The 24th
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 ...
was the 24th edition of the
biennial football competition for the eight members of the
Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation
The Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF; ar, إتحاد كأس الخليج العربي لكرة القدم) is a regional association football body for eight Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation#Member_associations, member countries. It was e ...
. Eight teams participated in the tournament.
On 15 July 2019, the
AGCFF announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar from 24 November to 6 December 2019.
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 ...
won the competition by a 1–0 victory against Saudi Arabia to secure their first title.
Teams
On 12 November 2019, the national teams of
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 ...
,
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 ...
and 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 ...
decided to participate in the competition after boycotting it earlier.
Venues
Officials
Referees
* Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (
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 ...
)
* Ali Abdulnabi Al Samaheeji (
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 ...
)
*
Alexandre Boucaut (
Belgium
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)
* Ali Shaban (
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 ...
)
* Ahmad Al-Ali (
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 ...
)
* Abdullah Jamali (
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 ...
)
*
Mohanad Qasim Sarray (
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 ...
)
*
Ali Sabah Adday Al Qaysi (
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 ...
)
*
Ryuji Sato
is an international football referee from Japan. He has refereed many matches in the AFC Champions League and FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competiti ...
(
Japan
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)
*
Ahmed Al-Kaf
Ahmed Abu Bakar Said Al-Kaf (born 1983) is an Omani professional football referee. He has been a full international for FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Associa ...
(
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
)
* Omar Al Yaqoubi (
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
)
* Lionel Tschudi (
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
)
*
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed ( ar, محمد عبد الله حسن محمد; born 2 December 1978) is an Emirati football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2010.
He was one of the referees of the 2015 AFC Asian ...
(
United Arab Emirates)
*
Ammar Al-Jeneibi (
United Arab Emirates)
* Khamis Al Marri (
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 ...
)
Assistant Referees
* Yaser Tulefat (
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 ...
)
* Salah Abdulaziz Janahi (
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 ...
)
* Karel De Rocker (
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
)
* Florian Lemaire (
Belgium
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)
* Abbas Gholoum (
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 ...
)
* Humoud Al-Sahli (
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 ...
)
* Hayder Ubaydee (
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 ...
)
* Maytham Al Gburi (
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 ...
)
* Akane Yagi (
Japan
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)
* Osamu Nonura (
Japan
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)
* Abu Bakar Al Amri (
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
)
* Saif Al Ghafri (
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
)
* Jan Köbeli (
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
)
* Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi (
United Arab Emirates)
* Hasan Mohamed Al Mahri (
United Arab Emirates)
* Ramzan Saeed Al-Naemi (
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 ...
)
* Mohammad Dharman (
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 ...
)
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (
UTC+03:00).
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
* Time listed are
UTC+3:00
* 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 a
penalty shoot-out
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were used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Final
Winner
Goalscorers
;1 goal
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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 ...
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Ali Madan
Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan ( ar, علي جعفر مدن; born 30 November 1995) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a winger for Ajman on loan from Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Career
Madan was included in Bahrain's squad for ...
*
Jasim Al-Shaikh
*
Mohamed Al Romaihi
Mohamed Saad Marzooq Almla Marzooq Al-Romaihi ( ar, محمد سعد الرميحي; born 9 September 1990) is a Bahraini professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Manama club and the Bahrain national team.
Career
On 8 Decemb ...
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Mohamed Marhoon
*
Alaa Abbas
*
Alaa Abdul Zahra
*
Ibrahim Bayesh
Ibrahim Bayesh Kamil Al-Kaabawi ( ar, إبرَاهِيْم بَايَش كَامِل الْكَعْبَوِيّ; born 1 May 2000) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Iraqi Premier League club Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya an ...
*
Mohanad Ali
Mohanad Ali Kadhim Al-Shammari ( ar, مهند علي كاظم الشمري, born 20 June 2000), commonly known in Iraq as Mimi ( ar, ميمي), is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatari club Al-Sailiya, on loan from ...
*
Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
*
Ahmed Zanki
*
Sami Al-Sanea
*
Mubarak Al-Faneni
*
Rabia Al-Alawi
*
Abdulaziz Hatem
Abdulaziz Hatem Mohammed Abdullah ( ar, عبد العزيز حاتم; born 28 October 1990) is a Qatari professional footballer of Sudanese descent who plays as a midfielder for Al Rayyan and the Qatar national football team.
Club career
Hatem b ...
*
Almoez Ali
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla ( ar, المعز علي زين العابدين محمد عبد الله; born 19 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail, whom he captain ...
*
Abdullah Al-Ahrak
Abdullah Al-Ahrak (born 10 May 1997) is a Qatari footballer who plays as midfielder for Al-Duhail and Qatar national football team.
International career
Al-Ahrak made his international debut for Qatar on September 5, 2017 during a 2018 FIFA Wo ...
*
Boualem Khoukhi
Boualem Khoukhi ( ar, بوعلام خوخي; born 9 July 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Al Sadd in the Qatar Stars League. Born in Algeria, he is naturalized to represent the Qatar national team.
Club career
...
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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-Hayd ...
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Mohammed Al-Khabrani
Mohammed al-Khabrani ( ar, محمد الخبراني, born 14 October 1993) is a Saudi Arabian football player who currently plays as a center back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is ...
Team statistics
This table shows all team performance.
Broadcasting rights
Below are the TV channels that broadcast the matches:
References
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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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...