22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
2014 football competition held in Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the 22nd edition of the biennial football competition, and took place between 13 and 26 November 2014 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[1]
The official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 13–26 November |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Qatar (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Saudi Arabia |
| Third place | United Arab Emirates |
| Fourth place | Oman |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ali Mabkhout (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Nawaf Al Abed |
| Best goalkeeper | Qasem Burhan |
| Fair play award | Oman |
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It was scheduled to take place in Basra, Iraq but was shifted after concerns over preparations and security.[2] 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.[3]
Qatar won the cup by defeating Saudi Arabia 2–1 in the final.[4][5]
Teams and Draw
The draw took place on 12 August 2014.[6]
Eight teams were divided into two groups, Saudi Arabia (the host nation) were in group A, the United Arab Emirates (the holders) in group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA ranking.
| Draw position | Team | Finals appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014[nb 1] | |||||
| A1 (seed) |  Saudi Arabia | 21st | Winners (1994, 2002, 2003) | 78 | |
| B1 (seed) |  United Arab Emirates | 21st | Winners (2007, 2013) | 65 | |
| B2 |  Oman | 20th | Winners (2009) | 69 | |
| A2 |  Qatar | 22nd | Winners (1992, 2004) | 86 | |
| A3 |  Bahrain | 22nd | Runners-up (1970, 1982, 1992, 2003) | 105 | |
| B3 |  Iraq | 13th | Winners (1979, 1984, 1988) | 89 | |
| A4 |  Yemen | 7th | Group stage (2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013) | 180 | |
| B4 |  Kuwait | 22nd | Winners (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | 107 | |
- Notes
- The rankings of July 2014 were used for seeding for the draw
Venues
| Riyadh | Riyadh |
|---|---|
| King Fahd Stadium | Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium |
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 22,500 |
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Squads
Group stage
- All times are local (UTC+03:00).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Qatar |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yemen |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
Al-Muwallad  37' |
Report | Majid 54' |
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
| Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 26' Al-Haza'a 54' (o.g.)Husain 70' (o.g.) |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Al Abed 28' |
Report |
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| Iraq |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
| United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Mabkhout 50', 62' |
Report |
| Kuwait | 0–5 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Muqbali 44', 90' Al-Ruzaiqi 45+3', 48', 59' |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | |||||
| 26 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| 23 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| Oman | 1 | |||||
| Qatar | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 November – Riyadh | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
| Saudi Arabia | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Shamrani 19' Al Abed 22'Al-Dawsari 86' |
Report | Khalil 53', 79' |
Third place play-off
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | Oman |
|---|---|---|
| Mabkhout 59' |
Report |
Final
Winners
| 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup winners |
|---|
 Qatar Third title |
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final phase | |||||||||
| 1 | Qatar |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| 4 | Oman |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | |
| 6 | Yemen |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | |
| 7 | Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | |
| 8 | Iraq |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | |
Awards
The following awards were given:[7]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Fair Play Award | Oman |
| Top Scorer | Ali Mabkhout |
| Most Valuable player | Nawaf Al-Abid |
| Best Goalkeeper | Qasem Burhan |
References
External links
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