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 ...

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 ...

. 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 han ...

, 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 (Middle East, The Middle East). It is ...

(the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking. ;Notes

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 ;2 goals *

Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali Abdul Aziz Humaid Mubarak Al-Muqbali ( ar, عبد العزيز بن حميد المقبالي; born 23 April 1989), commonly known as Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali, is an Omani Association football, footballer who plays for Al-Seeb Club, Al-Seeb. Club c ...

Ali Assadalla Ali Assadalla Qambar ( ar, علي أسد الله; born 19 January 1993), also known simply as Ali Asad, is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al Sadd as a midfielder. He also currently plays for the Qatar national team. International ...

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 ;1 goal *

Yaser Kasim Yaser Safa Kasim Al-Kadefaje ( ar, ياسر قاسم; born 10 May 1991) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Welling United. Early life At age 6 Kasim left Iraq with his family to Jordan and after spending a year in Jordan where ...

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 ...

Hassan Al-Haydos Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos ( ar, حسن خالد حسن الهيدوس; born 11 December 1990) is a Qatari professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Qatar Stars League club Al-Sa ...

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 Pal ...

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 footballer who plays as a winger for Saudi Professional League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national t ...

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 Mohamed Husain Bahzad (born 31 July 1980) is a Bahraini football defender. International career He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team, and played for the squad at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt. National ...

(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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