The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the twenty-first edition of the biennial
football
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competition. It took place in
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
in January 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is hand ...
,
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 ...
, but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.
Seeding of teams
The eight participating teams were divided into two groups, Bahrain (the host nation) were placed in Group A, Kuwait (the holder) in Group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on
FIFA ranking
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s. The draw was held in Bahrain on 18 October 2012.
Venues
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in the
Bahrain National Stadium
Bahrain National Stadium ( ar, ستاد البحرين الوطني; transliterated: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in Riffa. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for football
Fo ...
on 5 January. The event featured the attendance of
Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999.
He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...
, the
King of Bahrain
The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of ha ...
, members of the
ruling family,
Sepp Blatter
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, the president of
FIFA
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,
Michel Platini
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, the president of
UEFA
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as well as other officials.
Blatter commended the ceremony, stating that "The opening ceremony was very nice: 9.5 out of 10 because perfection does not exist".
Following the ceremony, Blatter also stated that the organisational level of the Gulf Cup would have to be improved if it was to be a FIFA-sanctioned event and wanted the cup to be played simultaneously with the
Africa Cup of Nations
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.
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Squads
Group stage
All times are local time ( UTC+03:00).
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
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* Abdulhadi Khamis
Abdulhadi Khamis ( ar, عبد الهادي خميس خضير, born 19 December 1990) is a Kuwaiti footballer who plays as a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship rea ...
* Ahmed Khalil
Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, أحمد خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 8 June 1991) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a forward for Al Bataeh and United Arab Emirates national team.
In 2006, Ahmed won the ...
;2 goals
* Hammadi Ahmad
Hammadi Ahmed Abdullah Al-Daiya ( ar, حمادي احمد عبدالله الدعية; born 18 October 1989 in Samarra) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and the Iraq national team.
Club career
T ...
* Younis Mahmoud
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf ( ar, يونس محمود خلف; born 3 February 1983) is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Iraq national football team and is currently the second vice-president of the Iraq Footbal ...
* 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 ...
* Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser Al-Sulaiman ( ar, يوسف ناصر, born 9 October 1990) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kuwaiti Premier League club Qadsiya SC.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tall ...
* 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 ...
* Omar Abdulrahman
Omar Abdulrahman Ahmed Al Raqi Al Amoudi ( ar, عمر عبد الرحمن أحمد الراقي العمودي; born 20 September 1991) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Wasl F.C. and ...
* Ali Mabkhout
Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri ( ar, علي أحمد مبخوت محسن الهاجري; born 5 October 1990) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira and the United A ...
;1 goal
* Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
* Hussain Ali Baba
Hussain Ali Baba Mohamed ( ar, حسين علي بابا; born 11 February 1982) is a former Bahraini footballer who last played for Bahrain Riffa Club, Al Riffa and the Bahrain national football team.
Career
Baba first played for Bahrain Riffa C ...
* Abdulwahab Al Malood
Abdulwahab Abdelrahman Hedaib Isa Ali Al-Malood (Arabic: عبد الوهاب المالود; born 7 June 1990 in Muharraq, Bahrain) is Bahraini footballer who plays for Al-Hidd in Bahraini Premier League as a midfielder. He is a member of Bahra ...
* Abdulla Yusuf
* Dhurgham Ismail
Dhurgham Ismail Dawoud Al-Quraishi ( ar, ضرغام إسماعيل داوود القريشي; born 23 May 1994), known as Dhurgham Ismail, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back or left winger for Iraqi Premier League club ...
* Salam Shaker
* Abdulrahman Bani
* Abdulaziz Al Salimi
Abdulaziz Al Salimi ( ar, عبدالعزيزالسليمي, born 29 September 1991) is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, ...
* Ismail Al Hammadi
Ismail Al Hammed ( ar, إسماعيل الحمادي; born 1 July 1988) is an Emiratis, Emirati Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Khor Fakkan Club, Khor Fakkan and for United Arab Emirates national football team and repres ...
* Majed Hassan
Majed Hassan ( ar, ماجد حسن; born 1 August 1992) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a midfielder in Sharjah and United Arab Emirates.
Honours
;United Arab Emirates
* Gulf Cup of Nations: 2013
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* Mohamed Ahmed Gharib
* Fahad Al-Muwallad
Fahad Mosaed al-Muwallad ( ar, فهد المولد, born 14 September 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Al-Shabab.
He started his professional career with Al-Ittihad when he was only 16 year ...
* 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 te ...
* Hussain Al-Hadhri
* Mohamed El-Sayed
;1 own goal
* Osama Hawsawi
Osama Hawsawi ( ar, أسامة هوساوي, born 31 March 1984) is a retired Saudi Arabian Association football, footballer who played as a central defender.
After starting out at Al-Wehda, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career w ...
(playing against Iraq)
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Prize money and awards
Prize money
The football association
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s were given prize money for a fourth place and above finish in the competition in riyals.
*First Place: 2,000,000 Riyals
*Second Place: 1,500,000 Riyals
*Third Place: 500,000 Riyals
*Fourth Place: 250,000 Riyals
Playing awards
The following awards were given:[
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References
External links
Official Site
Gulf Cup website
{{Gulf Cup of Nations
2013
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2013 in Asian football
2012–13 in Bahraini football
2012–13 in Omani football
2012–13 in Emirati football
2012–13 in Yemeni football
2012–13 in Saudi Arabian football
2012–13 in Kuwaiti football
2012–13 in Iraqi football
2012–13 in Qatari football
Arabian Gulf Cup