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.

24th Arabian Gulf Cup
كأس الخليج العربي 24
Tournament details
Host countryQatar
Dates26 November – 8 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bahrain (1st title)
Runners-up Saudi Arabia
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored45 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Emirates Ali Mabkhout (5 goals)
Best player(s)Saudi Arabia Abdullah Otayf
Best goalkeeperSaudi Arabia Fawaz Al-Qarni
Fair play award Qatar

On 15 July 2019, the AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 6 December 2019.[1]

Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.

Venues

Qatar
City Stadium Capacity
Al Rayyan Khalifa International Stadium 45,857
Doha Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 10,000
Al Wakrah Al Janoub Stadium 44,325

Teams

Sodefi, the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup mascot

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.[2]

Team Appearance Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
October 2019
 Qatar (Host)24thWinners (1992, 2004, 2014)57
 United Arab Emirates23rdWinners (2007, 2013)67
 Saudi Arabia23rdWinners (1994, 2002, 2003–04)69
 Iraq15thWinners (1979, 1984, 1988)74
 Oman (Title Holders)22ndWinners (2009, 2017–18)84
 Bahrain24thRunners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003–04)101
 Yemen9thGroup stage (2003–04, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013)141
 Kuwait24thWinners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982,
1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)
156

Officials

Squads

Group stage

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

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iraq 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Qatar (H) 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 9 9 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar 1–2 Iraq
  • Hatem 49'
Report
Attendance: 37,890[4]
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
United Arab Emirates 3–0 Yemen
Report

United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iraq
Report
Yemen 0–6 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 26,392
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

Qatar 4–2 United Arab Emirates
Report
Yemen 0–0 Iraq
Report
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
4  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 7 1 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Oman 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Saudi Arabia 1–3 Kuwait
Report

Kuwait 1–2 Oman
Report
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
Bahrain 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 December – Doha
 
 
 Iraq2 (3)
 
8 December – Doha
 
 Bahrain (p)2 (5)
 
 Bahrain1
 
5 December – Al Wakrah
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Saudi Arabia1
 
 
 Qatar0
 

Semi-finals


Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar
Report
Attendance: 42,025[5]
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Final

Bahrain 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Report

Winner

 24th Arabian Gulf Cup Winner 

Bahrain

First title

Goalscorers

There were 45 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Final phase
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bahrain 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 8
2  Saudi Arabia 5 3 0 2 7 5 +2 9
3  Iraq 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
4  Qatar 4 2 0 2 11 5 +6 6
Source:
Eliminated in the group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Oman 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
6  Kuwait 3 1 0 2 6 7 1 3
7  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 3
8  Yemen 3 0 1 2 0 9 9 1
Source:

Broadcasting rights

Below are the TV channels that broadcast the matches:[6]

Territory Television
MENA Al Kass
BeIN Sports
Oman Oman TV Sports
Kuwait KTV Sports

References

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