The 2013 GCC U-23 Championship was the fifth 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 first time. Six nations took part. The competition was held in

from 15 to 26 August. The hosts

won their first title after defeating title holders

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1–0 in the final. The 2013 edition was officially known as the Huawei GCC National Teams Under-23 Championship owing to sponsorship by

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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

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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