The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي) was the nineteenth edition of the

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Gulf Cup

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, and took place in

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...

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 ...

, from 4 to 17 January 2009 and was won by

for the first time in its history, in a penalty shootout against regional rivals,

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 Ara ...

. The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup marked as a milestone in the competition when it was broadcast for the first time in HD, and featured virtual graphics, such as distance between free kick barrier and the goal, 9.15 m circle for free-kicks, and off-side line detection with help from Al-Jazeera Sports. Many praised Al-Jazeera for their excellent coverage of the competition, noting that the camerawork was very similar to

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The postponing of the competition

The 19th Arabian Gulf Cup was originally planned out to be held in 2008, but due to

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damaging Muscat six months before the planned time of the event, it was then postponed to early 2009.

Teams

8 teams participated in the tournament. * (Host) * (Holder) * * * * * *

The Draw

* The draw was held in Oman on 29 October 2008. * Eight teams were divided into two groups,

(The host nation) was in group A, The UAE (The holder) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based in October 2008's FIFA ranking. * Oman played the opening match at

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex ( ar, مجمع السلطان قابوس الرياضي), also known locally as Boshar ( ar, بوشر), is a government-owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, ...

Seedings

Venues

Squads

Matches

Group A

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Group B

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Semi finals

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

;4 goals * Hassan Rabia ;2 goals * Malek Mouath * Yasser Al-Qahtani * Ahmed Al-Fraidi *

Ali Al Nono Ali Al-Nono ( ar, علي النونو, born 7 June 1980) is a retired Yemeni professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He was the captain of the Yemen national football team, and is the ...

;1 goal * Abdullah Al-Dakheel * Abdullah Omar *

Sayed Mohamed Adnan Sayed Mohamed Adnan ( ar, سيد محمد عدنان; born 5 February 1983) is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for Al Hidd. International career He was a member of the Bahrain national football ...

Alaa Abdul-Zahra Alaa Abdul-Zahra Khashen Al-Azzawi ( ar, علاء عبدالزهرة خشَن العزاوي , born 22 December 1987 in Baghdad, Iraq), is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League. He is also a memb ...

* Younis Mahmoud * Abdullah Al-Zori ;1 goal (cont.) *

Abdullah Shuhail Abdullah Shuhail (born 22 January 1985) is a Saudi football player . Shuhail has made several appearances for the Saudi Arabia national football team, including six qualifying matches for 2010 FIFA World Cup , image = 2010 FIFA World ...

* Ahmed Al-Mousa * Ahmed Otaif * Khaled Khalaf *

Musaed Neda Musaed Neda Al-Enazi ( ar, مساعد ندا العنزي) is a Kuwaiti football player. He currently plays for Al Qadisiya. Neda scored the first goals of a free directly in the final match against Kuwait Club. He scored three goals from dir ...

* Badar Al-Maimani *

Imad Al-Hosni Imad Ali Suleiman Al-Hosni ( ar, عماد علي سليمان الحوسني; born 18 July 1984), commonly known as Imad Al-Hosni or Al-Amda, is an Omani footballer who last played for Fanja SC in the Oman Professional League. Club career Al ...

Fawzi Bashir Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen ( ar, فوزي بشير رجب بيت دوربين; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League. Club career ...

* Majdi Siddiq *

Musa Haroon Musa Haroon Jama (born September 13, 1986 in Doha), also known as Musa Haroon, is a Qatari footballer. He currently plays as a defender . He is a member of the Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب ...

* Mohammed Omar * Ismail Al-Hammadi *

Mohamed Al-Shehhi Mohamed Saeed al-Shehii ( ar, محمد سعيد راشد الشحي; born March 28, 1988) is a professional Emirati footballer. He currently plays as a winger. He is nicknamed The الوضيحي Honours Individual * UAE League: Rookie Of the ...

Team statistics

This table shows all team performance.

Total goals by team

10 goals * 7 goals * 3 goals * * 2 goals * * * *

Trivia

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president

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came to

for the second time, and attended the

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, and the

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 Iraq–Ku ...

games. *

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president, and French football legend,

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attended the Oman/

, and the

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 a ...

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 ...

games, both in the

. * Singer Mohammed Abdo attended the final match between Oman and his native, Saudi Arabia. * The Tournament took place during the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, also known as the Gaza War, as a sign of solidarity toward the

Palestinians Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

, many fans waved pro-Palestinian banners and chanted pro-Palestinian

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s. Omani footballer Badr Al-Maimani also revealed a pro-Gaza undershirt after his free-kick goal against Bahrain. Also before the opening match played by

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...

, players wore shirts representing solidarity with Palestine. The Kuwaiti team also did the same in their opening match against Oman, but instead wore scarves.

References

External links

Official Site

Gulf Cup website (Arabic)

Live Matches
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