The 2011 GCC U-23 Championship was the third 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

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

from 12 to 21 August.

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won their first title after defeating

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 ...

4–2 on penalties in the final.

Teams

Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage,

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and penalty shoot-out 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

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