The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...

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 ...

. It was scheduled to take place in

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 but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security. Iraq was also due to host the 2013 tournament, but this was moved to Bahrain instead. After being moved to Saudi Arabia,

Jeddah Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...

was initially announced as the host city but was later moved to Riyadh.

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 ...

won the cup by defeating

2–1 in the final.

Teams and Draw

The draw took place on 12 August 2014. Eight teams were divided into two groups,

(the host nation) were in group A, the

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 ...

(the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on

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Venues

Squads

Group stage

*All times are local ( 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

Winners

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

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 ...

;3 goals *

Said Al-Ruzaiqi Said Salim Al-Ruzaiqi ( ar, سعيد سالم الرزيقي; born 12 December 1986), commonly known as Said Al-Ruzaiqi or Al-Shalhoub, is an Oman national football team, Oman international Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward ...

;2 goals * Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali * Ali Assadalla *

Nasser Al-Shamrani Nasser Al-Shamrani ( ar, ناصر الشمراني) (born 23 November 1983) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays former the Saudi Arabia national team as a forward. Often considered one of the most versatile, effective Saudi Arabian striker ...

Nawaf Al Abed Nawaf Shaker Fayrouz Al-Abed ( ar, نواف شاكر فيروز العابد; born 26 January 1990) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team. Club career Al-Hilal In 20 ...

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 ...

;1 goal * Yaser Kasim *

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 ...

Fahad Al Enezi Fahad Saleh Al Enezi ( ar, فهد العنزي, born 1 September 1988) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a winger. Career Al Enezi obtained permission from the Kazma board for a week-long vacation to travel to Saudi Arabia. Howe ...

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 ...

Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri ( ar, أحمد مبارك أحمد عبيد المحيجري; born 23 February 1985), commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional footballer who plays for Al-Markhiya as a midfielder. ...

Raed Ibrahim Saleh Raed Ibrahim Saleh Haikal Al-Mukhaini ( ar, رائد إبراهيم صالح هيكل المخيني; born 9 June 1992), commonly known as Raed Ibrahim Saleh, is an Omani footballer who plays for Dhofar Club. Club career Fanja SC On 13 July 201 ...

Almahdi Ali Mukhtar Almahdi Ali Mukhtar ( ar, المهدي علي مختار) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Gharafa SC and Qatar national football team. He became the sixth Aspire Academy graduate to play for Qatar's senior national team aft ...

* Boualem Khoukhi *

Hassan Al-Haydos Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. Club career Al- ...

Ibrahim Majid Ibrahim Majid Abdullmajid ( ar, إبراهيم ماجد عبد المجيد; born on May 12, 1990) is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a central defender for Al Ahli and the Qatar national team. He was born in Kuwait, and is of a Pales ...

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 ...

Salem Al-Dawsari Salem Mohammed Shafi Al-Dawsari ( ar, سالم محمد شافي الدوسري; born 19 August 1991) is a Saudi Arabian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Saudi Professional League club Al ...

Saud Kariri Saud Ali Kariri ( ar, سعود علي كريري, born 8 July 1980) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and who previously played with Al Ittihad. He also previously played for Al-Qadisiyah the team that introduced m ...

;1 own goal *

Abdulla Al-Haza'a Abdulla Al-Haza'a ( ar, عبد الله الهزاع; born 19 July 1990) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender. International goals :''Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.'' Honours ;Bahrain Winner * P ...

(playing against Saudi Arabia) * Mohamed Husain (playing against Saudi Arabia)

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Awards

The following awards were given:

References

External links

22nd Arabian Gulf Cup Official site

22nd Arabian Gulf Cup at Soccerway
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Schedule & Results (PDF)
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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 ...

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