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 th ...

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 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 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 ...

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 t ...

(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 * 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 *

Ahmed Khalil Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, أحمد خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 8 June 1991) is an UAE, Emirati Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Al Bataeh Club, ...

;1 goal * Yaser Kasim * Bader Al-Mutawa * 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 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 * Boualem Khoukhi * Hassan Al-Haydos * Ibrahim Majid * Fahad Al-Muwallad * Salem Al-Dawsari * Saud Kariri ;1 own goal * Abdulla Al-Haza'a (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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