The 2010 GCC U-23 Championship was the second edition of the

GCC U-23 Championship The GCC U-23 Championship is an annual international football competition organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf ( ar, مجلس التعاون لدول العربية الخليج ), ...

. It took place in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

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 ...

for the first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in

from 28 July to 7 August.

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 ...

won their first title after defeating

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 ...

1–0 in the final. United Arab Emirates made their debut in the competition and won their first title. The format of the competition was changed to include a knockout round.

Teams

Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

extra time Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport 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 onl ...

and

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 pen ...

were be used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Articles 10.1 and 10.3).

Bracket

Fifth place play-off

Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

Final

Winners

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Goalscorers

References

External links

UAFA Official WebsiteGCC U-23 Championship
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