The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the
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 ...
. It took place in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
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United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007.
The tournament was won by hosts
UAE, who beat neighbors
Oman 1–0 in the final, courtesy of a goal by
Ismail Matar who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals in all. The UAE became the fifth country to lift the title after
Kuwait,
Iraq,
Qatar and
Saudi Arabia.
In the competition there was also some very serious disciplinary problems with a total of 38 yellow cards and 7 red cards awarded in only 12 matches. As in previous Gulf Cups there have also been bad refereeing calls.
Venues
Squads
Matches
Group A
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Group B
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Semi finals
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Final
Trivia
* In the beginning 15 minutes of the
Oman-
Yemen game, the cameras were malfunctioning, resulting in the side cameras being the only coverage of that part of the match.
Winners
Awards
Top-Scorers
5 goals
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Ismail Matar
3 goals
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Yasser Al-Qahtani
2 goals
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Amad 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- ...
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A'ala Hubail
A'ala Ahmed Mohamed Hubail ( ar, علاء أحمد محمد حبيل; born 25 June 1982) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played as a striker. With the Bahrain national team, he was the top scorer in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
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Hawar Mulla Mohammed
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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 ...
1 goal
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Fahad Al Hamad
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Fahad Al-Rashidi
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Sultan Al-Touqi
Sultan Mohammed Said Al-Touqi commonly known as Sultan ( ar, سلطان محمد سعيد الطوقي; born 2 January 1984) is an Omani former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was capped 19 times by the Oman national team.
Internatio ...
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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 Association football, footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional Le ...
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Badar Al-Maimani
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Hashim Saleh
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Khalfan Ibrahim
* Ali Hussein
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Malek Mouath
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Faisal Khalil
Faisal Khalil Sebait Mubarak Al-Junaibi ( ar, فيصل خليل سبيت مبارك الجنيبي; born 4 December 1982) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a centre forward for Al-Hamriyah and formerly for the UAE national football team.
Cl ...
References
External links
Official Site (Arabic)
{{Gulf Cup of Nations
2007 in Asian football
Arabian Gulf Cup
2007
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2006–07 in Emirati football
2006–07 in Yemeni football
2006–07 in Omani football
2006–07 in Bahraini football
2006–07 in Saudi Arabian football
2006–07 in Kuwaiti football
2006–07 in Iraqi football
2006–07 in Qatari football