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AGCFF
The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; ar, إتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم) is a regional association football body for eight member countries. It was established in May 2016, and its main competition is the Arabian Gulf Cup. History Several preparatory meetings were held in 2015 using the working title ''Gulf Football Federation''. The federation then was founded in 2016 as ''Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation'' to reflect the region's oldest competition: the Arabian Gulf Cup. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani of Qatar was named as the first president. Member associations Competitions The AGCFF plans to run several competitions which covers national and club competitions. The Arabian Gulf Cup will be held every odd year starting in 2017, and a club competition will be held every even year starting in 2020. Also the possibility of a ''Women's Gulf Cup'' has been discussed. Current title holders Rankings Men's national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; ar, إتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم) is a regional association football body for eight Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation#Member_associations, member countries. It was established in May 2016, and its main competition is the Arabian Gulf Cup. History Several preparatory meetings were held in 2015 using the working title ''Gulf Football Federation''. The federation then was founded in 2016 as ''Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation'' to reflect the region's oldest competition: the Arabian Gulf Cup. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani of Qatar was named as the first president. Member associations Competitions The AGCFF plans to run several competitions which covers national and club competitions. The Arabian Gulf Cup will be held every odd year starting in 2017, and a club competition will be held every even year starting in 2020. Also the possibility of a ''Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 24th Arabian Gulf Cup was the 24th edition of the Gulf Cup of Nations, 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 6 December 2019. Bahrain national football team, Bahrain won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title. Teams On 12 November 2019, the national teams of Bahrain national football team, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates national football team, United Arab Emirates decided to participate in the competition after boycotting it earlier. Venues Officials Referees * Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain Football Association, Bahrain) * Ali Abdulnabi Al Samaheeji (Bahrain Football Association, Bahrain) * Alexandre Boucaut (Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium) * Ali Shaban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Gulf Cup
The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. The history of the competition has also seen it held every three to four years due to political or organisational problems. History The idea for the tournament was established at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and the first Arabian Gulf Cup took place in 1970 which was won by Kuwait. Kuwait has been the most successful team in the tournament's history, winning 10 tournaments out of 24 in total, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Iraq all have three titles. The current champions are Bahrain, who defeated Saudi Arabia in 2019 to win their first title. In 2017, the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. In July 2019, the AGCFF annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup, biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 5th Arabian Gulf Cup, 1979, in the host city of Basra. Hosts Iraq national football team, Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman national football team, Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final. Teams Draw The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2022. Pot 1 contained the hosts Iraq and the holders Bahrain, who were assigned to A1 and A2 respectively. Squads Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. Venues Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria. In 2009, three more associations joined the federation: Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Four other nations of Western Asia: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia joined in 2010. Iran left the federation on 10 June 2014 with the creation of the Central Asian Football Federation. They organize the West Asian Football Federation Championship. Some nations were invited to participate in the competition from outside the region. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, which are not members, were invited to participate in the first edition of the tournament in 2000. The Secretary General is the Jordanian Khalil Al Salem. Member associations Current title holders Rankings National football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Arabian Gulf Futsal Cup
The 2015 GCC Futsal Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج للصالات) was the second edition of the biennial Futsal competition. It took place in Bahrain in 2015. Tournament The six teams in the tournament played a single round-robin style competition. The four top teams advance to Semi-finals Round-robin Results https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=5942&stage=1&sch=true Oman 2 : 6 Kuwait Qatar 4 : 1 Saudi Arabia Bahrain 0 : 1 United Arab Emirates Qatar 4 : 3 Oman Kuwait 3 : 1 United Arab Emirates Bahrain 4 : 2 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 4 : 4 Kuwait Oman 0 : 2 United Arab Emirates Bahrain 0 : 2 Qatar United Arab Emirates 2 : 2 Qatar Saudi Arabia 3 : 5 Oman Kuwait 6 : 1 Bahrain Saudi Arabia 2 : 2 United Arab Emirates Qatar 2 : 4 Kuwait Oman 3 : 1 Bahrain Knockouts Semi-final third-Place Final Result References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gulf 2015 2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait National Futsal Team
The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Coaches * Hossein Shams (2003-2006) * Ricardo Sobral (2018-2022) Tournaments FIFA Futsal World Cup AFC Futsal Asian Cup * = At the first qualified because of top 4 in 2014 competition, but later could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association. **= Could not participate in West Zone qualifier due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association was still in effect. Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games West Asian Championship Confederations Cup :''*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively.'' Honours * Arabian Gulf Futsal Cup: 2 ** 2013, 2015 * WAFF Futsal Championship: 1 ** 2022 * GCC Games: 1 ** Gold: 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain National Futsal Team
The Bahrain national futsal team represents Bahrain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association. Tournaments FIFA Futsal World Cup AFC Futsal Championship WAFF Futsal Championship Players Current squad Players called for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship. Previous squads ;AFC Futsal Championship * 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads References Asian national futsal teams Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ... Football in Bahrain {{National-footy-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Neom Beach Soccer Cup
The 2019 Neom Beach Soccer Cup is an international beach soccer tournament approved by the FIFA and held in the Saudi Arabia’s city of Neom from 17 to 20 July 2019 in beaches of the Red Sea coast. Teams There are six teams are participating in the tournament; England, China, Egypt, UAE, Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ... and Saudi Arabia. It is separated into two groups as follows: The winner of each group will meet in the final to contest the title of the tournament, while the second of each group will meet for the third, and the third of each group will play for the fifth place. Results SourceBeach Soccer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Asia
Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian Highlands, the Levant, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly the Caucasus Region (Transcaucasia). The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Twelve seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Gulf of Suez, and the Mediterranean Sea. Western Asia covers an area of , with a pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Beach Soccer Championship
The Arab Beach Soccer Cup ( ar, كأس العرب لكرة القدم الشاطئية) is the main championship for beach soccer in the Arab world. The first championship was held in 2008 in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The most successful nations are Egypt History Started on 2008, the competition changed the name from Championship to Cup on the 2023 edition. Tournaments ;Notes Successful nations Participating nations * Red Border: Host nation. * Blank: Did not enter. * GS: Group Stage. Related tournament In 2016 was held in Egypt a Sharm el-Sheik International Beach Soccer Championship. United Arab Emirates wons the tournament beating Morocco on the final. Egypt finished third and Oman fourth. See also * 2019 Neom Beach Soccer Cup References External linksThird Arab Beach Soccer Championship- ''goalzz.com'' *Results & Schedule (PDF) {{Arab Championships Beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
