21st Arabian Gulf Cup

2013 football competition held in Bahrain

21st Arabian Gulf Cupكأس الخلیج العربي 2013، خليجي 21

Tournament details
Host country| Bahrain
Dates| 5–18 January
Teams| 8
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  United Arab Emirates (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Iraq
Third place|  Kuwait
Fourth place|  Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 36 (2.25 per match)
Attendance| 319,000 (19,938 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Abdulhadi Khamis
Ahmed Khalil
(3 goals)
Best player(s)|  Omar Abdulrahman
Best goalkeeper|  Noor Sabri
Fair play award|  Iraq

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The 21st Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي) was the twenty-first edition of the biennial football competition. It took place in Bahrain in January 2013. The competition was originally scheduled to be hosted in the city of Basra, Iraq, but was moved to Bahrain in October 2011 to ensure that Iraq could suitably host the competition in the 22nd edition.[1]

## Seeding of teams

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The eight participating teams were divided into two groups, Bahrain (the host nation) were placed in Group A, Kuwait (the holder) in Group B, while the rest of the teams were placed in a pot based on FIFA rankings. The draw was held in Bahrain on 18 October 2012.[2]

Pot  | National Team  | FIFA Ranking

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A |  Bahrain (hosts)  |

115

Kuwait (holders)  |

112

B |  Iraq |

Oman |

C |  Qatar |

101

Saudi Arabia |

113

D |  United Arab Emirates |

116

Yemen |

157

## Venues

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Riffa | Isa Town

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Bahrain National Stadium | Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Capacity: 23,000  | Capacity: 10,000

## Opening ceremony

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The opening ceremony of the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup took place in the Bahrain National Stadium on 5 January. The event featured the attendance of Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, members of the ruling family, Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, Michel Platini, the president of UEFA as well as other officials.[3] Blatter commended the ceremony, stating that "The opening ceremony was very nice: 9.5 out of 10 because perfection does not exist".[4] Following the ceremony, Blatter also stated that the organisational level of the Gulf Cup would have to be improved if it was to be a FIFA-sanctioned event and wanted the cup to be played simultaneously with the Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

## Squads

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Further information: 21st Arabian Gulf Cup squads

## Group stage

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All times are local time (UTC+03:00).

### Group A

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

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United Arab Emirates | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 9
Bahrain | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 4
Qatar | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 5  | −2  | 3
Oman | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 1

Source: [citation needed]

5 January 2013

19:15

Bahrain | 0–0|  Oman

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| Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

5 January 2013

21:15

Qatar | 1–3|  United Arab Emirates

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Ibrahim 11' (pen.) | Report | Abdulrahman 13'
Mabkhout 29'
Ahmed 66'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

8 January 2013

16:15

Qatar | 2–1|  Oman

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Ibrahim 56' (pen.)
El-Sayed 88' | Report | Al-Hadhri 71' (pen.)

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

8 January 2013

19:15

Bahrain | 1–2|  United Arab Emirates

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Al Malood 75' | Report | Mabkout 40'
Hassan 85'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ali Sabah Adday Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

* * *

11 January 2013

17:45

United Arab Emirates | 2–0|  Oman

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Khalil 83', 86' | Report |

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

11 January 2013

17:45

Bahrain | 1–0|  Qatar

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Aaish 25' (pen.) | Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

### Group B

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

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Iraq | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 9
Kuwait | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 6
Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 3
Yemen | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 6  | −6  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

6 January 2013

16:15

Kuwait | 2–0|  Yemen

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Nasser 63'
Al-Mutawa 82' | Report |

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

6 January 2013

19:15

Saudi Arabia | 0–2|  Iraq

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| Report | Shaker 18'
Hawsawi 72' (o.g.)

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

* * *

9 January 2013

16:15

Iraq | 1–0|  Kuwait

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Ahmed 29' | Report |

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

9 January 2013

19:15

Yemen | 0–2|  Saudi Arabia

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| Report | Al-Qahtani 33'
F. Al-Muwallad 86'

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Mohamed Al Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

12 January 2013

17:45

Kuwait | 1–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Nasser 13' | Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

12 January 2013

17:45

Iraq | 2–0|  Yemen

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Ismail 16'
Ahmed 36' | Report |

Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

## Knockout stage

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The third place match with Bahrain and Kuwait.

| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

| 15 January – Riffa | |

|  United Arab Emirates| 1

| 18 January – Riffa

|  Kuwait| 0 |

|  United Arab Emirates (a.e.t.)| 2

| 15 January – Riffa

| |  Iraq| 1

|  Iraq| 1 (4)

|  Bahrain | 1 (2) |

| Third place

| 18 January – Isa Town

|  Kuwait| 6

|  Bahrain| 1

### Semi-finals

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15 January 2013

16:15

United Arab Emirates | 1–0|  Kuwait

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Khalil 89' | Report |

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

* * *

15 January 2013

18:45

Iraq | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Bahrain

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Mahmoud 18' | Report | Baba 61'
Penalties
Yasin
Ismail
Salem
Mahmoud
Sabri | 4–2 |  Husain
Aaish
Dhiya
Al Malood

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

### Third place play-off

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18 January 2013

15:30

Kuwait | 6–1|  Bahrain

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Khamis 35', 38', 54' (pen.)
Bani 65'
Al-Mutawa 66'
Al Salimi 71' | Report | Yusuf 1'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Banjar Al-Dosari (Qatar)

### Final

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18 January 2013

19:00

United Arab Emirates | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Iraq

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Abdulrahman 28'
Al Hammadi 107' | Report | Mahmoud 81'

Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

21st Arabian Gulf Cup winners

United Arab Emirates
Second title

## Goalscorers

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3 goals

* Abdulhadi Khamis
* Ahmed Khalil

2 goals

* Hammadi Ahmad
* Younis Mahmoud
* Bader Al-Mutawa
* Yousef Nasser
* Khalfan Ibrahim
* Omar Abdulrahman
* Ali Mabkhout

1 goal

* Faouzi Mubarak Aaish
* Hussain Ali Baba
* Abdulwahab Al Malood
* Abdulla Yusuf Helal
* Dhurgham Ismail
* Salam Shaker
* Abdulrahman Bani
* Abdulaziz Al Salimi
* Ismail Al Hammadi
* Majed Hassan
* Mohamed Ahmed Gharib
* Fahad Al-Muwallad
* Yasser Al-Qahtani
* Hussain Al-Hadhri
* Mohamed El-Sayed

1 own goal

* Osama Hawsawi (playing against Iraq)

## Team statistics

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This table shows all team performance.

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

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Final phase
1 |  United Arab Emirates | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7
2 |  Iraq | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4
3 |  Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6
4 |  Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5
Eliminated in the group stage
5 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1
6 |  Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2
7 |  Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3
8 |  Yemen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6

## Prize money and awards

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### Prize money

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The football associations were given prize money for a fourth place and above finish in the competition in riyals.[5]

* First Place: 2,000,000 Riyals
* Second Place: 1,500,000 Riyals
* Third Place: 500,000 Riyals
* Fourth Place: 250,000 Riyals

### Playing awards

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The following awards were given:[5]

Award  | Player  | Prize money

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Fair Play Award |  Iraq | 200,000 Riyals
Top Scorer |  Abdulhadi Khamis
Ahmad Khalil | 100,000 Riyals
Most Valuable player |  Omar Abdulrahman | 100,000 Riyals
Best Goalkeeper |  Noor Sabri | 100,000 Riyals

## References

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1. ^ "Bahrain to host 21st Gulf Cup". QFA.com.qa. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
2. ^ "Draw of 21st Gulf Cup in October". QFA.com.qa. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
3. ^ "21st Gulf Cup, opening ceremony kicks off tournament in Bahrain". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ a b Meenaghan, Gary (6 January 2013). "Gulf Cup: Tournament must be reorganised to get Fifa approval, warns Blatter". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
5. ^ a b "All ready for kick-off". Gulf Weekly. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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## External links

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* Official Site
* Gulf Cup website

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