000 Riyals

References
  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.
  4. Meenaghan, Gary (6 January 2013). "Gulf Cup: Tournament must be reorganised to get Fifa approval, warns Blatter". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. "All ready for kick-off". Gulf Weekly. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
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