18th Arabian Gulf Cup

2007 football competition held in the UAE

18th Arabian Gulf Cupكأس الخليج العربي, او خليجي 18
Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi, or Khaleeji 18

18th Arabian Gulf Cup official logo

Tournament details
Host country| United Arab Emirates
Dates| 17–30 January
Teams| 8
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  United Arab Emirates
Runners-up|  Oman
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 15
Goals scored| 31 (2.07 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Ismail Matar (5 goals)
Best player(s)|  Ismail Matar
Best goalkeeper|  Ali Al-Habsi
Fair play award|  Yemen

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The 18th Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: was the كأس الخليج العربي) 18th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup. It took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 17 to 30 January 2007.[1]

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

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Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi

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Zayed Sports City Stadium | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Capacity: 43,791  | Capacity: 24,000

## Squads

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Further information: 18th Arabian Gulf Cup squads

## Matches

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### Group A

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Oman | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 9
United Arab Emirates | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 6
Kuwait | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 6  | −2  | 1
Yemen | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

17 January 2007

United Arab Emirates | 1–2|  Oman

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Matar 65' |  | Bashir 36'
Al-Hosni 52'

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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17 January 2007

Kuwait | 1–1|  Yemen

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Al-Mutawa 74' (pen.) |  | Ali Alomki 16'

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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20 January 2007

Kuwait | 1–2|  Oman

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Al-Rashidi 81' |  | Al-Hosni 8'
Saleh 85'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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20 January 2007

United Arab Emirates | 2–1|  Yemen

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Omar 2' (pen.)
Saeed 64' |  | Al-Sasi 90+2'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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23 January 2007

Oman | 2–1|  Yemen

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Al-Touqi 1'
Al Busafy 88' |  | Saleh 9'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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23 January 2007

United Arab Emirates | 3–2|  Kuwait

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Matar 1' 90+1'
Khalil 33' |  | Al-Mutawa 31'
Al-Fahd 35'

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

### Group B

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Saudi Arabia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 7
Bahrain | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 4
Iraq | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4
Qatar | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

18 January 2007

Saudi Arabia | 2–1|  Bahrain

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Al-Qahtani 26' (pen.) 89' |  | Yousef 13' (pen.)

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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18 January 2007

Qatar | 0–1|  Iraq

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|  | H.M. Mohammed 39'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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21 January 2007

Bahrain | 1–1|  Iraq

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Al-Marzouqi 8' |  | H.M. Mohammed 11'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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21 January 2007

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Qatar

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Mouath 72' |  | Nasser 10'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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24 January 2007

Qatar | 1–2|  Bahrain

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Khalfan 19' |  | Hubail 45' 90+1'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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24 January 2007

Saudi Arabia | 1–0|  Iraq

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Al-Qahtani 12' (pen.) |  |

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

### Semi finals

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27 January 2007

Oman | 1–0|  Bahrain

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Al-Maimani 55' |  |

Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

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27 January 2007

Saudi Arabia | 0–1|  United Arab Emirates

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|  | Matar 90+1'

Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

### Final

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30 January 2007

Oman | 0–1|  United Arab Emirates

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|  | Matar 72'

Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi

## Trivia

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* 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

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18th Arabian Gulf Cup winners

United Arab Emirates
First title

### Awards

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Top Goalscorers  | Most Valuable Player  | Best Goalkeeper  | Fair Play Award

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Ismail Matar |  Ismail Matar |  Ali Al Habsi |  Yemen

## Top-Scorers

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5 goals

* Ismail Matar

3 goals

* Yasser Al-Qahtani

2 goals

* Amad Al Hosni
* A'ala Hubail
* Hawar Mulla Mohammed
* Bader Al-Mutawa

1 goal

* Fahad Al Hamad
* Fahad Al-Rashidi
* Sultan Al-Touqi
* Fawzi Bashir
* Badar Al-Maimani
* Hashim Saleh
* Khalfan Ibrahim
* Ali Hussein
* Malek Mouath
* Faisal Khalil

## References

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1. ^ "الموقع الدائم لكأس الخليج العربي". Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

## External links

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* Official Site (Arabic)

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