The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the
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 nat ...
. It took place in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
from 17 to 30 January 2007.
The tournament was won by hosts
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
, who beat neighbors
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 ...
1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal by
Ismail Matar
Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi ( ar, إسماعيل مطر; born 7 April 1983 in Sur, Oman, Sur) is an Omani Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association fo ...
who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals in all. The UAE became the fifth country to lift the title after
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
,
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
,
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
and
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
.
In the competition there was also some very serious disciplinary problems with a total of 38 yellow cards and 7 red cards awarded in only 12 matches. As in previous Gulf Cups there have also been bad refereeing calls.
Venues
Squads
Matches
Group A
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Group B
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Semi finals
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Final
Trivia
* In the beginning 15 minutes of the
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 ...
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Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
game, the cameras were malfunctioning, resulting in the side cameras being the only coverage of that part of the match.
Winners
Awards
Top-Scorers
5 goals
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Ismail Matar
Ismail Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Junaibi ( ar, إسماعيل مطر; born 7 April 1983 in Sur, Oman, Sur) is an Omani Association football, footballer who plays as an Midfielder#Winger, attacking midfielder or Forward (association fo ...
3 goals
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Yasser Al-Qahtani
Yasser Saeed Al-Qahtani ( ar, ياسر سعيد القحطاني; born 10 October 1982) is a former Saudi footballer who played as a forward for Al-Hilal FC in the Saudi Professional League. He was also captain of the Saudi Arabia national tea ...
2 goals
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Amad Al Hosni
Imad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni ( ar, عماد علي سليمان الحوسني; born 18 July 1984), commonly known as Imad Al-Hosni or Al-Amda, is an Omani footballer who last played for Fanja SC in the Oman Professional League.
Club career
Al- ...
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A'ala Hubail
A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail ( ar, علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
201 ...
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Hawar Mulla Mohammed
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari ( ku, هەوار مەلا محەمەد تاهر زێبارى; ar, هوار ملا محمد طاهر زيباري; born 1 June 1981) is an Iraqi former professional footballer.
He played as a winger or wingb ...
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Bader Al-Mutawa
Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa ( ar, بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number ...
1 goal
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Fahad Al Hamad
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Fahad Al-Rashidi
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Sultan Al-Touqi
Sultan Mohammed Said Al-Touqi commonly known as Sultan ( ar, سلطان محمد سعيد الطوقي; born 2 January 1984) is an Omani former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped 19 times by the Oman national team.
Internatio ...
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Fawzi Bashir
Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen ( ar, فوزي بشير رجب بيت دوربين; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former Association football, footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional Le ...
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Badar Al-Maimani
Badar Mubarak Saleh Al-Maimani ( ar, بدر مبارك صالح الميمني; born 16 July 1984), commonly known as Badar Al-Maimani, is an Omani Association football, football manager and a former footballer who is the current second assistan ...
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Hashim Saleh
Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al-Balushi ( ar, هاشم صالح محمد البلوشي; born 15 October 1981), commonly known as Hashim Saleh, is an Omani footballer.
Club career
Hashim has been wearing the number 9 jersey for clubs like Al-Nasr S.C ...
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Khalfan Ibrahim
Khalfan Ibrahim Khalfan Al Khalfan ( ar, خلفان إبراهيم خلفان; born 18 February 1988, in Doha) is a retired Qatari international footballer who played as a winger. He was named the Asian Player of the Year in 2006, becoming the ...
* Ali Hussein
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Malek Mouath
Malek Ali Mouath Al-Hawsawi ( ar, مالك علي معاذ الهوساوي) (also named Malek Maaz officially by FIFA ) (born 10 August 1981) is a former Saudi Arabian professional footballer.
Mouath originally played as an attacking midfielde ...
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Faisal Khalil
Faisal Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, فيصل خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 4 December 1982) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a centre forward for Al-Hamriyah and formerly for the UAE national football team.
Cl ...
References
External links
Official Site (Arabic)
{{Gulf Cup of Nations
2007 in Asian football
Arabian Gulf Cup
2007
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2006–07 in Emirati football
2006–07 in Yemeni football
2006–07 in Omani football
2006–07 in Bahraini football
2006–07 in Saudi Arabian football
2006–07 in Kuwaiti football
2006–07 in Iraqi football
2006–07 in Qatari football